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Anngharaad S. Reid
Prospectus Consultant
ARS Law TS31
May 2, 2000 (860) 273-4474
Fax: (860) 273-3004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: Filing Desk
Re: Aetna Insurance Company of America and its Variable Annuity Account I
Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Registration Statement on Form N-4
Prospectus Title: AICA Marathon Plus - Group and Individual Deferred
Variable Annuity Contracts
File Nos. 33-59749 and 811-8582
Rule 497(j) Filing
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "33 Act"), this is
to certify that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4
("Amendment No. 11") for Variable Annuity Account I of Aetna Insurance Company
of America (the "Registrant") that would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c)
under the 33 Act would not have differed from that contained in Amendment No. 11
which was declared effective on May 1, 2000. The text of Amendment No. 11 was
filed electronically.
If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-273-4474.
Sincerely,
/s/ Anngharaad Reid
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Anngharaad Reid
