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[LETTERHEAD OF VEDDER PRICE]
December 2, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Re: FBL Series Fund, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
File Nos. 2-38512 and 811-2125
Post Effective Amendment No. 32 under the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Dear Sir or Madam:
On behalf of the FBL Series Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), we hereby certify
pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, that (i) the form of
prospectus and Statement of Additional Information that would have been filed
under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from that
contained in the above captioned, most recently filed amendment to the
registration statement of the Registrant (the "Amendment"), and (ii) the text
of the Amendment has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ James A. Arpaia
James A. Arpaia
JAA/cy
cc: Kristi Rojohn