-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RCR5aHOjgLlcvie41hqHhxE+smURBdA8gHZXZNY2jcn2BYkrnCtzoAwwZtwxHQA2 s5rf40nF3N6bnLSE+uXBkw== 0000778209-05-000079.txt : 20050928 0000778209-05-000079.hdr.sgml : 20050928 20050928171150 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000778209-05-000079 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-6 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050928 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050928 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WRL SERIES LIFE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000778209 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-6 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-04420 FILM NUMBER: 051108941 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 570 CARILLON PARKWAY CITY: ST PETERSBURG STATE: FL ZIP: 33716 BUSINESS PHONE: 2722991800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 201 HIGHLAND AVENUE CITY: LARGO STATE: FL ZIP: 33770 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WRL SERIES LIFE ACCOUNT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000778209 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-6 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-128650 FILM NUMBER: 051108942 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 570 CARILLON PARKWAY CITY: ST PETERSBURG STATE: FL ZIP: 33716 BUSINESS PHONE: 2722991800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 201 HIGHLAND AVENUE CITY: LARGO STATE: FL ZIP: 33770 N-6 1 wrlfeb3live2filing2005.htm WRL FEB III

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2005

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Registration No. 333-______/811-4420

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-6

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.           ( )

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.          ( )

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT

COMPANY ACT OF 1940

Amendment No. 34                     (X)

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

WRL SERIES LIFE ACCOUNT

(Exact Name of Registrant)

 

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

(Name of Depositor)

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Depositor’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:

(727) 299-1800

 

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Arthur D. Woods, Esq.

Vice President and Senior Counsel

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, Esq.

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2415

 

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering:

As soon as practicable after effectiveness of this registration statement.

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The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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Title of securities being registered:

Units of interest in a separate account under individual flexible premium variable life policies.

 

 

 



 

 

PART A

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS

 

 

 

 

 

 


P R O S P E C T U S

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____________, 2005

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER®III

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issued through

WRL Series Life Account

by

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

1-800-851-9777

(727) 299-1800

 

AN INDIVIDUAL FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE POLICY

 

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This prospectus describes the WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III, a flexible premium variable life insurance policy (the “Policy”) with an equity index fixed account. You can allocate your Policy’s cash value to the fixed account and/or the equity index fixed account (which credits a specified guaranteed interest rate) and/or to the WRL Series Life Account, which invests through its subaccounts in portfolios of the AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust – Initial Class (the “Series Fund”), and the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund – Service Class 2 (“Fidelity VIP Fund”) (collectively, the “funds”).

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The portfolios of the Series Fund available to you under the Policy are:

 

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AEGON Bond

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Munder Net50

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Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

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PIMCO Total Return

o

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

o

Salomon All Cap

o

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

o

Templeton Great Companies Global

o

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

o

Third Avenue Value

o

Capital Guardian Value

o

Transamerica Balanced

o

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

o

Transamerica Convertible Securities

o

Federated Growth & Income

o

Transamerica Equity

o

Great Companies – AmericaSM

o

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

o

Great Companies – TechnologySM

o

Transamerica Money Market

o

Janus Growth

o

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

o

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

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Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

o

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

o

Transamerica Value Balanced

o

Marsico Growth

o

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

o

Mercury Large Cap Value

o

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

o

MFS High Yield

o

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth

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The portfolio of the Fidelity VIP Fund available to you under the Policy is:

 

o

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

 

If you already own a life insurance policy, it may not be to your advantage to buy additional insurance or to replace your Policy with the Policy described in this prospectus. And it may not be to your advantage to borrow money to purchase the Policy or to take withdrawals from another Policy you own to make premium payments under the Policy.

 

Prospectuses for the portfolios of the funds must accompany this prospectus. Certain portfolios may not be available in all states. Please read these documents before investing and save them for future reference.

 

An investment in the Policy is not a bank deposit. The Policy is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 



 

 

Table of Contents

 

Policy Benefits/Risks Summary

1

 

Policy Benefits

1

 

 

The Policy in General

1

 

Flexible Premiums

1

 

Variable Death Benefit

1

 

No Lapse Period Guarantee

2

 

Cash Value

3

 

Transfers

3

 

Loans

3

 

Cash Withdrawals and Surrenders

4

 

Tax Benefits

4

 

Policy Risks

4

 

 

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

4

 

Investment Risks

4

 

Risk of Lapse

5

 

Tax Risks (Income Tax and MEC)

5

 

Loan Risks

5

Portfolio Risks

6

Fee Tables

6

 

Range of Expenses for the Portfolios

12

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Western Reserve, The Separate Account, the Fixed Account, the Equity Index Fixed

Account and the Portfolios

13

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Western Reserve

13

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The Separate Account

13

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The Fixed Account

14

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The Equity Index Fixed Account

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The Portfolios

15

 

Selection of Underlying Portfolios

19

 

Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios

20

 

Your Right to Vote Portfolio Shares

20

Charges and Deductions

20

 

 

Premium Expense Charge

21

 

Monthly Deduction

21

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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

24

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

24

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Surrender Charge

24

 

Transfer Charge

25

 

Loan Interest Charge

26

 

Cash Withdrawal Charge

26

 

Taxes

26

 

Rider Charges

26

 

Portfolio Expenses

27

 

Revenue We Receive

27

The Policy

28

 

 

Ownership Rights

28

 

Modifying the Policy

28

 

Purchasing a Policy

29

 

Tax-Free "Section 1035" Exchanges

29

 

When Insurance Coverage Takes Effect

29

 

Backdating a Policy

31

 

Policy Changes After Age 100

31

Policy Features

31

 

This Policy is not available in the State of New York.

 

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Premiums

31

 

Allocating Premiums

31

 

Premium Flexibility

32

 

Planned Periodic Payments

32

 

Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium

32

 

Premium Limitations

33

 

Making Premium Payments

33

Transfers

34

 

 

General

34

 

Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

34

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Fixed Account and Equity Index Fixed Account Transfers

37

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Conversion Rights

37

 

Dollar Cost Averaging

38

 

Asset Rebalancing Program

38

 

Third Party Asset Allocation Services

39

Policy Values

39

 

 

Cash Value

39

 

Net Surrender Value

39

 

Subaccount Value

40

 

Subaccount Unit Value

40

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Fixed Account Value

41

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Value

41

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Death Benefit

41

 

 

Death Benefit Proceeds

41

 

Death Benefit

42

 

Death Benefit After Age 100

46

 

Effect of Cash Withdrawals on the Death Benefit

46

 

Effect of Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium on the Death Benefit

46

 

Choosing Death Benefit Options

46

 

Changing the Death Benefit Option

46

 

Increasing/Decreasing the Specified Amount

46

 

Payment Options

48

Surrenders and Cash Withdrawals

48

 

 

Surrenders

48

 

Cash Withdrawals

48

 

Canceling a Policy

49

Loans

50

 

 

General

50

 

Interest Rate Charged

51

 

Loan Reserve Interest Rate Credited

51

 

Effect of Policy Loans

51

Policy Lapse and Reinstatement

51

 

 

Lapse

51

 

No Lapse Period Guarantee

52

 

Reinstatement

52

Federal Income Tax Considerations

53

 

 

Tax Status of the Policy

53

 

Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits

53

Other Policy Information

56

 

 

Payments We Make

56

 

Split Dollar Arrangements

56

 

Policy Termination

57

Supplemental Benefits (Riders)

57

 

 

Children's Insurance Rider

57

 

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

57

 

Other Insured Rider

57

 

 

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Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider

58

 

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider

59

 

Primary Insured Rider Plus ("PIR Plus")

59

 

Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit)

60

 

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium

61

Additional Information

62

 

 

Sale of the Policies

62

 

Legal Proceedings

64

 

Financial Statements

65

Performance Data

65

 

 

Rates of Return

65

Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information

67

 

Glossary

69

 

Appendix A – Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer (Based on the gender

 

and rate class of the insured)

73

Appendix B – Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium Surrender Charge and Monthly Per Unit

 

Charge Tables

75

Appendix C – Illustrations

77

 

Prospectus Back Cover

80

 

 

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

80

 

 

Inquiries

80

 

 

 

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Policy Benefits/Risks Summary

WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III

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This summary describes the Policy’s important benefits and risks. More detailed information about the Policy appears later in this prospectus and in the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). For your convenience, we have provided a Glossary at the end of this prospectus that defines certain words and phrases used in this prospectus.

 

Policy Benefits

 

The Policy in General

 

The WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III is an individual flexible premium variable life insurance policy with an equity index fixed account that offers the opportunity to earn additional interest based upon an outside equity index. The Policy gives you the potential for long-term life insurance coverage with the opportunity for tax-deferred cash value accumulation. The Policy’s cash value will increase or decrease depending on the investment performance of the subaccounts, the premiums you pay, the fees and charges we deduct, the interest we credit to the fixed account or the equity index fixed account, and the effects of any Policy transactions (such as transfers, loans and partial withdrawals).

The Policy is designed to be long-term in nature in order to provide significant life insurance benefits for you. However, purchasing this Policy involves certain risks. You should purchase the Policy only if you have the financial ability to keep it in force for a substantial period of time. You should consider the Policy in conjunction with other insurance you own. The Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle. There may be adverse consequences should you decide to surrender your Policy early, such as payment of a surrender charge that applies during the first 10 Policy years and for 10 years from the date of any increase in specified amount.

Fixed Account. You may place money in the fixed account where it earns at least 2% annual interest. We may declare higher rates of interest, but are not obligated to do so. The fixed account is part of our general account.

Equity Index Fixed account. You may place money in the equity index fixed account where it earns at least 1% annual interest throughout each segment year after the 1% equity index fixed account expense charge is deducted at the beginning of the segment year. We may credit higher rates of interest at the end of the segment year based on an equity index calculation. The equity index fixed account is part of our general account.

Separate Account. You may direct the money in your Policy to any of the subaccounts of the separate account. Each subaccount invests exclusively in one of the portfolios listed on the cover of this prospectus. Money you place in a subaccount is subject to investment risk and its value will vary each day according to the investment performance of the portfolios in which the subaccounts invest.

Supplemental Benefits (Riders). Supplemental riders, such as the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium, are available under the Policy. Depending upon the rider(s) you add, we deduct charges for certain riders from cash value as part of the monthly deduction. These riders may not be available in all states.

 

Flexible Premiums

 

You select a premium payment plan but the plan is flexible – you are not required to pay premiums according to the plan. You can change the frequency and amount, within limits, and can skip premium payments. Unplanned premiums may be made, within limits. Premium payments must be at least $50.

You increase your risk of lapse if you do not regularly pay premiums at least as large as the current minimum monthly guarantee premium. Under certain circumstances, extra premiums may be required to prevent lapse.

Once we deliver your Policy, the free-look period begins. You may return the Policy during this period and receive a refund. Depending on the laws of the state governing your Policy (usually the state where you live), we will either allocate your initial net premium(s) to the accounts you indicated on your application, or we will place that portion of your initial net premium(s) that you wish to allocate to the subaccounts in the reallocation account until the reallocation date as shown on your Policy schedule page.

 

 

Variable Death Benefit

 

If the insured dies while the Policy is in force, we will pay a death benefit to the beneficiary(ies), subject to applicable law and the forms of the Policy. The amount of the death benefit depends on the specified amount of insurance you select, the death benefit option you chose, and any additional insurance provided by riders you purchase.

Choice Among Death Benefit Options. You must choose one of three death benefit options. We offer the following:

 

 

 

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     Option A is the greatest of:

 

     the current specified amount, or

 

     the minimum death benefit under the guideline premium or cash value accumulation life insurance compliance test, whichever has been selected; or

 

     the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

     Option B is the greatest of:

 

     the current specified amount, plus the Policy's cash value on the date of the insured's death, or

 

     the minimum death benefit under the guideline premium or cash value accumulation life insurance compliance test, whichever has been selected; or

 

     the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

     Option C is the greatest of:

 

     the amount payable under Option A, or

 

     the current specified amount, multiplied by an age-based "factor," plus the Policy's cash value on the date of the insured's death, or

 

     the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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We will reduce the death benefit proceeds by any outstanding loan amount, including accrued interest, and any due and unpaid charges.

 

The Policy allows you to choose between two federal income tax compliance tests for life insurance policies: the guideline premium test and the cash value accumulation test. You can use either tax compliance test with any one of the three death benefit options. Your election may affect the amount of the death benefit and the monthly deduction. You may not change tests.

 

There are two main differences between the two tests. First, the guideline premium test limits the amount of premium payments you may make to your Policy. There are no test limits on the amount of premium payments under the cash value accumulation tax test, although we may apply our own limits. Second, the factors that determine the minimum death benefit under the guideline premium test are different from those under the cash value accumulation test. You should consult your tax advisor when choosing the tax test.

 

We offer three (3) bands of specified amount coverage under this Policy. Each band has its own cost of insurance rates. In general, the greater the specified amount band of your Policy, the lower the cost of insurance rates.

 

Under current tax law, the death benefit should generally be U.S. federal income tax free to the beneficiary. Other taxes, such as estate taxes, may apply.

Change in Death Benefit Option and Specified Amount. You may increase the specified amount once a year on any Monthiversary, and you may decrease the specified amount once a year after the third Policy year. However, after the third Policy year and once each Policy year thereafter, you may make one of the following changes: change the death benefit option or change the specified amount. Until the later of the end of the surrender charge period or attained age 65, we may limit the amount of any decrease to no more than 20% of the current specified amount. The new specified amount cannot be less than the minimum specified amount as shown in your Policy. You may increase the specified amount on any Monthiversary before the insured’s 86th birthday. You may change the death benefit option on any Monthiversary before the insured reaches attained age 95.

 

No Lapse Period Guarantee

 

We guarantee that your Policy will not lapse until the no lapse date shown on your Policy schedule page, so long as on any Monthiversary you have paid total premiums (minus any cash withdrawals, minus any outstanding loan amount and minus any accrued loan interest) that equal or exceed the sum of the minimum monthly guarantee premiums in effect for each month since the Policy date up to and including the current month. If you take a cash withdrawal or a loan, if you increase or decrease your specified amount, if you change the death benefit option, or if you add, increase or decrease a rider, you may need to pay additional premiums in order to keep the no lapse guarantee period in effect.

 

 

 

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If you select the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium we will not recalculate your minimum monthly guarantee premium with each scheduled increase in specified amount generated by the rider. A Policy with the rider will have higher minimum monthly guarantee premiums than a Base Policy, but those premiums do not increase annually.

 

Cash Value

 

Cash value is the starting point for calculating important values under the Policy, such as net surrender value and the death benefit. There is no guaranteed minimum cash value. The Policy may lapse if you do not have sufficient cash value in the Policy to pay the monthly deductions, the surrender charge and/or any outstanding loan amount(s) and accrued loan interest.

The Policy will not lapse during the no lapse period so long as you have paid sufficient premiums.

 

Transfers

 

You can transfer cash value among the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account. You currently may make transfers in writing, by telephone, by fax or electronically through our website. See the Transfers section for restrictions on transfers among accounts.

We may charge a $25 transfer processing fee for each transfer after the first 12 transfers in a Policy year.

Dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing programs are available.

The Policy allows a transfer out of the fixed account of the greater of up to 25% of the amount in the fixed account or the amount transferred in the previous Policy year. The same rule applies to each segment of the equity index fixed account. We reserve the right to limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account or a particular segment of the equity index fixed account to one per Policy year, but currently we do not limit this. If we modify or stop this current practice, we will notify you at the time of your transfer.

Unless otherwise required by state law, we may restrict transfers into the fixed account if the fixed account value, excluding amounts in the loan reserve, after the transfer has been made would exceed $250,000.

You may transfer an unlimited amount of cash value into the equity index fixed account or the subaccounts.

Transfers resulting from loans or the exercise of conversion rights, or due to reallocation of cash value immediately after the reallocation date are currently not treated as transfers for the purpose of the transfer charge.

Transfers via the Internet are not treated as transfers for the purpose of the transfer charge.

We may impose restrictions on, or even eliminate the transfer privilege. For a discussion of our policy with regard to market timing and the costs and risks to you that can result from programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers, see our Statement of Policy on Disruptive Trading and Market Timing.

 

Loans

 

After the first Policy year (as long as your Policy is in force), you may take a loan against the Policy up to 90% of the net surrender value. We may permit a loan before the first anniversary for Policies issued pursuant to 1035 Exchanges. The minimum loan amount is generally $500.

Before the 11th Policy year, we currently charge 2.75% interest annually, payable in arrears, on any outstanding loan amount. This charge is guaranteed not to exceed 3.00%. Interest not paid when due is added to the amount of the loan to be repaid.

To secure the loan, we transfer an amount equal to your loan from your cash value to a loan reserve account. The loan reserve account is part of the fixed account. We will credit 2.00% interest annually on amounts in the loan reserve account.

After the 10th Policy year, we will apply a preferred loan charge rate on an amount equal to the cash value minus total premiums paid (reduced by any cash withdrawals), minus any outstanding loan amount and minus any accrued loan interest. We currently charge 2.00% interest on preferred loans. This charge is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. After attained age 100, all loans, new and existing, are considered preferred loans.

Federal income taxes and a penalty tax may apply to loans you take against the Policy. The federal tax consequence of loans with preferred rates is uncertain and there may be adverse tax consequences.

 

 

 

 

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Cash Withdrawals and Surrenders

 

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You may take one withdrawal of cash value per Policy year after the first Policy year. The amount of the withdrawal may be limited to:

 

     at least $500; and

 

     no more than 10% of the net surrender value.

 

     after the 10th Policy year, the amount of a withdrawal may be limited to no less than $500 and to no more than the net surrender value less $500.

We will deduct a processing fee equal to $25 or 2% of the amount you withdraw (whichever is less) from the withdrawal, and we will pay you the balance.

A cash withdrawal will reduce the cash value by at least the amount of the withdrawal. If the death benefit of your Policy is Option A, or if your death benefit is Option C and the insured’s attained age is 71 or older, then we will reduce the specified amount by the amount of cash withdrawal.

You may fully surrender the Policy at any time before the insured’s death. Life insurance coverage will end. You will receive the net surrender value. The surrender charge will apply to the Policy during the first 10 Policy years and during the first 10 years after each increase in specified amount. The surrender charge may be significant. You may receive little or no net surrender value if you surrender your Policy in the early Policy years.

If you have the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium, any withdrawal or requested decrease in specified amount of the Policy will cause the rider to terminate and annual scheduled specified amount increases to stop.

A cash withdrawal will reduce the cash value, so it will increase the risk that the Policy will lapse. A cash withdrawal may also increase the risk that the no lapse period guarantee will not remain in effect.

Federal income taxes and a penalty tax may apply to cash withdrawals and surrenders.

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Tax Benefits

 

We intend the Policy to satisfy the definition of life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code so that the death benefit generally should be excludible from the taxable income of the beneficiary. In addition, if your Policy is a Modified Endowment Contract (“MEC”), you should not be deemed to be in receipt of any taxable gains on cash value until you take a withdrawal, Policy loan, or assign, pledge, or surrender the Policy. Moreover, transfers between the subaccounts are not taxable transactions. If your policy is not a MEC, you should not be deemed to be in receipt of any taxable gains on cash value until withdrawals or surrenders exceed the limits described in the Federal Income Tax Considerations section in this prospectus.

 

Policy Risks

 

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

 

Certain fees and expenses currently are assessed at less than their guaranteed maximum levels. In the future, we may increase these current charges up to the guaranteed (that is, maximum) levels. If fees and expenses are increased, you may need to increase the amount and/or frequency of premiums to keep the Policy in force.

 

Investment Risks

 

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If you invest your Policy’s cash value in one or more subaccounts, then you will be subject to the risk that investment performance of the subaccounts will be unfavorable and that the cash value in your Policy will decrease. In addition, we deduct Policy fees and charges from your cash value, which can significantly reduce your cash value. During times of poor investment performance, this deduction will have an even greater impact on your cash value. You could lose everything you invest and your Policy could lapse without value, unless you pay additional premiums. If you allocate premiums to the fixed account, then we credit your fixed account value with a declared rate of interest. You assume the risk that the interest rate on the fixed account may decrease, although it will never be lower than a guaranteed minimum annual effective rate of 2%. If you allocate premiums to the equity index fixed account, we will credit interest daily to amounts in that account at the guaranteed minimum annual interest rate (1%) after the 1% equity index fixed account expense charge is deducted at the beginning of the segment year. At the end of each segment year, we may credit additional interest on each equity index fixed account segment based in part on the percentage change in the S & P 500® Index over the course of a segment year. Any positive percentage change in the equity index is limited by a cap that will be declared for each equity index fixed account segment on or before its beginning index date and on each segment anniversary thereafter. You assume the risk that the equity index interest earned in excess of that credited at the guaranteed minimum interest rate will not exceed 0%.

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Risk of Lapse

 

If your Policy fails to meet certain conditions, we will notify you that the Policy has entered a 61-day grace period and will lapse without value unless you make a sufficient payment during the grace period.

 

Your Policy contains a no lapse period. Your Policy will not lapse before the no lapse date stated in your Policy, as long as you pay sufficient minimum guarantee premiums. If you do not pay sufficient premiums, you will automatically lose the no lapse period guarantee and you will increase the risk that your Policy will lapse.

 

If you take a cash withdrawal or Policy loan, if you increase or decrease the specified amount, if you change your death benefit option, or if you add, increase or decrease a rider, we will adjust the minimum monthly guarantee premium accordingly and notify you of the new amount. If the new amount is higher than it was before and you do not make any necessary higher premium payments, you will increase the risk of losing the no lapse period guarantee. We deduct the total amount of your withdrawals, any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest from your premiums paid when we determine whether your premium payments are high enough to keep the no lapse guarantee in effect.

 

You will lessen the risk of lapse of your Policy if you keep the no lapse guarantee in effect. Before you take a cash withdrawal, loan, increase or decrease the specified amount, change your death benefit option, or add, increase or decrease a rider, you should consider carefully the effect it will have on the no lapse period guarantee.

 

After the no lapse period, your Policy may lapse if loans, cash withdrawals, the monthly deductions, and insufficient investment returns reduce the net surrender value to zero. The Policy will enter a grace period if on any Monthiversary the net surrender value (that is, the cash value minus the surrender charge, and minus any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest) is not enough to pay the monthly deduction due.

 

A Policy lapse may have adverse tax consequences.

 

You may reinstate this Policy within five years after it has lapsed, if the insured meets the insurability requirements and you pay the amount we require.

 

Tax Risks (Income Tax and MEC)

 

We expect that the Policy will generally be deemed a life insurance contract under federal tax law, and that the death benefit paid to the beneficiary will generally not be subject to federal income tax.

 

Depending on the total amount of premiums you pay, the Policy may be treated as a modified endowment contract ("MEC") under federal tax laws. If a Policy is treated as a MEC, partial withdrawals, surrenders, assignments, pledges and loans will be taxable as ordinary income to the extent there are earnings in the Policy. In addition, a 10% penalty tax may be imposed on the taxable portion of cash withdrawals, surrenders, assignments, pledges and loans taken before you reach age 59 ½. If a Policy is not treated as a MEC, partial surrenders and withdrawals will not be subject to tax as ordinary income to the extent of your investment in the Policy. Amounts in excess of your investment in the Policy, while subject to tax as ordinary income, will not be subject to a 10% penalty tax. Also, if your Policy is not a MEC, loans, assignments and pledges are not taxable when made. You should consult a qualified tax advisor for assistance in all tax matters involving your Policy.

 

Loan Risks

 

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A Policy loan, whether or not repaid, will affect cash value over time because we subtract the amount of the loan from the subaccounts, the fixed account and possibly the equity index fixed account and place that amount in the loan reserve as collateral. Loans are not available from the equity index fixed account until the subaccounts and the fixed account are exhausted. We then credit a fixed interest rate of 2.0% to the loan collateral. As a result, the loan collateral does not participate in the investment results of the subaccounts and may not continue to receive the current interest rates credited to the unloaned portion of the fixed account or the equity index fixed account. The longer the loan is outstanding, the greater the effect is likely to be. Depending on the investment results of the subaccounts and the interest rates credited to the fixed account or the equity index fixed account, the effect could be favorable or unfavorable.

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We also currently charge interest on Policy loans at a rate of 2.75%, payable in arrears. This charge will not exceed 3.0%. Interest is added to the amount of the loan to be repaid.

 

A Policy loan could make it more likely that a Policy would lapse. A Policy loan will increase the risk that the no lapse period guarantee will not remain in effect. There is also a risk that if the loan, insurance charges and

 

 

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unfavorable investment experience reduce your net surrender value and the no lapse period guarantee is no longer in effect, then the Policy will lapse. Assuming Policy loans have not already been subject to tax as distributions, a significant tax liability could arise when the lapse occurs. Anyone considering using the Policy as a source of tax-free income by taking out Policy loans should consult a qualified tax advisor about the tax risks inherent in such a strategy before purchasing the Policy.

 

If the Policy lapses or is surrendered while a loan is outstanding, you will realize taxable income equal to the lesser of the gain in the Policy or the sum of the excess of the loan balance (including accrued interest) and any cash received on surrender over your basis in the Policy. If the Policy is a MEC or becomes a MEC within two years of taking a loan, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be taxed as if it were a withdrawal from the Policy.

 

If the Policy lapses or terminates due to volatility in the investment performance of the underlying portfolios or another reason, you may incur tax consequences at an unexpected time.

 

You should consult with your own qualified tax advisor to apply the law to your particular circumstances.

 

Portfolio Risks

 

A comprehensive discussion of the risks of each portfolio may be found in each portfolio’s prospectus. Please refer to the prospectuses for the portfolios for more information.

 

 

There is no assurance that any of the portfolios will achieve its stated investment objective.

 

Fee Tables

 

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying, owning and surrendering the Policy. If the amount of a charge depends on the personal characteristics of the insured or the owner, then the fee table lists the minimum and maximum charges we assess under the Policy, and the fees and charges of a representative insured with the characteristics set forth below. These charges may not be representative of the charges you will pay.

 

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Transaction Fees

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Premium Expense Charge

Upon payment of each premium

  First 10 Policy years: 6% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $249,999; 3.0% on Policy with a specified amount from $250,000 - $499,999

   First 10 Policy years: 6% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $249,999; 3.0% on Policy with a specified amount from $250,000 - $499,999

 

 

  Policy year 11+: 2.5% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $499,999

   Policy year 11+: 2.5% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $499,999

 

 

  Never a charge on Policy with a specified amount of $500,000 or more

  Never a charge on Policy with a specified amount of $500,000 or more

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Transaction Fees

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Cash Withdrawal Charge1

Upon withdrawal

2.0% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25

2.0% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25

Surrender Charge2

Upon full surrender of the Policy during the first 10 Policy years or during the first 10 years from the date of any increase in the specified amount (whether requested or an increase generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium)

 

 

      Minimum Charge3

$10.75 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

$10.75 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

      Maximum Charge4

$60.00 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

$60.00 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

     Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 29, in the preferred-elite non-tobacco use class

$16.55 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

$16.55 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

Transfer Charge5

Upon transfer

$25 for each transfer in excess of 12 per Policy year

$25 for each transfer in excess of 12 per Policy year

Living Benefit Rider

(an Accelerated Death Benefit)

When rider is exercised

Discount Factor6

Discount Factor6

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When we incur the expense of expedited delivery of your partial withdrawal or complete surrender payment, we currently assess the following additional charges: $20 for overnight delivery ($30 for Saturday delivery); and $25 for wire service. You can obtain further information about these charges by contacting our office.

The surrender charge will vary based on the issue age, gender and underwriting class of the insured on the Policy date and at the time of any increase in the specified amount. Each increase in specified amount will have its own 10 year surrender charge period starting on the date of the increase and surrender charges that are based upon the insured’s age, gender and underwriting class at the time of the increase. The surrender charge for each increase in specified amount (“layer”) is calculated as the surrender charge per $1,000 of specified amount in that layer multiplied by the number of thousands of dollars of specified amount in the layer, multiplied by the surrender charge factor. The surrender charge factor for the Policy and each layer will be 1.00 at issue and will decrease until it reaches zero at the end of the 10th Policy year after the Policy date (or date of any specified amount increase). The surrender charge shown in the table is rounded up. The charges shown in the table may not be typical of the charges you will pay. More detailed information about the surrender charges applicable to you is available from your agent.

This minimum surrender charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 4, in the juvenile underwriting class. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

4 This maximum surrender charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, issue age 85, in the standard tobacco use underwriting class. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

5 The first 12 transfers per Policy year are free.

6 We do not assess an administrative charge for this rider; however, we do reduce the single sum benefit by a discount factor to compensate us for lost income due to the early payment of the death benefit.

 

 

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The table below describes the fees and expenses that you will pay periodically during the time that you own the Policy, not including portfolio fees and expenses.

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Monthly Policy Charge

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 100

$12.00 per month

$8.00 per month for first 10 Policy years

$4.00 per month for Policy year 11+

Cost of Insurance7

(without Extra Ratings)8

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 100

 

 

      Minimum Charge

 

$0.06 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month9, 10

$0.05 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month10, 11

      Maximum Charge12

 

$83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month10

$42.42 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month10

      Initial Charge for a male insured, issue age 29, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class, band 2

 

$0.08 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month10

$0.08 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month10

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Cost of insurance charges are based on the insured’s issue age, gender, underwriting class, specified amount, Policy duration, Policy year, and the net amount at risk. Cost of insurance rates generally will increase each year with the age of the insured. Cost of insurance rates are generally lower for each higher band of specified amount. For example, band 2 (face amounts $250,000 - $499,999) generally has lower cost of insurance rates than those of band 1 (specified amounts less than $250,000). The cost of insurance rates shown in the table may not be representative of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule page will indicate the guaranteed cost of insurance charges applicable to your Policy. You can obtain more detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges by contacting your agent.

We may place an insured in a sub-standard underwriting class with extra ratings that reflect higher mortality risks and that result in higher cost of insurance rates. If the insured possesses additional mortality risks, we may add a surcharge to the cost of insurance rates of up to $83.33 monthly per $1,000 of net amount at risk.

9, This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 10 at issue, juvenile class, Band 3 and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

10, The net amount at risk equals the death benefit on a Monthiversary, minus the cash value on such Monthiversary.

11 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 18 at issue, preferred elite non-tobacco class, with an initial face amount of $500,000 or higher (Band 3) and in the 13th Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

12 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 35 at issue, standard tobacco class, with an initial face amount of less than $250,000 (Band 1) and in the 65th Policy year. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Monthly Per Unit Charge13

Monthly, for up to 10 years on and after the Policy date, and on any increase in specified amount

 

 

       Minimum Charge14

 

$0.05 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

$0.05 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

       Maximum Charge15

 

$0.08 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

$0.08 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

       Initial Charge for an insured, issue age 29

 

$0.08 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

$0.08 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

Daily

Annual rate of 0.90% of average daily net assets of each subaccount in which you are invested

Annual rate of 0.75% for

Policy years 1-10, 0.60% for Policy years 11-15, 0.30% for Policy years 16-20, and 0.00% for Policy years 21+, of average daily net assets of each subaccount in which you are invested

Loan Interest Spread16

On Policy anniversary or earlier, as applicable17

1.0% (effective annual rate)

0.75% (effective annual rate)

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge18

Annually at the beginning of each segment year

Year 1: 0%

Year 1: 0%

Years 2+: 1%

Years 2+: 1%

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13 We deduct the monthly per unit charge on each Monthiversary as part of the monthly deduction for a maximum of 10 years from the Policy date based on the insured’s age on the Policy date. We also assess a new monthly per unit charge for a maximum of 10 years following any increase in specified amount (including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) that are based on the insured’s attained age on the date of the increase.

14 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: age 5 at issue. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

15 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: age 85 at issue. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

16 The Loan Interest Spread is the difference between the amount of interest we charge you for a loan (currently, an effective annual rate of 2.75%, guaranteed not to exceed 3.0%) and the amount of interest we credit to your loan account (an effective annual rate of 2.0% guaranteed). After the 10th Policy year, we will charge preferred loan interest rates on a portion of the loan that are lower. After attained age 100, all loans, new and existing, will be considered preferred loans. The maximum loan interest spread on preferred loans is 0.25%, and the current spread is 0.0%.

17 While a Policy loan is outstanding, loan interest is payable in arrears on each Policy anniversary, or, if earlier, on the date of loan repayment, Policy lapse, surrender, Policy termination, or the insured’s death.

18  This amount is deducted as a percent of the equity index fixed account segment value on the beginning index date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of that equity index fixed account segment.

 

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Optional Rider Charges:19

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 70

 

 

      Minimum Charge20

 

$0.10 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.10 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

      Maximum Charge21

 

$0.18 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.18 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

     Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 29

 

$0.10 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.10 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider22

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 60

 

 

      Minimum Charge23

 

$0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

$0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

     Maximum Charge24

 

$0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

$0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

     Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 29

 

$0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

$0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month10

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19 Optional Rider Cost of insurance charges are based on each insured’s issue age, gender, underwriting class, Policy year and rider face amount. The cost of insurance rates shown in the table may not be representative of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule page will indicate the guaranteed cost of insurance charges applicable to your Policy. You can obtain more detailed information concerning your cost of insurance charges by contacting your agent.

20 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 45 at issue and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

21 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 50 at issue and in the 20th Policy year. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

22 Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions charges are based on the base insured’s issue age, gender and net amount at risk. The charges shown are for base Policy only (no riders and benefits). The addition of other riders and benefits would increase these charges. This charge does not vary once it is added to the Policy. The additional cost of insurance rates for the rider shown in the table may not be representative of the charges you will pay. Your Policy’s schedule page will indicate the Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider charges applicable to your Policy. You can obtain more detailed information concerning your Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider charges by contacting your agent.

23 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 25 at issue. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

24 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 55 at issue. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider25

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 60

 

 

      Minimum Charge26

 

$0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

$0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

      Maximum Charge27

 

$1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

$1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

      Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 29

 

$0.37 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

$0.37 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Children’s Insurance Rider28

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the youngest child reaches age 25

$0.60 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.60 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Other Insured Rider29

(without Extra Ratings)8

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 100

 

 

      Minimum Charge

 

$0.06 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month30

$0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month31

     Maximum Charge32

 

$83.33 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$60.53 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

      Initial charge for a female insured, issue age 29, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class

 

$0.12 per $,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

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25 The charge for this rider is a level rate based on the base insured’s issue age and gender.

26 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 15 at issue. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

27 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 55 at issue. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

28 The charge for this rider is based on the rider face amount and does not vary.

29 Rider cost of insurance charges are based on each insured’s issue age, gender, underwriting class, Policy year, and the rider face amount. Cost of insurance rates generally will increase each year with the age of the insured. The rider’s cost of insurance rates shown in the table may not be representative of the charges you will pay. The rider will indicate the maximum guaranteed rider charges applicable to your Policy. You can obtain more information about these riders by contacting your agent.

30 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 26, preferred elite non-tobacco class and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

31 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 10 at issue, juvenile class and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

32 This maximum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: male, age 25 at issue standard tobacco underwriting class and in the 75th Policy year. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

 

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Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

When Charge is Deducted

Amount Deducted

Guaranteed Charge

Current Charge

Primary Insured Rider Plus28

(without Extra Ratings)8

Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 100

 

 

    Minimum Charge

 

$0.06 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month9

$0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month33

      Maximum Charge31

 

$83.33 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$42.42 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

    Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 29, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class

 

$0.12 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

$0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium34

After rider generates annual increases to Policy specified amount

See listings in tables above for:

Cost of Insurance

Monthly Per Unit Charge

Surrender Charge

See listings in tables above for:

Cost of Insurance

Monthly Per Unit Charge

Surrender Charge

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For information concerning compensation paid for the sale of the Policy, see “Sale of the Policies.”

 

Range of Expenses for the Portfolios1, 2

 

The next table shows the lowest and highest total operating expenses charged by the portfolios during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004. Expenses of the portfolios may be higher or lower in the future. More detail concerning each portfolio’s fees and expenses is contained in the prospectus for each portfolio.

 

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Lowest

Highest

Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (total of all expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, 12b-1 fees, and other expenses)

0.35%

1.09%

Net Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (total of all expenses that are deducted from portfolio assets, including management fees, 12b-1 fees, and other expenses, after contractual waiver of fees and expenses)3

0.35%

1.09%

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1 The portfolio expenses used to prepare this table were provided to Western Reserve by the funds. Western Reserve has not independently verified such information. The expenses shown are those incurred for the year ended December 31, 2004. Current or future expenses may be greater or less than those shown.

2 The table showing the range of expenses for the portfolios takes into account the expenses of several Series Fund asset allocation portfolios that are “funds of funds.” A “fund of funds” portfolio typically allocates its assets, within predetermined percentage ranges, among certain other Series Fund portfolios and certain portfolios of the Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds. Each “fund of funds” has its own set of operating expenses, as does each of the portfolios in which it invests. In determining the range of portfolio expenses, Western Reserve took into account the information received from the Series Fund on the combined actual expenses for each of the “funds of funds” and for the portfolios in which it invests, assuming a constant allocation by each “fund of funds” of its assets among the portfolios identical to its actual allocation at December 31, 2004.

3 The range of Net Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses takes into account contractual arrangements for 8 portfolios that require a portfolio’s investment adviser to reimburse or waive portfolio expenses until April 30, 2006.

 

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33 This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 25, preferred elite non-tobacco class and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics

34 Scheduled annual increases in specified amount generated by this rider will create a new layer of cost of insurance charges, monthly per unit charges and surrender charges under the Policy. Each new layer of cost of insurance charges and monthly per unit charge resulting from the scheduled annual increase in specified amount will be set based on the issue age of the insured and the duration of the Policy at the time of the increase.

 

 

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Western Reserve

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 is the insurance company issuing the Policy. We are obligated to pay all benefits under the Policy.

 

The Separate Account

 

The separate account is a separate account of Western Reserve, established under Ohio law. We own the assets in the separate account and we may use assets in the separate account to support other variable life insurance policies we issue. The separate account is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

The separate account is divided into subaccounts, each of which invests in shares of a specific portfolio of a fund. These subaccounts buy and sell portfolio shares at net asset value without any sales charge. Any dividends and distributions from a portfolio are reinvested at net asset value in shares of that portfolio.

 

Income, gains, and losses credited to, or charged against, a subaccount of the separate account reflect the subaccount's own investment experience and not the investment experience of our other assets. The separate account's assets may not be used to pay any of our liabilities other than those arising from the Policies and other variable life insurance policies we issue. If the separate account's assets exceed the required reserves and other liabilities, we may transfer the excess to our general account.

 

Changes to the Separate Account. As permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to make certain changes to the structure and operation of the separate account, including, among others, the right to:

 

Remove, combine, or add subaccounts and make the combined or new subaccounts available for allocation of net premiums;

Combine the separate account or any subaccount(s) with one or more different separate account(s) or subaccount(s);

Close certain subaccounts to allocations of new net premiums by current or new Policyowners;

Transfer assets of the separate account or any subaccount, which we determine to be associated with the class of policies to which the Policy belongs, to another separate account or subaccount;

Operate the separate account as a management investment company under the 1940 Act, or as any other form permitted by law;

Establish additional separate accounts or subaccounts to invest in new portfolios of the funds;

Manage the separate account at the direction of a committee;

Endorse the Policy, as permitted by law, to reflect changes to the separate account and subaccounts as may be required by applicable law;

Change the investment objective of a subaccount;

Substitute, add, or delete fund portfolios in which subaccounts currently invest net premiums, to include portfolios of newly designated funds;

Fund additional classes of variable life insurance policies through the separate account; and

Restrict or eliminate any voting privileges of owners or other persons who have voting privileges in connection with the operation of the separate account.

 

Some, but not all, of these future changes may be the result of changes in applicable laws or interpretation of the laws.

 

The portfolios, which sell their shares to the subaccounts, may discontinue offering their shares to the subaccounts. We will not make any such changes without receiving any necessary approval of the SEC and applicable state insurance departments. We will notify you of any changes. We reserve the right to make other structural and operational changes affecting the separate account.

 

 

 

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The Fixed Account

 

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The fixed account is part of Western Reserve's general account. We use general account assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by separate accounts. Subject to applicable law, Western Reserve has sole discretion over the investment of the fixed account's assets. Western Reserve bears the full investment risk for all amounts contributed to the fixed account. Western Reserve guarantees that the amounts allocated to the fixed account will be credited interest daily at an annual net effective interest rate of at least 2.0%. We will determine any interest rate credited in excess of the guaranteed rate at our sole discretion. We have no formula for determining fixed account interest rates in excess of the guaranteed rate nor any duration for such rates.

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Money you place in the fixed account will begin earning interest compounded daily at the current interest rate in effect at the time of your allocation. We may declare current interest rates from time to time. We may declare more than one interest rate for different money based upon the date of allocation or transfer to the fixed account. When we declare a current interest rate higher than the guaranteed rate on amounts allocated to the fixed account, we guarantee the higher rate on those amounts for at least one year (the "guarantee period") unless those amounts are transferred to the loan reserve. At the end of the guarantee period we may declare a new current interest rate on those amounts and any accrued interest thereon. We will guarantee this new current interest rate for another guarantee period. We credit interest greater than 2.0% during any guarantee period at our sole discretion. You bear the risk that interest we credit will not exceed 2.0%.

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The fixed account has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has not reviewed the disclosure in this prospectus relating to the account.

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The Equity Index Fixed Account

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The equity index fixed account is part of Western Reserve's general account. We use general account assets to support our insurance and annuity obligations other than those funded by separate accounts. Subject to applicable law, Western Reserve has sole discretion over the investment of the equity index fixed account's assets. Western Reserve bears the full investment risk for all amounts contributed to the equity index fixed account. Western Reserve guarantees that the amounts allocated to the equity index fixed account will be credited guaranteed interest daily at an annual net effective interest rate of 1.0% after the 1% equity index fixed account expense charge is deducted at the beginning of the segment year. We will determine any equity index interest in excess of the guaranteed interest based in part on changes in the Standard and Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index (“S & P 500® Index”).

 

The S & P 500® Index is the index used to calculate additional interest for the equity index fixed account. The S & P 500® Index is currently the most commonly used index for equity index products. Money you place in the equity index fixed account will be placed in 1 of 12 segments based on the as-of date of the premium (or transfer) compared to the date the Policy is issued (or the last Policy anniversary). Instead of crediting interest at a specific interest rate we declare in advance, interest earnings on each equity index fixed account segment, in excess of that credited at the guaranteed minimum interest rate, are credited based on the change in the S & P 500® Index as of the end of the segment year. The interest credited to the equity index fixed account is determined using a formula based on changes in the S & P 500® Index, excluding dividend income. Any positive percentage change in the equity index is limited by a cap (described below). The additional equity index interest credited will never be less than 0%. Even though the interest credited to the Policy’s equity index fixed account may be affected by the S & P 500® Index, this account is not an investment in the stock market and does not participate in any stock or equity investments. The equity index value is the value of the equity index as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on a date on which the equity index is published.

 

The equity index interest for each segment as of an ending index date is calculated as follows: (a multiplied by b) minus c where:

 

 

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b.

is:

1. the beginning equity index fixed account segment value attributable to that equity index fixed account segment on such beginning index date; minus

2. partial withdrawals from the equity index fixed account segment for the period commencing on the beginning index date and ending on the segment anniversary; minus

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3. transfers from the equity index fixed account segment to the subaccounts or the fixed account for the period commencing on the beginning index date and ending on the segment anniversary; minus

4. amounts removed from the equity index fixed account segment during such period due to Policy loans.

 

 

c.

is: any interest at the equity index fixed account guaranteed minimum interest rate credited to the equity index fixed account segment during such period.

 

We will credit each equity index fixed account segment on a daily basis with guaranteed minimum interest equal to an annual rate of 1% until the equity index adjustment on the segment anniversary. The equity index interest, in excess of the guaranteed minimum interest as determined in c. above, if any, credited annually for each equity index fixed account segment will never be less than zero. Equity index interest in excess of the 1% guaranteed minimum annual interest rate is not credited until the end of the segment’s annual term (the segment anniversary). Any withdrawals (including surrenders, cash withdrawals, loans, death benefits and transfers) that occur before the segment anniversary will not be credited with any additional equity index interest.

 

Cap – A cap will be declared for each equity index fixed account segment on or before its beginning index date and on each segment anniversary thereafter. The cap may change on each segment anniversary and may differ between equity index fixed account segments. Once a cap is declared for an equity index fixed account segment, it applies until its next segment anniversary. Each subsequent cap will be determined as of each equity index fixed account segment’s anniversary. We set each cap at our discretion and you will only be informed in writing of your current caps when you receive your annual statement. Any other time, you may contact our office to obtain information on the caps in effect for this Policy.

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We allocate amounts from the equity index fixed account for cash withdrawals, loans, and monthly deduction charges from the most recently created segment. During the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the current Policy month. In Policy years after the first, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the twelfth Policy month of the first Policy year.

 

An equity index fixed account segment is created on each of the first twelve Monthiversaries. Each Policy has twelve equity index fixed account segments. Net premiums allocated or transfers made to the equity index fixed account on a Monthiversary are placed in the equity index fixed account segment for that Monthiversary. Net premiums allocated or transfers made to the equity index fixed account after a Monthiversary will be credited with interest at the annual equity index fixed account guaranteed minimum interest rate of 1% until they are placed in the equity index fixed account segment beginning on the next Monthiversary.

 

The current value of the equity index is available by contacting us at our office. If the publication of Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Index ever changes in frequency or is discontinued, we will replace it with another appropriate widely published index, subject to any necessary prior regulatory approvals. We will notify you of any such changes.

 

The equity index fixed account is divided into equity index fixed account segments. Each equity index fixed account segment may receive equity index interest on the segment’s ending index date to the extent there is value in the segment. If the beginning index date for an equity index fixed account falls on a date when the equity index is not published, then the equity index value used to calculate the index change will be from the next business day after the beginning index date. If the ending index date for an equity index fixed account segment falls on a date when the equity index is not published, then the equity index value used to calculate the index change will be from the next business day after the ending index date.

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The equity index fixed account has not been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has not reviewed the disclosure in this prospectus relating to the equity index fixed account.

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The Portfolios

 

The separate account invests in shares of the portfolios of a fund. Each portfolio is an investment division of a fund, which is an open-end management investment company registered with the SEC. Such registration does not involve supervision of the management or investment practices or policies of the portfolios by the SEC.

 

 

 

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Each portfolio's assets are held separate from the assets of the other portfolios, and each portfolio has investment objectives and policies that are different from those of the other portfolios. Thus, each portfolio operates as a separate investment fund, and the income or loss of one portfolio has no effect on the investment performance of any other portfolio. Pending any required approval by a state insurance regulatory authority, certain subaccounts and corresponding portfolios may not be available to residents of some states.

 

Each portfolio's investment objective(s) and policies are summarized below. There is no assurance that any of the portfolios will achieve its stated objective(s). Certain portfolios may have investment objectives and policies similar to other portfolios that are managed by the same investment adviser or sub-adviser. The investment results of the portfolios, however, may be higher or lower than those of such other portfolios. We do not guarantee or make any representation that the investment results of the portfolios will be comparable to any other portfolio, even those with the same investment adviser or manager.

 

You can find more detailed information about the portfolios, including a description of risks, in the fund prospectuses. You may obtain a free copy of the fund prospectuses by contacting us at 1-800-851-9777 or visiting our website at www.westernreserve.com. You should read the fund prospectuses carefully.

 

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Portfolio

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and

Investment Objective  

 

Munder Net50

Munder Capital Management

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth

Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation.

 

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Seeks long-term growth of capital by investing primarily in common stocks of small growth companies.

 

Third Avenue Value

Third Avenue Management LLC

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Templeton Great Companies Global

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

Great Companies, L.L.C.

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Great Companies – TechnologySM

Great Companies, L.L.C.

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Janus Growth

Janus Capital Management LLC

Seeks growth of capital.

 

Marsico Growth

Banc of America Capital Management, LLC

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Great Companies – AmericaSM

Great Companies, L.L.C.

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

 

Salomon All Cap

Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc

Seeks capital appreciation.

 

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Seeks to provide substantial dividend income,

as well as long-term growth of capital by primarily

investing in the dividend-paying common stocks of established companies.

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Portfolio

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and

Investment Objective  

 

Transamerica Value Balanced

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks preservation of capital and

competitive investment returns.

 

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

ING Clarion Real Estate Securities

Seeks long-term total return from investments

primarily in equity securities of real estate companies.

Total return will consist of realized and unrealized

capital gains and losses plus income.

 

Federated Growth & Income

Federated Equity Management Company of

Pennsylvania

Seeks total return by investing in securities

that have defensive characteristics.

 

AEGON Bond

Banc One Investment Advisors Corp.

Seeks the highest possible current income

within the confines of the primary goal of

insuring the protection of capital.

 

 

Transamerica Money Market

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to obtain maximum current income

consistent with preservation of principal and maintenance

of liquidity.

 

 

Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio*

Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.

Seeks current income and preservation of capital.

 

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

 

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio*

Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

 

 

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth

Portfolio*

Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation.

 

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

 

 

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio*

Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation and current income.

 

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

 

 

Transamerica Convertible Securities

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks maximum total return through a combination

of current income and capital appreciation.

 

 

PIMCO Total Return

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

Seeks maximum total return consistent with

preservation of capital and prudent investment

management.

 

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Portfolio

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and

Investment Objective  

 

Transamerica Equity

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to maximize long-term growth.

 

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to maximize long-term growth.

 

Transamerica U.S. Government

Securities

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to provide as high a level of total return as

is consistent with prudent investment strategies

by investing under normal conditions at least 80% of

its net assets in U.S. government debt obligations and

mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed

by the U.S. government, its agencies or government –

sponsored entities.

 

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Seeks to earn a total return modestly in excess of the

total return performance of the S & P 500® Composite

Stock Index (including the reinvestment of dividends)

while maintaining a volatility of return similar to the

S & P 500® Composite Stock Index.

 

Capital Guardian Value

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and

income through investments in a portfolio comprised

primarily of equity securities of U.S. issuers and

securities whose principal markets are in the U.S.

(including American Depositary Receipts (“ADR’s”)

and other U.S. registered foreign securities).

MFS High Yield

MFS® Investment Management

Seeks to provide high current income by investing

primarily in a professionally managed diversified

portfolio of fixed income securities, some of which may

involve equity features. Capital growth, if any, is a

consideration incidental to the objective of high current

income.

 

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.

Seeks growth from capital appreciation.

 

Mercury Large Cap Value

Fund Asset Management L.P., d/b/a Mercury

Advisors

Seeks long-term capital growth to achieve superior

long-term performance with below average volatility

relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index.

 

Transamerica Balanced

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to achieve long-term capital growth

and current income with a secondary objective

of capital preservation, by balancing investments

among stocks, bonds, and cash or cash equivalents.

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and

Investment Objective  

 

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

Transamerica Investment Management, Inc.

Seeks to maximize total return.

 

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio –

Service Class 2 Shares

Fidelity Management & Research Company

Seeks investment results that correspond to the total

return of common stocks publicly traded in the

United States, as represented by the Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.

                         

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Each asset allocation portfolio invests in a combination of underlying Series Fund and Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds portfolios.

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Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. ("Transamerica Advisors"), located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, is directly owned by Western Reserve (78%) and AUSA Holding Company (22%), serves as investment adviser to the Series Fund and manages the Series Fund in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the Series Fund's Board of Directors. For certain portfolios, Transamerica Advisors has engaged investment sub-advisers to provide portfolio management services. Transamerica Advisors and each investment sub-adviser are registered investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. See the Series Fund prospectuses for more information regarding Transamerica Advisors and the investment sub-advisers.

