Supplement dated December 5, 2005 to the May 2, 2005  Prospectuses for the following  annuity  products:  American Skandia Advisor Plan
III,  Stagecoach  Advisor Plan III,  American  Skandia XTra Credit SIX,  Stagecoach  XTra Credit SIX,  American  Skandia  LifeVest(R)II,
American Skandia APEX II, Stagecoach APEX II, Advisors Choice(R)(2000),  American Skandia Variable  Adjustable  Immediate  Annuity,  and
American Skandia Variable Immediate Annuity, as previously supplemented (the "Prospectuses").

This  Supplement  should be read and retained with the current  Prospectus for your annuity  contract  issued by American  Skandia Life
Assurance  Corporation  ("American  Skandia").  This  Supplement is intended to update  certain  information  in the Prospectus for the
variable or immediate  annuity you own, and is not intended to be a  prospectus  or offer for any other  variable or immediate  annuity
listed  here that you do not own.  If you would like  another  copy of the  current  Prospectus,  please  contact  American  Skandia at
1-800-752-6342.

We are issuing this supplement to describe certain changes to the  above-referenced  Prospectuses,  including changes made with respect
to certain  portfolios of American  Skandia Trust ("AST") and to announce five  additional  AST portfolios  (the "AST Asset  Allocation
Portfolios")  that  are  being  offered  as new  variable  investment  options  under  each of the  above-referenced  products.  We are
announcing the closure of the asset allocation programs offered in each of the  above-referenced  products.  All of these changes apply
to each Prospectus and will be effective on or about December 5, 2005, unless specifically stated otherwise.


1.       PORTFOLIO MERGERS


The Trustees of AST and shareholders have approved these mergers to be effective as of December 5, 2005:

The AST Alger All-Cap Growth  Portfolio has merged into the AST Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth  Portfolio.  As a result of the merger,
the AST Alger All-Cap  Growth  Portfolio has ceased  operations and will no longer be offered as an investment  option.  The investment
objective and investment policies of the AST Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio remain unchanged.

The AST AllianceBernstein  Growth + Value Portfolio merged into the AST AllianceBernstein  Managed Index 500 Portfolio.  As a result of
the merger,  the AST  AllianceBernstein  Growth + Value Portfolio has ceased  operations and will no longer be offered as an investment
option.  The investment objective and investment policies of the AST AllianceBernstein Managed Index 500 Portfolio remain unchanged.


The following  information for the successor  portfolios replaces the information  previously  indicated for these portfolios under the
section of each  Prospectus  entitled  "Summary of Contract Fees and Charges",  sub-section  "Underlying  Mutual Fund Portfolio  Annual
Expenses",  under the heading  "American  Skandia Trust" to reflect estimates of what the expenses of the portfolio will be as a result
of the mergers:


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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
                            (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
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                                                                                                                  Total Annual
                                                           Management      Other Expenses       12b-1 Fees         Portfolio
                 UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO                         Fees                                                 Operating
                                                                                                                    Expenses
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
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AST Neuberger Berman Mid-Cap Growth(1)                       0.90%              0.18%              None              1.08%
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AST AllianceBernstein Managed Index 500(2)                   0.60%              0.16%              None              0.76%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------

1    Other  Expenses  are based in part on estimated  amounts for the current  fiscal year.  The annual  expenses of the AST  Neuberger
Berman Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio prior to the Merger were as follows:  Management Fee: 0.90%;  12b-1 Fee: None;  Other Expenses:  0.22%;
Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses: 1.12%.
2    Other  Expenses  are  based  in  part  on  estimated  amounts  for  the  current  fiscal  year.  The  annual  expenses  of the AST

AllianceBernstein  Managed Index 500 Portfolio  prior to the Merger were as follows:  Management  Fee:  0.60%;  12b-1 Fee: None;  Other
Expenses: 0.17%; Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses: 0.77%.

2.       SUB-ADVISOR and PORTFOLIO NAME CHANGES

The Trustees of AST and,  where  necessary,  shareholders  have approved the  following  sub-advisor  and portfolio  name changes to be
effective as of December 5, 2005:

AST Gabelli All-Cap Value Portfolio
EARNEST  Partners LLC and Wedge Capital  Management,  LLP replaced GAMCO  Investors,  Inc. as  Sub-advisors  to the AST Gabelli All-Cap
Value Portfolio.  As a result,  the Portfolio's name has changed to the AST Mid-Cap Value Portfolio.  Under normal  circumstances,  the
Portfolio will now invest at least 80% of the value its net assets in mid-capitalization companies.

