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Travelers Life & Annuity
PrimElite Annuity Prospectus:

The Travelers Separate Account PF For Variable Annuities
The Travelers Separate Account PF II For Variable Annuities

This prospectus describes Travelers Life & Annuity PrimElite Annuity, a flexible premium deferred variable annuity contract (the “Contract”) issued by The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company. Refer to your Contract for the name of your issuing Company. The Contract is available in connection with certain retirement plans that qualify for special federal income tax treatment (“Qualified Contracts”) as well as those that do not qualify for such treatment (“Nonqualified Contracts”). We may issue it as an individual contract or as a group contract. When we issue a group contract, you will receive a certificate summarizing the Contract’s provisions. For convenience, we refer to contracts and certificates as “Contracts.”

You can choose to have your premium (“Purchase Payments”) accumulate on a variable and/or fixed basis in one of our funding options. Your Contract Value before the Maturity Date and the amount of monthly income afterwards will vary daily to reflect the investment experience of the Variable Funding Options you select. You bear the investment risk of investing in the Variable Funding Options. The Variable Funding Options are:

Greenwich Street Series Fund   Travelers Series Fund Inc.  
   Appreciation Portfolio      MFS Total Return Portfolio  
   Fundamental Value Portfolio      Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio  
Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc.      Smith Barney High Income Portfolio  
   Select Balanced Portfolio      Smith Barney International All Cap Growth Portfolio  
   Select Growth Portfolio      Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio  
   Select High Growth Portfolio      Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth Portfolio  
Smith Barney Investment Series      Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio  
   SB Government Portfolio — Class A(1)      Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio  
   Smith Barney Growth and Income Portfolio   Van Kampen Life Investment Trust  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio      Comstock Portfolio — Class II Shares  
   Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap
     Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II Shares  
      Growth Portfolio      Growth and Income Portfolio — Class II Shares  
The Travelers Series Trust   Variable Annuity Portfolios  
   MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio      Smith Barney Small Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio  
   Social Awareness Stock Portfolio      
         

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  (1)  Formerly Smith Barney Government Portfolio

The Contract, certain contract features and/or some of the funding options may not be available in all states.

This prospectus provides the information that you should know before investing in the Contract. You can receive additional information about your Contract by requesting a copy of the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) dated May 1, 2003. We filed the SAI with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and it is incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To request a copy, write to The Travelers Insurance Company, PrimeElite Travelers Service Center, One Cityplace, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3415, call 1-800-566-5412 or access the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). See Appendix E for the SAI’s table of contents.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

Variable annuity contracts are not deposits of any bank, and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

Prospectus May 1, 2003

(Supplemented December 3, 2003)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Glossary 3      Income Options 27
Summary 5      Variable Liquidity Benefit 27
Fee Table 8   Miscellaneous Contract Provisions. 27
Condensed Financial Information. 11      Right to Return 27
The Annuity Contract 11      Termination 28
   Contract Owner Inquiries 11      Required Reports 28
   Purchase Payments 11      Suspension of Payments. 28
   Accumulation Units 12   The Separate Accounts 28
   The Variable Funding Options 12      Performance Information 29
The Fixed Account 14   Federal Tax Considerations 29
Charges and Deductions 15      General Taxation of Annuities 29
   General 15      Types of Contracts: Qualified or Nonqualified 30
   Withdrawal Charge 15      Qualified Annuity Contracts 30
   Free Withdrawal Allowance 16      Taxation of Qualified Annuity Contracts 30
   Administrative Charges 16      Mandatory Distributions for Qualified Plans 30
   Mortality and Expense Risk Charge 17   Nonqualified Annuity Contracts 30
   Variable Liquidity Benefit Charge 17      Diversification Requirements for Variable  
   Variable Funding Option Expenses. 17         Annuities 31
   Premium Tax 17      Ownership of the Investments 31
   Changes in Taxes Based upon Premium or Value 17      Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds 31
Transfers 18   Other Tax Considerations 32
   Dollar Cost Averaging 18      Treatment of Charges for Optional Death Benefits 32
Access to Your Money 19      Penalty Tax for Premature Distribution 32
   Systematic Withdrawals 19      Puerto Rico Tax Considerations 32
   Loans 20      Non-Resident Aliens 32
Ownership Provisions 20   Other Information 32
   Types of Ownership 20      The Insurance Companies. 32
     Contract Owner... 20      Financial Statements 33
     Beneficiary 20      Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts 33
     Annuitant 20      Conformity with State and Federal Laws 34
Death Benefit 21      Voting Rights 34
   Death Proceeds before the Maturity Date 21      Legal Proceedings and Opinions 34
   Payment of Proceeds 22   Appendix A: Condensed Financial Information  
   Beneficiary Contract Continuance 24      for The Travelers Insurance Company: Separate  
   Planned Death Benefit 24         Account PF A-1
   Death Proceeds after the Maturity Date 24   Appendix B: Condensed Financial Information  
The Annuity Period 24      for The Travelers Life and Annuity: Separate  
   Maturity Date 24         Account PF II B-1
   Allocation of Annuity 25   Appendix C: The Fixed Account C-1
   Variable Annuity 25   Appendix D: Waiver of Withdrawal  
   Fixed Annuity 26      Charge for Nursing Home Confinement D-1
Payment Options 26   Appendix E: Contents of the Statement  
   Election of Options 26      of Additional Information E-1
   Annuity Options 26      


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Glossary

Accumulation Unit — an accounting unit of measure used to calculate the value of this Contract before Annuity Payments begin.

Annuitant — the person on whose life the Maturity Date and Annuity Payments depend.

Annuity Payments — a series of periodic payments (a) for life; (b) for life with a minimum number of payments; (c) for the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and another person, and thereafter during the lifetime of the survivor; or (d) for a fixed period.

Annuity Unit — an accounting unit of measure used to calculate the amount of Annuity Payments.

Cash Surrender Value — the Contract Value less any withdrawal charge and premium tax not previously deducted.

Code — the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all related laws and regulations that are in effect during the term of this Contract.

Contingent Annuitant — the individual who becomes the Annuitant when the Annuitant who is not the owner dies prior to the Maturity Date.

Contract Date — the date on which the Contract is issued.

Contract Owner (you) — the person named in the Contract (on the specifications page) as the owner of the Contract.

Contract Value — Purchase Payments plus or minus any investment experience on the amounts allocated to the variable funds or interest on amounts allocated to the Fixed Account, adjusted by any applicable charges and withdrawals.

Contract Years — twelve month periods beginning with the Contract Date.

Death Report Date — the day on which we have received 1) Due Proof of Death and 2) written payment instructions or election of spousal or beneficiary contract continuation.

Due Proof of Death — (i) a copy of a certified death certificate; (ii) a copy of a certified decree of a court of competent jurisdiction as to the finding of death; (iii) a written statement by a medical doctor who attended the deceased; or (iv) any other proof satisfactory to us.

Fixed Account — an account that consists of all of the assets under this Contract other than those in the Separate Account.

Home Office — the Home Office of The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company or any other office that we may designate for the purpose of administering this contract.

Maturity Date — the date on which the Annuity Payments are to begin.

Payment Option — an Annuity or Income option elected under your Contract.

Purchase Payment — any premium paid by you to initiate or supplement this Contract.

Qualified Contract — a contract used in a retirement plan or program that is intended to qualify under Sections 401, 403, 408, or 414(d) of the Code.

Separate Account — a segregated account registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the assets of which are invested solely in the Variable Funding Options. The assets of the Separate Account are held exclusively for the benefit of Contract Owners.

Subaccount — that portion of the assets of a Separate Account that is allocated to a particular Variable Funding Option.

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Underlying Fund — a portfolio of an open-end management investment company that is registered with the SEC in which the Subaccounts invest.

Valuation Date — a date on which a Sub-Account is valued.

Valuation Period — the period between successive valuations.

Variable Funding Option: — An investment option that, through a Subaccount of the Separate Account, invests in an Underlying Fund.

We, us, our — The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company.

Written Request — written information sent to us in a form and content satisfactory to us and received at our Home Office.

You, your — the Contract Owner.

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Summary:
Travelers Life & Annuity PrimElite Annuity

This summary details some of the more important points that you should know and consider before purchasing the Contract. Please read the entire prospectus carefully.

What company will issue my Contract? Your issuing company is either The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company (“the Company,” “We” or “Us”). Refer to your Contract for the name of your issuing Company. Each company sponsors its own segregated asset account (“Separate Account”). The Travelers Insurance Company sponsors the Travelers Separate Account PF for Variable Annuities (“Separate Account PF”); The Travelers Life and Annuity Company sponsors the Travelers Separate Account PF II for Variable Annuities (“Separate Account PF II”). When we refer to the Separate Account, we are referring to either Separate Account PF or Separate Account PF II, depending upon your issuing Company.

You may only purchase a Contract in states where the Contract has been approved for sale. The Contract may not currently be available for sale in all states.

Can you give me a general description of the Contract? We designed the Contract for retirement savings or other long-term investment purposes. The Contract provides a death benefit as well as guaranteed payout options. You direct your payment(s) to one or more of the Variable Funding Options and/or to the Fixed Account that is part of our general account (the “Fixed Account”). We guarantee money directed to the Fixed Account as to principal and interest. The Variable Funding Options are designed to produce a higher rate of return than the Fixed Account; however, this is not guaranteed. You can also lose money in the Variable Funding Options.

The Contract, like all deferred variable annuity contracts, has two phases: the accumulation phase and the payout phase (annuity period). During the accumulation phase generally, under a Qualified Contract, your pre-tax contribution accumulates on a tax-deferred basis and is taxed as income when you make a withdrawal, presumably when you are in a lower tax bracket. During the accumulation phase, under a nonqualified Contract, earnings on your after-tax contribution accumulates on a tax-deferred basis and is taxed as income when you make a withdrawal. The payout phase occurs when you begin receiving payments from your Contract. The amount of money you accumulate in your Contract determines the amount of income (“Annuity Payments”) you receive during the payout phase.

During the payout phase, you may choose one of a number of annuity options. You may receive income payments from the Variable Funding Options and/or the Fixed Account. If you elect variable income payments, the dollar amount of your payments may increase or decrease. Once you choose one of the annuity options or income options and begin to receive payments, it cannot be changed.

Who should purchase this Contract? The Contract is currently available for use in connection with (1) individual nonqualified purchases; (2) rollovers from Individual Retirement Annuities (IRAs); (3) rollovers from other qualified retirement plans and (4) beneficiary-directed transfers of death proceeds from another contract. Qualified contracts include contracts qualifying under Section 401(a), 403(b), or 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Purchase of this Contract through a tax qualified retirement plan (“Plan”) does not provide any additional tax deferral benefits beyond those provided by the Plan. Accordingly, if you are purchasing this Contract through a Plan, you should consider purchasing this Contract for its Death Benefit, Annuity Option Benefits, and other non-tax-related benefits.

You may purchase the Contract with an initial payment of at least $5,000, which amount may be paid in one or more installments of at least $100 within the first twelve months after the Contract Date. You may make additional payments of at least $100 at any time during the accumulation phase.

Can I exchange my current annuity contract for this Contract? The Code generally permits you to exchange one annuity contract for another in a “tax-free exchange.” Therefore, you can transfer the proceeds from another annuity contract to purchase this Contract. Before making an exchange to acquire this Contract, you should carefully compare this Contract to your current contract. You may have to pay a surrender charge under your current contract to exchange it for this Contract, and this Contract has its own surrender charges that would apply to you. The other fees and charges under this Contract may be higher or lower and the benefits may be different than those of your current contract. In addition, you may have to pay federal income or penalty taxes on the exchange if it does not qualify for tax-free treatment. You should not exchange another contract for this

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Contract unless you determine, after evaluating all the facts, the exchange is in your best interests. Remember that the person selling you the Contract generally will earn a commission on the sale.

Is there a right to return period? If you cancel the Contract within twenty days after you receive it, you will receive a full refund of your Contract Value plus any Contract charges and premium taxes you paid (but not fees and charges assessed by the Underlying Funds). Where state law requires a different right to return period, or the return of Purchase Payments, the Company will comply. You bear the investment risk on the Purchase Payment allocated to a Variable Funding Option during the right to return period; therefore, the Contract Value we return may be greater or less than your Purchase Payment.

If you purchased your Contract as an Individual Retirement Annuity, and you return it within the first seven days after delivery, or longer if your state law permits, we will refund your full Purchase Payment. During the remainder of the right to return period, we will refund your Contract Value (including charges we assessed). We will determine your Contract Value at the close of business on the day we receive a Written Request for a refund.

Can you give a general description of the Variable Funding Options and how they operate? The Variable Funding Options represent Subaccounts of The Separate Account. At your direction, the Separate Account, through its Subaccounts, uses your Purchase Payments to purchase units of one or more of the Underlying Funds that holds securities consistent with its own investment policy. Depending on market conditions, you may make or lose money in any of these Variable Funding Options.

You can transfer among the Variable Funding Options as frequently as you wish without any current tax implications. Currently there is no limit to the number of transfers allowed. We may, in the future, limit the number of transfers allowed. At a minimum, we would always allow one transfer every six months. We reserve the right to restrict transfers that we determine will disadvantage other Contract Owners. You may transfer between the Fixed Account and the Variable Funding Options twice a year (during the 30 days after the six-month Contract Date anniversary), provided the amount is not greater than 15% of the Fixed Account value on that date.

What expenses will be assessed under the Contract? The Contract has insurance features and investment features, and there are costs related to each. We deduct an administrative expense charge and a mortality and expense risk (“M&E”) charge daily from amounts you allocate to the Separate Account. We deduct the administrative expense charge at an annual rate of 0.15% and deduct the M&E at an annual rate of 1.25%. We also deduct an annual contract administrative charge of $30. Each Underlying Fund also charges for management costs and other expenses.

We will apply a withdrawal charge to withdrawals from the Contract, and will calculate it as a percentage of the Purchase Payments withdrawn. The maximum percentage is 8%, decreasing to 0% in years nine and later.

