BMA                                            FLEXIBLE PREMIUM ADJUSTABLE
A MEMBER OF THE GENERALI GROUP                 VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY

                                               NONPARTICIPATING

BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
BMA TOWER, P. O. BOX 412879
KANSAS CITY, MO 64141

CALL (800) 423-9398 ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS.

BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE  COMPANY OF AMERICA  (referred to in this Policy as Us,
We, Our) will pay the Death  Proceeds  to the  Beneficiary  upon  receipt of due
proof of the Primary  Insured's death.  Payment will be made only if this Policy
is in force on the date of the Primary  Insured's death and the date of death is
before the Maturity Date.

We will pay the Accumulation Value of this Policy, less any Indebtedness, to the
Owner on the Maturity Date if the Primary Insured is then living.

All payments are subject to the provisions of this Policy.

FREE LOOK: THIS POLICY MAY BE RETURNED WITHIN [10] DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE IT. IT
CAN BE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO EITHER US OR THE AGENT WHO SOLD IT. RETURN OF THIS
POLICY BY MAIL IS EFFECTIVE ON BEING POSTMARKED,  PROPERLY ADDRESSED AND POSTAGE
PREPAID TO P. O. BOX 66821,  ST. LOUIS, MO 63166-6821.  THE RETURNED POLICY WILL
BE TREATED AS IF WE HAD NEVER ISSUED IT. WE WILL REFUND ALL  PREMIUMS  PAID LESS
ANY  INDEBTEDNESS.  WE WILL ALLOCATE THE INITIAL NET PREMIUM TO THE MONEY MARKET
SUBACCOUNT  FOR [15] DAYS FROM THE DATE THE  UNDERWRITING  PROCESS IS COMPLETED.
UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE [15] DAYS, THE ACCUMULATION VALUE IN THE MONEY MARKET
SUBACCOUNT WILL BE ALLOCATED AS YOU HAVE DIRECTED.

This Policy is signed at Our home office in Kansas City, Missouri.

       Vernon Wirt Vorhees II                      Robert Thomas Rakich
           Secretary                                     President

The  Accumulation  Value in the Fixed Account will earn interest at a minimum of
the guaranteed interest rate as shown on the Policy Schedule. Interest in excess
of the  guaranteed  interest  rate  may be  applied  in the  calculation  of the
Accumulation  Value  in the  Fixed  Account  at  such  increased  rate as We may
determine.

ACCUMULATION VALUE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY THIS POLICY WHEN BASED ON THE INVESTMENT
PERFORMANCE  OF THE  SEPARATE  ACCOUNT  WILL  INCREASE OR  DECREASE  AND ARE NOT
GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT.  THE DURATION OR AMOUNT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT MAY
VARY BASED ON THE  INVESTMENT  PERFORMANCE  OF THE SEPARATE  ACCOUNT.  THE DEATH
BENEFIT IS DESCRIBED IN THE DEATH BENEFIT SECTION OF THIS POLICY.

               THIS IS A LEGAL CONTRACT. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

VL50                                                                      (2/98)


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                     
POLICY SCHEDULE....................................................4

DEFINITIONS.......................................................13

OWNERSHIP AND BENEFICIARY.........................................16
         General  ................................................16
         Owner's Rights...........................................16
         Joint Ownership..........................................16
         Contingent Owner.........................................16
         Change of Ownership......................................16
         Assignment...............................................16
         Designation/Change of Beneficiary........................16
         Payment of Benefits......................................17
         Claims Against Beneficiaries.............................17

THE CONTRACT......................................................17
         Consideration; Entire Contract...........................17
         Modification of Policy...................................17
         Effective Date...........................................17
         Incontestability.........................................18
         Suicide  ................................................18
         Age, Sex ................................................18
         Annual Policy Report.....................................18
         Projection of Benefits and Values........................18
         Maturity Date............................................19

PREMIUMS .........................................................19
         Premiums ................................................19
         Allocation of Premiums...................................19
         Change in Premium Payments...............................19
         Right to Refund..........................................19
         Grace Period.............................................19
         Reinstatement............................................20

SEPARATE ACCOUNT..................................................20
         The Separate Account.....................................20
         Valuation of Assets......................................20
         Accumulation Units.......................................20
         Accumulation Unit Value..................................21
         Net Investment Factor....................................21

CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS............................................21
         Premium Charge...........................................21
         Monthly Deduction........................................21
         Cost of Insurance Charge.................................21
         Cost of Insurance Rate...................................22
         Monthly Rider Charges....................................22
         Policy Charge............................................22
         Risk Charge..............................................22
         Other Taxes..............................................22
         Surrender Charges........................................22
         Partial Surrender Fee....................................23

CALCULATION OF VALUES.............................................23
         Accumulation Value.......................................23
         Cash Surrender Value.....................................23
         Subaccount Accumulation Value............................23
         Fixed Account Accumulation Value.........................23
         Interest Credited to the Fixed Account...................24
         Insufficient Accumulation Value..........................24
         Continuation of Insurance................................24
         Computation of Values and Reserves.......................24

SUSPENSION OR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS................................24

DEATH BENEFIT.....................................................25
         Death Benefit............................................25
         Change in Death Benefit Option...........................26
         Change in Specified Amount...............................27

LOANS    .........................................................28
         General  ................................................28
         Loan Value...............................................28
         Loan Interest (Charged)..................................28
         Interest Credited........................................28
         Loan Repayment...........................................28
         Termination for Maximum Indebtedness.....................28

SURRENDERS........................................................29
         Total Surrender..........................................29
         Partial Surrender........................................29
         Free Partial Surrender Amount............................29

TRANSFERS.........................................................30

TERMINATION.......................................................31

PAYMENT OPTIONS PROVISION.........................................31
         Amount and Frequency of Payments.........................31
         Payment Options..........................................32
         Minimum Rate.............................................32
         Settlement Agreement.....................................32
         Death of Payee...........................................33




                                 POLICY SCHEDULE

PLAN:    Flexible Premium Adjustable Variable Life Insurance



                                                            
INITIAL SPECIFIED AMOUNT:   [$100,000]                         DEATH BENEFIT OPTION:   [Level Death
                                                               Benefit]


INITIAL PREMIUM:        [$1169.52]

PLANNED PREMIUM:    [$1169.52]                                 PAYABLE:  [Annually]
NO-LAPSE MONTHLY MINIMUM PREMIUM:                              [$97.46]

GUARANTEED MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT

PREMIUM:                                                       [$157.91]

OWNER:   [The Trust for John Doe]                              PRIMARY INSURED:   [John Doe]
                                                               INSURED'S DATE OF BIRTH:  [01/01/63]
                                                               INSURED'S SEX:   [Male]


TOBACCO/NON-TOBACCO:  [Non-Tobacco]                            POLICY NUMBER:   [12345678]

RISK CLASSIFICATION:   [Preferred]                             POLICY DATE:  [January 15, 1998]

MATURITY DATE*:   [January 15, 2063]                           MONTHLY ANNIVERSARY DAY:  [15th]


          *The  Maturity  Date is the Policy  Anniversary  nearest  the  Primary
          Insured's  100th  Birthday.  Insurance  may  terminate  prior  to  the
          Maturity Date if no Premiums are paid after the initial  Premium or if
          additional  Premiums are not sufficient to continue  insurance to such
          date. Insurance is also affected by any changes in monthly deductions,
          the investment  performance of the selected Subaccounts and the amount
          of  interest  We  credit  to the  Fixed  Account  depending  upon Your
          selections.

MINIMUM  SPECIFIED  AMOUNT:  [$50,000.  If  the  Accelerated  Death  Benefit  is
exercised,  or You change the Level Death  Benefit  Option to  Adjustable  Death
Benefit Option, the minimum specified amount becomes $25,000.]

MINIMUM INCREASE IN SPECIFIED AMOUNT:  [No increase in year one, $10,000,  after
the first policy year]

BENEFICIARY: [As stated in the application unless subsequently changed.]

INVESTMENT OPTIONS:

         [INVESTORS MARK SERIES FUND, INC.
                  Intermediate Fixed Income Portfolio
                  Mid Cap Equity Portfolio
                  Money Market Portfolio
                  Global Fixed Income Portfolio
                  Small Cap Equity Portfolio
                  Large Cap Growth Portfolio
                  Large Cap Value Portfolio
                  Growth & Income Portfolio
                  Balanced Portfolio]

         [BERGER INSTITUTIONAL PRODUCTS TRUST
                  Berger/BIAM IPT -International Portfolio]

         [CONSECO SERIES TRUST

                  Asset Allocation Portfolio
                  Common Stock Portfolio
                  Corporate Bond Portfolio
                  Government Securities Portfolio
                  Money Market Portfolio]


                                                           
CHARGES:
         PREMIUM CHARGE:

                  Policy Years 1-10:                          [5.5%] of all Premiums
                  Policy Years 11 and later:                  [4.0%] of all Premiums

         POLICY CHARGE:

                  Per Policy Month for Policy Year 1:                                   [$25]

                  Per Policy Month for Policy Years 2 and later:                        [Currently, $5.
                                                                                        This charge is not
                                                                                        guaranteed and may
                                                                                        be increased but it
                                                                                        will not exceed
                                                                                        $10.]

         RISK  CHARGE:

                  Per Policy Month for Policy Years 1 -10:                              [.80%, on an annual
                                                                                        basis, of the

                                                                                        Accumulation Value
                                                                                        in the Separate
                                                                                        Account.]

                  Per Policy Month for Policy Years 11 and later:                       [.40%, on an annual
                                                                                        basis, of the

                                                                                        Accumulation Value
                                                                                        in the Separate
                                                                                        Account.]


         COST OF INSURANCE: See Cost of Insurance Rate provision.

SURRENDERS:

          SURRENDER CHARGES FOR INITIAL SPECIFIED AMOUNT:

       Policy Years                    Surrender Charge
       ------------                    ----------------
             1                         $1026.00
             2                         $1026.00
             3                         $1026.00
             4                         $1026.00
             5                         $  851.58
             6                         $  687.42
             7                         $  513.00
             8                         $  338.58
             9                         $  174.42
            10                         $  0
 

         PARTIAL SURRENDER FEE:             [$25]

         MINIMUM PARTIAL SURRENDER AMOUNT:                    [$250.00]

         REMAINING CASH SURRENDER VALUE:                      [$500.00]

         FREE PARTIAL SURRENDER PERCENTAGE:   [10%]

ALLOCATION GUIDELINES:

          [1.  Currently, You can select as many Subaccounts as You wish.

          2.   Currently, You can also select the Fixed Account.

          3.   Allocation  percentages must be in whole numbers. Each allocation
               must  be  at  least  [1%].   Allocations   made   pursuant  to  a
               pre-scheduled transfer are not subject to these limitations.

          4.   Our Allocation Guidelines are subject to change.]

TRANSFERS:

          NUMBER OF TRANSFERS  PERMITTED:  [Subject to any transfer fees and any
          minimum  and  maximum  amounts  that may be  transferred,  there is no
          limitation  on the  number of  transfers  that can  currently  be made
          between  Subaccounts.  Currently,  You can make unlimited transfers to
          the Fixed  Account,  subject  to any  transfer  fees and any  required
          minimum and maximum  amounts that may be transferred.  Currently,  You
          can only make one transfer out of the Fixed  Account each Policy Year.
          We reserve the right to modify the above, but the Owner will always be
          allowed at least [12] transfers between Subaccounts in a Policy Year.]