AST AllianceBernstein Large-Cap Growth Portfolio
T. Rowe Price  Associates,  Inc.  replaced  Alliance Capital  Management as Sub-advisor to the AST  AllianceBernstein  Large-Cap Growth
Portfolio.  As a result, the Portfolio's name has changed to the AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio.

AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
J.P.  Morgan  Investment  Management,  Inc. has been added as a Sub-advisor to the AST Hotchkis & Wiley  Large-Cap  Value Portfolio and
will  manage a  portion  of the  Portfolio.  Hotchkis  & Wiley  Capital  Management,  LLC will  continue  to  manage a  portion  of the
Portfolio.  As a result, the Portfolio's name has changed to the AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio.

AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
Salomon  Brothers Asset  Management Inc. has been added as a Sub-advisor to the AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio and will manage a portion
of the Portfolio. Each of Integrity Asset Management,  J.P. Morgan Investment Management,  Inc., and Lee Munder Investments,  Ltd. will
continue to manage a portion of the Portfolio.  The name of the Portfolio remains unchanged.

AST Money Market Portfolio
Prudential Investment Management,  Inc. replaced Wells Capital Management,  Inc. as Sub-advisor to the AST Money Market Portfolio.  The
name of the Portfolio remains unchanged.


As a result of the above  sub-advisor,  investment  objective/policies  and name changes,  the chart in each  Prospectus in the section
entitled "Investment Options/What are the Investment Objectives and Policies of the Portfolios?" is revised as follows:


INVESTMENT OPTIONS

WHAT ARE THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE PORTFOLIOS?

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                                                                                                                           PORTFOLIO
      STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                          ADVISOR/
       TYPE                                                                                                               SUB-ADVISOR
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
      Mid Cap       AST Mid-Cap Value  (formerly AST Gabelli  All-Cap  Value):  seeks to provide  capital growth by     EARNEST Partners
       Value        investing primarily in mid-capitalization  stocks that appear to be undervalued.  The Portfolio    LLC/Wedge Capital
                    has a non-fundamental  policy to invest, under normal circumstances,  at least 80% of the value     Management, LLP
                    of its net assets in mid-capitalization companies.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
     Large Cap      AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth (formerly AST  AllianceBernstein  Large-Cap  Growth):  seeks      T. Rowe Price
      Growth        long-term growth of capital by investing  predominantly  in the equity  securities of a limited     Associates, Inc.
                    number of large,  carefully  selected,  high-quality  U.S.  companies that are judged likely to
                    achieve  superior  earnings  growth.  The  Portfolio  takes a  growth  approach  to  investment
                    selection  and  normally  invests at least 80% of its net assets in the common  stocks of large
                    cap companies.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
     Large Cap      AST Large-Cap Value (formerly AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap  Value):  seeks current income and     Hotchkis & Wiley
      Value         long-term  growth of income,  as well as capital  appreciation.  The Portfolio  invests,  under   Capital Management,
                    normal  circumstances,  at least  80% of its net  assets in common  stocks  of  large-cap  U.S.     LLC; J.P. Morgan
                    companies.  The  Portfolio  focuses on common  stocks that have a high cash  dividend or payout        Investment
                    yield relative to the market or that possess relative value within sectors.                         Management, Inc.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
 Small Cap Value    AST  Small-Cap  Value:  seeks to provide  long-term  capital  growth by investing  primarily in     Integrity Asset
                    small-capitalization   stocks   that   appear  to  be   undervalued.   The   Portfolio   has  a     Management; Lee
                    non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances,  at least 80% of the value of its   Munder Investments,
                    net assets in  small-capitalization  stocks.  The  Portfolio  will focus on common  stocks that     Ltd; J.P. Morgan
                    appear to be undervalued.                                                                              Investment
                                                                                                                       Management, Inc.;
                                                                                                                        Salomon Brothers
                                                                                                                     Asset Management Inc.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
   Fixed Income     AST Money Market:  seeks high current income while  maintaining  high levels of liquidity.  The  Prudential Investment
                    Portfolio  attempts to  accomplish  its  objective by  maintaining  a  dollar-weighted  average     Management, Inc.
                    maturity  of not  more  than 90 days  and by  investing  in  securities  which  have  effective
                    maturities of not more than 397 days.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------

Effective January 1, 2006, The Prudential  Series Fund, Inc. will be reorganized as a Delaware  statutory trust which will be named The
Prudential  Series Fund.  Effective  January 1, 2006, all references to The Prudential  Series Fund, Inc. within each Prospectus  shall
be deemed to refer to The Prudential Series Fund.