Upon annuitization, if the Variable Liquidity Benefit is selected, there is a maximum surrender charge of 8% of the amounts withdrawn. Please refer to The Annuity Period for a description of this benefit.

How will my Purchase Payments and withdrawals be taxed? Generally, the payments you make to a Qualified Contract during the accumulation phase are made with before-tax dollars. Generally, you will be taxed on your Purchase Payments and on any earnings when you make a withdrawal or begin receiving Annuity Payments. Under a Nonqualified Contract, payments to the Contract are made with after-tax dollars, and earnings will generally accumulate tax-deferred. You will be taxed on these earnings when they are withdrawn from the Contract. If you are younger than 591/2 when you take money out, you may be charged a 10% federal penalty tax on the amount withdrawn.

For owners of Qualified Contracts, if you reach a certain age, you may be required by federal tax laws to begin receiving payments from your annuity or risk paying a penalty tax. In those cases, we can calculate and pay you the minimum required distribution amounts.

How may I access my money? You can take withdrawals any time during the accumulation phase. Withdrawal charges may apply, as well as income taxes and/or a penalty tax on taxable amounts withdrawn.

What is the death benefit under the Contract? The death benefit applies upon the first death of the Contract Owner, joint owner, or Annuitant. Assuming you are the Annuitant, the death benefit is as follows: If you die before the Contract is in the payout phase, the person you have chosen as your beneficiary will receive a death

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benefit. We calculate the death benefit value at the close of the business day on which our Home Office receives (1) Due Proof of Death and (2) written payment instructions. Please refer to the Death Benefit section in the prospectus for more details.

Where may I find out more about Accumulation Unit values? The Condensed Financial Information in Appendix A or Appendix B to this prospectus provides more information about Accumulation Unit values.

Are there any additional features? This Contract has other features you may be interested in. These include:

    • Dollar Cost Averaging. This is a program that allows you to invest a fixed amount of money in Variable Funding Options each month, theoretically giving you a lower average cost per unit over time than a single one-time purchase. Dollar Cost Averaging requires regular investments regardless of fluctuating price levels, and does not guarantee profits or prevent losses in a declining market. Potential investors should consider their financial ability to continue purchases through periods of low price levels.
    • Systematic Withdrawal Option. Before the Maturity Date, you can arrange to have money sent to you at set intervals throughout the year. Of course, any applicable income and penalty taxes will apply on amounts withdrawn, and withdrawals in excess of the annual free withdrawal allowance may be subject to a withdrawal charge.
    • Automatic Rebalancing. You may elect to have the Company periodically reallocate the values in your Contract to match the rebalancing allocation selected.
    • Beneficiary Contract Continuance (Not permitted for non-natural beneficiaries). If you die before the Maturity Date, and if the value of any beneficiary’s portion of the death benefit is between $20,000 and $1,000,000 as of the date of your death, that beneficiary(s) may elect to continue his/her portion of the Contract rather than have the death benefit paid to the beneficiary.
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FEE TABLE

The purpose of this Fee Table is to assist Contract Owners in understanding the various costs and expenses that you will bear, directly or indirectly, if you purchase this Contract. See Charges and Deductions in this prospectus for additional information. Expenses shown do not include premium taxes, which may be applicable. Each Variable Funding Option purchases shares of the Underlying Fund at net asset value. The net asset value already reflects the deduction of each Underlying Fund’s Total Operating Expenses as shown in the table below; therefore, you are indirectly bearing the costs of Underlying Fund expenses.

Transaction Expenses

Withdrawal Charge   8%(1)  


(as a percentage of the Purchase Payments withdrawn)

Contract Administrative Charges

Annual Contract Administrative Charge   $30  

Annual Separate Account Charges:

(as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Separate Account)

Mortality & Expense Risk Charge   1.25%  
Administrative Expense Charge   0.15%  
   Total Separate Account Charges   1.40%  


Variable Funding Option Expenses:

The first table below shows the minimum and maximum fees and expenses charged by any of the Funds as of December 31, 2002. The second table shows each Fund’s fees and expenses as of December 31, 2002. This information was provided by the Funds and we have not independently verified it. More detail concerning each Fund’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each Fund.

Minimum and Maximum Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses as of December 31, 2002

Minimum
(before
reimbursement)
Maximum
(before
reimbursement)


Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
    (Expenses that are
   deducted from fund assets, including management fees, distribution,
   and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other expenses.)
   0.53%    1.19%  

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  (1)  The withdrawal charge declines to zero after the Purchase Payment has been in the Contract for 8 years. The charge is as follows:

Years Since Purchase Payment Made      
Greater than or
   Equal to
  But less than   Withdrawal Charge  
0   1   8%  
1   2   7%  
2   3   6%  
3   4   5%  
4   5   4%  
5   6   3%  
6   7   2%  
7   8   1%  
8+       0%  

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Fund Fees and Expenses as of December 31, 2002 (unless otherwise indicated)

(as a percentage of average daily net assets of the funding option)

Funding Options Management
Fee
(before expense
reimbursement)
Distribution
and/or
Service Fees
(12b-1)
Other
Expenses
(before expense
reimbursement)
Total Annual
Operating
Expenses (before
expense
reimbursement#)





Greenwich Street Series Fund                      
   Appreciation Portfolio    0.75%        0.02%    0.77%(1)  
   Fundamental Value Portfolio    0.75%        0.03%    0.78%(1)  
Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc.
   
                     
   Select Balanced Portfolio    0.35%        0.70%    1.05%(2)  
   Select Growth Portfolio    0.35%        0.79%    1.14%(2)  
   Select High Growth Portfolio    0.35%        0.84%    1.19%(2)  
Smith Barney Investment Series                      
   SB Government Portfolio — Class A    0.60%        0.40%    1.00%  
   Smith Barney Growth and Income Portfolio    0.75%        0.34%    1.09%  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio    0.75%        0.18%    0.93%  
   Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap
      Growth Portfolio
   0.75%        0.36%    1.11%  
The Travelers Series Trust                      
   Merrill Lynch Large Cap Core Portfolio†    0.86%        0.08%    0.94%(3)  
   MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio    0.86%        0.07%    0.93%(3)  
   Social Awareness Stock Portfolio    0.68%        0.10%    0.78%(4)  
Travelers Series Fund Inc.                      
   MFS Total Return Portfolio    0.80%        0.03%    0.83%(5)  
   Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio    0.80%        0.03%    0.83%(6)  
   Smith Barney High Income Portfolio    0.60%        0.09%    0.69%(5)  
   Smith Barney International All Cap Growth
      Portfolio
   0.90%        0.10%    1.00%(7)  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio    0.65%        0.03%    0.68%(5)  
   Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth
      Portfolio
   0.75%        0.05%    0.80%  
   Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio    0.75%        0.15%    0.90%  
   Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio    0.50%        0.03%    0.53%  
Van Kampen Life Investment Trust                      
   Comstock Portfolio — Class II Shares*    0.60%    0.25%    0.09%    0.94%  
   Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II Shares*    0.70%    0.25%    0.08%    1.03%  
   Growth and Income Portfolio — Class II
      Shares*
   0.60%    0.25%    0.11%    0.96%  
Variable Annuity Portfolios                      
   Smith Barney Small Cap Growth
      Opportunities Portfolio
   0.75%        0.15%    0.90%  

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  *  The 12b-1 fees deducted from these classes cover certain distribution, shareholder support and administrative services provided by intermediaries (the insurance company, broker dealer or other service provider).
    
  #  Expense reimbursements and waivers that are voluntary may be terminated at any time.
    
    Closed to new investors.

Notes

   (1)   Management fee includes an administration fee. Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 0.80%.

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  (2)  Each Portfolio of the Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc. (a "fund of funds") invests in the shares of other mutual funds ("underlying funds"). The Management Fee for each Portfolio is 0.35%. While the Portfolios have no direct expenses, the "Other Expenses" figure represents a weighted average of the total expense ratios of the underlying funds as of 1/31/02 (the fiscal year end of the Portfolios).
    
  (3)  Management fee includes an administration fee. Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 1.00%.
    
  (4)  Management fee has breakpoints. The management rates decrease, as the Fund's net assets increase. See prospectus for detailed information. Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 1.25%. The management fee also includes an administrative service fee.
    
  (5)  Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 1.25%.
    
  (6)  Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 1.00%.
    
  (7)  Fund has a voluntary expense cap of 1.50%.

Examples

These examples show what your costs would be under certain hypothetical situations. The examples do not represent past or future expenses. Your actual expenses may be more or less than those shown. We base examples on the annual expenses of the Underlying Funds for the year ended December 31, 2002. The examples are based on the Funds’ Total Annual Operating Expenses before reimbursement, and do not reflect any waivers or reimbursements. If you have selected Variable Funding Options that have voluntarily or contractually agreed to limit the Total Annual Operating Expenses, your expenses may be lower.

You would pay the following expenses on a $10,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return on assets and the maximum charges reflected in the expense table above. The examples also reflect the annual contract administrative charge.

If Contract is surrendered at the
end of period shown
If Contract is NOT surrendered or
annuitized at end of period shown


Funding Option 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years









Greenwich Street Series Fund                                          
   Appreciation Portfolio    1029    1307    1611    2597    229    707    1211    2597  
   Fundamental Value Portfolio    1030    1310    1616    2607    230    710    1216    2607  
Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc.                                          
   Select Balanced Portfolio    1057    1391    1751    2877    257    791    1351    2877  
   Select Growth Portfolio    1066    1418    1796    2966    266    818    1396    2966  
   Select High Growth Portfolio    1071    1433    1821    3014    271    833    1421    3014  
Smith Barney Investment Series                                          
   SB Government Portfolio — Class A    1052    1376    1726    2828    252    776    1326    2828  
   Smith Barney Growth and Income Portfolio    1061    1403    1771    2917    261    803    1371    2917  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio    1045    1355    1692    2758    245    755    1292    2758  
   Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap
      Growth Portfolio
   1063    1409    1781    2936    263    809    1381    2936  
The Travelers Series Trust                                          
   Merrill Lynch Large Cap Core Portfolio†    1046    1358    1696    2768    246    758    1296    2768  
   MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio    1045    1355    1692    2758    245    755    1292    2758  
   Social Awareness Stock Portfolio    1030    1310    1616    2607    230    710    1216    2607  
Travelers Series Fund Inc.                                          
   MFS Total Return Portfolio    1035    1325    1641    2658    235    725    1241    2658  
   Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio    1035    1325    1641    2658    235    725    1241    2658  
   Smith Barney High Income Portfolio    1021    1283    1570    2515    221    683    1170    2515  
   Smith Barney International All Cap Growth
      Portfolio
   1052    1376    1726    2828    252    776    1326    2828  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio    1020    1280    1565    2505    220    680    1165    2505  
   Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth
      Portfolio
   1032    1316    1626    2628    232    716    1226    2628  
   Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio    1042    1346    1676    2728    242    746    1276    2728  
   Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio    1005    1234    1489    2350    205    634    1089    2350  
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If Contract is surrendered at the
end of period shown
If Contract is NOT surrendered or
annuitized at end of period shown


Funding Option 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years 1 year 3 years 5 years 10 years









Van Kampen Life Investment Trust                                          
   Comstock Portfolio — Class II Shares    1046    1358    1696    2768    246    758    1296    2768  
   Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II Shares    1055    1385    1741    2858    255    785    1341    2858  
   Growth and Income Portfolio — Class II
      Shares
   1048    1364    1706    2788    248    764    1306    2788  
Variable Annuity Portfolios                                          
   Smith Barney Small Cap Growth
      Opportunities Portfolio
   1042    1346    1676    2728    242    746    1276    2728  

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    Closed to new investors.

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

See Appendices A and B.

THE ANNUITY CONTRACT

Travelers Life & Annuity PrimElite Annuity is a contract between the Contract Owner (“you”) and the Company. This is the prospectus - it is not the Contract. The prospectus highlights many contract provisions to focus your attention on the Contract’s essential features. Your rights and obligations under the Contract will be determined by the language of the Contract itself. When you receive your Contract, we suggest you read it promptly and carefully. There may be differences in your Contract from the descriptions in this prospectus because of the requirements of the state where we issued your Contract. We will include any such differences in your Contract.

You make Purchase Payments to us and we credit them to your Contract. We promise to pay you an income, in the form of annuity or income payments, beginning on a future date that you choose, the Maturity Date. The Purchase Payments accumulate tax deferred in the funding options of your choice. We offer multiple Variable Funding Options, and one Fixed Account option. The Contract Owner assumes the risk of gain or loss according to the performance of the Variable Funding Options. The Contract Value is the amount of Purchase Payments, plus or minus any investment experience on the amounts you allocate to the Separate Account (“Separate Account Contract Value”) or interest on the amounts you allocate to the Fixed Account (“Fixed Account Contract Value”). The Contract Value also reflects all withdrawals made and charges deducted. There is generally no guarantee that at the Maturity Date the Contract Value will equal or exceed the total Purchase Payments made under t he Contract. The date the Contract and its benefits become effective is referred to as the Contract Date. Each 12-month period following the Contract Date is called a Contract Year.

Certain changes and elections must be made in writing to the Company. Where the term “Written Request” is used, it means that you must send written information to our Home Office in a form and content satisfactory to us.

Contract Owner Inquiries

Any questions you have about your Contract should be directed to our Home Office at (888) 556-5412.

Purchase Payments

Your initial Purchase Payment is due and payable before the Contract becomes effective. The initial Purchase Payment must be at least $5,000, which amount may be paid in one or more installments of at least $100 within the first twelve months after the Contract Date. You may make additional payments of at least $100 at any time. No additional payments are allowed if this Contract is purchased with a beneficiary-directed transfer of death benefit proceeds. Under certain circumstances, we may waive the minimum Purchase Payment requirement. Purchase Payments over $1,000,000 may be made only with our prior consent.

