NORTHBROOK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
LAW AND REGULATION DEPARTMENT
3100 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE J5B
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
Direct Number: 847-402-1790
Facsimile: 847-402-3781
CHARLES M. SMITH, JR.
ASSISTANT COUNSEL
July 27, 2000
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Northbrook Life Insurance Company
Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II
Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to Form N-4 Registration Statement
File Nos. 333-93871 and 811-6116
CIK No. 0000864922
Rule 497 - Certification under paragraph (j) Commissioners:
Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, we are
filing a Certification that the form of the Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information for the variable annuity contracts offered by Northbrook
Life Insurance Company through Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II that would
have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from
that contained in the most recent Amendment to the Registration Statement. The
above referenced amended registration statement was filed electronically with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2000 and went effective on May
1, 2000.
Please direct and questions or comments to me at the number above.
Sincerely,
/s/ CHARLES M. SMITH, JR.
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Charles M. Smith, Jr.
