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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 8, 2000.

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                                                             File Nos. 033-35412
                                                                       811-06116

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM N-4

           REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 31
                                     AND/OR

       REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

                                AMENDMENT NO. 38

                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                           (Exact Name of Registrant)

                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                               (Name of Depositor)

                               MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
                  VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                3100 SANDERS ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
                                  847/402-2400
                (Name and Complete Address of Agent for Service)

                                   COPIES TO:

CHARLES M. SMITH, JR., ESQUIRE               DANIEL J. FITZPATRICK, ESQUIRE
ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY              DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS INC.
3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE J5B                 TWO WORLD TRADE CENTER
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062                   NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10048


            APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED PUBLIC OFFERING: CONTINUOUS
IT IS PROPOSED THAT THIS FILING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE (CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX)

     __  immediately  upon filing  pursuant to  paragraph  (b) of Rule 485
     __ on (date)  pursuant  to  paragraph  (b) of  Rule  485
     X 60 days  after  filing  pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485
     __ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485



IF APPROPRIATE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX:

[__]  This  post-effective  amendment  designates  a new  effective  date  for a
previously filed post-effective amendment.

TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING REGISTERED: Units of Interest in the Northbrook
Variable Annuity Account II under Deferred Variable Annuity Contracts.


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                                Explanatory Note

Registrant is filing this amendment  ("Amendment") to add the Enhanced  Earnings
Death Benefit Option ("new  Option") to the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter  Variable
Annuity II contract ("Contract") described in the currently effective prospectus
and Statement of additional  Information for that Contract.  The new Option will
be offered to new and existing Contract owners and may be selected on its own or
in addition to any existing death or income benefit option. The Amendment is not
intended to amend or delete any part of the  Registration  Statement,  except as
specifically noted herein.



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                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                   SUPPLEMENT, DATED __________, 2000, TO THE
                 MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER VARIABLE ANNUITY II
                          PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 2, 2000

This supplement  describes the Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option ("EEDBO")
now available with the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter  Variable  Annuity II contract
("Contract") offered by Northbrook Life Insurance Company.


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 THE EFFECT OF SELECTING A
DIFFERENT OPTION BEFORE DOING SO. WE MAY DISCONTINUE THE OFFERING OF THIS OPTION
AT ANYTIME.


This   supplement   describes   the  EEDBO  with  the   options   available   to
contractholders  having an  Effective  Date  prior to  November  6,  2000  ("old
Options").  This  supplement  also  describes  the  EEDBO  with  Income  Benefit
Combination  Option 2 and the Income and Death Benefit  Combination Option ("new
Options)  available  November 6, 2000. The new Options are and as described in a
separate  supplement  dated  November 6, 2000.  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:  Insert  the  following  after the  first  bullet  under the  "Expenses"
heading:

o             If you select the Enhanced  Earnings  Death  Benefit  Option,  the
              Total  Variable  Account  annual  fees will equal 1.60% of average
              daily net  assets  (1.73% if you also  select the  Enhanced  Death
              Benefit  Option,  the  Performance  Death Benefit  Option,  or the
              Performance  Income  Benefit  Option,  1.84%  if  you  select  the
              Performance  Benefit  Combination  Option  or  the  Death  Benefit
              Combination  Option,  1.90%  if  you  select  the  Income  Benefit
              Combination  Option 2, or 2.10% 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
              any Option listed above.  See the  description  of each Option and
              the Rider for the availability of each.


Page 7: Replace the section entitled  "Variable  Account Annual  Expenses," with
the following table:

For Contracts Issue Prior to November 6, 2000 with old Options

     Variable Account Annual Expenses
     (As A Percentage Of Average Daily Net Asset Value
     Deducted From Each Variable Sub-Account)




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------

                                                   With the       With the        With the        With the    With the Death
                                 Basic Contract    Enhanced      Performance    Performance      Performance      Benefit
                                                     Death          Death          Income          Benefit      Combination
                                                    Benefit        Benefit     Benefit Option    Combination      Option
                                                    Option         Option                          Option
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
<S>                                  <C>             <C>            <C>            <C>             <C>            <C>
  Mortality and Expense Risk         1.25%           1.38%          1.38%          1.38%           1.49%          1.49%
  Charge
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  Administrative Expense Charge      0.10%           0.10%          0.10%          0.10%           0.10%          0.10%
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  Total Variable Account Annual
  Expenses                           1.35%           1.48%          1.48%          1.48%           1.59%          1.59%
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------



