NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
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                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                  SUPPLEMENT, DATED OCTOBER 30, 2000, TO THE
                 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER VARIABLE ANNUITY II

                                                    PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 2, 2000

This supplement describes the Income Benefit Combination Option 2 and the Income
and Death Benefit  Combination  Option 2 ("new  Options") now available with the
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Variable Annuity II contract  ("Contract") offered by
Northbrook Life Insurance Company.

The new Options are available with Contracts issued on or after the date of this
supplement ("new Contracts").  The new Options are also available with Contracts
issued before the date of this supplement ("existing  Contracts") subject to the
following limitations:  the Income Benefit Combination Option 2 is not available
with existing Contracts if you elect or have elected an optional income or death
benefit; the Income and Death Benefit Combination Option 2 is not available with
existing  Contracts if you elect or have elected the Performance  Income Benefit
Option or the Performance Benefit Combination Option.

The Enhanced Death Benefit Option,  the Performance  Income Benefit Option,  and
the Performance  Benefit  Combination Option described in the prospectus are not
available with new Contracts.  If you are an existing  Contract owner,  and have
not elected these options,  you may do so until  January 31, 2001.  Please keep
these limitations in mind when reading the prospectus and this supplement.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, ONCE YOU HAVE SELECTED AN OPTIONAL INCOME OR DEATH BENEFIT
(EACH AN "OPTION"), YOUR ABILITY TO SELECT A DIFFERENT OPTION MAY BE LIMITED.
PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONCERNING ANY SUCH LIMITATIONS
BEFORE SELECTING ANY OPTION.  FURTHER, IF YOU SELECT ANOTHER OPTION, THE
BENEFIT(S) UNDER THE NEW OPTION ON THE DATE WE ISSUE THE NEW OPTION WILL EQUAL
THE CONTRACT VALUE.  YOU WILL NOT RETAIN OR TRANSFER THE BENEFITS FROM THE
EARLIER OPTION.  PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONCERNING THE
EFFECT OF SELECTING A DIFFERENT OPTION BEFORE DOING SO.  WE MAY DISCONTINUE THE
OFFERING OF THESE OPTIONS AT ANYTIME.

Please keep this supplement for future reference  together with your prospectus.
All capitalized terms have the same meaning as those included in the prospectus.

Your prospectus is amended as follows:

Page 4:  Replace the first  bullet in the section  entitled  "The  Contract at a
Glance" under the "Expenses" heading with the following:

         Total Variable  Account annual fees equal to 1.35% of average daily net
         assets  (1.48% if you select the Enhanced  Death  Benefit  Option,  the
         Performance  Death Benefit Option,  or the  Performance  Income Benefit
         Option, 1.59% if you select the Performance Benefit Combination Option,
         or the Death Benefit Combination Option, 1.65% if you select the Income
         Benefit  Combination  Option 2, or 1.85% if you  select  the Income and
         Death Benefit  Combination  Option 2). If you qualify for and elect the
         Longevity  Reward Rider, the annual fees are reduced by 0.07% under the
         basic policy or any Option listed above.  See the  description  of each
         Option and the Rider for the availability of each.


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<PAGE>

Page 7: Replace the "Variable Account Annual Expenses" table with the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


<S>                                                      <C>                     <C>                     <C>
                                                                          With the Enhanced

                                                                            Death Benefit,       With the Performance
                                                                          Performance Death       Benefit Combination
                                                                          Benefit Option, or       Option, or Death
                                                Without any Optional      Performance Income      Benefit Combination
                                                       Option               Benefit Option              Option



  Mortality and Expense Risk Charge                     1.25%                   1.38%                    1.49%

  Administrative Expense Charge                         0.10%                   0.10%                    0.10%

  Total Variable Account Annual Expenses                1.35%                   1.48%                    1.59%

  -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
                                                     With the Income Benefit        With the Income and Death Benefit
                                                      Combination Option 2                 Combination Option 2


  Mortality and Expense Risk Charge                           1.55%                                1.75%

  Administrative Expense Charge                               0.10%                                0.10%

  Total Variable Account Annual Expenses                      1.65%                                1.85%
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


Page 10:          Replace "Example 1" with the following:

EXAMPLE 1

The  example  below  shows the  dollar  amount of  expenses  that you would bear
directly or indirectly if you:

o       invested $1,000 in a Variable Sub-Account,

o       earned a 5% annual return on your investment,

o       surrendered  your  Contract  or you began  receiving  income  payments
        for a specified period of less than 120 months at the end of each time
        period, and

o       elected the Income and Death Benefit Combination Option 2.