3.       AST ASSET ALLOCATION PORTFOLIOS


Effective  December 5, 2005,  the  underlying  portfolios  listed below are being offered as new  Sub-accounts  under your Annuity.  In
order to reflect these additions:

     A.  In the section of each  Prospectus  entitled  "Summary of Contract  Fees and  Charges",  sub-section  "Underlying  Mutual Fund
Portfolio Annual Expenses", under the heading "American Skandia Trust", the following information is added:


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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
                            (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
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------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
                                                                                                                  Total Annual
                                                           Management      Other Expenses       12b-1 Fees         Portfolio
                 UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO                         Fees                                                 Operating
                                                                                                                    Expenses
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
AST Aggressive Asset Allocation (1,2)                        1.04%              0.26%              None              1.30%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation (1,2)                    0.99%              0.25%              None              1.24%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
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AST Balanced Asset Allocation (1,2)                          0.95%              0.24%              None              1.19%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
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AST Conservative Asset Allocation (1,2)                      0.93%              0.23%              None              1.16%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
AST Preservation Asset Allocation (1,2)                      0.88%              0.22%              None              1.10%
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------

1.  Management  Fees are based in part on  estimated  amounts for the current  fiscal year.  Each Asset  Allocation  Portfolio  invests
primarily in shares of one or more Underlying  Portfolios.  The only management fee directly paid by an Asset  Allocation  Portfolio is
a 0.15% fee paid to the  Investment  Managers.  The management  fee shown in the chart for each Asset  Allocation  Portfolio is (i) the
0.15%  management fee to be paid by the Asset  Allocation  Portfolios to the Investment  Managers plus (ii) a weighted average estimate
of the management fees to be paid by the Underlying  Portfolios to the Investment Managers,  which are borne indirectly by investors in
the Asset  Allocation  Portfolio.  Each weighted  average  estimate of the management  fees to be paid by the Underlying  Portfolios is
based on the expected initial  Underlying  Portfolio  allocations for the applicable Asset Allocation  Portfolio and the management fee
rates for the Underlying  Portfolios as set forth in the current  Prospectus for the Underlying  Portfolios.  The management  fees paid
by an Asset Allocation Portfolio may be greater or less than those indicated above.

2. Other  Expenses  are based in part on  estimated  amounts for the current  fiscal year.  The other  expenses  shown in the chart for
each  Asset  Allocation  Portfolio  include:  (i) the other  expenses  expected  to be paid by the Asset  Allocation  Portfolio  to the
Investment  Managers  and other  service  providers  plus (ii) a weighted  average  estimate  of the other  expenses  to be paid by the
Underlying  Portfolios to the Investment  Managers and other service  providers,  which are borne  indirectly by investors in the Asset
Allocation  Portfolio.  Each weighted  average  estimate of the other expenses to be paid by the Underlying  Portfolios is based on the
expected  initial  Underlying  Portfolio  allocation for the applicable Asset  Allocation  Portfolio and the annual  operating  expense
ratios for the Underlying  Portfolios as set forth in the current Prospectus for the Underlying  Portfolio.  The other expenses paid by
an Asset  Allocation  Portfolio  may be  greater or less than  those  indicated  above.  A  description  of the types of costs that are
included as other expenses for the Underlying  Portfolios is set forth under the caption  "Management of the Trust - Other Expenses" in
the Underlying Portfolio Prospectus.


     B.   The  following  is being added to the chart in each  Prospectus  in the section  entitled  "Investment  Options/What  are the
Investment Objectives and Policies of the Portfolios?":


------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
                                                                                                                           PORTFOLIO
      STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                          ADVISOR/
       TYPE                                                                                                               SUB-ADVISOR
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
 Asset Allocation/  AST  Aggressive  Asset  Allocation   Portfolio:   seeks  the  highest  potential  total  return     American Skandia
     Balanced       consistent  with its specified  level of risk  tolerance.  The Portfolio will invest its assets
                    in several  other  American  Skandia Trust  Portfolios.  Under normal  market  conditions,  the        Investment
                    Portfolio  will  devote  between  92.5%  to 100% of its net  assets  to  underlying  portfolios     Services, Inc./
                    investing  primarily  in equity  securities,  and 0% to 7.5% of its net  assets  to  underlying        Prudential
                    portfolios investing primarily in debt securities and money market instruments.                     Investments LLC
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
Asset Allocation/   AST Capital  Growth  Asset  Allocation  Portfolio:  seeks the highest  potential  total  return     American Skandia
     Balanced       consistent  with its specified  level of risk  tolerance.  The Portfolio will invest its assets
                    in several  other  American  Skandia Trust  Portfolios.  Under normal  market  conditions,  the        Investment
                    Portfolio  will  devote  between  72.5% to 87.5% of its net  assets  to  underlying  portfolios     Services, Inc./
                    investing  primarily in equity  securities,  and 12.5% to 27.5% of its net assets to underlying        Prudential
                    portfolios investing primarily in debt securities and money market instruments.                     Investments LLC
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------