          NUMBER  OF FREE  TRANSFERS:  [Currently,  You are  allowed  [12]  free
          transfers each Policy Year.]

          TRANSFER  FEE:  [For each  transfer  in  excess of the free  transfers
          permitted,  the Transfer Fee is [$25].  Transfers  made  pursuant to a
          pre-  scheduled  transfer  will  not be  counted  in  determining  the
          application of the transfer fee.]

          MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM  AMOUNT TO BE  TRANSFERRED:  [The  minimum  amount
          which  can be  transferred  is  $250 or Your  entire  interest  in any
          Subaccount or the Fixed Account, if the remaining balance is less than
          $250.  The  maximum  amount  which can be  transferred  from the Fixed
          Account  is limited  to [25%] of the  Accumulation  Value in the Fixed
          Account.  This  requirement is waived if the transfer is pursuant to a
          pre-scheduled transfer.]

          MINIMUM AMOUNT WHICH MUST REMAIN IN AN ACCOUNT AFTER A TRANSFER:
          [$250.00 in any Subaccount or $250.00 in the Fixed Account.]

          PRE-SCHEDULED  TRANSFERS:  [You can elect the  Dollar  Cost  Averaging
          Option, the Asset Allocation Option and the Asset Rebalancing  Option.
          However,  that portion of Accumulation Value held in the Fixed Account
          is not included in any  pre-scheduled  transfer option. We reserve the
          right to limit the availability of any Subaccount or the Fixed Account
          for a pre-scheduled transfer.]

FIXED ACCOUNT:

         GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE:                   [4%]

LOAN ACCOUNT:

         MINIMUM LOAN AMOUNT: [$250]

         MINIMUM LOAN ACCOUNT INTEREST RATE (CREDITED): [4%]

         LOAN INTEREST RATE (CHARGED): [5.66% in advance]

[BASIS OF RESERVES: The reserve interest rate is 4.00%.  The reserve method is

the Commissioner's Reserve Valuation Method.]

SEPARATE ACCOUNT:                   [BMA Variable Life Account A]

BMA SERVICE CENTER:                 [BMA

                                    9735 Landmark Parkway Drive
                                    St. Louis, Missouri 63127-1690
                                    1-888-262-8131]


POLICY RIDERS:

                                     MONTHLY

  POLICY            NAME OF               RIDER                                  RIDER              PAYABLE
  RIDER1            INSURED                DATE              AMOUNT             CHARGE               UNTIL

                                                                                       
    PIR           JOHN J DOE            1/15/1998          $50,000.00           $2.21*             1/15/2037
    CIR           JANE J DOE            1/15/1998         $100,000.00           $6.83*             1/15/2037
    CIR          JOE J PARTNER          1/15/1998         $100,000.00           $7.67*             1/15/2037
    CTI               N/A               1/15/1998          $10,000.00            $7.50             1/15/2032
    ADB           JOHN J DOE            1/15/1998          $25,000.00           $1.56*             1/15/2032
    FPO           JOHN J DOE            1/15/1998          $25,000.00           $3.96*             1/15/2017
    EMD           JOHN J DOE            1/15/1998             N/A                 N/A                 N/A
   GMDB           JOHN J DOE            1/15/1998             N/A                 N/A             1/15/2023**
<FN>
*    THESE  CHARGES  ARE PART OF THE  MONTHLY  DEDUCTION.  CHARGES  ARE BASED ON
     ATTAINED AGE AND WILL INCREASE YEARLY AS ATTAINED AGE INCREASES.

**   GUARANTEED PERIOD ENDING DATE
</FN>


1POLICY RIDER

PIR                     PRIMARY INSURED RIDER
CIR                     COVERED INSURED RIDER
CIR                     COVERED INSURED RIDER
CTI                     CHILDREN'S TERM INSURANCE RIDER
ADB                     ACCIDENTAL DEATH BENEFIT RIDER
FPO                     FUTURE PURCHASE OPTION RIDER
EMD                     EXTENSION OF MATURITY DATE RIDER
GMDB                    GUARANTEED MINIMUM DEATH BENEFIT RIDER



                              PRIMARY INSURED RIDER

THE MONTHLY RIDER CHARGES SHOWN ARE THE CURRENT AND MAXIMUM  CHARGES THAT MAY BE
DEDUCTED.  AFTER THE FIRST  POLICY  YEAR,  WE MAY CHARGE  LESS THAN THE  MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.

      BEGINNING                   CURRENT                       MAXIMUM                         DEATH
      MO-DAY-YR                RIDER CHARGES                 RIDER CHARGES                     BENEFIT
      ---------                -------------                 -------------                     -------
                                                                                      
      1/15/1998                    $1.92                         $1.92                        $50,000.00
      1/15/1999                    $2.13                         $7.25                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2000                    $2.46                         $7.75                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2001                    $2.75                         $8.25                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2002                    $3.00                         $8.79                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2003                    $3.25                         $9.42                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2004                    $3.46                        $10.17                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2005                    $3.83                        $10.92                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2006                    $4.21                        $11.75                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2007                    $4.63                        $12.63                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2008                    $5.08                        $13.67                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2009                    $5.63                        $14.79                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2010                    $6.33                        $15.96                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2011                    $7.08                        $17.25                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2012                    $8.00                        $18.67                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2013                    $9.04                        $20.21                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2014                    $10.00                       $22.00                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2015                    $11.04                       $24.13                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2016                    $12.21                       $26.46                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2017                    $13.50                       $29.17                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2018                    $14.83                       $32.17                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2019                    $16.38                       $35.50                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2020                    $18.08                       $39.08                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2021                    $20.00                       $42.88                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2022                    $22.00                       $47.21                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2023                    $24.25                       $52.00                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2024                    $26.71                       $57.33                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2025                    $29.46                       $63.46                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2026                    $32.38                       $70.42                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2027                    $35.54                       $78.29                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2028                    $39.04                       $86.92                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2029                    $42.88                       $96.29                        $50,000.00
      1/15/2030                    $47.08                       $106.42                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2031                    $51.71                       $117.25                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2032                    $56.83                       $129.13                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2033                    $62.42                       $142.50                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2034                    $68.63                       $160.13                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2035                    $76.58                       $175.13                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2036                    $85.29                       $195.21                       $50,000.00
      1/15/2037                    $94.96                       $217.75                       $50,000.00



THE EXPIRY DATE OF THIS RIDER IS  [JANUARY 14, 2038]

BASIS OF RESERVES - THE INTEREST RATE IS 4.50% FOR RESERVES.  THE RESERVE METHOD
IS THE COMMISSIONERS RESERVE VALUATION METHOD.

                              COVERED INSURED RIDER

THE MONTHLY RIDER CHARGES SHOWN ARE THE CURRENT AND MAXIMUM  CHARGES THAT MAY BE
DEDUCTED.  AFTER THE FIRST  POLICY  YEAR,  WE MAY CHARGE  LESS THAN THE  MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.


                                INSURED #1                             INSURED #2
COVERED INSURED                 [JANE J DOE]                           [JOE J PARTNER]
                                                                           
DEATH BENEFIT                   [$100,000.00]                          [$100,000.00]
AGE                             [35]                                   [35]
SEX                             [FEMALE]                               [MALE]
CLASS                           [PREFERRED NON-TOBACCO]                [PREFERRED NON-TOBACCO]




                         INSURED #1                                           INSURED #2
    BEGINNING             CURRENT                   MAXIMUM                     CURRENT                     MAXIMUM
    MO-DAY-YR          RIDER CHARGES             RIDER CHARGES               RIDER CHARGES               RIDER CHARGES
    ---------          -------------             -------------               -------------               -------------
                                                                                             
    1/15/1998              $8.17                     $8.17                       $7.67                       $7.67
    1/15/1999              $8.33                    $12.92                       $8.25                       $14.50
    1/15/2000              $8.75                    $13.75                       $9.25                       $15.50
    1/15/2001              $9.17                    $14.75                      $10.00                       $16.42
    1/15/2002              $9.50                    $15.83                      $10.67                       $17.58
    1/15/2003              $10.00                   $17.17                      $11.33                       $18.83
    1/15/2004              $10.42                   $18.58                      $12.08                       $20.33
    1/15/2005              $11.00                   $20.17                      $13.08                       $21.83
    1/15/2006              $11.50                   $21.58                      $14.25                       $23.50
    1/15/2007              $12.17                   $23.00                      $15.42                       $25.25
    1/15/2008              $13.00                   $24.67                      $16.83                       $27.33
    1/15/2009              $14.00                   $26.25                      $18.50                       $29.58
    1/15/2010              $15.33                   $28.00                      $20.42                       $31.92
    1/15/2011              $16.67                   $30.08                      $22.67                       $34.50
    1/15/2012              $17.92                   $32.08                      $25.25                       $37.33
    1/15/2013              $19.75                   $34.42                      $28.25                       $40.42
    1/15/2014              $21.42                   $37.00                      $31.00                       $44.00
    1/15/2015              $23.42                   $39.92                      $34.08                       $48.25
    1/15/2016              $25.50                   $43.25                      $37.42                       $52.92
    1/15/2017              $27.83                   $46.67                      $41.00                       $58.33
    1/15/2018              $30.17                   $50.50                      $45.00                       $64.33
    1/15/2019              $33.00                   $54.17                      $49.42                       $71.00
    1/15/2020              $36.25                   $58.08                      $54.42                       $78.17
    1/15/2021              $39.83                   $61.58                      $60.08                       $85.75
    1/15/2022              $43.58                   $65.50                      $65.83                       $94.42
    1/15/2023              $47.83                   $70.00                      $72.25                      $104.00
    1/15/2024              $52.58                   $75.42                      $79.50                      $114.67
    1/15/2025              $57.83                   $82.17                      $87.42                      $126.92


BASIS OF RESERVES - THE INTEREST RATE IS 4.50% FOR RESERVES.  THE RESERVE METHOD
IS THE COMMISSIONERS RESERVE VALUATION METHOD.



                              COVERED INSURED RIDER

THE MONTHLY RIDER CHARGES SHOWN ARE THE CURRENT AND MAXIMUM  CHARGES THAT MAY BE
DEDUCTED.  AFTER THE FIRST  POLICY  YEAR,  WE MAY CHARGE  LESS THAN THE  MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.

