CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America of our report dated April 2, 2021 relating to the statutory financial statements of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America which appears in this Registration Statement (the “Registration Statement”).  We also hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated March 29, 2021 relating to the financial statements of each of the subaccounts of Allianz Life Variable Account B of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Variable Account B”), which appears in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Variable Account B’s Form N-4, (File No. 333-255394), for the year ended December 31, 2020.  We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Statutory Financial Statements” and “Financial Statements” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Minneapolis, MN

August 4, 2021