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We will apply the initial Purchase Payment less any applicable premium tax (net Purchase Payment) within two business days after we receive it in good order at our Home Office. We will credit subsequent Purchase Payments to a Contract on the same business day we receive it, if it is received in good order by our Home Office by 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. A business day is any day that the New York Stock Exchange is open for regular trading (except when trading is restricted due to an emergency as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission).

Accumulation Units

The period between the Contract Date and the Maturity Date is the accumulation period. During the accumulation period, an Accumulation Unit is used to calculate the value of a Contract. An Accumulation Unit works like a share of a mutual fund. Each funding option has a corresponding Accumulation Unit value. The Accumulation Units are valued each business day and their values may increase or decrease from day to day. The number of Accumulation Units we will credit to your Contract once we receive a Purchase Payment is determined by dividing the amount directed to each funding option by the value of its Accumulation Unit. We calculate the value of an Accumulation Unit for each funding option each day the New York Stock Exchange is open. The values are calculated as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. After the value is calculated, we credit your Contract. During the annuity period (i.e., after the Maturity Date), you are credited with Annuity Units.

The Variable Funding Options

You choose the Variable Funding Options to which you allocate your Purchase Payments. These Variable Funding Options are Subaccounts of the Separate Account. The Subaccounts invest in the Underlying Funds. You are not investing directly in the Underlying Fund. Each Underlying Fund is a portfolio of an open-end management investment company that is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940. These Underlying Funds are not publicly traded and are offered only through variable annuity and variable life insurance products. They are not the same retail mutual funds as those offered outside of a variable annuity or variable life insurance product, although the investment practices and fund names may be similar, and the portfolio managers may be identical. Accordingly, the performance of the retail mutual fund is likely to be different from that of the Underlying Fund, and Contract Owners should not compare the two.

You will find detailed information about the funds and their inherent risks in the current fund prospectuses for the Underlying Funds that must accompany this prospectus. Since each option has varying degrees of risk, please read the prospectuses carefully before investing. There is no assurance that any of the Underlying Funds will meet its investment objectives. Contact your Primerica Financial Services representative or call (800) 842-9406 to request additional copies of the prospectuses.

If any of the Underlying Funds become unavailable for allocating Purchase Payments, or if we believe that further investment in an Underlying Fund is inappropriate for the purposes of the Contract, we may substitute another funding option. However, we will not make any substitutions without notifying you and obtaining any state and SEC approval, if necessary. From time to time we may make new funding options available.

Administrative, Marketing and Support Service Fees. The Company and TDLLC have arrangements with the investment adviser, subadviser, distributor, and/or affiliated companies of many of the Underlying Funds under which the Company and TDLLC receive payments in connection with our provision of administrative, marketing or other support services to the Funds. Proceeds of these payments may be used for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses that the Company and TDLLC incur in promoting, issuing, distributing and administering the Contracts.

The payments are generally based on a percentage of the average assets of each Underlying Fund allocated to the Variable Funding Options under the Contract or other contracts offered by the Company. Aggregate fees relating to the different Funds may vary in amount and may be as much as 0.60% of the average net assets of an Underlying Fund attributable to the relevant contracts. A portion of these payments may come from revenue derived from the Distribution and/or Service Fees (12b-1 fees) that are deducted from an Underlying Fund’s assets as part of its Total Annual Operating Expenses. The arrangements may vary for each Underlying Fund. The current Variable Funding Options are listed below, along with their investment advisers and any subadviser:

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Funding
Option
  Investment
Objective
  Investment
Adviser/Subadviser
 
Greenwich Street Series
   Fund
         
   Appreciation Portfolio   Seeks long- term appreciation of capital. The Fund normally invests in equity securities of U.S. companies.   Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”)  
   Fundamental Value Portfolio   Seeks long-term capital growth. Current income is a secondary consideration. The Fund normally invests in common stocks, and common stock equivalents of companies, believed to be undervalued.   SBFM  
Smith Barney Allocation
   Series Inc.
         
   Select Balanced Portfolio   Seeks a balance of growth of capital and income. The Fund is a “fund of funds.” Rather than investing directly in securities, the Fund normally invests in other Smith Barney equity and fixed-income mutual funds.   Travelers Investment Adviser, Inc. (“TIA”)  
   Select Growth Portfolio   Seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund is a “fund of funds.” Rather than investing directly in securities, the Fund normally invests in other Smith Barney mutual funds, which are primarily equity funds.   TIA  
   Select High Growth Portfolio   Seeks capital appreciation. The Fund is a “fund of funds.” Rather than investing directly in securities, the Fund normally invests in other Smith Barney mutual funds, which are primarily fixed-income funds.   TIA  
Smith Barney Investment Series          
   SB Government Portfolio - Class A   Seeks high current return consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund normally invests in debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies or instrumentalities.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Growth and Income
      Portfolio
  Seeks reasonable growth and income. The Fund normally invests in equity securities of large U.S companies that provide dividend or interest income.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio   Seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests in the equity securities of U.S. companies with large market capitalizations.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap
      Growth Portfolio
  Seeks long term capital growth. The Fund consists of a Large Cap Growth segment, Mid Cap Growth segment and Small Cap Growth segment. All three segments normally invest in equity securities. The Large Cap Growth segment invests in large sized companies. The Mid Cap Growth segment invests in medium sized companies. The Small Cap Growth segment invests in small sized companies.   SBFM  
The Travelers Series Trust          
   Merrill Lynch Large Cap Core Portfolio†
      
  Seeks long-term capital growth. The Fund normally invests in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large cap companies located in the United States.   Travelers Investment Management International, LLC (“TAMIC”)
Subadviser: Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P.
 
           
   MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio   Seeks long term growth of capital. The Fund normally invests in equity securities of companies with medium market capitalization that are believed to have above average growth potential.   TAMIC
Subadviser: Massachusetts Financial Services (“MFS”)
 
   Social Awareness Stock Portfolio   Seeks long term capital appreciation and retention of net investment income. The Fund normally invests in equity securities. The Fund seeks companies that meet certain investment criteria and social criteria.   SBFM  

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Funding
Option
  Investment
Objective
  Investment
Adviser/Subadviser
 
Travelers Series
   Fund Inc.
         
   MFS Total Return Portfolio   Seeks above average income consistent with the prudent employment of capital. Secondarily, seeks growth of capital and income. The Fund normally invests in a broad range of equity and fixed-income securities of both U.S. and foreign issuers.   TIA
Subadviser: MFS
 
   Smith Barney Aggressive Growth
      Portfolio
  Seeks long-term capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests in common stocks of companies that are experiencing, or are expected to experience, growth in earnings.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney High Income
      Portfolio
  Seeks high current income. Secondarily, seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests in high yield corporate debt and preferred stock of U.S. and foreign issuers.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney International All
      Cap Growth Portfolio
  Seeks total return on assets from growth of capital and income. The Fund normally invests in equity securities of foreign companies.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Large Cap Value
      Portfolio
  Seeks long-term growth of capital. Current income is a secondary objective. The Fund normally invests in equities, or similar securities, of companies with large market capitalizations.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Large Capitalization
      Growth Portfolio
  Seeks long term growth of capital. The Fund normally invests in equities, or similar securities, of companies with large market capitalizations.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Mid Cap Core
      Portfolio
  Seeks long-term growth of capital. The Fund normally invests in equities, or similar securities, of medium sized companies.   SBFM  
   Smith Barney Money Market
      Portfolio
  Seeks to maximize current income consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund seeks to maintain a stable $1 share price. The Fund normally invests in high quality U.S. short-term debt securities.   SBFM  
Van Kampen Life Investment
   Trust
         
   Comstock Portfolio — Class II
      Shares
  Seeks capital growth and income. The Fund normally invests in common and preferred stocks, and convertible securities, of well established undervalued companies.   Van Kampen Asset Management Inc. (“Van Kampen”)  
   Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II
      Shares
  Seeks capital appreciation. The Fund normally invests in common stocks of emerging growth companies.   Van Kampen  
   Growth and Income Portfolio —
      Class II Shares
  Seeks long-term growth of capital and income. The Fund normally invests in income producing equity securities.   Van Kampen  
Variable Annuity Portfolios          
   Smith Barney Small Cap Growth
      Opportunities Portfolio
  Seeks long term capital growth. The Fund normally invests in equity securities of small cap companies and related investments.   Citi Fund Management, Inc.  

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    Closed to new investors.

FIXED ACCOUNT

We offer our Fixed Account as a funding option. Please see Appendix C for more information.

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CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS

General

We deduct the charges described below. The charges are for the services and benefits we provide, costs and expenses we incur, and risks we assume under the Contracts. Services and benefits we provide include:

    • the ability for you to make withdrawals and surrenders under the Contracts;
    • the death benefit paid on the death of the Contract Owner, Annuitant, or first of the joint owners
    • the available funding options and related programs (including dollar cost averaging, portfolio rebalancing, and systematic withdrawal programs)
    • administration of the annuity options available under the Contracts and
    • the distribution of various reports to Contract Owners.

Costs and expenses we incur include:

    • losses associated with various overhead and other expenses associated with providing the services and benefits provided by the Contracts
    • sales and marketing expenses including commission payments to your sales agent and
    • other costs of doing business.

Risks we assume include:

    • that Annuitants may live longer than estimated when the annuity factors under the Contracts were established
    • that the amount of the death benefit will be greater than the Contract Value and
    • that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Contracts will exceed the charges deducted.

We may also deduct a charge for taxes.

Unless otherwise specified, charges are deducted proportionately from all funding options in which you are invested.

We may reduce or eliminate the withdrawal charge, the administrative charges and/or the mortality and expense risk charge under the Contract when certain sales or administration of the Contract result in savings or reduced expenses and/or risks. For certain trusts, we may change the order in which Purchase Payments and earnings are withdrawn in order to determine the withdrawal charge. We will not reduce or eliminate the withdrawal charge or the administrative charge where such reduction or elimination would be unfairly discriminatory to any person.

The amount of a charge may not necessarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or benefits indicated by the designated charge. For example, the withdrawal charge we collect may not fully cover all of the sales and distribution expenses we actually incur. The amount of any fee or charge is not impacted by an outstanding loan. We may also profit on one or more of the charges. We may use any such profits for any corporate purpose, including the payment of sales expenses.

Withdrawal Charge

We do not deduct a sales charge from Purchase Payments when they are made to the Contract. However, a withdrawal charge will apply if Purchase Payments are withdrawn before they have been in the Contract for eight years. We will assess the charge as a percentage of the Purchase Payment withdrawn as follows:

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Years Since Purchase Payment Made      
Greater than or
   Equal to
  But less than   Withdrawal Charge  
0   1   8%  
1   2   7%  
2   3   6%  
3   4   5%  
4   5   4%  
5   6   3%  
6   7   2%  
7   8   1%  
8+       0%  

For purposes of the withdrawal charge calculation, withdrawals are deemed to be taken first from:

 1.  any Purchase Payment to which no withdrawal charge applies then;
   
 2.  any remaining free withdrawal allowance (as described below) (after being reduced by (a)), then;
   
 3.  any remaining Purchase Payment to which a withdrawal charge applies (on a first-in, first-out basis), then;
   
 4.  any Contract earnings.

Unless you instruct us otherwise, we will deduct the withdrawal charge from the amount requested.

We will not deduct a withdrawal charge if Purchase Payments are distributed:

    • due to the death of the Contract Owner or the Annuitant (with no contingent Annuitant surviving);
    • if an annuity payout (based on life expectancy) has begun
    • due to a minimum distribution under our minimum distribution rules then in effect; or
    • if the Annuitant is confined to an eligible Nursing Home as described in Appendix D.

Note: Any free withdrawals taken will not reduce Purchase Payments still subject to a withdrawal charge.

Free Withdrawal Allowance

The free withdrawal allowance does not apply to any withdrawals transferred directly to other financial institutions.

You may withdraw up to 15% of the Contract Value annually, without a withdrawal charge. (If you have Purchase Payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge, the maximum you may withdraw without a withdrawal charge is the greater of (a) the free withdrawal allowance, or (b) the total amount of Purchase Payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge. Note: Any free withdrawal taken will reduce Purchase Payments no longer subject to a withdrawal charge.) For the first Contract Year, the available amount is 15% of the initial Purchase Payment. If the initial Purchase Payment is the result of multiple transfers and/or exchanges, we will apply the 15% to the aggregate Purchase Payments received from outside carriers provided that:

 1.  the transfer paperwork attributable to each such payment is submitted to our office with the original application, and
   
 2.  such payments are received by our office within 120 days after the application is received.

Beginning in the second Contract Year, the available free withdrawal amount is 15% of the Contract Value at the end of the previous Contract Year.

Administrative Charges

There are two administrative charges: the $30 annual contract administrative charge and the administrative expense charge. We will deduct the annual contract administrative charge on the fourth Friday of each August. This charge compensates us for expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining the Contract and we will

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prorate this charge (i.e. calculate) from the date of purchase. We will also prorate this charge if you surrender your Contract, or if we terminate your Contract. We will not deduct a contract administrative charge from the Fixed Account or:

 1.  from the distribution of death proceeds or
   
 2.  after an annuity payout has begun.

We deduct the administrative expense charge (sometimes called “Subaccount administrative charge”) on each business day from amounts allocated to the Variable Funding Options to compensate the Company for certain related administrative and operating expenses. The charge equals, on an annual basis, 0.15% of the daily net asset value allocated to each of the Variable Funding Options, and is reflected in our Accumulation and Annuity Unit value calculations.

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

Each business day, we deduct a mortality and expense risk (“M&E”) charge from amounts we hold in the Variable Funding Options. We reflect the deduction in our calculation of Accumulation and Annuity Unit values. The charges stated are the maximum for this product. We reserve the right to lower this charge at any time. This charge is equals 1.25% annually. This charge compensates the Company for risks assumed, benefits provided and expenses incurred, including the payment of commissions to your sales agent.

Variable Liquidity Benefit Charge

If the Variable Liquidity Benefit is selected, there is a maximum surrender charge of 8% of the amounts withdrawn. This charge is not assessed during the accumulation phase.

