FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
                                                    REGISTRATION NO. 333-203541

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

SUPPLEMENT DATED JULY 17, 2015 TO THE PROSPECTUS FOR STRUCTURED CAPITAL
STRATEGIES(R) DATED MAY 1, 2015

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This Supplement modifies certain information in the above-referenced Prospectus
(the "Prospectus") offered by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company ("AXA
Equitable"). You should read this Supplement in conjunction with your
Prospectus and retain it for future reference. Unless otherwise indicated, all
other information included in your Prospectus remains unchanged. The terms we
use in this Supplement have the same meaning as in your Prospectus. We will
send you another copy of any prospectus or supplement without charge upon
request. Please contact the customer service center referenced in your
Prospectus.

Structured Capital Strategies(R) will be available again for sale in Minnesota
on or about August 10, 2015. In addition, current Minnesota contract owners
will be able to invest in Segment Types based on the Financial Select Sector
SPDR Fund on or about that date.

To reflect this change, the "Minnesota" section of "Appendix II: State contract
availability and/or variations of certain features and benefits" in the
Prospectus is replaced in its entirety with the following:



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 STATE     FEATURES AND BENEFITS             AVAILABILITY OR VARIATION
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MINNESOTA  QP (Defined Benefit and Defined   Not available.
           Contribution) contracts

           See "Segment Types" under         Choice Segments are not
           "Structured Investment Option"    available.
           in "Contract Features and
           Benefits"

           See Footnote (2) to the "Fee      Withdrawal charges will also
           Table" and see also "Charges      apply to Series B contracts
           under the contracts" in "Charges  purchased with an initial
           and expenses"                     contribution of $25 million or
                                             more.






Structured Capital Strategies(R) is issued by and is a registered service mark
           of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (AXA Equitable).
   Co-distributed by affiliates AXA Advisors, LLC and AXA Distributors, LLC.
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   Copyright 2015 AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. All rights reserved.

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