THE  EXAMPLE  ASSUMES  THAT  ANY  PORTFOLIO  EXPENSE  WAIVERS  OR  REIMBURSEMENT
ARRANGEMENTS DESCRIBED IN THE FOOTNOTES ABOVE ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE TIME PERIODS
PRESENTED BELOW. THE EXAMPLE DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY TAXES OR TAX PENALTIES YOU MAY
BE REQUIRED TO PAY IF YOU SURRENDER YOUR CONTRACT.


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                            <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
Variable Sub-Account                                           1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS

  AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation                                 $69        $108       $150       $299
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  AIM V.I. Growth                                               $69        $108       $150       $299
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  AIM V.I. Value                                                $70        $109       $151       $302
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUNDS
  Alliance Growth                                               $73        $120       $169       $337
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Alliance Growth and Income                                    $72        $116       $162       $323
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Alliance Premier Growth                                       $75        $125       $178       $353
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER V.I.S
  Money Market                                                  $67        $102       $139       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Quality Income Plus                                           $67        $102       $139       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Short-Term Bond                                               $68        $105       $144       $288
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  High Yield                                                    $67        $102       $139       $279
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Utilities                                                     $69        $106       $147       $293
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Income Builder                                                $70        $111       $154       $307
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividend Growth                                               $67        $102       $139       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Capital Growth                                                $69        $108       $149       $298
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Global Dividend Growth                                        $71        $111       $155       $309
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  European Growth                                               $73        $118       $165       $330
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Pacific Growth                                                $77        $129       $184       $366
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Equity                                                        $67        $102       $138       $277
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  S&P 500 Index                                                 $67        $101       $137       $274
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Competitive Edge "Best Ideas"                                 $68        $103       $141       $282
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Strategist                                                    $67        $102       $139       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Aggressive Equity                                             $67        $102       $139       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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<PAGE>


THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.
  U.S. Real Estate                                              $73        $120       $168       $335
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  International Magnum                                          $74        $121       $171       $341
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Equity Growth                                                 $71        $112       $156       $311
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Emerging Markets Equity                                       $80        $140       $202       $400
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Mid-Cap Value                                                 $72        $118       $166       $330
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST
  Putnam VT Growth and Income                                   $69        $106       $146       $291
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Putnam VT International Growth                                $74        $122       $172       $342
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Putnam VT Voyager                                             $69        $108       $149       $298
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST
  Emerging Growth                                               $71        $112       $156       $311
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



Page 11:          Replace "Example 2" with the following:

         EXAMPLE 2

         Same  assumptions  as Example 1 above,  except  that you decided not to
         surrender your Contract, or you began receiving income payments (for at
         least 120 months if under an Income Plan with a specified  period),  at
         the end of each period.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                            <C>       <C>        <C>        <C>
Variable Sub-Account                                           1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS

  AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation                                 $27        $ 83       $141       $299
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  AIM V.I. Growth                                               $27        $ 83       $141       $299
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  AIM V.I. Value                                                $27        $ 84       $143       $302
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLIANCE VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUNDS
  Alliance Growth                                               $31        $ 95       $161       $337
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Alliance Growth and Income                                    $29        $ 90       $153       $323
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Alliance Premier Growth                                       $33        $100       $169       $353
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER V.I.S
  Money Market                                                  $25        $ 76       $130       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Quality Income Plus                                           $25        $ 76       $130       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Short-Term Bond                                               $26        $ 79       $136       $288
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  High Yield                                                    $25        $ 77       $131       $279
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Utilities                                                     $26        $ 81       $138       $293
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                       4
<PAGE>