Years Since Initial Purchase Payment      
Greater than or
   Equal to
  But less than   Surrender Charge  
0 years   1 year   8%  
1 year   2 years   7%  
2 years   3 years   6%  
3 years   4 years   5%  
4 years   5 years   4%  
5 years   6 years   3%  
6 years   7 years   2%  
7 years   8 years   1%  
8+ years       0%  

Please refer to “The Annuity Period” for a description of this benefit.

Variable Funding Option Expenses

We summarized the charges and expenses of the Underlying Funds in the fee table. Please review the prospectus for each Underlying Fund for a more complete description of that fund and its expenses.

Premium Tax

Certain state and local governments charge premium taxes ranging from 0% to 5%, depending upon jurisdiction. We are responsible for paying these taxes and will determine the method used to recover premium tax expenses incurred. We will deduct any applicable premium taxes from your Contract Value either upon death, surrender, annuitization, or at the time you make Purchase Payments to the Contract, but no earlier than when we have a tax liability under state law.

Changes in Taxes Based upon Premium or Value

If there is any change in a law assessing taxes against the Company based upon premiums, contract gains or value of the Contract, we reserve the right to charge you proportionately for this tax.

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TRANSFERS

Up to 30 days before the Maturity Date, you may transfer all or part of the Contract Value between Variable Funding Options. Please note that the contract is not designed to serve as a vehicle for frequent trading in response to short-term fluctuations in the stock market. Therefore, all transfers are subject to the following restrictions:

1.  Excessive Transfers. We reserve the right to restrict transfers if we determine you are engaging in a pattern of transfers that may disadvantage Contract Owners. In making this determination, we will consider, among other things, the following factors:

        • the total dollar amount being transferred;
        • the number of transfers you made within the previous three months;
        • whether your transfers follow a pattern designed to take advantage of short term market fluctuations; and
        • whether your transfers are part of a group of transfers made by a third party on behalf of the individual Contract Owners in the group.
2.  Market Timers. We reserve the right to restrict transfers by any market timing firm or any other third party authorized to initiate transfers on behalf of multiple Contract Owners. We may, among other things:

        • reject the transfer instructions of any agent acting under a power of attorney on behalf of more than one Owner, or
        • reject the transfer or exchange instructions of individual owners who have executed pre-authorized transfer forms which are submitted by market timing firms or other third parties on behalf of more than one Owner.

If we choose to enforce our contractual rights to restrict transfers to once every six months, we will notify you in writing.

Future Modifications. We will continue to monitor the transfer activity occurring among the Variable Funding Options, and may modify these transfer restrictions at any time if we deem it necessary to protect the interest of all Contract Owners. These modifications may include curtailing or eliminating, without notice, the ability to use the Internet, facsimile or telephone in making transfers.

If, in our sole discretion, we determine you are engaging in activity as described above or similar activity which will potentially hurt the rights or interests of Contract Owners, we will exercise our contractual right to restrict your number of transfers to one every six months. None of these restrictions are applicable to transfers made under a Dollar Cost Averaging Program or a rebalancing program.

We will make transfers at the value(s) next determined after we receive your request in good order at our Home Office. After the Maturity Date, you may make transfers only if allowed by your Contract or with our consent. These restrictions are subject to any state law requirements.

Dollar Cost Averaging

Dollar cost averaging or the pre-authorized transfer program (the “DCA Program”) allows you to transfer a set dollar amount to other funding options on a monthly or quarterly basis during the accumulation phase of the Contract. Using this method, you will purchase more Accumulation Units in a funding option if the value per unit is low and will purchase fewer Accumulation Units if the value per unit is high. Therefore, you may achieve a lower-than-average cost per unit in the long run if you have the financial ability to continue the program over a long enough period of time. Dollar cost averaging does not assure a profit or protect against a loss.

You may elect the DCA Program through Written Request or other method acceptable to us. You must have a minimum total Contract Value of $5,000 to enroll in the DCA Program. The minimum amount that may be transferred through this program is $100.

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You may establish pre-authorized transfers of Contract Values from the Fixed Account, subject to certain restrictions. Under the DCA Program, automated transfers from the Fixed Account may not deplete your Fixed Account Value in less than twelve months from your enrollment in the DCA Program.

In addition to the DCA Program, within the Fixed Account, we may credit increased interest rates to Contract Owners under an administrative Special DCA Program established at our discretion, depending on availability and state law. Under this program, the Contract Owner may pre-authorize level transfers to any of the funding options under either a 6 Month Program or 12 Month Program. The 6 Month Program and the 12 Month Program will generally have different credited interest rates. Under the 6 Month Program, the interest rate can accrue up to 6 months on the remaining amounts in the Special DCA Program and we must transfer all Purchase Payments and accrued interest on a level basis to the selected funding options in 6 months. Under the 12 Month Program, the interest rate can accrue up to 12 months on the remaining amounts in the Special DCA Program and we must transfer all Purchase Payments and accrued interest in this Program on a level basis to the selected funding options in 12 months.

The pre-authorized transfers will begin after the initial Program Purchase Payment and complete enrollment instructions are received by the Company. If we do not receive complete Program enrollment instructions within 15 days of receipt of the initial Program Purchase Payment, the entire balance in the Program will be credited with the non-Program interest rate then in effect for the Fixed Account.

You may start or stop participation in the DCA Program at any time, but you must give the Company at least 30 days’ notice to change any automated transfer instructions that are currently in place. If you stop the Special DCA Program and elect to remain in the Fixed Account, we will credit your Contract Value for the remainder of 6 or 12 months with the interest rate for non-Program funds.

You may only have one DCA Program or Special DCA Program in place at one time. We will allocate any subsequent Purchase Payments we receive within the Program period selected to the current funding options over the remainder of that Program transfer period, unless you direct otherwise.

All provisions and terms of the Contract apply to the DCA and Special DCA Programs, including provisions relating to the transfer of money between funding options. Transfers made under any DCA Program will not be counted for purposes of restrictions we may impose on the number of transfers permitted under the Contract. We reserve the right to suspend or modify transfer privileges at any time and to assess a processing fee for this service.

ACCESS TO YOUR MONEY

Any time before the Maturity Date, you may redeem all or any portion of the Cash Surrender Value, that is, the Contract Value less any withdrawal charge, outstanding loans, and any premium tax not previously deducted. Unless you submit a Written Request specifying the fixed or Variable Funding Option(s) from which we are to withdraw amounts, we will make the withdrawal on a pro rata basis. We will determine the Cash Surrender Value as of the close of business after we receive your surrender request at our Home Office. The Cash Surrender Value may be more or less than the Purchase Payments you made. You may not make withdrawals during the annuity period.

For amounts allocated to the Variable Funding Options, we may defer payment of any Cash Surrender Value for a period of up to five business days after the Written Request is received. For amounts allocated to the fixed account, we may defer payment of any Cash Surrender Value for a period up to six months. In either case, it is our intent to pay as soon as possible. We cannot process requests for withdrawals that are not in good order. We will contact you if there is a deficiency causing a delay and will advise what is needed to act upon the withdrawal request.

Systematic Withdrawals

Before the Maturity Date, you may choose to withdraw a specified dollar amount (at least $100) on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis. We will deduct any applicable premium taxes and withdrawal charge. To elect systematic withdrawals, you must have a Contract Value of at least $15,000 and you must make the election on the form we provide. We will surrender Accumulation Units pro rata from all funding options in

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which you have an interest, unless you instruct us otherwise. You may begin or discontinue systematic withdrawals at any time by notifying us in writing, but you must give at least 30 days’ notice to change any systematic withdrawal instructions that are currently in place.

We reserve the right to discontinue offering systematic withdrawals or to assess a processing fee for this service upon 30 days’ written notice to Contract Owners (where allowed by state law).

Each systematic withdrawal is subject to federal income taxes on the taxable portion. In addition, a 10% federal penalty tax may be assessed on systematic withdrawals if the Contract Owner is under age 59 ½. You should consult with your tax adviser regarding the tax consequences of systematic withdrawals.

Loans

Loans may be available under your Contract. Loans may only be taken against funds allocated or transferred to the Fixed Account. If available, all loan provisions are described in your Contract or loan agreement.

OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS

Types of Ownership

Contract Owner

The Contract belongs to the Contract Owner named in the Contract (on the Specifications page), or to any other person to whom you subsequently assign the Contract. You may only make an assignment of ownership or a collateral assignment for Nonqualified Contracts. You have sole power during the Annuitant’s lifetime to exercise any rights and to receive all benefits given in the Contract provided you have not named an irrevocable beneficiary and provided you have not assigned the Contract.

You receive all payments while the Annuitant is alive unless you direct them to an alternate recipient. An alternate recipient does not become the Contract Owner.

If this Contract is purchased by a beneficiary of another contract who directly transferred the death proceeds due under that contract, he/she will be granted the same rights the owner has under the Contract except that he/she cannot transfer ownership, take a loan or make additional Purchase Payments.

Joint Owner. For Nonqualified Contracts only, you may name joint owners (e.g., spouses) in a Written Request before the Contract is in effect. Joint owners may independently exercise transfers allowed under the Contract. All other rights of ownership must be exercised by both owners. Joint owners own equal shares of any benefits accruing or payments made to them.

Beneficiary

You name the beneficiary in a Written Request. The beneficiary has the right to receive any death benefit proceeds remaining under the Contract upon the death of the Annuitant or the Contract Owner. If more than one beneficiary survives the Annuitant or Contract Owner, they will share equally in benefits unless you recorded different shares with the Company by Written Request before the death of the Annuitant or Contract Owner. In the case of a non-spousal beneficiary or a spousal beneficiary who has not chosen to assume the Contract, we will not transfer or otherwise remove the death benefit proceeds from either the Variable Funding Options or the Fixed Account, as most recently elected by the Contract Owner, until the Death Report Date.

Unless you have named an irrevocable beneficiary you have the right to change any beneficiary by Written Request during the lifetime of the Annuitant and while the Contract continues.

Annuitant

The Annuitant is designated in the Contract (on the Specifications page), and is the individual on whose life the Maturity Date and the amount of the monthly Annuity Payments depend. You may not change the Annuitant after your Contract is in effect.

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Contingent Annuitant. You may name one individual as a Contingent Annuitant. A Contingent Annuitant may not be changed, deleted or added to the Contract after the Contract Date. If the Annuitant who is not the owner dies prior to the Maturity Date, and the Contingent Annuitant is still living;

    • the death benefit will not be payable upon the Annuitant’s death
    • the Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant and
    • all other rights and benefits will continue in effect

When a Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant, the Maturity Date remains the same as previously in effect.

If the Annuitant is also the owner, a death benefit is paid to the beneficiary regardless of whether or not there is a Contingent Annuitant.

DEATH BENEFIT

Before the Maturity Date, generally, a death benefit is payable when either the Annuitant or a Contract Owner dies. We calculate the death benefit at the close of the business day on which our Home Office receives (1) Due Proof of Death and (2) written payment instructions or election of beneficiary contract continuance (“Death Report Date”).

We will pay the beneficiary an amount as described below, which amount will be reduced by any applicable premium tax, withdrawals or outstanding loans not previously deducted.

NOTE: If the owner dies before the Annuitant, the death benefit is recalculated, replacing all references to “Annuitant” with “owner.”

Death Proceeds before the Maturity Date

Age on Contract Date       Death Benefit  
If the Annuitant was younger than age 76 on the
   Contract Date, the death benefit will be the
   greatest of:
 
  •   the Contract Value on the Death Report Date the total Purchase Payments made under the Contract (less any withdrawals); or  
       
  •   the step-up value, if any, as described below.  
    If the Annuitant was age 76 or over on the
       Contract Date, the death benefit will be:
     
  •   the Contract Value on the Death Report Date.  

    IF THE ANNUITANT IS YOUNGER THAN AGE 76 ON CONTRACT DATE

    Step-Up Value

    Where the Annuitant was younger than age 67 on the Contract Date. A step-up value will be established on the eighth Contract Date anniversary which occurs on or prior to the Death Report Date. The step-up value will initially equal the Contract Value on that anniversary. When you make an additional Purchase Payment, we will increase the step-up value by the amount of that Purchase Payment. When a withdrawal is taken, we will reduce the step-up value by a partial surrender reduction as described below. On each contract anniversary before the Annuitant’s 76th birthday and before the Annuitant’s death, if the Contract Value is greater than the step-up value, we will reset the step-up value to equal that greater amount. We will not reduce the step-up value on these anniversary recalculations (provided no withdrawals or surrenders are made on that day). The only changes made to the step-up value on or after the Annuitant’s 76th birthday will be those related to add itional Purchase Payments or withdrawals.

    Where the Annuitant was age 67 through 75 on the Contract Date. A step-up value will be established on the eighth Contract Date anniversary which occurs on or prior to the Death Report Date. The step-up value will equal the Contract Value on that anniversary. When you make an additional Purchase Payment, we will increase the step-up value by the amount of that Purchase Payment. When a withdrawal is taken, we will reduce the step-up value by a partial surrender reduction as described below. The only changes made to the step-up value

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    on or after the eighth Contract Date anniversary will be those related to additional Purchase Payments or withdrawals.

    Partial Surrender Reduction. If you make a withdrawal, we will reduce the step-up value by a partial surrender reduction which equals (1) the step-up value prior to the withdrawal, multiplied by (2) the amount of the withdrawal, divided by (3) the Contract Value before the withdrawal.

    For example, assume your current Contract Value is $55,000. If your current step-up value is $50,000, and you decide to make a withdrawal of $10,000, we would reduce the step-up value as follows:

      50,000 x (10,000/55,000) = $9,090

    Your new step-up value would be 50,000-9,090, or $40,910.

    The following example shows what would happen in a declining market. Assume your current Contract Value is $30,000. If your current step-up value is $50,000, and you decide to make a partial withdrawal of $10,000, the step-up value would be reduced as follows:

      50,000 x (10,000/30,000) = $16,666

    Your new step-up value would be 50,000-16,666, or $33,334.