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Morningstar Associates, LLC ("Morningstar"), located at 225 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606, serves as a "consultant" to Transamerica Advisors for investment model creation and maintenance to the Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio, Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio, Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio and Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio of the Series Fund. Morningstar will be paid an annual fee for its services. See the Series Fund prospectuses for more information regarding Morningstar.

 

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Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR”), located at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, serves as investment adviser to the Fidelity VIP Fund and manages the Fidelity VIP Fund in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the Fidelity VIP Fund’s Board of Trustees. For certain portfolios, FMR has engaged investment sub-advisers to provide portfolio management services with regard to foreign investments. FMR and each sub-adviser are registered investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. See the Fidelity VIP Fund prospectus for more information regarding FMR and the investment sub-adviser.

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Selection of Underlying Portfolios

The underlying portfolios offered through this product are selected by Western Reserve, and Western Reserve may consider various factors, including, but not limited to, asset class coverage, the strength of the adviser’s or sub-adviser’s reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, and the capability and qualification of each investment firm. Another factor that we may consider is whether the underlying portfolio or its service providers (e.g., the investment adviser or sub-advisers) or its affiliates will compensate us or our affiliates for providing certain administrative, marketing, and support services that would otherwise be provided by the portfolio or its service providers, or whether affiliates of the portfolio can provide marketing and distribution support for sales of the Policies. (See “Revenue We Receive”.) We have included the Series Fund portfolios at least in part because they are managed by Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc., our directly owned subsidiary.

 

You are responsible for choosing the portfolios, and the amounts allocated to each, that are appropriate for your own individual circumstances and your investment goals, financial situation, and risk tolerance. Since investment risk is borne by you, decisions regarding investment allocations should be carefully considered.

 

In making your investment selections, we encourage you to thoroughly investigate all of the information regarding the portfolios that is available to you, including each fund's prospectus, statement of additional information and annual and semi/annual reports. Other sources such as newspapers and financial and other magazines provide more current information, including information about any regulatory actions or investigations relating to a fund or portfolio. After you select portfolios for your initial premium, you should monitor and periodically re-evaluate your allocations to determine if they are still appropriate.

 

                

 

 

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You bear the risk of any decline in the cash value of your Policy resulting from the performance of the portfolios you have chosen.

 

 

We do not recommend or endorse any particular portfolio and we do not provide investment advice.

 

Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios

 

We do not guarantee that each portfolio will always be available for investment through the Policy. We reserve the right, subject to compliance with applicable law, to add new portfolios or portfolio classes, close existing portfolios or portfolio classes, or substitute portfolio shares that are held by any subaccount for shares of a different portfolio. New or substitute portfolios may have different fees and expenses and their availability may be limited to certain classes of purchasers. We will not add, delete or substitute any shares attributable to your interest in a subaccount without notice to you and prior approval of the SEC, to the extent required by the 1940 Act or other applicable law.

 

Your Right to Vote Portfolio Shares

 

Even though we are the legal owner of the portfolio shares held in the subaccounts, and have the right to vote on all matters submitted to shareholders of the portfolios, we will vote our shares only as policyowners instruct, so long as such action is required by law.

 

Before a vote of a portfolio's shareholders occurs, you will receive voting materials from us. We will ask you to instruct us on how to vote and to return your proxy to us in a timely manner. You will have the right to instruct us on the number of portfolio shares that corresponds to the amount of cash value you have in that portfolio (as of a date set by the portfolio).

 

If we do not receive voting instructions on time from some policyowners, we will vote those shares in the same proportion as the timely voting instructions we receive. Should federal securities laws, regulations and interpretations change, we may elect to vote portfolio shares in our own right. If required by state insurance officials, or if permitted under federal regulation, we may disregard certain owner voting instructions. If we ever disregard voting instructions, we will send you a summary in the next annual report to policyowners advising you of the action and the reasons we took such action.

 

Charges and Deductions

 

This section describes the charges and deductions that we make under the Policy in consideration for: (1) the services and benefits we provide; (2) the costs and expenses we incur and (3) the risks we assume. The fees and charges deducted under the Policy may result in a profit to us.

 

Services and benefits we provide under the Policy:

the death benefit, cash and loan benefits;

 

investment options, including premium allocations;

 

administration of elective options; and

 

the distribution of reports to owners.

 

 

 

Costs and expenses we incur:

costs associated with processing and underwriting applications;

 

expenses of issuing and administering the Policy (including any Policy riders);

 

overhead and other expenses for providing services and benefits and sales and marketing expenses, including compensation paid in connection with the sale of the Policies; and

 

other costs of doing business, such as collecting premiums, maintaining records, processing claims, effecting transactions, and paying federal, state and local premium and other taxes and fees.

 

 

 

Risks we assume:

that the charges we may deduct may be insufficient to meet our actual claims because insureds die sooner than we estimate; and

 

 

 

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that the costs of providing the services and benefits under the Policies may exceed the charges we are allowed to deduct.

 

Some or all the charges we deduct are used to pay aggregate Policy costs and expenses we incur in providing the services and benefits under the Policy and assuming the risks associated with the Policy.

 

Premium Expense Charge

 

 

Before we allocate the net premium payments you make, we will deduct the Premium Expense Charge.

 

The premium expense charge is equal to:

6% of premiums during the first ten Policy years on Policies with a specified amount in force of less than $250,000 (band 1), and 2.5% of premiums thereafter;

 

3.0% of all premiums during the first ten Policy years on Policies with a specified amount in force from $250,000 - $499,999 (band 2), and 2.5% of premiums thereafter.

 

 

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There is no premium expense charge for Policies with a specified amount of $500,000 or higher (band 3).

 

 

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Certain events (such as increases or decreases in the specified amount, a change in death benefit option, or a cash withdrawal if you choose Option A or Option C death benefit) may affect the specified amount in force. Premium expense charges will be based on the specified amount in force on the Base Policy at the time we receive the premium.

 

 

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Some or all of the premium expense charges we deduct are used to pay the aggregate Policy costs and expenses we incur, including distribution costs and/or state premium taxes. Although state premium tax rates imposed on us vary from state to state, the premium expense charge we deduct will not vary with the state of residence of the policyowner.

 

Monthly Deduction

 

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We take a monthly deduction from the cash value on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary prior to attained age 100. If you elect to choose the subaccounts from which we will deduct the monthly deduction (that is, make self-directed monthly deductions), we will withdraw from each selected account an amount equal to the monthly deduction multiplied by the selected percentage you elect to have deducted from that account. The equity index fixed account is not available with self-directed monthly deductions. If you do not elect self-directed monthly deductions, or if any of the selected accounts would be reduced to zero by the deductions, then we will deduct this charge on a pro rata basis from all accounts (i.e., in the same proportion that the value in each subaccount, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account bears to the total cash value on the Monthiversary). You may change the election of self-directed monthly deductions by providing us with a request for such a change in a form satisfactory to us. The change in self-directed monthly deductions will be effective on the date we record the request for change.

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Because portions of the monthly deduction (such as cost of insurance) can vary monthly, the monthly deduction will also vary.

 

The monthly deduction is equal to:

the monthly Policy charge for the Policy; plus

 

the monthly cost of insurance charge for the Policy; plus

 

the monthly per unit charge for the Policy; plus

 

 

 

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the portion of the monthly deduction for any benefits provided by riders attached to the Policy.

 

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Monthly Policy Charge:

 

This charge currently equals $8.00 each Policy month for the first ten Policy years. In Policy years 11+, this charge equals $4.00 each Policy month.

We guarantee this charge will never be more than $12.00 per month.

This charge is used to cover aggregate Policy expenses.

 

Cost of Insurance Charge:

 

We deduct this charge each month. It varies each month and is determined as follows:

 

1.    reduce the death benefit on the Monthiversary by the cash value on the Monthiversary after it has been allocated among the layers of specified amount in force in the following order: first, initial specified amount, then, each increase in specified amount starting with the oldest increase, then the next oldest, successively, until all cash value has been allocated (the resulting amounts are the net amount at risk for each layer of specified amount);

2.     multiply each layer of net amount at risk provided under 1. (above) by the appropriate monthly cost of insurance rate for that layer; and add the results together.

Your monthly current cost of insurance rate depends, in part, on your specified amount band. The specified amount bands available are:

            Band 1: $50,000 - $249,999

            Band 2: $250,000 - $499,999

            Band 3: $500,000 or more

The current Policy cost of insurance rates for the first three (3) Policy years are fixed at issue and we guarantee not to change them.

Cost of insurance rates are generally lower for each higher band of specified amount.

We determine your specified amount band by referring to the specified amount in force for the Base Policy (that is, the initial specified amount on the Policy date, plus any increases, and minus any decreases).

 

Monthly Per Unit Charge:

 

This charge equals:

the monthly per unit charge for the specified amount on the Policy date; plus

the monthly per unit charge for each increase in specified amount caused by either a rider or a requested increase; minus

the monthly per unit charge for any specified amount that has been decreased.

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The monthly per unit charge that is set on the Policy date is based on the issue age of the insured. A separate monthly per unit charge is assessed for up to 10 years following each increase in specified amount and the rate of that charge is based on the insured's age at the time of any increase in specified amount.

 

Optional Insurance Riders:

 

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To determine the monthly cost of insurance rates we refer to a schedule of current cost of insurance rates using the insured's issue age on the Policy date, issue age at the time of any increase in specified amount, specified amount band, gender, underwriting class, and the length of time from the Policy date or from the date of any increase in specified amount. The factors that affect the net amount at risk for each layer of specified amount include the investment performance of the portfolios in which you invest, payment of premiums, the fees and charges deducted under the Policy, the death benefit option you chose, as well as any Policy transactions (such as loans, partial withdrawals, transfers, and changes in specified amount). The actual monthly cost of insurance rates are primarily based on our expectations as to future mortality experience and expenses. Monthly cost of insurance rates may be changed by us from time to time. The actual rates we charge will never be greater than the Table of Guaranteed Maximum Life Insurance Rates stated in your Policy. These guaranteed rates are based on the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Mortality Tables (“1980 C.S.O. Tables”) and the insured's attained age, gender, and rate class. For standard rate classes, these guaranteed rates will never be greater than the rates in the 1980 C.S.O. Tables.

 

If you increase the specified amount, different monthly cost of insurance rates may apply to that layer of specified amount, based on the insured’s issue age and rate class at the time of the increase, gender, and the length of time since the increase. Increases in specified amount may move the Policy into a higher specified amount band, resulting in a decrease in the rates for the cost of insurance charge.

 

Decreases in specified amount may cause the Policy to drop into a lower band of specified amount and may result in an increase in the rates for the cost of insurance charge. Decreases in specified amount will be applied on a last-in, first-out basis to the specified amount in force, and will first reduce the specified amount provided by the most recent increase in specified amount in force, then reduce the next most recent increases, successively, and then reduce the initial specified amount.

 

If you have selected the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium and you request a decrease in specified amount of your Policy, you will forfeit any future increases in specified amount generated by the rider.

 

The underwriting class of the insured will affect the cost of insurance rates. We use a standard method of underwriting in determining underwriting classes, which are based on the health of the insured. We currently place insureds into preferred and standard classes. We also place insureds into sub-standard classes with extra ratings, which reflect higher mortality risks and will result in higher cost of insurance rates.

 

We may issue certain Policies on a simplified or expedited basis. Cost of insurance rates charged for any Policies issued on a simplified or expedited basis may cause healthy individuals to pay higher cost of insurance rates than they would pay under a substantially similar Policy that we offer using different underwriting criteria.

 

The guaranteed cost of insurance rates under the riders are substantially the same as the guaranteed cost of insurance rates applied to the Policy’s net amount at risk, except that current rates are not guaranteed for the first 3 years under the riders.

 

 

 

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Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

 

We deduct a daily charge from your Policy’s cash value in each subaccount that, together with other fees and charges compensates us for services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred and the risks assumed. This charge is equal to:

 

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For the first ten Policy years, the current annual rate is equal to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of each subaccount. We intend to reduce this charge to 0.60% for Policy years 11 – 15, 0.30% for Policy years 16 – 20 and 0.00% for Policy years 21+, but we do not guarantee that we will do so. We guarantee this charge to be no more than 0.90% annually for all Policy years.

 

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If this charge, combined with other Policy fees and charges, does not cover our total actual costs for services rendered and expenses incurred, we absorb the loss. Conversely, if these fees and charges more than cover actual costs, the excess is added to our surplus. We expect to profit from these charges.

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

 

We deduct a charge once a year from each segment of the equity index fixed account that, together with other fees and charges, compensates us for services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred and the risks assumed. This charge is taken on the beginning index date for each equity index fixed account segment after the first Policy year, and is equal to 1% of the equity index fixed account segment value on the beginning index date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of that equity index fixed account segment.

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Surrender Charge

 

If you surrender your Policy completely during the first 10 years (or during the 10-year period following an increase in specified amount), we deduct a surrender charge from your cash value and pay the remaining cash value (less any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest) to you.

 

The surrender charge is a charge for each $1,000 of the initial specified amount of your Base Policy and of each increase in specified amount. The surrender charge that will apply on a full surrender of the Policy is the total of the surrender charge calculated for the initial specified amount and the surrender charges calculated for each increase in specified amount (including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium).

 

The initial specified amount has an 10-year surrender charge period starting on the Policy date and surrender charges that are based upon the insured's issue age, gender and rate class on the Policy date. Each increase in specified amount has its own 10-year surrender charge period and surrender charges that are based upon the insured's issue age, gender and rate class at the time of the increase.

 

There is no surrender charge if you wait until the end of the 10th Policy anniversary to surrender your Policy and you have not selected the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium and you have not increased your specified amount within the past 10 Policy years. The payment you receive is called the net surrender value. The formula we use reduces the surrender charge at older ages in compliance with state laws.

 

The surrender charge may be significant. You should evaluate this charge carefully before you consider a surrender. Under some circumstances the level of surrender charges might result in no net surrender value available if you surrender your Policy in the early Policy years. This will depend on a number of factors, but is more likely if:

 

you pay premiums equal to or not much higher than the minimum monthly guarantee premium shown in your Policy; and/or

investment performance is low.

 

In addition, surrender charges that apply for 10 years after any increase in specified amount will likely significantly reduce your net surrender value.

 

 

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The surrender charge for each layer of specified amount is calculated as:

the surrender charge per $1,000 of specified amount in the layer (varies by issue age, gender and underwriting class on the Policy date or date of specified amount increase); multiplied by

 

the number of thousands of specified amount in the layer; multiplied by

 

the surrender charge factor.

 

The surrender charge per thousand is calculated separately for the initial specified amount and for each increase in specified amount, using the rates found in Appendix A.

 

The surrender charge factor is also calculated separately for the initial specified amount and for each increase in specified amount in force (including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium). The surrender charge factor varies by the insured's issue age (on the Policy date or date of specified amount increase) and number of years since the Policy date or date of specified amount increase. In no event are the surrender charge factors any greater than those shown on the table below. We always determine the surrender charge factor from the Policy date or date of specified amount increase to the surrender date, regardless of whether there were any prior lapses and reinstatements.

 

Surrender Charge Factors

End of Policy Year*

 

Factor for Issue Ages

 

0 – 39

 

40 - 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

65 - 69

70 - 74

75 - 85

At Issue

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1

1.00

0.98

0.97

0.96

0.96

0.92

0.91

0.91

0.89

2

0.95

0.89

0.89

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.88

0.87

0.84

3

0.88

0.87

0.86

0.86

0.85

0.85

0.85

0.84

0.80

4

0.79

0.78

0.77

0.77

0.76

0.76

0.75

0.74

0.74

5

0.68

0.67

0.65

0.64

0.64

0.64

0.63

0.62

0.62

6

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

0.55

7

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

0.40

8

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

9

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

10+

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

*

The factor on any date other than a Policy anniversary or anniversary of an increase in specified amount will be determined proportionately using the factor at the end of the year prior to surrender and the factor at the end of the year of surrender.

 

Surrender Charge Example: Assume a male non-tobacco user purchases the Policy at issue age 30 with a specified amount of $100,000. The Policy is surrendered at the end of Policy year 5. The surrender charge per $1,000 of specified amount is $17.06. This is multiplied by the surrender charge factor of .68.

 

The surrender charge

=

the surrender charge per $1,000 ($17.06) x the number of thousands of initial specified amount (100) x the surrender charge factor (.68)

 

=

$1,160.08

 

The surrender charge helps us recover distribution expenses that we incur in connection with the Policy, including agent sales commissions and printing and advertising costs, as well as aggregate Policy expenses.

 

Transfer Charge

 

We currently allow you to make 12 transfers each Policy year free from charge.

We may charge $25 for each additional transfer.

For purposes of assessing the transfer charge, all transfers made in one day, regardless of the number of subaccounts affected by the transfer, will be considered a single transfer.

We deduct the transfer charge from the amount being transferred.

 

 

 

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Transfers due to loans or the exercise of conversion rights or due to reallocation of cash value immediately after the reallocation date currently do not count as transfers for the purpose of assessing this charge.

Transfers via the Internet do not count as transfers for the purpose of assessing this charge.

Transfers under dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing are transfers for purposes of this charge.

We will not increase this charge.

 

Loan Interest Charge

 

We currently charge you an effective annual interest rate on a Policy loan of 2.75% (3.0% maximum guaranteed) on each Policy anniversary. We will also credit the amount in the loan reserve with an effective annual interest rate of 2.0%. After offsetting the 2.0% interest we credit, the net cost of loans currently is 0.75% annually (1.0% maximum guaranteed). After the 10th Policy year, we will apply preferred loan rates charged on an amount equal to the cash value minus total premiums paid (less any cash withdrawals) and minus any outstanding loan amount including accrued loan interest. The current preferred loan interest rate charged is 2.00% effective annually and is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. After the insured’s attained age 100, all loans, new and existing, are considered preferred loans.

 

Cash Withdrawal Charge

 

After the first Policy year, you may take one cash withdrawal per Policy year.

When you make a cash withdrawal, we charge a processing fee of $25 or 2% of the amount you withdraw, whichever is less.

We deduct this amount from the withdrawal, and we pay you the balance.

We will not increase this charge.

 

Taxes

 

We currently do not make any deductions for taxes from the separate account. We may do so in the future if such taxes are imposed by federal or state agencies.

 

Rider Charges

 

Living Benefit Rider. We do not assess an administrative charge for this rider; however, we do reduce the single sum benefit by a discount factor to compensate us for expected lost income due to the early payment of the death benefit.

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium. Annual increases in specified amount generated by this rider will increase the cost of insurance charges and increase the amount and duration of the monthly per unit charges and surrender charges under the Policy. The new layer of cost of insurance charge resulting from the annual increase in specified amount will be set based on the insured’s issue age on the Policy date and duration from issue. The new layer of monthly per unit charge resulting from the annual increase in specified amount will be based on the insured’s attained age at the time of increase and duration from the time of increase.

Children’s Insurance Rider. We assess a cost of insurance charge based on the rider face amount regardless of the number of children insured.

Accidental Death Benefit Rider. We assess a cost of insurance charge based on the insured’s attained age and rider face amount. Cost of insurance charges generally will increase each year with the age of the insured.

Other Insured Rider. We assess a cost of insurance charge based on each other insured’s issue age, gender, underwriting class, Policy year and the rider face amount. Cost of insurance charges generally will increase each year with the age of the insured.

Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider. We assess a rider charge based on the primary insured’s issue age, gender and net amount at risk for the Policy, as well as a charge based on those riders that would be eligible to have monthly deductions waived.

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider. The charge for this rider is based on the primary insured’s issue age, gender and the amount of monthly waiver of premium benefit that would be paid in the event of total disability, as defined in the rider.

 

 

 

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Primary Insured Rider Plus (“PIR Plus”). We assess a cost of insurance charge based on the insured’s issue age, gender, underwriting class, Policy year and the rider face amount. Cost of insurance charges generally will increase each year with the age of the insured.

 

Portfolio Expenses

 

The portfolios deduct management fees and expenses from the amounts you have invested in the portfolios. These fees and expenses reduce the value of your portfolio shares. Some portfolios also deduct 12b-1 fees from portfolio assets.

Revenue We Receive

We (and our affiliates) may directly or indirectly receive payments from the portfolios, their advisers, sub-advisers, distributors or affiliates thereof, in consideration of certain administrative, marketing and other services we (and our affiliates) provide and expenses we incur. We (and/or our affiliates) generally receive three types of payments:

 

 

Rule 12b-1 Fees. Our affiliate, AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”), the principal underwriter for the Policies, receives some or all of the 12b-1 fees from the funds. Any 12b-1 fees received by AFSG that are attributable to our variable insurance products are then credited to us. These fees range from 0.10% to 0.25% of the average daily assets of the certain portfolios attributable to the Policies and to certain other variable insurance products that we and our affiliates issue.

 

Administrative, Marketing and Support Service Fees (“Service Fees”). We and our affiliates, including AFSG, may receive compensation from the investment adviser, sub-adviser, administrators, and/or distributors (or affiliates thereof) of the portfolios for administrative and other services related to separate account operations. The amount of this compensation is based on a percentage of the assets of the particular portfolios attributable to the Policy and to certain other variable insurance products that our affiliates and we issue. These percentages differ and may be significant. Some advisers or sub-advisers (or other affiliates) pay us more than others.

The chart below provides the maximum combined percentages of 12b-1 fees and Service Fees that we anticipate will be paid to us on an annual basis:

 

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Incoming Payments to Western Reserve and AFSG

Fund

Maximum Fee

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Fund

Maximum Fee

% of assets*

Series Fund ***

0.00%

Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund

0.25%**

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*              Payments are based on a percentage of the average assets of each underlying portfolio owned by the subaccounts available under this Policy and under certain other variable insurance products offered by our affiliates and us. We may continue to receive 12b-1 fees and administrative fees on subaccounts that are closed to new investments, depending on the terms of the agreements supporting those payments and on the services we provide.

**

We receive this percentage once $100 million in fund shares are held by the subaccounts of Western Reserve and its affiliates.

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Other payments. We and our affiliates, including Transamerica Capital, Inc. (“TCI”), InterSecurities, Inc. (“ISI”), and World Group Securities (“WGS”), also directly or indirectly receive additional amounts or different percentages of assets under management from certain advisers and sub-advisers to the portfolios (or their affiliates) with regard to variable insurance products or mutual funds that are issued by us and our affiliates. These amounts are paid out of the advisers’ or sub-advisers’ own resources and not out of fund assets. Certain advisers and sub-advisers of the underlying portfolios (or their affiliates) (1) may pay TCI amounts up to $75,000 per year to participate in a “preferred sponsor” program that provides such advisers and sub-advisers with access to TCI’s wholesalers at TCI’s national and regional sales conferences that are attended by TCI’s wholesalers; (2) may pay ISI varying amounts to obtain access to ISI’s wholesaling and selling representatives; (3) may provide us and/or certain affiliates and/or selling firms with occasional gifts, meals, tickets or other compensation as an incentive to market the portfolios and to cooperate with their promotional efforts; and (4) may reimburse our affiliated selling firms for exhibit booths and other items at national conferences of selling representatives. The amounts may be significant and provide the

 

 

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adviser or sub-adviser (or other affiliates) with increased access to us and to our affiliates involved in the distribution of the Policy.

For the calendar year ended December 31, 2004, TCI received revenue sharing payments ranging from $1,000 to $30,000 (for a total of $316,000) from the following fund managers and/or sub-advisers to participate in TCI’s events: T. Rowe Price, Morgan Keegan, American Century, Transamerica Investment Management, Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, Pacific Investment Management LLC, Van Kampen Investments, Janus Capital Management, and ING Clarion CRA.

Proceeds from certain of these payments by the funds, the advisers, the sub-advisers and/or their affiliates may be used for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses that we and our affiliates incur in promoting, issuing, distributing and administering the Policies.

 

For further details about the compensation payments we make in connection with the sale of the Policies, see "Sale of the Policies" in this prospectus.

 

The Policy

 

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Depending on the state of issue, your Policy may be an individual Policy or a certificate, issued under a group Policy. The Policy is subject to the insurance laws and regulations of each state or jurisdiction in which it is available for distribution. There may be differences between the Policy issued and the general Policy description contained in this prospectus because of requirements of the state where your Policy is issued. Some of the state specific differences are included in the prospectus, but this prospectus does not include references to all state specific differences. All state specific Policy features will be described in your Policy.

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Ownership Rights

 

The Policy belongs to the owner named in the application. The owner may exercise all of the rights and options described in the Policy. The owner is the insured unless the application specifies a different person as the insured. If the owner dies before the insured and no contingent owner is named, then ownership of the Policy will pass to the owner's estate. The principal rights an owner may exercise are:

 

to designate or change beneficiaries;

to receive amounts payable before the death of the insured;

to assign the Policy (if you assign the Policy, your rights and the rights of anyone who is to receive payment under the Policy are subject to the terms of that assignment);

to change the owner of this Policy; and

to change the specified amount or death benefit option type of this Policy.

 

At issue, the owner must select either the guideline premium tax test or the cash value accumulation tax test on the Policy application. Once selected, this tax test cannot be changed.

 

No designation or change in designation of an owner will take effect unless we receive written request thereof. When received, the request will take effect as of the date we receive it, subject to payment or other action taken by us before it was received.

 

Modifying the Policy

 

Any modifications or waiver of any rights or requirements under the Policy must be in writing and signed by our president or secretary. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in this Policy.

 

Upon notice to you, we may amend the Policy:

 

to make the Policy or the separate account comply with any law or regulation issued by a governmental agency to which we are subject; or

to assure qualification of the Policy under the Internal Revenue Code or other federal or state laws relating to variable life policies; or

to reflect a change in the operation of the separate account; or

to provide additional subaccounts and/or general account options.

 

 

 

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Purchasing a Policy

 

To purchase a Policy, you must submit a completed application (listing your choice of death benefit option and tax test, among others) and an initial premium to us through any licensed life insurance agent who is also a registered representative of a broker-dealer having a selling agreement with AFSG, the principal underwriter for the Policy, and us.

 

You select the specified amount of insurance coverage for your Policy within the following limits. Our current minimum specified amount for a Policy is generally $50,000. We currently charge lower cost of insurance rates for Policies with specified amounts in higher bands of coverage. We offer the following specified amount bands of coverage:

 

band 1: $50,000 - $249,999

band 2: $250,000 - $499,999

band 3: $500,000 and over

 

We will generally only issue a Policy to you if you provide sufficient evidence that the insured meets our insurability standards. Your application is subject to our underwriting rules, and we may reject any application for any reason permitted by law. We will not issue a Policy to you if the insured is over age 85. The insured must be insurable and acceptable to us under our underwriting rules on the later of:

 

the date of your application; or

the date the insured completes all of the medical tests and examinations that we require.

 

Tax-Free "Section 1035" Exchanges

 

You can generally exchange one life insurance policy for another covering the same insured in a "tax-free exchange" under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code. Before making an exchange, you should compare both life insurance policies carefully. Remember that if you exchange another life insurance policy for the one described in this prospectus, you might have to pay a surrender charge on your old policy, other charges may be higher (or lower) and the benefits may be different. If the exchange does not qualify for Section 1035 treatment, or if your current policy is subject to a policy loan, you may also have to pay federal income tax on the exchange. You should not exchange another life insurance policy for this one unless you determine, after knowing all the facts, that the exchange is in your best interest and not just better for the person selling you the Policy (that person will generally earn a commission if you buy this Policy through an exchange or otherwise).

 

When Insurance Coverage Takes Effect

 

Insurance coverage under the Policy will take effect only if all of the following conditions have been met: (1) the first full premium must be received by the Company; (2) during the lifetime of every proposed insured, the proposed owner must have personally received and accepted the Policy which was applied for and all answers on the application must be true and correct on the date such Policy is received and accepted; and (3) on the date of the later of either (1) or (2) above, all of the statements and answers given in the application must be true and complete, and there must have been no change in the insurability of any proposed insured.

 

Conditional Insurance Coverage. If you pay the full initial premium listed in the conditional receipt attached to the application, and we deliver the conditional receipt to you, the insured will have conditional insurance coverage under the terms of the conditional receipt. Because we do not accept initial premiums in advance for Policies with a specified amount in excess of $1,000,000, we do not offer conditional insurance coverage for Policies issued with a specified amount in excess of $1,000,000. Conditional insurance coverage is void if the check or draft you gave us to pay the initial premium is not honored when we first present it for payment.

 

The aggregate amount of conditional insurance coverage, if any, is the lesser of:

the amounts applied for under all conditional receipts issued by us; or

 

$500,000 of life insurance.

 

 

 

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Subject to the conditions and limitations of

the date of application;

the conditional receipt, conditional insurance

the date of the last medical examination, test, and other

under the terms of the policy applied for

 

screenings required by us, if any (the “Effective Date”). Such

many become effective as of the later of:

 

conditional insurance will take effect of the Effective Date, so

 

 

long as all of the following requirements are met:

 

 

 

 

 

1. Each person proposed to be insured is found to have been insurable as of the Effective Date, exactly as applied for in accordance with our underwriting rules and standards, without any modifications as to plan, amount, or premium rate;

 

 

2. As of the Effective Date, all statements and answers given in the application must be true;

 

 

3. The payment made with the application must not be less than the full initial premium for the mode of payment chosen in the application and must be received at our office within the lifetime of the proposed insured;

 

 

4. All medical examinations, tests, and other screenings required of the proposed insured by us are completed and the results received at our office within 60 days of the date the application was completed; and

 

 

5. All parts of the application, any supplemental application, questionnaires, addendum and/or amendment to the application are signed and received at our office.

 

 

 

Any conditional life insurance coverage terminates on the earliest of:

a.

60 days from the date the application was signed;

the date we either mail notice to the applicant of the rejection

 

b.

of the application and/or mail a refund of any amounts paid with the application;

 

c.

when the insurance applied for goes into effect under the terms of the Policy applied for; or

 

d.

the date we offer to provide insurance on terms that differ from the insurance for which you have applied.

 

 

 

Special limitations of the conditional receipt:

the conditional receipt is not valid unless:

 

 

>              all blanks in the conditional receipt are completed; and

 

 

>              the Receipt is signed by an agent or authorized Company representative

 

 

 

Other limitations:

There is no conditional receipt coverage for riders or any additional benefits, if any, for which you may have applied.

 

If one or more of the Receipt’s conditions have not been met exactly, or if a proposed incurred dies by suicide, we will not be liable except to return any payment made with the application.

 

If we do not approve and accept the application within 60 days of the date you signed the application, the application will be deemed to be rejected by us and there will be no conditional insurance coverage. In that case, Western Reserve’s liability will be limited to returning any payment(s) you have made upon return of this Receipt to us.

 

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Full Insurance Coverage and Allocation of Initial Premium. Once we determine that the insured meets our underwriting requirements and you have paid the initial premium, full insurance coverage will begin and we will begin to take the monthly deductions from your net premium. This date is the Policy date. On the Policy date (or on the record date if your Policy is backdated), we will allocate your initial net premium, minus monthly deductions, to the fixed account, equity index fixed account and the subaccounts you selected on your application, provided you live in a state that does not require a refund of full premium during the free-look period. If your state requires us to return the full premium in the event you exercise your free-look right, we will place that portion of your net premium that will be

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transferred into any subaccount in the reallocation account until the reallocation date. While held in the reallocation account, premium(s) will be credited with interest at the current fixed account rate.

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On any day we credit net premiums or transfer cash value to a subaccount, we will convert the dollar amount of the net premium (or transfer) into subaccount units at the unit value for that subaccount, determined at the end of the day on which we receive the premium or transaction request at our office. We will credit amounts to the subaccounts only on a valuation date, that is, on a date the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is open for trading.

 

Backdating a Policy

 

If you request, we may backdate a Policy by assigning a Policy date earlier than the date the Policy is issued. However, in no event will we backdate a Policy earlier than the earliest date allowed by state law or by our underwriting rules. Your request must be in writing and, if we approve the request, will amend your application.

 

Cost of insurance charges are based in part on the age of the insured on the Policy date or on the date of a requested increase in specified amount. Generally, cost of insurance charges are lower at a younger age. We will deduct the monthly deduction, including cost of insurance charges, for the period that the Policy is backdated. This means that while the monthly deduction may be lower than what would have been charged had we not backdated the Policy, you will be paying for insurance during a period when the Policy was not in force.

 

Policy Changes After Age 100

 

If the Policy is still in force on the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 100th birthday, the Policy will continue, with the following changes, which may vary by state:

 

We will no longer accept any further premium payments;

We will no longer deduct the monthly deductions;

We will continue to deduct the mortality and expense risk charge and equity index fixed account expense charge, if any;

Interest will continue to accrue on any Policy loans, as before, but all loans, new and existing, will be considered preferred loans (see “Loans – Interest Rate Charged”);

We will continue to accept Policy loan repayments and loan interest payments; and

We will continue to permit Policy loans and withdrawals to be made.

 

Policy Features

 

Premiums

 

Allocating Premiums

 

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You must instruct us on how to allocate your net premium among the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account. The fixed account or equity index fixed account may not be available in all states to direct or transfer money into. You must follow these guidelines:

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allocation percentages must be in whole numbers;

if you select dollar cost averaging, we may require you to have a minimum of $5,000 in each subaccount from which we will make transfers and you may be required to transfer at least a total of $100 monthly;

if you select asset rebalancing, the cash value of your Policy, if an existing Policy, or your minimum initial premium, if a new Policy, must be at least $5,000; and

unless otherwise required by state law, we may restrict your allocations to the fixed account if the fixed account value, excluding amounts in the loan reserve, following the allocation would exceed $250,000.

 

Currently, you may change the allocation instructions for additional premium payments without charge at any time by writing us or calling us at 1-800-851-9777 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. The change will be effective as of the valuation date on which we receive the change at our office. Upon instructions from you, the registered representative/agent of record for your Policy may also change your allocation instructions for you. The minimum amount you can allocate to a particular subaccount is 1.0% of a net premium payment.

 

 

 

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Whenever you direct money into a subaccount, we will credit your Policy with the number of units for that subaccount that can be bought for the dollar payment. Premium payments received at our office before the NYSE closes are priced using the unit value determined at the closing of the regular business session of the NYSE (usually at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). If we receive a premium payment after the NYSE closes, we will process the order using the subaccount unit value determined at the close of the next regular session of the NYSE. We will credit amounts to the subaccounts only on a valuation date, that is, on a date the NYSE is open for trading. Your cash value will vary with the investment experience of the subaccounts in which you invest. You bear the investment risk for amounts you allocate to the subaccounts.

 

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You should periodically review how your cash value is allocated among the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account because market conditions and your overall financial objectives may change.

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Reallocation Account. If your state requires us to return your initial premium in the event you exercise your free-look right, we will allocate that portion of the initial net premium, that will be transferred to any subaccount, on the Policy date (or the record date if your Policy is backdated) to the reallocation account (or as otherwise mandated by state law) as shown on your Policy schedule page. While held in the reallocation account, net premium(s) will be credited with interest at the current fixed account rate and reduced by any monthly deductions due. The net premiums will remain in the reallocation account until the reallocation date. The reallocation date is the Policy date (or the record date if your Policy is backdated), plus the number of days in your state's free-look period, plus five days. Please contact your agent for details concerning the free-look period for your state.

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On the first valuation date on or after the reallocation date, we will reallocate all cash value from the reallocation account to the subaccounts you selected on the application. If you requested dollar cost averaging, on the reallocation date we will reallocate the cash value either to the fixed account, the WRL Transamerica Money Market subaccount or the WRL AEGON Bond subaccount (depending on which account you selected on your application).

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For states that do not require a full refund of the initial premium, the reallocation date is the same as the Policy date. On the Policy date, we will allocate your initial net premium, minus monthly deductions, to the fixed account, the equity index fixed account and the subaccounts in accordance with the instructions you gave us on your application.

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Premium Flexibility

 

You generally have flexibility to determine the frequency and the amount of the premiums you pay. Unlike conventional insurance policies, you do not have to pay your premiums according to a rigid and inflexible premium schedule. Before we issue the Policy to you, we may require you to pay a premium at least equal to a minimum monthly guarantee premium set forth in your Policy. Thereafter (subject to the limitations described below), you may make unscheduled premium payments at any time and in any amount over $50. Under some circumstances, you may be required to pay extra premiums to prevent a lapse. Your minimum monthly guarantee premium may change if you request a change in your Policy. If this happens, we will notify you of the new minimum monthly guarantee premium. See Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium below.

 

Planned Periodic Payments

 

You will determine a planned periodic payment schedule, which allows you to pay level premiums at fixed intervals over a specified period of time. You are not required to pay premiums according to this schedule. You may change the amount, frequency, and the time period over which you make your planned periodic payments. Please be sure to notify us or your agent/registered representative of any address changes so that we may be able to keep your current address on record.

 

Even if you make your planned periodic payments on schedule, your Policy may still lapse. The duration of your Policy depends on the Policy's net surrender value. If the net surrender value is not high enough to pay the monthly deduction when due (and your no lapse period has expired) then your Policy will lapse (unless you make the payment we specify during the 61-day grace period).

 

Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium

 

The full initial premium is the only premium you are required to pay under the Policy. However, you greatly increase your risk of lapse if you do not regularly pay premiums at least as large as the current minimum monthly guarantee premium.

 

Until the no lapse date shown on your Policy schedule page, we guarantee that your Policy will not lapse, as long as on any Monthiversary you have paid total premiums (minus any cash withdrawals, minus any outstanding loan

 

 

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amount and minus any accrued loan interest) that equal or exceed the sum of the minimum monthly guarantee premiums for each month from the Policy date up to and including the current month. If you take a cash withdrawal, a loan, or if you increase or decrease your specified amount or if you add, increase or decrease a rider, you may need to pay additional premiums in order to keep the no lapse period guarantee in effect.

 

The initial minimum monthly guarantee premium is shown on your Policy's schedule page, and depends on a number of factors, including the age, gender, rate class of the insured, and the specified amount requested. We will adjust the minimum monthly guarantee premium if you change death benefit options, increase or decrease the specified amount, or if any riders are added, or if in force riders are increased or decreased. We will notify you of the new minimum monthly guarantee premium. A Policy with the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium initially has higher minimum monthly guarantee premiums than a Base Policy, but the minimum monthly guarantee premium does not increase annually. We also reserve the right to require, before we issue a Policy, that the initial premium plus the planned premium payable during the no lapse period is at least equal to the cumulative minimum monthly guarantee premiums during the no lapse period.

 

Until the no lapse date shown on your Policy schedule page, your Policy will remain in force and no grace period will begin, even if your net surrender value is too low to pay the monthly deduction, as long as on any Monthiversary the total amount of the premiums you have paid (minus any cash withdrawals, minus any outstanding loan amount and minus any accrued interest) equals or exceeds the sum of the minimum monthly guarantee premiums in effect for each month from the Policy date up to and including the current month.

 

After the no lapse period guarantee ends, paying the current minimum monthly guarantee premium each month will not necessarily keep your Policy in force. You may need to pay additional premiums to keep the Policy in force.

 

For a Policy issued to any insured 0-60, the no lapse date is the lesser of the 20th Policy anniversary or the insured attained age 65. For a Policy issued to an insured ages 61-85, the no lapse date is the 5th Policy anniversary. The no lapse date is specified in your Policy.

 

Premium Limitations

 

Premium payments must be at least $50 ($1,000 if by wire). We may return premiums less than $50. We will not allow you to make any premium payments that would cause the total amount of the premiums you pay to exceed the current maximum premium limitations, if applicable, by which the Policy qualifies as life insurance under federal tax laws. This maximum is set forth in your Policy. If you make a payment that would cause your total premiums to be greater than the maximum premium limitations, we will return the excess portion of the premium payment. We will not permit you to make additional premium payments until they are allowed by the maximum premium limitations. In addition, we reserve the right to refund a premium or require evidence of insurability if the premium would increase the death benefit by more than the amount of the premium. If you choose the guideline premium test there are additional premium limitations. We may not accept a payment that will cause the Policy to become a modified endowment contract without your consent.

 

Making Premium Payments

 

We will consider any payments you make to be premium payments, unless you clearly mark them as loan repayments. We will deduct certain charges from your premium payments. We will accept premium payments by wire transfer.

 

If you wish to make payments by wire transfer, you should contact our Call Center at 1-800-851-9777 for instructions on wiring federal funds to us.

 

Tax-Free Exchanges ("1035 Exchanges"). We will accept part or all of your initial premium from one or more contracts insuring the same insured that qualify for tax-free exchanges under Section 1035 of the Internal Revenue Code. If you contemplate such an exchange, you should consult a competent tax advisor to learn the potential tax effects of such a transaction.

 

Subject to our underwriting requirements, we will permit you to make one additional cash payment within three business days of receipt at our office of the proceeds from the 1035 Exchange before we finalize your Policy's specified amount.

 

 

 

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Transfers

 

General

 

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You or your registered representative of record may make transfers among the subaccounts or from the subaccounts to the fixed account or the equity index fixed account. You will be bound by any transfers made by your registered representative. We determine the amount you have available for transfers at the end of the valuation period when we receive your transfer request at our office. We may, at any time, discontinue transfer privileges, modify our procedures, or limit the number of transfers we permit. The following features apply to transfers under the Policy:

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The Policy allows a transfer out of the fixed account of the greater of up to 25% of the amount in the fixed account, or the amount transferred in the previous Policy year. The same rule applies to each segment of the equity index fixed account. We reserve the right to limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account or a particular segment of the equity index fixed account to one per Policy year, but currently we do not limit this. If we modify or stop this current practice, we will notify you at the time of your transfer.

Unless otherwise required by state law, we may restrict transfers to the fixed account, if the fixed account value, excluding amounts in the loan reserve, following the transfer would exceed $250,000.

You currently may request transfers in writing (in a form we accept), by fax, by telephone to our office or electronically through our website (www.westernreserve.com).

There is no minimum amount that must be transferred.

There is no minimum amount that must remain in a subaccount after a transfer.

We may deduct a $25 charge from the amount transferred for each transfer in excess of 12 transfers in a Policy year.

We consider all transfers made in any one day to be a single transfer.

Transfers resulting from loans or the exercise of conversion rights, or due to reallocation of cash value immediately after the reallocation date are currently not treated as transfers for the purpose of the transfer charge.

Transfers via the Internet are not treated as transfers for the purpose of the transfer charge.

Transfers under dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing are treated as transfers for purposes of the transfer charge.

 

We will process any transfer order we receive at our office before the NYSE closes (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) using the subaccount unit value determined at the end of that session of the NYSE. If we receive the transfer order at our office after the NYSE closes, we will process the order using the subaccount unit value determined at the close of the next regular business session of the NYSE.

 

Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

 

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Statement of Policy. This variable insurance Policy was not designed for the use of market timers or other investors who make programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers. Such transfers may be disruptive to the underlying fund portfolios and increase transaction costs.

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Market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers among the subaccounts or between the subaccounts and the fixed account or the equity index fixed account can cause risks with adverse effects for other policyowners (and beneficiaries and underlying fund portfolios). These risks and harmful effects include:

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(1)        dilution of the interests of long-term investors in a subaccount if purchases or transfers into or out of an underlying fund portfolio are made at prices that do not reflect an accurate value for the underlying fund portfolio’s investments (some market timers attempt to do this through methods known as “time-zone arbitrage” and “liquidity arbitrage”);

 

 

(2)

an adverse effect on portfolio management, such as:

 

 

(a)

impeding a portfolio manager’s ability to sustain an investment objective;

 

(b)

causing the underlying fund portfolio to maintain a higher level of cash than would otherwise be the case; or

 

(c)

causing an underlying fund portfolio to liquidate investments prematurely (or otherwise at an inopportune time) in order to pay withdrawals or transfers out of the underlying fund portfolio; and

 

 

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increased brokerage and administrative expenses.

 

 

These costs are borne by all policyowners invested in those subaccounts, not just those making the transfers.

 

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We have developed policies and procedures with respect to market timing and other transfers and we do not make special arrangements or grant exceptions to accommodate market timing or other potentially disruptive or harmful trading. As discussed herein, we cannot detect or deter all market timing or other potentially disruptive trading. Do not invest with us if you intend to conduct market timing or other potentially disruptive trading.

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Detection. We employ various means in an attempt to detect and deter market timing and disruptive trading. However, despite our monitoring we may not be able to detect nor halt all harmful trading. In addition, because other insurance companies (and retirement plans) with different policies and procedures may invest in the underlying fund portfolios, we cannot guarantee that all harmful trading will be detected or that an underlying fund portfolio will not suffer harm from programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers among subaccounts of variable products issued by these other insurance companies or retirement plans.

 

Deterrence. If we determine you are engaged in market timing or other disruptive trading, we may take one or more actions in an attempt to halt such trading. Your ability to make transfers is subject to modification or restriction if we determine, in our sole opinion, that your exercise of the transfer privilege may disadvantage or potentially harm the rights or interests of other policy owners (or others having an interest in the variable insurance products). As described below, restrictions may take various forms, but under our current policies and procedures will include loss of expedited transfer privileges. We consider transfers by telephone, fax, overnight mail, or the Internet to be “expedited” transfers. This means that we would accept only written transfer requests with an original signature transmitted to us only by standard United States Postal Service First Class mail. We may also restrict the transfer privileges of others acting on your behalf, including your registered representative or an asset allocation or investment advisory service.

 

We reserve the right to reject any premium payment or transfer request from any person without prior notice, if, in our judgment, (1) the payment or transfer, or series of transfers, would have a negative impact on an underlying fund portfolio's operations, or (2) if an underlying fund portfolio would reject or has rejected our purchase order, or (3) because of a history of large or frequent transfers. We may impose other restrictions on transfers, or even prohibit transfers for any owner who, in our view, has abused, or appears likely to abuse, the transfer privilege on a case-by-case basis. We may, at any time and without prior notice, discontinue transfer privileges, modify our procedures, impose holding period requirements or limit the number, size, frequency, manner, or timing of transfers we permit. We also reserve the right to reverse a potentially harmful transfer if an underlying fund portfolio refuses or reverses our order; in such instances some policyowners may be treated differently than others in that some transfers may be reversed and others allowed. For all of these purposes, we may aggregate two or more variable insurance products that we believe are connected.

 

In addition to our internal policies and procedures, we will administer your policy to comply with any applicable state, federal, and other regulatory requirements concerning transfers. We reserve the right to implement, administer, and charge you for any fee or restriction, including redemption fees, imposed by any underlying fund portfolio. To the extent permitted by law, we also reserve the right to defer the transfer privilege at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the underlying fund portfolios.

 

 

Under our current policies and procedures, we do not:

 

 

impose redemption fees on transfers;

 

 

expressly limit the number or size of transfers in a given period; or

 

provide a certain number of allowable transfers in a given period.

 

 

Redemption fees, transfer limits, and other procedures or restrictions may be more or less successful than ours in deterring market timing or other disruptive trading and in preventing or limiting harm from such trading.

 

In the absence of a prophylactic transfer restriction (e.g., expressly limiting the number of trades within a given period), it is likely that some level of market timing will occur before it is detected and steps taken to deter it (although some level of market timing can occur with a prophylactic transfer restriction). As noted above, we do not impose a prophylactic transfer restriction and, therefore, it is likely that, some level of market timing will occur before we are able to detect it and take steps in an attempt to deter it.

 

 

 

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Please note that the limits and restrictions described herein are subject to our ability to monitor transfer activity. Our ability to detect market timing or other disruptive trading may be limited by operational and technological systems, as well as by our ability to predict strategies employed by policy owners (or those acting on their behalf) to avoid detection. As a result, despite our efforts to prevent harmful trading activity among the variable investment options available under this variable insurance product, there is no assurance that we will be able to detect or deter frequent or harmful transfers by such policyowners or intermediaries acting on their behalf. Moreover, our ability to discourage and restrict market timing or other disruptive trading may be limited by decisions of state regulatory bodies and court orders which we cannot predict.

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Furthermore, we may revise our policies and procedures in our sole discretion at any time and without prior notice, as we deem necessary or appropriate (1) to better detect and deter market timing or other harmful trading that may adversely affect other policyowners, other persons with material rights under the variable insurance products, or underlying fund shareholders generally, (2) to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, or (3) to impose additional or alternative restrictions on owners engaging in frequent transfer activity among the investment options under the variable insurance product. In addition, we may not honor transfer requests if any variable investment option that would be affected by the transfer is unable to purchase or redeem shares of its corresponding underlying fund portfolio.

 

Underlying Fund Portfolio Frequent Trading Policies. The underlying fund portfolios may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the underlying fund portfolios describe any such policies and procedures. The frequent trading policies and procedures of an underlying fund portfolio may be different, and more or less restrictive, than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other underlying fund portfolios and the policies and procedures we have adopted for our variable insurance policies to discourage market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers. Policyowners should be aware that we may not have the contractual ability or the operational capacity to monitor policyowners’ transfer requests and apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the respective underlying funds that would be affected by the transfers. Accordingly, policyowners and other persons who have material rights under our variable insurance products should assume that the sole protection they may have against potential harm from frequent transfers is the protection, if any, provided by the policies and procedures we have adopted for our variable insurance products to discourage market timing or other disruptive trading.

 

Omnibus Order. Policyowners and other persons with material rights under the variable insurance products also should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the underlying fund portfolios generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans and separate accounts funding variable insurance products. The omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and individual owners of variable insurance products. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the underlying fund portfolios’ ability to apply their respective frequent trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the underlying fund portfolios will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans or other insurance companies that may invest in the underlying fund portfolios. These other insurance companies are responsible for their own policies and procedures regarding frequent transfer activity. If their policies and procedures fail to successfully discourage harmful transfer activity, it will affect other owners of underlying fund portfolio shares, as well as the owners of all of the variable annuity or life insurance policies, including ours, whose variable investment options correspond to the affected underlying fund portfolios. In addition, if an underlying fund portfolio believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from owners engaged in market timing and other programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers, the underlying fund portfolio may reject the entire omnibus order and thereby delay or prevent us from implementing your request.

 

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Telephone Privileges. Telephone transfer privileges will automatically apply to your Policy unless you provide other instructions. The telephone transfer privileges allow you to give authority to the registered representative or agent of record for your Policy to make telephone transfers and to change the allocation of future payments among the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account on your behalf according to your instructions. To make a telephone transfer, you may call us at 1-800-851-9777 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, or fax your instructions to 727-299-1620.

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Please note the following regarding telephone, Internet or fax transfers:

 

We will employ reasonable procedures to confirm that instructions are genuine.

If we follow these procedures, we are not liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense from complying with instructions we reasonably believe to be authentic. You bear the risk of any such loss.

If we do not employ reasonable confirmation procedures, we may be liable for losses due to unauthorized or fraudulent instructions.

 

 

 

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Such procedures may include requiring forms of personal identification prior to acting upon telephone instructions, providing written confirmation of transactions to owners, and/or tape recording telephone instructions received from owners.

We may also require that you send us the telephone, Internet or fax transfer order in writing.

If you do not want the ability to make telephone or Internet transfers, you should notify us in writing at our office.

We will not be responsible for same-day processing of transfers if faxed to a number other than 727-299-1620.

We will not be responsible for any transmittal problems when you fax us your order unless you report it to us within five business days and send us proof of your fax transmittal. We may discontinue this option at any time.

 

We cannot guarantee that telephone and faxed transactions will always be available. For example, our offices may be closed during severe weather emergencies or there may be interruptions in telephone or fax service beyond our control. If the volume of calls is unusually high, we might not have someone immediately available to receive your order at our office. Although we have taken precautions to help our systems handle heavy use, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances.