------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
                                                                                                                           PORTFOLIO
      STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                          ADVISOR/
       TYPE                                                                                                               SUB-ADVISOR
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
Asset Allocation/   AST Balanced Asset Allocation  Portfolio:  seeks the highest  potential total return consistent     American Skandia
     Balanced       with its specified  level of risk  tolerance.  The Portfolio  will invest its assets in several
                    other American Skandia Trust  Portfolios.  Under normal market  conditions,  the Portfolio will        Investment
                    devote between 57.5% to 72.5% of its net assets to underlying  portfolios  investing  primarily     Services, Inc./
                    in equity securities,  and 27.5% to 42.5% of its net assets to underlying  portfolios investing        Prudential
                    primarily in debt securities and money market instruments.                                          Investments LLC
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
 Asset Allocation/  AST  Conservative  Asset  Allocation  Portfolio:  seeks  the  highest  potential  total  return
     Balanced       consistent  with its specified  level of risk  tolerance.  The Portfolio will invest its assets     American Skandia
                    in several  other  American  Skandia Trust  Portfolios.  Under normal  market  conditions,  the        Investment
                    Portfolio  will  devote  between  47.5% to 62.5% of its net  assets  to  underlying  portfolios     Services, Inc./
                    investing  primarily in equity  securities,  and 37.5% to 52.5% of its net assets to underlying        Prudential
                    portfolios investing primarily in debt securities and money market instruments.                     Investments LLC
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
Asset Allocation/   AST  Preservation  Asset  Allocation  Portfolio:  seeks  the  highest  potential  total  return     American Skandia
     Balanced       consistent  with its specified  level of risk  tolerance.  The Portfolio will invest its assets
                    in several  other  American  Skandia Trust  Portfolios.  Under normal  market  conditions,  the        Investment
                    Portfolio  will  devote  between  27.5% to 42.5% of its net  assets  to  underlying  portfolios     Services, Inc./
                    investing  primarily in equity  securities,  and 57.5% to 72.5% of its net assets to underlying        Prudential
                    portfolios investing primarily in debt securities and money market instruments.                     Investments LLC
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------


4.       CLOSURE OF ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAMS


     Effective December 5, 2005, the asset allocation  programs that had been made available for use with your Annuity are being closed
for new enrollments.  As a result, in order to reflect the closure of the programs, the following changes are made to each Prospectus:


     A.   The first paragraph in the section of the Prospectus  entitled "Managing Your Account Value",  under the sub-section "Are Any
Asset Allocation Programs Available?" is replaced with the following:


     ARE ANY ASSET ALLOCATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE?

     We currently do not offer any asset  allocation  programs for use with your  Annuity.  Prior to December 5, 2005,  we made certain
asset  allocation  programs  available.  If you enrolled in one of the asset  allocation  programs  prior to December 5, 2005,  see the
Appendix  entitled  "Additional  Information  on the  Asset  Allocation  Programs"  for  more  information  on  how  the  programs  are
administered.


     B.   The Appendix entitled  "Additional  Information on Asset Allocation  Programs" is revised to reflect the following changes to
the Program Rules for those contract owners that choose to remain in their asset allocation program after December 5, 2005:


o        The asset  allocation  program will only perform the function of periodic  rebalancing of your Account Value  allocated to the
              variable Sub-accounts in accordance with the percentage allocations for the model portfolio you previously chose.

o        You will not be permitted to change from one model portfolio to another.  Depending on what asset  allocation  program you had
              enrolled in, you may be permitted to transfer Account Value among the currently  available  sub-accounts that are part of
              the model (e.g., from one large-cap growth sub-account to another large-cap growth sub-account).

o        If you terminate your asset  allocation  program,  you will not be permitted to re-enroll in the program.  If you are enrolled
              in the Highest Daily Value Death  Benefit  ("HDV") or the Lifetime Five Income  Benefit  ("LT5"),  or with respect to the
              American Skandia Variable Adjustable Immediate Annuity you have elected the Guarantee feature,  termination of your asset
              allocation  program must coincide with (i) the  enrollment in a then currently  available and approved  asset  allocation
              program or other  approved  option;  or (ii) the  allocation of your entire Account Value (or Income Base with respect to
              the American Skandia Variable  Adjustable  Immediate Annuity) to the then required  investment  option(s)  available with
              these benefits or feature.