    IF THE ANNUITANT IS AGE 76 OR OLDER ON THE CONTRACT DATE

    We will pay to the beneficiary a death benefit in an amount equal to the Contract Value as of the Death Report Date, reduced by any applicable premium tax or outstanding loans.

    Payment of Proceeds

    We describe the process of paying death benefit proceeds before the Maturity Date in the charts below. The charts do not encompass every situation and are merely intended as a general guide. More detailed information is provided in your Contract. Generally, the person(s) receiving the benefit may request that the proceeds be paid in a lump sum, or be applied to one of the settlement options available under the Contract.

    Nonqualified Contracts

    Before the Maturity Date,
    upon the Death of the
      The Company Will
    Pay the Proceeds to:
      unless. . .   Mandatory
    Payout Rules Apply*
    Owner (who is not the
       Annuitant) (with no
       joint owner)
      The beneficiary (ies), or if none, to the Contract Owner’s estate.   Unless, the beneficiary elects to continue the Contract rather than receive the distribution.   Yes
                 
    Owner (who is the
       Annuitant) (with no
       joint owner)
      The beneficiary (ies), or if none, to the Contract Owner’s estate.   Unless, the beneficiary elects to continue the Contract rather than receive the distribution.   Yes
                 
    Joint Owner (who is not
       the
       Annuitant)
      The surviving joint owner.   Unless the surviving joint owner elects to continue the Contract rather than receive the distribution.   Yes
                 
    Joint Owner (who is the
       Annuitant)
      The beneficiary (ies), or if none, to the surviving joint owner.   Unless the beneficiary/surviving joint owner elects to continue the Contract rather than receive the distribution.   Yes
                 

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    Before the Maturity Date,
    upon the Death of the
      The Company Will
    Pay the Proceeds to:
      unless. . .   Mandatory
    Payout Rules Apply*
    Annuitant
        (who is not the Contract
       Owner
    )
      The beneficiary (ies), or if none, to the Contract Owner.   Unless, the beneficiary elects to continue the Contract rather than receive the distribution.

    Or, unless there is a Contingent Annuitant. Then, the Contingent Annuitant becomes the Annuitant and the Contract continues in effect (generally using the original Maturity Date). The proceeds will then be paid upon the death of the Contingent Annuitant or owner.
      Yes
                 
    Annuitant
        (who is the Contract
       Owner
    )
      See death of “owner who is the Annuitant” above.       Yes
                 
    Annuitant
        (where owner is a nonnatural
       entity/trust)
      The beneficiary (ies) (e.g. the trust) or if none, to the owner.       Yes (Death of Annuitant is treated as death of the owner in these circumstances.)
                 
    Contingent
        Annuitant
    (assuming
       Annuitant is still
       alive)
      No death proceeds are payable; Contract continues.       N/A
                 
    Beneficiary   No death proceeds are payable; Contract continues.       N/A
                 
    Contingent
        Beneficiary
      No death proceeds are payable; Contract continues.       N/A
                 

    Qualified Contracts

    Before the Maturity Date,
    upon the Death of the
      The Company Will
    Pay the Proceeds to:
      unless. . .   Mandatory
    Payout Rules Apply*
    Owner/Annuitant
       
      The beneficiary (ies), or if none, to the Contract Owner’s estate.   Unless the beneficiary elects to continue the Contract rather than receive a distribution.   Yes
                 
    Beneficiary
       
      No death proceeds are payable; Contract continues.       N/A
                 
    Contingent
        Beneficiary
      No death proceeds are payable; Contract continues.       N/A
                 

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      *  Certain payout rules of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) are triggered upon the death of any Owner. Non-spousal beneficiaries (as well as spousal beneficiaries who choose not to assume the Contract) must begin taking distributions based on the beneficiary’s life expectancy within one year of death or take a complete distribution of Contract proceeds within 5 years of death. For Qualified Contracts, if mandatory distributions have begun, the 5 year payout option is not available.

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    Beneficiary Contract Continuance (not permitted for non-natural beneficiaries)

    If you die before the Maturity Date, and if the value of any beneficiary’s portion of the death benefit is between $20,000 and $1,000,000 as of the Death Report Date, (more than $1,000,000 is subject to Home Office approval), your beneficiary(s) may elect to continue his/her portion of the Contract subject to applicable Internal Revenue Code distribution requirements, rather than receive the death benefit in a lump sum. If the beneficiary chooses to continue the contract, the beneficiary can extend the payout phase of the Contract enabling the beneficiary to “stretch” the death benefit distributions out over his life expectancy as permitted by the Internal Revenue Code.

    If your beneficiary elects to continue the Contract, the death benefit will be calculated as of the Death Report Date. The initial Contract Value of the continued contract (the “adjusted Contract Value”) will equal the greater of the Contract Value or the death benefit calculated on the Death Report Date and will be allocated to the funding options in the same proportion as prior to the Death Report Date.

    The beneficiary who continues the Contract will be granted the same rights as the owner under the original Contract, except the beneficiary cannot:

      • transfer ownership
      • take a loan
      • make additional Purchase Payments

    The beneficiary may also name his/her own beneficiary (“succeeding beneficiary”) and has the right to take withdrawals at any time after the Death Report Date without a withdrawal charge. All other fees and charges applicable to the original contract will also apply to the continued contract. All benefits and features of the continued contract will be based on the beneficiary’s age on the Death Report Date as if the beneficiary had purchased the Contract with the adjusted Contract Value on the Death Report Date.

    Planned Death Benefit

    You may request that rather than receive a lump-sum death benefit, the beneficiary(ies) receive all or a portion of the death benefit proceeds either:

      • through an annuity for life or a period that does not exceed the beneficiary’s life expectancy; or
      • under the terms of the Beneficiary Continuance provision described above. If the Beneficiary Continuance provision is selected as a planned death benefit, no surrenders will be allowed other than payments meant to satisfy minimum distribution amounts or systematic withdrawal amounts, if greater.

    You must make the planned death benefit request as well as any revocation of this request in writing. Upon your death, your beneficiary(s) cannot revoke or modify this request. If the death benefit at the time we receive Due Proof of Death is less than $2,000, we will only pay a lump-sum to the beneficiary. If periodic payments due under the planned death benefit election are less than $100, we reserve the right to make Annuity Payments at less frequent intervals, resulting in a payment of at least $100 per year. If no beneficiary is alive when death benefits become payable, we will pay the death benefit as provided in your Contract.

    Death Proceeds after the Maturity Date

    If any Contract Owner or the Annuitant dies on or after the Maturity Date, the Company will pay the beneficiary a death benefit consisting of any benefit remaining under the annuity or income option then in effect.

    THE ANNUITY PERIOD

    Maturity Date

    Under the Contract, you can receive regular payments (“Annuity Payments”). You can choose the month and the year in which those payments begin (“Maturity Date”). You can also choose among payout options (annuity or income options) or elect a lump sum distribution. While the Annuitant is alive, you can change your selection

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    any time up to the Maturity Date. Annuity or income payments will begin on the Maturity Date stated in the Contract unless (1) you fully surrendered the Contract; (2) we paid the proceeds to the beneficiary before that date; or (3) you elected another date. Annuity payments are a series of periodic payments (a) for life; (b) for life with either a minimum number of payments or a specific amount assured; or (c) for the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and another person, and thereafter during the lifetime of the survivor. Income payments are for a fixed period or amount. We may require proof that the Annuitant is alive before we make Annuity Payments. Not all options may be available in all states.

    You may choose to annuitize at any time after the first contract anniversary. Unless you elect otherwise, the Maturity Date will be the Annuitant’s 90th birthday or ten years after the effective date of the Contract, if later. (For Contracts issued in Florida and New York, the Maturity Date you elect may not be later than the Annuitant’s 90th birthday.)

    At least 30 days before the original Maturity Date, you may elect to extend the Maturity Date to any time prior to the Annuitant’s 90th birthday or to a later date with our consent. You may use certain annuity options taken at the Maturity Date to meet the minimum required distribution requirements of federal tax law, or you may use a program of withdrawals instead. These mandatory distribution requirements take effect generally upon the death of the Contract Owner, or with certain Qualified Contracts upon either the later of the Contract Owner’s attainment of age 70 1/2 or year of retirement; or the death of the Contract Owner. You should seek independent tax advice regarding the election of minimum required distributions.

    Allocation of Annuity

    You may elect to receive your Annuity Payments in the form of a variable annuity, a fixed annuity, or a combination of both. If, at the time Annuity Payments begin, you have not made an election, we will apply your Cash Surrender Value to provide an annuity funded by the same funding options as you have selected during the accumulation period. At least 30 days before the Maturity Date, you may transfer the Contract Value among the funding options in order to change the basis on which we will determine Annuity Payments. (See “Transfers.”)

    Variable Annuity

    You may choose an annuity payout that fluctuates depending on the investment experience of the Variable Funding Options. We determine the number of Annuity Units credited to the Contract by dividing the first monthly Annuity Payment attributable to each Variable Funding Option by the corresponding Accumulation Unit value as of 14 days before the date Annuity Payments begin. We use an Annuity Unit to measure the dollar value of an Annuity Payment. The number of Annuity Units (but not their value) remains fixed during the annuity period.

    Determination of First Annuity Payment. Your Contract contains the tables we use to determine your first monthly Annuity Payment. If you elect a variable annuity, the amount we apply to it will be the Cash Surrender Value as of 14 days before the date Annuity Payments begin, less any applicable premium taxes not previously deducted.

    The amount of your first monthly payment depends on the annuity option you elected and the Annuitant’s adjusted age. Your Contract contains the formula for determining the adjusted age. We determine the total first monthly Annuity Payment by multiplying the benefit per $1,000 of value shown in the Contract tables by the number of thousands of dollars of Cash Surrender Value you apply to that annuity option. The contract tables factor in an assumed daily net investment factor. We call this your net investment rate. For example, your net investment rate corresponds to an annual interest rate of 3%. This means that if the annualized investment performance, after expenses, of your Variable Funding Options is less than 3%, then the dollar amount of your variable Annuity Payments will decrease. However, if the annualized investment performance, after expenses, of your Variable Funding Options is greater than 3%, then the dollar amount of your variable Annuity Payments will incre ase.

    Determination of Second and Subsequent Annuity Payments. The dollar amount of all subsequent Annuity Payments changes from month to month based on the investment experience as described above of the applicable funding options. The total amount of each Annuity Payment will equal the sum of the basic payments in each funding option. We determine the actual amounts of these payments by multiplying the number of

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    Annuity Units we credited to each funding option by the corresponding Annuity Unit value as of the date 14 days before the date the payment is due.

    Fixed Annuity

    You may choose a fixed annuity that provides payments that do not vary during the annuity period. We will calculate the dollar amount of the first fixed Annuity Payment as described under “Variable Annuity,” except that the amount we apply to begin the annuity will be your Cash Surrender Value as of the date Annuity Payments begin. Payout rates will not be lower than that shown in the Contract. If it would produce a larger payment, the first fixed Annuity Payment will be determined using the Life Annuity Tables in effect on the Maturity Date.

    PAYMENT OPTIONS

    Election of Options

    While the Annuitant is alive, you can change your annuity or income option selection any time up to the Maturity Date. Once annuity or income payments have begun, no further elections are allowed.

    During the Annuitant’s lifetime, if you do not elect otherwise before the Maturity Date, we will pay you (or another designated payee) the first of a series of monthly annuity or income payments based on the life of the Annuitant, in accordance with Annuity Option 2 (Life Annuity with 120 monthly payments assured). For certain Qualified Contracts, Annuity Option 4 (Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity — Annuity Reduced on Death of Primary Payee) will be the automatic option as described in the Contract.

    The minimum amount that can be placed under an annuity or income option will be $1,000 unless we agree to a lesser amount. If any monthly periodic payment due is less than $100, the Company reserves the right to make payments at less frequent intervals, or to pay the Contract Value in a lump-sum.

    On the Maturity Date, we will pay the amount due under the Contract in accordance with the payment option that you select. You may choose to receive a single lump-sum payment. You must elect an option in writing, in a form satisfactory to the Company. Any election made during the lifetime of the Annuitant must be made by the Contract Owner.

    Annuity Options

    Subject to the conditions described in “Election of Options” above, we may pay all or any part of the Cash Surrender Value under one or more of the following annuity options. Payments under the annuity options are generally made on a monthly basis. We may offer additional options.

    Option 1 — Life Annuity — No Refund. The Company will make Annuity Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant ending with the last payment before death. This option offers the maximum periodic payment, since there is no assurance of a minimum number of payments or provision for a death benefit for beneficiaries.

    Option 2 — Life Annuity with 120, 180 or 240 Monthly Payments Assured. The Company will make monthly Annuity Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant, with the agreement that if, at the death of that person, payments have been made for less than 120, 180 or 240 months, as elected, we will continue making payments to the beneficiary during the remainder of the period.

    Option 3 — Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity — No Refund. The Company will make regular Annuity Payments during the lifetime of the Annuitant and a second person. When either person dies, we will continue making payments to the survivor. No further payments will be made following the death of the survivor.

    Option 4 — Joint and Last Survivor Life Annuity — Annuity Reduced on Death of Primary Payee. The Company will make Annuity Payments during the lifetimes of the Annuitant and a second person. You will designate one as primary payee, and the other will be designated as secondary payee. On the death of the secondary payee, the Company will continue to make monthly Annuity Payments to the primary payee in the same amount that would have been payable during the joint lifetime of the two persons. On the death of the primary payee, the Company will continue to make Annuity Payments to the secondary payee in an amount equal to 50% of the

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    payments, which would have been made during the lifetime of the primary payee. No further payments will be made once both payees have died.

    Option 5 — Other Annuity Options. The Company will make any other arrangements for Annuity Payments as may be mutually agreed upon.