 

Similarly, online transactions processed via the Internet may not always be possible. Telephone and computer systems, whether yours, your Internet service provider's, your agent's or Western Reserve's, can experience outages or slowdowns for a variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may prevent or delay our receipt of your request. If you are experiencing problems, you should make your request or inquiry in writing. You should protect your personal identification number (PIN) because self-service options will be available to your agent of record and to anyone who provides your PIN. We will not be able to verify that the person using your PIN and providing instructions online is you or one authorized by you.

 

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Fixed Account and Equity Index Fixed Account Transfers

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We reserve the right to limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account or a particular segment of the equity index fixed account to one per Policy year, but currently we do not limit this. If we change this, we will notify you upon your request for a transfer.

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We also reserve the right to limit the maximum amount you may transfer from the fixed account and equity index fixed account to the greater of:

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25% of the amount in the fixed account or equity index fixed account segment; or

the amount you transferred from the fixed account or equity index fixed account segment in the immediately preceding Policy year.

 

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We will make the transfer at the end of the valuation date on which we receive the request. Unless otherwise required by state law, we may restrict transfers to the fixed account, if the fixed account value, excluding amounts in the loan reserve, following the transfer would exceed $250,000. We reserve the right to require that you make the transfer request in writing and that we receive the written transfer request no later than 30 days after a Policy anniversary for the fixed account and 14 days after a segment anniversary for the equity index fixed account. Transfers from the fixed account or the equity index fixed account are not available through the Internet.

 

We reserve the right to limit transfers from the equity index fixed account to subaccounts or the fixed account on an equity index fixed account segment anniversary, or within 14 days thereafter. We also reserve the right to restrict transfers between the fixed account and the subaccounts.

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Except when used to pay premiums, we may also defer payment of any amounts from the fixed account or the equity index fixed account for no longer than six months after we receive such written notice.

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Conversion Rights

 

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If, within 24 months of your Policy date, you transfer all of your subaccount values to the fixed account or the equity index fixed account, then we will not charge you a transfer fee, even if applicable. You must make your request in writing to our office.

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Dollar Cost Averaging

 

Dollar cost averaging is an investment strategy designed to reduce the average purchase price per unit. The strategy spreads the allocation of your premium into the subaccounts over a period of time. This potentially allows you to reduce the risk of investing most of your premium into the subaccounts at a time when prices are high. The success of this strategy is not assured and depends on market trends. You should consider carefully your financial ability to continue the program over a long enough period of time to purchase units when their value is low as well as when it is high. We make no guarantee that dollar cost averaging will result in a profit or protect you against loss.

 

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Under dollar cost averaging, we automatically transfer a set dollar amount from the WRL Transamerica Money Market subaccount, the WRL AEGON Bond subaccount or the fixed account to a subaccount or the equity index fixed account that you choose. We will make the transfers monthly as of the end of the valuation date after the first Monthiversary after the reallocation date. We will make the first transfer in the month after we receive your request at our office, provided that we receive the form by the 25th day of the month.

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To start dollar cost averaging:

you must submit a completed form signed by the owner to us at our office requesting dollar cost averaging;

 

you may be required to have at least $5,000 in each account from which we will make transfers;

 

your total transfers each month under dollar cost averaging may be limited to a minimum of $100; and

 

each month, you may not transfer more than on-tenth of the amount that was in your fixed account at the beginning of dollar cost averaging.

 

You may request dollar cost averaging at any time. There is no charge for dollar cost averaging. However, each transfer under dollar cost averaging counts towards your 12 free transfers each year.

 

Dollar cost averaging will terminate if:

we receive your request to cancel your participation;

 

the value in the accounts from which we make the transfers is depleted;

 

you elect to participate in the asset rebalancing program; or

 

you elect to participate in any asset allocation services provided by a third party.

 

 

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue dollar cost averaging at any time.

 

Asset Rebalancing Program

 

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We also offer an asset rebalancing program under which you may transfer amounts periodically to maintain a particular percentage allocation among the subaccounts you have selected. Asset rebalancing is not available with the equity index fixed account or the fixed account. Cash value allocated to each subaccount will grow or decline in value at different rates. The asset rebalancing program automatically reallocates the cash value in the subaccounts at the end of each period to match your Policy's currently effective premium allocation schedule. Cash value in the equity index fixed account, or fixed account and the dollar cost averaging program is not available for this program. This program does not guarantee gains. A subaccount may still have losses.

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You may elect asset rebalancing to occur on each quarterly, semi-annual or annual anniversary of the Policy date. Once we receive the asset rebalancing request form at our office, we will effect the initial rebalancing of cash value on the next such anniversary, in accordance with the Policy's current premium allocation schedule. You may modify your allocations quarterly. We will credit the amounts transferred at the unit value next determined on the dates the transfers are made. If a day on which rebalancing would ordinarily occur falls on a day on which the NYSE is closed, rebalancing will occur on the next day that the NYSE is open.

 

To start asset rebalancing:

you must submit a completed asset rebalancing request form to us at our office; and

 

you may be required to have a minimum cash value of $5,000 or make a $5,000 initial premium payment.

 

 

 

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There is no charge for the asset rebalancing program. However, each reallocation we make under the program counts towards your 12 free transfers each year.

 

Asset rebalancing will cease if:

you elect to participate in the dollar cost averaging program;

 

we receive your request to discontinue participation at our office;

 

you make any transfer to or from any subaccount other than under a scheduled rebalancing; or

 

you elect to participate in any asset allocation services provided by a third party.

 

You may start and stop participation in the asset rebalancing program at any time; but we restrict your right to re-enter the program to once each Policy year. If you wish to resume the asset rebalancing program, you must complete a new request form. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue the asset rebalancing program at any time.

 

Third Party Asset Allocation Services

 

We may provide administrative or other support services to independent third parties you authorize to conduct transfers on your behalf, or who provide recommendations as to how your subaccount values should be allocated. This includes, but is not limited to, transferring subaccount values among subaccounts in accordance with various investment allocation strategies that these third parties employ. These independent third parties may or may not be appointed as agents of Western Reserve or registered representatives of the broker-dealer through which the Policy is sold. Western Reserve does not engage any third parties to offer investment allocation services of any type, so that persons or firms offering such services do so independent from any agency relationship they may have with Western Reserve for the sale of Policies. Western Reserve therefore takes no responsibility for the investment allocations and transfers transacted on your behalf by such third parties or any investment allocation recommendations made by such parties. Western Reserve does not currently charge you any additional fees for providing these support services. Western Reserve reserves the right to discontinue providing administrative and support services to owners utilizing independent third parties who provide investment allocation and transfer recommendations.

 

Policy Values

 

Cash Value

 

Varies from day to day, depending on the investment experience of the subaccounts you choose, the interest credited to the fixed account and the equity index fixed account, the charges deducted and any other Policy transactions (such as additional premium payments, transfers, withdrawals and Policy loans).

Serves as the starting point for calculating values under a Policy.

Equals the sum of all values in each subaccount, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account.

Is determined on the Policy date and on each valuation date.

Has no guaranteed minimum amount and may be more or less than premiums paid.

Includes any amounts held in the loan reserve account to secure any outstanding Policy loan.

 

Net Surrender Value

 

The net surrender value is the amount we pay when you surrender your Policy. We determine the net surrender value at the end of the valuation period when we receive your written surrender request at our office.

 

Net surrender value on any valuation date equals:

the cash value as of such date; minus

 

any surrender charge as of such date; minus

 

any outstanding Policy loan amount; minus

 

any accrued Policy loan interest.

 

 

 

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Subaccount Value

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Each subaccount's value is the cash value in that subaccount. At the end of any valuation period, the subaccount's value is equal to the number of units that the Policy has in the subaccount, multiplied by the unit value of that subaccount.

 

The number of units in any subaccount on any valuation date equals:

the initial units purchased at unit value on the Policy date, or reallocation date, if different; plus

 

units purchased with additional net premium(s); plus

 

units purchased through transfers from another subaccount, the fixed account or the equity index fixed account; minus

 

unit redeemed to pay for monthly deductions; minus

 

units redeemed to pay for cash withdrawals; minus

 

units redeemed as part of a transfer to another subaccount, the loan reserve account, the fixed account or the equity index fixed account; minus

 

units redeemed to pay cash withdrawal and transfer charges.

 

Every time you allocate, transfer or withdraw money to or from a subaccount, we convert that dollar amount into units. We determine the number of units we credit to, or subtract from, your Policy by dividing the dollar amount of the allocation, transfer or cash withdrawal by the unit value for that subaccount next determined at the end of the valuation period on which the premium allocation, transfer request or cash withdrawal request is received at our office.

 

Subaccount Unit Value

 

The value (or price) of each subaccount unit will reflect the investment performance of the portfolio in which the subaccount invests. Unit values will vary among subaccounts. The unit value of each subaccount was originally established at $10 per unit. The unit value may increase or decrease from one valuation period to the next.

 

The unit value of any subaccount at the end of a valuation period is calculated as:

the total value of the portfolio shares held in the subaccount, including the value of any dividends or capital gains distribution declared and reinvested by the portfolio during the valuation period. This value is determined by multiplying the number of portfolio shares owned by the subaccount by the portfolio’s net asset value per share determined at the end of the valuation period; minus

 

a charge equal to the daily net assets of the subaccount multiplied by the daily equivalent of the mortality and expense risk charge; minus

 

the accrued amount of reserve for any taxes or other economic burden resulting from applying tax laws that we determine to be properly attributable to the subaccount; and the result divided by

 

the number of outstanding units in the subaccount before the purchase or redemption of any units on that date.

 

 

The portfolio in which any subaccount invests will determine its net asset value per share once daily, as of the close of the regular business session of the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time) except on customary national holidays on which the NYSE is closed, which coincides with the end of each valuation period.

 

 

 

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Fixed Account Value

 

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On the Policy date, the fixed account value is equal to the cash value allocated to the fixed account.

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The fixed account value at the end of any valuation period is equal to:

the sum net premium(s) allocated to the fixed account; plus

 

any amounts transferred from a subaccount or the equity index fixed account to the fixed account (including amounts transferred to the loan reserve account); plus

 

total interest credited to the fixed account; minus

 

amounts charged to pay for monthly deductions; minus

 

amounts withdrawn or surrendered from the fixed account to pay for cash withdrawals or transfer charges; minus

 

amounts transferred from the fixed account (including amounts transferred from the loan reserve account) to a subaccount or the equity index fixed account.

 

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Equity Index Fixed Account Value

 

The equity index fixed account value is equal to the sum of the values of the twelve equity index fixed account segments. We calculate the value of each of the twelve equity index fixed account segments as follows on each valuation date:

 

 

1.

the value of the equity index fixed account segment on the preceding Monthiversary; plus

 

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any net premiums allocated to the equity index fixed account segment since the preceding Monthiversary; plus

 

3.

any transfers made to the equity index fixed account segment since the preceding Monthiversary; plus

 

4.

interest at the equity index fixed account guaranteed minimum interest rate credited to the equity index fixed account segment; plus

 

5.

any equity index interest credited to the equity index fixed account segment on the segment’s ending index date; minus

 

6.

any transfers from this equity index fixed account segment since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

 

7.

any partial withdrawals from the equity index fixed account segment since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

 

8.

any amounts removed from the equity index fixed account segment due to a Policy loan since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

 

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any equity index fixed account expense charge from the equity index fixed account segment upon a Monthiversary that is also a segment anniversary; minus

 

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any monthly deduction from the equity index fixed account segment for the current Monthiversary.

 

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Death Benefit

 

Death Benefit Proceeds

 

As long as the Policy is in force, we will determine the amount of and pay the death benefit proceeds on an individual Policy upon receipt at our office of satisfactory proof of the insured's death, plus written direction (from each eligible recipient of death benefit proceeds) regarding how to pay the death benefit payment, and any other documents, forms and information we need. We may require return of the Policy. We will pay the death benefit proceeds to the primary beneficiary(ies), if living, or to a contingent beneficiary. If each beneficiary dies before the insured and there is no contingent beneficiary, we will pay the death benefit proceeds to the owner or the owner's estate. We will pay the death benefit proceeds in a lump sum or under a payment option.

 

 

 

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Death benefit proceeds equal:

the death benefit (described below); minus

 

any monthly deductions due during the grace period (if applicable); minus

 

any monthly deductions due before the no lapse date, as shown on the Policy schedule page, if the cash value has become negative; minus

 

any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest; plus

 

any additional insurance in force provided by rider.

 

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We may further adjust the amount of the death benefit proceeds if we contest the Policy or if you misstate the insured's age or gender. (Note: If the death occurs before the segment of any equity index fixed account segment, you will forfeit any additional equity index interest (above the 1% guaranteed minimum annual rate) on each such equity index fixed account segment.)

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Death Benefit

 

The Policy provides a death benefit. The death benefit is determined at the end of the valuation period in which the insured dies. You must select one of the three death benefit options we offer in your application. If you do not choose a death benefit option in your application, the Option A death benefit option will automatically be in effect. No matter which death benefit option you choose, we guarantee that, so long as the Policy does not lapse, the death benefit will never be less than the specified amount on the date of the insured's death.

 

The Policy is intended to qualify under Internal Revenue Code Section 7702 as a life insurance policy for federal tax purposes. The death benefit is intended to qualify for the federal income tax exclusion. The provisions of the Policy and any attached endorsement or rider will be interpreted to ensure such qualification, regardless of any language to the contrary.

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To the extent the death benefit is increased to maintain qualification as a life insurance policy, we will make appropriate adjustments to any monthly deductions or supplemental benefits (retroactively and prospectively), that are consistent with such an increase. We may deduct retroactive adjustments from the cash value or from any death benefits payable. Prospective adjustments will be reflected in the monthly deduction.

 

Under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code, a Policy will generally be treated as life insurance for federal tax purposes if at all times it meets either a “guideline premium test (GLPT)” or a “cash value accumulation test (CVAT). You must choose either the GLPT or the CVAT before the Policy is issued. Once the Policy is issued, you may not change to a different test. The death benefit will vary depending on which test is used.

 

The GLPT has two components, a premium limit component and a corridor component. The premium limit restricts the amount of premium that can be paid into the Policy. The corridor requires that the death benefit be at least a certain percentage (varying each year by age of the insured) of the cash value. The CVAT does not have a premium limit, but does have a corridor that requires that the death benefit be at least a certain percentage (varying based on the age, gender and risk class of the insured) of the cash value, adjusted for certain riders.

 

The corridor under the CVAT is different than the corridor under the GPLT. Specifically, the CVAT corridor requires more death benefit in relation to cash value than is required by the GLPT corridor. Therefore, for a Policy in the corridor with no riders, as your cash value increases your death benefit will increase more rapidly under CVAT than it would under GLPT.

 

Your Policy will be issued using the GLPT unless you choose otherwise. In deciding whether or not to choose the CVAT, you should consider that the CVAT generally permits more premiums to be contributed to a Policy, but may require the Policy to have a higher death benefit, which may increase certain charges.

 

 

 

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Under the Guideline Premium Test

 

Death Benefit Option A equals the greatest of:

1.

the current specified amount; or

 

2.

a specified percentage called the “limitation percentage,” as shown on your Policy’s schedule page, multiplied by the cash value on the primary insured’s date of death; or

 

3.

the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Under Option A, your death benefit remains level unless the limitation percentage multiplied by the cash value is greater than the specified amount; then the death benefit will vary as the cash value varies.

 

The limitation percentage is the minimum percentage of cash value we must pay as the death benefit under federal tax requirements. It is based on the attained age of the insured at the beginning of each Policy year. The following table indicates the limitation percentages for the guideline premium test for different ages:

 

 

Attained Age

Limitation Percentage

 

 

40 and under

250%

 

 

41 to 45

250% minus 7% for each age over age 40

 

46 to 50

215% minus 6% for each age over age 45

 

51 to 55

185% minus 7% for each age over age 50

 

56 to 60

150% minus 4% for each age over age 55

 

61 to 65

130% minus 2% for each age over age 60

 

66 to 70

120% minus 1% for each age over age 65

 

71 to 75

115% minus 2% for each age over age 70

 

76 to 90

105%

 

 

91 to 95

105% minus 1% for each age over age 90

 

96 to 99

100%

 

 

100 and older

101%

 

 

If the federal tax code requires us to determine the death benefit by reference to these limitation percentages, the Policy is described as "in the corridor." An increase in the cash value will increase our risk, and we will increase the cost of insurance we deduct from the cash value.

 

Option A Guideline Premium Test Illustration. Assume that the insured's attained age is under 40, there have been no withdrawals or decreases in specified amount, and that there are no outstanding loans. Under Option A, a Policy with a $100,000 specified amount will generally pay $100,000 in death benefits. However, because the death benefit must be equal to or be greater than 250% of cash value, any time the cash value of the Policy exceeds $40,000, the death benefit will exceed the $100,000 specified amount. Each additional dollar added to the cash value above $40,000 will increase the death benefit by $2.50.

 

Similarly, so long as the cash value exceeds $40,000, each dollar taken out of the cash value will reduce the death benefit by $2.50. If at any time the cash value multiplied by the limitation percentage is less than the specified amount, the death benefit will equal the specified amount of the Policy.

 

Under the Cash Value Accumulation Test

 

Death Benefit Option A equals the greatest of:

1.

the current specified amount; or

 

2.

a specified percentage called the “limitation percentage,” as shown on your Policy’s schedule page, multiplied by the difference between the cash value on the date of the primary insured’s death and any applicable net single premium for riders that are qualified additional benefits as shown on your Policy’s schedule page; or

 

3.

the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

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Under Option A, your death benefit remains level unless the limitation percentage calculation above is greater than the specified amount; then the death benefit will vary as the cash value varies.

 

The limitation percentage and the net single premium for riders under the cash value accumulation test are calculated as specified under Section 7702. They are based on the insured’s gender, underwriting class, rate band, and attained age at the beginning of each Policy year.

 

If the federal tax code requires us to determine the death benefit by reference to these limitation percentages and net single premiums, the Policy is described as "in the corridor." An increase in the cash value will increase our risk, and we will increase the cost of insurance we deduct from the cash value.

 

Option A Cash Value Accumulation Test Illustration. Assume that a Policy has had no withdrawals or decreases in specified amount, and that there are no outstanding loans. Also assume that the Policy has a specified amount of $100,000, an Other Insured Rider with a face amount of $50,000 has been added to the Policy, the limitation percentage is 297%, and the net single premium for the rider is $14,850. Under Option A, a Policy with a $100,000 specified amount will generally pay $100,000 in death benefits. However, because the death benefit for the Base Policy must be equal to or be greater than 297% of the difference of the cash value and the net single premium for riders, any time the cash value of the Policy exceeds $48,520, the death benefit of the base Policy will exceed the $100,000 specified amount. The figure of $48,520 is derived because 297% of ($48,520 – $14,850) equals $100,000. Each additional dollar added to the cash value above $48,520 will increase the death benefit of the Base Policy by $2.97.

 

Similarly, so long as the cash value exceeds $48,520, each dollar taken out of the cash value will reduce the death benefit of the Base Policy by $2.97. If at any time the difference of the cash value and the net single premium for riders multiplied by the limitation percentage is less than the specified amount, the death benefit of the Base Policy will equal the specified amount of the Policy.

 

Under the Guideline Premium Test

 

Death Benefit Option B equals the greatest of:

1.

the current specified amount; plus

the cash value on the insured’s date of death; or

 

2.

the limitation percentage, as shown on your Policy’s schedule page, multiplied by

the cash value on the primary insured’s date of death; or

 

3.

the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

Under Option B, the death benefit always varies as the cash value varies.

 

Option B Guideline Premium Test Illustration. Assume that the insured's attained age is under 40 and that there are no outstanding loans. Under Option B, a Policy with a specified amount of $100,000 will generally pay a death benefit of $100,000 plus cash value. Thus, a Policy with a cash value of $10,000 will have a death benefit of $110,000 ($100,000 + $10,000). The death benefit, however, must be at least 250% of cash value. As a result, if the cash value of the Policy exceeds $66,667, the death benefit will be greater than the specified amount plus cash value. The figure of $66,667 is derived because 250% of $66,667 equals $100,000 + $66,667. Each additional dollar of cash value above $66,667 will increase the death benefit by $2.50.

 

Similarly, any time cash value exceeds $66,667, each dollar taken out of cash value will reduce the death benefit by $2.50. If at any time, cash value multiplied by the limitation percentage is less than the specified amount plus the cash value, then the death benefit will be the specified amount plus the cash value of the Policy.

 

Under the Cash Value Accumulation Test

 

Death Benefit Option B equals the greatest of:

1.

the current specified amount; plus

the cash value on the primary insured’s date of death; or

 

 

 

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2.

a specified percentage called the “limitation percentage,” as shown on your Policy’s schedule page, multiplied by

the difference between the cash value on the date of the primary insured’s death and any applicable net single premium for riders that are qualified additional benefits as shown on your Policy’s schedule page; or

 

3.

the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

Under Option B, the death benefit always varies as the cash value varies.

 

Option B Cash Value Accumulation Test Illustration. Assume that the insured's attained age is 40 and that there are no outstanding loans. Also assume that the Policy has a specified amount of $100,000, an Other Insured Rider with a face amount of $50,000 has been added to the Policy, the limitation percentage is 297%, and the net single premium for the rider is $14,850. Under Option B, a Policy with a specified amount of $100,000 will generally pay a death benefit of $100,000 plus cash value. Thus, a Policy with a cash value of $10,000 will have a death benefit of $110,000 ($100,000 + $10,000). The death benefit for the Base Policy, however, must be at least 297% of the difference of the cash value and the net single premium for riders. As a result, if the cash value of the Policy exceeds $73,149, the death benefit for the Base Policy will be greater than the specified amount plus cash value. The figure of $73,149 is derived because 297% of ($73,149 – $14,850) equals $100,000 + $73,149. Each additional dollar of cash value above $73,149 will increase the death benefit of the Base Policy by $2.97.

 

Similarly, any time cash value exceeds $73,149, each dollar taken out of cash value will reduce the death benefit of the Base Policy by $2.97. If at any time, the difference of the cash value and the net single premium for riders multiplied by the limitation percentage is less than the specified amount plus the cash value, then the death benefit for the Base Policy will be the specified amount plus the cash value of the Policy.

 

Death Benefit Option C equals the greatest of:

1.

death benefit Option A; or

 

2.

the current specified amount, multiplied by

an age-based “factor” equal to the lesser of

 

 

1.0 or

 

 

0.04 times (95 minus insured’s attained age at death) (the “factor” will never be less than zero); plus

 

3.

the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance policy under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

Under Option C, the death benefit varies with the cash value and the insured's attained age. Because the death benefit under Option C is at least as large as that under Option A, the Code Section 7702 life insurance qualification compliance test used in calculating the Option A death benefit will be taken into account in the Option C death benefit.

 

 

Option C--Three Illustrations.

 

1. Assume that the insured is under age 40 and that there are no outstanding loans. Under Option C, a Policy with a specified amount of $100,000 and with a cash value of $10,000 will have a death benefit of $110,000 ($100,000 x the minimum of (1.0 and (0.04 x (95-40))) + $10,000). Until the insured attains age 71, this benefit is the same as the Option B benefit.

 

2. Assume that the insured is attained age 75 and that there are no outstanding loans. Under Option C, a Policy with a specified amount of $100,000 and with a cash value of $22,000 will have a death benefit of $102,000 ($100,000 x the minimum of (1.0 and (0.04 x (95-75))) + $22,000).

 

3. Assume that the insured is attained age 75 and that there are no outstanding loans. Under Option C, a Policy with a specified amount of $100,000 and with a cash value of $9,000 will have a death benefit equal to the specified

 

 

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amount of $100,000, since the calculation of $100,000 times the minimum of (1.0 and (0.04 x (95-75))) plus $9,000 is less than the specified amount.

 

Death Benefit After Age 100

 

If the Policy is still in force on the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 100th birthday, the Policy will continue and the death benefit payable will continue to be calculated in accordance with the death benefit option and the life insurance compliance test then in effect.

 

Effect of Cash Withdrawals on the Death Benefit

 

If you choose Option A, or if you choose Option C and the insured’s attained age is 71 or greater, a cash withdrawal will reduce the specified amount by an amount equal to the amount of the cash withdrawal. Regardless of the death benefit option you choose, a cash withdrawal will reduce the death benefit by at least the amount of the withdrawal.

 

Effect of Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium on the Death Benefit

 

If you choose Option A you may add the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium. Your Policy’s specified amount will automatically increase each year on the Policy anniversary until the 20th Policy anniversary. If you change from Option A to either Option B or Option C, the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium will terminate and future scheduled increases in specified amount will automatically cease.

 

Choosing Death Benefit Options

 

You must choose one death benefit option on your application. This is an important decision. The death benefit option you choose will have an impact on the dollar value of the death benefit, on your cash value, and on the amount of cost of insurance charges you pay. If you do not select a death benefit option on your application, Option A will become the death benefit option for your Policy, by default.

 

You may find Option A more suitable for you if your goal is to increase your cash value through positive investment experience. You may find Option B more suitable if your goal is to increase your total death benefit. You may find Option C more suitable if your goal is to increase your total death benefit before you reach attained age 70, and to increase your cash value through positive investment experience thereafter.

 

Changing the Death Benefit Option

 

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You must send your written request to our office.

The effective date of the change will be the Monthiversary on or following the date when we receive your request for a change.

You may not make a change that would decrease the specified amount below the minimum specified amount shown on your Policy schedule page.

You may not change the death benefit option after the insured attains age 95.

There may be adverse federal tax consequences. You should consult a tax advisor before changing your Policy’s death benefit option.

 

Increasing/Decreasing the Specified Amount

 

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You may increase the specified amount once each Policy year if you have not already decreased the specified amount. After the Policy has been in force for three years, you may decrease the specified amount once each Policy year if you have not already increased the specified amount. An increase or decrease in the specified amount will affect your cost of insurance charge, monthly per unit charge, your guideline premium, your minimum monthly guarantee premium, and your ability to maintain the no lapse period guarantee, and may have adverse federal tax consequences.

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In addition, an increase or decrease in specified amount may move the Policy into a different specified amount band, so that your overall cost of insurance rate and monthly per unit charge will change. An increase in specified amount will be treated as an additional layer of coverage with its own monthly per unit charge, surrender charges and

 

 

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surrender charge period. If you increase your specified amount, you will receive notification of your new minimum monthly guarantee premium and surrender charge schedule.

 

 

You should consult a tax advisor before increasing or decreasing your Policy’s specified amount.

 

Conditions for and impact of decreasing the specified amount:

you must send your written request to our office;

 

decreases are only allowed after the third Policy year;

 

you may not increase your specified amount in the same Policy year that you decrease your specified amount;

 

you may not decrease your specified amount lower than the minimum specified amount under band 1 shown on your Policy schedule page;

 

you may not decrease your specified amount if it would disqualify your Policy as life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code;

 

until the later of the end of the surrender charge period or the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 65th birthday, we may limit the amount of decrease to no more than 20% of the then current specified amount;

 

 

a decrease in specified amount will take effect on the Monthiversary on or after we receive your written request;

 

if a decrease to your Policy’s specified amount causes your specified amount band to change, then we will apply the cost of insurance rates to the amounts in the new band as of the effective date of the decrease in specified amount; and

 

a decrease in specified amount will cause a new minimum monthly guarantee premium to be calculated. The new minimum monthly guarantee premium is effective on the date of decrease.

 

 

Conditions for and impact of increasing the specified amount:

we will accept requests for increases in specified amount on any Monthiversary before the insured’s 86th birthday;

 

your request must be applied for on a supplemental application and must include evidence of insurability satisfactory to us;

 

a requested increase in specified amount requires our approval and will take effect on the Monthiversary on or after the day we approve your request;

 

we may require your requested increase in specified amount to be at least $10,000;

 

you may not decrease your specified amount in the same Policy year that you request an increase in your specified amount;

 

if an increase (including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) to your Policy’s specified amount causes your specified amount band to change, then we will apply the cost of insurance rates to the amounts in the new band as of the effective date of the increase in specified amount;

 

 

 

 

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an increase in specified amount (except specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) will cause a new minimum monthly guarantee premium to be calculated. The new minimum monthly guarantee premium is effective on the date of increase;

 

each increase in specified amount (including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) will have its own surrender charge that applies for 10 years after the date of each increase. This charge may significantly reduce your net surrender value; and

 

requested increases in specified amount will not be subject to future automatic increases under the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium.

 

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There are several ways of receiving proceeds under the death benefit and surrender provisions of the Policy, other than in a lump sum. These are described under “Settlement Options” in your Policy and in the SAI.

 

Surrenders and Cash Withdrawals

 

Surrenders

 

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You must make a written request containing an original signature to surrender your Policy for its net surrender value as calculated at the end of the valuation date on which we receive your request at our office. Written requests to surrender a Policy that are received before the NYSE closes are priced using the subaccount unit value determined at the close of that regular business session of the NYSE (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time). If we receive the written request after the NYSE closes, we will process the surrender request using the subaccount unit value determined at the close of the next regular business session of the NYSE. The insured must be alive, and the Policy must be in force when you make your written request. A surrender is effective as of the date when we receive your written request. You will incur a surrender charge if you surrender the Policy during the first 10 Policy years (or during the 10-year period subsequent to an increase in specified amount, including specified amount increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium). Once you surrender your Policy, all coverage and other benefits under it cease and cannot be reinstated. We will normally pay you the net surrender value in a lump sum within seven days or under a settlement option. You will forfeit any additional equity index interest (above the 1% guaranteed minimum annual rate) on equity index fixed account segments if you surrender your Policy before the segment anniversary. A surrender may have tax consequences. See Federal Income Tax Considerations.

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Cash Withdrawals

 

After the first Policy year, you may request a cash withdrawal of a portion of your cash value subject to certain conditions.

 

Cash withdrawal conditions:

You must send your written cash withdrawal request with an original signature to our office. You may also fax your withdrawal request to us if it is less than $50,000 at 727-299-1620.

 

We allow one cash withdrawal per Policy year.

 

 

 

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We may limit the amount you can withdraw to at least $500 and the remaining net surrender value following a withdrawal may not be less than $500. During the first 10 Policy years, the amount of the withdrawal may be limited to no less than $500 and to no more than 10% of the net surrender value. After the 10th Policy year, the amount of a withdrawal may be limited to no less than $500 and to no more than the net surrender value, less $500.

 

You may not take a cash withdrawal if it will reduce the specified amount below the minimum specified amount set forth in the Policy.

 

You may specify the subaccount(s) and the fixed account from which to make the withdrawal. The equity index fixed account is not available for withdrawals unless all other account values have been exhausted. If you do not specify an account, we will take the withdrawal from each account in accordance with your current premium allocation instructions (except the equity index fixed account).

 

We generally will pay a cash withdrawal request within seven days following the valuation date we receive the request at our office.

 

We will deduct a processing fee equal to $25 or 2% of the amount you withdraw, whichever is less. We deduct this amount from the withdrawal, and we pay you the balance.

 

You may not take a cash withdrawal that would disqualify your Policy as life insurance under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

You will forfeit any future increases in specified amount generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium if you make a cash withdrawal.

 

You will forfeit any additional equity index interest (above the 1% guaranteed minimum annual rate) on any cash withdrawals taken from the equity index fixed account segments from the preceding segment anniversary to the date of withdrawal.

 

A cash withdrawal may have tax consequences.

 

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A cash withdrawal will reduce the cash value by the amount of the cash withdrawal, and will reduce the death benefit by at least the amount of the cash withdrawal. When death benefit Option A is in effect, or when death benefit Option C is in effect and the insured’s attained age is 71 or greater, a cash withdrawal will reduce the specified amount by an amount equal to the amount of the cash withdrawal. This decrease in specified amount may cause your Policy to be in a lower specified amount band, so that your cost of insurance rates would be higher. You also may have to pay higher minimum monthly guarantee premiums.

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When we incur extraordinary expenses, such as overnight mail expenses or wire service fees, for expediting delivery of your partial withdrawal or complete surrender payment, we will deduct that charge from the payment. We currently charge $20 for an overnight delivery ($30 for Saturday delivery) and $25 for wire service. You can obtain further information about these charges by contacting our office.

 

Canceling a Policy

 

You may cancel a Policy for a refund during the "free-look period" by returning it, with a written request to cancel the Policy, to our office, to one of our branch offices or to the agent who sold you the Policy. The free-look period expires 10 days after you receive the Policy. In some states you may have more than 10 days. If you decide to cancel the Policy during the free-look period, we will treat the Policy as if it had never been issued. We will pay the refund within seven days after we receive the returned Policy at our office. The amount of the refund will be:

 

 

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any charges and taxes we deduct from your premiums; plus

any monthly deductions or other charges we deducted from amounts you allocated to the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account; plus

your cash value in the subaccounts, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account on the date we (or our agent) receive the returned Policy at our office.

 

Some states may require us to refund all of the premiums you paid for the Policy. In addition, some states may require us to allocate premium according to a policyowner’s instructions during the “free-look period.”

 

Loans

 

General

 

After the first Policy year (as long as the Policy is in force) you may borrow money from us using the Policy as the only security for the loan. We may permit a loan prior to the first anniversary for Policies issued pursuant to 1035 Exchanges. A loan that is taken from, or secured by, a Policy may have tax consequences. See Federal Income Tax Considerations.

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Policy loans are subject to certain conditions:

we may require you to borrow at least $500; and

 

the maximum amount you may borrow is 90% of the cash value, minus any surrender charge and minus any outstanding loan amount.

 

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When you take a loan, we will withdraw an amount equal to the requested loan from each of the subaccounts and the fixed account based on your current premium allocation instructions (unless you specify otherwise). The equity index fixed account is not available for loans unless all other account values have been exhausted. We will transfer that amount to the loan reserve account. The loan reserve account is the portion of the fixed account to which amounts are transferred as collateral for a Policy loan.

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We normally pay the amount of the loan within seven days after we receive a proper loan request at our office. We may postpone payment of loans under certain conditions.

 

You may request a loan by telephone by calling us at 1-800-851-9777 Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. If the loan amount you request exceeds $50,000 or if the address of record has been changed within the past 10 days, we may reject your request or require a signature guarantee. If you do not want the ability to request a loan by telephone, you should notify us in writing at our office. You will be required to provide certain information for identification purposes when you request a loan by telephone. We may ask you to provide us with written confirmation of your request. We will not be liable for processing a loan request if we believe the request is genuine.

 

You may also fax your loan request to us at 727-299-1620. We will not be responsible for any transmittal problems when you fax your request unless you report it to us within five business days and send us proof of your fax transmittal.

 

You can repay a loan at any time while the Policy is in force. Loan repayments must be sent to our office and will be credited as of the date received. We will consider any payments you make on the Policy to be premium payments unless the payments are clearly specified as loan repayments. Because we do not apply the premium expense charge to loan repayments, it is very important that you indicate clearly if your payment is intended to repay all or part of a loan.

 

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At each Policy anniversary, we will compare the outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, to the amount in the loan reserve account. We will also make this comparison any time you repay all or part of the loan, or make a request to borrow an additional amount. At each such time, if the outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, exceeds the amount in the loan reserve account, we will withdraw the difference from the subaccounts and the fixed account (or equity index fixed account, if applicable) and transfer it to the loan reserve account, in the same manner as when a loan is made. If the amount in the loan reserve account exceeds the amount of the outstanding loan, including accrued loan interest, we will withdraw the difference from the loan reserve account and transfer it to the subaccounts and the fixed account (or equity index fixed account, if applicable) in the same manner as current premiums are allocated. No charge will be imposed for these transfers, and these transfers are not treated as transfers in calculating

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the transfer charge. We reserve the right to require a transfer to the fixed account (or equity index fixed account, if applicable) if the loans were originally transferred from the fixed account (or equity index fixed account, if applicable).

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Interest Rate Charged

 

We currently charge you an effective annual interest rate on a Policy loan of 2.75% (3.0% maximum guaranteed) on each Policy anniversary. We will also credit the amount in the loan reserve account with an effective annual interest rate of 2.0%. After offsetting the 2.0% interest we credit, the net cost of loans currently is 0.75% annually (1.0% maximum guaranteed). After the 10th Policy year, we will apply preferred loan charged rates on an amount equal to the cash value minus total premiums paid (less any cash withdrawals) and minus any outstanding loan amount including accrued loan interest. The current preferred loan interest rate charged is 2.00% effective annually and is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. On and after the insured’s attained age 100, all loans, new and existing, are considered preferred loans.

 

Loan Reserve Interest Rate Credited

 

 

We will credit the amount in the loan reserve account with interest at an effective annual rate of 2.0%.

 

Effect of Policy Loans

 

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A Policy loan reduces the death benefit proceeds and net surrender value by the amount of any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest. Repaying the loan causes the death benefit proceeds and net surrender value to increase by the amount of the repayment. As long as a loan is outstanding, we hold a loan reserve equal to the loan as of the last Policy anniversary plus any accrued interest net of any loan payments. This amount is not affected by the separate account's investment performance and will not be credited with the interest rates accruing on the unloaned portion of the fixed account or the equity index fixed account. Amounts transferred from the separate account to the loan reserve will affect the value in the separate account because we credit such amounts with an interest rate of 2.0% rather than a rate of return reflecting the investment results of the separate account.

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We also charge interest on Policy loans at an effective annual rate of 2.75% (3.0% maximum guaranteed) or 2.0% (2.25% maximum guaranteed) on preferred loans after the 10th Policy year. Because interest is added to the amount of the Policy loan to be repaid, the size of the loan will constantly increase unless the Policy loan is repaid.

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There are risks involved in taking a Policy loan, including the potential for a Policy to lapse if projected earnings, taking into account outstanding loans, are not achieved. A Policy loan may also have possible adverse tax consequences. You should consult a tax advisor before taking out a Policy loan.

 

We will notify you (and any assignee of record) if a loan causes your net surrender value to reach zero. If you do not submit a sufficient payment within 61 days from the date of the notice, your Policy may lapse.

 

Policy Lapse and Reinstatement

 

Lapse

 

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Your Policy may not necessarily lapse (terminate without value) if you fail to make a planned periodic payment. However, even if you make all your planned periodic payments, your Policy may lapse. This Policy provides a no lapse period guarantee. See below. Once your no lapse period ends, or if the no lapse period guarantee is not in effect, your Policy may lapse (terminate without value) if the net surrender value on any Monthiversary is less than the monthly deductions due on that day. Such lapse might occur if unfavorable investment experience, loans, accrued loan interest, and cash withdrawals cause a decrease in the net surrender value, or you have not paid sufficient premiums as discussed below to offset the monthly deductions.

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If the net surrender value is not enough to pay the monthly deductions, we will mail a notice to your last known address and any assignee of record. The notice will specify the minimum payment you must pay and the final date by which we must receive the payment to prevent a lapse. We generally require that you make the payment within 61 days after the date of the notice. This 61-day period is called the grace period. If we do not receive the specified minimum payment by the end of the grace period, all coverage under the Policy will terminate without value.

 

 

 

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No Lapse Period Guarantee

 

This Policy provides a no lapse period guarantee. As long as you keep the no lapse period guarantee in effect, your Policy will not lapse and no grace period will begin. Even if your net surrender value is not enough to pay your monthly deduction, the Policy will not lapse so long as the no lapse period guarantee is in effect. The no lapse period guarantee will not extend beyond the no lapse date stated in your Policy. Each month we determine whether the no lapse period guarantee is still in effect. If the no lapse period guarantee is not in effect and the Policy is still in force, it can be restored by paying sufficient minimum monthly guarantee premiums at any time prior to the no lapse date.

 

No lapse date

For a Policy issued to any insured ages 0-60, the no lapse date is determined by either the number of years to attained age 65 or the 20th Policy anniversary, whichever is earlier.

 

For a Policy issued to an insured ages 61-85, the no lapse date is the 5th Policy anniversary.

 

The no lapse date is specified in your Policy.

 

 

 

Early termination of the no lapse period guarantee

The no lapse period guarantee will not be effective if you do not pay sufficient minimum monthly guarantee premiums.

 

You must pay total premiums (minus withdrawals, outstanding loans and accrued interest) that equal at least:

 

 

>              the sum of the minimum monthly guarantee premiums in effect for each month from the Policy date up to and including the current month

 

 

 

Effect of changes on minimum monthly guarantee premium:

If you change death benefit options, increase or decrease the specified amount, or if supplemental benefits (riders) (except the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) are added, terminated, reduced or increased during the no lapse period, we will recalculate the amount of the minimum monthly guarantee premium. Depending upon the change made to the Policy or rider and the resulting impact on the level of the minimum monthly guarantee premium, you may need to pay additional premiums to keep the Policy in force. We will not extend the length of the no lapse period.

 

You will lessen the risk of Policy lapse if you keep the no lapse period guarantee in effect. Before you take a cash withdrawal or a loan, or decrease the specified amount, or add, increase or decrease a rider you should consider carefully the effect it will have on the no lapse period guarantee.

 

See Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium for a discussion of how the minimum monthly guarantee premium is calculated and can change.

 

Reinstatement

 

 

We may reinstate a lapsed Policy within five years after the lapse. To reinstate the Policy you must:

 

submit a written application for reinstatement to our office;

provide evidence of insurability satisfactory to us;

if the no lapse period has expired, pay an amount sufficient to provide a net premium equal to any uncollected monthly deductions due up to the time of termination, plus two monthly deductions due in advance at the time of reinstatement, plus an amount sufficient to increase the cash value above the surrender charges in effect at the time of reinstatement;

 

 

 

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if the no lapse period has not expired, pay the lesser of the premium described directly above, or the total minimum monthly guarantee premium from Policy issue through the month of lapse, plus two months of minimum monthly guarantee premiums, minus premiums previously paid net of any withdrawals, outstanding loans, accrued loan interest and surrender charge assessed upon a decrease in specified amount that has been deducted from the cash value.

 

The cash value of the loan reserve on the reinstatement date will be zero. Your net surrender value on the reinstatement date will equal the cash value at the time your Policy lapsed, plus any net premiums you pay at reinstatement, minus one monthly deduction and any surrender charge. The reinstatement date for your Policy will be the Monthiversary on or following the day we approve your application for reinstatement. We may decline a request for reinstatement. We will not reinstate indebtedness.

 

Federal Income Tax Considerations

 

The following summarizes some of the basic federal income tax considerations associated with a Policy and does not purport to be complete or to cover all situations. This discussion is not intended as tax advice. Please consult counsel or other qualified tax advisors for more complete information. We base this discussion on our understanding of the present federal income tax laws as they are currently interpreted by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS"). Federal income tax laws and the current interpretations by the IRS may change.

 

Tax Status of the Policy

 

A Policy must satisfy certain requirements set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") in order to qualify as a life insurance policy for federal income tax purposes and to receive the tax treatment normally accorded life insurance policies under federal tax law. Guidance as to how these requirements are to be applied is limited. Nevertheless, we believe that this Policy should generally satisfy the applicable Code requirements.

 

In certain circumstances, owners of variable life insurance policies have been considered for federal income tax purposes to be the owners of the assets of the separate account supporting their policies due to their ability to exercise investment control over those assets. Where this is the case, the policyowners have been currently taxed on income and gains attributable to the separate account assets. There is little guidance in this area, and some features of the Policies, such as your flexibility to allocate premiums and cash values, have not been explicitly addressed in published rulings. We believe that the Policy does not give you investment control over separate account assets.

 

In addition, the Code requires that the investments of the separate account be "adequately diversified" in order to treat the Policy as a life insurance policy for federal income tax purposes. We intend that the separate account, through the portfolios, will satisfy these diversification requirements.

 

The following discussion assumes that the Policy will qualify as a life insurance policy for federal income tax purposes.

 

Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits

 

In General. We believe that the Policy described in this prospectus is a life insurance policy under Code Section 7702. Section 7702 affects the taxation of life insurance policies and places limits on the relationship of the accumulation value to the death benefit. As life insurance policies, the death benefits of the policies are generally excludable from the gross income of the beneficiaries. In the absence of any guidance from the IRS on the issue, we believe that providing an amount at risk after age 99 in the manner provided should be sufficient to maintain the excludability of the death benefit after age 99. However, lack of specific IRS guidance makes the tax treatment of the death benefit after age 99 uncertain. Also, any increase in accumulation value should generally not be taxable until received by you or your designee. However, if your Policy is a modified endowment contract you may be taxed when you take a Policy loan, pledge or assign the Policy. Federal, state and local transfer, estate and other tax consequences of ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds depend on your circumstances and the beneficiary's circumstances. A tax advisor should be consulted on these consequences.

 

Generally, you will not be deemed to be in constructive receipt of the cash value until there is a distribution. When distributions from a Policy occur, or when loans are taken out from or secured by a Policy (e.g., by assignment), the tax consequences depend on whether the Policy is classified as a "Modified Endowment Contract" ("MEC").

 

 

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Moreover, if a loan from a Policy that is not a MEC is outstanding when the Policy is surrendered or lapses, the amount of outstanding indebtedness will be used to determine the amount distributed and will be taxed accordingly.

 

Modified Endowment Contracts. Under the Code, certain life insurance policies are classified as MECs and receive less favorable tax treatment than other life insurance policies. The rules are too complex to summarize here, but generally depend on the amount of premiums paid during the first seven Policy years or in the seven Policy years following certain changes in the Policy. Certain changes in the Policy after it is issued could also cause the Policy to be classified as a MEC. Due to the Policy's flexibility, each Policy's circumstances will determine whether the Policy is classified as a MEC. Among other things, a reduction in benefits could cause a Policy to become a MEC. If you do not want your Policy to be classified as a MEC, you should consult a tax advisor to determine the circumstances, if any, under which your Policy would or would not be classified as a MEC.

 

Upon issue of your Policy, we will notify you as to whether or not your Policy is classified as a MEC based on the initial premium we receive. If your Policy is not a MEC at issue, then you will also be notified of the maximum amount of additional premiums you can pay without causing your Policy to be classified as a MEC. If a payment would cause your Policy to become a MEC, you and your agent will be notified. At that time, you will need to notify us if you want to continue your Policy as a MEC. Unless you notify us that you do want to continue your Policy as a MEC, we will refund the dollar amount of the excess premium that would cause the Policy to become a MEC.

 

Multiple Policies. All MECs that we issue (or that our affiliates issue) to the same owner during any calendar year are treated as one MEC for purposes of determining the amount includible in the owner's income when a taxable distribution occurs.

 

Distributions (other than Death Benefits) from MECs. Policies classified as MECs are subject to the following tax rules:

 

All distributions other than death benefits from a MEC, including distributions upon surrender and cash withdrawals, will be treated first as distributions of gain taxable as ordinary income. They will be treated as tax-free recovery of the owner's investment in the Policy only after all gain has been distributed. Your investment in the Policy is generally your total premium payments. When a distribution is taken from the Policy, your investment in the Policy is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

 

 

Loans taken from or secured by (e.g., by assignment) such a Policy are treated as distributions and taxed accordingly. If the Policy is part of a collateral assignment split dollar arrangement, the initial assignment as well as increases in cash value during the assignment may be distributions and taxable.

 

 

A 10% additional federal income tax is imposed on the amount included in income except where the distribution or loan is made when you have attained age 59 ½ or are disabled, or where the distribution is part of a series of substantially equal periodic payments for your life (or life expectancy) or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of you and the beneficiary.

 

 

If a Policy becomes a MEC, distributions that occur during the Policy year will be taxed as distributions from a MEC. In addition, distributions from a Policy within two years before it becomes a MEC will be taxed in this manner. This means that a distribution from a Policy that is not a MEC at the time when the distribution is made could later become taxable as a distribution from a MEC.

 

Distributions (other than Death Benefits) from Policies that are not MECs. Distributions from a Policy that is not a MEC are generally treated first as a recovery of your investment in the Policy, and as taxable income after the recovery of all investment in the Policy. However, certain distributions which must be made in order to enable the Policy to continue to qualify as a life insurance policy for federal income tax purposes if Policy benefits are reduced during the first 15 Policy years may be treated in whole or in part as ordinary income subject to tax. Distributions from or loans from or secured by a Policy that is not a MEC are not subject to the 10% additional tax.

 

Policy Loans. Loans from or secured by a Policy that is not a MEC are generally not treated as distributions. Instead, such loans are treated as indebtedness. If a loan from a Policy that is not a MEC is outstanding when the Policy is surrendered or lapses, the amount of the outstanding indebtedness will be taxed as if it were a distribution at that time.

 

 

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The tax consequences associated with Policy loans outstanding after the first 10 Policy years with preferred loan rates are less clear and a tax advisor should be consulted about such loans.

 

Deductibility of Policy Loan Interest. In general, interest you pay on a loan from a Policy will not be deductible. Before taking out a Policy loan, you should consult a tax advisor as to the tax consequences.

 

Investment in the Policy. Your investment in the Policy is generally the sum of the premium payments you made. When a distribution from the Policy occurs, your investment in the Policy is reduced by the amount of the distribution that is tax-free.

 

Withholding. To the extent that Policy distributions are taxable, they are generally subject to withholding for the recipient's federal income tax liability. The federal income tax withholding rate is generally 10% of the taxable amount of the distribution. Withholding applies only if the taxable amount of all distributions are at least $200 during a taxable year. Some states also require withholding for state income taxes. With the exception of amounts that represent eligible rollover distributions from Pension Plans and 403(b) arrangements, which are subject to mandatory withholding of 20% for federal tax, recipients can generally elect, however, not to have tax withheld from distributions. If the taxable distributions are delivered to foreign countries, withholding will apply unless you certify to us that you are not a U.S. person residing abroad. Taxable distributions to non-resident aliens are generally subject to withholding at a 30% rate unless withholding is eliminated under an international treaty with the United States. The payment of death benefits is generally not subject to withholding.

 

Business Uses of the Policy. The Policy may be used in various arrangements, including nonqualified deferred compensation or salary continuance plans, split dollar insurance plans, executive bonus plans, retiree medical benefit plans and others. The tax consequences of such plans and business uses of the Policy may vary depending on the particular facts and circumstances of each individual arrangement and business uses of the Policy. Therefore, if you are contemplating using the Policy in any arrangement the value of which depends in part on its tax consequences, you should be sure to consult a tax advisor as to tax attributes of the arrangement. In recent years, moreover, Congress has adopted new rules relating to life insurance owned by businesses and the IRS has recently issued new guidelines on split-dollar arrangements. Any business contemplating the purchase of a new Policy or a change in an existing Policy should consult a tax advisor.

 

Alternative Minimum Tax. There also may be an indirect tax upon the income in the Policy or the proceeds of a Policy under the federal corporate alternative minimum tax, if the policyowner is subject to that tax.

 

Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit). We believe that the single-sum payment we make under this rider should be fully excludible from the gross income of the beneficiary, except in certain business contexts. You should consult a tax advisor about the consequences of adding this rider to your Policy, or requesting a single-sum payment.

 

Continuation of Policy Beyond Age 100. The tax consequences of continuing the Policy beyond the insured’s attained age 100 are unclear and may include taxation of the gain in the Policy or the taxation of the death benefit in whole or in part. You should consult a tax advisor if you intend to keep the Policy in force beyond the insured’s attained age 100.

 

Other Tax Considerations. The transfer of the Policy or designation of a beneficiary may have federal, state, and/or local transfer and inheritance tax consequences, including the imposition of gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The individual situation of each owner or beneficiary will determine the extent, if any, to which federal, state, and local transfer and inheritance taxes may be imposed and how ownership or receipt of Policy proceeds will be treated for purposes of federal, state and local estate, inheritance, generation-skipping and other taxes.