                                INSURED #1                                INSURED #2
COVERED INSURED                 [JANE J DOE]                              [JOE J PARTNER]
                                                                              
DEATH BENEFIT                   [$100,000.00]                             [$100,000.00]
AGE                             [35]                                      [35]
SEX                             [FEMALE]                                  [MALE]
CLASS                           [PREFERRED NON-TOBACCO]                   [PREFERRED NON-TOBACCO]




                         INSURED #1                                         INSURED #2
    BEGINNING             CURRENT                  MAXIMUM                    CURRENT                    MAXIMUM
    MO-DAY-YR          RIDER CHARGES            RIDER CHARGES              RIDER CHARGES              RIDER CHARGES
    ---------          -------------            -------------              -------------              -------------
                                                                                           
    1/15/2026              $63.83                  $90.58                     $96.00                     $140.83
    1/15/2027              $69.92                  $100.75                    $105.17                    $156.58
    1/15/2028              $76.67                  $111.50                    $115.42                    $173.83
    1/15/2029              $84.42                  $123.17                    $126.50                    $192.58
    1/15/2030              $92.83                  $135.08                    $138.83                    $212.83
    1/15/2031             $101.92                  $147.00                    $152.33                    $234.50
    1/15/2032             $111.67                  $159.83                    $167.25                    $258.25
    1/15/2033             $122.42                  $174.58                    $183.58                    $285.00
    1/15/2034             $134.25                  $192.08                    $201.83                    $320.25
    1/15/2035             $147.33                  $213.83                    $225.00                    $350.25
    1/15/2036             $161.67                  $240.58                    $250.50                    $390.42
    1/15/2037             $177.42                  $271.67                    $278.83                    $435.50



BASIS OF RESERVES - THE INTEREST RATE IS 4.50% FOR RESERVES.  THE RESERVE METHOD
IS THE COMMISSIONERS RESERVE VALUATION METHOD.



                  TABLE OF GUARANTEED MONTHLY COST OF INSURANCE

                       RATES PER $1,000 NET AMOUNT AT RISK

                                   NON-TOBACCO

                 Monthly      Rate                       Monthly       Rate                        Monthly       Rate
   Attained        Per       $1,000         Attained       Per        $1,000          Attained       Per        $1,000
     Age          Male       Female           Age         Male        Female            Age         Male        Female
     ---          ----       ------           ---         ----        ------            ---         ----        ------
                                                                                           
      20            0.14010    0.08420         50           0.41009      0.34983         75           5.03723     3.16450
      21            0.13927    0.08503         51           0.44693      0.37577         76           5.59039     3.57270
      22            0.13676    0.08670         52           0.48964      0.40506         77           6.17549     4.01324
      23            0.13426    0.08754         53           0.53741      0.43939         78           6.78686     4.48657
      24            0.13092    0.09004         54           0.59276      0.47457         79           7.44038     5.00641

      25            0.12675    0.09087         55           0.65401      0.51227         80           8.16248     5.59571
      26            0.12341    0.09338         56           0.72202      0.55083         81           8.97320     6.27546
      27            0.12174    0.09504         57           0.79429      0.58940         82           9.89812     7.06752
      28            0.12007    0.09755         58           0.87250      0.62631         83          10.95204     7.98847
      29            0.12007    0.10005         59           0.96089      0.66576         84          12.11845     9.02014

      30            0.12007    0.10339         60           1.05948      0.71194         85          13.37460    10.16441
      31            0.12258    0.10589         61           1.16915      0.76655         86          14.69859    11.40374
      32            0.12508    0.10923         62           1.29417      0.83549         87          16.08128    12.74961
      33            0.12925    0.11256         63           1.43713      0.92216         88          17.49682    14.19102
      34            0.13426    0.11841         64           1.59898      1.02492         89          18.96600    15.75518

      35            0.14094    0.12258         65           1.77812      1.13624         90          20.51211    17.44623
      36            0.14761    0.13009         66           1.97123      1.25614         91          22.16549    19.30509
      37            0.15680    0.13927         67           2.18097      1.37789         92          23.98724    21.39679
      38            0.16681    0.14928         68           2.40660      1.50065         93          26.06642    23.84042
      39            0.17850    0.16097         69           2.65338      1.63207         94          28.78426    26.92635

      40            0.19103    0.17349         70           2.93267      1.78406         95          32.81757    31.31011
      41            0.20606    0.18852         71           3.30180      1.96612         96          39.64294    38.50478
      42            0.22110    0.20356         72           3.61779      2.19206         97          53.06604    52.27571
      43            0.23864    0.21859         73           4.04199      2.46823         98          83.33333    83.33333
      44            0.25619    0.23363         74           4.52072      2.79421         99          83.33333    83.33333

      45            0.27708    0.24950
      46            0.29966    0.26622
      47            0.32390    0.28461
      48            0.34983    0.30467
      49            0.37912    0.32558


We may charge less than the  guaranteed  maximum  cost of insurance  rates.  Any
change in the cost of  insurance  rates will apply to all  insureds  of the same
insuring age, sex, class and policy year.  Guaranteed  maximum cost of insurance
rates are greater for insureds in special premium classes.





                  TABLE OF GUARANTEED MONTHLY COST OF INSURANCE

                       RATES PER $1,000 NET AMOUNT AT RISK

                                     TOBACCO

                Monthly       Rate                        Monthly        Rate                        Monthly         Rate
   Attained       Per        $1,000         Attained        Per         $1,000         Attained        Per          $1,000
     Age          Male       Female           Age          Male         Female            Age          Male         Female
     ---          ----       ------           ---          ----         ------            ---          ----         ------
                                                                                                
      20           0.19270     0.09671         50             0.80017     0.54664         75             7.26414       3.97231
      21           0.19437     0.09838         51             0.87419     0.58521         76             7.92841       4.43317
      22           0.19186     0.10088         52             0.95668     0.62883         77             8.60587       4.91927
      23           0.18852     0.10255         53             1.05105     0.68003         78             9.28568       5.42833
      24           0.18435     0.10589         54             1.15733     0.73210         79             9.98835       5.97677

      25           0.17850     0.10756         55             1.27050     0.78672         80            10.74533       6.58858
      26           0.17349     0.11173         56             1.39312     0.84138         81            11.57691       7.28491
      27           0.17182     0.11507         57             1.52014     0.89354         82            12.50905       8.08682
      28           0.17015     0.11841         58             1.65583     0.94236         83            13.55162       9.00541
      29           0.17182     0.12341         59             1.79681     0.99290         84            14.66819      10.09637

      30           0.17516     0.12925         60             1.95334     1.04852         85            15.82369      11.19977
      31           0.18101     0.13426         61             2.12977     1.12020         86            16.98122      12.46982
      32           0.18685     0.14010         62             2.32876     1.20714         87            18.12336      13.71056
      33           0.19604     0.14595         63             2.55476     1.32460         88            19.38671      15.13412
      34           0.20690     0.15513         64             2.80452     1.45576         89            20.65144      16.50860

      35           0.21943     0.16181         65             3.07566     1.60322         90            21.93652      18.11827
      36           0.23446     0.17433         66             3.35886     1.74923         91            23.26851      19.86654
      37           0.25368     0.19019         67             3.65682     1.90142         92            24.70634      21.81429
      38           0.27541     0.20773         68             3.96447     2.03938         93            26.58833      24.07436
      39           0.30049     0.22778         69             4.29327     2.19463         94            29.07199      26.92635

      40           0.32892     0.25034         70             4.65747     2.35954         95            32.81757      31.31011
      41           0.36238     0.27792         71             5.06278     2.57361         96            39.64294      38.50478
      42           0.39669     0.30384         72             5.52571     2.83976         97            53.06604      52.27571
      43           0.43604     0.33060         73             6.04979     3.16536         98            83.33333      83.33333
      44           0.47708     0.35736         74             6.62444     3.54670         99            83.33333      83.33333

      45           0.52400     0.38498
      46           0.57095     0.41343
      47           0.62212     0.44358
      48           0.67583     0.47457
      49           0.73630     0.50808




We may charge less than the  guaranteed  maximum  cost of insurance  rates.  Any
change in the cost of  insurance  rates will apply to all  insureds  of the same
insuring age, sex, class and policy year.  Guaranteed  maximum cost of insurance
rates are greater for insureds in special premium classes.

Unless  otherwise  provided  in this  Policy,  or unless the  content  otherwise
requires,  the  following  definitions  and rules of  construction  shall  apply
herein. In this Policy the neuter gender includes the feminine and masculine and
the  singular  number  includes  the  plural,  and the  word  "person"  includes
corporation, partnership, firm, or association wherever the content so requires.
"Shall"  and  "will"  and  "agrees"  are  mandatory,  "may" is  permissive.  All
references  to the term of this  Policy or the  Policy  term shall  include  any
extensions of such term.

                                   DEFINITIONS

ACCUMULATION VALUE: The sum of Your Policy values in the Subaccounts,  the Fixed
Account and the Loan Account.

ACCUMULATION  UNIT: A unit of measure used to calculate Your Accumulation  Value
in the Subaccounts.

AGE: Issue Age is age nearest  Birthday on the Policy Date.  Attained Age is the
Issue Age plus the number of completed Policy Years.

AUTHORIZED  REQUEST: A request,  in a form satisfactory to Us, which is received
by the BMA Service Center.

BENEFICIARY:  The person who is named in the  application  or at a later date to
receive the Death Proceeds of this Policy or any rider(s).

BMA SERVICE CENTER:  The office  indicated on the Policy Schedule of this Policy
to which  notices,  requests and Premiums  must be sent.  All sums payable to Us
under the Policy are payable only at the BMA Service Center.

BUSINESS  DAY:  Each day that the New York Stock  Exchange is open for business.
The Separate Account will be valued each Business Day.

CASH SURRENDER VALUE: The Accumulation  Value less the surrender charge, if any,
that applies if this Policy is surrendered in full and less any Indebtedness.

COMPANY: Business Men's Assurance Company of America (BMA).

DEATH BENEFIT:  The amount used to determine the Death Proceeds payable upon the
death  of the  Primary  Insured.  The  Death  Benefit  can be  either  Level  or
Adjustable.

DEATH PROCEEDS: Equal the Death Benefit less any Indebtedness.

EVIDENCE  OF  INSURABILITY:  Information  satisfactory  to Us  about a  proposed
insured which is used to approve or reinstate this Policy or any rider(s).

FIXED ACCOUNT:  A portion of the General Account into which You can allocate Net
Premiums or transfer  Accumulation  Values.  It does not share in the investment
experience of any Subaccount of the Separate Account.

GENERAL ACCOUNT: Our general investment account which contains all of Our assets
with the exception of the Separate Account and other segregated asset accounts.

GOOD HEALTH:  There has been no material  change in health status since the date
of  application  and before You have  received and paid the first Premium on the
Policy.

GRACE  PERIOD:  The 61 days  that  follow  the date We mail a notice  to You for
payment  if the Cash  Surrender  Value is not  sufficient  to cover the  Monthly
Deduction.

INDEBTEDNESS:  Unpaid Policy loans and unpaid Policy loan interest.

INITIAL SPECIFIED AMOUNT: The amount selected by You as shown on the Policy
Schedule.

INVESTMENT  OPTION(S):  Those  investments  available under the Policy.  Current
Investment Option(s) are shown on the Policy Schedule.

LOAN ACCOUNT:  An account established within Our General Account for any amounts
transferred  from the Fixed  Account  and the  Separate  Account  as a result of
loans.  The Loan  Account  is  credited  with  interest  and is not based on the
experience of any Separate Account.

MATURITY DATE: The date the Accumulation  Value, less any Indebtedness,  becomes
payable to You, as shown on the Policy Schedule,  if the Primary Insured is then
living.

MONTHLY  ANNIVERSARY DAY: The same day of each month as the Policy Date for each
succeeding month the Policy remains in force. If the Monthly  Anniversary  falls
on a day that is not a Business Day, any Policy  transaction  due as of that day
will be processed the first Business Day following such date.