  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                     Basic
                                 Contract With     With the       With the        With the        With the    With the Death
                                  the Enhanced     Enhanced      Performance    Performance      Performance      Benefit
                                    Earnings         Death          Death          Income          Benefit      Combination
                                 Death Benefit      Benefit        Benefit     Benefit Option    Combination      Option
                                 Option (EEDBO)   Option and       Option                          Option
                                                   the EEDBO
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  Mortality and Expense Risk         1.50%           1.63%          1.63%          1. 63%          1.74%          1.74%
  Charge
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  Administrative Expense Charge      0.10%           0.10%          0.10%          0.10%           0.10%          0.10%
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
  Total Variable Account Annual
  Expenses                           1.60%           1.73%          1.73%          1.73%           1.84%          1.84%
  ------------------------------ --------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------


For Contracts Issued After November 6, 2000 or Contracts Issued Prior to November 6, 2000 with new Options

     Variable Account Annual Expenses
     (As A Percentage Of Average Daily Net Asset Value
     Deducted From Each Variable Sub-Account)

     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------

                                                      With the        With the       With the        With the
                                         Basic       Performance   Death Benefit      Income        Income and
                                       Contract         Death       Combination       Benefit      Death Benefit
                                                       Benefit         Option       Combination     Combination
                                                       Option                        Option 2        Option 2
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Mortality and Expense Risk          1.25%          1.38%          1.49%           1.55%          1.75%
     Charge
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Administrative Expense Charge       0.10%          0.10%          0.10%           0.10%          0.10%
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Total Variable Account Annual
     Expenses                            1.35%          1.48%          1.59%           1.65%          1.85%
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------



     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
                                         Basic
                                       Contract       With the        With the       With the        With the
                                       With the      Performance   Death Benefit      Income        Income and
                                       Enhanced         Death       Combination       Benefit      Death Benefit
                                       Earnings        Benefit       Option and     Combination     Combination
                                         Death       Option and      the EEDBO     Option 2 and    Option 2 and
                                        Benefit       the EEDBO                      the EEDBO       the EEDBO
                                        Option
                                        (EEDBO)
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Mortality and Expense Risk          1.50%          1.63%          1.74%           1.80%          2.00%
     Charge
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Administrative Expense Charge       0.10%          0.10%          0.10%           0.10%          0.10%
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------
     Total Variable Account Annual
     Expenses                            1.60%          1.73%          1.84%           1.90%          2.10%
     ------------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- -------------- --------------


</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,

     o    elected the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Option, 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.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                              1 YEARS   3 YEARS  5 YEARS  10 YEARS
                              -------   -------  -------  --------

<S>                             <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>
AIM CAPITAL APPRECIATION        $72       $116     $162     $324
AIM GROWTH                      $72       $116     $162     $324
AIM VALUE                       $72       $117     $164     $327
ALLIANCE GROWTH                 $76       $128     $182     $361
ALLIANCE GROWTH AND INCOME      $75       $123     $174     $347
ALLIANCE PREMIER GROWTH         $78       $133     $190     $377
MSDW AGGRESSIVE EQUITY          $70       $110     $152     $303
MSDW CAPITAL GROWTH             $72       $116     $162     $323
MSDW COMPETITIVE EDGE           $70       $111     $154     $307
MSDW DIVIDEND GROWTH            $70       $110     $152     $303
MSDW EQUITY                     $70       $109     $151     $302
MSDW EUROPEAN GROWTH            $75       $125     $178     $353
MSDW GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH     $73       $119     $167     $333
MSDW HIGH YIELD                 $70       $110     $152     $304
MSDW INCOME BUILDER             $73       $118     $166     $331
MSDW MONEY MARKET               $70       $110     $152     $303
MSDW PACIFIC GROWTH             $79       $137     $196     $389
MSDW QUALITY INCOME PLUS        $70       $110     $152     $303
MSDW S&p 500 INDEX              $69       $108     $150     $299
MSDW SHORT-TERM BOND            $71       $113     $157     $313
MSDW STRATEGIST                 $70       $110     $152     $303
MSDW UTILITIES                  $71       $114     $159     $318
MSDW EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY    $83       $148     $214     $422
MSDW EQUITY GROWTH              $73       $120     $168     $335
MSDW INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM       $76       $129     $184     $365
MSDW MID-CAP VALUE              $75       $126     $178     $354
MSDW U.S. REAL ESTATE           $76       $127     $181     $359
PUTNAM GROWTH AND INCOME        $71       $113     $158     $316
PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH     $77       $129     $184     $366
PUTNAM VOYAGER                  $72       $116     $162     $323
VAN KAMPEN EMERGING GROWTH      $73       $120     $168     $335
INFORMATION FUND                $72       $117     $164     $328