 

Special Rules for Pension Plans and Section 403(b) Arrangements. If the Policy is purchased in connection with a section 401(a) qualified pension or profit sharing plan, including a section 401(k) plan, or in connection with a section 403(b) plan or program, federal and state income and estate tax consequences could differ from those stated in this prospectus. The purchase may also affect the qualified status of the plan. You should consult a qualified tax advisor in connection with such purchase.

 

Policies owned under these types of plans may be subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, which may impose additional requirements on the purchase of policies by such plans. You should consult a qualified advisor regarding ERISA.

 

 

 

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Payments We Make

 

We usually pay the amounts of any surrender, cash withdrawal, death benefit proceeds, or settlement options within seven calendar days after we receive all applicable written notices and/or due proofs of death at our office. However, we can postpone such payments if:

 

the NYSE is closed, other than customary weekend and holiday closing, or trading on the NYSE is restricted as determined by the SEC; or

the SEC permits, by an order, the postponement for the protection of policyowners; or

the SEC determines that an emergency exists that would make the disposal of securities held in the separate account or the determination of their value not reasonably practicable.

 

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If you have submitted a recent check or draft, we have the right to defer payment of surrenders, cash withdrawals, death benefit proceeds, or payments under a settlement option until such check or draft has been honored. We also reserve the right to defer payment of transfers, cash withdrawals, death benefit proceeds, or surrenders from the fixed account or equity index fixed account for up to six months.

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If mandated under applicable law, we may be required to reject a premium payment and/or block a policyowner's account and thereby refuse to pay any request for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders, loans or death benefits until instructions are received from the appropriate regulators. We may also be required to provide additional information about you or your account to governmental regulators.

 

Split Dollar Arrangements

 

You may enter into a split dollar arrangement with another owner or another person(s) whereby the payment of premiums and the right to receive the benefits under the Policy (i.e., cash surrender value of insurance proceeds) are split between the parties. There are different ways of allocating these rights.

 

For example, an employer and employee might agree that under a Policy on the life of the employee, the employer will pay the premiums and will have the right to receive the cash surrender value. The employee may designate the beneficiary to receive any insurance proceeds in excess of the cash surrender value. If the employee dies while such an arrangement is in effect, the employer would receive from the insurance proceeds the amount that he would have been entitled to receive upon surrender of the Policy and the employee's beneficiary would receive the balance of the proceeds.

 

No transfer of Policy rights pursuant to a split dollar arrangement will be binding on us unless in writing and received by us at our office. Split dollar arrangements may have tax consequences. You should consult a tax advisor before entering into a split dollar arrangement.

 

On July 30, 2002, President Bush signed into law significant accounting and corporate governance reform legislation, known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”). The Act prohibits, with limited exceptions, publicly-traded companies, including non-U.S. companies that have securities listed on exchanges in the United States, from extending, directly or through a subsidiary, many types of personal loans to their directors or executive officers. It is possible that this prohibition may be interpreted as applying to split-dollar life insurance policies for directors and executive officers of such companies, since such insurance arguably can be viewed as involving a loan from the employer for at least some purposes.

 

Although the prohibition on loans of publicly-traded companies is generally effective as of July 30, 2002, there is an exception for loans outstanding as of the date of enactment, so long as there is no material modification to the loan terms and the loan is not renewed after July 30, 2002. Any affected business contemplating the payment of a premium on an existing Policy, or the purchase of a new Policy, in connection with a split-dollar life insurance arrangement should consult legal counsel.

 

In addition, the IRS issued guidance that affects the tax treatment of split-dollar arrangements and the Treasury Department issued final regulations that would significantly affect the tax treatment of such arrangements. The IRS guidance and the final regulations affect all split dollar arrangements, not just those involving publicly traded companies. Consult your qualified tax advisor with respect to the effect of this current and proposed guidance on your split dollar policy.

 

 

 

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Policy Termination

 

 

Your Policy will terminate on the earliest of:

 

the date the insured dies; or

the end of the grace period; or

the date the Policy is surrendered.

 

Supplemental Benefits (Riders)

 

The following supplemental benefits (riders) are available and may be added to a Policy. Monthly charges for these riders are deducted from the cash value as part of the monthly deduction. The riders available with the Policies do not build cash value and provide benefits that do not vary with the investment experience of the separate account. For purposes of the riders, the primary insured is the person insured under the Policy. These riders may not be available in all states, certain benefits and features may vary by state and may be available under a different name in some states. Adding these supplemental benefits to an existing Policy or canceling them may have tax consequences and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

Children's Insurance Rider

 

This rider provides a face amount of insurance on the primary insured's children. Our current minimum face amount for this rider for issue ages 15 days – 18 years of age is $5,000. The maximum face amount is $20,000. At each child’s age 25 or upon the death of the primary insured, whichever happens first, this rider may be converted to a new policy on each child insured with a maximum face amount of up to five times the face amount of the rider. We will pay a death benefit once we receive proof that the insured child died while both the rider and coverage were in force for that child. If the primary insured dies while the rider is in force, we will terminate the rider 31 days after the death, and we will offer a separate life insurance policy to each insured child.

 

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

 

Our current minimum face amount for this rider for issue ages 15-59 is $10,000. The maximum face amount available for this rider is $150,000 (to a maximum of 150% of the Policy's specified amount).

 

Subject to certain limitations, we will pay the face amount if the death of the primary insured results solely from accidental bodily injury where:

 

the death is caused by external, violent, and accidental means;

the death occurs within 90 days of the accident; and

the death occurs while the rider is in force.

 

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured's 70th birthday; or

the date the Policy terminates; or

the Monthiversary when the rider terminates at the owner's request.

 

Other Insured Rider

 

This rider may insure the spouse (or a non-spouse Other Insured where required by state law) and/or dependent children of the primary insured. Please note that if a non-spouse Other Insured as required by state law, is the insured, there may be adverse tax consequences. Subject to the terms of the rider, we will pay the face amount of the rider to the owner, primary insured or the same beneficiary as the base Policy, as named in the application or in a subsequent written notice acceptable to us when we receive (at our office) due proof that the other insured’s death occurred while this rider was in force. Our current minimum face amount for this rider for issue ages 0-85 is $10,000. The maximum face amount is the lesser of $1,000,000 or the amount of coverage on the primary insured. The maximum number of Other Insured Riders that is allowed on any one Policy is five (5). We will pay the rider's face amount when we receive proof at our office of the other insured's death. Subject to the following conditions, on any Monthiversary while the rider is in force, you may convert it to a new policy on the other insured's life (without evidence of insurability).

 

 

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Conditions to convert the rider:

your request must be in writing and sent to our office;

 

the other insured has not reached his/her 86th birthday;

 

the new policy is any permanent insurance policy that we currently offer for conversion;

 

subject to the minimum specified amount required for the new policy, the amount of the insurance under the new policy will equal the face amount in force under the rider as long as it meets the minimum face amount requirements of the original Policy; and

 

we will base the premium for the new policy on the other insured’s rate class under the rider.

 

 

 

Termination of the rider:

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

 

the Policy anniversary on or following the other insured’s 100th birthday; or

 

the date the Policy terminates for any reason except for the death of the primary insured; or

 

31 days after the death of the primary insured; or

 

the date of conversion of this rider; or

 

the Monthiversary on which the rider is terminated upon written request by the owner.

 

Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider

 

Subject to certain conditions, we will waive the Policy's monthly deductions while the primary insured is disabled. You may purchase this rider if the primary insured's issue age is between 15 and 55 years of age at the time the rider is purchased. This rider is not available together with the Disability Waiver of Premium Rider. Before we waive any monthly deductions, we must receive proof that:

 

the primary insured is totally disabled;

the primary insured's total disability began before the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured's 60th birthday; and

the primary insured's total disability has existed continuously for at least six months.

 

We will not waive any deduction that becomes due more than one year before we receive written notice of your claim, after the primary insured's recovery from disability, or after termination of this rider. While the primary insured is totally disabled and receiving benefits under this rider, no grace period will begin for the Policy provided the cash value minus loans and accrued loan interest remains positive. It is possible that additional premium payments will be required to keep the Policy in force while the monthly deduction benefit is being paid.

 

Termination of the rider:

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

 

the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured’s 60th birthday, unless the primary insured is totally disabled; or

 

the date of recovery from disability (with respect to benefits accruing during the continuance of an existing total disability after the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured’s 60th birthday); or

 

the date of the Policy terminates; or

 

the Monthiversary on which this rider is terminated on written request by the owner.

 

When we are paying benefits under the rider, due to the primary insured's total disability, on the Policy anniversary after the insured's 60th birthday, the rider will not terminate and benefits will not end until the date the primary insured is no longer totally disabled.

 

 

 

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Disability Waiver of Premium Rider

 

Subject to certain conditions, we will apply the waiver of premium benefit, as shown on the Policy schedule page, as if it is a premium payment into the Policy while the primary insured is totally disabled, as defined in the rider. The waiver of premium benefit is generally equal to the annual planned premium for the Policy, but the maximum payment is the lesser of $12,000 or the maximum annual premium payable under the guideline premium test. We will allocate the resulting net premium into the Policy’s cash value. You may purchase this rider if the primary insured’s issue age is between 15 and 55 years of age. This rider is not available together with the Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider. In order to pay a benefit, we must receive proof that:

 

the primary insured is totally disabled;

the primary insured became totally disabled before the Policy anniversary on or  following the primary insured’s 60th birthday; and

the primary insured’s total disability has existed continuously for at least six months.

 

Upon meeting the requirements above, we will also make a retroactive payment equal to six months of benefits under the rider. We will apply the benefit each month on the Monthiversary. We may not pay any benefit that becomes due more than one year before we receive written notice of your claim, after the primary insured’s recovery from disability, or after termination of this rider. It is possible that additional premium payments will be required to keep the Policy in force while the waiver of premium benefit is being paid.

 

Termination of the rider:

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

 

the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured’s 60th birthday, unless the primary insured is totally disabled; or

 

the later of the date of recovery from the disability or the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 100th birthday (with respect to benefits accruing during the continuance of an existing total disability after the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured’s 60th birthday); or

 

the date of the Policy terminates; or

 

the Monthiversary on which this rider is terminated on written request by the owner.

 

Primary Insured Rider Plus ("PIR Plus")

 

Under the PIR Plus, we provide term insurance coverage on the primary insured on a different basis from the coverage in your Policy.

 

Features of PIR Plus:

the rider increases the Policy’s death benefit by the rider’s face amount;

 

the rider may be purchased from issue ages 0-85;

 

the minimum purchase amount for the rider is $25,000. There is no maximum purchase amount;

 

we do not assess any additional surrender charge for the rider;

 

generally the rider coverage costs less then the insurance under the Policy, but it has no cash value and terminates at age 100, and it does not provide a guarantee that current cost of insurance rates in the first three Policy years will remain fixed;

 

you may cancel or reduce your rider coverage without decreasing your Policy’s specified amount;

 

you may generally decrease your Policy’s specified amount without reducing your rider coverage; and

 

 

 

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subject to the following conditions, on any Monthiversary while this rider is in force, you may convert this rider to a new Policy on the primary insured’s life without evidence of insurability.

 

 

 

Conditions to convert the rider:

your request must be in writing and sent to our office;

 

the primary insured has not reached his/her 86th birthday;

 

the new policy is any permanent insurance policy that we currently offer for conversions;

 

we may allow an increase to the Policy’s specified amount if the base Policy and all of the riders in force allow such an increase.

 

the amount of the insurance under the new policy or the amount of the increase will equal the specified amount in force under the rider as long as it meets the minimum specified amount requirements of a Base Policy; and

 

we will base your premium on the primary insured’s rate class under the rider.

 

 

 

Termination of the rider:

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

 

the Policy anniversary on or following the primary insured’s 100th birthday; or

 

the date the Policy terminates; or

 

the date you fully convert this rider; or

 

the Monthiversary on which you terminate the rider by written request.

                

It may cost you more to keep a higher specified amount under the Base Policy, because the specified amount may have a cost of insurance that is higher than the cost of the same amount of coverage under your PIR Plus.

 

You should consult your registered representative to determine if you would benefit from PIR Plus. We may discontinue offering PIR Plus at any time. We may also modify the terms of these riders for new policies.

 

Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit)

 

This rider allows us to pay all or a portion of the death benefit once we receive satisfactory proof (at our office) that the insured is ill and has a life expectancy of one year or less. A doctor must certify the insured's life expectancy.

 

 

We will pay a "single-sum benefit" equal to:

 

the death benefit on the date we pay the single-sum benefit; multiplied by

the election percentage of the death benefit you elect to receive; divided by

1 + i ("i" equals the current yield on 90-day Treasury bills or the Policy loan interest rate, whichever is greater) (“discount factor”); minus

any indebtedness at the time we pay the single-sum benefit, multiplied by the election percentage.

 

The maximum terminal illness death benefit used to determine the single-sum benefit as defined above is equal to:

 

the death benefit available under the Policy once we receive satisfactory proof that the insured is ill; plus

the benefit available under any PIR Plus in force.

a single-sum benefit may not be greater than $500,000.

 

 

The election percentage is a percentage that you select. It may not be greater than 100%.

 

 

 

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We will not pay a benefit under the rider if the insured's terminal condition results from self-inflicted injuries that occur during the period specified in your Policy's suicide provision.

 

 

The rider terminates at the earliest of:

 

the date the Policy terminates;

the date a settlement option takes effect;

the date we pay a single-sum benefit; or

the date you terminate the rider.

 

We do not assess an administrative charge for this rider; however, we do reduce the single sum benefit by a discount factor to compensate us for expected lost income due to the early payment of the death benefit. This rider may not be available in all states, or its terms may vary depending on a state's insurance law requirements.

 

The tax consequences of adding this rider to an existing Policy or requesting payment under the rider are uncertain and you should consult a tax advisor before doing so.

 

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium

 

This rider provides scheduled annual increases to the Policy's specified amount, starting on the first Policy anniversary and continuing each Policy anniversary until the Policy's 20th anniversary, without an additional application or evidence of insurability. The rider is available only at issue of the Policy for issue ages 0-65, and is only available if Death Benefit Option A is chosen on the application. If you select the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium, we will not recalculate your minimum monthly guarantee premium with each increase in specified amount generated by the rider. You must elect this rider on the application. The rider is not available to insureds in a substandard rating class.

 

Features of the rider:

the Policy’s initial specified amount must be less than $1,000,000;

 

any change to the Policy’s death benefit option will cause the rider to terminate and annual specified amount increases to stop;

 

any withdrawal or requested decrease in specified amount of the Policy will cause the rider to terminate and annual scheduled specified amount increases to stop;

 

if you decline any scheduled specified amount increase under the rider, the rider will terminate and further scheduled specified amount increases will stop;

 

future scheduled percentage increases under the rider apply only to the Policy’s specified amount on the Policy date plus any previous scheduled specified amount increases under the rider. Increases under the rider do not apply to increases in specified amount requested by you after the Policy date;

 

the Policy’s surrender charge period and surrender charges apply separately to each scheduled increase in specified amount. Upon a surrender of the Policy, total surrender charges will be the sum of any surrender charges applicable to the Policy and to each annual increase amount effected under the rider;

 

the no lapse period for the Policy will continue to be measured from the Policy date, and will not change each time a scheduled increase in specified amount is effected under the rider;

 

each time a scheduled increase in specified amount is made under the rider, the tests we apply to qualify the Policy as life insurance under Code Section 7702, and for MEC purposes will be recalculated;

 

 

 

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scheduled annual increases in specified amount generated by the rider will create a new layer of cost of insurance charges, monthly per unit charges and surrender charges under the Policy. Each new layer of surrender charges and monthly per unit charges resulting from the scheduled annual increase in specified amount will be based on the amount of increase, age at time of increase and the duration from date of increase. The cost of insurance rates are based on, among other factors, the Policy issue age and Policy duration;

 

banding of specified amounts for purposes of applying cost of insurance rates and monthly per unit charges is determined by adding the Policy’s specified amount and the sum of the specified amounts created by operation of the rider. The resulting cost of insurance rates and the monthly per unit charges, according to the appropriate specified amount band, will then apply to both the Policy’s specified amount and to each of the specified amount increases generated by the rider; and

 

any requested decreases in specified amount are applied on a “last-in-first-out” basis, such that the last increase in specified amount created by operation of the rider will be eliminated first, and so on.

 

 

 

Termination of the rider:

 

The rider will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

 

the processing date of a requested decrease in the specified amount of the Policy; or

 

the date an automatic increase, under the terms of the rider, is declined by the owner; or

 

the day following the 20th anniversary of the Policy; or

 

a cash withdrawal from the Policy; or

 

any change in death benefit option; or

 

the date the primary insured dies; or

 

the date the Policy terminates for any reason other than the death of the primary insured; or

 

the date we receive your written request to terminate the Policy or the rider.

 

Under the rider the Policy's specified amount will increase on a compounded basis by 3.53%. As a courtesy, you will receive a notice of the date and amount of each scheduled increase from us on or prior to each anniversary. You may, at that time, decline in writing to us an increase within 45 days of the date of the notice. If you decline a scheduled increase in specified amount, the rider will terminate and further scheduled increases under the rider will be cancelled.

 

Additional Information

 

Sale of the Policies

Distribution and Principal Underwriting Agreement. We have entered into a principal underwriting and distribution agreement with our affiliate, AFSG, for the distribution and sale of the Policies. We reimburse AFSG for certain expenses it incurs in order to pay for the distribution of the Policies (e.g., commissions payable to selling firms selling the Policies, as described below.)

 

Compensation to Broker-Dealers Selling the Policies. The Policies are offered to the public through broker-dealers ("selling firms") that are licensed under the federal securities laws; the selling firm and/or its affiliates are also licensed under state insurance laws. The selling firms have entered into written selling agreements with us and with AFSG as principal underwriter for the Policies. We pay commissions through AFSG to the selling firms for their sales of the Policies.

 

 

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A limited number of affiliated and unaffiliated broker-dealers may also be paid commissions and overrides to “wholesale” the Policies, that is, to provide sales support and training to sales representatives at selling firms. We may also provide compensation to a limited number of broker-dealers for providing ongoing service in relation to Policies that have already been purchased.

 

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The selling firms are paid commissions for the promotion and sale of the Policies according to one or more schedules. The amount and timing of commissions may vary depending on the selling agreement. The sales commission paid to broker-dealers during 2004 was, on average, 78% of all premiums made during the first Policy year, plus 3% of all premiums made during Policy years 2 – 10. We will pay an additional trail commission of up to 0.30% of the Policy's subaccount value and the equity index fixed account value (excluding the fixed account) on the Policy anniversary if the cash value (minus amounts attributable to loans) equals at least $5,000. Additional sales commissions may also be payable on premiums paid as a result of an increase in specified amount. Some selling firms may be required to return first year commissions (less surrender charge) if the Policy is not continued through the first two Policy years.

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To the extent permitted by NASD rules, Western Reserve, ISI and other affiliated parties may pay (or allow other broker-dealers to provide) promotional incentives or payments in the form of cash or non-cash compensation or reimbursement to some, but not all, selling firms. These arrangements are sometimes referred to as “revenue sharing” arrangements and are described further below.

 

The registered representative who sells you the Policy typically receives a portion of the compensation we (and our affiliates) pay to the selling firms, depending on the agreement between the selling firm and its registered representative and the firm’s internal compensation program. These programs may include other types of cash and non-cash compensation and other benefits. Ask your sales representative for further information about the compensation your sales representative, and the selling firm that employs your sales representative, may receive in connection with your purchase of a Policy. Also inquire about any revenue sharing arrangements that we and our affiliates may have with the selling firm, including the conflicts of interests that such arrangements may create.

 

Special Compensation Paid to Affiliated Wholesaling and Selling Firms. Our parent company provides paid-in capital to AFSG and pays the cost of AFSG’s operating and other expenses, including costs for facilities, legal and accounting services, and other internal administrative functions.

 

Western Reserve’s two main distribution channels are ISI and WGS, both affiliates, who sell Western Reserve products.

 

Western Reserve underwrites the cost of ISI’s various facilities, third-party services and internal administrative functions, including employee salaries, sales representative training and computer systems, that are provided directly to ISI. These facilities and services are necessary for ISI’s administration and operation, and Western Reserve is compensated by ISI for these expenses based on ISI’s usage. In addition, Western Reserve and other affiliates pay for certain sales expenses of ISI, including the costs of preparing and producing prospectuses and sales promotional materials for the Policy.

 

ISI pays its branch managers all of the commissions received from Western Reserve for the sale of the Policies, and receives from Western Reserve an additional 10% expense allowance on all commissions paid on first year premium for sales of Western Reserve’s insurance products. WGS receives a 5% expense allowance on all commissions paid on first year premiums for sales of Western Reserve’s variable life insurance products. In addition, WGS indirectly receives a payment of 2% of first year variable life target premiums as a licensing and commission allowance.

 

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Sales representatives and their managers at ISI and WGS may receive directly or indirectly additional cash benefits and non-cash compensation or reimbursements from us or our affiliates. Additional compensation or reimbursement arrangements may include payments in connection with the firm’s conferences or seminars, sales or training programs for invited selling representatives and other employees, seminars for the public, trips (such as travel, lodging and meals in connection therewith), entertainment, merchandise and other similar items, and payments, loans or loan guaranties to assist a firm or representative in connection with systems, operating, marketing and other business expenses. The amounts may be significant and may provide us with increased access to the sales representatives.

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In addition, ISI’s managers and/or sales representatives who meet certain productivity standards may be eligible for additional compensation. Sales of the Policies by affiliated selling firms may help sales representatives and/or their managers qualify for certain benefits, and may provide such persons with special incentive to sell our Policies. For example, ISI’s and WGS’s registered representatives, general agents, marketing directors and supervisors may be eligible to participate in a voluntary stock purchase plan that permits participants to purchase stock of AEGON N.V. (Western

 

 

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Reserve’s ultimate parent) by allocating a portion of the commissions they earn to purchase such shares. A portion of the contributions of commissions by ISI’s representatives may be matched by ISI. ISI’s and WGS’s registered representatives may also be eligible to participate in a stock option and award plan. Registered representatives who meet certain production goals will be issued options on the stock of AEGON N.V.

 

Revenue Sharing Paid to Selected Selling Firms. We may pay certain selling firms additional cash amounts for “preferred product” treatment of the Policies in their marketing programs in order to receive enhanced marketing services and increased access to their sales representatives. In exchange for providing us with access to their distribution network, such selling firms may receive additional compensation or reimbursement for, among other things, the hiring and training of sales personnel, marketing, sponsoring of conferences and seminars, and/or other services they provide to us and our affiliates. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we and other parties may allow other non-cash incentives and compensation to be paid to these selling firms. These special compensation arrangements are not offered to all selling firms and the terms of such arrangements may differ between selling firms.

 

Special compensation arrangements are calculated in different ways by different selling firms and may be based on past or anticipated sales of the Policies or other criteria. For instance, Western Reserve made flat fee payments to several selling firms with payments ranging from $20,000 to $25,000 in 2004 for the sales of the Western Reserve’s insurance products.

 

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During 2004, we had entered into “preferred product” arrangements with ISI, WGS, Southwest Securities Inc., and Legacy Financial Services Inc. We paid the following amounts (in addition to sales commissions and expense allowances) to these firms:

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Name of Firm and Principal Business Address

Aggregate Amount Paid During 2004

Southwest Securities Inc.

$25,000

Legacy Financial Services Inc.

$20,000

Centaurus Financial Inc.*

$24,000

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* paid by an affiliate.

Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Policy owners or the separate account. We intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses through fees and charges deducted under the Policy and other corporate revenue.

 

You should be aware that a selling firm or its sales representatives may receive different compensation or incentives for selling one product over another. In some cases, these payments may create an incentive for the selling firm or its sales representatives to recommend or sell this Policy to you. You may wish to take such payments into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the Policies.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

Western Reserve, like other life insurance companies, is involved in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits. In some lawsuits involving insurers, substantial damages have been sought and/or material settlement payments have been made. Although the outcome of any litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, at the present time there are no pending or threatened lawsuits that are likely to have a material adverse impact on the separate account, on AFSG’s ability to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, or on Western Reserve’s ability to meet its obligations under the Policy.

 

There continues to be significant federal and state regulatory activity relating to financial services companies. Western Reserve and certain of its affiliates have been examined by, and received requests for information from, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In particular, Western Reserve has responded to requests for documents and information from the SEC staff in connection with an ongoing investigation, which has included requests for testimony by Western Reserve, its personnel and other related persons regarding potential market timing and matters affecting certain employees and affiliates.

 

A number of other companies in this industry have announced settlements of enforcement actions with various regulatory agencies such as the SEC; those settlements have encompassed a wide range of remediation including injunctive relief, monetary penalties, and restitution.  Western Reserve and its affiliates are actively working with the

 

 

 

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SEC in this matter; however, the exact resolution cannot be determined at this time. Although it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate of the range of potential outcomes at this time, Western Reserve does not believe the resolution will be material to its financial position. Western Reserve and/or its affiliates, and not the separate account or its policyowners, will bear the costs regarding these regulatory matters.

 

Financial Statements

 

 

The financial statements of Western Reserve and the separate account are included in the SAI.

 

Performance Data

 

Rates of Return

 

The average rates of return in Table 1 reflect each subaccount’s actual historical investment performance, modified to reflect certain of the Policy’s fees and charges. The total return of a subaccount measures performance from the date the subaccount begins investing in the underlying portfolios. When the first subaccount investing in the underlying portfolios has been in operation for 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, the total return for these periods will be provided, adjusted to reflect certain fees and charges for the Policy. We do not show performance for subaccounts in operation for less than six months. This information does not represent or project future investment performance.

 

The numbers reflect deductions for the annual guaranteed mortality and expense risk charge (0.90%), investment management fees and direct fund expenses.

 

These rates of return do not reflect other charges that are deducted under the Policy or from the separate account (such as the premium expense charge, monthly deduction or the surrender charge). If these charges were deducted, performance would be significantly lower. These rates of return are not estimates, projections or guarantees of future performance.

 

We also show below comparable figures for the unmanaged Standard & Poor’s Index of 500 Common Stocks (“S & P 500®”), a widely used measure of stock market performance. The S & P500 does not reflect any deduction for the expenses of operating and managing an investment portfolio.

 

Table 1

Average Annual Subaccount Total Return

For the Periods Ended on December 31, 2004

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Subaccount

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years or Inception

Subaccount Inception Date

WRL AEGON Bond†

3.59%

5.28%

6.56%

6.48%

10/02/86

WRL Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

8.73%

N/A

N/A

6.96%

05/01/02

WRL Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

13.16%

N/A

N/A

6.77%

05/01/02

WRL Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

12.53%

N/A

N/A

7.10%

05/01/02

WRL Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

10.40%

N/A

N/A

6.94%

05/01/02

WRL Capital Guardian Value

15.66%

N/A

N/A

7.74%

05/01/02

WRL Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

31.67%

22.06%

20.79%

11.55%

05/01/98

WRL Federated Growth & Income†

8.23%

10.83%

14.85%

12.61%

03/01/94

WRL Great Companies – AmericaSM

0.81%

(0.70)%

N/A

(0.79)%

05/01/00

WRL Great Companies – TechnologySM

7.10%

(0.58)%

N/A

(17.33)%

05/01/00

WRL Janus Growth†

14.50%

1.32%

(12.22)%

10.32%

10/02/86

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

10.03%

N/A

N/A

5.06%

05/01/02

WRL J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

13.56%

8.56%

6.39%

5.86%

07/01/99

WRL Marsico Growth

11.25%

0.72%

(4.53)%

(1.92)%

07/01/99

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value

17.28%

8.65%

7.34%

8.36%

05/01/96

WRL MFS High Yield

8.81%

N/A

N/A

9.68%

05/01/03

WRL Munder Net50

14.31%

4.83%

(3.39)%

(1.47)%

07/01/99

WRL PIMCO Total Return

3.56%

N/A

N/A

4.91%

05/01/02

WRL Salomon All Cap

8.16%

2.63%

5.10%

5.72%

07/01/99

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WRL Templeton Great Companies Global†

8.09%

(1.08)%

(9.57)%

9.16%

03/01/94

WRL Third Avenue Value

23.69%

13.69%

15.73%

11.91%

01/02/98

WRL Transamerica Balanced

10.16%

N/A

N/A

6.16%

05/01/02

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities

12.17%

N/A

N/A

9.47%

05/01/02

WRL Transamerica Equity

14.77%

N/A

N/A

9.47%

05/01/02

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities

15.58%

N/A

N/A

6.72%

05/01/02

WRL Transamerica Money Market(1)

0.10%

0.18%

1.73%

2.99%

10/02/86

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value(2)

N/A

N/A

N/A

14.47%

05/03/04

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

2.37%

N/A

N/A

3.39%

05/01/02

WRL Transamerica Value Balanced

8.98%

3.49%

5.51%

7.43%

01/03/95

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income

13.79%

4.80%

3.55%

1.54%

07/01/99

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap

9.38%

3.10%

(2.31)%

1.61%

07/01/99

WRL Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth†

6.18%

(3.64)%

(12.37)%

11.43%

03/01/93

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio(2)

N/A

N/A

N/A

9.75%

05/03/04

 

 

 

 

 

 

S & P 500†

8.99%

1.82%

(3.77)%

10.18%

10/02/86

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Shows ten year performance.

 

(1)

The current yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the subaccount than the total return. An investment in this subaccount is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC. While this subaccount’s investment in shares of the underlying portfolio seeks to preserve its value at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in this subaccount.

 

(2)

Not annualized.

 

Some portfolios began operation before their corresponding subaccount. For these portfolios, we have included in Table 2 below adjusted portfolio performance from the portfolio’s inception date. The adjusted portfolio performance is designed to show the performance that would have resulted if the subaccount had been in operation during the time the portfolio was in operation.

 

Table 2

Adjusted Historical Portfolio Average Annual Total Return

For the Periods Ended on December 31, 2004

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Portfolio

1 Year

3 Years

5 Years

10 Years or Inception

Portfolio Inception Date

AEGON Bond†

3.75%

5.43%

6.71%

6.63%

10/02/86

Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio

8.89%

N/A

N/A

7.12%

05/01/02

Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio

13.33%

N/A

N/A

6.94%

05/01/02

Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio

12.69%

N/A

N/A

7.26%

05/01/02

Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio

10.56%

N/A

N/A

7.11%

05/01/02

Capital Guardian Value(5)

15.83%

6.79%

6.19%

10.93%

05/27/93

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

31.87%

22.24%

20.96%

11.71%

05/01/98

Federated Growth & Income†

8.39%

10.99%

15.02%

12.77%

03/01/94

Great Companies – AmericaSM

0.96%

(0.56)%

N/A

(0.64)%

05/01/00

Great Companies – TechnologySM

7.25%

(0.44)%

N/A

(17.20)%

05/01/00

Janus Growth†

14.66%

1.47%

(12.09)%

10.48%

10/02/86

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index(4)

10.19%

1.81%

(4.01)%

5.65%

05/02/97

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

13.72%

8.72%

6.54%

6.96%

05/03/99

Marsico Growth

11.41%

0.87%

(4.39)%

(1.20)%

05/03/99

Mercury Large Cap Value

17.45%

8.81%

7.49%

8.52%

05/01/96

MFS High Yield(8)

8.95%

8.85%

4.57%

3.66%

06/01/98

Munder Net50

14.47%

4.98%

N/A

(5.24)%

05/29/01

PIMCO Total Return

3.71%

N/A

N/A

5.07%

05/01/02

Salomon All Cap

8.32%

2.78%

5.25%

7.23%

05/03/99

Templeton Great Companies Global†

8.25%

(0.94)%

(9.44)%

9.31%

12/03/92

Third Avenue Value

23.87%

13.86%

15.90%

12.08%

01/02/98

Transamerica Balanced

10.32%

N/A

N/A

6.32%

05/01/02

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Transamerica Convertible Securities

12.33%

N/A

N/A

9.64%

05/01/02

Transamerica Equity(2)

14.94%

4.93%

(3.28)%

16.55%

12/31/80

Transamerica Growth Opportunities(3)

15.75%

8.63%

N/A

10.19%

05/02/01

Transamerica Money Market(1)

0.25%

0.33%

1.89%

3.10%

10/02/86

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value†

15.48%

9.53%

13.10%

15.04%

05/04/93

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities(6)

2.52%

3.23%

4.64%

5.15%

05/13/94

Transamerica Value Balanced

9.14%

3.64%

5.66%

7.59%

01/03/95

T. Rowe Price Equity Income(7)

13.95%

6.96%

6.64%

11.53%

01/03/95

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

9.54%

3.25%

(2.17)%

3.79%

05/03/99

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth†

6.34%

(3.50)%

(12.24)%

11.59%

03/01/93

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

9.52%

2.33%

N/A

(3.10)%

01/12/00

 

 

 

 

 

 

S & P 500†

8.99%

1.82%

(3.77)%

10.18%

10/02/86

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Shows ten year performance.

(1)

The current yield more closely reflects the current earnings of the subaccount than the total return. An investment in this subaccount is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC. While this subaccount’s investment in shares of the underlying portfolio seeks to preserve its value at $1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in this subaccount.

(2)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Growth Portfolio of Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc.

(3)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Small Company Portfolio of Transamerica Variable Insurance Fund, Inc.

(4)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Endeavor Enhanced Index Portfolio of Endeavor Series Trust.

(5)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Capital Guardian Value Portfolio of Endeavor Series Trust.

(6)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Dreyfus U.S. Government Securities Portfolio of Endeavor Series Trust.

(7)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, T. Rowe Price Equity Income Portfolio of the Endeavor Series Trust.

(8)

The historical financial information for periods prior to May 1, 2002 has been derived from the financial history of the predecessor portfolio, Endeavor High Yield Portfolio of the Endeavor Series Trust.

 

The annualized yield for the WRL Transamerica Money Market subaccount for the seven days ended December 31, 2004 was 1.15%.

 

Additional information regarding the investment performance of the portfolios appears in the fund prospectuses, which accompany this prospectus.

 

Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information

 

Glossary

The Policy – General Provisions

 

Ownership Rights

 

 

Our Right to Contest the Policy

 

Suicide Exclusion

 

 

Misstatement of Age or Gender

 

Modifying the Policy

 

 

Mixed and Shared Funding

 

 

Death Benefit

 

Additional Information

 

Settlement Options

 

 

Additional Information about Western Reserve and the Separate Account

 

Legal Matters

 

 

Variations in Policy Provisions

 

 

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

 

 

Sale of the Policies

 

 

Reports to Owners

 

 

Records

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

 

 

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Experts

 

Financial Statements

Underwriters

 

Underwriting Standards

IMSA

Performance Data

 

Other Performance Data in Advertising Sales Literature

 

Western Reserve’s Published Ratings

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

WRL Series Life Account

 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

 

 

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Glossary                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

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accounts

The options to which you can allocate your money. The accounts include the fixed account, the equity index fixed account and the subaccounts in the separate account.

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attained age

The issue age, plus the number of completed years since the Policy date (for the initial specified amount) or the date of each increase in specified amount.

 

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Base Policy

The WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III variable life insurance policy without any supplemental riders.

 

beginning index date

The first Monthiversary for an equity index fixed account segment. The beginning index date is reset on each segment anniversary.

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beneficiary(ies)

The person or persons you select to receive the death benefit proceeds from the Policy. You name the primary beneficiary and contingent beneficiaries.

 

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cash value

At the end of any valuation period, the sum of your Policy’s value in the subaccounts plus the fixed account plus the equity index fixed account. If there is a Policy loan outstanding, the cash value includes any amounts held in our fixed account to secure the Policy loan.

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death benefit proceeds

The amount we will pay to the beneficiary(ies) on the insured’s death. We will reduce the death benefit proceeds by the amount of any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, and any due and unpaid monthly deductions.

 

ending index date

The date used to determine the ending equity index fixed account segment value. The ending index date for an equity index fixed account segment is the Monthiversary twelve Policy months after the beginning index date for such segment and is the next beginning index date. The ending index date is reset on each segment anniversary.

 

equity index

The Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index, excluding dividend income, as compiled and calculated by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or another appropriate widely published index.

 

equity index fixed

An allocation option within the Policy’s cash value to which net premiums or transfers may

account

be allocated. The equity index fixed account is part of our general account, not the separate account.

 

equity index fixed

A component of the equity index fixed account to which net premiums or transfers may be

account segment

allocated and interest credited. The equity index fixed account value equals the sum of the

 

twelve equity index fixed account segment values.

 

equity index fixed               A charge taken on the beginning index date for each equity index fixed account segment after account expense chargethe first Policy year that is equal to 1% of the equity index fixed account segment value on the

beginning index date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of that equity index fixed account segment.

 

equity index interest

Any interest credited to an equity index fixed account segment in excess of interest credited at the equity index fixed account guaranteed minimum interest rate. Equity index interest, if any, will only be credited on the ending index date.

 

equity index value

The value of the equity index as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on a day on which the equity index is published.

 

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fixed account

An allocation option other than the separate account to which you may allocate net premiums and cash value. We guarantee that any amounts you allocate to the fixed account will earn interest at a declared rate. The fixed account is part of our general account.

 

 

 

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free-look period

The period during which you may return the Policy and receive a refund as described in this prospectus. The length of the free-look period varies by state. The free-look period is listed in the Policy.

 

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funds

Investment companies which are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Policy allows you to invest in the portfolios of the funds through our subaccounts.

 

index change

The percentage change in the equity index value from an equity index fixed account segment’s beginning index date to its ending index date. The index change is adjusted so that it will neither exceed the applicable equity index fixed account segment’s cap, nor be less than 0%.

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in force

While coverage under the Policy or a supplemental rider, if any, is active and the insured’s life remains insured.

 

initial premium

The amount you must pay before insurance coverage begins under the Policy. The initial premium is shown on the schedule page of your Policy.

 

insured

The person whose life is insured by the Policy.

 

issue age

The insured’s age on his or her birthday on or prior to the Policy date. When you increase the Policy’s specified amount of insurance coverage, the issue age for the new layer of specified amount coverage is the insured’s age on his or her birthday on or prior to the date that the increase in specified amount takes effect. This age may be different from the attained age on other layers of specified amount coverage.

 

lapse

When life insurance coverage ends and the Policy terminates because you do not have enough cash value in the Policy to pay the monthly deduction, the surrender charge and any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, and you have not made a sufficient payment by the end of a grace period.

 

loan reserve account

A part of the fixed account to which amounts are transferred as collateral for Policy loans.

 

minimum monthly

The amount shown on your Policy schedule page that we use during the no lapse period

guarantee premium

to determine whether a grace period will begin. We will adjust the minimum monthly guarantee premium if you change death benefit options, increase or decrease the specified amount, or add, increase or decrease a rider, and you may need to pay additional premiums in order to keep the no lapse guarantee in place. A Policy with the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium initially has higher minimum monthly guarantee premiums than a Base Policy, but the minimum monthly guarantee premium does not increase annually. A grace period will begin whenever your net surrender value is not enough to meet monthly deductions and the no lapse guarantee is no longer in effect.

 

Monthiversary

This is the day of each month when we determine Policy charges and deduct them from cash value. It is the same date each month as the Policy date. If there is no valuation date in the calendar month that coincides with the Policy date, the Monthiversary is the next valuation date.

 

monthly deduction

The monthly Policy charge, plus the monthly cost of insurance, plus the monthly per unit charge, plus the monthly charge for any riders added to your Policy, all of which are deducted from the Policy’s cash value on each Monthiversary.

 

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net premium

The part of your premium that we allocate to the fixed account, the equity index fixed account or the subaccounts. The net premium is equal to the premium you paid minus the premium expense charge.

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net surrender value

The amount we will pay you if you surrender the Policy while it is in force. The net surrender value on the date you surrender is equal to: the cash value minus any surrender charge, and minus any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest.

 

 

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no lapse date

For a Policy issued to an insured ages 0-60, the no lapse date is the lesser of the 20th Policy anniversary or the insured’s attained age 65. For a Policy issued to an insured ages 61-85, the no lapse date is the 5th Policy anniversary. The no lapse date is specified in your Policy.

 

no lapse period

The period of time between the Policy date and the no lapse date during which the Policy will not lapse if certain conditions are met.

 

NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange.

 

office

Our administrative office and mailing address is P.O. Box 5068, Clearwater, Florida 33758-5068. Our street address is 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716. Our phone number is 1-800-851-9777. Our hours are Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.

 

planned periodic

A premium payment you make in a level amount at a fixed interval over a specified

premium

period of time.

 

Policy date

The date when our underwriting process is complete, full life insurance coverage goes into effect, the initial premium payment has been received, and we begin to take the monthly deductions. The Policy date is shown on the schedule page of your Policy. If you request, we may backdate a Policy by assigning a Policy date earlier than the date the Policy is issued. We measure Policy months, years, and anniversaries from the Policy date.

 

portfolio

One of the separate investment portfolios of a fund.

 

premiums

All payments you make under the Policy other than loan repayments.

 

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reallocation account

That portion of the fixed account where we hold the net premium(s) that will be transferred into the subaccounts from the record date until the reallocation date.

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reallocation date

The date we reallocate all cash value held in the reallocation account to the subaccounts you selected on your application. We place the portion of your net premium to be allocated to the subaccounts in the reallocation account (or as otherwise mandated by state law) only if your state requires us to return the full premium in the event you exercise your free-look right. In those states the reallocation date is the Policy date, plus the number of days in your state’s free-look period, plus five days. In all other states, the reallocation date is the Policy date.

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record date

The date we record your Policy on our books as an in force Policy. The record date is generally the Policy date, unless the Policy is backdated.

 

segment anniversary

For the equity index fixed account, the ending index day for each equity index fixed account segment.

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separate account

The WRL Series Life Account. It is a separate investment account that is divided into subaccounts. We established the separate account to receive and invest net premiums under the Policy and other variable life insurance policies we issue.

 

specified amount

The initial specified amount is the amount shown on the Base Policy’s schedule page that you receive when the Policy is issued. The specified amount in force is the initial specified amount, adjusted for any increases or decreases in the Base Policy’s specified amount (including any increase in specified amount generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium). Other events such as a request to increase or decrease the specified amount, change in death benefit option or a cash withdrawal (if you choose Option A or if you choose Option C death benefit and the insured is attained age 71 or greater) may also affect the specified amount in force.

 

subaccount

A subdivision of the separate account that invests exclusively in shares of one investment portfolio of a fund.

 

 

 

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surrender charge

If, during the first 10 Policy years (or during the 10-year period subsequent to an increase in specified amount), you fully surrender the Policy, we will deduct a surrender charge from the cash value.

 

termination

When the insured’s life is no longer insured under the Policy or any rider, and the Policy or any rider is no longer in force.

 

valuation date

Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Western Reserve is open for business whenever the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

valuation period

The period of time over which we determine the change in the value of the subaccounts. Each valuation period begins at the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on each valuation date) and ends at the close of normal trading of the New York Stock Exchange on the next valuation date.

 

we, us, our

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.

(Western Reserve)

 

written notice

The written notice you must sign and send us to request or exercise your rights as owner under the Policy. To be complete, it must: (1) be in a form we accept, (2) contain the information and documentation that we determine we need to take the action you request, and (3) be received at our office.

 

you, your (owner

The person entitled to exercise all rights as owner under the Policy.

or policyowner)

 

 

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Appendix A

Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer

(Based on the gender and rate class of the insured)

 

 

Male/

 

Issue

Male/Unisex

Male/Unisex

Female

Female

Female

 

Age

Tobacco

Non-Tobacco

Juvenile

Tobacco

Non-Tobacco

 

0

N/A

N/A

14.11

N/A

N/A

 

1

N/A

N/A

11.42

N/A

N/A

 

2

N/A

N/A

11.42

N/A

N/A

 

3

N/A

N/A

11.09

N/A

N/A

 

4

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

5

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

6

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

7

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

8

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

9

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

10

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

11

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

12

N/A

N/A

10.75

N/A

N/A

 

13

N/A

N/A

11.09

N/A

N/A

 

14

N/A

N/A

11.42

N/A

N/A

 

15

N/A

N/A

11.76

N/A

N/A

 

16

N/A

N/A

11.93

N/A

N/A

 

17

N/A

N/A

12.43

N/A

N/A

 

18

12.88

12.21

12.88

12.21

19

13.05

12.38

13.05

12.38

20

13.22

12.54

13.22

12.54

21

13.83

12.82

13.50

12.82

22

14.06

13.05

13.72

13.05

23

14.34

13.33

14.00

13.33

24

14.56

13.55

14.56

13.55

25

15.18

13.83

14.84

13.83

26

15.71

14.70

15.37

14.37

27

16.23

15.24

15.90

14.90

28

16.70

15.70

16.70

15.37

29

17.54

16.55

17.21

16.22

30

18.04

17.06

17.71

16.73

31

18.97

17.67

18.32

17.34

32

19.51

18.54

19.19

18.22

33

20.42

19.14

19.78

18.81

34

21.27

19.67

20.63

19.35

35

21.84

20.56

21.20

20.25

36

22.45

20.90

21.83

20.59

37

23.09

21.59

22.49

20.98

38

23.86

22.11

22.69

21.52

39

24.60

22.61

23.18

21.76

 

 

 

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Issue

Male/Unisex

Male/Unisex

Female

Female

 

Age

Tobacco

Non-Tobacco

Tobacco

Non-Tobacco

 

40

24.60

22.61

23.18

21.76

41

25.92

23.80

24.33

22.75

42

27.76

25.39

26.18

24.33

43

29.79

26.88

27.94

25.47

44

32.08

28.64

29.66

26.25

45

34.14

30.18

30.61

27.05

46

36.08

31.59

31.64

27.92

47

38.02

32.82

32.70

28.84

48

39.95

34.10

33.83

29.82

49

42.15

35.46

35.02

30.84

50

45.43

37.59

36.95

32.54

51

47.67

39.18

38.30

33.72

52

50.67

40.87

39.74

34.99

53

53.40

42.67

41.26

36.34

54

56.94

44.61

42.87

37.77

55

59.67

46.68

44.56

39.30

56

60.00

48.87

46.36

40.92

57

60.00

51.23

48.23

42.65

58

60.00

53.74

50.27

44.51

59

60.00

56.43

52.47

46.52

60

60.00

59.33

54.85

48.69

61

60.00

60.00

57.41

51.04

62

60.00

60.00

60.00

53.56

63

60.00

60.00

60.00

56.29

64

60.00

60.00

60.00

59.23

65

60.00

60.00

60.00

60.00

66 and over

60.00

60.00

60.00

60.00

 

 

 

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AppendixB

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium Surrender Charge and Monthly Per Unit Charge Tables

 

These charts show the surrender charge and annualized monthly per unit charge associated with the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium. These are based on a male, issue age 30, Preferred Elite rate class with an initial specified amount of $450,000.

 

The chart below shows the Base Policy surrender charge and the surrender charge that applies to each scheduled annual increase. The Base Policy and each of the scheduled annual increases has a surrender charge that applies for 10 Policy years from the issue date or the date of the scheduled increase. The surrender charge declines rapidly over the first 10 Policy years, increases over the next 11 years, and grades down to zero over the next nine years.

 

 

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The chart below shows the current Base Policy annualized monthly per unit charge and the annualized monthly per unit charge that applies to each scheduled annual increase. The Base Policy and each of the scheduled increases has a monthly per unit charge that applies for 10 Policy years from the issue date or the date of the scheduled increase. The monthly per unit charge increases over the first 10 Policy years, has a significant drop at the start of year 11 then increases until the end of year 21. After year 21 the monthly per unit charge decreases each year until they become zero in years 31 and beyond.

 

 

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Appendix C

Illustrations

 

The following illustrations show how certain values under a sample Policy would change with different rates of fictional investment performance over an extended period of time. In particular, the illustrations show how the death benefit, cash value, and net surrender value under a Policy issued to an insured of a given age, would change over time if the premiums indicated were paid and the return on the assets in the subaccounts were a uniform gross annual rate (before any expenses) of 0%, 6% or 10%. The tables illustrate Policy value that would result based on assumptions that you pay the premiums indicated, you do not change your specified amount, and you do not take any cash withdrawals or Policy loans. The values under the Policy will be different from those shown even if the returns averaged 0%, 6% or 10%, but fluctuated over and under those averages throughout the years shown.

 

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We based the illustration on page 78 on a Policy for an insured who is a 29 year old male in the Preferred Elite rate class (the “representative insured”), annual premium paid on the first day of each Policy year of $1,600, a $250,000 initial specified amount and death benefit Option A. This illustration assumes that all net premiums are allocated to the separate account, not the fixed account or equity index fixed account. The illustration on that page also assumes cost of insurance charges based on our current cost of insurance rates.

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The illustration for the representative insured on page 79 is based on the same factors as those on page 78, except the cost of insurance charges are based on the guaranteed cost of insurance rates and expenses (based on the 1980 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table).

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The amounts shown in the illustrations for the death benefits, cash values and net surrender values take into account the amount and timing of all Policy, subaccount and portfolio fees assessed under the Policy. The current illustration uses the current charges for a Policy and the guaranteed illustration uses the guaranteed charges for a Policy. These charges are:

 

(1)

the daily charge for assuming mortality and expense risks assessed against each subaccount. This charge is equivalent to an annual charge of 0.75% of the average net assets of the subaccounts during the first 10 Policy years. We intend to reduce this charge to 0.60% for Policy years 11 – 15, 0.30% for Policy years 16 – 20 and 0.00% for Policy years 21+ but we do not guarantee that we will do so. We guarantee this charge to be no more than 0.90% annually for all Policy years;

(2)

estimated daily expenses equivalent to an effective arithmetic average annual expense level of 0.83% of the portfolios’ gross average daily net assets. The 0.83% gross average portfolio expense level assumes an equal allocation of amounts among the 33 subaccounts available to new investors. We used annualized actual audited expenses incurred during 2004 for the portfolios to calculate the gross average annual expense level;

(3)

the premium expense charge (6% of all premium payments in the first 10 Policy years for Policies with a specified amount of less than $250,000 and 3.0% of all premium payments in the first 10 Policy years on Policies with specified amount of $250,000 - $499,999, and 2.5% of all premiums paid thereafter and cash value charges using the current monthly Policy charge; and

(4)

the surrender charge per $1,000 of the initial specified amount or each increase in specified amount (whether requested or generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium) applied to full surrenders during the first 10 Policy years or during the first 10 Policy years from the date of any increase in specified amount.

 

The hypothetical returns shown in the tables are provided only to illustrate the mechanics of a hypothetical policy and do not represent past or future investment rates of return. Tax charges that may be attributable to the separate account are not reflected because we are not currently making such charges. If tax charges are deducted in the future, the separate account would have to earn a sufficient amount in excess of 0%, 6% or 10% or cover any tax charges to produce after tax returns of 0%, 6% or 10%. Your actual rates of return for a particular Policy likely will be more or less than the hypothetical investment rates of return. The actual return on your cash value will depend on factors such as the amounts you allocate to particular portfolios, the amounts deducted for the Policy’s monthly charges and other charges, the portfolios’ expense ratios, and your loan and withdrawal history, in addition to the actual investment experience of the portfolios.

 

We will furnish the owner, upon request, a personalized illustration reflecting the proposed insured’s age, gender, risk classification and desired Policy features. Contact your registered representative or our office. (See prospectus back cover – Inquiries.)