     C.  In each Prospectus,  with the exception of the American Skandia Variable  Immediate  Annuity and the American Skandia Variable
Adjustable Immediate Annuity, the following revisions are made:


(i)      In the section entitled "Living Benefit Programs", under the sub-section "Lifetime Five Income Benefit (Lifetime Five)":

o        the last two sentences in the box are replaced with the following:

              As long as your Lifetime Five Income  Benefit is in effect,  you must allocate your Account Value in accordance  with the
              then permitted and available option(s) with this program.

o        under the heading "Other Important Considerations", the fourth bullet is replaced with the following:

              You must allocate your Account Value in accordance  with the then permitted and available  option(s) with this program in
              order to elect and maintain the Lifetime Five program.

(ii)     In the section  entitled  "Death  Benefit",  under the  sub-section  "Highest Daily Value Death Benefit  ("HDV")",  the second
paragraph within the first box is replaced with the following:

              If you elect this benefit,  you must allocate  your Account  Value in  accordance  with the then  permitted and available
              option(s) with this benefit.  Because this benefit,  once elected, may not be terminated you must keep your Account Value
              allocated to a permitted option throughout the life of the Annuity.


     D.  In the Prospectus for the American Skandia Variable Adjustable Immediate Annuity, the sub-section entitled "Am I Required to
Participate in an Asset Allocation Program?" under the section entitled "Managing Your Annuity", is replaced with the following:


Am I Required to Participate in an Asset Allocation Program?

If you  purchased  your  Annuity  prior to December  5, 2005 and chose the  Optional  Guarantee  Feature,  your Net  Premium  (plus any
applicable  Credit) was required to be allocated in  accordance  with an asset  allocation  model,  and your Income Base also had to be
allocated  in  accordance  with such model.  If you  purchase  your  Annuity on or after  December 5, 2005 and you choose the  Optional
Guarantee  Feature,  you must allocate your Net  Premium/Income  Base in accordance  with the then  permitted and available  investment
option(s) with this feature.


5.       OTHER MATTERS

     A.  In the  Prospectus  for the American  Skandia  LifeVest(R)II Annuity,  in the section  entitled  "Summary of Contract  Fees and
Charges" in the table under the  sub-section  "Your Optional  Benefit Fees and Charges",  under the heading  "Highest Daily Value Death
Benefit ("HDV")", the Total Annual Charge in the third column is replaced and corrected as follows:


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HIGHEST DAILY VALUE DEATH BENEFIT ("HDV") **                                                                              2.15%
We offer an Optional  Death  Benefit that provides an enhanced  level of  protection  for     0.50% of average
your  beneficiary(ies)  by  providing a death  benefit  equal to the greater of the basic   daily net assets of
Death Benefit and the Highest Daily Value, less proportional withdrawals.                     the Sub-accounts
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------


     B.  In the Prospectus for the American  Skandia Xtra Credit SIX Annuity,  in the section  entitled  "Managing Your Account Value",
sub-section "May I Give My Investment  Professional  Permission To Manage My Account Value?",  the first two sentences are replaced and
corrected as follows:


Yes.  Your  Investment  Professional  may direct the  allocation  of your  Account  Value and request  financial  transactions  between
investment options while you are living, subject to our rules and unless you tell us otherwise.

Supplement  dated December 5, 2005 to the May 2, 2005  Prospectuses  for the following  annuity  products:  Optimum SM, Optimum Plus SM
and Optimum Four SM , as previously supplemented (the "Prospectuses").

This  Supplement  should be read and retained with the current  Prospectus for your annuity  contract  issued by American  Skandia Life
Assurance  Corporation  ("American  Skandia")  exclusively through  Linsco/Private  Ledger, Corp. This Supplement is intended to update
certain  information in the Prospectus for the variable  annuity you own, and is not intended to be a prospectus or offer for any other
variable  annuity listed here that you do not own. If you would like another copy of the current  Prospectus,  please contact  American
Skandia at 1-800-752-6342.

We are issuing this  supplement to describe  changes made with respect to certain  portfolios of American  Skandia Trust ("AST") and to
announce three additional AST portfolios that are being offered as new variable  investment options under each of the  above-referenced
products.  All of these changes will be effective on December 5, 2005.