  Income Builder                                                $28        $ 85       $145       $307
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Dividend Growth                                               $25        $ 76       $130       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Capital Growth                                                $27        $ 82       $141       $298
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Global Dividend Growth                                        $28        $ 86       $146       $309
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  European Growth                                               $30        $ 92       $157       $330
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Pacific Growth                                                $34        $104       $176       $366
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Equity                                                        $25        $ 76       $130       $277
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  S&P 500 Index                                                 $24        $ 75       $128       $274
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Competitive Edge "Best Ideas"                                 $25        $ 78       $132       $282
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Strategist                                                    $25        $ 76       $130       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Aggressive Equity                                             $25        $ 76       $130       $278
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS, INC.
  U.S. Real Estate                                              $31        $ 94       $160       $335
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  International Magnum                                          $31        $ 96       $163       $341
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Equity Growth                                                 $28        $ 86       $147       $311
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Emerging Markets Equity                                       $38        $115       $194       $400
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Mid-Cap Value                                                 $30        $ 93       $157       $330
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PUTNAM VARIABLE TRUST
  Putnam VT Growth and Income                                   $26        $ 80       $137       $291
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Putnam VT International Growth                                $31        $ 96       $163       $342
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Putnam VT Voyager                                             $27        $ 82       $141       $298
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST
  Emerging Growth                                               $28        $ 86       $147       $311
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



</TABLE>



Replace the paragraph following "Example 2" with the following:

         PLEASE   REMEMBER   THAT  YOU  ARE  LOOKING  AT  EXAMPLES   AND  NOT  A
         REPRESENTATION OF PAST OR FUTURE EXPENSES.  YOUR ACTUAL EXPENSES MAY BE
         LOWER OR GREATER THAN THOSE SHOWN ABOVE. SIMILARLY, YOUR RATE OF RETURN
         MAY BE LOWER OR GREATER  THAN 5%,  WHICH IS NOT  GUARANTEED.  THE ABOVE
         EXAMPLES   ASSUME  THE  ELECTION  OF  THE  INCOME  AND  DEATH   BENEFIT
         COMBINATION  OPTION 2, WITH A  MORTALITY  AND  EXPENSE  RISK  CHARGE OF
         1.75%. IF THAT OPTION WERE NOT ELECTED, THE EXPENSE FIGURES SHOWN ABOVE
         WOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOWER. TO REFLECT THE CONTRACT  MAINTENANCE CHARGE IN
         THE EXAMPLES, WE ESTIMATED AN EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE CHARGE, BASED ON AN
         ASSUMED AVERAGE CONTRACT SIZE OF $45,000.


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<PAGE>



Page 15: Replace the third  paragraph under the section  entitled  "Accumulation
         Unit Values" with the following:

         We  determine  a separate  Accumulation  Unit  Value for each  Variable
         Sub-Account on each Valuation Date. We also determine a separate set of
         Accumulation  Unit Values that reflect the cost of the  Enhanced  Death
         Benefit  Option,   the  Performance   Death  Benefit  Option,   or  the
         Performance  Income Benefit Option,  a third set of  Accumulation  Unit
         Values  for the  Performance  Benefit  Combination  Option or the Death
         Benefit  Combination  Option, a fourth set of Accumulation  Unit Values
         for the  Income  Benefit  Combination  Option  2,  and a  fifth  set of
         Accumulation  Unit Values that reflect the cost of the Income and Death
         Benefit Combination Option 2.

Page 21: Replace the first sentence  under the section  entitled  "Mortality and
         Expense Risk Charge" with the following:

         We deduct a mortality  and expense  risk charge daily at an annual rate
         of 1.25% of the  average  daily net  assets  you have  invested  in the
         Variable  Sub-Accounts  (1.38% if you select the Enhanced Death Benefit
         Option, the Performance Death Benefit Option, or the Performance Income
         Benefit  Option,  1.49% if you  select  the Death  Benefit  Combination
         Option or the  Performance  Benefit  Combination  Option,  1.55% if you
         select the Income Benefit Combination Option 2, and 1.75% if you select
         the Income and Death Benefit Combination Option 2).

         Replace the last sentence under the section entitled "Mortality and
         Expense Risk Charge" with the following:

         We charge an  additional  amount for the above Options to compensate us
         for the additional risk that we accept by providing these Options.