    Income Options

    Instead of one of the annuity options described above, and subject to the conditions described under “Election of Options,” all or part of the Contract’s Cash Surrender Value (or, if required by state law, Contract Value) may be paid under one or more of the following income options, provided that they are consistent with federal tax law qualification requirements. Payments under the income options may be elected on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual basis:

    Option 1 — Payments of a Fixed Amount. We will make equal payments of the amount elected until the Cash Surrender Value applied under this option has been exhausted. We will pay the first payment and all later payments from each funding option or the Fixed Account in proportion to the Cash Surrender Value attributable to each funding option and/or Fixed Account. The final payment will include any amount insufficient to make another full payment.

    Option 2 — Payments for a Fixed Period. We will make payments for the period selected.

    Option 3 — Other Income Options. We will make any other arrangements for income options as may be mutually agreed upon.

    Variable Liquidity Benefit

    This benefit is only offered with the income option Payments for a Fixed Period.

    At any time after annuitization and before death, the Contract Owner may surrender and receive a payment equal to (A) minus (B), where (A) equals the present value of remaining certain payments, and (B) equals a surrender charge not to exceed the maximum surrender charge rate shown on the specifications page of the contract multiplied by (A). The interest rate used to calculate the present value is a rate 1% higher than the Assumed (Daily) Net Investment Factor used to calculate the Annuity Payments. The remaining period certain payments are assumed to be level payments equal to the most recent period certain payment prior to the request for this liquidity benefit.

    MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACT PROVISIONS

    Right to Return

    You may return the Contract for a full refund of the Contract Value plus any contract charges and premium taxes you paid (but not any fees and charges the Underlying Fund assessed) within twenty days after you receive it (the “right to return period”). You bear the investment risk of investing in the Variable Funding Options during the right to return period; therefore, the Contract Value we return may be greater or less than your Purchase Payment.

    If you purchase the Contract as an Individual Retirement Annuity, and return it within the first seven days after delivery, or longer if your state permits, we will refund your Purchase Payment in full; during the remainder of the right to return period, we will refund the Contract Value (including charges).

    We will determine the Contract Value following the close of the business day on which we receive your Contract and a Written Request for a refund. Where state law requires a different period, or the return of Purchase Payments or other variations of this provision, we will comply. Refer to your Contract for any state-specific information.

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    Termination

    You do not need to make any Purchase Payments after the first to keep the Contract in effect. However, we reserve the right to terminate the Contract on any business day if your Contract Value as of that date is less than $1,000 and you have not made Purchase Payments for at least two years, unless otherwise specified by state law. Termination will not occur until 31 days after we have mailed notice of termination to your last known address and to any assignee of record. If we terminate the Contract, we will pay you the Cash Surrender Value less any applicable taxes.

    Required Reports

    As often as required by law, but at least once in each Contract Year before the due date of the first Annuity Payment, we will furnish a report showing the number of Accumulation Units credited to the Contract and the corresponding Accumulation Unit value(s) as of the report date for each funding option to which the Contract Owner has allocated amounts during the applicable period. The Company will keep all records required under federal and state laws.

    Suspension of Payments

    The Company reserves the right to suspend or postpone the date of any payment or determination of values on any business day (1) when the New York Stock Exchange (“the Exchange”) is closed; (2) when trading on the Exchange is restricted; (3) when an emergency exists as determined by the SEC so that the sale of securities held in the Separate Account may not reasonably occur or so that the Company may not reasonably determine the value of the Separate Account’s net assets; or (4) during any other period when the SEC, by order, so permits for the protection of security holders. Payments from the Fixed Account may be delayed up to 6 months.

    THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

    The Travelers Insurance Company and The Travelers Life and Annuity Company each sponsor separate accounts: Separate Account PF and Separate Account PF II, respectively. Both Separate Account PF and Separate Account PF II were established on July 30, 1997 and are registered with the SEC as unit investment trusts (separate account) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. We will invest Separate Account assets attributable to the Contracts exclusively in the shares of the Variable Funding Options.

    We hold the assets of Separate Account PF and Separate Account PF II for the exclusive and separate benefit of the owners of each separate account, according to the laws of Connecticut. Income, gains and losses, whether or not realized, from assets allocated to the Separate Account are, in accordance with the Contracts, credited to or charged against the Separate Account without regard to other income, gains and losses of the Company. The assets held by the Separate Account are not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business that we may conduct. Obligations under the Contract are obligations of the Company.

    All investment income and other distributions of the funding options are payable to the Separate Account. We reinvest all such income and/or distributions in shares of the respective funding option at net asset value. Shares of the funding options are currently sold only to life insurance company separate accounts to fund variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.

    Certain variable annuity separate accounts and variable life insurance separate accounts may invest in the funding options simultaneously (called “mixed” and “shared” funding). It is conceivable that in the future it may be disadvantageous to do so. Although the Company and the Variable Funding Options do not currently foresee any such disadvantages either to variable annuity Contract Owners or variable life policy owners, each Underlying Fund’s Board of Directors intends to monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between them and to determine what action, if any, should be taken. If a Board of Directors was to conclude that separate funds should be established for variable life and variable annuity separate accounts, the variable annuity Contract Owners would not bear any of the related expenses, but variable annuity Contract Owners and variable life insurance policy owners would no longer have the economies of scale resulting from a la rger combined fund.

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    Performance Information

    From time to time, we may advertise several types of historical performance for the Contract’s Variable Funding Options. We may advertise the “standardized average annual total returns” of the Variable Funding Option, calculated in a manner prescribed by the SEC, and the “nonstandardized total return,” as described below. Specific examples of the performance information appear in the SAI.

    Standardized Method. We compute quotations of average annual total returns according to a formula in which a hypothetical initial investment of $1,000 is applied to the Variable Funding Option, and then related to ending redeemable values over one-, five-, and ten-year periods, or for a period covering the time during which the funding option has been in existence, if less. These quotations reflect the deduction of all recurring charges during each period (on a pro rata basis in the case of fractional periods). We convert the deduction for the annual contract administrative charge to a percentage of assets based on the actual fee collected, divided by the average net assets for Contracts sold. Each quotation assumes a total redemption at the end of each period with the applicable withdrawal charge deducted at that time.

    Nonstandardized Method. We calculate nonstandardized “total returns” in a similar manner based on the performance of the funding options over a period of time, usually for the calendar year-to-date, and for the past one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. Nonstandardized total returns will not reflect the deduction of the annual contract administrative charge, which, if reflected, would decrease the level of performance shown. These returns also do not reflect the withdrawal charge because we designed the Contract for long-term investment.

    For Underlying Funds that were in existence before they became available as a funding option, the nonstandardized average annual total return quotations reflects the investment performance that such funding options would have achieved (reduced by the applicable charges) had the Underlying Fund been held under the Contract for the period quoted. The total return quotations are based upon historical earnings and are not necessarily representative of future performance.

    General. Within the guidelines prescribed by the SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”), performance information may be quoted numerically or may be presented in a table, graph or other illustration. Advertisements may include data comparing performance to well-known indices of market performance (including, but not limited to, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index, the S&P 400 Index, the Lehman Brothers Long T-Bond Index, the Russell 1000, 2000 and 3000 Indices, the Value Line Index and the Morgan Stanley Capital International’s EAFE Index). Advertisements may also include published editorial comments and performance rankings compiled by independent organizations (including, but not limited to, Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. and Morningstar, Inc.) and publications that monitor the performance of the Separate Account and the Variable Funding Options.

    FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS

    The following general discussion of the federal income tax consequences under this Contract is not intended to cover all situations, and is not meant to provide tax or legal advice. Because of the complexity of the law and the fact that the tax results will vary depending on many factors, you should consult your tax and/or legal adviser regarding your personal situation. For your information, a more detailed tax discussion is contained in the SAI.

    General Taxation of Annuities

    Congress has recognized the value of saving for retirement by providing certain tax benefits, in the form of tax deferral, for money put into an annuity. The Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) governs how this money is ultimately taxed, depending upon the type of Contract, qualified or non-qualified, and the manner in which the money is distributed, as briefly described below. In analyzing the benefits of tax deferral it is important to note that the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 amended Code Section 1 to reduce the marginal tax rates on long-term capital gains and dividends to 5% and 15%. The reduced rates apply during 2003 through 2008, and thereafter will increase to prior levels. Earnings under annuity contracts continue to be taxed as ordinary income (top rate of 35%).

    Tax-Free Exchanges: Code Section 1035 provides that, if certain conditions are met, no gain or loss is recognized when an annuity Contract is received in exchange for a life, endowment, or annuity Contract. Since

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    different annuity Contracts have different expenses, fees and benefits, a tax-free exchange could result in your investment becoming subject to higher or lower fees and/or expenses.

    Types of Contracts: Qualified and Nonqualified

    Qualified Annuity Contracts

    If you purchase an annuity Contract with proceeds of an eligible rollover distribution from any qualified employee pension plan or individual retirement annuity (IRA), your Contract is referred to as a Qualified Contract. Some examples of Qualified Contracts are: IRAs, tax-sheltered annuities established by public school systems or certain tax-exempt organizations under Code Section 403(b), corporate sponsored pension and profit-sharing plans (including 401(k) plans), Keogh Plans (for self-employed individuals), and certain other qualified deferred compensation plans. Another type of qualified contract is a Roth IRA, under which after-tax contributions accumulate until maturity, when amounts (including earnings) may be withdrawn tax-free. The rights and benefits under a Qualified Contract may be limited by the terms of the retirement plan, regardless of the terms and conditions of the Contract. Plan participants making contributions to qualified annuity contracts will be subject t o minimum distribution rules as provided by the Code and described below.

    Taxation of Qualified Annuity Contracts

    Under a qualified annuity, since amounts paid into the Contract have generally not yet been taxed, the full amount of such distributions, including the amount attributable to Purchase Payments, whether paid in the form of lump-sum withdrawals or Annuity Payments, are generally taxed at the ordinary income tax rate unless the distribution is transferred to an eligible rollover account or Contract. The Contract is available as a vehicle for IRA rollovers and for other Qualified Contracts. There are special rules which govern the taxation of Qualified Contracts, including withdrawal restrictions, requirements for mandatory distributions, and contribution limits. We have provided a more complete discussion in the SAI.

    Mandatory Distributions for Qualified Plans

    Federal tax law requires that minimum annual distributions begin by April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which an IRA owner attains age 701/2. Participants in qualified plans and 403(b) annuities may defer minimum distributions until the later of April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which they attain age 701/2 or the year of retirement. If you own more than one individual retirement annuity and/or account, you may satisfy the minimum distribution rules on an aggregate basis (i.e. determine the total amount of required distributions from all IRAs and take the required amount from any one or more IRAs). A similar aggregate approach is available to meet your 403(b) minimum distribution requirements if you have multiple 403(b) annuities.

    Minimum Distributions for Beneficiaries: When a death benefit becomes due upon the death of the owner and/or annuitant, a lump sum may be taken, minimum distributions may be taken over the life expectancy of the beneficiary not less than annually within one year from the date of death, or the funds remaining in the Contract must be completely withdrawn within five years from the date of death.

    Note to participants in qualified plans including 401, 403(b), 457 as well as IRA owners: While annual plan contribution limits may be increased from time to time by Congress and the IRS for federal income tax purposes, these limits must be adopted by each state for the higher limits to be effective at a state income tax level. In other words, the permissible contribution limit for income tax purposes may be different at the federal level from your state’s income tax laws. Therefore, in certain states, a portion of the contributions may not be excludible or deductible from state income taxes. Please consult your employer or tax adviser regarding this issue.

    Nonqualified Annuity Contracts

    If you purchase the Contract on an individual basis with after-tax dollars and not under one of the programs described above, your Contract is referred to as nonqualified.

    As the owner of a nonqualified annuity, you do not receive any tax benefit (deduction or deferral of income) on Purchase Payments, but you will not be taxed on increases in the value of your Contract until a distribution occurs — either as a withdrawal (distribution made prior to the Maturity Date), or as Annuity Payments. When a

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    withdrawal is made, you are taxed on the amount of the withdrawal that is considered earnings under applicable tax laws. Similarly, when you receive an Annuity Payment, part of each payment is considered a return of your Purchase Payments and will not be taxed. The remaining portion of the Annuity Payment (i.e., any earnings) will be considered ordinary income for tax purposes.

    If a nonqualified annuity is owned by other than an individual, however, (e.g., by a corporation), increases in the value of the Contract attributable to Purchase Payments made after February 28, 1986 are includable in income annually and taxed at ordinary income tax rates. Furthermore, for Contracts issued after April 22, 1987, if you transfer the Contract to another person or entity without adequate consideration, all deferred increases in value will be includable in your income at the time of the transfer.

    If you make a partial withdrawal, this money will generally be taxed as first coming from earnings, (income in the contract), and then from your Purchase Payments. These withdrawn earnings are includable in your taxable income. (See Penalty Tax for Premature Distributions below.) There is income in the Contract to the extent the contract value exceeds your investment in the Contract. The investment in the Contract equals the total Purchase Payments you paid less any amount received previously which was excludible from gross income. Any direct or indirect borrowing against the value of the Contract or pledging of the Contract as security for a loan will be treated as a cash distribution under the tax law, and will have tax consequences in the year taken.

    Federal tax law requires that nonqualified annuity Contracts meet minimum mandatory distribution requirements upon the death of the contract owner, including the first of joint owners. If these requirements are not met, the Contract will not be treated as an annuity Contract for Federal income tax purposes and earnings under the Contract will be taxable currently, not when distributed. The distribution required depends, among other things, upon whether an annuity option is elected or whether the succeeding contract owner is the surviving spouse. We will administer Contracts in accordance with these rules and we will notify you when you should begin receiving payments. There is a more complete discussion of these rules in the SAI.

    Diversification Requirements for Variable Annuities

    The Code requires that any nonqualified variable annuity Contracts based on a Separate Account must meet specific diversification standards. Nonqualified variable annuity contracts shall not be treated as an annuity for Federal income tax purposes if investments made in the account are not adequately diversified. Final tax regulations define how Separate Accounts must be diversified. The Company monitors the diversification of investments constantly and believes that its accounts are adequately diversified. The consequence of any failure to diversify is essentially the loss to the Contract owner of tax-deferred treatment, requiring the current inclusion of a proportionate share of the income and gains from the Separate Account assets in the income of each Contract Owner. The Company intends to administer all Contracts subject to this provision of law in a manner that will maintain adequate diversification.