NET PREMIUM:  We deduct a Premium Charge from each Premium paid. Premium Charges
are shown on the Policy  Schedule.  The Net Premium is the Premium paid less the
Premium Charge.

OWNER:  The person  entitled to all the ownership  rights under this Policy.  If
Joint Owners are named, all references to You or Owner shall mean Joint Owner.

POLICY  ANNIVERSARY:  The  same  month  and  day as the  Policy  Date  for  each
succeeding year the Policy remains in force.

POLICY DATE: The date, as shown on the Policy Schedule,  by which Policy months,
years and anniversaries are measured.

POLICY MONTH:  The one month period from the Policy Date to the same date of the
next month, or from one Monthly Anniversary Day to the next.

POLICY  YEAR:  The one year  period  from the  Policy  Date to the first  Policy
Anniversary or from one Policy Anniversary to the next.

PREMIUM:  A payment  You make  towards  this Policy and that does not re-pay any
Indebtedness.

PRIMARY INSURED: The person whose life is insured under this Policy, as shown on
the Policy Schedule.

RATE CLASS:  This is anything that would affect the level of Your Premium,  such
as health status and tobacco use.

REINSTATEMENT: To restore coverage after this Policy has terminated.

SEPARATE ACCOUNT: A segregated asset account maintained by Us in which a portion
of Our assets has been  allocated  for this and certain  other  policies.  It is
shown on the Policy Schedule.

SPECIFIED AMOUNT: The Specified Amount is the Initial Specified Amount plus each
increase to the Specified Amount and less each decrease to the Specified Amount.
The  Initial  Specified  Amount  and the Death  Benefit  Option in effect on the
Policy Date are shown on the Policy Schedule.

SUBACCOUNT: Separate Account assets are divided into Subaccounts. Assets of each
Subaccount will be invested in shares of a corresponding Investment Option.

TERMINATED:  The Primary  Insured's life and the lives of any other insureds are
no longer insured under any of the terms of this Policy or any riders.

UNDERWRITING  PROCESS:  The underwriting  process begins the day We receive Your
application  at the BMA  Service  Center and ends the day We receive and approve
all  required  documents, including  the Initial  Premium,  necessary to put the
Policy in force.

US, WE, OUR: Business Men's Assurance Company of America.

YOU, YOUR, YOURS: The Owner of this Policy.


                            OWNERSHIP AND BENEFICIARY

GENERAL - The Owner is the  person  or entity so named on the  Policy  Schedule,
unless changed. The Owner has all the interest and rights under this Policy.

The Policy can be owned by Joint Owners.

The Beneficiary is the person designated by You to receive any Death Proceeds.

OWNER'S  RIGHTS - While  the  Primary  Insured  is alive and no  Beneficiary  is
irrevocably named, You may:

     a. exercise all the rights and options that this Policy provides or that We
permit;

     b. assign this Policy; and c. agree with Us to any change to this Policy.

JOINT  OWNERSHIP - Two or more Owners will own the Policy as joint  tenants with
rights of survivorship,  unless otherwise requested.  On the death of any of the
Owners,  the deceased  Owner's  interest in the Policy  passes to the  surviving
Owner.

Unless otherwise  provided for all the rights and privileges of ownership may be
exercised only with the consent of all Joint Owners.  However,  each Joint Owner
shall  have  the  right  to  transfer  Accumulation  Value  and to make  Premium
allocations.

CONTINGENT  OWNER - You may name a Contingent  Owner. If the Owner, who is not a
Primary  Insured,  dies before the Primary  Insured,  ownership will pass to the
Contingent  Owner. If there is no Contingent  Owner,  ownership will pass to the
deceased Owner's estate.

CHANGE  OF  OWNERSHIP  - You  may  name a new  Owner  or may  name or  change  a
Contingent Owner at any time while the Primary Insured is living. If a new Owner
or  Contingent  Owner  is  named,  then,  unless  otherwise  stated,  any  prior
designation of Contingent Owner will be voided.

You may request a change in  ownership  while the  Primary  Insured is living by
sending an Authorized  Request to the BMA Service Center.  When  acknowledged in
writing by Us, the change will take effect on the date the notice was signed. We
will not be liable  for  payment  made or action  taken  before  the  notice was
acknowledged by Us.

ASSIGNMENT -  Assignment  of this Policy will be binding on Us only after a copy
of the  assignment  is  acknowledged  at the  BMA  Service  Center.  We are  not
responsible for the validity of any  assignment.  If the assignment is absolute,
all of the Owner's rights and that of any revocable  Beneficiary are transferred
to the assignee.  If the assignment is collateral,  such rights are  transferred
only to the extent of the assignee's interest.

DESIGNATION/CHANGE  OF BENEFICIARY - The  Beneficiary is the person named in the
application or by later  designation to receive the Death Proceeds  provided for
in this Policy or any rider.

You have the right to change a Beneficiary  by sending an Authorized  Request to
the BMA Service Center,  unless the  designation of the Primary  Beneficiary has
been made irrevocable.  If an irrevocable  Beneficiary has been designated,  the
Owner and  irrevocable  Beneficiary  must act  together to exercise  all changes
under  this  Policy,   except  transfers  of  Accumulation   Value  and  Premium
allocations which can be effected by the Owner. Unless otherwise indicated,  the
right of an irrevocable Beneficiary to receive the proceeds is terminated if the
irrevocable Beneficiary dies before the Insured. When acknowledged in writing by
Us, the change will take  effect on the date the notice was signed.  We will not
be liable for payment made or action taken before the notice was acknowledged by
Us.

PAYMENT OF  BENEFITS - Unless  otherwise  provided  for in this Policy or in the
application  or  Authorized  Request to the BMA Service  Center,  the  following
provisions apply:

          1. a  Beneficiary  is either a  Primary  Beneficiary  or a  Contingent
          Beneficiary.  If the Primary  Beneficiary does not survive the Primary
          Insured, then any proceeds are payable to the Contingent Beneficiary;

          2. if there  are no  surviving  Beneficiaries,  We will pay the  Death
          Proceeds to the Owner or, if the Owner is the Primary Insured,  to the
          estate of the Owner, or to the successors or transferees of the Owner;

          3.  two or more  persons  may be  named as  Primary  Beneficiaries  or
          Contingent  Beneficiaries.  In that case,  We will assume the proceeds
          are to be paid in equal  shares to the  surviving  Beneficiaries.  The
          Owner can specify other than equal share;

          4. We may rely on the affidavit of any responsible person to determine
          the identity or nonexistence of Beneficiaries  not identified by name.
          We may require proof of age or of the continued survival of any payee.

CLAIMS  AGAINST  BENEFICIARIES  - To the extent  allowed  by law,  no payment of
proceeds or interest will be subject to claims of a Beneficiary's  creditors, or
legal process against a Beneficiary.

                                  THE CONTRACT

CONSIDERATION;  ENTIRE CONTRACT - This Policy is issued in consideration of: (a)
the application;  and (b) the payment in advance of the required  Premium.  This
Policy, the application, and riders/amendments,  if any, are the entire contract
between  You  and  Us.   Statements  made  in  the  application  are  considered
representations  and not  warranties  except in the case of fraud.  No statement
will  void this  Policy  or be used in  defense  of a claim  unless  made in the
application.

MODIFICATION  OF POLICY - No agent has  authority to change this Policy or waive
any of its provisions. Any change in this Policy will be binding on Us only when
endorsed by Our President, Vice President, Secretary or Assistant Secretary.

To the extent  permitted by applicable laws and regulation,  We may make changes
without  Your  consent  to the  provisions  of this  Policy to  comply  with any
applicable federal or state laws including, but not limited to, requirements for
life insurance  contracts under the Internal Revenue Code. You have the right to
refuse  any  such  changes.   However,  in  such  an  event,  We  cannot  accept
responsibility for the tax treatment of this Policy.

EFFECTIVE  DATE - This Policy will be effective as soon as it has been  received
by You and the first  Premium has been paid during the  lifetime of the proposed
Primary Insured and there has been no material change in health status since the
date of application.  If the first Premium is paid in exchange for a conditional
coverage receipt as of the date of the  application,  coverage will be effective
as stated in that receipt.

For any increase or addition to coverage,  the Effective  Date will be the first
Monthly  Anniversary  Day that falls on or next follows the date the application
for the increase or addition is approved by Us.

INCONTESTABILITY  - This Policy will not be contestable as to statements made in
the application after it has been in force during the Primary Insured's lifetime
for two years from the Policy Date, except:  (a) for nonpayment of Premium;  and
(b) with respect to any  additional  benefits or Policy riders for disability or
accidental death.

If the Effective  Date of a rider is later than the Policy Date,  the rider will
not be contestable as to statements made in the application for such rider after
it has been in force  during  the  Insured's  lifetime  for two  years  from the
Effective Date of such rider,  except with respect to any additional benefits or
Policy riders for disability or accidental death.

Any increase in  Specified  Amount  effective  after the Policy Date will not be
contestable  after such  increase  has been in force  during the lifetime of the
Primary  Insured  for the two  years  that  follow  the  Effective  Date of such
increased Specified Amount.

SUICIDE - If while this Policy is in force the Primary Insured commits  suicide,
while sane or insane, within two years from the Policy Date, the benefit payable
will be limited  to all  Premiums  paid,  less  Indebtedness  and less any prior
partial  surrenders.  There will be a further deduction from the benefit payable
for the total rider charges,  if any, for additional insureds covered under this
Policy.

If while this Policy is in force the Primary Insured commits suicide, while sane
or insane,  within two years from the Effective Date of any increase in coverage
or additional benefits for the Primary Insured, the benefit payable with respect
to such increase or additional  benefits will be limited to the Premium paid for
the cost of such increased coverage or additional benefits.

AGE,  SEX - The age of the  Primary  Insured  is the  age  nearest  the  Primary
Insured's birthday on the Policy Date or Policy Anniversary, determined from the
date of birth shown in the application. If the date of birth or sex shown on the
Policy Schedule is not correct, the Death Benefit will be adjusted to that which
would be purchased  by the most recent cost of  insurance  charge at the correct
date of birth and sex.

ANNUAL  POLICY REPORT - Annually and without  charge,  We will send You a report
that  will  serve to inform  You of the  status of this  Policy.  The  following
information  to be  included  in the report  applies  to the end of the  current
report period, unless otherwise stated:

     1.   the amount of Death Benefit;

     2.   the Accumulation Value and Cash Surrender Value;

     3.   the current Specified Amount;

     4.   Premiums paid, Monthly Deductions and Loans since the last report;

     5.   the amount of any Indebtedness;

     6.   notifications required under the provisions of this Policy; and

     7.   any other  information  required  by the state  where this  Policy was
          delivered.

We will also provide You any shareholder  reports of the Investment  Options and
any other  notices,  reports or  documents  as required by law. Any reports sent
will be sent to Your last known address.

PROJECTION OF BENEFITS AND VALUES - We will provide a projection of illustrative
future Death Benefits and  Accumulation  Values at any time after the first year
upon receipt of Your Authorized Request.

