American International Life Assurance
Company of New York
One Alico Plaza
P.O. Box 667
Wilmington, DE 19899-0667
302-594-2952
September 9, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Insurance Products-Branch #20
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Room 1004
Document Control
Re: American International Life Assurance
Company of New York
Variable Account B
File No. 33-90686
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 30b2-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, we submit
electronically a copy of the letter that was sent to our variable life
policyholders for Variable Account B. (See Exhibit 1) The letter dated August
1997 was mailed September 2, 1997 and enclosed the Semi-Annual Reports of the
underlying funds.
In addition, this filing incorporates by reference the electronic filing of the
following Semi-Annual Reports: (1) the Alliance Variable Product Series Fund
Inc., CIK 00008255316, File No. 811-05398, made on August 27, 1997; (2) the Zero
Coupon 2000 Portfolio, Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund, CIK 0000813383, File
No. 811-05125 , made on August 22, 1997; (3) the Dreyfus Stock Index Fund, CIK
00008468000, File No. 811-05719, made on August 28, 1997; (4) the Fidelity
Investments Variable Insurance Product Fund, CIK 0000356494, File No. 811-03329,
made on August 21, 1997; (5) the Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Product
Fund II, CIK 0000831016, File No. 811-05511, made on August 21, 1997; (6) the
Hard Assets Portfolio and the Worldwide
Balanced Portfolio of Van Eck Investment Trust, CIK 0000811976, File No. 811,
made on August 29, 1997; (7) the Short-Term Retirement Portfolio, Medium-Term
Retirement Portfolio and the Long Term Retirement Portfolio of the Tomorrow
Funds Retirement Trust, CIK 0000945766, File No. 811-07315, made on August 29,
1997.
Sincerely,
/s/ Kenneth D. Walma
Kenneth D. Walma
Associate Counsel
Exhibit 1
[LOGO] The AIG Life Companies (U.S)
80 Pine Street, 13th Floor
New York, New York 10005
August 1997
Dear Vision VUL Policyholder:
We are pleased to present the Vision VUL Semi-Annual Report to policyholders as
of June 30, 1997. This report provides the financial statements for the
underlying investments of your variable life policy. Each of the fund managers
has provided a commentary on the fund performance as well as an economic
outlook.
As always, if you have any questions regarding your contract, please contact
either your sales representative or us directly at (800) 255-8402.