 

 

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WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® III

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WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 29

 

Specified Amount

$250,000

Preferred Elite Class

 

Annual Premium

$1,600

Option Type A

 

Using Current Cost of Insurance Rates

 

DEATH BENEFIT

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

CASH VALUE

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

1

250,000

250,000

250,000

958

1,033

1,083

2

250,000

250,000

250,000

1,901

2,111

2,256

3

250,000

250,000

250,000

2,824

3,232

3,524

4

250,000

250,000

250,000

3,728

4,398

4,894

5

250,000

250,000

250,000

4,629

5,628

6,392

6

250,000

250,000

250,000

5,528

6,925

8,030

7

250,000

250,000

250,000

6,425

8,292

9,818

8

250,000

250,000

250,000

7,319

9,732

11,771

9

250,000

250,000

250,000

8,211

11,248

13,901

10

250,000

250,000

250,000

9,101

12,843

16,223

15

250,000

250,000

250,000

14,938

23,854

33,286

20

250,000

250,000

250,000

20,194

37,673

59,388

25

250,000

250,000

250,000

24,707

55,197

100,074

30 (Age 59)

250,000

250,000

250,000

27,816

76,757

162,884

35 (Age 64)

250,000

250,000

323,113

28,749

103,174

260,575

40 (Age 69)

250,000

250,000

480,740

26,279

135,713

410,889

78

45 (Age 74)

 

250,000

250,000

699,723

18,327

176,664

641,948

50 (Age 79)

250,000

250,000

1,049,962

1,177

230,809

999,964

55 (Age 84)

*

318,502

1,625,602

-

303,335

1,548,192

60 (Age 89)

*

414,039

2,500,635

-

394,323

2,381,557

65 (Age 94)

*

519,650

3,727,512

-

509,460

3,654,423

70 (Age 99)

*

663,746

5,671,753

-

663,746

5,671,753

71 (Age 100)

*

699,653

6,193,505

-

699,653

6,193,505

 

 

NET SURRENDER VALUE

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

1

-

-

-

25

24,707

55,197

100,074

2

-

-

-

30 (Age 59)

27,816

76,757

162,884

3

-

-

-

35 (Age 64)

28,749

103,174

260,575

4

459

1,129

1,625

40 (Age 69)

26,279

135,713

410,889

5

1,815

2,815

3,579

45 (Age 74)

18,327

176,664

641,948

6

3,252

4,649

5,754

50 (Age 79)

1,177

230,809

999,964

7

4,770

6,637

8,163

55 (Age 84)

*

303,335

1,548,192

8

6,285

8,697

10,736

60 (Age 89)

*

394,323

2,381,557

9

7,797

10,834

13,487

65 (Age 94)

*

509,460

3,654,423

10

9,101

12,843

16,223

70 (Age 99)

*

663,746

5,671,753

15

14,938

23,854

33,286

71 (Age 100)

*

699,653

6,193,505

20

20,194

37,673

59,388

 

 

 

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

 

 



 

 

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WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® III

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WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 29

 

Specified Amount

$250,000

Preferred Elite Class

 

Annual Premium

$1,600

Option Type A

 

Using Guaranteed Cost of Insurance Rates

 

DEATH BENEFIT

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

CASH VALUE

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

1

250,000

250,000

250,000

909

982

1,031

2

250,000

250,000

250,000

1,801

2,005

2,146

3

250,000

250,000

250,000

2,674

3,068

3,350

4

250,000

250,000

250,000

3,402

4,042

4,517

5

250,000

250,000

250,000

4,104

5,045

5,767

6

250,000

250,000

250,000

4,778

6,075

7,105

7

250,000

250,000

250,000

5,421

7,130

8,536

8

250,000

250,000

250,000

6,033

8,210

10,065

9

250,000

250,000

250,000

6,607

9,309

11,694

10

250,000

250,000

250,000

7,141

10,425

13,429

15

250,000

250,000

250,000

10,296

17,556

25,451

20

250,000

250,000

250,000

11,869

24,963

42,010

25

250,000

250,000

250,000

11,131

31,909

64,814

30 (Age 59)

250,000

250,000

250,000

6,397

36,565

96,116

35 (Age 64)

*

250,000

250,000

-

35,684

140,148

79

40 (Age 69)

 

*

250,000

250,000

-

22,028

205,747

45 (Age 74)

*

*

334,853

-

-

307,205

50 (Age 79)

*

*

480,643

-

-

457,755

55 (Age 84)

*

*

705,327

-

-

671,740

60 (Age 89)

*

*

1,015,094

-

-

966,756

65 (Age 94)

*

*

1,411,342

-

-

1,383,669

70 (Age 99)

*

*

2,061,303

-

-

2,061,303

71 (Age 100)

*

*

2,233,311

-

-

2,233,311

 

 

NET SURRENDER VALUE

Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

End of Policy Year

0% (Gross)

-0.83% (Net)

6% (Gross)

5.17% (Net)

10% (Gross)

9.17% (Net)

1

-

-

-

25

11,131

31,909

64,814

2

-

-

-

30 (Age 59)

6,397

36,565

96,116

3

-

-

-

35 (Age 64)

*

35,684

140,148

4

133

774

1,248

40 (Age 69)

*

22,028

205,747

5

1,290

2,232

2,954

45 (Age 74)

*

*

307,205

6

2,502

3,799

4,830

50 (Age 79)

*

*

457,755

7

3,766

5,475

6,881

55 (Age 84)

*

*

671,740

8

4,999

7,176

9,031

60 (Age 89)

*

*

966,756

9

6,193

8,896

11,281

65 (Age 94)

*

*

1,383,669

10

7,141

10,425

13,429

70 (Age 99)

*

*

2,061,303

15

10,296

17,556

25,451

71 (Age 100)

*

*

2,233,311

20

11,869

24,963

42,010

 

 

 

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

 



 

 

Prospectus Back Cover

 

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

 

In order to help you understand how your Policy values could vary over time under different sets of assumptions, we will provide you, without charge and upon request, with certain personalized hypothetical illustrations showing the death benefit, cash surrender value and cash value. These hypothetical illustrations will be based on the age and insurance risk characteristics of the insured persons under your Policy and such factors as the specified amount band, death benefit option, premium payment amounts, and hypothetical rates of return (within limits) that you request. The illustrations are not a representation or guarantee of investment returns or cash value. You may request illustrations that reflect the expenses of the portfolios in which you intend to invest.

 

Inquiries

 

To learn more about the Policy, you should read the SAI dated the same date as this prospectus. The SAI has been filed with the SEC and is incorporated herein by reference. The table of contents of the SAI is included near the end of this prospectus.

 

For a free copy of the SAI, for other information about the Policy, and to obtain personalized illustrations, please contact your agent, or our office at:

 

 

Western Reserve Life

 

 

P.O. Box 5068

 

 

Clearwater, Florida 33758-5068

 

 

1-800-851-9777

 

 

Facsimile: 1-727-299-1620

 

 

(Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time)

 

www.westernreserve.com

 

 

 

More information about the Registrant (including the SAI) may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. For information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, please contact the SEC at 202-942-8090. You may also obtain copies of reports and other information about the Registrant on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102. The Registrant’s file numbers are listed below.

 

 

 

 

 

AFSG serves as the principal underwriter for the Policies. More information about AFSG is available at http://www.nasd.com or by calling 1-800-289-9999. You also can obtain an investor brochure from NASD, Inc. describing its Public Disclosure Program.

 

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SEC File No. 333-_______/811-4420

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PART B

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 



 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 

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__________, 2005

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® III

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issued through

WRL Series Life Account

by

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

1-800-851-9777

(727) 299-1800

 

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This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) expands upon subjects discussed in the current prospectus for the WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III flexible premium variable life insurance policy with an equity index fixed account offered by Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus dated ________, 2005, by calling 1-800-851-9777 (Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern time), or by writing to the administrative office at, Western Reserve Life, P.O. Box 5068, Clearwater, Florida 33758-5068. The prospectus sets forth information that a prospective investor should know before investing in a Policy. Terms used in this SAI have the same meanings as in the prospectus for the Policy.

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This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read only in conjunction with the prospectuses for the Policy and the AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust – Initial Class and Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund – Service Class 2 Shares.

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AG15002-__/2005

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Table of Contents

 

 

Glossary

1

The Policy – General Provisions

5

 

Ownership Rights

5

 

Our Right to Contest the Policy

6

 

Suicide Exclusion

6

 

Misstatement of Age or Gender

6

 

Modifying the Policy

6

 

Mixed and Shared Funding

7

 

Death Benefit

7

Additional Information

7

 

Settlement Options

7

 

Additional Information about Western Reserve and the Separate Account

8

 

Legal Matters

9

 

Variations in Policy Provisions

9

 

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

9

 

Sale of the Policies

9

 

Reports to Owners

10

 

 

Records

10

 

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

10

 

 

Experts

10

 

 

Financial Statements

11

 

Underwriters

11

 

 

Underwriting Standards

11

 

IMSA

11

 

Performance Data

12

 

 

Other Performance Data in Advertising Sales Literature

12

 

 

Western Reserve's Published Ratings

12

 

Index to Financial Statements

12

 

 

WRL Series Life Account

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

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Glossary

 

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accounts

The options to which you can allocate your money. The accounts include the fixed account, the equity index fixed account and the subaccounts in the separate account.

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attained age

The issue age, plus the number of completed years since the Policy date (for the initial specified amount) or the date of each increase in specified amount.

 

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Base Policy

The WRL Freedom Elite Builder® III variable life insurance policy without any supplemental riders.

 

beginning index date

The first Monthiversary for an equity index fixed account segment. The beginning index date is reset on each segment anniversary.

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beneficiary(ies)

The person or persons you select to receive the death benefit proceeds from the Policy. You name the primary beneficiary and contingent beneficiaries.

 

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cash value

At the end of any valuation period, the sum of your Policy's value in the subaccounts plus the fixed account plus the equity index fixed account. If there is a Policy loan outstanding, the cash value includes any amounts held in our fixed account to secure the Policy loan.

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death benefit proceeds

The amount we will pay to the beneficiary(ies) on the insured's death. We will reduce the death benefit proceeds by the amount of any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, and any due and unpaid monthly deductions.

 

ending index date

The date used to determine the ending equity index fixed account segment value. The ending index date for an equity index fixed account segment is the Monthiversary twelve Policy months after the beginning index date for such segment and is the next beginning index date. The ending index date is reset on each segment anniversary.

 

equity index

The Standard & Poor’s 500® Composite Stock Price Index, excluding dividend income, as compiled and calculated by Standard & Poor’s Corporation or another appropriate widely published index.

 

equity index fixed                An allocation option within the Policy’s cash value to which net premiums or transfers account may be allocated. The equity index fixed account is part of our general account, not the

separate account.

 

equity index fixed                A component of the equity index fixed account to which net premiums or transfers may be account segment                           allocated and interest credited. The equity index fixed account value equals the sum of

 

the twelve equity index fixed account segment values.

 

equity index fixed                A charge taken on the beginning index date for each equity index fixed account segment account expense charge   after the first Policy year that is equal to 1% of the equity index fixed account segment

 

value on

the beginning index date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of

that equity index fixed account segment.

 

equity index interest

Any interest credited to an equity index fixed account segment in excess of interest credited at the equity index fixed account guaranteed minimum interest rate. Equity index interest, if any, will only be credited on the ending index date.

 

equity index value

The value of the equity index as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on a day on which the equity index is published.

 

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fixed account

An allocation option other than the separate account to which you may allocate net premiums and cash value. We guarantee that any amounts you allocate to the fixed account will earn interest at a declared rate. The fixed account is part of our general account.

 

free-look period

The period during which you may return the Policy and receive a refund as described in this prospectus. The length of the free-look period varies by state. The free-look period is listed in the Policy.

 

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funds

Investment companies which are registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Policy allows you to invest in the portfolios of the funds through our subaccounts.

 

index change

The percentage change in the equity index value from an equity index fixed account segment’s beginning index date to its ending index date. The index change is adjusted so that it will neither exceed the applicable equity index fixed account segment’s cap, nor be less than 0%.

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in force

While coverage under the Policy or a supplemental rider, if any, is active and the insured's life remains insured.

 

initial premium

The amount you must pay before insurance coverage begins under the Policy. The initial premium is shown on the schedule page of your Policy.

 

insured

The person whose life is insured by the Policy.

 

issue age

The insured's age on his or her birthday on or prior to the Policy date. When you increase the Policy’s specified amount of insurance coverage, the issue age for the new layer of specified amount coverage is the insured’s age on his or her birthday on or prior to the date that the increase in specified amount takes effect. This age may be different from the attained age on other layers of specified amount coverage.

 

lapse

When life insurance coverage ends and the Policy terminates because you do not have enough cash value in the Policy to pay the monthly deduction, the surrender charge and any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest, and you have not made a sufficient payment by the end of a grace period.

 

loan reserve account

A part of the fixed account to which amounts are transferred as collateral for Policy loans.

 

minimum monthly

The amount shown on your Policy schedule page that we use during the no lapse period

 

guarantee premium

to determine whether a grace period will begin. We will adjust the minimum monthly guarantee premium if you change death benefit options, increase or decrease the specified amount, or add, increase or decrease a rider, and you may need to pay additional premiums in order to keep the no lapse guarantee in place. A Policy with the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium initially has higher minimum monthly guarantee premiums than a Base Policy, but the minimum monthly guarantee premium does not increase annually. A grace period will begin whenever your net surrender value is not enough to meet monthly deductions and the no lapse guarantee is no longer in effect.

 

Monthiversary

This is the day of each month when we determine Policy charges and deduct them from cash value. It is the same date each month as the Policy date. If there is no valuation date in the calendar month that coincides with the Policy date, the Monthiversary is the next valuation date.

 

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monthly deduction

The monthly Policy charge, plus the monthly cost of insurance, plus the monthly per unit charge, plus the monthly charge for any riders added to your Policy, all of which are deducted from the Policy’s cash value on each Monthiversary.

 

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net premium

The part of your premium that we allocate to the fixed account, the equity index fixed account or the subaccounts. The net premium is equal to the premium you paid minus the premium expense charge.

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net surrender value

The amount we will pay you if you surrender the Policy while it is in force. The net surrender value on the date you surrender is equal to: the cash value minus any surrender charge, and minus any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest.

 

no lapse date

For a Policy issued to an insured ages 0-60, the no lapse date is the lesser of the 20th Policy anniversary or the insured's attained age 65. For a Policy issued to an insured ages 61-85, the no lapse date is the 5th Policy anniversary. The no lapse date is specified in your Policy.

 

no lapse period

The period of time between the Policy date and the no lapse date during which the Policy will not lapse if certain conditions are met.

 

NYSE

The New York Stock Exchange.

 

office

Our administrative office and mailing address is P.O. Box 5068, Clearwater, Florida 33758-5068. Our street address is 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716. Our phone number is 1-800-851-9777. Our hours are Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.

 

planned periodic

A premium payment you make in a level amount at a fixed interval over a specified

premium

period of time.

 

Policy date

The date when our underwriting process is complete, full life insurance coverage goes into effect, the initial premium payment has been received, and we begin to take the monthly deductions. The Policy date is shown on the schedule page of your Policy. If you request, we may backdate a Policy by assigning a Policy date earlier than the date the Policy is issued. We measure Policy months, years, and anniversaries from the Policy date.

 

portfolio

One of the separate investment portfolios of a fund.

 

premiums

All payments you make under the Policy other than loan repayments.

 

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reallocation account

That portion of the fixed account where we hold the net premium(s) that will be transferred into the subaccounts from the record date until the reallocation date.

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reallocation date

The date we reallocate all cash value held in the reallocation account to the subaccounts you selected on your application. We place the portion of your net premium to be allocated to the subaccounts in the reallocation account (or as otherwise mandated by state law) only if your state requires us to return the full premium in the event you exercise your free-look right. In those states the reallocation date is the Policy date, plus the number of days in your state's free-look period, plus five days. In all other states, the reallocation date is the Policy date.

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record date

The date we record your Policy on our books as an in force Policy. The record date is generally the Policy date, unless the Policy is backdated.

 

segment anniversary

For the equity index fixed account, the ending index day for each equity index fixed account segment.

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separate account

The WRL Series Life Account. It is a separate investment account that is divided into subaccounts. We established the separate account to receive and invest net premiums under the Policy and other variable life insurance policies we issue.

 

specified amount

The initial specified amount is the amount shown on the Base Policy's schedule page that you receive when the Policy is issued. The specified amount in force is the initial specified amount, adjusted for any increases or decreases in the Base Policy's specified amount (including any increase in specified amount generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium). Other events such as a request to increase or decrease the specified amount, change in death benefit option or a cash withdrawal (if you choose Option A or if you choose Option C death benefit and the insured is attained age 71 or greater) may also affect the specified amount in force.

 

subaccount

A subdivision of the separate account that invests exclusively in shares of one investment portfolio of a fund.

 

surrender charge

If, during the first 10 Policy years (or during the 10-year period subsequent to an increase in specified amount), you fully surrender the Policy, we will deduct a surrender charge from the cash value.

 

termination

When the insured's life is no longer insured under the Policy or any rider, and the Policy or any rider is no longer in force.

 

valuation date

Each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. Western Reserve is open for business whenever the New York Stock Exchange is open.

 

valuation period

The period of time over which we determine the change in the value of the subaccounts. Each valuation period begins at the close of normal trading on the New York Stock Exchange (usually 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on each valuation date) and ends at the close of normal trading of the New York Stock Exchange on the next valuation date.

 

we, us, our

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.

(Western Reserve)

 

written notice

The written notice you must sign and send us to request or exercise your rights as owner under the Policy. To be complete, it must: (1) be in a form we accept, (2) contain the information and documentation that we determine we need to take the action you request, and (3) be received at our office.

 

you, your (owner

The person entitled to exercise all rights as owner under the Policy.

or policyowner)

 

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In order to supplement the description in the prospectus, the following provides additional information about Western Reserve and the Policy, which may be of interest to a prospective purchaser.

 

The Policy – General Provisions

 

Ownership Rights

 

The Policy belongs to the owner named in the application. The owner may exercise all of the rights and options described in the Policy. The owner is the insured unless the application specifies a different person as the insured. If the owner dies before the insured and no contingent owner is named, then ownership of the Policy will pass to the owner's estate. The owner may exercise certain rights described below.

 

Changing the Owner

Change the owner by providing written notice to us at our office at any time while the insured is alive and the Policy is in force.

 

Change is effective as of the date that the written notice is accepted by us at our office.

 

Changing the owner does not automatically change the beneficiary.

 

Changing the owner may have tax consequences. You should consult a tax advisor before changing the owner.

 

We are not liable for payments we made before we received the written notice at our office.

 

Choosing the Beneficiary

The owner designates the beneficiary (the person to receive the death benefit when the insured dies) in the application.

 

If the owner designates more than one beneficiary, then each beneficiary shares equally in any death benefit proceeds unless the beneficiary designation states otherwise.

 

If the beneficiary dies before the insured, then any contingent beneficiary becomes the beneficiary.

 

If both the beneficiary and contingent beneficiary die before the insured, then the death benefit will be paid to the owner or the owner's estate upon the insured's death.

 

Changing the Beneficiary

The owner changes the beneficiary by providing written notice to us at our office.

 

Change is effective as of the date the owner signs the written notice.

 

We are not liable for any payments we made before we received the written notice at our office.

 

Assigning the Policy

The owner may assign Policy rights while the insured is alive.

 

The owner retains any ownership rights that are not assigned.

 

Assignee may not change the owner or the beneficiary, and may not elect or change an optional method of payment. Any amount payable to the assignee will be paid in a lump sum.

 

Claims under any assignment are subject to proof of interest and the extent of the assignment.

 

We are not:

 

 

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bound by any assignment unless we receive a written notice of the assignment at our office;

 

 

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responsible for the validity of any assignment;

 

 

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liable for any payment we made before we received written notice of the assignment at our office; or

 

 

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bound by any assignment which results in adverse tax consequences to the owner, insured(s) or beneficiary(ies).

 

Assigning the Policy may have tax consequences. You should consult a tax advisor before assigning the Policy.

 

Selecting the tax test

The owner may elect either the guideline premium test or the cash value accumulation test. Your election may affect the amount of the death benefit payable under your Policy, the amount of premiums you may pay, and the amount of your monthly deduction.

 

Our Right to Contest the Policy

 

In issuing the Policy, we rely on all statements made by or for the insured in the application or in a supplemental application. Therefore, if you make any material misrepresentation of a fact in the application (or any supplemental application), then we may contest the Policy's validity or may resist a claim under the Policy.

 

A new two year contestability period shall apply to each increase in specified amount that requires evidence of insurability (excluding automatic increases generated by the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium), beginning on the effective date of each increase and will apply only to statements made in the application for the increase.

 

In the absence of fraud, we cannot bring any legal action to contest the validity of the Policy after the Policy or requested increase that requires evidence of insurability, has been in force during the insured's lifetime for two years from the Policy date, or if reinstated, for two years from the date of reinstatement.

 

Suicide Exclusion

 

If the insured commits suicide, while sane or insane, within two years of the Policy date (or two years from the reinstatement date, if the Policy lapses and is reinstated), the Policy will terminate and our liability is limited to an amount equal to the premiums paid, less any outstanding loan amount, and less any cash withdrawals. We will pay this amount to the beneficiary in one sum.

 

If the insured commits suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the effective date of any increase in specified amount that requires evidence of insurability, our liability with respect to such increase will be its cost of insurance charges and any per unit charges.

 

Misstatement of Age or Gender

 

If the age or gender of the insured was stated incorrectly in the application or any supplemental application, then the death benefit will be adjusted based on what the cost of insurance charge and per unit charge for the most recent monthly deduction would have purchased based on the insured's correct age and gender.

 

Modifying the Policy

 

Only our President or Secretary may modify the Policy or waive any of our rights or requirements under the Policy. Any modification or waiver must be in writing. No agent may bind us by making any promise not contained in the Policy.

 

If we modify the Policy, we will provide you notice and we will make appropriate endorsements to the Policy.

 

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Mixed and Shared Funding

 

In addition to the separate account, shares of the portfolios are also sold to other separate accounts that we (or our affiliates) establish to support variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies. It is possible that, in the future, it may become disadvantageous for variable life insurance separate accounts and variable annuity separate accounts to invest in the portfolios simultaneously. Neither the funds nor we currently foresee any such disadvantages, either to variable life insurance policyowners or to variable annuity contract owners. However, the funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees will monitor events in order to identify any material conflicts between the interests of such variable life insurance policyowners and variable annuity contract owners, and will determine what action, if any, it should take. Such action could include the sale of portfolio shares by one or more of the separate accounts, which could have adverse consequences. Material conflicts could result from, for example, (1) changes in state insurance laws, (2) changes in federal income tax laws, or (3) differences in voting instructions between those given by variable life insurance policyowners and those given by variable annuity contract owners.

 

If a fund's Board of Directors/Trustees were to conclude that separate funds should be established for variable life insurance and variable annuity separate accounts, Western Reserve will bear the attendant expenses, but variable life insurance policyowners and variable annuity contract owners would no longer have the economies of scale resulting from a larger combined fund.

 

Death Benefit

 

To qualify as “life insurance” under the federal tax laws, the Policy must provide a minimum death benefit. The minimum death benefit will be determined as of the date of death of the insured. Under current federal tax law, either the “guideline premium” test or the “cash value accumulation” test may be used to determine whether the Policy qualifies as “life insurance” under the Internal Revenue Code.

 

The “guideline premium” test limits the dollar amount of payments you may make under a Policy; no such legal limits apply under the “cash value accumulation” test although we may apply our own limits. The factors used to determine the minimum death benefit applicable to a given cash value are different under the two tests.

 

You must elect one of the tax tests at the time of application for the Policy. You may not change tests. You should consult a qualified tax advisor in choosing between the “guideline premium” and the “cash value accumulation” tests and in choosing a death benefit option.

 

The minimum death benefit is computed by multiplying the cash value as of the date of the insured’s death by a limitation percentage for the insured’s age. Under the cash value accumulation test the cash value in this calculation is reduced by any applicable net single premium for riders that are qualified additional benefits before multiplying by the limitation percentage. The minimum death benefit factors will be adjusted to conform to any changes in federal tax laws.

 

Additional Information

 

Settlement Options

 

If you surrender the Policy, you may elect to receive the net surrender value in either a lump sum or as a series of regular income payments under one of the three settlement options described below. In either event, life insurance coverage ends. Also, when the insured dies, the beneficiary may apply the lump sum death benefit proceeds to one of the same settlement options. If the regular payment under a settlement option would be less than $100, we will instead pay the proceeds in one lump sum. We may make other settlement options available in the future.

 

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amount of the regular payment for the period selected under the terms of the settlement option chosen. Depending upon the circumstances, the effective date of a settlement option is the surrender date or the insured's date of death.

 

 

Under any settlement option, the dollar amount of each payment will depend on four things:

 

the amount of the surrender on the surrender date or death benefit proceeds on the insured's date of death;

the interest rate we credit on those amounts (we guarantee a minimum annual interest rate of 2.0%);

the mortality tables we use; and

the specific payment option(s) you choose.

 

Option 1--Equal Monthly Installments for a Fixed Period

We will pay the proceeds, plus interest, in equal monthly installments for a fixed period of your choice, but not longer than 240 months.

 

We will stop making payments once we have made all the payments for the period selected.

 

 

 

Option 2--Equal Monthly Installments for Life (Life Income)

 

At your or the beneficiary's direction, we will make equal monthly installments:

 

only for the life of the payee, at the end of which payments will end; or

 

for the longer of the payee's life, or for 10 years if the payee dies before the end of the first 10 years of payments; or

 

for the longer of the payee's life, or until the total amount of all payments we have made equals the proceeds that were applied to the settlement option.

 

 

 

Option 3--Equal Monthly Installments for the Life of the Payee and then to a Designated Survivor (Joint and Survivor)

 

 

We will make equal monthly payments during the joint lifetime of two persons, first to a chosen payee, and then to a co-payee, if living, upon the death of the payee.

 

Payments to the co-payee, if living, upon the payee's death will equal either:

 

 

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the full amount paid to the payee before the payee's death; or

 

 

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two-thirds of the amount paid to the payee before the payee's death.

 

All payments will cease upon the death of the co-payee.

 

Additional Information about Western Reserve and the Separate Account

 

Western Reserve is a stock life insurance company that is wholly-owned by First AUSA Life Insurance Company, which, in turn, is wholly-owned indirectly by AEGON USA, Inc., which conducts most of its operations through subsidiary companies engaged in the insurance business or in providing non-insurance financial services. Western Reserve's office is located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1202 and the mailing address is P.O. Box 5068, Clearwater, Florida 33758-5068.

 

Western Reserve was incorporated in 1957 under the laws of Ohio and is subject to regulation by the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio, as well as by the insurance departments of all other states and jurisdictions in which it does business. Western Reserve is licensed to sell insurance in all states (except New York), Puerto Rico, Guam, and in the District of Columbia. Western Reserve submits annual statements on its operations and finances to insurance officials in all states and jurisdictions in which it does business. The Policy described in the prospectus has been filed with, and where required, approved by, insurance officials in those jurisdictions in which it is sold.

 

 

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Western Reserve established the separate account as a separate investment account under Ohio law in 1985. We own the assets in the separate account and are obligated to pay all benefits under the Policies. The separate account is used to support other life insurance policies of Western Reserve, as well as for other purposes permitted by law. The separate account is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the 1940 Act and qualifies as a "separate account" within the meaning of the federal securities laws.

 

Western Reserve holds the assets of the separate account physically segregated and apart from the general account. Western Reserve maintains records of all purchases and sales of portfolio shares by each of the subaccounts. A blanket bond was issued to AEGON USA, Inc. ("AEGON USA") in the aggregate amount of $12 million, covering all of the employees of AEGON USA and its affiliates, including Western Reserve. A Stockbrokers Blanket Bond, issued to AEGON U.S.A. Securities, Inc. providing fidelity coverage, covers the activities of registered representatives of AFSG to a limit of $10 million.

 

Legal Matters

 

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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP of Washington, D.C. has provided advice on certain matters relating to the federal securities laws. All matters of Ohio law pertaining to the Policy have been passed upon by Arthur D. Woods, Esq., Vice President and Senior Counsel of Western Reserve.

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Variations in Policy Provisions

 

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Certain provisions of the Policy may vary from the descriptions in the prospectus, depending on when and where the Policy was issued, in order to comply with different state laws. These variations may include restrictions on use of the fixed account or the equity index fixed account and different interest rates charged and credited on Policy loans. Please refer to your Policy, since any variations will be included in your Policy or in riders or endorsements attached to your Policy.

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Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

 

In order to help you understand how your Policy values would vary over time under different sets of assumptions, we will provide you with certain personalized illustrations upon request. These will be based on the age and insurance risk characteristics of the insured persons under your Policy and such factors as the specified amount, death benefit option, premium payment amounts, and rates of return (within limits) that you request.

 

The illustrations are not a representation or guarantee of investment returns or cash value. You may request illustrations that reflect the expenses of the portfolios in which you intend to invest.

 

Sale of the Policies

We currently offer the Policies on a continuous basis. We anticipate continuing to offer the Policies, but reserve the right to discontinue the offering.

 

AFSG serves as principal underwriter for the Policies. AFSG’s home office is located at 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001. AFSG is an affiliate of Western Reserve and, like Western Reserve, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA. AFSG is registered as a broker-dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of NASD, Inc. AFSG is not a member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation.

The Policies are offered to the public through sales representatives of broker-dealers ("selling firms") that have entered into selling agreements with us and with AFSG. Sales representatives are appointed as our insurance agents.

 

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During fiscal years 2004, 2003, and 2002, the amounts paid to AFSG in connection with all Policies sold through the separate account were $85,863,632, $67,236,938, and $82,236,981, respectively. AFSG passes through commissions it receives to selling firms for their sales and does not retain any portion of them. Our parent company provides capital contributions to AFSG and pays for AFSG’s operating and other expenses, including overhead, legal and accounting fees.

 

We and/or AFSG, TCI or ISI may pay certain selling firms additional cash amounts for: (1) “preferred product” treatment of the Policies in their marketing programs, which may include marketing services and increased access to their sales representatives; (2) sales promotions relating to the Policies; (3) costs associated with sales conferences and educational seminars for their sales representatives; and (4) other sales expenses incurred by them. These additional payments are not offered to all selling firms, and the terms of any particular agreement governing the payments may vary among selling firms.

 

Reports to Owners

 

At least once each year, or more often as required by law, we will mail to policyowners at their last known address a report showing the following information as of the end of the report period:

 

the current cash value

any activity since the last report

the current net surrender value

projected values

the current death benefit

investment experience of each subaccount

outstanding loans

any other information required by law

 

You may request additional copies of reports, but we may charge a fee for such additional copies. In addition, we will send written confirmations of any premium payments and other financial transactions you request including: changes in specified amount, changes in death benefit option, transfers, partial withdrawals, increases in loan amount, loan interest payments, loan repayments, lapses and reinstatements. We also will send copies of the annual and semi-annual report to shareholders for each portfolio in which you are indirectly invested.

 

Records

 

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We will maintain all records relating to the separate account, the fixed account and the equity index fixed account.

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The financial statements of the separate account at December 31, 2004 and for the periods disclosed in the financial statements, and the financial statements and schedules of Western Reserve at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, appearing herein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, 801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3400, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their respective reports thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such reports given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

Experts

 

Actuarial matters included in this SAI have been examined by Lorne Schinbein, Vice President and Managing Actuary of Western Reserve, located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, as stated in the opinion filed as an exhibit to the registration statement.

 

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Financial Statements

 

Western Reserve's financial statements and schedules, which include the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, appear on the following pages. These financial statements and schedules should be distinguished from the separate account's financial statements and you should consider these financial statements and schedules only as bearing upon Western Reserve's ability to meet our obligations under the Policies. You should not consider our financial statements and schedules as bearing upon the investment performance of the assets held in the separate account.

 

Western Reserve's financial statements and schedules at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, have been prepared on the basis of statutory accounting principles rather than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

The separate account’s financial statements, which include the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, also appear on the following pages.

 

Underwriters

 

Underwriting Standards

 

The Policy uses mortality tables that distinguish between men and women. As a result, the Policy pays different benefits to men and women of the same age. Montana prohibits our use of actuarial tables that distinguish between males and females to determine premiums and policy benefits for policies issued on the lives of its residents. Therefore, we will base the premiums and benefits in Policies that we issue in Montana, to insure residents of that state, on actuarial tables that do not differentiate on the basis of gender.

 

Your cost of insurance charge will vary by the insured's gender, issue age on the Policy date, issue age at the time of any increase in specified amount, rate band, length of time from the Policy date or from the date of any requested increase in specified amount, and rate class. We currently place insureds into the following rate classes:

 

preferred elite;

preferred plus;

preferred;

non-tobacco;

preferred tobacco;

tobacco; and

juvenile – under 18.

 

The preferred rate classes are not available for Policies issued with a specified amount at a level for which our underwriting requirements do not require a blood test. We also place insureds in various sub-standard rate classes, which involve a higher mortality risk and higher charges. We generally charge higher rates for insureds who use tobacco.

 

IMSA

 

We are a member of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association ("IMSA"). IMSA is an independent, voluntary organization of life insurance companies. It promotes high ethical standards in the sales and advertising of individual life insurance, long-term care insurance and annuity products. Through its Principles and Code of Ethical Market Conduct, IMSA encourages its member companies to develop and implement policies and procedures to promote sound market practices. Companies must undergo a rigorous self and independent assessment of their practices to become a member of IMSA. The IMSA logo in our sales literature shows our ongoing commitment to these standards. You may find more information about IMSA and its ethical standards at www.imsaethics.org in the "Consumer" section or by contacting IMSA at 240-497-2900.

 

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Performance Data

 

Other Performance Data in Advertising Sales Literature

 

We may compare each subaccount's performance to the performance of:

other variable life issuers in general;

variable life insurance policies which invest in mutual funds with similar investment objectives and policies, as reported by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. ("Lipper") and Morningstar, Inc. ("Morningstar"); and other services, companies, individuals, or industry or financial publications (e.g., Forbes, Money, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Barron's, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and Fortune);

 

>

Lipper and Morningstar rank variable annuity contracts and variable life policies. Their performance analysis ranks such policies and contracts on the basis of total return, and assumes reinvestment of distributions; but it does not show sales charges, redemption fees or certain expense deductions at the separate account level.

the Standard & Poor's Index of 500 Common Stocks, or other widely recognized indices;

 

>

unmanaged indices may assume the reinvestment of dividends, but usually do not reflect deductions for the expenses of operating or managing an investment portfolio; or

other types of investments, such as:

 

>

certificates of deposit;

 

>

savings accounts and U.S. Treasuries;

 

>

certain interest rate and inflation indices (e.g., the Consumer Price Index); or

 

>

indices measuring the performance of a defined group of securities recognized by investors as representing a particular segment of the securities markets (e.g., Donoghue Money Market Institutional Average, Lehman Brothers Corporate Bond Index, or Lehman Brothers Government Bond Index).

 

Western Reserve's Published Ratings

 

We may publish in advertisements, sales literature, or reports we send to you the ratings and other information that an independent ratings organization assigns to us. These organizations include: A.M. Best Company, Moody's Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor's Insurance Rating Services, and Fitch Ratings. These ratings are opinions regarding an operating insurance company's financial capacity to meet the obligations of its insurance policies in accordance with their terms. These ratings do not apply to the separate account, the subaccounts, the funds or their portfolios, or to their performance.

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

WRL Series Life Account:

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 4, 2005

Statements of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2004

Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003

Notes to the Financial Statements

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated February 18, 2005

Balance Sheets Statutory-Basis at December 31, 2004 and 2003

Statements of Operations Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Statements of Cash Flow Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002

Notes to Financial Statements--Statutory-Basis

Statutory-Basis Financial Statement Schedules

 

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WRL

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors and Contract Owners
of the WRL Series Life Account

Western Reserve Life Assurance Company of Ohio

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the subaccounts constituting the WRL Series Life Account (the Separate Account, a separate account of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio) as of December 31, 2004, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets for the periods indicated thereon. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Separate Account’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Separate Account’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Separate Account’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2004 by correspondence with the mutual funds’ transfer agents. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the respective subaccounts constituting the WRL Series Life Account at December 31, 2004, and the results of their operations and changes in net assets for the periods indicated thereon, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

ERNST and YOUNG, LLP 

Des Moines, Iowa

March 4, 2005

 

 

0504-0631814

 

 

F-1


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

   

WRL

Transamerica

Money Market

Subaccount

 

WRL

AEGON

Bond

Subaccount

 

WRL

Janus

Growth

Subaccount

 

WRL

Templeton

Great Companies

Global

Subaccount

 

WRL

Van Kampen

Emerging

Growth

Subaccount

                               

Assets:

                             

Investment in securities:

                             

Number of shares

    44,977     4,174     18,541     14,837     17,644
   

 

 

 

 

Cost

  $ 44,977   $ 50,450   $ 886,758   $ 354,768   $ 430,624
   

 

 

 

 

Investment, at net asset value

  $ 44,977   $ 51,051   $ 646,907   $ 262,463   $ 314,940

Dividend receivable

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers receivable from depositor

    0     0     0     0     0
   

 

 

 

 

Total assets.

    44,977     51,051     646,907     262,463     314,940
   

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                             

Accrued expenses

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers payable to depositor

    130     1     45     155     64
   

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    130     1     45     155     64
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 44,847   $ 51,050   $ 646,862   $ 262,308   $ 314,876
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

                             

Policy owners’ equity:

                             

Class A

  $ 44,155   $ 50,801   $ 646,554   $ 262,144   $ 314,746

Class B

    692     249     308     164     130

Depositor’s equity:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     0
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

  $ 44,847   $ 51,050   $ 646,862   $ 262,308   $ 314,876
   

 

 

 

 

Policy owners’ units:

                             

Class A

    2,317     1,680     8,513     11,139     9,370

Class B

    69     24     26     14     12

Depositor’s units:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     0

Total units outstanding:

                             

Class A

    2,317     1,680     8,513     11,139     9,370

Class B

    69     24     26     14     12

Accumulation unit value:

                             

Class A

  $ 19.05   $ 30.24   $ 75.95   $ 23.53   $ 33.59

Class B

    10.02     10.48     12.05     11.54     10.73

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Federated

Growth &

Income

Subaccount

  

WRL

Transamerica

Value

Balanced

Subaccount

  

WRL

Mercury

Large Cap

Value

Subaccount

  

WRL

American

Century

International

Subaccount

  

WRL

Third

Avenue

Value

Subaccount

                                    

Assets:

                                  

Investment in securities:

                                  

Number of shares

     6,551      11,517      2,526      3,750      3,909
    

  

  

  

  

Cost

   $ 97,283    $ 148,395    $ 34,118    $ 27,438    $ 58,478
    

  

  

  

  

Investment, at net asset value

   $ 115,234    $ 155,249    $ 43,380    $ 32,291    $ 82,012

Dividend receivable

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers receivable from depositor

     0      0      9      45      108
    

  

  

  

  

Total assets

     115,234      155,249      43,389      32,336      82,120
    

  

  

  

  

Liabilities:

                                  

Accrued expenses

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers payable to depositor

     91      16      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Total liabilities

     91      16      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets

   $ 115,143    $ 155,233    $ 43,389    $ 32,336    $ 82,120
    

  

  

  

  

Net Assets Consists of:

                                  

Policy owners’ equity:

                                  

Class A

   $ 114,445    $ 155,166    $ 43,341    $ 32,336    $ 81,710

Class B

     698      67      48      0      410

Depositor’s equity:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

   $ 115,143    $ 155,233    $ 43,389    $ 32,336    $ 82,120
    

  

  

  

  

Policy owners’ units:

                                  

Class A

     3,679      7,579      2,160      3,119      3,717

Class B

     60      6      4      0      32

Depositor’s units:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0

Total units outstanding:

                                  

Class A

     3,679      7,579      2,160      3,119      3,717

Class B

     60      6      4      0      32

Accumulation unit value:

                                  

Class A

   $ 31.11    $ 20.47    $ 20.06    $ 10.37    $ 21.99

Class B

     11.67      11.31      12.82      n/a      13.00

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Clarion

Real Estate

Securities

Subaccount

  

WRL

Marsico

Growth

Subaccount

  

WRL

Munder

Net50

Subaccount

  

WRL

T. Rowe

Price

Equity Income

Subaccount

  

WRL

T. Rowe

Price

Small Cap

Subaccount

                                    

Assets:

                                  

Investment in securities:

                                  

Number of shares

     2,425      1,476      1,600      765      1,898
    

  

  

  

  

Cost

   $ 32,602    $ 11,611    $ 11,952    $ 14,084    $ 19,698
    

  

  

  

  

Investment, at net asset value

   $ 46,439    $ 14,068    $ 15,285    $ 16,302    $ 23,438

Dividend receivable

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers receivable from depositor

     137      4      0      16      18
    

  

  

  

  

Total assets

     46,576      14,072      15,285      16,318      23,456
    

  

  

  

  

Liabilities:

                                  

Accrued expenses

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers payable to depositor

     0      0      26      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Total liabilities

     0      0      26      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets

   $ 46,576    $ 14,072    $ 15,259    $ 16,318    $ 23,456
    

  

  

  

  

Net Assets Consists of:

                                  

Policy owners’ equity:

                                  

Class A

   $ 46,253    $ 13,931    $ 15,079    $ 16,183    $ 23,211

Class B

     323      141      180      135      245

Depositor’s equity:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

   $ 46,576    $ 14,072    $ 15,259    $ 16,318    $ 23,456
    

  

  

  

  

Policy owners’ units:

                                  

Class A

     2,231      1,556      1,640      1,484      2,119

Class B

     22      13      15      11      22

Depositor’s units:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0

Total units outstanding:

                                  

Class A

     2,231      1,556      1,640      1,484      2,119

Class B

     22      13      15      11      22

Accumulation unit value:

                                  

Class A

   $ 20.74    $ 8.95    $ 9.19    $ 10.91    $ 10.95

Class B

     14.38      11.25      11.60      12.23      11.31

 

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Salomon

All Cap

Subaccount

  

WRL

J.P. Morgan

Mid Cap
Value

Subaccount

  

WRL

Great

Companies-

AmericaSM

Subaccount

  

WRL

Great

Companies-

TechnologySM

Subaccount

  

WRL

Asset

Allocation-

Conservative

Portfolio

Subaccount

                                    

Assets:

                                  

Investment in securities:

                                  

Number of shares

     3,500      1,246      7,252      3,169      1,530
    

  

  

  

  

Cost

   $ 44,032    $ 14,605    $ 78,513    $ 11,163    $ 15,727
    

  

  

  

  

Investment, at net asset value

   $ 49,765    $ 18,455    $ 71,719    $ 13,594    $ 18,422

Dividend receivable

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers receivable from depositor

     34      5      0      0      66
    

  

  

  

  

Total assets

     49,799      18,460      71,719      13,594      18,488
    

  

  

  

  

Liabilities:

                                  

Accrued expenses

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers payable to depositor

     0      0      3      16      0
    

  

  

  

  

Total liabilities

     0      0      3      16      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets

   $ 49,799    $ 18,460    $ 71,716    $ 13,578    $ 18,488
    

  

  

  

  

Net Assets Consists of:

                                  

Policy owners’ equity:

                                  

Class A

   $ 49,548    $ 18,393    $ 71,602    $ 13,473    $ 18,291

Class B

     251      38      114      105      197

Depositor’s equity:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      29      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

   $ 49,799    $ 18,460    $ 71,716    $ 13,578    $ 18,488
    

  

  

  

  

Policy owners’ units:

                                  

Class A

     3,611      1,330      7,430      3,275      1,528

Class B

     22      3      11      10      18

Depositor’s units:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      3      0      0      0

Total units outstanding:

                                  

Class A

     3,611      1,330      7,430      3,275      1,528

Class B

     22      6      11      10      18

Accumulation unit value:

                                  

Class A

   $ 13.72    $ 13.83    $ 9.64    $ 4.11    $ 11.97

Class B

     11.52      11.52      10.71      11.10      11.31

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-5


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

   

WRL

Asset

Allocation-

Moderate

Portfolio

Subaccount

 

WRL

Asset

Allocation-

Moderate Growth

Portfolio

Subaccount

 

WRL

Asset

Allocation-

Growth

Portfolio

Subaccount

 

WRL

PIMCO

Total

Return

Subaccount

 

WRL

Transamerica

Balanced

Subaccount

                               

Assets:

                             

Investment in securities:

                             

Number of shares

    4,375     11,501     9,068     925     319
   

 

 

 

 

Cost

  $ 43,864   $ 117,233   $ 92,615   $ 9,906   $ 3,191
   

 

 

 

 

Investment, at net asset value

  $ 52,934   $ 140,080   $ 109,363   $ 10,282   $ 3,761

Dividend receivable

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers receivable from depositor

    119     48     95     0     0
   

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    53,053     140,128     109,458     10,282     3,761
   

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                             

Accrued expenses

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers payable to depositor

    0     0     0     9     2
   

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    0     0     0     9     2
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 53,053   $ 140,128   $ 109,458   $ 10,273   $ 3,759
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

                             

Policy owners’ equity:

                             

Class A

  $ 49,873   $ 130,542   $ 102,006   $ 10,074   $ 3,697

Class B

    3,180     9,586     7,452     199     62

Depositor’s equity:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     0
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

  $ 53,053   $ 140,128   $ 109,458   $ 10,273   $ 3,759
   

 

 

 

 

Policy owners’ units:

                             

Class A

    4,169     10,869     8,563     886     315

Class B

    276     810     622     19     6

Depositor’s units:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     0

Total units outstanding:

                             

Class A

    4,169     10,869     8,563     886     315

Class B

    276     810     622     19     6

Accumulation unit value:

                             

Class A

  $ 11.96   $ 12.01   $ 11.91   $ 11.37   $ 11.73

Class B

    11.54     11.84     11.99     10.51     11.44

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-6


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

   

WRL

Transamerica

Convertible

Securities

Subaccount

 

WRL

Transamerica

Equity

Subaccount

 

WRL

Transamerica

Growth

Opportunities

Subaccount

 

WRL

Capital

Guardian

Value

Subaccount

 

WRL

Transamerica

Small/Mid Cap

Value

Subaccount

                               

Assets:

                             

Investment in securities:

                             

Number of shares

    217     12,407     3,361     112     44
   

 

 

 

 

Cost

  $ 2,361   $ 311,748   $ 58,767   $ 1,912   $ 681
   

 

 

 

 

Investment, at net asset value

  $ 2,662   $ 259,065   $ 49,277   $ 2,266   $ 741

Dividend receivable

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers receivable from depositor

    7     33     0     1     0
   

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    2,669     259,098     49,277     2,267     741
   

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                             

Accrued expenses

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers payable to depositor

    0     0     25     1     29
   

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    0     0     25     1     29
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 2,669   $ 259,098   $ 49,252   $ 2,266   $ 712
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

                             

Policy owners’ equity:

                             

Class A

  $ 2,459   $ 258,530   $ 48,945   $ 2,172   $ 618

Class B

    210     568     307     94     65

Depositor’s equity:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     29
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

  $ 2,669   $ 259,098   $ 49,252   $ 2,266   $ 712
   

 

 

 

 

Policy owners’ units:

                             

Class A

    193     20,304     4,114     178     54

Class B

    18     47     25     7     5

Depositor’s units:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    0     0     0     0     3

Total units outstanding:

                             

Class A

    193     20,304     4,114     178     54

Class B

    18     47     25     7     8

Accumulation unit value:

                             

Class A

  $ 12.74   $ 12.73   $ 11.90   $ 12.20   $ 11.45

Class B

    11.54     12.05     12.14     12.52     11.46

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-7


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

   

WRL

Transamerica

U.S. Government

Securities

Subaccount

 

WRL

J.P.
Morgan

Enhanced

Index

Subaccount

 

WRL

MFS

High

Yield

Subaccount

 

WRL

Capital

Guardian

U.S. Equity

Subaccount

 

Access

U.S. Government

Money Market

Portfolio

Subaccount

                               

Assets:

                             

Investment in securities:

                             

Number of shares

    50     84     34     126     3,499
   

 

 

 

 

Cost

  $ 618   $ 993   $ 344   $ 1,198   $ 3,499
   

 

 

 

 

Investment, at net asset value

  $ 617   $ 1,174   $ 357   $ 1,390   $ 3,500

Dividend receivable

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers receivable from depositor

    0     1     0     0     0
   

 

 

 

 

Total assets

    617     1,175     357     1,390     3,500
   

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                             

Accrued expenses

    0     0     0     0     0

Transfers payable to depositor

    63     0     0     0     621
   

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    63     0     0     0     621
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets

  $ 554   $ 1,175   $ 357   $ 1,390   $ 2,879
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Consists of:

                             

Policy owners’ equity:

                             

Class A

  $ 446   $ 1,088   $ 313   $ 1,390   $ 2,748

Class B

    82     58     16     0     106

Depositor’s equity:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    26     29     28     0     25
   

 

 

 

 

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

  $ 554   $ 1,175   $ 357   $ 1,390   $ 2,879
   

 

 

 

 

Policy owners’ units:

                             

Class A

    41     95     26     118     279

Class B

    8     5     1     0     11

Depositor’s units:

                             

Class A

    0     0     0     0     0

Class B

    3     3     3     0     3

Total units outstanding:

                             

Class A

    41     95     26     118     279

Class B

    11     8     4     0     14

Accumulation unit value:

                             

Class A

  $ 10.93   $ 11.41   $ 11.86   $ 11.83   $ 9.85

Class B

    10.35     11.76     11.26     n/a     9.91

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-8


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

    

Potomac

Dow 30
Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Potomac

OTC Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Wells

S&P

REIT Index

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Potomac

Mid Cap

Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Potomac

Small Cap

Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount

                                    

Assets:

                                  

Investment in securities:

                                  

Number of shares

     163      574      47      3      3
    

  

  

  

  

Cost

   $ 1,946    $ 6,489    $ 665    $ 30    $ 33
    

  

  

  

  

Investment, at net asset value

   $ 2,003    $ 6,486    $ 726    $ 34    $ 33

Dividend receivable

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers receivable from depositor

     0      0      1      0      634
    

  

  

  

  

Total assets

     2,003      6,486      727      34      667
    

  

  

  

  

Liabilities:

                                  

Accrued expenses

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers payable to depositor

     9      6      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Total liabilities

     9      6      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets

   $ 1,994    $ 6,480    $ 727    $ 34    $ 667
    

  

  

  

  

Net Assets Consists of:

                                  

Policy owners’ equity:

                                  

Class A

   $ 1,952    $ 6,442    $ 667    $ 6    $ 636

Class B

     14      9      26      0      0

Depositor’s equity:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      28      31

Class B

     28      29      34      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

   $ 1,994    $ 6,480    $ 727    $ 34    $ 667
    

  

  

  

  

Policy owners’ units:

                                  

Class A

     157      461      43      1      51

Class B

     1      1      2      0      0

Depositor’s units:

                                  

Class A

     0      0      0      2      3

Class B

     3      3      3      0      0

Total units outstanding:

                                  

Class A

     157      461      43      3      54

Class B

     4      4      5      0      0

Accumulation unit value:

                                  

Class A

   $ 12.47    $ 13.97    $ 15.49    $ 11.41    $ 12.42

Class B

     11.12      11.46      13.40      n/a      n/ a

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-9


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

At December 31, 2004

(all amounts except per unit amounts in thousands)

 

    

Potomac

U.S./Short

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Fidelity VIP

Growth

Opportunities

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Fidelity VIP

Contrafund®

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Fidelity VIP

Equity-Income

Portfolio

Subaccount

  

Fidelity VIP

Index

500
Portfolio

Subaccount

                                    

Assets:

                                  