MATURITY  DATE - The  Maturity  Date is the date when  coverage is  scheduled to
cease. The Maturity Date is shown on the Policy  Schedule.  If this Policy is in
force on the Maturity Date:

     1.   all insurance benefits end; and

     2.   the  Accumulation  Value  less  any  Indebtedness  will be paid as You
          direct in a lump sum or under a payment option.

This Policy may end prior to the Maturity  Date if the Cash  Surrender  Value is
insufficient to continue coverage to such date and adequate  additional Premiums
are not paid.

                                    PREMIUMS

PREMIUMS  - The  first  Premium  is due on the  Policy  Date.  The  amounts  and
frequency of Planned Premiums are shown on the Policy Schedule. All Premiums are
payable at the BMA Service Center.  We reserve the right to limit the number and
amount of additional Premiums.

You may change the frequency  and/or  increase or decrease the amount of Planned
Premiums.  Subject  to the terms and  conditions  of this  Policy,  You can make
additional  Premium payments at any time. If an additional Premium will increase
the amount of coverage,  We will require Evidence of Insurability of the Primary
Insured  before  the Net  Premium  is  allocated  to the  Fixed  Account  or the
Subaccounts.

ALLOCATION  OF  PREMIUMS  - Net  Premiums  are  allocated  to one or more of the
Subaccounts of the Separate  Account or to the Fixed Account in accordance  with
Your  selection.  Your  initial  Premium  will be placed in a suspense  account.
Subject to the Free Look  period,  the initial  Premium  will be kept within the
suspense  account  for the length of the  Underwriting  Process  when it will be
moved to the Money Market Subaccount. The initial Net Premium will remain in the
Money  Market  Subaccount  for [15]  days.  At the end of this  period,  We will
allocate  Your  initial Net Premium  (plus  interest  earned) to the  investment
option(s) You requested in the application.

Unless You  inform Us  otherwise,  subsequent  Net  Premiums  are  allocated  in
accordance with the selection in Your  application.  All allocations are subject
to the Allocation Guidelines shown on the Policy Schedule.

CHANGE IN PREMIUM  PAYMENTS - You may elect to increase or decrease or to change
the frequency of Premium payments.  Unless  surrendered,  this Policy remains in
force and will not be in default if no additional Premium payments are made. Any
change  may  affect  surrender  charges,  transfers,  loans,  policy  charges or
termination of the policy.

RIGHT TO REFUND - To receive the tax  treatment  accorded life  insurance  under
Federal laws, insurance under this Policy must initially qualify and continue to
qualify  as  life  insurance  under  the  Internal  Revenue  Code.  To  maintain
qualification  to the maximum  extent  permitted by law, We reserve the right to
return  Premiums  paid which We  determine  will cause any  coverage  under this
Policy to fail to qualify as life  insurance  under  applicable tax laws and any
changes in applicable  tax laws or will cause it to become a modified  endowment
contract.  Additionally,  We reserve the right to make changes in this Policy or
to make  distributions  to the extent We  determine  necessary  to  continue  to
qualify this Policy as life  insurance  and to comply with  applicable  laws. We
will provide You advance written notice of any change.

GRACE PERIOD - At the end of any Policy Month,  if the Cash  Surrender  Value is
not  sufficient to cover the Monthly  Deduction,  a Grace Period of 61 days from
such day We mail a notice  informing You of this will be allowed for the payment
of a Premium sufficient to cover the Monthly Deduction.  This Policy will remain
in force during the Grace Period.

If this Premium is not paid within the Grace  Period,  all  coverage  under this
Policy will  terminate  without value at the end of the Grace  Period.  However,
during the first five  Policy  Years,  this  Policy  will not  terminate  if the
cumulative  Premiums are paid as stated in the Insufficient  Accumulation  Value
provision.

At  least  30 days  prior  to the  termination  date,  We will  mail  notice  of
termination  to Your  last  known  address  and the last  known  address  of any
assignee of record.

If the Primary  Insured dies during the Grace Period,  the Premiums  required to
provide  coverage  to the date of the Primary  Insured's  death will be deducted
from any amounts payable under this Policy.

REINSTATEMENT  - Unless  surrendered  for cash,  this  Policy,  and any attached
riders,  may be reinstated  within five years after the date of termination  and
prior to the Maturity Date and while the Primary Insured is alive.

Conditions of reinstatement are:

     1.   Evidence of Insurability to Us for all persons to be insured under the
          reinstated policy;

     2.   reinstatement of all Indebtedness on this Policy; and

     3.   payment of all past due Premiums.

The  Effective  Date  of  the  reinstated  policy  will  be  the  first  Monthly
Anniversary  Day that  falls on or next  follows  the date the  application  for
reinstatement is approved by Us.

                                SEPARATE ACCOUNT

THE  SEPARATE  ACCOUNT  - The  Separate  Account  is  designated  on the  Policy
Schedule.  It consists of assets We have set aside and have kept  separate  from
the rest of Our assets and those of Our other separate  accounts.  The assets of
the Separate Account, equal to reserves and other liabilities of this Policy and
those of other Owners,  will not be charged with liabilities  arising out of any
other  business We may conduct.  The investment  policy of the Separate  Account
shall not be changed  without the approval of the Insurance  Commissioner of the
state of domicile of the insurer,  and the approval  process is on file with the
Commissioner of the state where the policy is filed.

The  Separate  Account  assets are divided into  Subaccounts.  The assets of the
Subaccounts  are  invested  in the  Investment  Option(s)  shown  on the  Policy
Schedule.  We may add additional Investment Option(s) to those shown. You may be
permitted to transfer  Your  Accumulation  Value or allocate Net Premiums to the
additional  Subaccount(s).   However,  the  right  to  make  such  transfers  or
allocations will be limited by any terms and conditions We may impose.

Should the shares of any Investment  Option(s) become unavailable for investment
by the Separate Account,  or Our Board of Directors deems further  investment in
the  shares  inappropriate,  We may limit  further  purchase  of such  shares or
substitute shares of another Investment Option for shares already purchased.

VALUATION  OF  ASSETS - Assets  of the  Investment  Option(s)  held  within  the
Subaccounts will be valued at their net asset value on each Business Day.

ACCUMULATION UNITS - Accumulation Units shall be used to account for all amounts
allocated  to or withdrawn  from the  Subaccounts  of the Separate  Account as a
result  of  Premiums,  surrenders,  transfers,  or  fees  and  charges.  We will
determine  the  number  of  Accumulation  Units  of a  Subaccount  purchased  or
canceled.  This will be done by dividing the amount  allocated to (or the amount
withdrawn from) the Subaccount by the dollar value of one  Accumulation  Unit of
the  Subaccount  as of the end of the  Business Day during which the request for
the transaction is received at the BMA Service Center.

ACCUMULATION  UNIT VALUE - The  Accumulation  Unit Value for each Subaccount was
arbitrarily set initially at $10.  Subsequent  Accumulation Unit Values for each
Subaccount  are determined by multiplying  the  Accumulation  Unit Value for the
immediately  preceding  Business  Day by  the  Net  Investment  Factor  for  the
Subaccount for the current Business Day.

The  Accumulation  Unit Value may  increase or  decrease  from  Business  Day to
Business Day.

NET INVESTMENT FACTOR - The Net Investment Factor is equal to (1 - C) multiplied
by A divided by B, where:

          A is (i) net asset  value per share of the  Investment  Option held in
          the Subaccount at the end of the current Business Day; plus

          (ii) any  dividend  or capital  gains per share  declared on behalf of
          such Investment Option that has an ex-dividend date within the current
          Business Day.

          B is the net asset  value per share of the  Investment  Option held by
          the Subaccount for the immediately preceding Business Day.

          C is a charge factor, if any, for any taxes or any tax reserve We have
          established  as a  result  of  the  operation  or  maintenance  of the
          Separate Account.

                             CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS

PREMIUM  CHARGE - We deduct a Premium  Charge from each  Premium  You make.  The
Premium Charges are set out on the Policy Schedule.

MONTHLY DEDUCTION - The initial Monthly Deduction is made on the Policy Date but
does not include the Risk  Charge.  On each  Monthly  Anniversary  Day We make a
Monthly  Deduction  from the  Accumulation  Value of Your  Policy.  The  Monthly
Deduction equals:

     a.   the Cost of Insurance for this Policy; plus

     b.   the monthly rider charges, if any; plus

     c.   the Risk Charge; plus

     d.   the monthly Policy Charge.

The Monthly Deduction will be taken on a pro-rata basis from the Subaccounts and
the Fixed Account, exclusive of the Loan Account.

COST OF  INSURANCE  CHARGE - The Cost of  Insurance  Charge  for a Policy  Month
equals  the  appropriate  Cost of  Insurance  Rate  per  $1,000,  including  any
substandard  ratings,  times  the Net  Amount  at Risk.  The Net  Amount at Risk
equals:

          Level Death  Benefit.  For the Level  Death  Benefit  Option,  the Net
          Amount at Risk is the greater of:

     1.   the Specified Amount divided by [1.0032737 ] less the

          Accumulation Value; and

     2.   the  Accumulation  Value times the  applicable  Minimum  Death Benefit
          Corridor  Percentage  divided by [1.0032737  ], less the  Accumulation
          Value.

          Adjustable  Death Benefit  Option.  For the  Adjustable  Death Benefit
          Option, the Net Amount at Risk is the greater of:

     1.   the  Specified   Amount  plus  the   Accumulation   Value  divided  by
          [1.0032737], less the Accumulation Value; and

     2.   the  Accumulation  Value times the  applicable  Minimum  Death Benefit
          Corridor  Percentage  divided by  [1.0032737],  less the  Accumulation
          Value.

         The Minimum Death Benefit Corridor Percentages are shown in the Death
Benefit Provision.

COST OF INSURANCE  RATE - The monthly cost of insurance  rate, per $1,000 of net
amount at risk,  is based on the sex,  issue age,  and rate class of the Primary
Insured and the Policy Year.  Monthly cost of insurance rates will be determined
by Us based on the expectations as to future experience. We may charge less than
the maximum cost of  insurance  rates as shown in the Table of Cost of Insurance
Rates  contained  in the Policy  Schedule.  Any change in the cost of  insurance
rates will apply to all Primary  Insureds of the same age,  sex,  rate class and
Policy  Year.  Guaranteed  cost of  insurance  rates are greater for insureds in
special rate classes.

MONTHLY RIDER  CHARGES - We charge  separately  for any riders  attached to this
Policy.  The  riders  that are  attached  to and form a part of this  Policy are
listed on the  Policy  Schedule.  We deduct  the cost of the riders for a Policy
Month as part of the Monthly Deduction on each Monthly Anniversary Day.

POLICY  CHARGE - We  assess a Policy  Charge  which is set  forth on the  Policy
Schedule.  It is deducted  each Monthly  Anniversary  Day as part of the Monthly
Deduction.

RISK CHARGE - Each Monthly  Anniversary Day as part of the Monthly  Deduction We
deduct a Risk Charge. The Risk Charge is set forth on the Policy Schedule.

