Lincoln Benefit Life Company
                   Lincoln Benefit Life Variable Life Account

                        Supplement, dated March 7, 2005,
                                       to
                  The Consultant I Variable Annuity Prospectus
                                dated May 1, 2004

This  supplement  amends certain  disclosure  contained in the  above-referenced
prospectus for certain variable annuity contracts issued by Lincoln Benefit Life
Company.

We have received notice that the shareholders of the Strong  Opportunity Fund II
- Investor Class and the Strong Mid Cap Growth Fund II - Investor Class ("Strong
Portfolios") approved the reorganization of the Strong Portfolios into the Wells
Fargo Advantage  Opportunity  Fund and the Wells Fargo Advantage  Discovery Fund
("Wells Fargo Portfolios"), respectively.

On or around April 8, 2005 ("Conversion Date"), the Strong Opportunity Fund II -
Investor Class will be merged into the Wells Fargo Advantage  Opportunity  Fund,
and the Strong Mid Cap Growth  Fund II - Investor  Class will be merged into the
Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Fund. On the Conversion Date, we will change the
name  of  the  Strong  Portfolio  sub-accounts  to  reflect  the  change  in the
underlying  portfolio.  Contract  owners  will  receive  a  confirmation  of the
transaction reflecting this change.

Wells Fargo Funds Management,  LLC is the investment adviser for the Wells Fargo
Portfolios.  The  investment  objective  for  both  Wells  Fargo  Portfolios  is
long-term capital appreciation.

If you currently  have  allocations  made to the Strong  Portfolio  sub-accounts
through  automatic  additions,  automatic  portfolio  rebalancing or dollar cost
averaging  programs,  any future  allocations  will continue to be made to those
sub-accounts under their new name as of the Conversion Date.

If you  would  like  information  on  how  to  transfer  to  another  investment
alternative, or how to make a change to your current allocations, please contact
your  financial   representative   or  call  our  Customer   Service  Center  at
1-800-865-5237.

For future reference, please keep this supplement together with your prospectus.