Investment in securities:

                                  

Number of shares

     4      225      572      501      4
    

  

  

  

  

Cost

   $ 30    $ 3,086    $ 11,832    $ 10,574    $ 557
    

  

  

  

  

Investment, at net asset value

   $ 30    $ 3,591    $ 15,077    $ 12,575    $ 589

Dividend receivable

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers receivable from depositor

     0      1      5      6      0
    

  

  

  

  

Total assets

     30      3,592      15,082      12,581      589
    

  

  

  

  

Liabilities:

                                  

Accrued expenses

     0      0      0      0      0

Transfers payable to depositor

     0      0      0      0      29
    

  

  

  

  

Total liabilities

     0      0      0      0      29
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets

   $ 30    $ 3,592    $ 15,082    $ 12,581    $ 560
    

  

  

  

  

Net Assets Consists of:

                                  

Policy owners’ equity:

                                  

Class A

   $ 10    $ 3,592    $ 15,082    $ 12,581    $ 263

Class B

     0      0      0      0      297

Depositor’s equity:

                                  

Class A

     20      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0
    

  

  

  

  

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

   $ 30    $ 3,592    $ 15,082      12,581      560
    

  

  

  

  

Policy owners’ units:

                                  

Class A

     1      472      1,426      1,045      24

Class B

     0      0      0      0      26

Depositor’s units:

                                  

Class A

     3      0      0      0      0

Class B

     0      0      0      0      0

Total units outstanding:

                                  

Class A

     4      472      1,426      1,045      24

Class B

     0      0      0      0      26

Accumulation unit value:

                                  

Class A

   $ 8.02    $ 7.61    $ 10.58    $ 12.04    $ 10.98

Class B

     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      11.60

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-10


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    WRL
Transamerica
Money Market
Subaccount
  WRL
AEGON
Bond
Subaccount
    WRL
Janus
Growth
Subaccount
    WRL
Templeton
Great Companies
Global
Subaccount
   

WRL

Van Kampen

Emerging

Growth

Subaccount

 
                                       

Investment Income:

                                     

Dividend income

  $ 519   $ 3,511     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0  
   

 


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

    519     3,511       0       0       0  

Expenses:

                                     

Mortality and expense risk:

                                     

Class A

    471     466       5,411       2,247       2,734  

Class B

    4     0       1       1       0  
   

 


 


 


 


Total expenses

    475     466       5,412       2,248       2,734  
   

 


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    44     3,045       (5,412 )     (2,248 )     (2,734 )
   

 


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                     

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    0     350       (29,667 )     (11,686 )     (13,817 )

LT realized gain distributions

    0     192       0       0       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    0     (1,753 )     118,108       33,743       34,811  
   

 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    0     (1,211 )     88,441       22,057       20,994  
   

 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 44   $ 1,834     $ 83,029     $ 19,809     $ 18,260  
   

 


 


 


 


    WRL
Federated
Growth &
Income
Subaccount
  WRL
Transamerica
Value
Balanced
Subaccount
    WRL
Mercury
Large Cap
Value
Subaccount
    WRL
American
Century
International
Subaccount
    WRL
Third
Avenue
Value
Subaccount
 
                                       

Investment Income:

                                     

Dividend income

  $ 4,294   $ 1,783     $ 1,124     $ 0     $ 437  
   

 


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

    4,294     1,783       1,124       0       437  

Expenses:

                                     

Mortality and expense risk:

                                     

Class A

    945     1,089       350       251       586  

Class B

    2     1       0       0       1  
   

 


 


 


 


Total expenses

    947     1,090       350       251       587  
   

 


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    3,347     693       774       (251 )     (150 )
   

 


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                     

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    936     (260 )     544       116       505  

LT realized gain distributions

    1,698     0       0       0       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    2,622     13,030       5,018       3,838       14,310  
   

 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    5,256     12,770       5,562       3,954       14,815  
   

 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 8,603   $ 13,463     $ 6,336     $ 3,703     $ 14,665  
   

 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-11


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

(all amounts in thousands)

 

     WRL
Clarion
Real Estate
Securities
Subaccount
   WRL
Marsico
Growth
Subaccount
    WRL
Munder
Net50
Subaccount
    WRL
T. Rowe
Price
Equity Income
Subaccount
    WRL
T. Rowe
Price
Small Cap
Subaccount
 
                                         

Investment Income:

                                       

Dividend income

   $ 964    $ 0     $ 0     $ 220     $ 0  
    

  


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

     964      0       0       220       0  

Expenses:

                                       

Mortality and expense risk:

                                       

Class A

     307      104       124       105       172  

Class B

     1      1       1       1       1  
    

  


 


 


 


Total expenses

     308      105       125       106       173  
    

  


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

     656      (105 )     (125 )     114       (173 )
    

  


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

     1,020      159       725       44       444  

LT realized gain distributions

     497      0       0       32       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     7,923      1,369       1,079       1,571       1,552  
    

  


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     9,440      1,528       1,804       1,647       1,996  
    

  


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

   $ 10,096    $ 1,423     $ 1,679     $ 1,761     $ 1,823  
    

  


 


 


 


          WRL
Salomon
All Cap
Subaccount
    WRL
J.P. Morgan
Mid Cap
Value
Subaccount
    WRL
Great
Companies-
AmericaSM
Subaccount
    WRL
Great
Companies-
TechnologySM
Subaccount
 
                                         

Investment Income:

                                       

Dividend income

          $ 103     $ 6     $ 423     $ 0  
           


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

            103       6       423       0  

Expenses:

                                       

Mortality and expense risk:

                                       

Class A

            409       145       588       123  

Class B

            1       0       0       0  
           


 


 


 


Total expenses

            410       145       588       123  
           


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

            (307 )     (139 )     (165 )     (123 )
           


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

            183       314       (1,340 )     508  

LT realized gain distributions

            0       0       0       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

            3,694       1,962       2,207       503  
           


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

            3,877       2,276       867       1,011  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

          $ 3,570     $ 2,137     $ 702     $ 888  
           


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-12


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    WRL
Asset
Allocation-
Conservative
Portfolio
Subaccount
  WRL
Asset
Allocation- 
Moderate
Portfolio
Subaccount
  WRL
Asset
Allocation-
Moderate Growth
Portfolio
Subaccount
    WRL
Asset
Allocation- 
Growth
Portfolio
Subaccount
    WRL
PIMCO
Total
Return
Subaccount
 
                                     

Investment Income:

                                   

Dividend income

  $ 206   $ 432   $ 786     $ 693     $ 272  
   

 

 


 


 


Total Investment Income

    206     432     786       693       272  

Expenses:

                                   

Mortality and expense risk:

                                   

Class A

    140     363     866       633       86  

Class B

    1     8     22       17       1  
   

 

 


 


 


Total expenses

    141     371     888       650       87  
   

 

 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    65     61     (102 )     43       185  
   

 

 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    402     374     583       245       112  

LT realized gain distributions

    64     50     71       61       23  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    878     4,088     13,258       10,736       (15 )
   

 

 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    1,344     4,512     13,912       11,042       120  
   

 

 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

  $ 1,409   $ 4,573   $ 13,810     $ 11,085     $ 305  
   

 

 


 


 


    WRL
Transamercia
Balanced
Subaccount
  WRL
Transamerica
Convertible
Securities
Subaccount
  WRL
Transamerica
Equity
Subaccount
    WRL
Transamerica
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
    WRL
Capital
Guardian
Value
Subaccount
 
                                     

Investment Income:

                                   

Dividend income

  $ 43   $ 133   $ 0     $ 0     $ 16  
   

 

 


 


 


Total Investment Income

    43     133     0       0       16  

Expenses:

                                   

Mortality and expense risk:

                                   

Class A

    30     20     1,446       276       13  

Class B

    0     1     1       1       0  
   

 

 


 


 


Total expenses

    30     21     1,447       277       13  
   

 

 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    13     112     (1,447 )     (277 )     3  
   

 

 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                   

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    72     83     (3,930 )     68       51  

LT realized gain distributions

    19     0     0       0       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    249     79     34,627       4,386       215  
   

 

 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    340     162     30,697       4,454       266  
   

 

 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

  $ 353   $ 274   $ 29,250     $ 4,177     $ 269  
   

 

 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-13


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    WRL
Transamerica
Small/Mid Cap
Value
Subaccount
    WRL
Transamerica
U.S. Government
Securities
Subaccount
    WRL
J.P. Morgan
Enhanced
Index
Subaccount
    WRL
MFS
High
Yield
Subaccount(1)
    WRL
Capital
Guardian
U.S. Equity
Subaccount
 
                                         

Investment Income:

                                       

Dividend income

  $ 0     $ 17     $ 8     $ 14     $ 3  
   


 


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

    0       17       8       14       3  

Expenses:

                                       

Mortality and expense risk:

                                       

Class A

    1       4       8       2       11  

Class B

    1       0       1       0       0  
   


 


 


 


 


Total expenses

    2       4       9       2       11  
   


 


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    (2 )     13       (1 )     12       (8 )
   


 


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

    2       (1 )     49       18       45  

LT realized gain distributions

    0       2       0       0       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    60       (3 )     42       (8 )     73  
   


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    62       (2 )     91       10       118  
   


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

  $ 60     $ 11     $ 90     $ 22     $ 110  
   


 


 


 


 


          Access
U.S. Government
Money Market
Portfolio
Subaccount(1)
    Potomac
Dow 30
Plus
Portfolio
Subaccount(1)
    Potomac
OTC
Plus
Portfolio
Subaccount(1)
    Wells
S&P
REIT Index
Portfolio
Subaccount(1)
 
                                         

Investment Income:

                                       

Dividend income

          $ 0     $ 11     $ 593     $ 1  
           


 


 


 


Total Investment Income

            0       11       593       1  

Expenses:

                                       

Mortality and expense risk:

                                       

Class A

            64       7       39       3  

Class B

            0       0       0       0  
           


 


 


 


Total expenses

            64       7       39       3  
           


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

            (64 )     4       554       (2 )
           


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                                       

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

            0       24       (460 )     50  

LT realized gain distributions

            0       25       186       0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

            0       44       (241 )     59  
           


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

            0       93       (515 )     109  
           


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

          $ (64 )   $ 97     $ 39     $ 107  
           


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-14


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

(all amounts in thousands)

 

           Potomac
Mid Cap
Plus
Portfolio
Subaccount
    Potomac
Small Cap
Plus Portfolio
Subaccount
   Potomac
U.S./Short
Portfolio
Subaccount
 
                                 

Investment Income:

                               

Dividend income

           $ 0     $ 0    $ 0  
            


 

  


Total Investment Income

             0       0      0  

Expenses:

                               

Mortality and expense risk:

                               

Class A

             0       0      0  

Class B

             0       0      0  
            


 

  


Total expenses

             0       0      0  
            


 

  


Net investment income (loss)

             0       0      0  
            


 

  


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

             (2 )     19      (10 )

LT realized gain distributions

             0       0      0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

             4       0      0  
            


 

  


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

             2       19      (10 )
            


 

  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

           $ 2     $ 19    $ (10 )
            


 

  


     Fidelity VIP
Growth
Opportunities
Portfolio
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Contrafund®
Portfolio
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Equity-Income
Portfolio
Subaccount
   Fidelity VIP
Index
500
Portfolio
Subaccount(1)
 
                                 

Investment Income:

                               

Dividend income

   $ 10     $ 24     $ 156    $ 0  
    


 


 

  


Total Investment Income

     10       24       156      0  

Expenses:

                               

Mortality and expense risk:

                               

Class A

     29       112       104      1  

Class B

     0       0       0      0  
    


 


 

  


Total expenses

     29       112       104      1  
    


 


 

  


Net investment income (loss)

     (19 )     (88 )     52      (1 )
    


 


 

  


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):

                               

Net realized gain (loss) on investment securities

     97       217       162      8  

LT realized gain distributions

     0       0       41      0  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     116       1,611       858      30  
    


 


 

  


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     213       1,828       1,061      38  
    


 


 

  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 194     $ 1,740     $ 1,113    $ 37  
    


 


 

  


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-15


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

     WRL
Transamerica
Money Market
Subaccount


    WRL
AEGON
Bond
Subaccount


    WRL
Janus
Growth
Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 44     $ (70 )   $ 3,045     $ 2,191     $ (5,412 )   $ (4,796 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     0       0       (1,211 )     (168 )     88,441       148,521  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     44       (70 )     1,834       2,023       83,029       143,725  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     757       (15,163 )     2,879       1,648       57,430       73,257  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     5,645       7,684       4,932       6,124       56,470       61,192  

Policy loans

     1,729       1,160       375       492       3,297       848  

Surrender benefits

     6,644       10,881       3,055       3,311       32,804       26,849  

Death benefits

     73       293       146       209       1,816       1,306  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       14,091       20,018       8,508       10,136       94,387       90,195  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     (13,334 )     (35,181 )     (5,629 )     (8,488 )     (36,957 )     (16,938 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (13,290 )     (35,251 )     (3,795 )     (6,465 )     46,072       126,787  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (25 )     25       (26 )     25       (30 )     25  

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     58,162       93,388       54,871       61,311       600,820       474,008  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 44,847     $ 58,162     $ 51,050     $ 54,871     $ 646,862     $ 600,820  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-16


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

     WRL
Templeton
Great Companies
Global
Subaccount


    WRL
Van
Kampen
Emerging Growth
Subaccount


    WRL
Federated
Growth & Income
Subaccount


     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

                                                

Operations:

                                              

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (2,248 )   $ (2,001 )   $ (2,734 )   $ (2,519 )   $ 3,347     $ 2,971
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     22,057       48,192       20,994       69,507       5,256       17,673
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     19,809       46,191       18,260       66,988       8,603       20,644
    


 


 


 


 


 

Capital Unit Transactions:

                                              

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     31,245       23,498       30,777       43,552       19,418       15,781
    


 


 


 


 


 

Less cost of units redeemed:

                                              

Administrative charges

     23,324       25,124       29,105       31,908       8,616       8,435

Policy loans

     1,931       811       2,111       865       423       497

Surrender benefits

     13,800       11,470       16,469       14,274       6,011       4,312

Death benefits

     360       377       494       432       95       122
    


 


 


 


 


 

       39,415       37,782       48,179       47,479       15,145       13,366
    


 


 


 


 


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     (8,170 )     (14,284 )     (17,402 )     (3,927 )     4,273       2,415
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     11,639       31,907       858       63,061       12,876       23,059

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     25       (27 )     25       (27 )     25

Net Assets:

                                              

Beginning of period

     250,697       218,765       314,045       250,959       102,294       79,210
    


 


 


 


 


 

End of period

   $ 262,308     $ 250,697     $ 314,876     $ 314,045     $ 115,143     $ 102,294
    


 


 


 


 


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-17


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Transamerica

Value

Balanced

Subaccount


   

WRL

Mercury

Large Cap

Value

Subaccount


   

WRL

American

Century

International

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 693     $ 1,293     $ 774     $ (21 )   $ (251 )   $ (159 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     12,770       9,081       5,562       8,383       3,954       5,357  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     13,463       10,374       6,336       8,362       3,703       5,198  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     96,655       7,399       4,110       4,373       7,079       16,269  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     10,581       6,251       2,993       3,107       2,748       2,329  

Policy loans

     761       428       305       139       239       127  

Surrender benefits

     7,040       2,943       1,802       1,563       1,517       900  

Death benefits

     323       90       77       88       7       20  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       18,705       9,712       5,177       4,897       4,511       3,376  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     77,950       (2,313 )     (1,067 )     (524 )     2,568       12,893  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     91,413       8,061       5,269       7,838       6,271       18,091  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     25       (32 )     25       0       0  

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     63,848       55,762       38,152       30,289       26,065       7,974  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 155,233     $ 63,848     $ 43,389     $ 38,152     $ 32,336     $ 26,065  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-18


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

     WRL
Third Avenue
Value
Subaccount


    WRL
Clarion
Real Estate Securities
Subaccount


   WRL
Marsico
Growth
Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

   December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

 
                                                 

Operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (150 )   $ (193 )   $ 656     $ 332    $ (105 )   $ (56 )
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     14,815       14,156       9,440       6,757      1,528       1,441  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     14,665       13,963       10,096       7,089      1,423       1,385  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                               

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     19,449       10,593       12,280       7,044      4,400       5,133  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                               

Administrative charges

     4,541       3,944       2,979       2,546      950       710  

Policy loans

     363       153       313       154      45       7  

Surrender benefits

     3,046       2,027       2,058       1,392      730       283  

Death benefits

     83       46       21       24      5       2  
    


 


 


 

  


 


       8,033       6,170       5,371       4,116      1,730       1,002  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     11,416       4,423       6,909       2,928      2,670       4,131  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     26,081       18,386       17,005       10,017      4,093       5,516  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     25       (35 )     25      (26 )     25  

Net Assets:

                                               

Beginning of period

     56,067       37,656       29,606       19,564      10,005       4,464  
    


 


 


 

  


 


End of period

   $ 82,120     $ 56,067     $ 46,576     $ 29,606    $ 14,072     $ 10,005  
    


 


 


 

  


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-19


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Munder

Net50

Subaccount


   

WRL

T. Rowe Price

Equity Income

Subaccount


  

WRL

T. Rowe Price

Small Cap

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

   December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

 
                                                 

Operations:

                                               

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (125 )   $ (62 )   $ 114     $ 52    $ (173 )   $ (96 )
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     1,804       2,508       1,647       1,388      1,996       3,533  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,679       2,446       1,761       1,440      1,823       3,437  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                               

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     2,802       9,137       7,801       3,064      7,101       8,837  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                               

Administrative charges

     1,297       698       927       645      1,605       1,107  

Policy loans

     234       32       28       31      127       21  

Surrender benefits

     647       314       453       246      1,005       526  

Death benefits

     10       9       6       1      11       4  
    


 


 


 

  


 


       2,188       1,053       1,414       923      2,748       1,658  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     614       8,084       6,387       2,141      4,353       7,179  
    


 


 


 

  


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,293       10,530       8,148       3,581      6,176       10,616  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     25       (30 )     25      (28 )     25  

Net Assets:

                                               

Beginning of period

     12,994       2,439       8,200       4,594      17,308       6,667  
    


 


 


 

  


 


End of period

   $ 15,259     $ 12,994     $ 16,318     $ 8,200    $ 23,456     $ 17,308  
    


 


 


 

  


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-20


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Salomon

All Cap

Subaccount


   

WRL

J.P. Morgan

Mid Cap

Value

Subaccount


   

WRL

Great

Companies-

AmericaSM

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (307 )   $ (167 )   $ (139 )   $ (90 )   $ (165 )   $ (180 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     3,877       10,077       2,276       3,226       867       9,226  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,570       9,910       2,137       3,136       702       9,046  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     11,398       9,932       3,375       4,397       33,833       10,638  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     4,199       4,066       1,277       1,161       6,684       5,300  

Policy loans

     261       111       132       77       389       395  

Surrender benefits

     2,353       1,501       859       562       3,551       2,070  

Death benefits

     57       43       36       4       101       55  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       6,870       5,721       2,304       1,804       10,725       7,820  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     4,528       4,211       1,071       2,593       23,108       2,818  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     8,098       14,121       3,208       5,729       23,810       11,864  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     25       25       0       (219 )     25  

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     41,729       27,583       15,227       9,498       48,125       36,236  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 49,799     $ 41,729     $ 18,460     $ 15,227     $ 71,716     $ 48,125  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-21


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Great

Companies-

TechnologySM

Subaccount


   

WRL

Asset Allocation-

Conservative

Portfolio

Subaccount


   

WRL

Asset Allocation-

Moderate

Portfolio

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (123 )   $ (82 )   $ 65     $ (70 )   $ 61     $ (167 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     1,011       3,561       1,344       2,055       4,512       5,099  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     888       3,479       1,409       1,985       4,573       4,932  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     614       7,333       8,554       6,155       25,259       21,158  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     1,294       1,105       1,431       985       6,239       3,412  

Policy loans

     76       43       0       0       320       0  

Surrender benefits

     806       505       1,009       396       2,633       628  

Death benefits

     9       7       106       35       322       66  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       2,185       1,660       2,546       1,416       9,514       4,106  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     (1,571 )     5,673       6,008       4,739       15,745       17,052  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (683 )     9,152       7,417       6,724       20,318       21,984  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (111 )     25       (27 )     (2 )     (27 )     0  

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     14,372       5,195       11,098       4,376       32,762       10,778  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 13,578     $ 14,372     $ 18,488     $ 11,098     $ 53,053     $ 32,762  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-22


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Asset Allocation-

Moderate

Growth

Portfolio

Subaccount


   

WRL

Asset Allocation-

Growth

Portfolio

Subaccount


   

WRL

PIMCO

Total Return

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (102 )   $ (269 )   $ 43     $ (144 )   $ 185     $ 26  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     13,912       9,691       11,042       6,171       120       304  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     13,810       9,422       11,085       6,027       305       330  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     81,442       50,465       70,200       33,889       2,312       3,219  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     15,212       7,094       10,643       3,838       960       1,059  

Policy loans

     1,022       47       115       31       62       18  

Surrender benefits

     4,535       1,823       3,092       636       493       623  

Death benefits

     218       87       106       5       14       11  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       20,987       9,051       13,956       4,510       1,529       1,711  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     60,455       41,414       56,244       29,379       783       1,508  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     74,265       50,836       67,329       35,406       1,088       1,838  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (27 )     0       (28 )     0       (26 )     (3 )

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     65,890       15,054       42,157       6,751       9,211       7,376  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 140,128     $ 65,890     $ 109,458     $ 42,157     $ 10,273     $ 9,211  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-23


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Transamerica

Balanced

Subaccount


   

WRL

Transamerica

Convertible

Securities

Subaccount


   

WRL

Transamerica

Equity

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

 
                                                  

Operations:

                                                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 13     $ (20 )   $ 112     $ (9 )   $ (1,447 )   $ (55 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     340       394       162       268       30,697       1,797  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     353       374       274       259       29,250       1,742  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                                

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     957       699       867       1,610       245,559       7,089  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                                

Administrative charges

     356       309       195       116       15,822       639  

Policy loans

     8       0       0       1       1,236       8  

Surrender benefits

     139       88       280       27       8,914       465  

Death benefits

     13       2       3       0       200       10  
    


 


 


 


 


 


       516       399       478       144       26,172       1,122  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     441       300       389       1,466       219,387       5,967  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     794       674       663       1,725       248,637       7,709  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (28 )     0       (29 )     (1 )     (28 )     (1 )

Net Assets:

                                                

Beginning of period

     2,993       2,319       2,035       311       10,489       2,781  
    


 


 


 


 


 


End of period

   $ 3,759     $ 2,993     $ 2,669     $ 2,035     $ 259,098     $ 10,489  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-24


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Transamerica

Growth

Opportunities

Subaccount


   

WRL

Capital

Guardian Value

Subaccount


  

WRL

Transamerica

Small/Mid Cap

Value

Subaccount


 
     December 31,

    December 31,

   December 31,

 
     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

   2004

 
                                         

Operations:

                                       

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (277 )   $ (19 )   $ 3     $ 0    $ (2 )
    


 


 


 

  


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     4,454       676       266       169      62  
    


 


 


 

  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     4,177       657       269       169      60  
    


 


 


 

  


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                       

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     45,723       3,514       1,094       809      646  
    


 


 


 

  


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                       

Administrative charges

     3,119       173       111       43      13  

Policy loans

     218       30       1       0      0  

Surrender benefits

     1,651       98       67       3      3  

Death benefits

     43       6       0       0      0  
    


 


 


 

  


       5,031       307       179       46      16  
    


 


 


 

  


Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     40,692       3,207       915       763      630  
    


 


 


 

  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     44,869       3,864       1,184       932      690  

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     (58 )     25       (56 )     25      22  

Net Assets:

                                       

Beginning of period

     4,441       552       1,138       181      0  
    


 


 


 

  


End of period

   $ 49,252     $ 4,441     $ 2,266     $ 1,138    $ 712  
    


 


 


 

  


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-25


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

WRL

Transamerica

U.S. Government

Securities

Subaccount


   

WRL

J.P. Morgan

Enhanced Index

Subaccount


   

WRL

MFS

High Yield

Subaccount


     December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

     2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

                                                

Operations:

                                              

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 13     $ 5     $ (1 )   $ (2 )   $ 12     $ 0
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     (2 )     (1 )     91       151       10       23
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     11       4       90       149       22       23
    


 


 


 


 


 

Capital Unit Transactions:

                                              

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     259       179       282       708       (47 )     378
    


 


 


 


 


 

Less cost of units redeemed:

                                              

Administrative charges

     57       41       62       30       20       11

Policy loans

     0       0       0       0       0       0

Surrender benefits

     16       0       7       3       10       1

Death benefits

     0       5       0       0       0       0
    


 


 


 


 


 

       73       46       69       33       30       12
    


 


 


 


 


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

     186       133       213       675       (77 )     366
    


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     197       137       303       824       (55 )     389

Depositor’s equity contribution (net redemption)

     0       (1 )     (27 )     25       (22 )     45

Net Assets:

                                              

Beginning of period

     357       221       899       50       434       0
    


 


 


 


 


 

End of period

   $ 554     $ 357     $ 1,175     $ 899     $ 357     $ 434
    


 


 


 


 


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-26


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

   

WRL

Capital

Guardian

U.S. Equity

Subaccount


   

Access

U.S. Government

Money Market

Portfolio

Subaccount


   

Potomac

Dow 30

Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount


    December 31,

    December 31,

    December 31,

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

    2004

    2003

                                               

Operations:

                                             

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (8 )   $ (3 )   $ (64 )   $ (60 )   $ 4     $ 2
   


 


 


 


 


 

Net gain (loss) on investment securities

    118       139       0       0       93       16
   


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    110       136       (64 )     (60 )     97       18
   


 


 


 


 


 

Capital Unit Transactions:

                                             

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

    307       874       (7,520 )     12,543       1,778       129
   


 


 


 


 


 

Less cost of units redeemed:

                                             

Administrative charges

    89       28       583       282       36       4

Policy loans

    3       0       404       20       1       0

Surrender benefits

    26       6       626       130       5       1

Death benefits

    0       0       0       0       0       0
   


 


 


 


 


 

      118       34       1,613       432       42       5
   


 


 


 


 


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from capital unit transactions

    189       840       (9,133 )     12,111       1,736       124
   


 


 


 


 


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    299       976       (9,197 )     12,051       1,833       142

Depositor’s equity contribution
(net redemption)

    (29 )     0       (20 )     45       (25 )     44

Net Assets:

                                             

Beginning of period

    1,120       144       12,096       0       186       0
   


 


 


 


 


 

End of period

  $ 1,390     $ 1,120     $ 2,879     $ 12,096     $ 1,994     $ 186
   


 


 


 


 


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-27


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

Potomac

OTC

Plus

Portfolio

Subaccount


  

Wells

S&P

REIT Index

Portfolio

Subaccount


  

Potomac

Mid Cap

Plus

Subaccount


     December 31,

   December 31,

   December 31,

     2004

    2003

   2004

    2003

   2004

                                      

Operations:

                                    

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 554     $ 109    $ (2 )   $ 7    $ 0
    


 

  


 

  

Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     (515 )     627      109       4      2
    


 

  


 

  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

     39       736      107       11      2
    


 

  


 

  

Capital Unit Transactions:

                                    

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     3,238       4,778      314       327      8
    


 

  


 

  

Less cost of units redeemed:

                                    

Administrative charges

     217       65      31       3      1

Policy loans

     102       3      1       0      0

Surrender benefits

     1,864       78      15       1      0

Death benefits

     0       7      0       0      0
    


 

  


 

  

       2,183       153      47       4      1
    


 

  


 

  

Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital unit transactions

     1,055       4,625      267       323      7
    


 

  


 

  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,094       5,361      374       334      9

Depositor’s equity contribution
(net redemption)

     0       25      (25 )     44      25

Net Assets:

                                    

Beginning of period

     5,386       0      378       0      0
    


 

  


 

  

End of period

   $ 6,480     $ 5,386    $ 727     $ 378    $ 34
    


 

  


 

  

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-28


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

      

Potomac

Small Cap

Plus

Subaccount


    

Potomac

U.S./Short

Subaccount


    

Fidelity VIP

Growth Opportunities

Portfolio

Subaccount


 
       December 31,

     December 31,

     December 31,

 
       2004

     2004

     2004

     2003

 
                                       

Operations:

                                     

Net investment income (loss)

     $ 0      $ 0      $ (19 )    $ (12 )
      

    


  


  


Net gain (loss) on investment securities

       19        (10 )      213        617  
      

    


  


  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

       19        (10 )      194        605  
      

    


  


  


Capital Unit Transactions:

                                     

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

       625        15        900        1,110  
      

    


  


  


Less cost of units redeemed:

                                     

Administrative charges

       2        0        319        338  

Policy loans

       0        0        35        0  

Surrender benefits

       0        0        229        117  

Death benefits

       0        0        3        2  
      

    


  


  


         2        0        586        457  
      

    


  


  


Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital unit transactions

       623        15        314        653  
      

    


  


  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets

       642        5        508        1,258  

Depositor’s equity contribution
(net redemption)

       25        25        (19 )      0  

Net Assets:

                                     

Beginning of period

       0        0        3,103        1,845  
      

    


  


  


End of period

     $ 667      $ 30      $ 3,592      $ 3,103  
      

    


  


  


 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-29


WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

For the Year Ended

(all amounts in thousands)

 

    

Fidelity VIP

Contrafund®

Portfolio

Subaccount


   

Fidelity VIP

Equity-Income

Portfolio

Subaccount


  

Fidelity VIP

Index 500

Portfolio

Subaccount


     December 31,

    December 31,

   December 31,

     2004

    2003

    2004

   2003

   2004

    2003

                                              

Operations:

                                            

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (88 )   $ (51 )   $ 52    $ 42    $ (1 )   $ 0
    


 


 

  

  


 

Net gain (loss) on investment securities

     1,828       2,099       1,061      2,198      38       2
    


 


 

  

  


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets
resulting from operations

     1,740       2,048       1,113      2,240      37       2
    


 


 

  

  


 

Capital Unit Transactions:

                                            

Proceeds from units sold (transferred)

     4,532       3,243       2,667      3,348      551       0
    


 


 

  

  


 

Less cost of units redeemed:

                                            

Administrative charges

     1,010       962       924      895      22       0

Policy loans

     76       8       60      24      0       0

Surrender benefits

     558       386       661      338      2       0

Death benefits

     3       4       14      38      0       0
    


 


 

  

  


 

       1,647       1,360       1,659      1,295      24       0
    


 


 

  

  


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets from
capital unit transactions

     2,885       1,883       1,008      2,053      527       0
    


 


 

  

  


 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     4,625       3,931       2,121      4,293      564       2

Depositor’s equity contribution
(net redemption)

     (26 )     0       0      0      (31 )     25

Net Assets:

                                            

Beginning of period

     10,483       6,552       10,460      6,167      27       0
    


 


 

  

  


 

End of period

   $ 15,082     $ 10,483     $ 12,581    $ 10,460    $ 560     $ 27
    


 


 

  

  


 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-30


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The WRL Series Life Account (the “Life Account”), was established as a variable life insurance separate account of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (“WRL”, or the “depositor”) and is registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Life Account encompasses the following tax-deferred variable universal life Policies (the “Policies”) issued by WRL:

 

Class A:

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

WRL Freedom Elite

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

WRL Freedom Wealth Protector

WRL Freedom Elite Builder

WRL Freedom Elite Advisor

 

Class B:

WRL Freedom Xcelerator

WRL Freedom Elite Builder II:

 

The Life Account contains forty-five investment options referred to as subaccounts. Each subaccount invests exclusively in a corresponding Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of a Series Fund, which collectively is referred to as the “Fund”. The WRL Series Life Account contains six funds (collectively referred to as the “Funds”). Each fund is a registered management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Subaccount Investment by Fund:

 

AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. (“ATSF”)

Transamerica Money Market

AEGON Bond

Janus Growth

Templeton Great Companies Global

Van Kampen Emerging Growth

Federated Growth & Income

Transamerica Value Balanced

Mercury Large Cap Value

American Century International

Third Avenue Value

Clarion Real Estate Securities

Marsico Growth

Munder Net50

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

Salomon All Cap

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

Great Companies-AmericaSM

Great Companies-TechnologySM

Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio

Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio

Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio

PIMCO Total Return

Transamerica Balanced

Transamerica Convertible Securities

Transamerica Equity

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Capital Guardian Value

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

MFS High Yield

Capital Guardian U.S. Equity

 

Life Account classes A and B invest in ATSF initial class shares.

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund (VIP) Service Class 2

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

 

Access Variable Insurance Trust

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio

 

The following portfolio names have changed:

 

Portfolio


  

Formerly


Templeton Great Companies Global

   Janus Global

Mercury Large Cap Value

   PBHG/NWQ Value Select

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

   Dreyfus Mid Cap

Transamerica Balanced

   Janus Balanced

 

F-31


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 1—(continued)

 

In accordance with the shareholder approved agreements and plans of reorganization, the following mergers of the underlying fund occurred within 2004:

 

Date


  

Acquiring Fund


  

Acquired Fund


Mergers of portfolios within the AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc.:

4/30/04

   Janus Global    Templeton Great Companies Global

4/30/04

   Transamerica Value Balanced    LKCM Strategic Total Return

4/30/04

   Transamerica Equity    Alger Aggressive Growth

4/30/04

   Great Companies- AmericaSM    GE U.S. Equity

4/30/04

   Transamerica Growth Opportunities    PBHG Mid Cap Growth

 

The AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. has entered into annually renewable investment advisory agreements for each Portfolio with AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc. (ATFA) as investment adviser. Costs incurred in connection with the advisory services rendered by ATFA are paid by each Portfolio. ATFA has entered into sub-advisory agreements with various management companies (“Sub-Advisers”), some of which are affiliates of WRL. Each Sub-Adviser is compensated directly by ATFA. The other Funds have entered into participation agreements for each Portfolio with WRL.

 

Each period reported on within the financial statements reflects a full twelve month period except as follows:

 

Class A

Subaccount


   Inception
Date


WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM

   05/01/2000

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM

   05/01/2000

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global

   09/01/2000

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio

   05/01/2002

Subaccount


   Inception
Date


WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

   05/01/2002

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio

   05/01/2002

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio

   05/01/2002

WRL PIMCO Total Return

   05/01/2002

WRL Transamerica Balanced

   05/01/2002

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities

   05/01/2002

WRL Transamerica Equity

   05/01/2002

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities

   05/01/2002

WRL Capital Guardian Value

   05/01/2002

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

   05/01/2004

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

   05/01/2002

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

   05/01/2002

WRL MFS High Yield

   05/01/2003

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity

   05/01/2002

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

   05/01/2003

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio

   05/01/2003

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio

   05/01/2003

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio

   05/01/2003

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio

   05/01/2004

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio

   05/01/2004

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio

   05/01/2004

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio

   05/01/2000

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio

   05/01/2000

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio

   05/01/2000

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   11/01/2003

 

Class B

Subaccount


   Inception
Date


WRL Transamerica Money Market

   11/01/2003

WRL AEGON Bond

   11/01/2003

WRL Janus Growth

   11/01/2003

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global

   11/01/2003

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth

   11/01/2003

WRL Federated Growth & Income

   11/01/2003

 

F-32


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 1—(continued)

 

Subaccount


   Inception
Date


WRL Transamerica Value Balanced

   11/01/2003

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value

   11/01/2003

WRL Third Avenue Value

   11/01/2003

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities

   11/01/2003

WRL Marsico Growth

   11/01/2003

WRL Munder Net50

   11/01/2003

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   11/01/2003

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap

   11/01/2003

WRL Salomon All Cap

   11/01/2003

WRL J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

   05/01/2004

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM

   11/01/2003

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM

   11/01/2003

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio

   11/01/2003

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

   11/01/2003

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio

   11/01/2003

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio

   11/01/2003

WRL PIMCO Total Return

   11/01/2003

WRL Transamerica Balanced

   11/01/2003

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities

   11/01/2003

WRL Transamerica Equity

   11/01/2003

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities

   11/01/2003

WRL Capital Guardian Value

   11/01/2003

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

   05/01/2004

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

   11/01/2003

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

   11/01/2003

WRL MFS High Yield

   11/01/2003

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

   11/01/2003

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio

   11/01/2003

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio

   11/01/2003

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio

   11/01/2003

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   11/01/2003

 

On April 30, 2004, WRL made initial contributions totaling $75,000 to the Life Account. The respective amounts of the contributions and units received are as follows for Class A:

 

Subaccount


   Contribution

   Units

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio

   $ 25,000    2,500

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio

   $ 25,000    2,500

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio

   $ 25,000    2,500

 

On April 30, 2004, WRL made initial contributions totaling $50,000 to the Life Account. The respective amounts of the contributions and units received are as follows for Class B:

 

Subaccount


   Contribution

   Units

WRL J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

   $ 25,000    2,500

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

   $ 25,000    2,500

 

The Life Account holds assets to support the benefits under certain flexible premium variable universal life insurance policies (the “Policies”) issued by WRL. The Life Account’s equity transactions are accounted for using the appropriate effective date at the corresponding accumulation unit value. The following significant accounting policies, which are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, have been consistently applied in the preparation of the Life Account Financial Statements. The preparation of the Financial Statements required management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

A. Valuation of Investments and Securities Transactions

 

Investments in the Funds’ shares are valued at the closing net asset value (“NAV”) per share of the underlying Portfolio, as determined by the Funds. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date at the Portfolio NAV next determined after receipt of sale or redemption orders without sales charges. Dividend income and capital gains distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Effective on May 1, 2003, the method to account for the cost of investments sold was changed to the

 

F-33


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 1—(continued)

 

average-cost method, formerly using a first-in, first-out basis. The net effect on Statements of Operations is no change to net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations.

 

B. Federal Income Taxes

 

The operations of the Life Account are a part of and are taxed with the total operations of WRL, which is taxed as a life insurance company under the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Internal Revenue Code law, the investment income of the Life Account, including realized and unrealized capital gains, is not taxable to WRL, as long as earnings are credited under the policies. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes has been made.

 

NOTE 2—EXPENSES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Charges are assessed by WRL in connection with the issuance and administration of the Policies.

 

A. Policy Charges

 

Under some forms of the Policies, a sales charge and premium taxes are deducted by WRL prior to allocation of policy owner payments to the subaccounts. Contingent surrender charges may also apply.

 

Under all forms of the Policy, monthly charges against policy cash values are made to compensate WRL for costs of insurance provided.

 

B. Life Account Charges

 

A daily charge as a percentage of average daily net assets is assessed to compensate WRL for assumption of mortality and expense risks for administrative services in connection with issuance and administration of the Policies. This charge (not assessed at the individual contract level) effectively reduces the value of a unit outstanding during the year. The following reflects the annual rate for daily charges as accessed by each Life Account class:

 

Class A

   0.90 %

Class B

   0.75 %

 

C. Related Party Transactions

 

ATFA is the investment advisor for the AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. (“Fund”). The Fund has entered into annually renewable investment advisory agreements for each portfolio. The agreements provide for an advisory fee at the following annual rate to ATFA as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the portfolio.

 

Subaccount


   Advisory Fee

 

Transamerica Money Market

   0.35   %

AEGON Bond

   0.45 %

Janus Growth

   0.80 %

Templeton Great Companies Global(1)

   0.75 %

Van Kampen Emerging Growth

   0.80 %

Federated Growth & Income

   0.75 %

Transamerica Value Balanced(2)

   0.75 %

Mercury Large Cap Value(3)

   0.80 %

American Century International(4)

   1.00 %

Third Avenue Value

   0.80 %

Clarion Real Estate Securities

   0.80 %

Marsico Growth(5)

   0.80 %

Munder Net50

   0.90 %

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   0.75 %

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

   0.75 %

Salomon All Cap(6)

   0.90 %

J.P. Morgan Mid Cap(7)

   0.85 %

Great Companies-AmericaSM(8)

   0.775 %

Great Companies-TechnologySM

   0.80 %

Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio

   0.10 %

Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

   0.10 %

Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio

   0.10 %

Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio

   0.10 %

PIMCO Total Return

   0.70 %

Transamercia Balanced(9)

   0.80 %

Transamerica Convertible Securities(10)

   0.80 %

Transamerica Equity(11)

   0.75 %

Transamerica Growth Opportunities(12)

   0.85 %

Capital Guardian Value(13)

   0.85   %

 

F-34


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 2—(continued)

 

Subaccount


   Advisory Fee

 

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap(14)

   0.80 %

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

   0.65 %

J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

   0.75 %

MFS High Yield

   0.775 %

Capital Guardian U.S. Equity(15)

   0.85 %

 

AEGON/Transamerica Fund Services, Inc. (“ATFS”) provides the Fund with administrative and transfer agency services. ATFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of WRL. ATFA is directly owned by WRL (78%) and AUSA Holding Company (22%) both of which are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AEGON NV., a holding company organized under the laws of the Netherlands.

 

(1) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.75% of the first $500 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.725% of average daily net assets over $500 million up to $1.5 billion; and 0.70% of average daily net assets over $1.5 billion.
(2) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.75% of the first $750 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.70% of average daily net assets over $750 million up to $1 billion; and 0.60% of average daily net assets over $1 billion.
(3) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.80% for the first $250 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.775% of average daily net assets over $250 million up to $750 million; and 0.75% of average daily net assets over $750 million.
(4) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 1.00% for the first $50 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.95% of average daily net assets over $50 million up to $150 million; 0.90% of average daily net assets over $150 million up to $500 million; 0.85% of average daily net assets over $500 million up to $1 billion; and 0.80% of average daily net assets over $1 billion.
(5) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.80% of the first $250 million of portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.75% of the next $250 million; 0.70% of the next $500 million; and 0.60% of average daily net assets over $1 billion.
(6) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.90% of the first $100 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; and 0.80% of average daily net assets over $100 million.
(7) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.85% of the first $100 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; and 0.80% of average daily net assets in excess of $100 million.
(8) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.775% of the first $250 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; and 0.75% of average daily net assets over $250 million.
(9) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.80% of the first $250 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.775% of average daily net assets over $250 million up to $500 million; 0.75% of average daily net assets over $500 million up to $1 billion; 0.70% of average daily net assets over $1 billion up to $1.5 billion; and 0.65% of average daily net assets over $1.5 billion.
(10) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.80% of the first $500 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; and 0.70% of average daily net assets over $500 million.
(11) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.75% of the first $1 billion of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; and 0.725% of average daily net assets over $1 billion.
(12) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.85% of the first $100 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.80% of average daily net assets over $100 million up to $500 million; and 0.75% of average daily net assets over $500 million.
(13) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.85% of the first $300 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.80% of average daily net assets over $300 million up to $500 million; and 0.775% of average daily net assets over $500 million.

 

F-35


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 2—(continued)

 

(14) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.80% of the first $500 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets and 0.75% of average daily net assets over $500 million.
(15) ATFA receives compensation for its services at 0.85% of the first $300 million of the portfolio’s average daily net assets; 0.80% of average daily net assets over $300 million up to $500 million; and 0.775% of average daily net assets over $500 million.

 

NOTE 3—DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Dividends are not declared by the Life Account, since the increase in the value of the underlying investment in the Fund is reflected daily in the accumulation unit value used to calculate the equity value within the Life Account. Consequently, a dividend distribution by the underlying Fund does not change either the accumulation unit value or equity values within the Life Account.

 

NOTE 4—SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

Securities transactions for the year ended December 31, 2004 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Subaccount


  

Purchases
of

Securities


  

Proceeds
from Sales

of Securities


WRL Transamerica Money Market

   $ 25,140    $ 38,418

WRL AEGON Bond

     6,678      9,082

WRL Janus Growth

     13,004      55,734

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global

     14,635      25,017

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth

     9,029      29,220

WRL Federated Growth & Income

     16,037      6,685

WRL Transamerica Value Balanced

     95,457      13,267

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value

     4,204      4,562

WRL American Century International

     4,470      2,195

Subaccount


  

Purchases
of

Securities


  

Proceeds
from Sales

of Securities


WRL Third Avenue Value

   14,238    3,096

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities

   13,347    5,446

WRL Marsico Growth

   4,228    1,696

WRL Munder Net50

   6,386    5,862

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income

   7,074    603

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap

   8,165    4,024

WRL Salomon All Cap

   7,685    3,532

WRL J.P. Morgan Mid Cap Value

   3,223    2,289

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM

   36,018    13,285

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM

   2,202    3,985

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio

   9,432    3,382

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio

   19,088    3,331

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio

   64,671    4,286

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio

   58,568    2,214

WRL PIMCO Total Return

   4,156    3,151

WRL Transamerica Balanced

   1,181    736

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities

   1,406    943

WRL Transamerica Equity

   229,690    11,789

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities

   43,532    3,147

WRL Capital Guardian Value

   1,352    482

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

   722    43

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

   407    144

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index

   599    413

WRL MFS High Yield

   309    398

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity

   549    397

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

   90,231    97,192

 

F-36


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 4—(continued)

 

Subaccount


  

Purchases
of

Securities


  

Proceeds
from Sales

of Securities


Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio

   6,245    4,495

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio

   89,779    89,642

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio

   1,249    1,011

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio

   488    456

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio

   2,642    2,628

Potomac US/Short Portfolio

   4,332    4,292

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio

   1,162    904

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio

   4,163    1,458

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio

   3,055    1,982

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   672    148

 

F-37


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Transamerica Money Market Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 19.04   $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.01     $ 19.05
    12/31/2003       19.06     (0.02 )     0.00       (0.02 )     19.04
    12/31/2002       18.95     0.11       0.00       0.11       19.06
    12/31/2001       18.39     0.56       0.00       0.56       18.95
    12/31/2000       17.49     0.90       0.00       0.90       18.39

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.00     0.05       (0.03 )     0.02       10.02
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.00       0.00       0.00       10.00

WRL AEGON Bond Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       29.19     1.74       (0.69 )     1.05       30.24
    12/31/2003       28.24     1.02       (0.07 )     0.95       29.19
    12/31/2002       25.91     0.82       1.51       2.33       28.24
    12/31/2001       24.19     (0.06 )     1.78       1.72       25.91
    12/31/2000       22.01     1.04       1.14       2.18       24.19

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.10     0.38       0.00       0.38       10.48
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.11       0.10       10.10

WRL Janus Growth Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       66.33     (0.62 )     10.24       9.62       75.95
    12/31/2003       50.70     (0.52 )     16.15       15.63       66.33
    12/31/2002       73.01     (0.53 )     (21.78 )     (22.31 )     50.70
    12/31/2001       102.61     (0.73 )     (28.87 )     (29.60 )     73.01
    12/31/2000       145.70     16.41       (59.50 )     (43.09 )     102.61

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.51     (0.08 )     1.62       1.54       12.05
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.52       0.51       10.51

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global Subaccount

 

                     

Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  12/31/2004       21.77     (0.20 )     1.96       1.76       23.53
    12/31/2003       17.82     (0.17 )     4.12       3.95       21.77
    12/31/2002       24.31     0.37       (6.86 )     (6.49 )     17.82
    12/31/2001       31.79     0.00       (7.48 )     (7.48 )     24.31
    12/31/2000       38.91     7.93       (15.05 )     (7.12 )     31.79

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.66     (0.08 )     0.96       0.88       11.54
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.67       0.66       10.66

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       31.64     (0.28 )     2.23       1.95       33.59
    12/31/2003       24.91     (0.25 )     6.98       6.73       31.64
    12/31/2002       37.54     (0.25 )     (12.38 )     (12.63 )     24.91
    12/31/2001       56.74     (0.35 )     (18.85 )     (19.20 )     37.54
    12/31/2000       64.99     16.83       (25.08 )     (8.25 )     56.74

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.09     (0.07 )     0.71       0.64       10.73
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.10       0.09       10.09

WRL Federated Growth & Income Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       28.74     0.93       1.44       2.37       31.11
    12/31/2003       22.86     0.85       5.03       5.88       28.74
    12/31/2002       22.85     1.20       (1.19 )     0.01       22.86
    12/31/2001       19.93     0.21       2.71       2.92       22.85
    12/31/2000       15.57     0.85       3.51       4.36       19.93

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.76     0.32       0.59       0.91       11.67
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.77       0.76       10.76

 

F-38


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Transamerica Money Market Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     0.10 %   $ 44,155    0.98 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     (0.11 )     58,117    0.11     0.90  
     12/31/2002     0.54       93,388    0.53     0.90  
     12/31/2001     3.05       82,417    2.80     0.90  
     12/31/2000     5.17       60,279    5.05     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     0.25       692    1.20     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   (0.01 )     45    0.11     0.75  

WRL AEGON Bond Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3.59       50,801    6.77     0.90  
     12/31/2003     3.35       54,846    4.44     0.90  
     12/31/2002     8.99       61,311    3.03     0.90  
     12/31/2001     7.11       44,709    (0.24 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     9.90       25,935    4.58     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     3.75       249    4.42     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   1.00       25    0.00     0.75  

WRL Janus Growth Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     14.50       646,554    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     30.82       600,794    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (30.55 )     474,008    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (28.85 )     699,663    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     (29.58 )     961,015    11.75     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     14.66       308    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   5.09       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.09       262,144    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     22.15       250,670    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (26.69 )     218,765    1.78     0.90  
     12/31/2001     23.53       313,912    0.01     0.90  
     12/31/2000     (18.28 )     410,109    20.55     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     8.25       164    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   6.65       27    0.00     0.75  

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth Subaccount

            

Class A

   12/31/2004     6.18       314,746    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     27.01       314,020    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (33.66 )     250,959    (0.81 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (33.83 )     386,903    (0.82 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     (12.70 )     580,202    23.62     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     6.34       130    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   0.90       25    0.00     0.75  

WRL Federated Growth & Income Subaccount

 

                        

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.23       114,445    4.07     0.90  
     12/31/2003     25.71       102,251    4.27     0.90  
     12/31/2002     0.06       79,210    5.21     0.90  
     12/31/2001     14.67       57,831    0.95     0.90  
     12/31/2000     28.01       26,883    5.00     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     8.39       698    3.56     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   7.62       43    0.00     0.75  

 

F-39


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Transamerica Value Balanced Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 18.79   $ 0.11     $ 1.57     $ 1.68     $ 20.47
    12/31/2003       15.77     0.37       2.65       3.02       18.79
    12/31/2002       18.47     0.47       (3.17 )     (2.70 )     15.77
    12/31/2001       18.19     0.10       0.18       0.28       18.47
    12/31/2000       15.66     1.20       1.33       2.53       18.19

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.36     0.05       0.90       0.95       11.31
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.37       0.36       10.36

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       17.10     0.35       2.61       2.96       20.06
    12/31/2003       13.30     (0.01 )     3.81       3.80       17.10
    12/31/2002       15.64     0.19       (2.53 )     (2.34 )     13.30
    12/31/2001       16.07     (0.12 )     (0.31 )     (0.43 )     15.64
    12/31/2000       14.08     0.23       1.76       1.99       16.07

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.91     0.31       1.60       1.91       12.82
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.92       0.91       10.91

WRL American Century International Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       9.15     (0.08 )     1.30       1.22       10.37
    12/31/2003       7.37     (0.07 )     1.85       1.78       9.15
    12/31/2002       9.43     (0.05 )     (2.01 )     (2.06 )     7.37
    12/31/2001       12.43     0.25       (3.25 )     (3.00 )     9.43
    12/31/2000       14.76     2.00       (4.33 )     (2.33 )     12.43