Page 25: Reminder: The Performance Income Benefit cannot be added to existing
         Contracts after January 31, 2001. It is not available with new
         Contracts.


Page 26:  After  the  section  entitled  "Performance  Income  Benefit"  add the
          following:

         INCOME BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2

         You have the option to add Income Benefit  Combination Option 2 to your
         Contract. This Option guarantees that the amount you apply to an Income
         Plan will not be less than the income base  ("Income  Base")  (which is
         the greater of Income Base A or Income Base B), described below. We may
         discontinue the offering of this Option at anytime.

         Eligibility. If you select the Income Benefit Combination Option 2, the
         maximum age of any owner or Annuitant on the date we issue the Contract
         Rider  is 75.  The  Income  Benefit  Combination  Option  2 may  not be
         available in all states. To qualify for this benefit, you must meet the
         following conditions as of the Payout Start Date:

              You must  elect a Payout  Start  Date that is on or after the 10th
              anniversary  of the date we issued the rider for this  Option (the
              "Rider Date");

              The  Payout  Start  Date  must  occur  during  the 30  day  period
              following a Contract Anniversary;

              You must  apply  the  Income  Base to  fixed  income  payments  or
              variable  income  payments  as we may  permit  from  time to time.
              Currently,  you may apply the Income  Base only to  provide  fixed
              income payments; and

              The  Income  Plan you have  selected  must  provide  for  payments
              guaranteed  for  either  a  single  life  or  joint  lives  with a
              specified period of at least:

         1. 10  years,  if the  youngest  Annuitant's  age is 80 or less on the
         date the amount is applied; or

         2. 5 years, if the youngest Annuitant's age is greater than 80 on the
         date the amount is applied.

         If your  current  Contract  Value is higher  than the value  calculated
         under Income Benefit  Combination  Option 2, you can apply the Contract
         Value to any Income Plan. The Income Benefit  Combination  Option 2 may
         not be available in all states.



                                       6
<PAGE>




         INCOME BASE

         The Income Base is the greater of Income Base A or Income Base B.

         The Income  Base is used  solely for the  purpose  of  calculating  the
         guaranteed  income  benefit  under  this  Option   ("guaranteed  income
         benefit")   and  does  not  provide  a  Contract   Value  or  guarantee
         performance of any investment option.

         INCOME BASE A

         On the Rider Date, Income Base A is equal to the Contract Value.  After
         the Rider Date, we recalculate Income Base A as follows on the Contract
         Anniversary and when a purchase payment or withdrawal is made.

o For purchase payments, Income Base A is equal to the most recently calculated
Income Base A plus the purchase payment.

o For withdrawals, Income Base A is equal to the most recently
calculated Income Base A reduced by a withdrawal adjustment
(described below).

o On each Contract Anniversary, Income Base A is equal to the
greater of the Contract Value or the most recently calculated
Income Base A.

         In the absence of any withdrawals or purchase  payments,  Income Base A
         will be the  greatest of the  Contract  Value on the Rider Date and all
         Contract  Anniversary  Contract  Values  between the Rider Date and the
         Payout Start Date.

         We will  recalculate  Income Base A as described  above until the first
         Contract  Anniversary  after the 85th  birthday of the oldest  Contract
         owner or  Annuitant  (if the Contract  owner is not a natural  person).
         After  age 85,  we  will  only  recalculate  Income  Base A to  reflect
         additional purchase payments and withdrawals.

         INCOME BASE B

         On the Rider Date, Income Base B is equal to the Contract Value.  After
         the Rider Date, Income Base B plus any subsequent purchase payments and
         less a  withdrawal  adjustment  (described  below)  for any  subsequent
         withdrawals  will accumulate  daily at a rate equivalent to 5% per year
         until the first  Contract  Anniversary  after the 85th  birthday of the
         oldest  Contract  owner or Annuitant  (if the  Contract  owner is not a
         natural person).

         WITHDRAWAL  ADJUSTMENT.  The  withdrawal  adjustment  is  equal to (1)
         divided by (2), with the result multiplied by (3) where:

         (1) = the withdrawal amount

         (2) = the Contract Value immediately prior to the withdrawal, and

         (3) = the most recently calculated Income Base

         GUARANTEED  INCOME  BENEFIT.  The  guaranteed  income benefit amount is
         determined by applying the Income Base less any applicable taxes to the
         guaranteed  rates for the Income  Plan you elect.  The Income  Plan you
         elect must satisfy the conditions described above.