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.


                              1 YEARS   3 YEARS  5 YEARS  10 YEARS
                              -------   -------  -------  --------

AIM CAPITAL APPRECIATION        $30       $90      $154     $324
AIM GROWTH                      $30       $90      $154     $324
AIM VALUE                       $30       $91      $155     $327
ALLIANCE GROWTH                 $34       $102     $173     $361
ALLIANCE GROWTH AND INCOME      $32       $98      $166     $347
ALLIANCE PREMIER GROWTH         $35       $107     $182     $377
MSDW AGGRESSIVE EQUITY          $27       $84      $143     $303
MSDW CAPITAL GROWTH             $29       $90      $153     $323
MSDW COMPETITIVE EDGE           $28       $85      $145     $307
MSDW DIVIDEND GROWTH            $27       $84      $143     $303
MSDW EQUITY                     $27       $84      $143     $302
MSDW EUROPEAN GROWTH            $33       $100     $169     $353
MSDW GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH     $31       $93      $159     $333
MSDW HIGH YIELD                 $27       $84      $144     $304
MSDW INCOME BUILDER             $30       $93      $158     $331
MSDW MONEY MARKET               $27       $84      $143     $303
MSDW PACIFIC GROWTH             $37       $111     $188     $389
MSDW QUALITY INCOME PLUS        $27       $84      $143     $303
MSDW S&p 500 INDEX              $27       $83      $141     $299
MSDW SHORT-TERM BOND            $28       $87      $148     $313
MSDW STRATEGIST                 $27       $84      $143     $303
MSDW UTILITIES                  $29       $89      $151     $318
MSDW EMERGING MARKETS EQUITY    $40       $122     $206     $422
MSDW EQUITY GROWTH              $31       $94      $160     $335
MSDW INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM       $34       $103     $175     $365
MSDW MID-CAP VALUE              $33       $100     $170     $354
MSDW U.S. REAL ESTATE           $33       $102     $172     $359
PUTNAM GROWTH AND INCOME        $29       $88      $150     $316
PUTNAM INTERNATIONAL GROWTH     $34       $104     $176     $366
PUTNAM VOYAGER                  $29       $90      $153     $323
VAN KAMPEN EMERGING GROWTH      $31       $94      $160     $335
INFORMATION FUND                $30       $92      $156     $328

</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 BOTH THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH
         BENEFIT OPTION AND THE INCOME AND DEATH BENEFIT  COMBINATION  OPTION 2,
         WITH A MORTALITY  AND EXPENSE  RISK CHARGE OF 2.00%.  IF THOSE  OPTIONS
         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  UPON AN  ASSUMED
         AVERAGE CONTRACT SIZE OF $54,945.


Page 15: Add the  following to the third  paragraph,  as amended by the previous
Supplement under the section entitled "Accumulation Unit Values:"

         Finally,  we determine five additional sets of Accumulation Unit Values
         (sets  6-10)  that  reflect  the cost of the  Enhanced  Earnings  Death
         Benefit Option when selected alone and when selected along with each of
         the other death or income benefit options.


Page 21:  Replace the first  sentence of the first  paragraph  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). If you select the
         Enhanced  Earnings  Death  Benefit  Option,  we deduct a mortality  and
         expense risk charge  daily at an annual rate of 1.50% of average  daily
         net assets you have invested in the Variable Sub-Accounts (1.63% if you
         also select the Enhanced Death Benefit Option,  the  Performance  Death
         Benefit Option, or the Performance Income Benefit Option,  1.74% if you
         select the Death Benefit  Combination Option or the Performance Benefit
         Combination Option,  1.80% if you select the Income Benefit Combination
         Option  2,  or  2.00%  if you  select  the  Income  and  Death  Benefit
         Combination Option 2).