WRL Third Avenue Value Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       17.77     (0.04 )     4.26       4.22       21.99
    12/31/2003       13.07     (0.07 )     4.77       4.70       17.77
    12/31/2002       14.96     0.13       (2.02 )     (1.89 )     13.07
    12/31/2001       14.22     (0.11 )     0.85       0.74       14.96
    12/31/2000       10.59     0.60       3.03       3.63       14.22

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.50     0.00       2.50       2.50       13.00
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.51       0.50       10.50

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       15.75     0.33       4.66       4.99       20.74
    12/31/2003       11.71     0.19       3.85       4.04       15.75
    12/31/2002       11.40     0.12       0.19       0.31       11.71
    12/31/2001       10.36     0.21       0.83       1.04       11.40
    12/31/2000       8.06     0.10       2.20       2.30       10.36

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.91     0.24       3.23       3.47       14.38
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.92       0.91       10.91

WRL Marsico Growth Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       8.05     (0.07 )     0.97       0.90       8.95
    12/31/2003       6.43     (0.07 )     1.69       1.62       8.05
    12/31/2002       8.76     (0.06 )     (2.27 )     (2.33 )     6.43
    12/31/2001       10.29     (0.01 )     (1.52 )     (1.53 )     8.76
    12/31/2000       11.29     0.06       (1.06 )     (1.00 )     10.29

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.09     (0.08 )     1.24       1.16       11.25
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.10       0.09       10.09

 

F-40


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Transamerica Value Balanced Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.98 %   $ 155,166    1.46 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     19.09       63,822    3.11     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (14.59 )     55,762    2.86     0.90  
     12/31/2001     1.54       41,934    0.55     0.90  
     12/31/2000     16.16       34,213    7.33     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     9.14       67    1.24     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.63       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     17.28       43,341    2.88     0.90  
     12/31/2003     28.62       38,125    0.83     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (14.98 )     30,289    1.28     0.90  
     12/31/2001     (2.68 )     32,890    (0.75 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     14.17       28,888    1.58     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     17.45       48    3.45     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   9.13       27    0.00     0.75  

WRL American Century International Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     13.32       32,336    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     24.17       26,065    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (21.89 )     7,974    (0.59 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (24.12 )     8,183    2.40     0.90  
     12/31/2000     (15.75 )     7,944    15.54     0.90  

WRL Third Avenue Value Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     23.69       81,710    0.67     0.90  
     12/31/2003     36.04       56,041    0.45     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (12.66 )     37,656    0.92     0.90  
     12/31/2001     5.22       34,345    (0.78 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     34.26       16,735    4.53     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     23.87       410    0.70     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   4.96       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     31.67       46,253    2.81     0.90  
     12/31/2003     34.53       29,571    2.69     0.90  
     12/31/2002     2.67       19,564    0.99     0.90  
     12/31/2001     10.06       7,899    1.92     0.90  
     12/31/2000     28.46       2,476    1.07     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     31.87       323    2.64     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   9.06       35    0.00     0.75  

WRL Marsico Growth Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     11.25       13,931    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     0.94       9,980    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (26.64 )     4,464    (0.79 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (14.86 )     3,750    (0.08 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     (8.84 )     1,627    0.59     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     11.41       141    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   0.90       25    0.00     0.75  

 

F-41


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Munder Net50 Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 8.04   $ (0.07 )   $ 1.22     $ 1.15     $ 9.19
    12/31/2003       4.87     (0.06 )     3.23       3.17       8.04
    12/31/2002       7.98     (0.05 )     (3.06 )     (3.11 )     4.87
    12/31/2001       10.80     (0.03 )     (2.79 )     (2.82 )     7.98
    12/31/2000       10.92     0.22       (0.34 )     (0.12 )     10.80

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.13     (0.08 )     1.55       1.47       11.60
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.14       0.13       10.13

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       9.59     0.10       1.22       1.32       10.91
    12/31/2003       7.62     0.07       1.90       1.97       9.59
    12/31/2002       9.48     (0.03 )     (1.83 )     (1.86 )     7.62
    12/31/2001       9.98     (0.08 )     (0.42 )     (0.50 )     9.48
    12/31/2000       9.16     (0.04 )     0.86       0.82       9.98

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.73     0.14       1.36       1.50       12.23
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.74       0.73       10.73

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.01     (0.09 )     1.03       0.94       10.95
    12/31/2003       7.20     (0.08 )     2.89       2.81       10.01
    12/31/2002       9.99     (0.07 )     (2.72 )     (2.79 )     7.20
    12/31/2001       11.17     (0.09 )     (1.09 )     (1.18 )     9.99
    12/31/2000       12.31     0.04       (1.18 )     (1.14 )     11.17

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.33     (0.08 )     1.06       0.98       11.31
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.34       0.33       10.33

WRL Salomon All Cap Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       12.69     (0.09 )     1.12       1.03       13.72
    12/31/2003       9.47     (0.05 )     3.27       3.22       12.69
    12/31/2002       12.70     0.02       (3.25 )     (3.23 )     9.47
    12/31/2001       12.55     0.11       0.04       0.15       12.70
    12/31/2000       10.70     0.23       1.62       1.85       12.55

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.63     (0.05 )     0.94       0.89       11.52
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.64       0.63       10.63

WRL J. P. Morgan Mid Cap Value Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       12.18     (0.11 )     1.76       1.65       13.83
    12/31/2003       9.35     (0.08 )     2.91       2.83       12.18
    12/31/2002       10.81     (0.09 )     (1.37 )     (1.46 )     9.35
    12/31/2001       11.35     0.05       (0.59 )     (0.54 )     10.81
    12/31/2000       10.14     0.23       0.98       1.21       11.35

Class B

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     1.57       1.52       11.52

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       9.56     (0.02 )     0.10       0.08       9.64
    12/31/2003       7.74     (0.04 )     1.86       1.82       9.56
    12/31/2002       9.84     (0.05 )     (2.05 )     (2.10 )     7.74
    12/31/2001       11.31     (0.05 )     (1.42 )     (1.47 )     9.84
    12/31/2000       10.00     (0.06 )     1.37       1.31       11.31

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.61     (0.02 )     0.12       0.10       10.71
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.62       0.61       10.61

 

F-42


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Munder Net50 Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     14.31 %   $ 15,079    0.00 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     65.12       12,963    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (38.97 )     2,439    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (26.09 )     2,804    (0.29 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     (1.15 )     862    2.00     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     14.47       180    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   1.34       31    0.00     0.75  

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     13.79       16,183    1.85     0.90  
     12/31/2003     25.73       8,160    1.79     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (19.54 )     4,594    (0.38 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (5.02 )     3,419    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     8.89       985    (0.42 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     13.95       135    2.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   7.35       40    0.00     0.75  

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap Subaccount

 

                        

Class A

   12/31/2004     9.38       23,211    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     39.15       17,274    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (28.00 )     6,667    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (10.52 )     6,832    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     (9.27 )     2,568    0.29     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     9.54       245    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.29       34    0.00     0.75  

WRL Salomon All Cap Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.16       49,548    0.23     0.90  
     12/31/2003     33.95       41,702    0.39     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (25.39 )     27,583    0.36     0.90  
     12/31/2001     1.18       30,526    0.89     0.90  
     12/31/2000     17.24       8,072    1.91     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     8.32       251    0.27     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   6.31       27    0.00     0.75  

WRL J. P. Morgan Mid Cap Value Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     13.56       18,393    0.04     0.90  
     12/31/2003     30.25       15,227    0.11     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (13.50 )     9,498    (0.85 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (4.80 )     5,325    0.44     0.90  
     12/31/2000     11.91       1,811    2.02     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)   0.00       67    0.03     0.75  

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     0.81       71,602    0.65     0.90  
     12/31/2003     23.56       48,098    0.46     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (21.40 )     36,236    (0.62 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (12.98 )     16,607    (0.56 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     13.12       8,491    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     0.96       114    0.59     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   6.06       27    0.00     0.75  

 

F-43


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized

and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 3.84   $ (0.03 )   $ 0.30     $ 0.27     $ 4.11
    12/31/2003       2.57     (0.03 )     1.30       1.27       3.84
    12/31/2002       4.19     (0.03 )     (1.59 )     (1.62 )     2.57
    12/31/2001       6.70     (0.04 )     (2.47 )     (2.51 )     4.19
    12/31/2000       10.00     (0.05 )     (3.25 )     (3.30 )     6.70

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.35     (0.08 )     0.83       0.75       11.10
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.36       0.35       10.35

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       11.01     0.05       0.91       0.96       11.97
    12/31/2003       9.04     (0.08 )     2.05       1.97       11.01
    12/31/2002       10.00     (0.05 )     (0.91 )     (0.96 )     9.04

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.39     0.09       0.83       0.92       11.31
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.40       0.39       10.39

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.84     0.02       1.10       1.12       11.96
    12/31/2003       8.76     (0.08 )     2.16       2.08       10.84
    12/31/2002       10.00     (0.05 )     (1.19 )     (1.24 )     8.76

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.43     0.05       1.06       1.11       11.54
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.44       0.43       10.43

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.67     (0.01 )     1.35       1.34       12.01
    12/31/2003       8.47     (0.07 )     2.27       2.20       10.67
    12/31/2002       10.00     (0.05 )     (1.48 )     (1.53 )     8.47

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.50     0.02       1.32       1.34       11.84
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.51       0.50       10.50

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.53     0.01       1.37       1.38       11.91
    12/31/2003       8.12     (0.07 )     2.48       2.41       10.53
    12/31/2002       10.00     (0.05 )     (1.83 )     (1.88 )     8.12

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.58     0.02       1.39       1.41       11.99
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.59       0.58       10.58

WRL PIMCO Total Return Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.98     0.21       0.18       0.39       11.37
    12/31/2003       10.56     0.03       0.39       0.42       10.98
    12/31/2002       10.00     (0.06 )     0.62       0.56       10.56

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.14     0.19       0.18       0.37       10.51
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.15       0.14       10.14

 

F-44


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     7.10 %   $ 13,473    0.00 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     49.61       14,346    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (38.67 )     5,195    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (37.51 )     6,147    (0.90 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000 (1)   (33.01 )     2,788    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     7.25       105    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.53       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.73       18,291    1.31     0.90  
     12/31/2003     21.82       11,072    0.13     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (9.65 )     4,376    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     8.89       197    1.53     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.88       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     10.40       49,873    1.03     0.90  
     12/31/2003     23.75       32,736    0.11     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (12.43 )     10,778    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     10.56       3,180    1.24     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   4.34       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     12.53       130,542    0.78     0.90  
     12/31/2003     26.03       65,864    0.15     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (15.31 )     15,054    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     12.69       9,586    0.90     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   5.02       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     13.16       102,006    0.95     0.90  
     12/31/2003     29.63       42,131    0.16     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (18.79 )     6,751    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     13.33       7,452    0.90     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   5.83       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL PIMCO Total Return Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3.56       10,074    2.81     0.90  
     12/31/2003     3.97       9,186    1.16     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   5.56       7,376    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     3.71       199    2.57     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   1.35       25    0.00     0.75  

 

F-45


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized

and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Transamerica Balanced Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 10.65   $ 0.04     $ 1.04     $ 1.08     $ 11.73
    12/31/2003       9.43     (0.07 )     1.29       1.22       10.65
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     (0.52 )     (0.57 )     9.43

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.37     0.10       0.97       1.07       11.44
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.38       0.37       10.37

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       11.35     0.57       0.82       1.39       12.74
    12/31/2003       9.26     (0.08 )     2.17       2.09       11.35
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     (0.69 )     (0.74 )     9.26

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.27     0.36       0.91       1.27       11.54
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.28       0.27       10.27

WRL Transamerica Equity Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       11.09     (0.10 )     1.74       1.64       12.73
    12/31/2003       8.53     (0.09 )     2.65       2.56       11.09
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     (1.42 )     (1.47 )     8.53

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.49     (0.08 )     1.64       1.56       12.05
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.50       0.49       10.49

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.29     (0.10 )     1.71       1.61       11.90
    12/31/2003       7.92     (0.08 )     2.45       2.37       10.29
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.04 )     (2.04 )     (2.08 )     7.92

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.49     (0.08 )     1.73       1.65       12.14
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.50       0.49       10.49

WRL Capital Guardian Value Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.55     0.02       1.63       1.65       12.20
    12/31/2003       7.91     (0.01 )     2.65       2.64       10.55
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     0.39       (2.48 )     (2.09 )     7.91

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.81     0.05       1.66       1.71       12.52
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.82       0.81       10.81

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     1.51       1.45       11.45

Class B

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     1.51       1.46       11.46

 

F-46


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Transamerica Balanced Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     10.16 %   $ 3,697    1.27 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     12.88       2,967    0.19     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (5.67 )     2,319    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     10.32       62    1.67     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.72       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     12.17       2,459    5.75     0.90  
     12/31/2003     22.56       2,004    0.17     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (7.36 )     311    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     12.33       210    4.05     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   2.73       31    0.00     0.75  

WRL Transamerica Equity Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     14.77       258,530    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     30.05       10,463    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (14.69 )     2,781    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     14.94       568    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   4.88       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     15.58       48,945    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003     30.04       4,407    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (20.84 )     552    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     15.75       307    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   4.88       34    0.00     0.75  

WRL Capital Guardian Value Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     15.66       2,172    1.07     0.90  
     12/31/2003     33.38       1,104    0.74     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (20.90 )     181    (0.90 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     15.83       94    1.15     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   8.06       34    0.00     0.75  

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   21.56       618    0.00     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)   21.73       94    0.00     0.75  

 

F-47


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized

and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 10.68   $ 0.32     $ (0.07 )   $ 0.25     $ 10.93
    12/31/2003       10.47     0.15       0.06       0.21       10.68
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     0.00       0.47       0.47       10.47

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.09     0.24       0.02       0.26       10.35
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.10       0.09       10.09

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.37     (0.01 )     1.05       1.04       11.41
    12/31/2003       8.11     (0.04 )     2.30       2.26       10.37
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.02 )     (1.87 )     (1.89 )     8.11

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.67     0.00       1.09       1.09       11.76
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.68       0.67       10.67

WRL MFS High Yield Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.90     0.46       0.50       0.96       11.86
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.03 )     0.93       0.90       10.90

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.34     0.61       0.31       0.92       11.26
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.35       0.34       10.34

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.87     (0.07 )     1.03       0.96       11.83
    12/31/2003       8.04     (0.07 )     2.90       2.83       10.87
    12/31/2002 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     (1.95 )     (1.96 )     8.04

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       9.94     (0.09 )     0.00       (0.09 )     9.85
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     0.00       (0.06 )     9.94

Class B

  12/31/2004       9.99     (0.07 )     (0.01 )     (0.08 )     9.91
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.00       (0.01 )     9.99

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004       12.15     0.06       0.26       0.32       12.47
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.24       1.91       2.15       12.15

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.82     (0.00 )     0.30       0.30       11.12
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.11       0.71       0.82       10.82

 

F-48


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     2.37 %   $ 446    3.90 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     2.03       332    2.29     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   4.65       221    0.07     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     2.52       108    3.10     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   0.93       25    0.00     0.75  

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     10.03       1,088    0.79     0.90  
     12/31/2003     27.79       872    0.50     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (18.85 )     50    (0.32 )   0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     10.19       87    0.78     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   6.74       27    0.00     0.75  

WRL MFS High Yield Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.81       313    5.02     0.90  
     12/31/2003 (1)   8.90       408    0.31     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     8.95       44    6.51     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.40       26    0.00     0.75  

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     8.79       1,390    0.29     0.90  
     12/31/2003     35.28       1,120    0.14     0.90  
     12/31/2002 (1)   (19.63 )     144    (0.15 )   0.90  

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     (0.89 )     2,748    0.00     0.90  
     12/31/2003 (1)   (0.57 )     12,071    0.00     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     (0.75 )     131    0.00     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   (0.13 )     25    0.00     0.75  

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     2.62       1,952    1.43     0.90  
     12/31/2003 (1)   21.53       159    2.72     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     2.78       42    0.73     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   8.17       27    1.20     0.75  

 

F-49


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized

and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 12.52   $ 1.58     $ (0.13 )   $ 1.45     $ 13.97
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.52       2.00       2.52       12.52

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.31     1.95       (0.80 )     1.15       11.46
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.17       0.14       0.31       10.31

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       12.24     (0.08 )     3.33       3.25       15.49
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.98       1.26       2.24       12.24

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.57     (0.06 )     2.89       2.83       13.40
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     0.17       0.40       0.57       10.57

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     1.47       1.41       11.41

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     2.48       2.42       12.42

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio Subaccount

 

                                   

Class A

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.05 )     (1.93 )     (1.98 )     8.02

 

F-50


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     11.58 %   $ 6,442    13.63 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003 (1)   25.17       5,360    4.97     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     11.15       38    19.93     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   3.08       26    1.84     0.75  

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     26.57       667    0.27     0.90  
     12/31/2003 (1)   22.39       352    9.08     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     26.74       60    0.19     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   5.74       26    1.78     0.75  

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   21.03       34    0.00     0.90  

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   35.99       667    0.00     0.90  

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio Subaccount

                               

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   (29.47 )     30    0.00     0.90  

 

F-51


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

   

Year

Ended


   

Accumulation

Unit Value,

Beginning

of Year


 

Net

Investment

Income (Loss)


   

Net Realized

and Unrealized
Gain (Loss)

on Investment


   

Net
Income (Loss)
from

Operations


   

Accumulation
Unit Value,
End

of Year


Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004     $ 7.18   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.47     $ 0.43     $ 7.61
    12/31/2003       5.60     (0.03 )     1.61       1.58       7.18
    12/31/2002       7.25     (0.01 )     (1.64 )     (1.65 )     5.60
    12/31/2001       8.56     (0.05 )     (1.26 )     (1.31 )     7.25
    12/31/2000 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     (1.38 )     (1.44 )     8.56

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       9.27     (0.07 )     1.38       1.31       10.58
    12/31/2003       7.29     (0.05 )     2.03       1.98       9.27
    12/31/2002       8.14     (0.03 )     (0.82 )     (0.85 )     7.29
    12/31/2001       9.38     (0.04 )     (1.20 )     (1.24 )     8.14
    12/31/2000 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     (0.56 )     (0.62 )     9.38

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Subaccount

 

                     

Class A

  12/31/2004       10.92     0.05       1.07       1.12       12.04
    12/31/2003       8.48     0.05       2.39       2.44       10.92
    12/31/2002       10.32     0.04       (1.88 )     (1.84 )     8.48
    12/31/2001       10.99     (0.04 )     (0.63 )     (0.67 )     10.32
    12/31/2000 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     1.05       0.99       10.99

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

  12/31/2004 (1)     10.00     (0.06 )     1.04       0.98       10.98

Class B

  12/31/2004       10.60     (0.03 )     1.03       1.00       11.60
    12/31/2003 (1)     10.00     (0.01 )     0.61       0.60       10.60

 

F-52


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 5—(continued)

 

    

Year

Ended


   

Total

Return


   

Net Assets

at End of

Year

(in Thousands)


  

Investment

Income

Ratio


   

Expense

Ratio


 

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     5.93 %   $ 3,592    0.32 %   0.90 %
     12/31/2003     28.25       3,103    0.40     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (22.70 )     1,845    (0.17 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (15.40 )     1,397    (0.65 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000 (1)   (14.36 )     562    (0.90 )   0.90  

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     14.13       15,082    0.19     0.90  
     12/31/2003     27.05       10,483    0.28     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (10.41 )     6,552    (0.43 )   0.90  
     12/31/2001     (13.25 )     3,335    (0.45 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000 (1)   (6.16 )     1,030    (0.90 )   0.90  

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004     10.24       12,581    1.35     0.90  
     12/31/2003     28.87       10,460    1.42     0.90  
     12/31/2002     (17.89 )     6,167    0.46     0.90  
     12/31/2001     (6.07 )     4,161    (0.35 )   0.90  
     12/31/2000     9.91       307    (0.90 )   0.90  

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio Subaccount

 

                  

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   14.53       263    0.00     0.90  

Class B

   12/31/2004     9.52       297    0.43     0.75  
     12/31/2003 (1)   5.95       27    0.00     0.75  

 

Per unit information has been computed using average units outstanding throughout each period. Total return and investment income ratios are not annualized for periods of less than one year. The ratio of income (loss) is represented as the dividends, excluding distributions of long-term capital gains, received by the Life Account to the average net assets. For the periods prior to December 31, 2003, the ratio represented net investment income (loss) as the dividends received, reduced for expenses paid by the Life Account, to average net assets and annualized for periods of less than one year. The expense ratio considers only the expenses borne directly by the Life Account and excludes expenses incurred directly by the underlying funds.

 

F-53


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—EQUITY TRANSACTIONS

(All amounts in thousands)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


WRL Transamerica Money Market Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,053    2,857    (3,593 )   2,317
     12/31/2003     4,901    4,365    (6,213 )   3,053
     12/31/2002     4,349    8,745    (8,193 )   4,901

Class B

   12/31/2004     5    136    (72 )   69
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    6    (1 )   5

WRL AEGON Bond Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,879    485    (684 )   1,680
     12/31/2003     2,170    1,089    (1,380 )   1,879
     12/31/2002     1,725    1,543    (1,098 )   2,170

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    29    (8 )   24
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Janus Growth Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     9,058    1,839    (2,384 )   8,513
     12/31/2003     9,348    2,688    (2,978 )   9,058
     12/31/2002     9,583    3,597    (3,832 )   9,348

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    35    (12 )   26
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     11,513    2,876    (3,250 )   11,139
     12/31/2003     12,274    3,301    (4,062 )   11,513
     12/31/2002     12,912    3,858    (4,496 )   12,274

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    18    (7 )   14
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     9,926    2,232    (2,788 )   9,370
     12/31/2003     10,076    3,295    (3,445 )   9,926
     12/31/2002     10,305    4,184    (4,413 )   10,076

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    16    (7 )   12
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Federated Growth & Income Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,557    1,201    (1,079 )   3,679
     12/31/2003     3,465    1,406    (1,314 )   3,557
     12/31/2002     2,531    2,434    (1,500 )   3,465

Class B

   12/31/2004     4    72    (16 )   60
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    4    0     4

WRL Transamerica Value Balanced Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,397    5,887    (1,705 )   7,579
     12/31/2003     3,535    983    (1,121 )   3,397
     12/31/2002     2,270    2,440    (1,175 )   3,535

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    7    (4 )   6
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     2,229    599    (668 )   2,160
     12/31/2003     2,278    866    (915 )   2,229
     12/31/2002     2,103    1,061    (886 )   2,278

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    4    (3 )   4
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

 

F-54


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


 

WRL Transamerica Money Market Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 54,351    $ (68,355 )   $ (14,004 )
     12/31/2003       83,173      (118,374 )     (35,201 )
     12/31/2002       166,308      (155,807 )     10,501  

Class B

   12/31/2004       1,365      (695 )     670  
     12/31/2003 (1)     56      (12 )     44  

WRL AEGON Bond Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       14,372      (20,249 )     (5,877 )
     12/31/2003       31,187      (39,675 )     (8,488 )
     12/31/2002       41,856      (29,563 )     12,293  

Class B

   12/31/2004       308      (61 )     247  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Janus Growth Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       125,862      (163,094 )     (37,232 )
     12/31/2003       153,439      (170,377 )     (16,938 )
     12/31/2002       208,495      (218,915 )     (10,420 )

Class B

   12/31/2004       376      (102 )     274  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Templeton Great Companies Global Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       62,867      (71,186 )     (8,319 )
     12/31/2003       61,243      (75,527 )     (14,284 )
     12/31/2002       79,862      (92,031 )     (12,169 )

Class B

   12/31/2004       195      (44 )     151  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Van Kampen Emerging Growth Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       70,246      (87,771 )     (17,525 )
     12/31/2003       91,145      (95,072 )     (3,927 )
     12/31/2002       126,081      (131,706 )     (5,625 )

Class B

   12/31/2004       163      (41 )     122  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Federated Growth & Income Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       35,161      (31,541 )     3,620  
     12/31/2003       35,214      (32,815 )     2,399  
     12/31/2002       56,890      (34,500 )     22,390  

Class B

   12/31/2004       807      (154 )     653  
     12/31/2003 (1)     21      (5 )     16  

WRL Transamerica Value Balanced Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       110,505      (32,619 )     77,886  
     12/31/2003       16,507      (18,820 )     (2,313 )
     12/31/2002       41,747      (18,904 )     22,843  

Class B

   12/31/2004       83      (20 )     63  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Mercury Large Cap Value Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       10,671      (11,781 )     (1,110 )
     12/31/2003       12,474      (12,998 )     (524 )
     12/31/2002       15,533      (12,638 )     2,895  

Class B

   12/31/2004       52      (9 )     43  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

 

F-55


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


WRL American Century International Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     2,849    1,260    (990 )   3,119
     12/31/2003     1,083    2,820    (1,054 )   2,849
     12/31/2002     868    930    (715 )   1,083

WRL Third Avenue Value Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,153    1,516    (952 )   3,717
     12/31/2003     2,882    1,431    (1,160 )   3,153
     12/31/2002     2,296    2,107    (1,521 )   2,882

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    42    (13 )   32
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,878    1,307    (954 )   2,231
     12/31/2003     1,671    1,202    (995 )   1,878
     12/31/2002     693    2,043    (1,065 )   1,671

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    27    (8 )   22
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Marsico Growth Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,240    877    (561 )   1,556
     12/31/2003     694    1,027    (481 )   1,240
     12/31/2002     428    863    (597 )   694

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    16    (6 )   13
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Munder Net50 Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,612    1,468    (1,440 )   1,640
     12/31/2003     501    2,104    (993 )   1,612
     12/31/2002     351    771    (621 )   501

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    25    (13 )   15
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     851    951    (318 )   1,484
     12/31/2003     603    520    (272 )   851
     12/31/2002     361    529    (287 )   603

Class B

   12/31/2004     4    13    (6 )   11
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    4    0     4

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,725    1,434    (1,040 )   2,119
     12/31/2003     927    1,676    (878 )   1,725
     12/31/2002     684    1,055    (812 )   927

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    32    (13 )   22
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Salomon All Cap Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,287    1,465    (1,141 )   3,611
     12/31/2003     2,912    1,610    (1,235 )   3,287
     12/31/2002     2,405    2,208    (1,701 )   2,912

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    31    (12 )   22
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

 

F-56


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


WRL American Century International Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 11,832    $ (9,265 )   $ 2,567
     12/31/2003       21,225      (8,332 )     12,893
     12/31/2002       7,895      (6,027 )     1,868

WRL Third Avenue Value Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       29,014      (17,961 )     11,053
     12/31/2003       21,181      (16,758 )     4,423
     12/31/2002       30,431      (21,040 )     9,391

Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   12/31/2004       484      (121 )     363
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

WRL Clarion Real Estate Securities Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       22,598      (15,965 )     6,633
     12/31/2003       15,949      (13,028 )     2,921
     12/31/2002       24,403      (12,476 )     11,927

Class B

   12/31/2004       338      (63 )     275
     12/31/2003 (1)     9      (2 )     7

WRL Marsico Growth Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       7,076      (4,534 )     2,542
     12/31/2003       7,499      (3,368 )     4,131
     12/31/2002       6,209      (4,281 )     1,928

Class B

   12/31/2004       165      (36 )     129
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

WRL Munder Net50 Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       12,169      (11,707 )     462
     12/31/2003       14,489      (6,411 )     8,078
     12/31/2002       4,319      (3,585 )     734

Class B

   12/31/2004       251      (99 )     152
     12/31/2003 (1)     8      (2 )     6

WRL T. Rowe Price Equity Income Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       9,434      (3,158 )     6,276
     12/31/2003       4,356      (2,227 )     2,129
     12/31/2002       4,485      (2,473 )     2,012

Class B

   12/31/2004       146      (35 )     111
     12/31/2003 (1)     16      (4 )     12

WRL T. Rowe Price Small Cap Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       14,685      (10,550 )     4,135
     12/31/2003       14,528      (7,357 )     7,171
     12/31/2002       8,936      (6,716 )     2,220

Class B

   12/31/2004       323      (106 )     217
     12/31/2003 (1)     10      (2 )     8

WRL Salomon All Cap Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       19,060      (14,767 )     4,293
     12/31/2003       17,212      (13,001 )     4,211
     12/31/2002       24,375      (17,908 )     6,467

Class B

   12/31/2004       333      (97 )     236
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

 

F-57


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


WRL J. P. Morgan Mid Cap Value Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,250    574    (494 )   1,330
     12/31/2003     1,016    742    (508 )   1,250
     12/31/2002     493    1,315    (792 )   1,016

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    6    0     6

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     5,031    5,413    (3,014 )   7,430
     12/31/2003     4,683    2,288    (1,940 )   5,031
     12/31/2002 (1)   1,687    4,889    (1,893 )   4,683

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    13    (5 )   11
     12/31/2003     0    3    0     3

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,735    1,773    (2,233 )   3,275
     12/31/2003     2,023    3,986    (2,274 )   3,735
     12/31/2002 (1)   1,468    2,408    (1,853 )   2,023

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    16    (9 )   10
     12/31/2003     0    3    0     3

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio Subaccount

          

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,006    1,121    (599 )   1,528
     12/31/2003     484    1,138    (616 )   1,006
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    633    (149 )   484

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    27    (12 )   18
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio Subaccont

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     3,021    2,525    (1,377 )   4,169
     12/31/2003     1,231    2,911    (1,121 )   3,021
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    1,478    (247 )   1,231

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    403    (130 )   276
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio Subaccount

          

Class A

   12/31/2004     6,171    7,840    (3,142 )   10,869
     12/31/2003     1,778    6,097    (1,704 )   6,171
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    2,083    (305 )   1,778

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    1,028    (221 )   810
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     4,002    6,817    (2,256 )   8,563
     12/31/2003     831    4,187    (1,016 )   4,002
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    1,011    (180 )   831

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    895    (276 )   622
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL PIMCO Total Return Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     837    558    (509 )   886
     12/31/2003     699    1,030    (892 )   837
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    986    (287 )   699

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    20    (4 )   19
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

 

F-58


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


 

WRL J. P. Morgan Mid Cap Value Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 7,228    $ (6,193 )   $ 1,035  
     12/31/2003       7,842      (5,249 )     2,593  
     12/31/2002       13,968      (7,970 )     5,998  

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)     42      (6 )     36  

WRL Great Companies-AmericaSM Subaccount

                

Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   12/31/2004       50,994      (28,188 )     22,806  
     12/31/2003       19,126      (16,308 )     2,818  
     12/31/2002       42,221      (15,742 )     26,479  

Class B

   12/31/2004       131      (20 )     111  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Great Companies-TechnologySM Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       6,893      (8,645 )     (1,752 )
     12/31/2003       13,001      (7,328 )     5,673  
     12/31/2002       7,827      (5,956 )     1,871  

Class B

   12/31/2004       167      (68 )     99  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Asset Allocation-Conservative Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       12,588      (6,766 )     5,822  
     12/31/2003       10,835      (6,096 )     4,739  
     12/31/2002 (1)     5,700      (1,377 )     4,323  

Class B

   12/31/2004       289      (103 )     186  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       28,080      (15,305 )     12,775  
     12/31/2003       27,774      (10,722 )     17,052  
     12/31/2002 (1)     13,087      (2,206 )     10,881  

Class B

   12/31/2004       4,333      (1,362 )     2,971  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Asset Allocation-Moderate Growth Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       86,238      (34,593 )     51,645  
     12/31/2003       57,353      (15,939 )     41,414  
     12/31/2002 (1)     17,921      (2,607 )     15,314  

Class B

   12/31/2004       11,203      (2,393 )     8,810  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Asset Allocation-Growth Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       73,933      (24,493 )     49,440  
     12/31/2003       38,530      (9,151 )     29,379  
     12/31/2002 (1)     8,492      (1,499 )     6,993  

Class B

   12/31/2004       9,804      (3,000 )     6,804  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL PIMCO Total Return Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       6,230      (5,644 )     586  
     12/31/2003       11,070      (9,562 )     1,508  
     12/31/2002 (1)     10,012      (2,965 )     7,047  

Class B

   12/31/2004       215      (18 )     197  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

 

F-59


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


WRL Transamerica Balanced Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     279    171    (135 )   315
     12/31/2003     246    266    (233 )   279
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    352    (106 )   246

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    7    (4 )   6
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     177    139    (123 )   193
     12/31/2003     34    217    (74 )   177
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    43    (9 )   34

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    19    (4 )   18
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Transamerica Equity Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     943    23,722    (4,361 )   20,304
     12/31/2003     326    1,004    (387 )   943
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    381    (55 )   326

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    61    (17 )   47
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     429    4,830    (1,145 )   4,114
     12/31/2003     70    446    (87 )   429
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    89    (19 )   70

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    35    (13 )   25
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Capital Guardian Value Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     105    132    (59 )   178
     12/31/2003     23    103    (21 )   105
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    37    (14 )   23

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    13    (9 )   7
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    64    (10 )   54

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    9    (1 )   8

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities Subaccount

          

Class A

   12/31/2004     31    34    (24 )   41
     12/31/2003     21    45    (35 )   31
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    22    (1 )   21

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    9    (1 )   11
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL J.P. Morgan Enhanced Index Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     84    62    (51 )   95
     12/31/2003     6    98    (20 )   84
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    6    0     6

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    5    0     8
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

 

F-60


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


WRL Transamerica Balanced Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 1,842    $ (1,458 )   $ 384
     12/31/2003       2,580      (2,280 )     300
     12/31/2002 (1)     3,345      (1,013 )     2,332

Class B

   12/31/2004       72      (15 )     57
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

WRL Transamerica Convertible Securities Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       1,624      (1,429 )     195
     12/31/2003       2,222      (761 )     1,461
     12/31/2002 (1)     406      (111 )     295

Class B

   12/31/2004       209      (16 )     193
     12/31/2003 (1)     7      (2 )     5

WRL Transamerica Equity Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       268,900      (50,030 )     218,870
     12/31/2003       9,657      (3,690 )     5,967
     12/31/2002 (1)     3,311      (500 )     2,811

Class B

   12/31/2004       676      (159 )     517
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

WRL Transamerica Growth Opportunities Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       52,825      (12,410 )     40,415
     12/31/2003       3,995      (796 )     3,199
     12/31/2002 (1)     737      (181 )     556

Class B

   12/31/2004       393      (116 )     277
     12/31/2003 (1)     10      (2 )     8

WRL Capital Guardian Value Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       1,454      (617 )     837
     12/31/2003       954      (197 )     757
     12/31/2002 (1)     336      (128 )     208

Class B

   12/31/2004       142      (65 )     77
     12/31/2003 (1)     8      (2 )     6

WRL Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)     656      (115 )     541

Class B

   12/31/2004 (1)     73      (13 )     60

WRL Transamerica U.S. Government Securities Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       367      (262 )     105
     12/31/2003       483      (350 )     133
     12/31/2002 (1)     231      (41 )     190

Class B

   12/31/2004       89      (8 )     81
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

WRL J. P. Morgan Enhanced Index Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       656      (498 )     158
     12/31/2003       856      (181 )     675
     12/31/2002 (1)     58      (28 )     30

Class B

   12/31/2004       59      (5 )     54
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

 

F-61


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


WRL MFS High Yield Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     37    27    (38 )   26
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    49    (12 )   37

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    2    (1 )   4
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     103    65    (50 )   118
     12/31/2003     18    100    (15 )   103
     12/31/2002 (1)   0    27    (9 )   18

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio Subaccount

          

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,214    11,048    (11,983 )   279
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    5,474    (4,260 )   1,214

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    18    (7 )   14
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     13    539    (395 )   157
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    27    (14 )   13

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    3    (2 )   4
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                   

Class A

   12/31/2004     428    8,638    (8,605 )   461
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3,649    (3,221 )   428

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    3    (2 )   4
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     29    88    (74 )   43
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    40    (11 )   29

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    4    (2 )   5
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    49    (46 )   3

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    278    (224 )   54

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)   0    506    (502 )   4

 

F-62


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


 

WRL MFS High Yield Subaccount

                             

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 311    $ (403 )   $ (92 )
     12/31/2003 (1)     489      (123 )     366  

Class B

   12/31/2004       21      (6 )     15  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

WRL Capital Guardian U.S. Equity Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       721      (533 )     188  
     12/31/2003       993      (153 )     840  
     12/31/2002 (1)     245      (90 )     155  

Access U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       109,366      (118,605 )     (9,239 )
     12/31/2003 (1)     54,530      (42,419 )     12,111  

Class B

   12/31/2004       180      (74 )     106  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

Potomac Dow 30 Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                

Class A

   12/31/2004       6,332      (4,609 )     1,723  
     12/31/2003 (1)     283      (159 )     124  

Class B

   12/31/2004       33      (20 )     13  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

Potomac OTC Plus Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

   12/31/2004       107,292      (106,244 )     1,048  
     12/31/2003 (1)     42,950      (38,321 )     4,629  

Class B

   12/31/2004       28      (20 )     8  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

Wells S&P REIT Index Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

   12/31/2004       1,276      (1,030 )     246  
     12/31/2003 (1)     442      (119 )     323  

Class B

   12/31/2004       39      (17 )     22  
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0  

Potomac Mid Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                      

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)     468      (460 )     8  

Potomac Small Cap Plus Portfolio Subaccount

 

                      

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)     3,260      (2,636 )     624  

Potomac U.S./Short Portfolio Subaccount

                             

Class A

   12/31/2004 (1)     4,544      (4,529 )     15  

 

F-63


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Unit Activity:

 

     Year
Ended


    Units Outstanding-
Beginning of Year


   Units Issued

   Units Redeemed

    Units Outstanding-
End of Year


Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio Subaccount

          

Class A

   12/31/2004     432    252    (212 )   472
     12/31/2003     329    340    (237 )   432
     12/31/2002     193    307    (171 )   329

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     1,131    698    (403 )   1,426
     12/31/2003     898    729    (496 )   1,131
     12/31/2002 (1)   410    1,039    (551 )   898

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     958    459    (372 )   1,045
     12/31/2003     728    566    (336 )   958
     12/31/2002     403    679    (354 )   728

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio Subaccount

               

Class A

   12/31/2004     0    38    (14 )   24

Class B

   12/31/2004     3    28    (5 )   26
     12/31/2003 (1)   0    3    0     3

 

F-64


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 6—(continued)

 

Capital Unit Transactions:

 

     Year
Ended


    Proceeds from
Units Issued


   Cost of Units
Redeemed


    Increase (Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Capital Unit Transactions


Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities Portfolio Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004     $ 1,816    $ (1,522 )   $ 294
     12/31/2003       2,106      (1,453 )     653
     12/31/2002       1,902      (1,071 )     831

Fidelity VIP Contrafund® Portfolio Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       6,708      (3,848 )     2,860
     12/31/2003       5,785      (3,902 )     1,883
     12/31/2002 (1)     8,090      (4,226 )     3,864

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income Portfolio Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       5,114      (4,106 )     1,008
     12/31/2003       5,119      (3,066 )     2,053
     12/31/2002       6,448      (3,302 )     3,146

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio Subaccount

              

Class A

   12/31/2004       371      (155 )     216

Class B

   12/31/2004       337      (53 )     284
     12/31/2003 (1)     0      0       0

 

F-65


WRL Series Life Account

Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)

At December 31, 2004

 

NOTE 7—REGULATORY PROCEEDINGS

 

There continues to be significant federal and state regulatory activity relating to financial services companies. The separate accounts are not believed to be the focus of any regulatory inquiry. However, as part of an ongoing investigation regarding market timing and other compliance issues affecting the Company and certain of its affiliates, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has indicated that it is likely to take some action against the Company and certain of its affiliates. Although it is not anticipated that these developments will have an adverse impact on the separate account, there can be no assurance at this time. Please refer to footnote number 14 of the Western Reserve Life financial statements for more information about this matter.

 

F-66


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Board of Directors

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

We have audited the accompanying statutory-basis balance sheets of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V.) as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the related statutory-basis statements of operations, changes in capital and surplus, and cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004. Our audits also included the statutory-basis financial statement schedules required by Regulation S-X, Article 7. These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

As described in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company presents its financial statements in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio, whose practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The variances between such practices and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States also are described in Note 1. The effects on the financial statements of these variances are not reasonably determinable but are presumed to be material.

 

In our opinion, because of the effects of the matter described in the preceding paragraph, the financial statements referred to above do not present fairly, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, the financial position of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio at December 31, 2004 and 2003, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004.

 

F-67

 



 

 

However, in our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic statutory-basis financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, in 2002 Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio changed various accounting policies to be in accordance with Actuarial Guideline 39.

Ernst and Young, LLP

 

Des Moines, Iowa

February 18, 2005

 

F-68

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

 

December 31

 

2004

2003

Admitted assets

 

 

Cash and invested assets:

 

 

Bonds

$ 670,025

$ 724,633

Common stocks:

 

 

Affiliated entities (cost: 2004 - $2,693 and 2003 - $2,043)

30,647

14,546

Other (cost: 2004 - $-0- and 2003 - $302)

646

Mortgage loans on real estate

16,912

9,668

Home office properties

41,003

41,817

Cash and short-term investments

23,579

70,716

Receivable for securities

295

Policy loans

279,658

268,892

Other invested assets

18,473

20,682

Total cash and invested assets

1,080,592

1,151,600

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax asset

32,838

30,682

Premiums deferred and uncollected

3,024

1,939

Reinsurance receivable

2,621

5,290

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

33,133

23,760

Accrued investment income

7,649

7,626

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

57,331

55,024

Other admitted assets

6,314

5,815

Separate account assets

8,875,501

8,116,308

Total admitted assets

$10,099,003

$9,398,044

 

 

F-69

 



 

 

 

 

December 31

 

2004

2003

Liabilities and capital and surplus

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

 

 

Life

$ 445,432

$ 425,296

Annuity

771,293

808,079

Life policy and contract claim reserves

22,229

12,939

Liability for deposit-type contracts

15,320

14,040

Other policyholders’ funds

36

34

Remittances and items not allocated

12,078

12,602

Federal and foreign income taxes payable

17,992

13,016

Transfers to separate account due or accrued

(454,760)

(446,188)

Asset valuation reserve

10,057

6,505

Interest maintenance reserve

3,711

2,909

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

 

23,411

 

29,936

Payable for securities

31,061

3,369

Other liabilities

50,166

62,411

Separate account liabilities

8,873,056

8,108,413

Total liabilities

9,821,082

9,053,361

 

 

 

Capital and surplus:

 

 

Common stock, $1.00 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized and 2,500,000 shares issued and outstanding

2,500

2,500

Paid-in surplus

150,107

150,107

Unassigned surplus

125,314

192,076

Total capital and surplus

277,921

344,683

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

$10,099,003

$9,398,044

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-70

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

Revenues:

 

 

 

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

 

 

 

Life

$ 573,363

$ 553,345

$ 611,194

Annuity

575,450

891,360

1,131,849

Net investment income

90,794

87,731

48,498

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

705

952

1,080

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

1,224

(131)

10,427

Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded

(2,037)

7,151

51,453

Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees for separate accounts

99,953

88,477

 

 

89,854

Other income

6,993

6,092

5,698

 

1,346,445

1,634,977

1,950,053

Benefits and expenses:

 

 

 

Benefits paid or provided for:

 

 

 

Life and accident and health

68,009

68,800

60,473

Surrender benefits

880,353

998,461

816,174

Other benefits

48,555

33,586

40,010

Increase (decrease) in aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

 

 

 

Life

20,136

7,302

18,807

Annuity

(36,786)

79,886

384,817

 

980,267

1,188,035

1,320,281

Insurance expenses:

 

 

 

Commissions

144,462

133,578

167,582

General insurance expenses

94,805

98,778

111,330

Taxes, licenses and fees

16,316

15,750

20,571

Net transfers to/from separate accounts

(53,443)

20,393

344,773

Other expenses

249

1,163

507

 

202,389

269,662

644,763

Total benefits and expenses

1,182,656

1,457,697

1,965,044

Gain (loss) from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense (benefit) and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

163,789

177,280

(14,991)

Dividends to policyholders

31

31

33

Gain (loss) from operations before federal income tax expense (benefit) and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

163,758

177,249

 

 

(15,024)

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

42,354

55,430

(2,141)

Income (loss) from operations before net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

121,404

121,819

 

(12,883)

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments (net of related federal income taxes and amounts transferred to interest maintenance reserve)

39

(357)

 

 

(1,387)

Net income (loss)

$ 121,443

$ 121,462

$ (14,270)

 

See accompanying notes.

 

F-71

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

Paid-In

Surplus

 

Unassigned

Surplus

Total

Capital and

Surplus

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2002

$ 2,500

$150,107

$ 95,118

$247,725

Net loss

(14,270)

(14,270)

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

7,352

7,352

Change in non-admitted assets

(14,715)

(14,715)

Change in asset valuation reserve

(5,305)

(5,305)

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

 

 

 

(1,133)

 

(1,133)

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principles

 

 

 

(6,789)

 

(6,789)

Change in surplus in separate accounts

(1,072)

(1,072)

Change in net deferred income tax asset

29,670

29,670

Dividend to stockholder

(24,000)

(24,000)

Tax benefits on stock options exercised

28

28

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

(1,185)

(1,185)

Balance at December 31, 2002

2,500

150,107

63,699

216,306

Net income

121,462

121,462

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

(6,216)

(6,216)

Change in non-admitted assets

(8,855)

(8,855)

Change in asset valuation reserve

3,099

3,099

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

 

 

 

1,133

 

1,133

Change in surplus in separate accounts

2,084

2,084

Change in net deferred income tax asset

16,855

16,855

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

(1,185)

(1,185)

Balance at December 31, 2003

2,500

150,107

192,076

344,683

 

F-72

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

 

Common

Stock

 

Paid-In

Surplus

 

Unassigned

Surplus

Total

Capital and

Surplus

Balance at December 31, 2003

$ 2,500

$150,107

$192,076

$344,683

Net income

121,443

121,443

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

12,477

12,477

Change in non-admitted assets

(23,892)

(23,892)

Change in asset valuation reserve

(3,552)

(3,552)

Change in surplus in separate accounts

356

356

Change in net deferred income tax asset

26,679

26,679

Dividend to stockholder

(200,000)

(200,000)

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

(1,185)

(1,185)

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

912

 

 

912

Balance at December 31, 2004

$ 2,500

$150,107

$125,314

$277,921

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

F-73

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

Operating activities

 

 

 

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

$1,148,270

$1,446,609

$1,740,602

Net investment income received

97,348

88,528

47,685

Miscellaneous income received

103,115

98,059

158,186

Benefit and loss related payments

(985,923)

(1,104,098)

(917,590)

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

 

(255,745)

 

(251,495)

(293,555)

Net transfers to separate accounts and protected cell accounts

 

51,024

 

(74,921)

(245,977)

Dividends paid to policyholders

(31)

(31)

(34)

Federal and foreign income taxes received (paid)

(38,301)

(72,358)

5,694

Net cash provided by operating activities

119,757

130,293

495,011

 

 

 

 

Investing activities

 

 

 

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

 

 

 

Bonds

639,637

634,124

487,270

Stocks

683

-

100

Mortgage loans on real estate

258

1,218

3,288

Real estate

873

Other invested assets

7

Miscellaneous proceeds

30,831

102

Total investment proceeds

671,409

636,215

490,767

 

 

 

 

Cost of investments acquired:

 

 

 

Bonds

(588,219)

(1,051,086)

(723,455)

Stocks

(650)

(1,500)

(100)

Mortgage loans on real estate

(7,500)

Real estate

(67)

(35)

(6)

Other invested assets

(544)

(4,870)

(2,902)

Miscellaneous applications

(295)

Total cost of investments acquired

(597,275)

(1,057,491)

(726,463)

Net decrease (increase) in policy loans

(10,766)

7,046

9,239

Net cost of investments acquired

(608,041)

(1,050,445)

(717,224)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

63,368

(414,230)

(226,457)

 

 

 

 

 

F-74

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

Financing and miscellaneous activities

 

 

 

Cash provided (applied):

 

 

 

Net deposits on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities

830

853

 

(3,597)

Dividends to stockholders

(200,000)

(24,000)

Other cash provided (applied)

(31,092)

(51,760)

23,523

Net cash used in financing and miscellaneous activities

(230,262)

(50,907)

(4,074)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and short-term investments

 

(47,137)

 

(334,844)

264,480

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments at beginning of year

 

70,716

 

405,560

141,080

Cash and short-term investments at end of year

$ 23,579

$ 70,716

$ 405,560

 

See accompanying notes.

 

 

F-75

 

 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

December 31, 2004

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (the Company) is a stock life insurance company and is a wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA, Inc. (AEGON). AEGON is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON N.V., a holding company organized under the laws of The Netherlands.

 

Nature of Business

 

The Company operates predominantly in the variable universal life and variable annuity areas of the life insurance business. The Company is licensed in 49 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. Sales of the Company’s products are through financial planners, independent representatives, financial institutions and stockbrokers. The majority of the Company’s new life insurance, and a portion of new annuities, are written through an affiliated marketing organization.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The preparation of financial statements of insurance companies requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Such estimates and assumptions could change in the future as more information becomes known, which could impact the amounts reported and disclosed herein.

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio, which practices differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The more significant variances from GAAP are:

 

Investments: Investments in bonds and mandatory redeemable preferred stocks are reported at amortized cost or market value based on their rating by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC); for GAAP, such fixed maturity investments would be designated at purchase as held-to-maturity, trading, or available-for-sale. Held-to-maturity fixed investments would be reported at amortized cost, and

 

F-76

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

the remaining fixed maturity investments would be reported at fair value with unrealized holding gains and losses reported in operations for those designated as trading and as a separate component of capital and surplus for those designated as available-for-sale.

 

All single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities (e.g., CMOs) are adjusted for the effects of changes in prepayment assumptions on the related accretion of discount or amortization of premium of such securities using either the retrospective or prospective methods. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to the undiscounted estimated future cash flows. For GAAP purposes, all securities, purchased or retained, that represent beneficial interests in securitized assets, other than high credit quality securities, are adjusted using the prospective method when there is a change in estimated future cash flows. If it is determined that a decline in fair value is other than temporary, the cost basis of the security is written down to the discounted fair value. If high credit quality securities are adjusted, the retrospective method is used.

 

Valuation allowances, if necessary, are established for mortgage loans based on the difference between the net value of the collateral, determined as the fair value of the collateral less estimated costs to obtain and sell, and the recorded investment in the mortgage loan. Under GAAP, such allowances are based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate or, if foreclosure is probable, on the estimated fair value of the collateral.

 

The initial valuation allowance and subsequent changes in the allowance for mortgage loans are charged or credited directly to unassigned surplus, rather than being included as a component of earnings as would be required under GAAP.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Valuation Reserves: Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers the portion of realized capital gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the bond or mortgage loan. That net deferral is reported as the “interest maintenance reserve” (IMR) in the accompanying balance sheets. Realized capital gains and losses are reported in income net of federal income tax and transfers to the IMR. Under GAAP, realized capital gains and losses would be reported in the statement of operations on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

 

The “asset valuation reserve” (AVR) provides a valuation allowance for invested assets. The AVR is determined by an NAIC prescribed formula with changes reflected directly in unassigned surplus; AVR is not recognized for GAAP.

 

Subsidiaries: The accounts and operations of the Company’s subsidiaries are not consolidated with the accounts and operations of the Company as would be required under GAAP.

 

Policy Acquisition Costs: The costs of acquiring and renewing business are expensed when incurred. Under GAAP, acquisition costs related to traditional life insurance and certain long-duration accident and health insurance, to the extent recoverable from future policy revenues, would be deferred and amortized over the premium-paying period of the related policies using assumptions consistent with those used in computing policy benefit reserves; for universal life insurance and investment products, to the extent recoverable from future gross profits, deferred policy acquisition costs are amortized generally in proportion to the present value of expected gross profits from surrender charges and investment, mortality, and expense margins.