         As described  above,  you may  currently  apply the Income Base only to
         receive period certain fixed income  payments.  If, however,  you apply
         the Contract Value and not the Income Base to an Income Plan,  then you
         may select fixed and/or  variable income payments under any Income Plan
         we offer at that time.  If you expect to apply your  Contract  Value to
         provide fixed and/or variable income  payments,  or you expect to apply
         your Contract  Value to current  annuity  payment rates then in effect,
         electing  the  Income   Benefit   Combination   Option  2  may  not  be
         appropriate.

Page 26: Add "the Income and Death Benefit  Combination Option 2" to the list of
         death benefit  options in the first  sentence  under the heading
         "Death Benefit Options."



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<PAGE>

Page 26: Reminder: The Enhanced Death Benefit Option cannot be added to existing
         Contracts after January 31, 2001. It is not available with new
         Contracts.


Page 27: Reminder: The Performance Benefit Combination Option cannot be added to
         existing Contracts after January 31, 2001.  It is not available
         with new Contracts.


Page 27: After the section entitled "Performance Benefit Combination Option" add
         the following:

         INCOME AND DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2.

          You may also elect the Income and Death Benefit  Combination Option 2,
          which  combines  the  features  of  the  Income  Benefit   Combination
          (described  on page 6 of this  supplement)  with the  features  of the
          Death Benefit  Combination  (described  on page 27 of the  prospectus)
          with the following  modifications.  Under the Income and Death Benefit
          Combination Option 2, the death benefit payable will be the greater of
          the death  benefits  provided  by the  Enhanced  Death  Benefit or the
          Performance  Death Benefit (both  calculated  until the first Contract
          Anniversary  after the oldest  Contract  owner,  or  annuitant  if the
          Contract  owner  is  a  non-natural   person,   attains  age  85).  In
          calculating the death benefit  payable  provided by the Enhanced Death
          Benefit,  for all ages,  withdrawals  will reduce the  Enhanced  Death
          Benefit  by an  amount  equal  to:  (i)  the  Enhanced  Death  Benefit
          immediately before the withdrawal, multiplied by (ii) the ratio of the
          withdrawal amount to the Contract Value just before the withdrawal.

         If you select the Income and Death  Benefit  Combination  Option 2, the
         maximum age of any owner or Annuitant on the date we issue the Contract
         Rider is 75. The Income and Death Benefit  Combination Option 2 may not
         be available  in all states.  We may  discontinue  the offering of this
         Option at anytime.

Page 28: Replace the third paragraph under the heading  "Longevity Reward Rider"
         with the following:

         MORTALITY  AND  EXPENSE  RISK  CHARGE  If you  elect  the  Rider,  then
         commencing on the Rider Date, we will reduce the maximum  mortality and
         expense risk charge (M&E  charge) by 0.07%.  That means your M&E charge
         will never be  greater  than  1.18%  (1.31% if you select the  Enhanced
         Death Benefit  Option,  the Performance  Death Benefit  Option,  or the
         Performance Income Benefit Option,  1.42% if you select the Performance
         Benefit  Combination  Option, or the Death Benefit  Combination Option,
         1.48% if you select the Income Benefit  Combination Option 2, and 1.68%
         if you select the Income and Death Benefit  Combination  Option 2). The
         0.10% administrative expense charge remains unchanged under the Rider.


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<PAGE>




PART B

                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                  SUPPLEMENT, DATED OCTOBER 30,  2000, TO THE
                 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER VARIABLE ANNUITY II

              STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DATED MAY 2, 2000


This  supplement  amends the statement of additional  information,  dated May 2,
2000,  for the Morgan  Stanley  Dean Witter  Variable  Annuity II  Contracts  as
follows:

Add the following to the fifth paragraph under "Standardized Total Returns":

     Contracts with the Income Benefit  Combination  Option 2 and the Income and
     Death Benefit  Combination  Option 2 were first offered to the public as of
     November 6, 2000. The Variable  Sub-Accounts  were available for investment
     prior  to  that  date.   Accordingly,   performance  figures  for  Variable
     Sub-Accounts  for periods prior to the  availability  of the Income Benefit
     Combination Option 2 and the Income and Death Benefit  Combination Option 2
     reflect the historical performance of the Variable  Sub-Accounts,  adjusted
     to  reflect  the  current  charge  for  such  features  as if they had been
     available  throughout  the periods  shown,  as well as the  withdrawal  and
     contract maintenance charge.