Page 26:  Replace the first  paragraph  under "Death  Benefit  Options" with the
following:

         The  Enhanced  Death  Benefit,   the  Performance  Death  Benefit,  the
         Performance Benefit  Combination,  the Death Benefit  Combination,  the
         Income  and  Death  Benefit  Combination  Option  2,  and the  Enhanced
         Earnings Death Benefit Option, are optional death benefits that you may
         elect. If the Contract owner is a natural  person,  these death benefit
         options apply only on the death of the Contract  owner. If the Contract
         owner is not a natural person, these options apply only on the death of
         the  Annuitant.  For Contracts with a death benefit  option,  the death
         benefit  will be the greater of Death  Benefit  Amounts (1) through (3)
         above, or (4) the death benefit option you selected. For Contracts with
         the Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option,  the death benefit will be
         increased as described on page __ below.  The death benefit options may
         not be available in all states.


Page 28:          Insert after the last paragraph under "Death Benefit Options:"

                  ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT OPTION.

         You may elect the  Enhanced  Earnings  Death  Benefit  Option  alone or
         together  with any other death and/or  income  benefit  option  offered
         under the Contract.  Under the Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option,
         if the oldest Contract owner (or the Annuitant if the Contract owner is
         a  non-natural  person)  is age 69 or  younger on the date we issue the
         rider for this option  ("Rider  Date"),  the death benefit is increased
         by:

o        40% of the lesser of the In-Force Premium or Death Benefit Earnings.

         If the oldest Contract owner (or the Annuitant if the Contract owner is
         a  non-natural  person) is  between  the ages of 70 and 79 on the Rider
         Date, the death benefit is increased by:

o        25% of the lesser of the In-Force Premium or Death Benefit Earnings.

         For purpose of calculating  the Enhanced  Earnings  Death Benefit,  the
following definitions apply:

                  In-Force  Premium  equals the Contract Value on the Rider Date
                  plus all purchase  payments  after the Rider Date less the sum
                  of all Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawals after the Rider Date. If
                  the  Rider  Date  is the  same as the  Issue  Date,  then  the
                  Contract  Value on the  Rider  Date is  equal to your  initial
                  purchase payment.

                  Death  Benefit  Earnings  equal the  Contract  Value minus the
                  In-Force Premium. The Death Benefit Earnings amount will never
                  be less than zero.

                  An Excess-of-Earnings Withdrawal is the amount of a withdrawal
                  which  is in  excess  of the  Death  Benefit  Earnings  in the
                  Contract immediately prior to the withdrawal.

         We will calculate the Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option as of the
         date we receive Due Proof of Death.  We will pay the Enhanced  Earnings
         Death Benefit with the death benefit as described  under "Death Benefit
         Payments" below.

         The value of the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit depends largely on the
         amount of earnings that accumulate  under your Contract.  If you expect
         to  withdraw  the  earnings  from your  Contract  Value,  electing  the
         Enhanced  Earnings  Death Benefit  Option may not be  appropriate.  For
         purposes of calculating the Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit,  earnings
         are considered to be withdrawn  first before  purchase  payments.  Your
         Financial  Advisor can help you decide if the Enhanced  Earnings  Death
         Benefit Option is right for you.

         For examples of how the death benefit is calculated  under the Enhanced
Earnings Death Benefit Option, see Appendix B.


Page 29: Insert the following after the second sentence of the fourth  paragraph
under "Death Benefit Payments":

         If the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Option has been elected,  on the
         date the contract is continued, the Rider Date for this Option is reset
         to the date the  contract is  continued.  For  purposes of  calculating
         future death benefits, your spouse's age on this new Rider date of will
         be used to determine applicable death benefit amounts.


Page __:          Insert the following as Appendix B:

         CALCULATION OF ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT

         EXAMPLE 1. In this  example,  assume that the oldest Owner is age 65 at
         the time the Contract is issued and elects the Enhanced  Earnings Death
         Benefit Option when the Contract is issued.  The Owner makes an initial
         purchase payment of $100,000.  After four years, the Owner dies. On the
         date  Northbrook  receives Due Proof of Death,  the  Contract  Value is
         $125,000.  Prior to his  death,  the Owner did not make any  additional
         purchase payments or take any withdrawals.

