Northbrook Life Insurance Company
                           Law & Regulation Department
                          3100 Sanders Road, Suite J5B
                           Northbrook, Illinois 60062

                         Direct Dial Number 847 402-6461
                             Facsimile 847 402-3781
                          E-Mail bteichne@allstate.com


BRUCE A. TEICHNER
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL


                                February 4, 2000


BY EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

         Re:      Northbrook Variable Annuity Account II ("Registrant")
                  File No. 333-93871
                  CIK No.  0000864922

Commissioners:

On behalf of the Registrant, I certify that, under Rule 497(j) of the Securities
Act, the form of  prospectus  and  statement of  additional  information,  dated
January 31,  2000,  that would have been filed under  paragraph  (c) of Rule 497
would  not  have  differed  from  those  contained  in the most  recently  filed
amendment  to  the  above-captioned  registration  statement.  The  text  of the
Registrant's most recent  post-effective  amendment was filed electronically via
EDGAR on January 28, 2000.

Please contact me at (847) 402-6461 should you have any questions regarding this
certification or require additional information.

Sincerely,


/s/ BRUCE A. TEICHNER
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Bruce A. Teichner