May 5, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington DC 20549
RE: Variable Account A of
First Fortis Life Insurance Company
File No. 33-71686 (Masters)
CIK No. 0000914805
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933, First Fortis Life
Insurance Company, on behalf of Separate
Account A, certifies that:
1) the form of Prospectuses 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 of the Separate
Account (Post-Effective Amendment No. 9)
filed April 28, 2000.
2) the text of the most recent amendment to
the registration statement has been filed
electronically.
Please contact me at (651) 738-5080 if you
have any questions.
Sincerely,
/s/ David A. Peterson
David A. Peterson
Vice President
Associate General Counsel
