Allstate Life Insurance Company
                Allstate Financial Advisors Separate Account I

                    Supplement, dated July 27, 2009, to the
                       Prospectus Dated May 1, 2009 for
         Allstate Variable Annuity & Allstate Variable Annuity L-Share

           AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income Portfolio - Class B

The purpose of this prospectus supplement is to advise you of changes to
certain investment options within your variable annuity contract issued by
Allstate Life Insurance Company.

The Board of Trustees of the AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund,
Inc. has approved the liquidation of the AllianceBernstein VPS Utility Income
Portfolio - Class B ("Liquidating Fund") to occur on September 25, 2009
("Liquidation Date"). After the Liquidation Date, the Sub-Account will no
longer be available for investment. As a result, on the Liquidation Date any
Contract Value allocated to the Sub-Account will be transferred to the Fidelity
VIP Money Market Portfolio - Service Class 2 ("Money Market Sub-Account").

If you wish to transfer your Contract Value out of the Liquidating Fund and
into any other available investment option within your annuity before the
Liquidation Date, you may do so without charge and without the transfer being
applied against your annual free transfers. If you take no action before the
Liquidation Date, during the 60-day period after the Liquidation Date you may
transfer your Contract Value corresponding to the Liquidating Fund out of the
Money Market Sub-Account and into any other available investment option within
your annuity without charge and without the transfer being applied against your
annual free transfers.

For your convenience, we have enclosed a transfer form that you may use to
transfer your Contract Value to another investment option(s). Please refer to
accessallstate.com for detailed information about available investment options.
If you need assistance in choosing investment options, please contact your
financial representative. You may request a transfer via the internet at
accessallstate.com. If you have elected the telephone transfer privilege, you
may transfer your Contract Value by calling the Annuity Service Center.

If you have any questions, or would like a copy of any fund prospectuses,
please contact your financial representative or the Annuity Service Center at
1-800-457-7617.