Add the following  tables to the  performance  tables for  "Variable  Annuity II
Contracts" under "Standardized Total Returns":

(WITH THE INCOME AND DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>                              <C>            <C>                   <C>

                                                                          10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account                   One Year       Five Years       Since Inception
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggressive Equity*                       N/A               N/A               39.14%
Capital Growth                         26.55%            21.84%              13.19%
Competitive Edge ("Best Ideas")        19.48%              N/A                9.40%
Dividend Growth                        -8.48%            16.39%              14.15%
Emerging Growth                        96.34%              N/A               37.85%
Emerging Markets Equity                86.83%              N/A                9.13%
Equity                                 51.38%            33.14%              24.46%
Equity Growth                          32.59%              N/A               27.27%
European Growth                        22.44%            22.47%              17.46%
Global Dividend Growth                  8.25%            13.49%              11.12%
High Yield                             -7.44%             3.73%               9.42%
Income Builder                          0.80%              N/A                7.74%
International Magnum                   18.60%              N/A               10.39%
Pacific Growth                         58.75%            -1.53%              -2.93%
Quality Income Plus                   -10.37%             5.74%               6.16%
Short Term Bond*                         N/A               N/A               -4.84%
Strategist                             10.90%            13.97%              12.56%
S&P 500 Index                          13.20%              N/A               15.31%
U.S. Real Estate                       -7.58%              N/A               -2.72%
Utilities                               6.35%            17.57%              13.23%

*Performance shown is not annualized.
</TABLE>



(WITH THE INCOME BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>                                     <C>              <C>             <C>


                                                                              10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account                          One Year        Five Years      Since Inception
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggressive Equity*                              N/A             N/A             39.94%
Capital Growth                                26.81%           22.08%           13.41%
Competitive Edge ("Best Ideas")               19.73%            N/A              9.63%
Dividend Growth                               -8.29%           16.62%           14.38%
Emerging Growth                               96.74%            N/A             38.12%
Emerging Markets Equity                       87.22%            N/A              9.35%
Equity                                        51.70%           33.40%           24.71%
Equity Growth                                 32.86%            N/A             27.53%
European Growth                               22.70%           22.72%           17.69%
Global Dividend Growth                         8.47%           13.71%           11.34%
High Yield                                    -7.25%            3.94%            9.64%
Income Builder                                 1.01%            N/A              7.96%
International Magnum                          18.84%            N/A             10.62%
Pacific Growth                                59.08%           -1.33%           -2.73%
Quality Income Plus                          -10.19%            5.96%            6.38%
Short Term Bond*                                N/A             N/A             -4.70%
Strategist                                    11.13%           14.20%           12.79%
S&P 500 Index                                 13.44%            N/A             15.55%
U.S. Real Estate                              -7.39%            N/A             -2.52%
Utilities                                      6.57%           17.81%           13.46%


*Performance shown is not annualized.
</TABLE>



Add  the  following  to the  seventh  paragraph  under  "Non-Standardized  Total
Returns":

          Contracts with the Income Benefit  Combination Option 2 and the Income
          and Death  Benefit  Combination  Option 2 were  first  offered  to the
          public  as  of  November  6,  2000.  The  Variable  Sub-Accounts  were
          available for investment prior to that date. Accordingly,  performance
          figures  for   Variable   Sub-Accounts   for  periods   prior  to  the
          availability of the Income Benefit Combination Option 2 and the Income
          and  Death  Benefit   Combination  Option  2  reflect  the  historical
          performance  of the  Variable  Sub-Accounts,  adjusted  to reflect the
          current  charge  for  such  features  as if they  had  been  available
          throughout  the periods  shown,  but not the  withdrawal  and contract
          maintenance charge.