                  Excess-of-Earnings   Withdrawals  =  $0
                  In-Force Premium  = $100,000 ($100,000 + $0 - $0)
                  Death Benefit Earnings = $25,000 ($125,000 - $100,000)

           Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit = 40% x $25,000 = $10,000.

         Since Death Benefit Earnings are less than In-Force Premium,  the Death
         Benefit  Earnings  are used to  compute  the  Enhanced  Earnings  Death
         Benefit amount.


         EXAMPLE  2. In the  second  example,  assume  the same  facts as above,
         except  that the Owner has taken a  withdrawal  of  $10,000  during the
         second year of the Contract.  At the time the withdrawal is taken,  the
         Contract Value is $105,000. Here, $5,000 of the withdrawal is in excess
         of the  Death  Benefit  Earnings  at the  time of the  withdrawal.  The
         Contract Value on the date Northbrook  receives due proof of death will
         be assumed to be $114,000.

                  Excess of  Earnings  Withdrawals  = $5,000  ($10,000 - $5,000)
                  In-Force  Premium =  $95,000  ($100,000  + $0 - $5,000)
                  Death Benefit  Earnings  = $19,000  ($114,000  -  $95,000)
                  Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit = 40% x $19,000 = $7,600.

         Since Death Benefit Earnings are less than In-Force Premium,  the Death
         Benefit  Earnings  are used to  compute  the  Enhanced  Earnings  Death
         Benefit amount.


         EXAMPLE 3. This third example is intended to  illustrate  the effect of
         adding the Enhanced  Earnings  Death Benefit  Option after the Contract
         has been  issued and the  effect of later  purchase  payments.  In this
         example,  assume  that  the  oldest  Owner  is age 75 at the  time  the
         Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit is elected. At the time the Contract is
         issued, the Owner makes a purchase payment of $100,000. After two years
         pass,  the Owner  elects to add the  Enhanced  Earnings  Death  Benefit
         Option.  On the date  this  Option  is  added,  the  Contract  Value is
         $110,000.  Two years later,  the Owner withdraws  $50,000.  Immediately
         prior to the  withdrawal,  the Contract Value is $130,000.  Another two
         years later, the Owner makes an additional purchase payment of $40,000.
         A year later,  the owner dies with a Contract  Value of $140,000 on the
         date we receive Due Proof of Death.

                  Excess of Earnings  Withdrawals = $30,000  ($50,000 - $20,000)
                  In-Force  Premium =  $120,000  ($110,000  + $40,000 - $30,000)
                  Death  Benefit  Earnings  =  $20,000   ($140,000  -  $120,000)
                  Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit = 25% of $20,000 = $5,000.

         In this example, In-Force Premium is the Contract Value on the date the
         Rider   was   issued   plus   all   later    withdrawals    and   minus
         Excess-of-Earnings  withdrawals.  Since Death Benefit Earnings are less
         than In-Force  Premium,  the Death Benefit Earnings are used to compute
         the Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit amount.


PART B

                        NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                  SUPPLEMENT, DATED ______________ 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:


Under the section  entitled  "Standardized  Total  Returns",  add the  following
separate paragraph immediately after the sixth paragraph:

         Contracts  with the Enhanced  Earnings  Death Benefit Option were first
         offered to the public as of ________,  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 Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option 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 under  "Standardized  Total
Returns":

(Performance information to be provided in subsequent amendment.)

(WITH THE ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT OPTION)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account       One Year         Five Years        Since Inception
                           -----------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>                <C>

(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH BENEFIT OPTION AND EITHER THE ENHANCED DEATH
BENEFIT OPTION,  THE PERFORMANCE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, OR THE PERFORMANCE INCOME
BENEFIT OPTION)

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


(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION AND EITHER THE  PERFORMANCE
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION OR THE DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION)

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


(WITH  THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME  BENEFIT
COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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


(WITH THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME AND DEATH
BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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


</TABLE>

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

         Contracts  with the Enhanced  Earnings  Death Benefit Option were first
         offered to the public as of __________, 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 Enhanced  Earnings Death Benefit Option reflect the
         historical  performance  of  the  Variable  Sub-Accounts,  adjusted  to
         reflect the current charge for this feature as if it had been available
         throughout  the periods  shown,  excluding  the  withdrawal  charge but
         including the contract maintenance charge.