OTHER TAXES - Any taxes paid to any governmental entity,  whether federal, state
or local, may be charged against the Policy values or Premiums.  We will, in Our
sole  discretion,  determine  when  taxes have  resulted  from:  the  investment
experience of the Separate  Account or receipt by Us of Premiums.  We may at Our
discretion,  pay any  such  taxes  when  due and  deduct  that  amount  from the
Accumulation  Value at a later date.  Payment at an earlier  date does not waive
any right We may have to deduct amounts at a later date. We reserve the right to
establish a provision  for federal  income  taxes if We  determine,  in Our sole
discretion,  that  We will  incur  a tax as a  result  of the  operation  of the
Separate Account. We will deduct for any income taxes incurred by Us as a result
of the operation of the Separate Account whether there was a provision for taxes
and  whether or not it was  sufficient.  We will  deduct any  withholding  taxes
required by applicable law.

SURRENDER  CHARGES  - If this  Policy  is  surrendered  before  the 10th  policy
anniversary  or within 10 years  following the effective date of any increase in
Specified  Amount,  a  Surrender  Charge  may be  deducted.  The  amount  of the
Surrender  Charge at the end of a Policy  Year is shown on the Policy  Schedule.
After the fourth policy year, or after four years  following the effective  date
of an increase,  the  Surrender  Charge  between  policy years will be pro-rated
monthly.  When there is a partial  surrender of Cash Surrender Value, a pro-rata
portion of the  Surrender  Charge is assessed for any amount that the  Specified
Amount is reduced.  The  pro-rata  surrender  charge is  calculated  in the same
manner as for a requested decrease. (See Surrender provision.)

PARTIAL  SURRENDER FEE - When there is a partial surrender of the Cash Surrender
Value, in addition to any Surrender Charge that may be assessed,  We will charge
a Partial Surrender Fee which is shown on the Policy Schedule.

                              CALCULATION OF VALUES

ACCUMULATION  VALUE - The total  Accumulation  Value reflects the Premiums paid,
Premium  Charges,   Monthly  Deductions,   the  investment   experience  of  the
Subaccounts selected, the interest earned on the Fixed Account, if selected, the
interest  earned on the Loan  Account,  if any loans  are  outstanding,  and any
deductions due to any partial surrenders.

Your Accumulation  Value on the Policy Date equals Your initial Premium less the
Premium Charge, less the initial Monthly Deduction.

On each subsequent Business Day, Your Accumulation Value equals:

     1.   the  sum of Your  Accumulation  Values  in the  Subaccounts  You  have
          selected; plus

     2.   Your Accumulation Value in the Fixed Account, if You have selected the
          Fixed Account; plus

     3.   Your  Accumulation  Value  in  the  Loan  Account,  if any  loans  are
          outstanding.

CASH SURRENDER VALUE - The Cash Surrender Value of Your Policy on a Business Day
is equal to the Accumulation  Value as of the Business Day less any Indebtedness
and less  any  surrender  charge  that  would be  assessed  if the  Policy  were
surrendered as of the Business Day.

SUBACCOUNT ACCUMULATION VALUE - Your Accumulation Value in any Subaccount
equals:

     1.   the  number  of Your  Accumulation  Units  in that  Subaccount  on the
          Business Day; multiplied by

     2.   that Subaccount's Accumulation Unit Value for that Business Day.

FIXED ACCOUNT  ACCUMULATION VALUE - On each Business Day, the Accumulation Value
in the Fixed Account equals:

     1.   the Fixed Account  Accumulation  Value on the  preceding  Business Day
          plus interest from the preceding  Business Day to the current Business
          Day; plus

     2.   the portion of the Net Premiums  allocated to the Fixed  Account as of
          the current Business Day; plus

     3.   the amount of transfers from the  Subaccounts  and the Loan Account to
          the Fixed Account as of the current Business Day; less

     4.   the amount of any transfer from the Fixed  Account to the  Subaccounts
          or the Loan Account; less

     5.   any partial surrender, any Partial Surrender Fee and any surrender and
          partial  surrender  charges  deducted from the Fixed Account as of the
          current Business Day; less

     6.   the pro-rata  portion of the Monthly  Deduction from the Fixed Account
          as of the current  Business  Day if the Business Day is also a Monthly
          Anniversary.

INTEREST  CREDITED TO THE FIXED  ACCOUNT - Interest  will accrue daily at a rate
not less than the Guaranteed Interest Rate shown on the Policy Schedule.

INSUFFICIENT  ACCUMULATION  VALUE - On any Monthly  Anniversary Day, if the Cash
Surrender  Value is not sufficient to cover the Monthly  Deduction,  this Policy
will terminate, subject to the Grace Period provision.

During the first five Policy Years this Policy will not terminate as long as the
cumulative Premiums paid to date are at least equal to (a) times (b) where:

     (a) is the number of Monthly  Anniversary Days that have occurred plus one;
and

     (b) is the No-Lapse Monthly Minimum Premium shown on the Policy Schedule.

The cumulative Premiums paid are equal to: (1) the total Premiums paid; less (2)
any  Indebtedness;  less any (3)  partial  surrenders,  Partial  Surrender  Fees
assessed and any pro-rata surrender charge assessed for the partial surrenders.

If there are any changes in the No-Lapse  Monthly Minimum  Premium,  this Policy
will  remain  in  force  during  the  first  five  Policy  Years  as long as the
cumulative  Premiums  received  on and after the date of the change are at least
equal to (c) plus (d) where:

         (c) is (a) times (b) as defined above; and

         (d) is the change in the No-Lapse  Monthly  Minimum  Premium  times the
         number of Monthly Anniversary Days that have occurred starting with the
         effective date of the change.

Any deduction for the cost of insurance after termination will not be considered
a reinstatement  of this Policy or a waiver by Us of the  termination.  Any such
deduction  will be  credited  to the  Accumulation  Value  as of the date of the
deduction.

CONTINUATION  OF  INSURANCE  - If the  Planned  Premiums  are not paid and if no
additional  Premiums are paid, coverage may continue subject to the Insufficient
Accumulation Value provision.

COMPUTATION OF VALUES AND RESERVES - The  Commissioners'  1980 Standard Ordinary
Smoker or  Nonsmoker  Mortality  Table,  with  interest,  as shown on the Policy
Schedule and  compounded  yearly,  is used to establish  reserves and guaranteed
Fixed Account values.

A  detailed  statement  of the  methods of  calculation  has been filed with the
insurance  supervisory  official  of the  jurisdiction  in which this  policy is
delivered.  All guaranteed  values and benefits of this policy are not less than
the minimum values and benefits required by the laws of such jurisdiction.

                       SUSPENSION OR DEFERRAL OF PAYMENTS

We reserve the right to suspend or postpone  payments from the Separate  Account
for any period when:

     1.   the New York Stock  Exchange is closed (other than  customary  weekend
          and holiday closings);

     2.   trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted;

     3.   an emergency  exists as a result of which disposal of securities  held
          in the Separate  Account is not  reasonably  practicable  or it is not
          reasonably   practicable  to  determine  the  value  of  the  Separate
          Account's net assets; or

     4.   during any other period when the Securities  and Exchange  Commission,
          by order, so permits for the protection of Owners.

provided that  applicable  rules and  regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission will govern whether the conditions described in (2) and (3) exist.

Transfers may also be postponed under the above circumstances.

We may defer the portion of any transfer, amount payable on surrender, or Policy
Loan from the Fixed Account for not more than six months.

                                  DEATH BENEFIT

DEATH  BENEFIT - The amount of Death Benefit  depends upon the Specified  Amount
and Your Policy's Accumulation Value on the date of the Primary Insured's death,
and the  Death  Benefit  Option in  effect  at the time of  death.  The  Initial
Specified  Amount and the Death Benefit  Option in effect on the Policy Date are
shown on the Policy Schedule.

         Level Death Benefit Option. The amount of the Death Benefit under the
Level Death Benefit Option is the greater of:

     1.   the Specified Amount on the date of death; or

     2.   the  Accumulation  Value  on  the  date  of  death  multiplied  by the
          applicable  factor from the Table of Minimum  Death  Benefit  Corridor
          Percentages shown below.

         Adjustable Death Benefit Option. The amount of the Death Benefit under
the Adjustable Death Benefit Option is the greater of:

     1.   the Specified Amount on the date of death plus the Accumulation  Value
          on the date of death; or

     2.   the  Accumulation  Value  on  the  date  of  death  multiplied  by the
          applicable  factor from the Table of Minimum  Death  Benefit  Corridor
          Percentages shown below.

The applicable  percentage is a percentage  that is based on the Attained Age of
the  Primary  Insured at the  beginning  of the Policy  Year and is equal to the
following:

   Attained              Corridor             Attained          Corridor
      Age               Percentage               Age           Percentage
      ---               ----------               ---           ----------
     0-40                  250%                  60               130%
      41                   243%                  61               128%
      42                   236%                  62               126%
      43                   229%                  63               124%
      44                   222%                  64               122%
      45                   215%                  65               120%
      46                   209%                  66               119%
      47                   203%                  67               118%
      48                   197%                  68               117%
      49                   191%                  69               116%
      50                   185%                  70               115%
      51                   178%                  71               113%
      52                   171%                  72               111%
      53                   164%                  73               109%
      54                   157%                  74               107%
      55                   150%                 75-90             105%
      56                   146%                  91               104%
      57                   142%                  92               103%
      58                   138%                  93               102%
      59                   134%                  94               101%
                                               95-100             100%

CHANGE IN DEATH BENEFIT  OPTION - You may change the Death Benefit  option after
this Policy has been in force for at least one year, subject to the following:

     1.   You must submit an Authorized Request;

     2.   once the Death Benefit  option has been changed,  it cannot be changed
          again for one year from the date of the change;

     3.   if the Level Death Benefit  Option is to be changed to the  Adjustable
          Death Benefit  Option,  You must submit proof  satisfactory to Us that
          the Primary Insured is still insurable;

     4.   if Level  Death  Benefit  Option is  changed to the  Adjustable  Death
          Benefit Option the resulting  Specified Amount cannot be less than the
          Minimum  Specified Amount shown on the Policy Schedule.  The Specified
          Amount  will be  reduced  to  equal  the  Specified  Amount  less  the
          Accumulation  Value  on the date of  change.  This  decrease  will not
          result in any decrease in Premiums or Surrender Charges; and

     5.   if the  Adjustable  Death  Benefit  Option is changed  to Level  Death
          Benefit  Option,  the Specified  Amount will be increased by an amount
          equal  to the  Accumulation  Value  on the  date of the  change.  This
          increase  will not result in any  increase in  Premiums  or  Surrender
          Charges.

Any change in a Death Benefit option will take effect on the Monthly Anniversary
Date on or following the date We approve the request for the change.


CHANGE IN SPECIFIED  AMOUNT - You may change the Specified Amount of this Policy
effective on any Monthly  Anniversary  Day after the Policy has been in force at
least one year, subject to the following requirements. Once the Specified Amount
has been  changed,  it cannot be  changed  again for one year from the date of a
change.

Specified Amount Increase. To increase the Specified Amount You must:

     1.   submit an application for the increase;

     2.   submit  proof  satisfactory  to Us  that  the  Primary  Insured  is an
          insurable risk; and

     3.   pay any additional Premium which is required.

The Specified  Amount can only be increased  before the Primary  Insured reaches
Age 80. A Specified Amount increase will take effect on the Monthly  Anniversary
Day on or following the day We approve the  application  for the  increase.  The
Specified Amount increase must be for at least the Minimum Increase in Specified
Amount shown on the Policy  Schedule.  Each increase will have its own surrender
charge based on the increased issue age, sex and rate class. The rate class that
applies to any Specified  Amount  increase may be different  from the rate class
that applies to the Initial  Specified  Amount.  Each increase will have its own
Cost of Insurance rate.