SUB-ADVISOR and PORTFOLIO NAME CHANGES

The Trustees of AST and,  where  necessary,  shareholders  have approved the  following  sub-advisor  and portfolio  name changes to be
effective as of December 5, 2005:

AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio
J.P.  Morgan  Investment  Management,  Inc. has been added as a Sub-advisor to the AST Hotchkis & Wiley  Large-Cap  Value Portfolio and
will  manage a  portion  of the  Portfolio.  Hotchkis  & Wiley  Capital  Management,  LLC will  continue  to  manage a  portion  of the
Portfolio.  As a result, the Portfolio's name has changed to the AST Large-Cap Value Portfolio.

AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio
Salomon  Brothers Asset  Management Inc. has been added as a Sub-advisor to the AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio and will manage a portion
of the Portfolio. Each of Integrity Asset Management,  J.P. Morgan Investment Management,  Inc., and Lee Munder Investments,  Ltd. will
continue to manage a portion of the Portfolio.  The name of the Portfolio remains unchanged.

AST Money Market Portfolio
Prudential Investment Management,  Inc. replaced Wells Capital Management,  Inc. as Sub-advisor to the AST Money Market Portfolio.  The
name of the Portfolio remains unchanged.


As a result of the above the above sub-advisor,  investment  objective/policies  and name changes,  the chart in each Prospectus in the
section entitled "Investment Options/What are the Investment Objectives and Policies of the Portfolios?" is revised as follows:


INVESTMENT OPTIONS

WHAT ARE THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE PORTFOLIOS?

------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
                                                                                                                           PORTFOLIO
      STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                          ADVISOR/
       TYPE                                                                                                               SUB-ADVISOR
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
     Large Cap      AST Large-Cap Value (formerly AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap  Value):  seeks current income and     Hotchkis & Wiley
      Value         long-term  growth of income,  as well as capital  appreciation.  The Portfolio  invests,  under   Capital Management,
                    normal  circumstances,  at least  80% of its net  assets in common  stocks  of  large-cap  U.S.     LLC; J.P. Morgan
                    companies.  The  Portfolio  focuses on common  stocks that have a high cash  dividend or payout        Investment
                    yield relative to the market or that possess relative value within sectors.                         Management, Inc.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
 Small Cap Value    AST  Small-Cap  Value:  seeks to provide  long-term  capital  growth by investing  primarily in     Integrity Asset
                    small-capitalization  stocks  that  appear  to  be  undervalued.  The  Portfolio  will  have  a     Management; Lee
                    non-fundamental policy to invest, under normal circumstances,  at least 80% of the value of its   Munder Investments,
                    net assets in  small-capitalization  stocks.  The  Portfolio  will focus on common  stocks that     Ltd; J.P. Morgan
                    appear to be undervalued.                                                                              Investment
                                                                                                                       Management, Inc.;
                                                                                                                        Salomon Brothers
                                                                                                                       Asset Management,
                                                                                                                              Inc.
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
                                                                                                                           PORTFOLIO
      STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                          ADVISOR/
       TYPE                                                                                                               SUB-ADVISOR
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------
   Fixed Income     AST Money Market:  seeks high current income while  maintaining  high levels of liquidity.  The  Prudential Investment
                    Portfolio  attempts to  accomplish  its  objective by  maintaining  a  dollar-weighted  average     Management, Inc.
                    maturity  of not  more  than 90 days  and by  investing  in  securities  which  have  effective
                    maturities of not more than 397 days.
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ADDITIONAL AST PORTFOLIOS


Effective December 5, 2005, the underlying  portfolios listed below are being offered as Sub-accounts  under your Annuity.  In order to
reflect these additions:

     1.  In the section of each  Prospectus  entitled  "Summary of Contract  Fees and  Charges",  sub-section  "Underlying  Mutual Fund
Portfolio Annual Expenses", under the heading "American Skandia Trust", the following information is added:


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                                        UNDERLYING MUTUAL FUND PORTFOLIO ANNUAL EXPENSES
                              (as a percentage of the average net assets of the underlying Portfolios)
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------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
                                                                                                                  Total Annual
                                                           Management      Other Expenses       12b-1 Fees         Portfolio
                 UNDERLYING PORTFOLIO                         Fees                                                 Operating
                                                                                                                    Expenses
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -------------------
AST JPMorgan International Equity                            1.00%              0.13%              None              1.13%
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AST AllianceBernstein Growth & Income                        0.75%              0.15%              None              0.90%
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AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond                                0.80%              0.27%              None              1.07%
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     2.  The  following  is being  added to the chart in the  Prospectus  in the  section  entitled  "Investment  Options/What  are the
Investment Objectives and Policies of the Portfolios?":