Add the following tables to the performance tables under "Non-Standardized Total
Returns":

(Performance information to be provided in subsequent amendment.)

(WITH THE ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT OPTION)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                10 Years or
Variable Sub-Account       One Year         Five Years        Since Inception
                           ---------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>              <C>               <C>

(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH BENEFIT OPTION AND EITHER THE ENHANCED DEATH
BENEFIT OPTION,  THE PERFORMANCE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, OR THE PERFORMANCE INCOME
BENEFIT OPTION)

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


(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION AND EITHER THE  PERFORMANCE
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION OR THE DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION)

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


(WITH  THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME  BENEFIT
COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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


(WITH THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME AND DEATH
BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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



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  Earnings Death Benefit Option,  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 under "Adjusted  Historical
Total Returns":

(Performance information to be provided in subsequent amendment.)

(WITH THE ENHANCED EARNINGS DEATH BENEFIT OPTION)

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


(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH BENEFIT OPTION AND EITHER THE ENHANCED DEATH
BENEFIT OPTION,  THE PERFORMANCE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION, OR THE PERFORMANCE INCOME
BENEFIT OPTION)

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


(WITH THE ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION AND EITHER THE  PERFORMANCE
DEATH BENEFIT OPTION OR THE DEATH BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION)

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


(WITH  THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME  BENEFIT
COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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


(WITH THE  ENHANCED  EARNINGS  DEATH  BENEFIT  OPTION  AND THE  INCOME AND DEATH
BENEFIT COMBINATION OPTION 2)

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


</TABLE>

<PAGE>

PART C

Part C is hereby amended to include the following exhibits:


Item 24(b). EXHIBITS

         (4)(f)   Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider

         (9)(d)   Opinion and Consent of General Counsel

         (10)(a)  Consent of Independent Auditors *
         (10)(b)  Consent of Outside Counsel *

         (13)(d)  Performance Data Calculations *


* To be included in subsequent amendment.




<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES


As  required by the  Securities  Act of 1933 and the  Investment  Company Act of
1940, the Registrant has caused this Registration Statement, as amended, to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned,  thereunto duly authorized,  all in the
Township of Northbrook, State of Illinois, on the 8th day of November, 2000.

                     NORTHBROOK VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT II
                                  (REGISTRANT)

                      BY: NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
                                   (DEPOSITOR)


                                            By: /s/MICHAEL J. VELOTTA
                                            --------------------------
                                            Michael J. Velotta
                                            Vice President, Secretary and
                                            General Counsel


As required by the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this  Registration  Statement,  as
amended,  has been duly signed below by the following  Directors and Officers of
Northbrook Life Insurance Company on the 8th day of November, 2000.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                          <C>
*/THOMAS J. WILSON, II                       Director, President and Chief Executive
----------------------                       Officer
Thomas J. Wilson, II

/s/ MICHAEL J. VELOTTA                      Director, Vice President, Secretary and
----------------------                      General Counsel
Michael J. Velotta


*/MARGARET G. DYER                          Director
----------------------
Margaret G. Dyer


*/ MARLA G. FRIEDMAN                        Director and Vice President
----------------------
Marla G. Friedman


*/JOHN C. LOUNDS                            Director
----------------------
John C. Lounds


*/J. KEVIN McCARTHY                         Director
----------------------
J. Kevin McCarthy


*/STEVEN C. VERNEY                          Director
----------------------
Steven C. Verney


*/SAMUEL H. PILCH                           Vice President and Controller
----------------------
Samuel H. Pilch


*/CASEY J. SYLLA                            Chief Investment Officer
----------------------
Casey J. Sylla
</TABLE>


*/ By Michael J. Velotta,  pursuant to Power of Attorney,  filed in Registrant's
Registration Statement (File no. 333-43086).



<PAGE>




                                  EXHIBIT LIST
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following exhibits are filed herewith:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



EXHIBIT NO.                DESCRIPTION


         (4)(f)   Enhanced Earnings Death Benefit Rider

         (9)(d)   Opinion and Consent of General Counsel

         (10)(a)  Consent of Independent Auditors *
         (10)(b)  Consent of Outside Counsel *

         (13)(d)  Performance Data Calculations *


* To be filed by subsequent amendment.


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