The following changes will be made to reflect the increase:

     1.   the No-Lapse Minimum Monthly Premium will be increased;

     2.   an additional  surrender  charge for the increase in Specified  Amount
          will apply.

We will furnish You with documentation  showing You any change in rate class for
the Specified  Amount  increase,  the amount of the increase and the  additional
Surrender Charges.

         Specified Amount Decrease. You must request by Authorized Request any
decrease in the Specified Amount.  The decrease will take effect on the later
of:

     1.   the Monthly  Anniversary  Day on or following  the day We receive Your
          request for the decrease; or

     2.   the  Monthly  Anniversary  Day one  year  after  the  last  change  in
          Specified Amount was made.

A Specified Amount decrease will be used to reduce any previous increases to the
Specified  Amount which are then in effect starting with the latest increase and
continuing in the reverse order in which the increases were made. If any portion
of the decrease is left after all Specified  Amount increases have been reduced,
it will be used to reduce the  Initial  Specified  Amount.  We will not permit a
Specified  Amount  decrease  that would  reduce the  Specified  Amount below the
Minimum  Specified Amount shown on the Policy Schedule.  For any coverage change
that results in a decrease in the Specified  Amount,  the  applicable  Surrender
Charge for the amount of decrease will be deducted from the Accumulation Value.

The No-Lapse  Minimum  Monthly  Premium will be reduced to reflect the Specified
Amount decrease.

                                      LOANS

GENERAL  - We will  loan You money  while  this  Policy is in force and not in a
Grace  Period,  with this Policy as the sole  security.  We will  advance a loan
amount  not to  exceed  the loan  value.  The loan  must be  secured  by  proper
assignment of this Policy. We may defer granting loans but for not more than six
months.

The Accumulation Value securing the loan is transferred to the Loan Account on a
pro-rata  basis.  The  amount  transferred  from each  Subaccount  and the Fixed
Account  will  equal  the ratio of the value  each  bears to the total  unloaned
Accumulation  Value.  If You desire  other than the above,  You may  specify the
specific Subaccounts from which the transfer is to be made.

Any Indebtedness will be deducted from any amount payable under this Policy.

No new loan may be taken which,  in combination  with existing loans and accrued
interest, is greater than the Loan Value.

LOAN  VALUE - The loan value is equal to [90%] of the  Accumulation  Value as of
the date the  Authorized  Request  for the loan is  received  at the BMA Service
Center less: (a) an amount equal to the Surrender  Charge,  if any, that applies
if this  Policy is  surrendered  in full;  (b) any  existing  Indebtedness;  (c)
interest on all Indebtedness on this Policy to the next Policy Anniversary;  and
(d) prior to the ninth  Policy  Month,  an amount  equal to the  balance  of the
monthly  deductions  for the  first  Policy  Year;  or (e) on or after the ninth
Policy Month, an amount equal to the sum of the next three Monthly Deductions.

LOAN INTEREST  (CHARGED) - Interest is payable in advance on the first  interest
payment  due  date  and on each  Policy  Anniversary  that  follows  at the Loan
Interest Rate which is shown on the Policy  Schedule.  The interest rate applies
to the unpaid balance of the loan. The first interest payment is due on the date
of the loan.

If loan  interest  is not paid,  the  difference  between  the value of the Loan
Account and the  Indebtedness  will be transferred  from the Subaccounts and the
Fixed Account on a pro-rata basis to the Loan Account.

INTEREST  CREDITED  - The  Accumulation  Value in the  Loan  Account  will  earn
interest at a rate not less than the Minimum Loan  Account  Interest  Rate.  The
Minimum Loan Account Interest Rate is shown on the Policy  Schedule.  For Policy
Years  11 and  after,  the  Accumulation  Value in the Loan  Account  will  earn
interest at the Loan Interest Rate which is shown on the Policy Schedule.

LOAN REPAYMENT - Loans may be repaid at any time while this Policy is in force.

There is no minimum loan repayment amount.

The amount equivalent to a loan repayment will be deducted from the Loan Account
and allocated to the  originating  Subaccounts and the Fixed Account in the same
percentage as was used for the transfer to the Loan Account.

Amounts  received  by Us will be applied  as  Premiums  unless We are  otherwise
instructed to apply such amounts as repayment of the loan.

TERMINATION  FOR  MAXIMUM   INDEBTEDNESS  -  This  Policy  will  terminate  when
Indebtedness equals or exceeds the Accumulation Value less the Surrender Charge,
if any, that applies if this Policy is surrendered in full.  Termination will be
effective  61 days after We send  notice of the  termination  to Your last known
address and the last known address of any assignee of record.

                                   SURRENDERS

TOTAL  SURRENDER - You may  terminate  this Policy at any time by  submitting an
Authorized  Request to the BMA Service  Center.  We will pay the Cash  Surrender
Value to You as of the Business Day the  Authorized  Request is received in good
order and Our liability under this Policy will cease.

PARTIAL SURRENDER - After the first Policy Year, You may surrender a part of the
Cash  Surrender  Value by submitting  an  Authorized  Request to the BMA Service
Center. All partial surrenders are subject to the following:

     1.   a  partial  surrender  must be for an  amount  at  least  equal to the
          Minimum Partial Surrender Amount shown on the Policy.

     2.   unless You specify  otherwise,  the partial surrender will be deducted
          on a pro-rata  basis from the Fixed Account and the  Subaccounts;  the
          Surrender Charge and the Partial  Surrender Fee are also deducted from
          the  Accumulation   Value;  the  Owner  may  specify  if  a  different
          allocation  method is to be used,  however the  proportion to be taken
          from the Fixed  Account may never be greater than the Fixed  Account's
          proportion of the total unloaned Accumulation Value.

     3.   You cannot replace the surrendered Cash Surrender Value.

     4.   upon a partial  surrender,  the Specified Amount may be reduced if the
          Level Death Benefit Option is in effect. The Specified Amount will not
          be reduced if the Adjustable  Death Benefit  Option is in effect.  The
          Specified  Amount  will  be  reduced  by the  amount  of  the  partial
          surrender if the Policy is not in corridor.

     5.   a partial  surrender  is allowed  twice each  policy  year and will be
          limited to such amounts so that the partial withdrawal will not reduce
          the Specified  Amount below the Minimum  Specified Amount shown on the
          Policy Schedule or reduce the Cash Surrender Value below the remaining
          Cash Surrender Value amount shown on the Policy Schedule.

     6.   a pro-rata  portion of the Surrender Charge is assessed for any amount
          by which the Specified Amount is reduced. A Partial Surrender Fee also
          applies.

FREE  PARTIAL  SURRENDER  AMOUNT - Once each Policy  Year,  on a  non-cumulative
basis,  You may make a free partial  surrender up to the Free Partial  Surrender
Percentage  shown on the Policy  Schedule  of the  unloaned  Accumulation  Value
without the imposition of the Partial Surrender Fee or the Surrender Charge. The
Accumulation  Value of the Policy is based on the  Business  Day the  Authorized
Request is received by the BMA Service  Center.  If this Policy is later totally
surrendered for its Cash Surrender Value,  then the pro-rata  Surrender  Charges
for any free partial surrenders will be assessed at the time of surrender.

                                    TRANSFERS

A transfer is subject to the following:

     1.   the maximum number of transfers and the number of transfers  which may
          be made  which  are not  subject  to a  Transfer  Fee are shown on the
          Policy Schedule;

     2.   a Transfer Fee is deducted if a transfer exceeds the maximum number of
          free transfers.  The Transfer Fee is shown on the Policy Schedule. The
          transfer fee is deducted from the amount which is transferred;

     3.   You may not make a transfer until the end of the Free Look period;

     4.   the minimum and maximum  amounts which may be transferred are shown on
          the Policy Schedule;

     5.   a transfer will be effective as of the end of the Business Day when We
          receive  an  acceptable   transfer  request  containing  all  required
          information;

     6.   neither Us nor Our BMA Service  Center are liable for a transfer  made
          in accordance with Your instructions;

     7.   We reserve the right to restrict the number of transfers  per year and
          to restrict transfers from being made on consecutive Business Days;

     8.   Your  right  to  make  transfers  is  subject  to  modification  if We
          determine,  in Our sole opinion, that the exercise of the right by one
          or more Owners is, or would be, to the  disadvantage  of other Owners.
          Restrictions  may be  applied  in any manner  reasonably  designed  to
          prevent any use of the transfer  right which is considered by Us to be
          the disadvantage of other Owners.  A modification  could be applied to
          transfers to or from one or more of the  Subaccounts and could include
          but not be limited to:

               a.  the  requirement  of  a  minimum  time  period  between  each
          transfer;
                          
               b. not  accepting  transfer  requests of an agent  acting under a
          power of attorney on behalf of more than one Owner; or

               c. limiting the dollar amount that may be transferred by an Owner
          at any one time.

     9.   during times of drastic economic or market conditions,  We may suspend
          the transfer privilege  temporarily  without notice and treat transfer
          requests based on their separate components -- a redemption order with
          a simultaneous  request for purchase of another Subaccount.  In such a
          case,  the  redemption  request  would  be  processed  at  the  source
          Subaccount's next determined  Accumulation Unit Value but the purchase
          into the new  Subaccount  would be  effective  at the next  determined
          Accumulation  Unit Value for the new Subaccount  only after We receive
          the proceeds  from the  Investment  Option which  underlies the source
          Subaccount or the source Subaccount otherwise receives cash.

                                   TERMINATION

This Policy will terminate on the earliest of these dates:

     1.   the Maturity Date;

     2.   the date of the Primary Insured's death;

     3.   the end of the Grace Period;

     4.   the  date,  as  stated in the Loan  provision,  that the  Indebtedness
          equals or exceeds the Accumulation  Value,  less the Surrender Charge,
          if any;

     5.   the date  surrender  of the  Policy  is  effective,  as  stated in the
          Surrender and Surrender Value provision; or

     6.   the first Monthly  Anniversary  day that falls on or next follows Your
          Authorized Request to cancel this Policy.

We may request the return of this Policy.


                            PAYMENT OPTIONS PROVISION

At any time, by sending an Authorized Request to the BMA Service Center, You or,
if You have not done so, Your  Beneficiary may select any of the payment options
described below. Any other payment options acceptable to Us may be elected.

An election to receive distribution under a payment option must be made no later
than 30 days before the Maturity Date.

The  Effective  Date of the  payment  option  will be the  later of the date You
select  or the date We  receive  all of the  required  forms at the BMA  Service
Center.

The first  payment  will be due one month (or one modal  period if other  than a
monthly payment frequency is elected) following the Effective Date.

Payment  options  are  available  only with Our  consent  if (a) this  Policy is
assigned; or (b) any Payee is not a natural person.

