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J. Neil McMurdie
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May 7, 2003                                                        BY EDGARLINK



U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549


RE:    ING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
       VARIABLE LIFE ACCOUNT B
       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 16 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-6
       PROSPECTUS TITLE: AETNAVEST PLUS
       FILE NOS. 33-76018 AND 811-04536
       RULE 497(j) FILING


Ladies and Gentlemen:


On behalf of ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company and its Variable Life
Account B, we hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, that:
          o   The form of Prospectus that would have been filed under Rule
              497(c) would not have differed from that contained in the most
              recent post-effective amendment to the above-referenced
              Registration Statement; and
          o   The text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the
              above-referenced Registration Statement was filed electronically
              by EDGARLink on April 29, 2003.

If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned
at 860-723-2229.

Sincerely,

/s/ J. Neil McMurdie
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J. Neil McMurdie






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151 Farmington Avenue, TS31
Hartford, CT 06156-8975