Add the following  tables to the  performance  tables for  "Variable  Annuity II
Contracts" under "Non-Standardized Total Returns":


(WITH THE INCOME AND DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>
<S>     <C>                              <C>            <C>                    <C>
                                                                          10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account                   One Year          Five Years       Since Inception
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggressive Equity*                      N/A                N/A               44.30%
Capital Growth                         30.86%            21.95%              13.22%
Competitive Edge ("Best Ideas")        23.79%              N/A               11.92%
Dividend Growth                        -4.18%            16.52%              14.17%
Emerging Growth                       100.64%              N/A               37.98%
Emerging Markets Equity                91.14%              N/A                9.85%
Equity                                 55.69%            33.23%              24.48%
Equity Growth                          36.90%              N/A               28.00%
European Growth                        26.75%            22.59%              17.48%
Global Dividend Growth                 12.55%            13.63%              11.24%
High Yield                             -3.14%             3.92%               9.45%
Income Builder                         5.10%               N/A                8.77%
International Magnum                   22.90%              N/A               11.36%
Pacific Growth                         63.06%            -1.28%              -2.69%
Quality Income Plus                    -6.07%             5.92%               6.20%
Short Term Bond*                        N/A                N/A                0.32%
Strategist                             15.20%            14.12%              12.59%
S&P 500 Index                          17.50%              N/A               17.74%
U.S. Real Estate                       -3.28%              N/A               -1.42%
Utilities                              10.65%            17.70%              13.26%


*Performance shown is not annualized.
</TABLE>


(WITH THE INCOME BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>     <C>                              <C>             <C>                    <C>
                                                                              10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account                       One Year        Five Years      Since Inception
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggressive Equity*                             N/A              N/A             44.49%
Capital Growth                                31.12%           22.20%           13.44%
Competitive Edge ("Best Ideas")               24.03%            N/A             12.15%
Dividend Growth                               -3.99%           16.75%           14.40%
Emerging Growth                              101.04%            N/A             38.26%
Emerging Markets Equity                       91.52%            N/A             10.07%
Equity                                        56.00%           33.49%           24.73%
Equity Growth                                 37.17%            N/A             28.25%
European Growth                               27.00%           22.83%           17.71%
Global Dividend Growth                        12.78%           13.86%           11.46%
High Yield                                    -2.95%           4.13%             9.67%
Income Builder                                5.31%             N/A              8.99%
International Magnum                          23.15%            N/A             11.58%
Pacific Growth                                63.38%           -1.08%           -2.49%
Quality Income Plus                           -5.88%           6.14%             6.42%
Short Term Bond*                               N/A              N/A              0.45%
Strategist                                    15.43%           14.35%           12.82%
S&P 500 Index                                 17.74%            N/A             17.98%
U.S. Real Estate                              -3.08%            N/A             -1.22%
Utilities                                     10.87%           17.94%           13.49%


*Perforamnce shown is not annualized.
</TABLE>

Replace the second paragraph under "Adjusted  Historical Total Returns" with the
following:

         The adjusted historical total returns for the Variable Sub-Accounts for
         the periods  ended  December  31,  1999 are set out below.  No adjusted
         historical  total  returns  are  shown for the  Money  Market  Variable
         Sub-Account.  Where the returns  included in the following  tables give
         effect to the Enhanced  Death Benefit  Option,  the  Performance  Death
         Benefit Option,  the Performance Income Benefit Option, the Performance
         Benefit  Combination  Option, the Death Benefit Combination Option, the
         Income  Benefit  Combination  Option 2, or the Income and Death Benefit
         Combination  Option 2, the  performance  figures have been  adjusted to
         reflect the current  charge for the feature as if that feature had been
         available throughout the periods shown.