AMOUNT AND  FREQUENCY  OF PAYMENTS:  The amount of each payment  under a payment
option will be determined by applying the Death  Proceeds on the Effective  Date
to the Annuity Tables  contained in this Policy for the payment option selected.
These Annuity Tables are based on the 1983  Individual  Annuity  Mortality Table
with  mortality  projected  to the year 2000 by  projection  scale G and with an
annual  effective  interest rate of 3 1/2%.  For the payment  options  described
below,  We guarantee that the dollar amount of each payment after the first will
not be affected by  variations  in  mortality or expense  experience.  If on the
Effective Date of the payment amounts,  We are using tables of annuity rates for
these Policies which result in larger payment options,  We will use those tables
instead.  Where permitted,  purchase  payments will depend on the Age and sex of
the Annuitant and Joint Annuitant, where applicable.

Upon the election of a payment  option,  the Death Proceeds will be allocated to
the  General  Account.  Payments  will be fixed,  and will not vary based on the
experience of any Subaccount.

If the amount  available to apply under any payment  option is less than $2,500,
We reserve the right to pay such  amount in one sum, in lieu of making  payments
under a payment option.

Payments will automatically be made monthly. Subject to Our approval, quarterly,
semi-annual or annual payments may be chosen by sending an Authorized Request to
the BMA Service Center. However, if any payment provided for would be or becomes
less than $20, We would have the right to reduce the  frequency of payment to an
interval that will result in each payment being at least $20.

PAYMENT OPTIONS -

OPTION 1 - LIFE ANNUITY.  We will make monthly annuity  payments during the life
of the  Annuitant  and ceasing  with the last  annuity  payment due prior to the
Annuitant's death.

OPTION 2 - LIFE ANNUITY WITH 120 OR 240 MONTHLY ANNUITY  PAYMENTS  GUARANTEED We
will make  monthly  annuity  payments  during the life of the  Annuitant  with a
guarantee that if at the Annuitant's  death there have been less than 120 or 240
monthly  annuity  payments  made as  selected,  monthly  annuity  payments  will
continue to a designated Payee for the remainder of the guaranteed  period.  You
may elect to have the present value of the guaranteed  monthly annuity  payments
remaining, as of the date notice of the Annuitant's death is received at the BMA
Service Center,  commuted at the Statutory  Calendar Year Interest Rate based on
the  NAIC  Standard  Valuation  Law  for  Single  Premium  Immediate   Annuities
corresponding  to the Effective Date of the payment option.  We will require the
return of this Policy and proof of death  prior to the  payment of any  commuted
values.

OPTION  3 - JOINT  AND LAST  SURVIVOR  ANNUITY.  We will  make  monthly  annuity
payments  during the joint  lifetime of the Annuitant  and the Joint  Annuitant.
Upon the death of the Annuitant,  if the Joint Annuitant is then living, annuity
payments  will  continue to be paid during the  remaining  lifetime of the Joint
Annuitant  at a level of 100%,  of the  previous  level,  as  selected.  Monthly
annuity  payments  cease with the final  annuity  payment  due prior to the last
survivor's death.

OPTION 4 - JOINT  AND LAST  SURVIVOR  ANNUITY  WITH 120 OR 240  MONTHLY  ANNUITY
PAYMENTS  GUARANTEED.  We will make monthly  annuity  payments  during the joint
lifetime of the Annuitant and the Joint Annuitant. Monthly annuity payments will
continue to be paid during the remaining lifetime of the Joint Annuitant at 100%
of the  previous  level.  If at the last  death of the  Annuitant  and the Joint
Annuitant, there have been less than 120 or 240 monthly annuity payments made as
selected,  monthly annuity  payments will continue to a designated Payee for the
remainder of the guaranteed  period.  You may elect to have the present value of
the guaranteed monthly annuity payments remaining,  as of the date notice of the
last death of the Annuitant  and Joint  Annuitant is received at the BMA Service
Center,  commuted at the Statutory Calendar Year Interest Rate based on the NAIC
Standard Valuation Law for Single Premium Immediate  Annuities  corresponding to
the  Effective  Date of the payment  option.  We will require the return of this
Policy and proof of death prior to the payment of any commuted values.

MINIMUM RATE - The interest rate guaranteed is 3% under Options 1, 3, and 4. The
minimum rate for Option 2 is based on the 1937 Standard Annuity  Mortality Table
at 2 1/2%. Additional interest may be paid as determined by Us.

SETTLEMENT  AGREEMENT  - At the time a payment  option is  elected,  We  require
exchange  of this Policy for a  settlement  agreement  which  covers the payment
option.  The  Effective  Date of such  agreement  will be the date  proceeds are
applied under the settlement agreement.

DEATH OF PAYEE - If the payee has died,  the value of any  remaining  guaranteed
payments will be paid to the payee's estate,  unless  otherwise  provided in the
election of the option.  The value will be based on the  interest  rate shown in
the settlement agreement,  but not less than the guaranteed rate for the payment
option elected.

ANNUITY PAYMENTS FOR A FIXED PERIOD



   Years       Amount        Years       Amount        Years       Amount        Years       Amount       Years        Amount
   -----       ------        -----       ------        -----       ------        -----       ------       -----        ------
                                                                                           
     1          84.47          6          15.14         11          8.86          16          6.53          25          4.71
     2          42.86          7          13.16         12          8.24          17          6.23
     3          28.99          8          11.68         13          7.71          18          5.96          30          4.18
     4          22.06          9          10.53         14          7.26          19          5.73
     5          17.91         10          9.61          15          6.87          20          5.51




ANNUITY PAYMENTS FOR THE LIFE OF THE PAYEE, WITH GUARANTEED PERIODS

    Monthly     Payment Per   $1000 of Adj   Contract Value      Monthly    Payment per   $1000 of Adj  Contract Value
      Male                                                        Female
   Annuitant       Life         10 Years        20 Years        Annuitant      Life         10 Years       20 Years
       Age         Only        Guaranteed      Guaranteed           Age        Only        Guaranteed     Guaranteed
       ---         ----        ----------      ----------           ---        ----        ----------     ----------
                                                                                      
       50          4.37           4.33            4.23              50         4.05           4.03           3.99
       51          4.44           4.40            4.28              51         4.10           4.08           4.03
       52          4.51           4.47            4.34              52         4.16           4.14           4.08
       53          4.58           4.54            4.39              53         4.22           4.20           4.13
       54          4.66           4.61            4.45              54         4.28           4.26           4.18

       55          4.75           4.69            4.51              55         4.35           4.32           4.24
       56          4.84           4.77            4.57              56         4.42           4.39           4.29
       57          4.93           4.86            4.63              57         4.49           4.46           4.35
       58          5.04           4.95            4.69              58         4.57           4.54           4.41
       59          5.14           5.05            4.76              59         4.66           4.62           4.48

       60          5.26           5.15            4.82              60         4.75           4.70           4.54
       61          5.38           5.26            4.89              61         4.84           4.79           4.61
       62          5.51           5.37            4.95              62         4.94           4.88           4.68
       63          5.65           5.49            5.01              63         5.05           4.98           4.74
       64          5.80           5.62            5.08              64         5.17           5.09           4.81

       65          5.96           5.75            5.14              65         5.29           5.20           4.88
       66          6.13           5.89            5.20              66         5.42           5.32           4.95
       67          6.32           6.03            5.25              67         5.56           5.44           5.02
       68          6.51           6.18            5.31              68         5.71           5.57           5.09
       69          6.72           6.33            5.36              69         5.88           5.71           5.16

       70          6.94           6.49            5.41              70         6.05           5.85           5.22
       71          7.18           6.65            5.46              71         6.24           6.01           5.29
       72          7.44           6.82            5.50              72         6.44           6.17           5.35
       73          7.71           6.98            5.54              73         6.66           6.34           5.40
       74          7.99           7.15            5.57              74         6.90           6.51           5.45

       75          8.30           7.33            5.60              75         7.16           6.69           5.50
       76          8.63           7.50            5.63              76         7.44           6.88           5.54
       77          8.98           7.67            5.65              77         7.75           7.07           5.58
       78          9.35           7.84            5.67              78         8.07           7.26           5.61
       79          9.76           8.01            5.69              79         8.42           7.46           5.64

       80          10.18          8.18            5.70              80         8.80           7.66           5.66
       81          10.64          8.33            5.72              81         9.20           7.85           5.68
       82          11.12          8.49            5.73              82         9.64           8.04           5.70
       83          11.64          8.64            5.73              83         10.12          8.22           5.71
       84          12.20          8.77            5.74              84         10.63          8.40           5.72
       85          12.77          8.90            5.74              85         11.19          8.57           5.73




ANNUITY PAYMENTS FOR JOINT LIFE, WITH GUARANTEED PERIODS

       Monthly              Payment               Per $1000 of               Adj. Contract                 Value*
       Primary             Contingent
      Annuitant            Annuitant               Joint Life                   10 Years                  20 Years
         Age                  Age                     Only                     Guaranteed                Guaranteed
         ---                  ---                     ----                     ----------                ----------
                                                                                              
         50                    50                     3.78                        3.78                      3.78
         51                    51                     3.82                        3.82                      3.82
         52                    52                     3.87                        3.87                      3.87
         53                    53                     3.91                        3.91                      3.91
         54                    54                     3.96                        3.96                      3.95

         55                    55                     4.01                        4.01                      4.00
         56                    56                     4.07                        4.07                      4.06
         57                    57                     4.13                        4.13                      4.11
         58                    58                     4.19                        4.19                      4.17
         59                    59                     4.25                        4.25                      4.23

         60                    60                     4.32                        4.32                      4.29
         61                    61                     4.39                        4.39                      4.36
         62                    62                     4.47                        4.47                      4.42
         63                    63                     4.56                        4.55                      4.49
         64                    64                     4.64                        4.64                      4.57

         65                    65                     4.74                        4.73                      4.64
         66                    66                     4.84                        4.83                      4.72
         67                    67                     4.95                        4.93                      4.80
         68                    68                     5.06                        5.05                      4.88
         69                    69                     5.18                        5.16                      4.96

         70                    70                     5.31                        5.29                      5.04
         71                    71                     5.45                        5.42                      5.11
         72                    72                     5.61                        5.56                      5.19
         73                    73                     5.77                        5.71                      5.26
         74                    74                     5.94                        5.88                      5.32

         75                    75                     6.13                        6.04                      5.39
         76                    76                     6.33                        6.22                      5.45
         77                    77                     6.54                        6.40                      5.50
         78                    78                     6.78                        6.59                      5.54
         79                    79                     7.02                        6.79                      5.58

         80                    80                     7.29                        6.99                      5.62
         81                    81                     7.58                        7.20                      5.65
         82                    82                     7.88                        7.41                      5.67
         83                    83                     8.21                        7.62                      5.69
         84                    84                     8.57                        7.82                      5.71

         85                    85                     8.94                        8.03                      5.72


*Payments  continue  at 100% of the  chart  value  until  the  death of the last
surviving annuitant or until the end of the guaranteed period, if later.

Payment  factors for ages and annuity forms provided by this  contract,  but not
shown above, are available upon request.



BMA                                        FLEXIBLE PREMIUM ADJUSTABLE

A MEMBER OF THE GENERALI GROUP              VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY
                                            NONPARTICIPATING

BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA
BMA TOWER, P. O. BOX 412879
KANSAS CITY, MO 64141

CALL (800) 423-9398 ASSISTANCE OR QUESTIONS.

VL50                                                                      (2/98)