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        STYLE/                                        INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES/POLICIES                                       PORTFOLIO
         TYPE                                                                                                               ADVISOR/
                                                                                                                          SUB-ADVISOR
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
INTER-NATIONAL EQUITY   AST  JPMorgan  International  Equity:  seeks  long-term  capital  growth by  investing in a   J.P. Morgan Fleming
                        diversified  portfolio of international equity securities.  The Portfolio seeks to meet its     Asset Management
                        objective by  investing,  under normal market  conditions,  at least 80% of its assets in a
                        diversified  portfolio of equity  securities of companies located or operating in developed
                        non-U.S. countries and emerging markets of the world.
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
                        AST  AllianceBernstein  Growth & Income: seeks long-term growth of capital and income while     Alliance Capital
   LARGE CAP VALUE      attempting to avoid  excessive  fluctuations in market value.  The Portfolio  normally will     Management, L.P.
                        invest in common stocks (and securities convertible into common stocks).
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----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------
     FIXED INCOME       AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond:  seeks to provide high current  income and capital growth by      T. Rowe Price
                        investing in high quality  foreign and U.S.  dollar-denominated  bonds.  The Portfolio will   International, Inc.
                        invest at least 80% of its total assets in fixed income securities,  including high quality
                        bonds issued or guaranteed by U.S. or foreign  governments or their agencies and by foreign
                        authorities,  provinces and  municipalities as well as investment grade corporate bonds and
                        mortgage and asset-backed securities of U.S. and foreign issuers.
----------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------

3.     The following  information is being added to the chart in each Prospectus,  as specified,  in the section  entitled  "Appendix A -
            Condensed Financial Information About Separate Account B":
           A.     For the Optimum SM Annuity:

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Sub-account                                              2004           2003          2002          2001           2000
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AST JP Morgan International Equity Portfolio
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                $8.24         $7.13          5.53           6.86          8.99
    Number of Units                                         553,542       362,254       153,652        136,976        33,897
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                               $14.78        $12.81          9.96              -             -
    Number of Units                                         192,576        57,874        19,651              -             -
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                               $12.46        $10.81             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                          32,632         1,808             -              -             -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Value                                               $14.70        $12.77          9.95              -             -
    Number of Units                                          22,423         8,138           293              -             -
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Price                                               $12.42        $10.81             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                           1,120           106             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                               $14.62        $12.74             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                         217,166        17,098             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                    -             -             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                               -             -             -              -             -
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AST AllianceBernstein Growth & Income  (1992)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                               $11.24        $10.25          7.84          10.35         10.53
    Number of Units                                       4,119,501     3,076,626       142,152        205,232        34,439
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                               $14.03        $12.83          9.84              -             -
    Number of Units                                       3,211,199       932,323        18,189              -             -
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                               $11.63        $10.64             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                         361,569        38,248             -              -             -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Value                                               $13.96        $12.80          9.83              -             -
    Number of Units                                         421,261       106,644           717              -             -
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Price                                               $11.59        $10.64             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                          53,860        10,811             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                               $13.88        $12.76             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                       2,899,917       187,011             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                               $11.55             -             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                          32,525             -             -              -             -
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Sub-account                                              2004           2003          2002          2001           2000
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AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond (1994)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                               $14.73        $13.73         12.32          10.84          10.7
    Number of Units                                         657,913       289,862        36,987         16,390           -0-
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                               $12.27        $11.47         10.32              -             -
    Number of Units                                         759,419        92,875         2,954              -             -
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                               $11.06        $10.35             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                          85,967         7,131             -              -             -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Value                                               $12.21        $11.44         10.31              -             -
    Number of Units                                         103,452        13,487         4,861              -             -
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Price                                               $11.03        $10.34             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                           9,789         1,457             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                               $12.14        $11.40             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                         712,411        24,361             -              -             -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                               $11.00             -             -              -             -
    Number of Units                                           9,975             -             -              -             -
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B.       For the Optimum Plus SM Annuity:

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Sub-account                                                        2004           2003           2002
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AST JP Morgan International Equity Portfolio
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                         $12.67         $11.00          8.56
    Number of Units                                                 3,227,381      2,415,394     2,569,506
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                         $14.65         $12.75          9.95
    Number of Units                                                 2,064,681        936,678        90,759
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $14.62         $12.74             -
    Number of Units                                                   217,166         17,098             -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Value                                                         $14.57         $12.72          9.95
    Number of Units                                                   284,319        141,470         6,047
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                          $7.86          $6.87             -
    Number of Units                                                   428,765        400,112             -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                         $14.49         $12.68             -
    Number of Units                                                    38,292         13,590             -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Price                                                         $12.32              -             -
    Number of Units                                                    20,718              -             -
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Sub-account                                                        2004           2003           2002
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AST AllianceBernstein Growth Income (1992)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                         $11.46         $10.50          8.06
    Number of Units                                                25,850,506     21,264,670     6,667,373
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                         $13.91         $12.77          9.83
    Number of Units                                                27,268,222     13,386,166       165,588
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $13.88         $12.76             -
    Number of Units                                                 2,899,917        187,011             -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                         $13.83         $12.74          9.83
    Number of Units                                                 4,694,207      2,029,598         6,100
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $10.72          $9.88             -
    Number of Units                                                 1,731,512        976,756             -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                         $13.76         $12.70             -
    Number of Units                                                   564,502         69,435             -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $11.50              -             -
    Number of Units                                                   228,955              -             -
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AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond (1994)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                         $13.45         $12.59          11.34
    Number of Units                                                 4,717,822      2,962,471      1,739,313
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                         $12.17         $11.42          10.31
    Number of Units                                                 6,387,666      1,827,606         36,822
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $12.14         $11.40              -
    Number of Units                                                   712,411         24,361              -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                         $12.10         $11.38          10.31
    Number of Units                                                 1,195,848        279,110          3,700
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $14.05         $13.23              -
    Number of Units                                                   191,816        148,319              -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                         $12.04         $11.35              -
    Number of Units                                                   137,089         12,591              -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                         $10.94              -              -
    Number of Units                                                    43,652              -              -
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C.       For the Optimum Four SM Annuity:

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Sub-account                                                             2004               2003               2002
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AST JP Morgan International Equity Portfolio
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                                $12.67             $11.00               8.56
    Number of Units                                                        3,227,381          2,415,394          2,569,506
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                                $14.65             $12.75               9.95
    Number of Units                                                        2,064,681            936,678             90,759
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $14.62             $12.74                  -
    Number of Units                                                          217,166             17,098                  -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Value                                                                $14.57             $12.72               9.95
    Number of Units                                                          284,319            141,470              6,047
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                 $7.86              $6.87                  -
    Number of Units                                                          428,765            400,112                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                                $14.49             $12.68                  -
    Number of Units                                                           38,292             13,590                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Price                                                                $12.32                  -                  -
    Number of Units                                                           20,718                  -                  -
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AST AllianceBernstein Growth & Income (1992)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                                $11.46             $10.50               8.06
    Number of Units                                                       25,850,506         21,264,670          6,667,373
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                                $13.91             $12.77               9.83
    Number of Units                                                       27,268,222         13,386,166            165,588
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $13.88             $12.76                  -
    Number of Units                                                        2,899,917            187,011                  -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                                $13.83             $12.74               9.83
    Number of Units                                                        4,694,207          2,029,598              6,100
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $10.72              $9.88                  -
    Number of Units                                                        1,731,512            976,756                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                                $13.76             $12.70                  -
    Number of Units                                                          564,502             69,435                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $11.50                  -                  -
    Number of Units                                                          228,955                  -                  -
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Sub-account                                                             2004               2003               2002
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AST T. Rowe Price Global Bond (1994)
       With No Optional Benefits
    Unit Price                                                                $13.45             $12.59              11.34
    Number of Units                                                        4,717,822          2,962,471          1,739,313
    With any one of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                                $12.17             $11.42              10.31
    Number of Units                                                        6,387,666          1,827,606             36,822
    With GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $12.14             $11.40                  -
    Number of Units                                                          712,411             24,361                  -
    With any two of GRO Plus, EBP or HAV
    Unit Price                                                                $12.10             $11.38              10.31
    Number of Units                                                        1,195,848            279,110              3,700
    With any one of EBP or HAV and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $14.05             $13.23                  -
    Number of Units                                                          191,816            148,319                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GRO Plus
    Unit Price                                                                $12.04             $11.35                  -
    Number of Units                                                          137,089             12,591                  -
    With HAV, EBP and GMWB
    Unit Value                                                                $10.94                  -                  -
    Number of Units                                                           43,652                  -                  -
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OTHER MATTERS

     A.  With respect to the  Prospectus  for the Optimum  Plus SM Annuity,  in the section  entitled  "Managing  Your Account  Value",
sub-section "May I Give My Investment  Professional  Permission To Manage My Account Value?",  the first two sentences are replaced and
corrected as follows:

Yes.  Your  Investment  Professional  may direct the  allocation  of your  Account  Value and request  financial  transactions  between
investment options while you are living, subject to our rules and unless you tell us otherwise.