NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT (VEL)

0001193125-17-158003.txt : 20170504 0001193125-17-158003.hdr.sgml : 20170504 20170504124205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-17-158003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170504 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170504 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20170504 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000742277 IRS NUMBER: 390509570 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WI FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-36865 FILM NUMBER: 17812937 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 720 E WISCONSIN AVE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202 BUSINESS PHONE: 4146652508 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 720 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE CITY: MILWAUKEE STATE: WI ZIP: 53202

0000742277 S000000058 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT

C000031362 Variable Executive Life

497J 1 d264610d497j.htm NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT (VEL) NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT (VEL)

LOGO

Chad E. Fickett

Assistant General Counsel

and Assistant Secretary

720 East Wisconsin Avenue

Milwaukee, WI 53202-4797

414 665 1209 office

414 625 5151 fax

chadfickett@northwesternmutual.com

VIA EDGAR

May 4, 2017

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549-8629

RE:	Northwestern Mutual Variable Life Account/Variable Executive Life

Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to

Form N-6 Registration Statement (“Registration Statement”)

File No.: 333-36865; 811-03989

EDGAR CIK: 0000742277

Commissioners:

Pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, please accept this letter as certification that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated May 1, 2017, for the above-referenced entity do not differ from the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registration Statement on Form N-6. The Registration Statement was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission with a filing date of April 28, 2017.

This filing is being effected by direct transmission to the Commission’s EDGAR System.

Very truly yours,

/s/ CHAD E. FICKETT

Chad E. Fickett

Assistant General Counsel

and Assistant Secretary

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