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Security Benefit Life Insurance Company 700 SW Harrison St.
Security Benefit Group, Inc. Topeka, Kansas 66636-0001
Security Distributors, Inc. (785) 431-3000
Security Management Company, LLC
May 7, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC 20549
Subj: SECURITY VARILIFE SEPARATE ACCOUNT (SECURITY ELITE BENEFIT)
File No.: 33-77322
Dear Sir/Madam:
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933,
please accept this letter as certification that the Security Elite Benefit
Prospectus does not differ from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 6
to the Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933. This
Post-Effective Amendment was filed electronically April 30, 1999.
Please contact me at (785) 431-3226 if you have any questions concerning this
filing.
Sincerely,
AMY J. LEE
Amy J. Lee
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Security Benefit Life Insurance Company