Add the following  tables to the  performance  tables for  "Variable  Annuity II
Contracts" under "Adjusted Historical Total Returns":


(WITH THE INCOME AND DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>     <C>                          <C>         <C>              <C>

                                                                 10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account             One Year        5 Years        Since Inception
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Aggressive Equity**                 N/A             N/A             39.14%
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation     37.66%          22.45%            19.53%
AIM V.I. Growth                   28.45%          25.39%            19.38%
AIM V.I. Value                    23.21%          23.56%            19.89%
Alliance Growth*                  27.70%          28.86%            28.18%
Alliance Growth and Income*        5.02%          21.54%            13.33%
Alliance Premier Growth*            N/A             N/A              6.98%
Capital Growth                    26.55%          21.84%            13.19%
Competitive Edge ("Best Ideas")   19.48%            N/A              9.40%
Dividend Growth                   -8.48%          16.39%            10.93%
Emerging Growth                   96.34%            N/A             37.85%
Emerging Markets Equity           86.83%            N/A              9.13%
Equity                            51.38%          33.14%            20.60%
Equity Growth                     32.59%            N/A             27.27%
European Growth                   22.44%          22.47%            17.46%
Global Dividend Growth             8.25%          13.49%            11.12%
High Yield                        -7.44%           3.73%             6.26%
Income Builder                     0.80%            N/A              7.74%
International Magnum              18.60%            N/A             10.39%
Mid-Cap Value                     14.08%            N/A             21.22%
Pacific Growth                    58.75%          -1.53%            -2.93%
Putnam VT Growth and Income*      -4.70%          16.92%            11.66%
Putnam VT International Growth*   52.81%            N/A             26.98%
Putnam VT Voyager*                50.82%          28.96%            19.71%
Quality Income Plus              -10.37%           5.74%             5.77%
Short Term Bond**                   N/A             N/A             -4.84%
Strategist                        10.90%          13.97%            10.88%
S&P 500 Index                     13.20%            N/A             15.31%
U.S. Real Estate                  -7.58%            N/A             -2.72%
Utilities                          6.35%          17.57%            12.11%


+Please refer to the table at the beginning of this section for the inception
dates of the Portfolios.

*The performance shown for the Portfolios' 12b-1 class is based on the
performance of the non 12b-1 class, as described in the table at the beginning
of this section.

**Performance shown is not annualized.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

(WITH THE INCOME BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)

                                                          10 Years or
                                                            Since
Variable Sub-Acount              One Year     5 Years     Inception
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aggressive Equity                  N/A         N/A        39.62%
AIM V.I. Capital Appreciation    37.95%      22.70%       19.77%
AIM V.I. Growth                  28.72%      25.65%       19.62%
AIM V.I. Value                   23.47%      23.81%       20.13%
Alliance Growth*                 27.97%      29.12%       28.44%
Alliance Growth and Income*       5.24%      21.78%       13.56%
Alliance Premier Growth*           N/A         N/A         7.08%
Capital Growth                   26.81%      22.08%       13.41%
Competitive Edge ("Best ideas")  19.73%        N/A         9.63%
Dividend Growth                  -8.29%      16.62%       11.15%
Emerging Growth                  96.74%        N/A        38.12%
Emerging Markets Equity          87.22%        N/A         9.35%
Equity                           51.70%      33.40%       20.84%
Equity Growth                    32.86%        N/A        27.53%
European Growth                  22.70%      22.72%       17.69%
Global Dividend Growth            8.47%      13.71%       11.34%
High Yield                       -7.25%       3.94%        6.48%
Income Builder                    1.01%        N/A         7.96%
International Magnum             18.84%        N/A        10.62%
Mid-Cap Value                    14.32%        N/A        21.47%
Pacific Growth                   59.08%      -1.33%       -2.73%
Putnam VT Growth and Income*     -4.50%      17.16%       11.88%
Putnam VT International Growth*  53.12%        N/A        27.24%
Putnam VT Voyager*               -4.30%      -0.23%        1.88%
Quality Income Plus             -10.19%       5.96%        5.98%
Short Term Bond                    N/A         N/A        -4.50%
Strategist                       11.13%      14.20%       11.10%
S&P 500 Index                    13.44%        N/A        15.55%
U.S. Real Estate                 -7.39%        N/A        -2.52%
Utilities                         6.57%      17.81%       12.34%


+ Please refer to the table at the  beginning of this section for the  inception
dates of the Portfolios.

* The peformance shown for the Portfolios' 12b-1 class is based on the
performance of the non 12b-1 class, as described in the table at the beginning
of this section.

**Performance shown is not annualized.





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