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[DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP LETTERHEAD]
DIANE T. BUTLER
(612) 340-7825
May 3, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Fortis Series Fund, Inc.
File No. 33-3920
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned on behalf of Fortis Series Fund, Inc. (the "Company") certifies
that:
(1) the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional
Information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would
not have differed from that contained in the most recent amendment to the
registration statement of the Company (Post-Effective Amendment #19 filed
April 30, 1996); and
(2) the text of the most recent amendment to the registration
statement has been filed electronically.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Diane T. Butler
Diane T. Butler
DTB:tlu
cc: Rhonda J. Schwartz
Scott R. Plummer
Michael J. Radmer
