THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Supplement
dated July 15, 2021
PROSPECTUSES DATED MAY 1, 2021
NML VARIABLE ANNUITY
ACCOUNT A
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY
INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY (FEE-BASED)
NML VARIABLE ANNUITY
ACCOUNT B
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY
FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY (FEE-BASED)
NML VARIABLE ANNUITY
ACCOUNT C
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROSPECTUSES
GROUP COMBINATION ANNUITY
INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PAYMENT VARIABLE ANNUITY (NETWORK EDITION)
In the
first paragraph of the section titled “Additional Information”
in the Account A Flexible Payment Variable Annuity and Individual Flexible Payment Variable
Annuity (Fee-Based) Prospectuses, the Account B Flexible Payment Variable Annuity and Flexible Payment Variable Annuity (Fee-Based) Prospectuses, and the Account C Group
Combination Annuity Prospectus, the first paragraph reads as follows:
The Distributor We sell the Contracts through our Financial Representatives who also are registered representatives of
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (“NMIS”). NMIS, our wholly-owned company, was organized under Wisconsin law in 1998 and is located at 720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. NMIS is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and SIPC. You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by contacting SIPC at 202-371-3800 or visiting its website at www.SIPC.org. NMIS is the principal underwriter of the Contracts, and has entered into a Distribution Agreement with
us.
In the first paragraph of the section titled “Additional Information” in the Account C Network Edition Prospectus, the first paragraph reads as follows:
The Distributor We sell the Contracts through our Financial Representatives who also are registered representatives of
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (“NMIS”). NMIS, our wholly-owned company, was organized under Wisconsin law in 1998 and is located at 720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. NMIS is a registered broker-dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, an investment adviser registered with the SEC, and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and SIPC. You may obtain information about SIPC, including the SIPC brochure, by contacting SIPC at 202-371-3800 or visiting its website at www.SIPC.org. NMIS is the principal underwriter of the Contracts, and has entered into a Distribution Agreement with
us. No sales charges are paid on sales of the Contracts, and no underwriting commissions have been paid, or retained, by NMIS.
Please read this Supplement carefully and keep it with your Prospectus for future reference.