    Ownership of the Investments

    In certain circumstances, owners of variable annuity Contracts have been considered to be the owners of the assets of the underlying Separate Account for Federal income tax purposes due to their ability to exercise investment control over those assets. When this is the case, the contract owners have been currently taxed on income and gains attributable to the variable account assets. There is little guidance in this area, and some features of the Contract, such as the number of funds available and the flexibility of the contract owner to allocate premium payments and transfer amounts among the funding options, have not been addressed in public rulings. While we believe that the Contract does not give the contract owner investment control over Separate Account assets, we reserve the right to modify the Contract as necessary to prevent a contract owner from being treated as the owner of the Separate Account assets supporting the Contract.

    Taxation of Death Benefit Proceeds

    Amounts may be distributed from a nonqualified Contract because of the death of an owner or annuitant. Generally, such amounts are includable in the income of the recipient as follows: (i) if distributed in a lump sum, they are taxed in the same manner as a full surrender of the contract; or (ii) if distributed under a payment option, they are taxed in the same way as Annuity Payments.

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    Other Tax Considerations

    Treatment of Charges for Optional Death Benefits

    The Contract may provide one or more optional enhanced death benefits that in some cases may exceed the greater of purchase price or the contract value. It is possible that the Internal Revenue Service may take the position that the charges for the optional enhanced death benefit(s) are deemed to be taxable distributions to you. Although we do not believe that a charge under such optional enhanced death benefit should be treated as a taxable withdrawal, you should consult with your tax adviser before selecting any rider or endorsement to the Contract.

    Penalty Tax for Premature Distributions

    For both qualified and nonqualified Contracts, taxable distributions taken before the contract owner has reached the age of 591/2 will be subject to a 10% additional tax penalty unless the distribution is taken in a series of periodic distributions, for life or life expectancy, or unless the distribution follows the death or disability of the contract owner. Other exceptions may be available in certain qualified plans. The 10% additional tax is in addition to any penalties that may apply under your Contract and the normal income taxes due on the distribution.

    Puerto Rico Tax Considerations

    The Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994 (the “1994 Code”) taxes distributions from nonqualified annuity contracts differently than in the U.S. Distributions that are not in the form of an annuity (including partial surrenders and period certain payments) are treated under the 1994 Code first as a return of investment. Therefore, no taxable income is recognized for Puerto Rico tax purposes until the cumulative amount paid exceeds your tax basis. The amount of income on annuity distributions (payable over your lifetime) is also calculated differently under the 1994 Code. Since Puerto Rico residents are also subject to U.S. income tax on all income other than income sourced to Puerto Rico, the timing of recognition of income from an annuity contract could vary between the two jurisdictions. Although the 1994 Code provides a credit against the Puerto Rico income tax for U.S. income taxes paid, an individual may not get full credit because of the timing differences. You should consult with a personal tax adviser regarding the tax consequences of purchasing an annuity contract and/or any proposed distribution, particularly a partial distribution or election to annuitize.

    Non-Resident Aliens

    Distributions to non-resident aliens (“NRAs”) are subject to special and complex tax and withholding rules under the Code, some of which are based upon the particular facts and circumstances of the contract owner, the beneficiary and the transaction itself. In addition, Annuity Payments to NRAs in many countries are exempt from U.S. tax (or subject to lower rates) based upon a tax treaty. NRAs should seek guidance from a tax adviser regarding their personal situation.

    OTHER INFORMATION

    The Insurance Companies

    Please refer to your Contract to determine which Company issued your Contract.

    The Travelers Insurance Company is a stock insurance company chartered in 1863 in Connecticut and continuously engaged in the insurance business since that time. It is licensed to conduct life insurance business in all states of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas. The Company is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The Company’s Home Office is located at One Cityplace, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3415.

    The Travelers Life and Annuity Company is a stock insurance company chartered in 1973 in Connecticut and continuously engaged in the insurance business since that time. It is licensed to conduct life insurance business in all states of the United States (except New York), the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The Company is

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    an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. The Company’s Home Office is located at One Cityplace, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3415.

    Financial Statements

    The financial statements for the Company and its Separate Account are located in the Statement of Additional Information.

    Distribution of Variable Annuity Contracts

    Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement. Travelers Distribution LLC (“TDLLC”) serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of the securities offered through this Prospectus pursuant to the terms of the Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement. TDLLC also acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of other variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies issued by the Company and its affiliated companies.

    TDLLC’s principal executive offices are located at One Cityplace, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. TDLLC is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as well as the securities commissions in the states in which it operates, and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (“NASD”). TDLLC is affiliated with the Company and each Separate Account. TDLLC, as the principal underwriter and distributor, does not retain any fees under the Contracts.

    The Contracts are offered on a continuous basis. TDLLC enters into selling agreements with broker-dealers who are registered with the SEC and are members of the NASD, and with entities that may offer the Contracts but are exempt from registration. Applications for the Contract are solicited by registered representatives who are associated persons of such broker-dealer firms. Such representatives act as appointed agents of the Company under applicable state insurance law and must be licensed to sell variable insurance products. We intend to offer the Contract in all jurisdictions where we are licensed to do business and where the Contract is approved.

    Compensation. Broker-dealers who have selling agreements with TDLLC are paid compensation for the promotion and sale of the Contracts. Registered representatives who solicit sales of the Contract typically receive a portion of the compensation payable to the broker-dealer firm, depending on the agreement between the firm and the registered representative. Compensation paid on the Contracts, as well as other incentives or payments, are not assessed as an additional direct charge to Contract owners or the Separate Account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges imposed under the Contract and from profits on payments received by the Company and TDLLC for providing administrative, marketing and other support and services to the Funds.

    The amount and timing of compensation may vary depending on the selling agreement but is not expected to exceed 10% of Purchase Payments (if up-front compensation is paid to registered representatives) and 2% annually of average account value (if asset based compensation is paid to registered representatives). We may also periodically establish commission specials; however, commissions paid under these specials will not exceed the amounts described immediately above. To the extent permitted by NASD rules and other applicable laws and regulations, TDLLC may pay or allow other promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or other compensation.

    Broker-dealer firms may receive separate compensation or reimbursement for, among other things, training of sales personnel, marketing or other services they provide to the Company or our affiliates. In addition, the Company or TDLLC may enter into special compensation arrangements with certain broker-dealer firms based on aggregate or anticipated sales of the Contracts or other criteria. These special compensation arrangements will not be offered to all broker-dealer firms and the terms of such arrangements may differ between broker-dealer firms. The Company and TDLLC have entered into such arrangements with AIG Advisor Group (including Advantage Capital Corporation, FSC Securities Corporation, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Sentra Securities Corporation, Spelman & Co., Inc. and SunAmerica Securities, Inc.), ING Advisors Network (including Financial Network Corporation, Locust Street Securities, Multi-Financial Securities, IFG Network Securities, VESTAX Securities, Washingto n Square Securities and PrimeVest Financial Services), Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, NFP Securities, Inc., Piper Jaffray, Primerica Financial Services, Inc., Prudential Securities, and Citigroup Global

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    Markets. Any such compensation payable to a broker-dealer firm will be made by TDLLC or the Company out of their own assets and will not result in any additional direct charge to you.

    The Company and TDLLC have entered into selling agreements with certain broker-dealer firms that have an affiliate that acts as investment adviser to one or more Underlying Funds or serves as a subadviser to a Portfolio of The Travelers Series Trust or Travelers Series Fund Inc., which are offered under the Contracts. These firms include Fidelity Management & Research Company, Morgan Stanley Investment Advisers Inc., Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P., Salomon Brothers Asset Management and Smith Barney Fund Management.

    Conformity with State and Federal Laws

    The laws of the state in which we deliver a Contract govern that Contract. Where a state has not approved a Contract feature or funding option, it will not be available in that state. Any paid-up annuity, Cash Surrender Value or death benefits that are available under the Contract are not less than the minimum benefits required by the statutes of the state in which we delivered the Contract. We reserve the right to make any changes, including retroactive changes, in the Contract to the extent that the change is required to meet the requirements of any law or regulation issued by any governmental agency to which the Company, the Contract or the Contract Owner is subject.

    Voting Rights

    The Company is the legal owner of the shares of the Underlying Funds. However, we believe that when an Underlying Fund solicits proxies in conjunction with a vote of shareholders we are required to obtain from you and from other owners instructions on how to vote those shares. We will vote all shares, including those we may own on our own behalf, and those where we have not received instructions from Contract Owners, in the same proportion as shares for which we received voting instructions. Should we determine that we are no longer required to comply with the above, we will vote on the shares in our own right. In certain limited circumstances, and when permitted by law, we may disregard voting instructions. If we do disregard voting instructions, a summary of that action and the reasons for such action would be included in the next annual report to Contract Owners.

    Legal Proceedings and Opinions

    Legal matters in connection with the federal laws and regulations affecting the issue and sale of the contract described in this prospectus, as well as the organization of the Companies, their authority to issue variable annuity contracts under Connecticut law and the validity of the forms of the variable annuity contracts under Connecticut law, have been passed on by the Deputy General Counsel of the Companies. There are no pending legal proceedings affecting either Separate Account or the principal underwriter. There are no pending legal proceedings against either Company likely to have a material adverse effect on the ability of either Company to meet its obligations under the applicable Contract.

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    APPENDIX A — CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    THE TRAVELERS PF FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES
    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    The following tables provide the Accumulation Unit Value information for the variable charge of 1.40% = (Standard Death Benefit).

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Greenwich Street Series Fund                      
    Appreciation Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.071    0.871    57,410,955  
       2001    1.131    1.071    60,882,283  
       2000    1.151    1.131    55,820,187  
       1999    1.032    1.151    39,976,851  
       1998    1.000    1.032    6,001,504  
                         
    Fundamental Value Portfolio (5/01)    2002    0.921    0.714    19,033,307  
       2001    1.000    0.921    8,573,648  
                         
    Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc.                      
    Select Balanced Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.077    0.993    22,795,695  
       2001    1.107    1.077    25,401,469  
       2000    1.071    1.107    16,329,880  
       1999    1.010    1.071    11,802,965  
       1998    1.000    1.010    3,276,785  
                         
    Select Growth Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.983    0.795    17,913,231  
       2001    1.106    0.983    20,695,886  
       2000    1.178    1.106    21,993,066  
       1999    1.028    1.178    16,449,483  
       1998    1.000    1.028    4,128,790  
                         
    Select High Growth Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.000    0.752    9,696,141  
       2001    1.153    1.000    11,235,146  
       2000    1.260    1.153    12,351,705  
       1999    1.007    1.260    6,958,968  
       1998    1.000    1.007    2,419,349  
                         
    Smith Barney Investment Series                      
    SB Government Portfolio — Class A (5/00)    2002    1.154    1.228    6,340,663  
       2001    1.105    1.154    948,144  
       2000    1.000    1.105    305,703  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Smith Barney Investment Series (continued)                      
    Smith Barney Growth and Income Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.816    0.626    8,489,381  
       2001    0.927    0.816    6,211,271  
       2000    1.000    0.927    3,031,797  
                         
    Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.752    0.549    16,957,616  
       2001    0.892    0.752    17,766,971  
       2000    1.000    0.892    11,573,385  
                         
       Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap Growth
          Portfolio (5/00)
       2002    0.887    0.640    4,977,057  
       2001    1.048    0.887    5,405,644  
       2000    1.000    1.048    3,237,291  
                         
    The Travelers Series Trust                      
    Merrill Lynch Large Cap Core Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.876    0.647    14,381,784  
       2001    1.146    0.876    17,155,896  
       2000    1.231    1.146    17,616,134  
       1999    1.009    1.231    10,815,585  
       1998    1.000    1.009    3,296,438  
                         
    MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.325    0.668    17,818,957  
       2001    1.760    1.325    20,566,363  
       2000    1.632    1.760    19,101,495  
       1999    1.008    1.632    6,463,249  
       1998    1.000    1.008    1,229,892  
                         
    Social Awareness Stock Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.818    0.606    4,034,308  
       2001    0.984    0.818    3,997,356  
       2000    1.000    0.984    1,618,990  
                         
    Travelers Series Fund Inc.                      
    MFS Total Return Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.161    1.085    19,296,064  
       2001    1.177    1.161    17,379,044  
       2000    1.024    1.177    13,308,965  
       1999    1.011    1.024    8,380,698  
       1998    1.000    1.011    1,863,613  
                         
    Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.966    0.642    45,161,290  
       2001    1.021    0.966    37,422,234  
       2000    1.000    1.021    18,739,294  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Travelers Series Fund Inc. (continued)                      
    Smith Barney High Income Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.834    0.796    10,645,027  
       2001    0.879    0.834    9,315,239  
       2000    0.969    0.879    6,930,395  
       1999    0.958    0.969    5,067,973  
       1998    1.000    0.958    1,085,592  
                         
       Smith Barney International All Cap Growth
          Portfolio (7/98)
       2002    0.750    0.550    13,686,502  
       2001    1.105    0.750    15,011,452  
       2000    1.471    1.105    13,921,387  
       1999    0.889    1.471    5,354,378  
       1998    1.000    0.889    1,252,105  
                         
    Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.969    0.712    23,997,566  
       2001    1.070    0.969    27,245,126  
       2000    0.959    1.070    22,747,428  
       1999    0.972    0.959    17,862,435  
       1998    1.000    0.972    3,867,915  
                         
       Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth
          Portfolio (5/01)
       2002    0.903    0.670    690,901  
       2001    1.000    0.903    374,309  
                         
    Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio (5/01)    2002    0.938    0.748    2,595,265  
       2001    1.000    0.938    1,540,502  
                         
    Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.123    1.121    20,774,655  
       2001    1.098    1.123    20,145,080  
       2000    1.050    1.098    8,885,259  
       1999    1.016    1.050    8,243,538  
       1998    1.000    1.016    1,796,861  
                         
    Van Kampen Life Investment Trust                      
    Comstock Portfolio — Class II Shares (9/00)    2002    1.118    0.888    11,633,169  
       2001    1.166    1.118    8,684,522  
       2000    1.000    1.166    1,128,683  
                         
    Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II Shares (9/00)    2002    0.521    0.346    24,628,432  
       2001    0.773    0.521    22,937,404  
       2000    1.000    0.773    9,176,940  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Van Kampen Life Investment Trust (continued)                      
       Growth and Income Portfolio — Class II
          Shares (9/00)
       2002    0.969    0.815    10,499,669  
       2001    1.046    0.969    7,756,387  
       2000    1.000    1.046    888,512  
                         
    Variable Annuity Portfolios                      
       Smith Barney Small Cap Growth Opportunities
          Portfolio (5/01)
       2002    0.954    0.699    2,035,918  
       2001    1.000    0.954    2,228,011  
                         

    Notes

    The number of units outstanding for the 2001 year end have been restated to include annuity units, where appropriate.

