Certification Under Rule 497(j)
May 5, 2000
Via Edgar
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Safeco Life Insurance Company ("Safeco")
Safeco Resource Variable Account B ("Registrant")
1933 Act File No. 33-06546
1940 Act File No. 811-4716
Commissioners:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 of Regulation C, under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, in lieu of filing under paragraph (c) of Rule 497, I hereby
certify that the form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information
dated May 1, 2000, for the above-captioned registrant that would have filed
under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 does not differ from that contained in the most
recent registration statement and the text of the most recent registration
statement was filed electronically on April 28, 2000.
Please indicate receipt in the usual manner to the undersigned.
Sincerely,
/s/ William E. Crawford
William E. Crawford
Assistant General Counsel