497 1 c35384_497.txt SUPPLEMENT DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2005 TO THE VARIABLE CONTRACT PROSPECTUSES LISTED BELOW The following information supplements your variable annuity or variable life insurance contract prospectus. Please retain this supplement and keep it with your contract prospectus. On January 31, 2005, CITIGROUP, INC. announced that it has agreed to sell its life insurance and annuity businesses to METLIFE, INC. The proposed sale would include the following insurance companies that issue the variable annuity or variable life insurance contract described in your prospectus: o The Travelers Insurance Company ("TIC") o The Travelers Life and Annuity Company ("TLAC") The proposed sale would also include TIC and TLAC's affiliated investment advisory companies, Travelers Asset Management International Company LLC, and Travelers Investment Adviser Inc., each of which serves as the investment advisor for certain of the funding options that may be available under your variable contract. The transaction is subject to certain domestic and international regulatory approvals, as well as other customary conditions to closing. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2005. Under the terms of the transaction, The Travelers Insurance Company will distribute its ownership of Primerica Life Insurance Company and certain other assets to Citigroup, Inc. The Travelers Insurance Company filed a current report of financial information on Form 8-K on February 2, 2005 with additional information about the transaction. The filing can be found at the SEC's Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. The transaction will not affect the terms or conditions of your variable annuity or variable life insurance contract, and The Travelers Insurance Company or The Travelers Life and Annuity Company will remain fully responsible for their respective contractual obligations to variable annuity or variable life insurance contract owners. SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING VARIABLE CONTRACT PROSPECTUSES DATED MAY 3, 2004: TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY ACCESS ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY ACCESS SELECT ANNUITY TRAVELERS PREMIER ADVISORS - ASSET MANAGER ANNUITY GOLD TRACK ANNUITY GOLD TRACK SELECT ANNUITY TRAVELERS INDEX ANNUITY TRAVELERS MARQUIS PORTFOLIOS ANNUITY TRAVELERS PROTECTED EQUITY PORTFOLIO ANNUITY PIONEER ANNUISTAR ANNUITY PIONEER ANNUISTAR FLEX ANNUITY PIONEER ANNUISTAR PLUS ANNUITY PIONEER ANNUISTAR VALUE ANNUITY PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT ACCESS ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT L ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT PLUS ANNUITY TRAVELERS PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT ANNUITY TRAVELERS PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT 3 ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT II ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT SELECT ANNUITY TRAVELERS PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT XTRA ANNUITY TRAVELERS PREMIER ADVISERS ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PREMIER ADVISERS II ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PREMIER ADVISERS III ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PREMIER ADVISERS L ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PRIMELITE ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY PRIMELITE II ANNUITY SCUDDER ADVOCATE ADVISOR ANNUITY SCUDDER ADVOCATE REWARDS ANNUITY SCUDDER ADVOCATE ADVISOR ST-1 ANNUITY TRAVELERS RETIREMENT ACCOUNT ANNUITY UNIVERSAL ANNUITY TRAVELERS VINTAGE ANNUITY TRAVELERS VINTAGE 3 ANNUITY VINTAGE ACCESS ANNUITY TRAVELERS VINTAGE II ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY VINTAGE II (SERIES II) ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY VINTAGE L ANNUITY TRAVELERS VINTAGE XTRA ANNUITY TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY VINTAGE XTRA (SERIES II) ANNUITY TRAVELERS VARIABLE LIFE ACCUMULATOR TRAVELERS VARIABLE LIFE ACCUMULATOR (SERIES 2) TRAVELERS CORPORATE BENEFIT LIFE INVEST MARKETLIFE TRAVELERS PORTFOLIO ARCHITECT LIFE TRAVELERS VARIABLE LIFE VINTAGELIFE TRAVELERS VARIABLE SURVIVORSHIP LIFE TRAVELERS VARIABLE SURVIVORSHIP LIFE II THE TRAVELERS GROWTH & INCOME STOCK ACCOUNT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES THE TRAVELERS QUALITY BOND ACCOUNT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES THE TRAVELERS MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES TACTICAL AGGRESSIVE STOCK ACCOUNT VARIABLE ANNUITIES TACTICAL GROWTH & INCOME STOCK ACCOUNT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES TACTICAL SHORT-TERM BOND ACCOUNT FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING VARIABLE CONTRACT PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 17, 2004: TRAVELERS VARIABLE LIFE ACCUMULATOR (SERIES 3) SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING VARIABLE CONTRACT PROSPECTUSES DATED OCTOBER 29, 2004: UNIVERSAL ANNUITY ADVANTAGE UNIVERSAL SELECT ANNUITY SUPPLEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING CONTRACT PROSPECTUSES DATED JANUARY 11, 2005: TRAVELERS CORPORATE OWNED VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE TRAVELERS CORPORATE OWNED VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE 2000 TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY CORPORATE OWNED VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE III TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY CORPORATE OWNED VARIABLE UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE IV TRAVELERS LIFE & ANNUITY CORPORATE SELECT February 2005 L-24485