CERTIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDER REPORT

         In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of AIM Variable
Insurance Funds (the "Company") on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31,
2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I,
Robert H. Graham, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


Date:  March 9, 2006                           /s/ Robert H. Graham
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Robert H. Graham, Principal Executive Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided by the Company and
will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.









CERTIFICATION OF SHAREHOLDER REPORT

         In connection with the Certified Shareholder Report of AIM Variable
Insurance Funds (the "Company") on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31,
2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I,
Sidney M. Dilgren, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


Date:  March 9, 2006                         /s/ Sidney M. Dilgren
                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Sidney M. Dilgren, Principal Financial Officer

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or
other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the
signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this
written statement required by Section 906, has been provided by the Company and
will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.