    The date next to each funding option’s name reflects the date money first came into the funding option through the Separate Account.

    Funding options not listed above had no amounts allocated to them or where not available as of December 31, 2002.

    “Number of Units outstanding at end of period” may include units for contract owners in payout phase, where appropriate.

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    APPENDIX B — CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    THE TRAVELERS PF II FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES
    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    The following tables provide the Accumulation Unit Value information for the variable charge of 1.40% = (Standard Death Benefit).

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Greenwich Street Series Fund                      
    Appreciation Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.071    0.871    305,862,953  
       2001    1.131    1.071    336,418,349  
       2000    1.151    1.131    312,397,588  
       1999    1.032    1.151    235,392,378  
       1998    1.000    1.032    36,108,910  
                         
    Fundamental Value Portfolio (5/01)    2002    0.921    0.714    96,655,554  
       2001    1.000    0.921    64,153,523  
                         
    Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc.                      
    Select Balanced Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.077    0.993    149,437,297  
       2001    1.107    1.077    172,335,872  
       2000    1.071    1.107    116,649,147  
       1999    1.010    1.071    92,958,272  
       1998    1.000    1.010    37,964,992  
                         
    Select Growth Portfolio (6/98)    2002    0.983    0.795    114,187,022  
       2001    1.106    0.983    135,503,046  
       2000    1.178    1.106    148,142,153  
       1999    1.028    1.178    106,081,505  
       1998    1.000    1.028    30,475,847  
                         
    Select High Growth Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.000    0.752    78,227,750  
       2001    1.153    1.000    91,359,358  
       2000    1.260    1.153    98,281,080  
       1999    1.007    1.260    63,571,711  
       1998    1.000    1.007    18,718,704  
                         
    Smith Barney Investment Series                      
    SB Government Portfolio — Class A (5/00)    2002    1.154    1.228    38,471,098  
       2001    1.105    1.154    8,557,026  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Smith Barney Investment Series (continued)                      
    Smith Barney Growth and Income Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.816    0.626    37,873,166  
       2001    0.927    0.816    37,624,621  
                         
    Smith Barney Large Cap Core Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.752    0.549    72,423,198  
       2001    0.892    0.752    77,234,297  
                         
       Smith Barney Premier Selections All Cap Growth
          Portfolio (5/00)
       2002    0.887    0.640    29,168,924  
       2001    1.048    0.887    33,868,061  
                         
    The Travelers Series Trust                      
    Merrill Lynch Large Cap Core Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.876    0.647    89,594,557  
       2001    1.146    0.876    105,780,846  
       2000    1.231    1.146    111,973,813  
       1999    1.009    1.231    70,357,077  
       1998    1.000    1.009    18,932,328  
                         
    MFS Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.325    0.668    88,921,075  
       2001    1.760    1.325    104,171,306  
       2000    1.632    1.760    102,889,577  
       1999    1.008    1.632    34,997,092  
       1998    1.000    1.008    5,280,045  
                         
    Social Awareness Stock Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.818    0.606    21,776,370  
       2001    0.984    0.818    22,300,728  
       2000    1.000    0.984    8,016,692  
                         
    Travelers Series Fund Inc.                      
    MFS Total Return Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.161    1.085    99,649,522  
       2001    1.177    1.161    99,836,614  
       2000    1.024    1.177    75,344,816  
       1999    1.011    1.024    54,861,298  
       1998    1.000    1.011    11,901,259  
                         
    Smith Barney Aggressive Growth Portfolio (5/00)    2002    0.966    0.642    220,631,371  
       2001    1.021    0.966    210,647,462  
       2000    1.000    1.021    98,624,592  
                         
    Smith Barney High Income Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.834    0.796    44,665,354  
       2001    0.879    0.834    44,411,527  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Travelers Series Fund Inc. (continued)                      
    Smith Barney High Income Portfolio (continued)    2000    0.969    0.879    31,714,593  
       1999    0.958    0.969    25,856,446  
       1998    1.000    0.958    7,250,612  
                         
       Smith Barney International All Cap Growth
          Portfolio (7/98)
       2002    0.750    0.550    62,301,931  
       2001    1.105    0.750    71,952,232  
       2000    1.471    1.105    68,195,410  
       1999    0.889    1.471    28,191,109  
       1998    1.000    0.889    8,642,970  
                         
    Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio (7/98)    2002    0.969    0.712    111,686,294  
       2001    1.070    0.969    130,549,518  
       2000    0.959    1.070    109,901,403  
       1999    0.972    0.959    95,910,703  
       1998    1.000    0.972    21,613,178  
                         
       Smith Barney Large Capitalization Growth
          Portfolio (5/01)
       2002    0.903    0.670    5,747,327  
       2001    1.000    0.903    3,651,010  
                         
    Smith Barney Mid Cap Core Portfolio (5/01)    2002    0.938    0.748    13,231,648  
       2001    1.000    0.938    8,351,207  
                         
    Smith Barney Money Market Portfolio (7/98)    2002    1.123    1.121    80,376,314  
       2001    1.098    1.123    93,223,071  
       2000    1.050    1.098    43,727,837  
       1999    1.016    1.050    56,006,627  
       1998    1.000    1.016    9,365,841  
                         
    Van Kampen Life Investment Trust                      
    Comstock Portfolio — Class II Shares (9/00)    2002    1.118    0.888    77,886,655  
       2001    1.166    1.118    67,881,535  
       2000    1.000    1.166    7,549,285  
                         
    Emerging Growth Portfolio — Class II Shares (9/00)    2002    0.521    0.346    132,843,168  
       2001    0.773    0.521    135,230,509  
       2000    1.000    0.773    57,423,433  
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    Accumulation Unit Values (in dollars)

    1.25 M&E, .15 Adm = 1.40% Net Expense (continued)

    Portfolio Name Year Unit Value at
    Beginning of
    Year
    Unit Value at
    End of Year
    Number of Units
    Outstanding at
    End of Year





    Van Kampen Life Investment Trust (continued)                      
       Growth and Income Portfolio — Class II
          Shares (9/00)
       2002    0.969    0.815    64,064,707  
       2001    1.046    0.969    54,264,238  
       2000    1.000    1.046    12,181,962  
                         
    Variable Annuity Portfolios                      
    Smith Barney Small Cap Growth Opportunities
       Portfolio (5/01)
       2002    0.954    0.699    10,049,014  
       2001    1.000    0.954    9,833,197  
                         

    Notes

    The number of units outstanding for the 2001 year end have been restated to include Annuity Units, where appropriate.

    The date next to each funding option’s name reflects the date money first came into the funding option through the Separate Account.

    Funding options not listed above had no amounts allocated to them or were not available as of December 31, 2002.

    “Number of Units outstanding at end of period” may include units for Contract Owners in payout phase, where appropriate.

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    APPENDIX C

    THE FIXED ACCOUNT

    The Fixed Account is part of the Company’s general account assets. These general account assets include all assets of the Company other than those held in the Separate Accounts sponsored by the Company or its affiliates.

    The staff of the SEC does not generally review the disclosure in the prospectus relating to the Fixed Account. Disclosure regarding the Fixed Account and the general account may, however, be subject to certain provisions of the federal securities laws relating to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in the prospectus.

    Under the Fixed Account, the Company assumes the risk of investment gain or loss, guarantees a specified interest rate, and guarantees a specified periodic Annuity Payment. The investment gain or loss of the Separate Account or any of the funding options does not affect the Fixed Account Contract Value, or the dollar amount of fixed Annuity Payments made under any payout option.

    We guarantee that, at any time, the Fixed Account Contract Value will not be less than the amount of the Purchase Payments allocated to the Fixed Account, plus interest credited as described below, less any applicable premium taxes or prior withdrawals.

    Purchase payments allocated to the Fixed Account and any transfers made to the Fixed Account become part of the Company’s general account, which supports insurance and annuity obligations. The general account and any interest therein is not registered under, or subject to the provisions of, the Securities Act of 1933 or Investment Company Act of 1940. We will invest the assets of the Fixed Account at our discretion. Investment income from such Fixed Account assets will be allocated to us and to the Contracts participating in the Fixed Account.

    Investment income from the Fixed Account allocated to us includes compensation for mortality and expense risks borne by us in connection with Fixed Account Contracts. The amount of such investment income allocated to the Contracts will vary from year to year in our sole discretion at such rate or rates as we prospectively declare from time to time.

    We guarantee the initial rate for any allocations into the Fixed Account for one year from the date of such allocation. We guarantee subsequent renewal rates for the calendar quarter. We also guarantee that for the life of the Contract we will credit interest at not less than 3% per year. We will determine any interest we credit to amounts allocated to the Fixed Account in excess of 3% per year in our sole discretion. You assume the risk that interest credited to the Fixed Account may not exceed the minimum guarantee of 3% for any given year.

    Transfers

    You may make transfers from the Fixed Account to any other available Variable Funding Option(s) twice a year during the 30 days following the semiannual anniversary of the Contract Date. We limit transfers to an amount of up to 15% of the Fixed Account Contract Value on the semiannual Contract Date anniversary. (This restriction does not apply to transfers under the Dollar Cost Averaging Program.) Amounts previously transferred from the Fixed Account to Variable Funding Options may not be transferred back to the Fixed Account for a period of at least six months from the date of transfer. We reserve the right to waive either of these restrictions.

    Automated transfers from the Fixed Account to any of the Variable Funding Options may begin at any time. Automated transfers from the Fixed Account may not deplete your Fixed Account value in a period of less than twelve months from your enrollment in the Dollar Cost Averaging Program.

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    APPENDIX D

    WAIVER OF WITHDRAWAL CHARGE FOR NURSING HOME CONFINEMENT

    (This waiver is not available if the Annuitant is age 71
    or older on the date the Contract is issued.)

    If, after the first Contract Year and before the Maturity Date, the Annuitant begins confinement in an Eligible Nursing Home, and remains confined for the qualifying period, you may make a total or partial withdrawal, subject to the maximum withdrawal amount described below, without incurring a Withdrawal Charge. In order for the Withdrawal Charge to be waived, the withdrawal must be made during continued confinement in an Eligible Nursing Home after the qualifying period has been satisfied, or within sixty (60) days after such confinement ends. The qualifying period is confinement in an Eligible Nursing Home for ninety (90) consecutive days. We will require proof of confinement in a form satisfactory to us, which may include certification by a licensed physician that such confinement is medically necessary.

    An Eligible Nursing Home is defined as an institution or special nursing unit of a hospital which:

                (a)   is Medicare approved as a provider of skilled nursing care services; and

        (b)   is not, other than in name only, an acute care hospital, a home for the aged, a retirement home, a rest home, a community living center, or a place mainly for the treatment of alcoholism, mental illness or drug abuse.

    OR

    Meets all of the following standards:

                (a)   is licensed as a nursing care facility by the state in which it is licensed;

        (b)   is either a freestanding facility or a distinct part of another facility such as a ward, wing, unit or swing-bed of a hospital or other facility;

        (c)   provides nursing care to individuals who are not able to care for themselves and who require nursing care;

                (d)   provides, as a primary function, nursing care and room and board; and charges for these services;

        (e)   provides care under the supervision of a licensed physician, registered nurse (RN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN);

                (f)   may provide care by a licensed physical, respiratory, occupational or speech therapist; and

        (g)   is not, other than in name only, an acute care hospital, a home for the aged, a retirement home, a rest home, a community living center, or a place mainly for the treatment of alcoholism, mental illness or drug abuse.

    Filing a claim: You must provide the Company with written notice of a claim during continued confinement after the 90-day qualifying period, or within sixty days after such confinement ends.

    The maximum withdrawal amount for which we will waive the Withdrawal Charge is the Contract Value on the next valuation date following written proof of claim, less any Purchase Payments made within a one-year period before confinement in an Eligible Nursing Home begins, less any Purchase Payments made on or after the Annuitant’s 71st birthday.

    Any withdrawal requested which falls under the scope of this waiver will be paid as soon as we receive proper written proof of your claim, and will be paid in a lump sum. You should consult with your personal tax adviser regarding the tax impact of any withdrawals taken from your contract.

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    APPENDIX E

    CONTENTS OF THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

    The Statement of Additional Information contains more specific information and financial statements relating to The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company. A list of the contents of the Statement of Additional Information is set forth below:

          The Insurance Company
          Principal Underwriter
          Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement
          Valuation of Assets
          Performance Information
          Federal Tax Considerations
          Independent Accountants
          Financial Statements


    Copies of the Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2003 are available without charge. To request a copy, please clip this coupon on the line above, enter your name and address in the spaces provided below, and mail to: The Travelers Insurance Company, PrimeElite Travelers Service Center, One Cityplace, Hartford, Connecticut 06103-3415. The Travelers Insurance Company Statement of Additional Information is printed on Form L-12684S, and The Travelers Life and Annuity Statement of Additional Information is printed on Form L-12685S.

    Name:         
    Address:         
              
             

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    L-12684    May 1, 2003  
       (12/03)