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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 FORM 10-K/A
 (Amendment No. 1)
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    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
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    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from            to
 Commission File Number 0-25280
 AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
  New York
    
    13-5570651(State or other jurisdiction of
    
    (I.R.S. Employerincorporation or organization)
    
    Identification No.)
 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
    
    10104(Address of principal executive offices)
    
    (Zip Code)
 (212) 554-1234
  Name of each exchange onTitle of each class
    
    which registeredNone
    
    None
 Common Stock (Par Value $1.25 Per Share)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS  Part I, Item 1Part IV, Item 15.SIGNATURESEX-31.1EX-31.2EX-32.1EX-32.2    Table of Contents  
 Part I, Item 1.
 BUSINESS 1
 OVERVIEW
  SEGMENT INFORMATION
  Insurance
   
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    As used in this Form 10-K, the term AXA
Equitable refers to AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, a New York stock
life insurance corporation, AXA Financial refers to AXA Financial, Inc., a
Delaware corporation incorporated in 1991, AXA Financial Group refers to AXA
Financial and its consolidated subsidiaries, and the Company refers to AXA
Equitable and its consolidated subsidiaries. The term AXA Distributors
refers to AXA Distributors, LLC and its subsidiaries, AXA Advisors refers to
AXA Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and AXA Network
refers to AXA Network, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and its
subsidiaries. The term AllianceBernstein refers to AllianceBernstein L.P.
(formerly Alliance Capital Management L.P.), a Delaware limited partnership,
and its subsidiaries. The term General Account refers to the assets held in
the general account of AXA Equitable and all of the investment assets held in
certain of AXA Equitables Separate Accounts on which AXA Equitable bears the
investment risk. The term Separate Accounts refers to the Separate Account
investment assets of AXA Equitable excluding the assets held in those Separate
Accounts on which AXA Equitable bears the investment risk. The term General
Account Investment Assets refers to assets held in the General Account
associated with AXA Equitables continuing operations (which includes the
Closed Block described below) and does not include assets held in the General
Account associated primarily with AXA Equitables Wind-up Annuity line of
business (Wind-up Annuities). 1-1




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Products
 Insurance Product Offerings.
   Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance.
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Fixed Annuities and Traditional and Interest Sensitive Life Insurance
   Markets
  Distribution
 Retail Distribution
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Wholesale Distribution
  Reinsurance and Hedging
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Reinsurance Assumed
 General Account Investment Portfolio
   AXA Equitable
General Account Investment Assets
Net Amortized Cost (1)
(Dollars in Millions)
 Amount
    
    
    % of TotalFixed maturities
    
    $
    28,320.5
    
    
    
    73.6
    %Mortgages
    
    
    3,953.0
    
    
    
    10.3Equity real estate
    
    
    98.8
    
    
    
    .3Other equity investments
    
    
    1,168.8
    
    
    
    3.0Policy loans
    
    
    3,881.9
    
    
    
    10.1Cash and short-term investments (2)
    
    
    1,044.9
    
    
    
    2.7Total
    
    $
    38,467.9
    
    
    
    100.0
    %
 
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    Net amortized cost is the cost of the General Account Investment Assets (adjusted for
impairments in value deemed to be other than temporary, if any) less depreciation and
amortization, where applicable, and less valuation allowances on mortgage and real estate
portfolios.(2)
    
    Comprised of Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments included within the
Other invested assets caption on the consolidated balance sheet.  1-5




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Investment Surveillance.
 Investment Management
 General
   Interest in AllianceBernstein
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EMPLOYEES
  COMPETITION
 Insurance.
  Investment Management.
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REGULATION
 Insurance Supervision.
  Holding Company and Shareholder Dividend Regulation.
 Securities Laws.
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Potential Regulatory Initiatives Related to Financial Markets.
 Federal Tax Initiatives.
 Estate and Related Taxes
 Income, Capital Gains and Dividend Tax Rates
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Other Proposals
   Privacy of Customer Information.
 PARENT COMPANY
   Voting Trust.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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Part IV, Item 15.
 EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 Exhibit Index
 Number
    
    Description31.1
    
    Section 302 Certification made by the registrants Chief Executive Officer31.2
    
    Section 302 Certification made by the registrants Chief Financial Officer32.1
    
    Section 906 Certification made by the registrants Chief Executive Officer32.2
    
    Section 906 Certification made by the registrants Chief Financial Officer
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SIGNATURES
  Date:      September 17, 2010
    AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYBy:
    /s/ Christopher M. CondronName:
    Christopher M. CondronChairman of the Board, President and ChiefExecutive Officer,
Director E-1