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MERRILL LYNCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY   ML LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
     
Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity
Separate Account C
Supplement Dated July 13, 2009
to the
Prospectus For
  ML of New York Variable Annuity
Separate Account C
Supplement Dated July 13, 2009
to the
Prospectus For
CONSULTS ANNUITY® (Dated May 1, 2008)   CONSULTS ANNUITY® (Dated May 1, 2008)
Effective July 10, 2009, (“Merger Date”) the Roszel/BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio II merged into the Roszel/BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio.
If you do not wish to be allocated to the Roszel/BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio, you may reallocate your contract value to another subaccount. You will not be charged for the transfer from the Roszel/BlackRock Fixed Income Portfolio to another subaccount if the transfer is made prior to or up to 30 days after the Merger Date. This reallocation will not count as a transfer for purposes of any free transfers that you receive each contract year.