As filed pursuant to Rule 497

Under the Securities Act of 1933

Registration No. 333-103098 and

811-04865

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

VARIABLE ACCOUNT A

SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUS

DATED AUGUST 12, 2005

AllianceBernstein Ovation Variable Annuity (O-3193-PRO)

AllianceBernstein Ovation Advisor Variable Annuity (O-3193-PRA)

AllianceBernstein Ovation Plus Variable Annuity (O-3193-PRP)

Effective August 10, 2005, the AllianceBernstein Total Return, AllianceBernstein International and AllianceBernstein Worldwide Privatization Portfolios were renamed and their investment policies conformed to those of their retail AllianceBernstein Fund counterparts.

Previous Name		New Name
AllianceBernstein Total Return Portfolio	®	AllianceBernstein Balanced Shares Portfolio
AllianceBernstein Worldwide Privatization Portfolio	®	AllianceBernstein International Portfolio Growth Portfolio
AllianceBernstein International Portfolio	®	AllianceBernstein International Research Growth Portfolio

Date: September 6, 2005

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