CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds
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Home Office:

Harrison, NY

Administrative Office:

6400 C Street SW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499

April 20, 2022

[VIA EDGAR]

Mr. Christopher Bellacicco, Esq.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street NE

Washington, DC 20549-0506

 

Re:

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

Transamerica Variable Funds: Form N-4 Registration Statements (File No. 33-73734)

Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds: Form N-3 Registration Statements

(File No. 333-08543)

Mr. Bellacicco:

This letter responds to comments that you provided via phone call on April 19, 2022, with respect to the above-referenced filings for the separate accounts of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (“TFLIC”) relating to the Transamerica Variable Funds and Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds variable annuities.

For your convenience, I have restated those comments below, and followed each comment with our response.

I. Transamerica Variable Funds/ Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds Prospectus

Comment 1: Page 9 Base Contract Expenses – Please delete the management fees and other expenses line items per Form N-4 instructions.

Response: Disclosure has been revised. Please see attached.

Comment 2: Page 26 – Regarding prior comment: “Comment 19: Fixed Annuity: Please delete this sentence “The SEC staff has not reviewed…”. Previous comment to delete was only referring to the first sentence. Suggest restoring the second sentence.

Response: Disclosure has been revised. Please see attached.

Comment 3: Bar Chart Attachment – Under the inception date column – Please confirm that 12/31/21 is the correct inception date.

Response: Disclosure has been revised. Please see attached.

II. Transamerica Variable Funds/ Transamerica Asset Allocation Variable Funds Statement of Additional Information

Comment 4: Page 11 regarding the N-3 Investment policies. It appears that the language is a duplicate. If duplicative please remove.

 

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Home Office:

Harrison, NY

Administrative Office:

6400 C Street SW

Cedar Rapids, IA 52499

 

Response: Duplicate disclosures were deleted. Please see attached.

If you have any questions regarding these responses, please contact Brian Stallworth at 720-488-7884 or brian.stallworth@transamerica.com. I appreciate your assistance with this filing.

Sincerely,

/s/ Brian Stallworth

Brian Stallworth

Assistant General Counsel

 

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Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31)

Transamerica Asset Allocation - Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount

 

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     Quarter Ended    Return

Best Quarter:

   6/30/2020    6.67%

Worst Quarter:

   3/31/2020    -4.42%

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2021)

 

     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Inception
Date
 
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Intermediate/Long Horizon Subaccount                                

Return before taxes

    12.16     10.24     8.90     12/31/1996  
 


 

Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31)

Transamerica Asset Allocation - Intermediate Horizon Subaccount

 

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     Quarter Ended    Return

Best Quarter:

   6/30/2020    15.07%

Worst Quarter:

   3/31/2020    -13.53%

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2021)

 

     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Inception
Date
 
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Intermediate Horizon Subaccount                                

Return before taxes

    9.11     8.37     7.16     12/31/1996  
 


 

Annual Total Returns (calendar years ended December 31)

Transamerica Asset Allocation - Short Horizon Subaccount

 

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     Quarter Ended    Return

Best Quarter:

   6/30/2020    19.10%

Worst Quarter:

   3/31/2020    -17.90%

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns (periods ended December 31, 2021)

 

     1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     Inception
Date
 
Transamerica Asset Allocation - Short Horizon Subaccount                                

Return before taxes

    1.63     3.79     3.18     12/31/1996