# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000923495
**File Stem:** 0000923495-26-000035
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 3258
**Document Hash:** 582b9b44266290fbdd8bdae4989b5715
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000923495-26-000035.hdr.sgml**: 20260504

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000923495-26-000035

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497J

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260504

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260504

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260504

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT EQ OF VENERABLE INSURANCE & ANNUITY Co
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000923495

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 420236150
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497J
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-273497
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26935300

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 600 WALNUT STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1350
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50309-3942
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 610-425-3400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 600 WALNUT STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 1350
- **CITY:** DES MOINES
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 50309-3942

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT EQ OF VOYA INSURANCE & ANNUITY Co
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140829

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT EQ OF ING USA ANNUITY LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040610

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SEPARATE ACCOUNT EQ OF ING USA ANNUITY  LIFE INSURANCE CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040402

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### SEPARATE ACCOUNT EQ OF VENERABLE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (Series ID: S000000891)

| Class ID   | Class Name        | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000245596 | Accumulator (6.0) |  |

VENERABLE LETTERHEAD

J. NEIL MCMURDIE

VICE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL

PHONE: (860) 944-4114 \| EMAIL: neil.mcmurdie@venerable.com

May 4, 2026

**BY EDGARLINK**

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Investment Management

100 F Street, NE

Washington, DC 20549

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Re:**  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account EQ**  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form N-4**  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Prospectus Title: Accumulator (6.0) Variable Annuity**  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **File Nos.: 333-273947 and 811-08524**  |
|  | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Rule 497(j) Certification**  |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account EQ, we hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

● The form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information 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

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

● The text of the most recent post-effective amendment to the above-referenced Registration Statement was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2026, by EDGARLink to be effective May 1, 2026.

If you have any questions regarding this submission, please call the undersigned at 860-944-4114.

Sincerely,

<u>/s/ J. Neil McMurdie</u>

J. Neil McMurdie