Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York
Allstate Life of New York Variable Annuity Account II
Supplement to: Allstate Variable Annuity II Prospectus
dated May 1, 1999
The following two sentences replace the first sentence under the heading
"Contract Maintenance Charge" on page 18 of the prospectus:
During the Accumulation Phase, on each Contract Anniversary, we will
deduct a $30 contract maintenance charge from your Contract Value.
This charge will be deducted on a pro-rata basis from each Investment
Alternative in the proportion that your investment in each bears to
your Contract Value.
July 23, 1999
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