 

Nonadmitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “nonadmitted” are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheets.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Universal Life and Annuity Policies: Revenues for universal life and annuity policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of surrender and death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Premiums received and benefits incurred for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and credited directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income or benefits paid. Under GAAP, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value and interest credited to the account values.

 

Benefit Reserves: Certain policy reserves are calculated based on statutorily required interest and mortality assumptions rather than on estimated expected experience or actual account balances as would be required under GAAP.

 

Reinsurance: A liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to those amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, an allowance for amounts deemed uncollectible would be established through a charge to earnings.

 

Policy and contract liabilities ceded to reinsurers have been reported as reductions of the related reserves rather than as assets as would be required under GAAP.

 

Commissions allowed by reinsurers on business ceded are reported as income when received rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

 

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred tax assets are limited to 1) the amount of federal income taxes paid in prior years that can be recovered through loss carrybacks for existing temporary differences that reverse by the end of the subsequent calendar year, plus 2) the lesser of the remaining gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or 10% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred tax assets

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

that can be offset against existing gross deferred tax liabilities. The remaining deferred tax assets are nonadmitted. Deferred taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred taxes, a deferred tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred tax assets expected to be realized in future years, and a valuation allowance is established for deferred tax assets not expected to be realizable.

 

Statements of Cash Flow: Cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments in the statements of cash flow represent cash balances and investments with initial maturities of one year of less. Under GAAP, the corresponding caption of cash and cash equivalents include cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

 

The effects of these variances have not been determined by the Company, but are presumed to be material.

 

Investments

 

Investments in bonds (except those to which the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC has ascribed a value), mortgage loans on real estate and short-term investments are reported at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accrual of discounts. Amortization is computed using methods which result in a level yield over the expected life of the investment. The Company reviews its prepayment assumptions on mortgage and other asset-backed securities at regular intervals and adjusts amortization rates retrospectively when such assumptions are changed due to experience and/or expected future patterns. Common stocks of unaffiliated companies are carried at market, and the related unrealized capital gains or losses are reported in unassigned surplus. Common stocks of the Company’s wholly owned affiliates are recorded at the GAAP basis equity in net assets. Home office properties are reported at cost less allowances for depreciation. Depreciation is computed principally by the straight-line method. Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal. Other invested assets consist principally of investments in various joint ventures and are recorded at equity in underlying net assets. Other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Realized capital gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific identification and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. The AVR is established by the Company to provide for potential losses in the event of default by issuers of certain invested assets. These amounts are determined using a formula prescribed by the NAIC and are reported as a liability. The formula for the AVR provides for a corresponding adjustment for realized gains and losses.

 

The carrying values of all investments are reviewed on an ongoing basis for credit deterioration. If this review indicates a decline in fair value that is other than temporary, the carrying value of the investment is reduced to its fair value, and a specific writedown is taken. Such reductions in carrying value are recognized as realized losses on investments.

 

Under a formula prescribed by the NAIC, the Company defers, in the IMR, the portion of realized gains and losses on sales of fixed income investments, principally bonds and mortgage loans, attributable to changes in the general level of interest rates and amortizes those deferrals over the remaining period to maturity of the security.

 

During 2004, 2003, and 2002 net realized capital gains (losses) of $1,507, $402, and $(322), respectively, were credited to the IMR rather than being immediately recognized in the statements of operations. Amortization of these net gains aggregated $705, $952, and $1,080, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. The Company does not accrue income on bonds in default, mortgage loans on real estate in default and/or foreclosure or which are delinquent more than twelve months, or real estate where rent is in arrears for more than three months. Further, income is not accrued when collection is uncertain. Investment income due and accrued of $231, $44, and $0 has been excluded for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively, with respect to such practices.

 

Premiums and Annuity Considerations

 

Revenues for policies with mortality or morbidity risk (including annuities with purchase rate guarantees) consist of the entire premium received and benefits incurred represent the total of surrender and death benefits paid and the change in policy reserves. Revenues are recognized when due. Premiums received and benefits paid for annuity

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income or benefits paid.

 

Aggregate Reserves for Policies

 

Life and annuity reserves are developed by actuarial methods and are determined based on published tables using statutorily specified interest rates and valuation methods that will provide, in the aggregate, reserves that are greater than or equal to the minimum required by law.

 

Tabular interest, tabular less actual reserves released, and tabular cost have been determined by formula. Tabular interest on funds not involving life contingencies has also been determined by formula.

 

The aggregate policy reserves for life insurance policies are based principally upon the 1941, 1958, and 1980 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.00 to 5.50 percent and are computed principally on the Net Level Premium Valuation and the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Methods. Reserves for universal life policies are based on account balances adjusted for the Commissioners’ Reserve Valuation Method.

 

Deferred annuity reserves are calculated according to the Commissioners’ Annuity Reserve Valuation Method including excess interest reserves to cover situations where the future interest guarantees plus the decrease in surrender charges are in excess of the maximum valuation rates of interest. Reserves for immediate annuities and supplementary contracts with life contingencies are equal to the present value of future payments assuming interest rates ranging from 4.00 to 11.25 percent and mortality rates, where appropriate, from a variety of tables.

 

Reinsurance

 

Coinsurance premiums, commissions, expense reimbursements, and reserves related to reinsured business are accounted for on bases consistent with those used in accounting for the original policies and the terms of the reinsurance contracts. Gains associated with reinsurance of inforce blocks of business are included in unassigned surplus and are amortized into income over the estimated life of the policies. Premiums ceded and

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

recoverable losses have been reported as a reduction of premium income and benefits, respectively.

 

Policy and Contract Claim Reserves

 

Claim reserves represent the estimated accrued liability for claims reported to the Company and claims incurred but not yet reported through the statement date. These reserves are estimated using either individual case-basis valuations or statistical analysis techniques. These estimates are subject to the effects of trends in claim severity and frequency. The estimates are continually reviewed and adjusted as necessary as experience develops or new information becomes available.

 

Separate Accounts

 

Assets held in trust for purchases of variable universal life and variable annuity contracts and the Company’s corresponding obligation to the contract owners are shown separately in the balance sheets. The assets in the separate accounts are valued at market. Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts accrue to the benefit of the policyholders.

 

The investment risks associated with market value changes of the separate accounts are borne entirely by the policyholders except in cases where minimum guarantees exist (See notes 5 and 7). The Company received variable contract premiums of $1,061,630, $1,240,215, and $ 1,335,079 in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. All variable account contracts are subject to discretionary withdrawal by the policyholder at the market value of the underlying assets less the current surrender charge. Separate account contract holders have no claim against the assets of the general account.

 

Stock Option Plan and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

 

The Company's employees participate in various stock appreciation rights (SAR) plans issued by the Company's indirect parent. In accordance with SSAP No. 13, the expense related to these plans for the Company's employees has been charged to the Company, with an offsetting amount credited to capital and surplus. The Company recorded an expense of $912 for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2003 and 2002 financial statements to conform to the 2004 presentation.

 

2. Accounting Changes

 

On December 31, 2002, the Company adopted the provisions of Actuarial Guideline 39 (Guideline 39). The purpose of Guideline 39 is to interpret the standards for the valuation of reserves for guaranteed living benefits included in variable deferred and immediate annuity contracts. The Company had previously provided reserves for such guarantees based on the accumulation of the amount charged to policyholders for these benefits. The cumulative effect of adopting Guideline 39 on December 31, 2002, was $6,789, which was charged directly to unassigned surplus as a change in accounting principle.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

3. Fair Values of Financial Instruments

 

The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for financial instruments:

 

Cash and Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheets for these instruments approximate their fair values.

 

Investment Securities: Fair values for bonds are based on quoted market prices, where available. For bonds not actively traded, fair values are estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services or, in the case of private placements, are estimated by discounting expected future cash flows using a current market rate applicable to the yield, credit quality, and maturity of the investments. The fair values for common stocks of unaffiliated entities are based on quoted market prices.

 

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate and Policy Loans: The fair values for mortgage loans on real estate are estimated utilizing discounted cash flow analyses, using interest rates reflective of current market conditions and the risk characteristics of the loans. The fair value of policy loans are assumed to equal their carrying value.

 

Separate Account Assets: The fair value of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices.

 

Investment Contracts Liabilities: Fair values for the Company’s liabilities under investment-type insurance contracts are estimated using discounted cash flow calculations, based on interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.

 

Separate Account Annuity Liabilities: Separate account annuity liabilities approximate the market value of the separate account assets.

 

Receivable for Securities and Payable for Securities: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheets for these instruments approximate their fair values.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

3. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment contracts (including separate account universal life liabilities) are not required to be disclosed. However, the fair values of liabilities under all insurance contracts are taken into consideration in the Company’s overall management of interest rate risk, which minimizes exposure to changing interest rates through the matching of investment maturities with amounts due under insurance contracts.

 

The following sets forth a comparison of the fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments:

 

December 31

 

2004

 

2003

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying Amount

 

Fair Value

Admitted assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and short-term investments

$ 23,579

$ 23,579

 

$ 70,716

$ 70,716

Bonds

670,025

675,032

 

724,633

735,591

Common stocks, other than affiliates

 

646

646

Mortgage loans on real estate

16,912

18,502

 

9,668

10,795

Receivable for securities

295

295

 

Policy loans

279,658

279,658

 

268,892

268,892

Separate account assets

8,875,501

8,875,501

 

8,116,308

8,116,308

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Investment contract liabilities

786,613

783,509

 

822,119

819,715

Payable for securities

31,061

31,061

 

3,369

3,369

Separate account annuity liabilities

5,742,629

5,742,629

 

5,400,842

5,400,842

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

4. Investments

 

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of investments in bonds are as follows:

 

 

 

Carrying

Amount

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

Unrealized

Losses 12 months or more

Gross

Unrealized

Losses less than 12 months

Estimated

Fair

Value

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

United States Government and agencies

$211,659

$ 498

$ –

$ 806

$211,351

State, municipal and other government

4,616

350

4,966

Public utilities

29,478

1,075

16

30,537

Industrial and miscellaneous

199,430

6,251

615

1,213

203,853

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

224,842

685

215

987

224,325

Total bonds

$670,025

$8,859

$830

$3,022

$675,032

 

 

 

Carrying

Amount

Gross

Unrealized

Gains

Gross

Unrealized

Losses 12 months or more

Gross

Unrealized

Losses less than 12 months

Estimated

Fair

Value

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

 

 

United States Government and agencies

$239,928

$ 1,557

$ –

$ 154

$241,331

State, municipal and other government

3,595

319

3,914

Public utilities

31,628

1,266

5

32,889

Industrial and miscellaneous

222,029

8,358

138

883

229,366

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

227,453

1,475

3

834

228,091

Total bonds

$724,633

$12,975

$141

$1,876

$735,591

 

The estimated fair value of bonds with gross unrealized losses is as follows:

 

 

Losses 12 months or more

 

Losses less than 12 months

Total

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

United States Government and agencies

$ –

$175,961

$175,961

Public utilities

3,135

3,135

Industrial and miscellaneous

4,751

90,964

95,715

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

10,594

142,172

152,766

 

$15,345

$412,232

$427,577

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

 

 

Losses 12 months or more

 

Losses less than 12 months

Total

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

United States Government and agencies

$ –

$ 20,108

$ 20,108

State, municipal and other government

 

Public utilities

2,984

2,984

Industrial and miscellaneous

381

46,853

47,234

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

258

103,288

103,546

 

$639

$173,233

$173,872

 

The carrying amount and fair value of bonds at December 31, 2004, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalties.

 

 

 

Carrying

Amount

Estimated

Fair

Value

 

 

 

Due in one year or less

$ 32,611

$ 32,591

Due one through five years

298,351

299,455

Due five through ten years

78,613

82,046

Due after ten years

35,608

36,615

 

445,183

450,707

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

224,842

224,325

 

$670,025

$675,032

 

The Company regularly monitors industry sectors and individual debt securities for signs of impairment, including length of time and extent to which the market value of debt securities has been less than cost; industry risk factors; financial condition and near-term prospects of the issuer; and nationally recognized credit rating agency rating changes. Additionally for asset-backed securities, cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral are monitored. A specific security is considered to be impaired when it is determined that it is probable that not all amounts due (both principal and interest) will be collected as scheduled. Consideration is also given to management’s intent and ability to hold a security until maturity or until fair value will recover.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

A detail of net investment income is presented below:

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

 

 

Interest on bonds

$32,456

$27,431

$ 9,357

Dividends from common stock of affiliated entities

 

39,460

 

40,033

 

16,921

Interest on mortgage loans on real estate

769

792

871

Rental income on home office properties

7,440

7,747

7,381

Interest on policy loans

16,739

16,592

17,364

Other investment income

1,180

2,020

3,308

Gross investment income

98,044

94,615

55,202

 

 

 

 

Investment expenses

(7,250)

(6,884)

(6,704)

Net investment income

$90,794

$87,731

$48,498

 

Proceeds from sales and maturities of debt securities and related gross realized gains and losses were as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

 

 

Proceeds

$639,637

$634,124

$487,270

 

 

 

 

Gross realized gains

$ 3,718

$ 447

$ 2,119

Gross realized losses

(1,249)

(107)

(3,955)

Net realized gains (losses)

$ 2,469

$ 340

$ (1,836)

 

At December 31, 2004, bonds with an aggregate carrying value of $3,052 were on deposit with certain state regulatory authorities or were restrictively held in bank custodial accounts for benefit of such state regulatory authorities, as required by statute.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments and change in unrealized capital gains and losses are summarized below:

 

 

Realized

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

 

 

Bonds

$ 2,469

$ 340

$ (1,836)

Other invested assets

102

 

2,469

340

(1,734)

 

 

 

 

Tax benefit (expense)

(923)

(296)

26

Transfer to (from) interest maintenance reserve

(1,507)

(401)

321

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

$ 39

$ (357)

$ (1,387)

 

 

Changes in Unrealized

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

 

 

Common stocks

$ 15,107

$ (3,259)

$ 10,576

Mortgage loans on real estate

350

Other invested assets

(2,630)

(2,957)

(3,574)

Change in unrealized capital gains and losses

$ 12,477

$ (6,216)

$ 7,352

 

Gross unrealized gains (losses) on common stocks were as follows:

 

 

Unrealized

 

December 31

 

2004

2003

 

 

 

Unrealized gains

$29,544

$13,654

Unrealized losses

(1,590)

(807)

Net unrealized gains

$27,954

$12,847

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

4. Investments (continued)

 

During 2004, the Company issued one mortgage loan at an interest rate of 5.67%. During 2003 and 2002, the Company did not issue any mortgage loans. The Company requires all mortgages to carry fire insurance equal to the value of the underlying property.

 

During 2004, 2003, and 2002, no mortgage loans were foreclosed and transferred to real estate. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the asset valuation reserve of $137 and $92, respectively.

 

5. Reinsurance

 

The Company reinsures portions of certain insurance policies which exceed its established limits, thereby providing a greater diversification of risk and minimizing exposure on larger risks. The Company remains contingently liable with respect to any insurance ceded, and this would become an actual liability in the event that the assuming insurance company became unable to meet its obligations under the reinsurance treaty.

 

Premiums earned reflect the following reinsurance ceded amounts for the year ended December 31:

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

 

 

Direct premiums

$1,202,558

$1,504,347

$1,854,568

Reinsurance ceded

(53,745)

(59,642)

(111,525)

Net premiums earned

$1,148,813

$1,444,705

$1,743,043

 

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amount of $31,129, $30,055, and $30,380 during 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $9,905 and $4,534, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded at December 31, 2004 and 2003 of $68,708 and $72,516, respectively.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

5. Reinsurance (continued)

 

During 2001, the Company entered into a reinsurance transaction with Transamerica International Re (Bermuda) Ltd., an affiliate of the Company. Under the terms of this transaction, the Company ceded the obligation for future guaranteed minimum death benefits included in certain of its variable annuity contracts. The difference between the initial premiums ceded of $37,176 and the reserve credit taken of $55,408 was credited directly to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis. Over the course of this reinsurance treaty, the experience of the underlying policies will be reflected as a reduction to the amount initially credited to surplus. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the amount charged directly to unassigned surplus was $1,185. At December 31, 2004, the Company holds collateral in the form of letters of credit of $91,800 from the ceding company.

 

6. Income Taxes

 

The main components of deferred tax amounts are as follows:

 

 

December 31

 

2004

2003

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

§807(f) adjustment

$ 122

$ 261

Tax basis deferred acquisition costs

91,620

89,467

Reserves

120,055

106,540

Other

8,158

8,594

Total deferred income tax assets

$ 219,955

$ 204,862

 

 

 

Deferred income tax assets – nonadmitted

$ 107,119

$ 82,596

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

§807(f) adjustment – liabilities

$ 79,417

$ 90,797

Other

581

787

Total deferred income tax liabilities

$ 79,998

$ 91,584

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

6. Income Taxes (continued)

 

The change in net deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax assets – nonadmitted are as follows:

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

 

 

 

Change in net deferred income tax asset

$ 26,679

$ 16,855

Change in deferred income tax assets - nonadmitted

24,523

8,957

 

 

Federal income tax expense (benefit) differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to gain (loss) from operations before federal income tax expense (benefit) and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments for the following reasons:

 

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit) computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

$ 57,315

$ 62,037

 

$ (5,259)

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

2,153

4,149

11,920

Amortization of IMR

(247)

(333)

(378)

Depreciation

(267)

(290)

(413)

Dividends received deduction

(19,960)

(20,808)

(9,863)

Low income housing credits

(3,157)

(3,150)

(2,914)

Prior year over accrual

(13,204)

(11,583)

(27,856)

Reinsurance transactions

(415)

(415)

(415)

Reserves

22,156

27,407

34,358

Other

(2,020)

(1,584)

(1,321)

Federal income tax expense (benefit)

$ 42,354

$ 55,430

$ (2,141)

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

6. Income Taxes (continued)

 

For federal income tax purposes, the Company joins in a consolidated income tax return filing with its parent and other affiliated companies. Under the terms of a tax sharing agreement between the Company and it affiliates, the Company computes federal income tax expense as if it were filing a separate income tax return, except that tax credits and net operating loss carryforwards are determined on the basis of the consolidated group. Additionally, the alternative minimum tax is computed for the consolidated group and the resulting tax, if any, is allocated back to the separate companies on the basis of the separate companies’ alternative minimum taxable income.

 

Prior to 1984, as provided for under the Life insurance Company Tax Act of 1959, a portion of statutory income was not subject to current taxation but was accumulated for income tax purposes in a memorandum account referred to as the “policyholders’ surplus account” (PSA). No federal income taxes have been provided for in the financial statements on income deferred in the PSA ($293 at December 31, 2004). To the extent that dividends are paid from the amount accumulated in the PSA, net earnings would be reduced by the amount of tax required to be paid. Should the entire amount in the PSA account become taxable, the tax thereon computed at the current rates would amount to approximately $103.

 

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service and the statute is closed through 2000. An examination is underway for 2001 through 2003.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes

 

A portion of the Company’s policy reserves and other policyholders’ funds relate to liabilities established on a variety of the Company’s products, primarily separate accounts that are not subject to significant mortality or morbidity risk; however, there may be certain restrictions placed upon the amount of funds that can be withdrawn without penalty. The amount of reserves on these products, by withdrawal characteristics are summarized as follows:

 

December 31

 

2004

 

2003

 

 

Amount

Percent

of Total

 

 

Amount

Percent

of Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subject to discretionary withdrawal with market value adjustment

 

$ 14,821

 

0%

 

 

$ 11,308

 

0%

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value less surrender charge

 

260,441

 

4%

 

 

311,643

 

5%

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at market value

 

5,742,629

 

87%

 

 

5,400,842

 

86%

Subject to discretionary withdrawal at book value (minimal or no charges or adjustments)

 

 

556,284

 

 

9%

 

 

 

556,620

 

 

9%

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

14,326

0%

 

13,556

0%

 

6,588,501

100%

 

6,293,969

100%

Less reinsurance ceded

50,473

 

 

62,146

 

Total policy reserves on annuities and deposit fund liabilities

$6,538,028

 

 

$6,231,823

 

 

A reconciliation of the amounts transferred to and from the separate accounts is presented below:

 

Year Ended December 31

 

2004

2003

2002

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the separate accounts statement:

 

 

 

Transfers to separate accounts

$1,061,629

$1,240,215

$1,335,079

Transfers from separate accounts

1,113,867

1,221,216

990,726

Net transfers to separate accounts

(52,238)

18,999

344,353

 

 

 

 

Other

(1,205)

1,394

420

Transfers as reported in the summary of operations of the life, accident and health annual statement

$ (53,443)

$ 20,393

 

 

$ 344,773

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had variable annuities with guaranteed living benefits as follows:

 

 

 

Year

Benefit and Type of Risk

Subjected Account Value

Amount of Reserve Held

Reinsurance Reserve Credit

2004

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

$1,746,000

$17,700

$3,500

2003

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

$1,648,000

$13,600

$4,000

 

For Variable Annuities with Guaranteed Living Benefits (“VAGLB”), the Company complies with Actuarial Guideline 39. This guideline defines a two step process for the determination of VAGLB reserves. The first step is to establish a reserve equal to the accumulated VAGLB charges for the policies in question. The second step requires a standalone asset adequacy analysis to determine the sufficiency of these reserves. This step has been satisfied by projecting 30 years into the future along 1000 stochastic variable return paths using a variety of assumptions as to VAGLB charges, lapse, withdrawal, annuitization and death. The results of this analysis are discounted back to the valuation date and compared to the accumulation of fees reserve to determine if an additional reserve needs to be established.

 

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company had variable annuities with guaranteed death benefits as follows:

 

 

 

Year

Benefit and Type of Risk

Subjected Account Value

Amount of Reserve Held

Reinsurance Reserve Credit

2004

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

$6,151,000

$61,900

$44,200

2003

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

$6,191,000

$70,300

$55,200

 

For Variable Annuities with Minimum Guaranteed Death Benefits (“MGDB”), the Company complies with Actuarial Guideline 34. This guideline requires that MGDBs be projected by assuming an immediate drop in the values of the assets supporting the variable annuity contract, followed by a subsequent recovery at a net assumed return until the maturity of the contract. The immediate drop percentages and gross assumed returns vary by asset class and are defined in the guideline. Mortality is based on the 1994 Variable Annuity MGDB Mortality Table, which is also defined in the guideline.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

Reserves on the Company’s traditional life insurance products are computed using mean reserving methodologies. These methodologies result in the establishment of assets for the amount of the net valuation premiums that are anticipated to be received between the policy’s paid-through date to the policy’s next anniversary date. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, these assets (which are reported as premiums deferred and uncollected) and the amounts of the related gross premiums and loading, are as follows:

 

 

Gross

Loading

Net

December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Ordinary direct renewal business

$1,085

$337

$1,422

Ordinary new business

1,183

419

1,602

 

$2,268

$756

$3,024

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Ordinary direct renewal business

$ 387

$126

$ 513

Ordinary new business

1,337

89

1,426

 

$1,724

$215

$1,939

 

 

8. Dividend Restrictions

 

The Company is subject to limitations, imposed by the State of Ohio, on the payment of dividends to its parent company. Generally, dividends during any twelve month period may not be paid, without prior regulatory approval, in excess of the greater of (a) 10 percent of statutory surplus as of the preceding December 31, or (b) statutory gain from operations before net realized capital gains (losses) for the preceding year. Subject to the availability of unassigned surplus at the time of such dividend, the maximum payment which may be made in 2005, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $121,404.

 

 

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

9. Capital and Surplus

 

Life/health insurance companies are subject to certain Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements as specified by the NAIC. Under those requirements, the amount of capital and surplus maintained by a life/health insurance company is to be determined based on the various risk factors related to it. At December 31, 2004, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

 

10. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of

Liabilities

 

During 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company sold $45,723, $31,554, and $33,160, respectively, of agent balances without recourse to Money Services, Inc., an affiliated company. The Company did not realize a gain or loss as a result of the sale.

 

11. Retirement and Compensation Plans

 

The Company’s employees participate in a qualified benefit plan sponsored by AEGON. The Company has no legal obligation for the plan. The Company recognizes pension expense equal to its allocation from AEGON. The pension expense is allocated among the participating companies based on the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 expense as a percent of salaries. The benefits are based on years of service and the

employee’s compensation during the highest five consecutive years of employment. Pension expense aggregated $1,303, $1,507, and $1,734 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974.

 

The Company’s employees also participate in a contributory defined contribution plan sponsored by AEGON which is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Service Code. Employees of the Company who customarily work at least 1,000 hours during each calendar year and meet the other eligibility requirements are participants of the plan. Participants may elect to contribute up to fifteen percent of their salary to the plan. The Company will match an amount up to three percent of the participant’s salary. Participants may direct all of their contributions and plan balances to be invested in a variety of investment options. The plan is subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974. Expense related to this plan was $807, $858, and $967 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

11. Retirement and Compensation Plans (continued)

 

AEGON sponsors supplemental retirement plans to provide the Company’s senior management with benefits in excess of normal pension benefits. The plans are noncontributory and benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s compensation level. The plans are unfunded and nonqualified under the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, AEGON has established incentive deferred compensation plans for certain key employees of the Company. The Company’s allocation of expense for these plans for each of the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 was insignificant. AEGON also sponsors an employee stock option plan/stock appreciation rights for employees of the Company and a stock purchase plan for its producers, with the participating affiliated companies establishing their own eligibility criteria, producer contribution limits and company matching formula. These plans have been accrued for or funded as deemed appropriate by management of AEGON and the Company.

 

In addition to pension benefits, the Company participates in plans sponsored by AEGON that provide postretirement medical, dental and life insurance benefits to employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Portions of the medical and dental plans are contributory. The expenses of the postretirement are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company expensed $157, $153, and $203 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

12. Related Party Transactions

 

The Company shares certain officers, employees and general expenses with affiliated companies.

 

The Company receives data processing, investment advisory and management, marketing and administration services from certain affiliates. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the Company paid $108,339, $19,705, and $20,371, respectively, for such services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates. The Company provides office space, marketing and administrative services to certain affiliates. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the Company received $89,072, $5,775, and $3,673, respectively, for such services, which approximates their cost.

 

Receivables from and payables to affiliates and intercompany borrowings bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. During 2004, 2003, and 2002, the Company paid net interest of $520, $435, and $256, respectively, to affiliates.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

12. Related Party Transactions (continued)

 

In prior years, the Company purchased life insurance policies covering the lives of certain employees of the Company from an affiliate. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the cash surrender value of these policies was $57,331 and $55,024, respectively.

 

The company paid common stock dividends of $200,000 and $24,000 during 2004 and 2002, respectively. The dividend paid in 2004 was approved by the Insurance Department of the State of Ohio as an extraordinary dividend.

 

13. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company is a party to legal proceedings incidental to its business. Although such litigation sometimes includes substantial demands for compensatory and punitive damages in addition to contract liability, it is management’s opinion that damages arising from such demands will not be material to the Company’s financial position.

 

The Company is subject to insurance guaranty laws in the states in which it writes business. These laws provide for assessments against insurance companies for the benefit of policyholders and claimants in the event of insolvency of other insurance companies. Assessments are charged to operations when received by the Company except where right of offset against other taxes paid is allowed by law; amounts available for future offsets are recorded as an asset on the Company’s balance sheet. The future obligation has been based on the most recent information available from the National Organization of Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association. Potential future obligations for unknown insolvencies are not determinable by the Company and are not required to be accrued for financial reporting purposes. The Company has established a reserve of $3,404 and $3,423 and an offsetting premium tax benefit of $743 and $762 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The guaranty fund expense was $374, $24, and $70, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.

 

The Company may lend securities to approved broker and other parties to earn additional income. The Company receives collateral against the loaned securities and maintains collateral in an amount not less than 100% of the market value of the loaned securities during the period of the loan. The market value of loaned securities is determined at the close of business and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Company on the next business day. Although risk is mitigated by collateral, the account could

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

13. Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

 

experience a delay in recovering its securities and possible loss of income or value if the borrower fails to return them. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the value of securities loaned amounted to $189 and $124,332, respectively.

 

There continues to be significant federal and state regulatory activity relating to financial services companies. The Company and certain of its affiliates have been examined by, and received requests for information from, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In particular, the Company continues to respond to requests for documents and information from the SEC staff in connection with an ongoing investigation, which has included requests for testimony by the Company, its personnel and other related persons regarding potential market timing and matters affecting certain employees and affiliates of the Company.

 

A number of other companies in this industry have announced settlements of enforcement actions with various regulatory agencies such as the SEC; those settlements have encompassed a wide range of remediation including injunctive relief, monetary penalties, and restitution.  The Company and its affiliates are actively cooperating with the SEC and anticipate reaching a negotiated settlement regarding this matter.  Although it is not possible to provide a meaningful estimate of the range of potential outcomes at this time, the Company does not believe the resolution will be material to its financial position.

 

 

 

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Statutory-Basis Financial

Statement Schedules

 



 

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Summary of Investments – Other Than

Investments in Related Parties

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

December 31, 2004

 

Schedule I

 

 

 

 

Type of Investment

 

 

 

Cost (1)

 

 

Fair

Value

Amount at Which
Shown in the Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

Fixed maturities

 

 

 

Bonds:

 

 

 

United States Government and government agencies and authorities

 

$ 211,732

 

$ 211,427

 

$ 211,732

States, municipalities, and political subdivisions

 

45,103

 

45,105

 

45,103

Foreign governments

4,115

4,458

4,115

Public utilities

29,478

30,537

29,478

All other corporate bonds

379,597

383,505

379,597

Total fixed maturities

670,025

675,032

670,025

 

 

 

 

Mortgage loans on real estate

16,912

 

16,912

Home office properties

41,003

 

41,003

Policy loans

279,658

 

279,658

Cash and short-term investments

23,579

 

23,579

Other invested assets

18,473

 

18,473

Receivable for securities

295

 

295

Total investments

$1,049,945

 

$1,049,945

 

(1)

Original cost of equity securities and, as to fixed maturities, original cost reduced by repayments and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accruals of discounts.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Supplementary Insurance Information

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Schedule III

 

 

 

 

Future Policy Benefits and Expenses

 

 

Policy and Contract Liabilities

 

 

 

Premium Revenue

 

 

Net Investment Income*

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 431,843

$ 22,129

$ 572,975

$ 32,781

Group life and health

13,589

100

388

964

Annuity

771,293

575,450

57,049

 

$1,216,725

$ 22,229

$1,148,813

$ 90,794

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 412,473

$ 12,763

$ 552,849

$ 31,348

Group life and health

12,823

176

496

944

Annuity

808,079

891,360

55,439

 

$1,233,375

$ 12,939

$1,444,705

$ 87,731

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 404,935

$ 12,874

$ 610,634

$ 21,194

Group life and health

13,059

100

560

639

Annuity

728,193

1,131,849

26,665

 

$ 1,146,187

$ 12,974

$ 1,743,043

$ 48,498

 

*Allocations of net investment income and other operating expenses are based on a number of assumptions and estimates, and the results would change if different methods were applied.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Supplementary Insurance Information

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Schedule III (continued)

 

 

Benefits, Claims, Losses and Settlement Expenses

 

 

Other Operating Expenses*

Premium Written

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 208,923

$263,981

$         

Group life and health

887

1,260

790

Annuity

770,457

(62,852)

 

$ 980,267

$202,389

$    790

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2003

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 185,642

$275,352

$         –

Group life and health

2,530

(769)

863

Annuity

999,863

(4,921)

 

$1,188,035

$269,662

$     863

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 176,010

$ 484,535

$ –

Group life and health

5,626

(4,316)

917

Annuity

1,138,645

164,544

 

$1,320,281

$ 644,763

$ 917

 

*Allocations of net investment income and other operating expenses are based on a number of assumptions and estimates, and the results would change if different methods were applied.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Reinsurance

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Schedule IV

 

 

 

 

Gross

Amount

 

Ceded to Other Companies

Assumed From
Other Companies

 

 

Net

Amount

Percentage of Amount Assumed to Net

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance in force

$81,890,006

$30,314,062

$ –

$51,575,944

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums:

 

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 615,380

$ 42,405

$ –

$ 572,975

0%

Group life and health

790

402

388

0

Annuity

586,388

10,938

575,450

0

 

$ 1,202,558

$ 53,745

$ –

$ 1,148,813

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2003

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance in force

$79,220,097

$25,368,242

$ –

$53,851,855

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums:

 

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 593,641

$ 40,792

$ –

$ 552,849

0%

Group life

863

367

 

496

0

Annuity

909,843

18,483

 

891,360

0

 

$ 1,504,347

$ 59,642

$ –

$ 1,444,705

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

Life insurance in force

$79,096,314

$21,759,884

$ –

$57,336,430

0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premiums:

 

 

 

 

 

Individual life

$ 653,642

$ 43,008

$ –

$ 610,634

0%

Group life

917

357

560

0

Annuity

1,200,009

68,160

1,131,849

0

 

$ 1,854,568

$ 111,525

$ –

$ 1,743,043

0%

 

 

 

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PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 26.

Exhibits

 

 

(a)

Resolution of the Board of Directors of Western Reserve establishing the separate account (1)

 

(b)

Not Applicable

 

(c)

Distribution of Policies

 

(i)

Master Service and Distribution Compliance Agreement (2)

 

(ii)

Amendment to Master Service and Distribution Compliance Agreement (3)

 

(iii)

Form of Broker/Dealer Supervisory and Service Agreement (3)

 

(iv)

Principal Underwriting Agreement (3)

 

(v)

First Amendment to Principal Underwriting Agreement (3)

 

(vi)

Second Amendment to Principal Underwriting Agreement (14)

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(vii)

Third Amendment to Principal Underwriting Agreement (17)

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(d)

(i)

Specimen Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

 

(ii)

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium (15)

 

(iii)

Primary Insured Rider Plus (15)

 

(iv)

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider (9)

 

(v)

Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider (9)

 

(vi)

Other Insured Rider (15)

 

(vii)

Accidental Death Benefit Rider (9)

 

(viii) Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit) (7)

 

(ix)

Childrens Insurance Rider (8)

 

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(e)

Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy (16)

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(f)

Depositor’s Certification of Incorporation and By-Laws

 

(i)

Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of Western Reserve (2)

 

(ii)

Certificate of First Amendment to the Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of Western Reserve (4)

 

(iii)

Amended Code of Regulations (By-Laws) of Western Reserve (1)

 

(g)

Reinsurance Agreements

 

(i)

Reinsurance Treaty dated September 30, 2000 and Amendments Thereto (6)

 

(ii)

Reinsurance Treaty dated July 1, 2002 and Amendments Thereto (6)

 

 

(h)

(i) Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated June 14, 1999 (10)

 

(ii)

Amendment No. 1 dated March 15, 2000 to Participation Agreement – Variable Insurance Products Fund II (11)

 

(iii)

Second Amendment dated April 12, 2001 to Participation Agreement – Variable Insurance Products Fund II (12)

 

(iv)

Third Amendment to Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2003 (14)

 

(v)

Fourth Amendment to Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated December 1, 2003 (15)

 

(vi)

Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated February 21, 2001 and Amendment Nos. 1 – 20 thereto (13)

 

(vii)

Amendment No. 21 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2003 (14)

 

(viii)

Amendment No. 22 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated December 1, 2003 (15)

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(ix)

Amendment No. 23 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated May 1, 2004 (17)

 

(x)

Amendment No. 24 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated October 22, 2004 (19)

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C-1

 



 

 

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(xi)

Amendment No. 25 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated March 28, 2005

 

(xii)

Amendment No. 26 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2005

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(i)

Not Applicable

 

(j)

Not Applicable

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(k)

Opinion and Consent of Arthur D. Woods, Esq. as to Legality of Securities Being Registered (20)

 

(l)

Opinion and Consent of Lorne Schinbein as to Actuarial Matters Pertaining to the Securities being Registered (20)

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(m)

Sample Hypothetical Illustration (15)

 

(n)

Other Opinions:

<R>

 

(i)

Written Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (20)

 

(ii)

Written Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (20)

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(o)

Not Applicable

 

(p)

Not Applicable

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(q)

Memorandum describing issuance, transfer and redemption procedures (20)

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(r)

(i) Powers of Attorney (5)

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(ii)

Ron Wagley (18)

 

(iii)

Allan J. Hamilton (19)

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Kenneth Kilbane

Brenda K. Clancy

Arthur C. Schneider

Charles T. Boswell

Christopher H. Garrett

 

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(1)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated April 21, 1998 (File No. 33-31140) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(2)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to Form N-4 Registration Statement dated April 20, 1998 (File No. 33-49556) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(3)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated April 21, 1999 (File No. 333-23359) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(4)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated April 19, 2000 (File No. 333-23359) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(5)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated November 4, 2002 (File No. 333-100993) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(6)

This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated January 31, 2003 (File No. 333-100993) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(7)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form S-6 dated April 5, 2001 (File No. 333-58322) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(8)

This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated April 21, 1999 (File No. 333-62397) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(9)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated August 6, 2003 (File No. 333-107705) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(10)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated September 23, 1999 (File No. 333-57681) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(11)

This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-4 Registration Statement dated April 10, 2000 (File No. 333-93169) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(12)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to Form S-6 Registration Statement dated April 16, 2001 (File No. 33-69138) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(13)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-4 Registration Statement dated September 5, 2003 (File No. 333-108525) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(14)

This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated October 9, 2003 (File No. 333-107705) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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(15)

This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated November 7, 2003 (File No. 333-110315) and is incorporated herein by reference.

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(16)

This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated January 14, 2004 (File No. 333-110315) and is incorporated herein by reference.

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(17)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated April 16, 2004 (File No. 333-100993) and is incorporated herein by reference.

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(18)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated February 26, 2004 (File No. 333-107705) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(19)

This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated February 28, 2005 (File No. 333-107705) and is incorporated herein by reference.

(20)

To be Filed by Amendment.

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Item 27.

Directors and Officers of the Depositor

 

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Name

Principal Business Address

Position and Offices with Depositor

 

Ron Wagley

(1)

Chairman of the Board

Charles T. Boswell

(3)

Chief Executive Officer

Brenda K. Clancy

(2)

Director and President

Kenneth Kilbane

(1)

Director and Senior Vice President

William H. Geiger

(3)

Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Group Vice President – Compliance and Secretary

Allan J. Hamilton

(3)

Vice President, Treasurer and Controller

Arthur C. Schneider

(2)

Director

Christopher H. Garrett

(2)

Director, Actuary and Chief Financial Officer

 

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(1)

1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California 90015

 

(2)

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001

 

(3)

570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

 

Item 28. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant

 

 

Name

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Percent of Voting

Securities Owned

 

Business

 

AEGON N.V.

 

Netherlands

 

22.23% of Vereniging

AEGON Netherlands

Membership Association

 

Holding Company

 

AEGON Nederland N.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100% AEGON N.V.

 

Holding Company

 

AEGON Nevak Holding B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100% AEGON N.V.

 

Holding Company

 

AEGON Derivatives B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100% AEGON N.V.

 

Holding Company

 

AEGON International N.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100% AEGON N.V.

 

Holding Company

 

 

The AEGON Trust Voting Trust Trustees:

Donald J. Shepard

Joseph B.M. Streppel

Alexander R. Wynaendts

Craig D. Vermie

 

Delaware

 

 

 

Voting Trust

 

 

 

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AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation

 

Delaware

 

225 shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by Scottish Equitable Finance Limited

 

Holding company

 

AEGON DMS Holding B.V.

 

Netherlands

 

100% AEGON International N.V.

 

Holding company

 

Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd

 

Canada

 

100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.

 

Holding company

 

Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company

 

Canada

 

100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd

 

Holding company

 

Legacy General Insurance Company

 

Canada

 

100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.

 

Insurance

 

Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd

 

United Kingdom

 

100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.

 

Holding company

 

Stonebridge International Marketing Ltd

 

United Kingdom

 

100% Cornerstone International Holding Ltd.

 

Marketing company

 

Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd

 

United Kingdom

 

100% Cornerstone International Holdings, Ltd.

 

Insurance company

 

Short Hills Management Company

 

New Jersey

 

100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation

 

Insurance Agent

 

COPRA Reinsurance Company

 

New York

 

100% AEGON U.S.

Holding Corporation

 

Reinsurance

 

AEGON Management Company

 

Indiana

 

100% AEGON U.S.

Holding Corporation

 

Insurance holding company

 

AEGON U.S. Corporation

 

Iowa

 

100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation owns 10,024 shares (75.58%); AEGON USA, Inc. owns 3,238 shares (24.42%)

 

Holding company

 

Transamerica Corporation and subsidiaries (“TAC”)

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON NV

 

Major interest in insurance and finance

 

AEGON USA, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation; AEGON U.S. Corporation

 

Holding company

 

RCC North America, LLC

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON USA, Inc.

 

Real estate

 

Transamerica Holding Company, LLC

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON USA, Inc.

 

Holding Company

 

AEGON Funding Corp.

 

Delaware

 

100% Transamerica Holding Corporation LLC

 

Issue debt securities-net proceeds used to make loans to affiliates

 

 

 

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First AUSA Life Insurance Company

 

Maryland

 

100% Transamerica Holding Company LLC

 

Insurance holding company

 

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company

 

New York

 

First AUSA Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company

 

Insurance

 

Life Investors Insurance Company of America

 

Iowa

 

50% First AUSA Life Ins. Company and 50% AUSA Life Insurance Company

 

Insurance

 

Apple Partners of Iowa LLC

 

Iowa

 

58.13% Monumental Life Insurance Company; 41.87 Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company

 

Apple production, packing, storage and sales

 

Life Investors Alliance, LLC

 

Delaware

 

100% LIICA

 

Purchase, own, and hold the equity interest of other entities

 

Transamerica Life Insurance Company

 

Iowa

 

Transamerica Holding Company LLC and Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company

 

Insurance

 

AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

Minnesota

 

100% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.

 

Marketing

 

AEGON Assignment Corporation of Kentucky

 

Kentucky

 

100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

Administrator of structured settlements

 

AEGON Assignment Corporation

 

Illinois

 

100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

Administrator of structured settlements

 

Transamerica Financial Institutions, Inc.

 

Minnesota

 

100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.

 

Life insurance and underwriting services

 

Southwest Equity Life Ins. Co.

 

Arizona

 

100% of Common Voting Stock First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance

 

Iowa Fidelity Life Insurance Co.

 

Arizona

 

100% of Common Voting Stock First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance

 

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Ohio

 

100% First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance

 

WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

California

 

100% Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Insurance Agency

 

 

 

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WRL Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.

 

Massachusetts

 

100% WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

WRL Insurance Agency of Wyoming

 

Wyoming

 

100% WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

 

 

 

AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.

Florida

78% WRL, 22% AUSA Holding Company

Investment Adviser

 

AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

Various

 

Mutual Fund

 

AEGON/Transamerica Investors Services, Inc.

 

Florida

 

100% AUSA Holding Company

 

Shareholder services

 

 

 

 

Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds

Massachusetts

100% WRL

Mutual Fund

 

 

 

 

Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.

Maryland

100% WRL

Mutual Fund

 

World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

California

 

100% WRL

 

Insurance agency

 

World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.

 

Massachusetts

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Hawaii, Inc.

 

Hawaii

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

WFG Insurance Agency of Puerto Rico, Inc.

 

Puerto Rico

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

World Financial Group Insurance Agency of New Mexico, Inc.

 

New Mexico

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Wyoming

 

Wyoming

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance Agency

 

AEGON Equity Group, Inc.

 

Florida

 

100% WRL

 

Insurance Agency

 

WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Georgia

 

100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance

 

WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Alabama, Inc.

 

Alabama

 

100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance

 

WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of California, Inc.

 

California

 

100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance

 

WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Mississippi, Inc.

 

Mississippi

 

100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance

 

 

 

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WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.

 

Nevada

 

100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Insurance

WRL Insurance Agency, Inc.

California

100% WRL

Insurance agency

WRL Insurance Agency of Massachusetts, Inc.

Massachusetts

100% WRL

Insurance agency

WRL Insurance Agency of Wyoming, Inc.

Wyoming

100% WRL

Insurance agency

 

Monumental General Casualty Co.

 

Maryland

 

100% First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance

 

United Financial Services, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

General agency

 

Bankers Financial Life Ins. Co.

 

Arizona

 

100% First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance

 

The Whitestone Corporation

 

Maryland

 

100% First AUSA Life Ins. Company

 

Insurance agency

 

Cadet Holding Corp.

 

Iowa

 

100% First AUSA Life Insurance Company

 

Holding company

 

Monumental General Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico

 

Puerto Rico

 

51% First AUSA Life Insurance Company

49% Baldrich & Associates of Puerto Rico

 

Insurance

 

AUSA Holding Company

 

Maryland

 

100% Transamerica Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Holding company

 

AEGON USA Investment Management, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

100% AUSA Holding Company

 

Investment Adviser

 

AEGON USA Securities, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

100% Transamerica Holding Company, L.L.C.

 

Broker-Dealer

 

Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% AUSA Holding Company.

 

Holding company

 

Trip Mate Insurance Agency, Inc.

 

Kansas

 

100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Sale/admin. of travel insurance

 

Monumental General Administrators, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Provides management srvcs. to unaffiliated third party administrator

 

National Association Management and Consultant Services, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% Monumental General Administrators, Inc.

 

Provides actuarial consulting services

 

 

 

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Monumental General Mass Marketing, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.

 

Marketing arm for sale of mass marketed insurance coverages

 

Transamerica Capital, Inc.

 

California

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Broker/Dealer

 

Universal Benefits Corporation

 

Iowa

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Third party administrator

 

Investors Warranty of America, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Provider of automobile extended maintenance contracts

 

Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Co.

 

Iowa

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Trust company

 

Money Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Provides financial counseling for employees and agents of affiliated companies

 

ADB Corporation, L.L.C.

 

Delaware

 

100% Money Services, Inc.

 

Special purpose limited Liability company

 

ORBA Insurance Services, Inc.

 

California

 

40.15% Money Services, Inc.

Insurance agency

 

Great Companies L.L.C.

 

Iowa

 

49% Money Services, Inc.

 

Markets & sells mutual funds & individually managed accounts

 

AEGON USA Travel and Conference Services, LLC

 

Iowa

 

100% Money Services, Inc.

 

Travel and Conference Services

 

Roundit, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

50% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Financial services

 

Zahorik Company, Inc.

 

California

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Broker-Dealer

 

ZCI, Inc.

 

Alabama

 

100% Zahorik Company, Inc.

 

Insurance agency

 

Zahorik Texas, Inc.

 

Texas

 

100% Zahorik Company, Inc.

 

Insurance agency

 

Long, Miller & Associates, L.L.C.

 

California

 

33-1/3% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Insurance agency

 

AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Registered investment advisor

 

World Group Securities, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.

 

Broker-Dealer

 

World Financial Group, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.

 

Marketing

 

InterSecurities, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Broker-Dealer

 

 

 

 

AFSG Securities Corporation

Pennsylvania

100% Commonwealth General Corporation

Principal Underwriter

 

 

 

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Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Registered investment advisor

 

Diversified Investors Securities Corp.

 

Delaware

 

100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

Broker-Dealer

 

George Beram & Company, Inc.

 

Massachusetts

 

100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.

 

Employee benefit and actuarial consulting

 

Creditor Resources, Inc.

 

Michigan

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Credit insurance

 

CRC Creditor Resources Canadian Dealer Network Inc.

 

Canada

 

100% Creditor Resources, Inc.

 

Insurance agency

 

Premier Solutions Group, Inc.

 

Maryland

 

100% Creditor Resources, Inc.

 

Insurance agency

 

AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC.

 

Iowa

 

100% Transamerica Holding Corporation LLC

 

Investment advisor

 

AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

100% AUSA Holding Co.

 

Provides real estate administrative and real estate investment services

 

AEGON USA Real Estate Services, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.

 

Real estate and mortgage holding company

 

QSC Holding, Inc.

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.

 

Real estate and financial software production and sales

 

Realty Information Systems, Inc.

 

Iowa

 

100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc

 

Information Systems for real estate investment management

 

Commonwealth General Corporation and subsidiaries

 

Delaware

 

100% AEGON U.S. Corporation

 

Holding company

 

Veterans Life Insurance Co.

 

Illinois

 

100% Transamerica Holding Company LLC

 

Insurance company

 

Peoples Benefit Services, Inc.

 

Pennsylvania

 

100% Veterans Life Ins. Co.

 

Special-purpose subsidiary

 

 

 

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Item 29.     Indemnification

 

Provisions exist under the Ohio General Corporation Law, the Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of Western Reserve and the Amended Code of Regulations of Western Reserve whereby Western Reserve may indemnify certain persons against certain payments incurred by such persons. The following excerpts contain the substance of these provisions.

 

 

Ohio General Corporation Law

 

Section 1701.13 Authority of corporation.

 

(E)(1)    A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation (including a subsidiary of this corporation), domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, shall not, of itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

(2)         A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:

 

(a)         Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that the court of common pleas, or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper;

 

(b)         Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code.

 

(3)         To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

(4)         Any indemnification under divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section. Such determination shall be made as follows:

 

 

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(a)         By a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened with any such action, suit, or proceeding;

 

(b)         If the quorum described in division (E)(4)(a) of this section is not obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has performed services for the corporation, or any person to be indemnified within the past five years;

 

 

(c)

By the shareholders;

 

(d)        By the court of common pleas or the court in which such action, suit, or proceeding was brought.

 

Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (E)(4)(a) or by independent legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2) of this section, and within ten days after receipt of such notification, such person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of such determination.

 

(5)(a) Unless at the time of a director's act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit or proceeding referred to in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state by specific reference to this division that the provisions of this division do not apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted against a director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses, including attorney's fees, incurred by a director in defending the action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which he agrees to do both of the following:

 

(i) Repay such amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that his action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation;

 

(ii) Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit, or proceeding.

 

(b)        Expenses, including attorneys' fees incurred by a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent in defending any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section, may be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the directors in the specific case upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent to repay such amount, if it ultimately is determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

 

(6)         The indemnification authorized by this section shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification under the articles or the regulations or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

(7)         A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including but not limited to trust funds, letters of credit, or self-insurance on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in which the corporation has a financial interest.

 

 

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(8)         The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7) of this section. Divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return payments made by the corporation pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), or (7).

 

(9)         As used in this division, references to "corporation" include all constituent corporations in a consolidation or merger and the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such a constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

 

Second Amended Articles of Incorporation of Western Reserve

 

ARTICLE EIGHTH

 

EIGHTH: (1) The corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation (including a subsidiary of this corporation), domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendre or its equivalent, shall not, of itself create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.

 

(2)           The corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation (including a subsidiary of this corporation), domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that the court of common pleas, or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper.

 

(3)           To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in sections (1) and (2) of this article, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith.

 

(4)           Any indemnification under sections (1) and (2) of this article, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable

 

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standard of conduct set forth in sections (1) and (2) of this article. Such determination shall be made (a) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened with any such action, suit, or proceeding, or (b) if such a quorum is not obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has performed services for the corporation, or any person to be indemnified within the past five years, or (c) by the shareholders, or (d) by the court of common pleas or the court in which such action, suit, or proceeding was brought. Any determination made by the disinterested directors under section (4)(a) or by independent legal counsel under section (4)(b) of this article shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under section (2) of this article, and within ten days after receipt of such notification, such person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of such determination.

 

(5)           Expenses, including attorneys' fees incurred in defending any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in sections (1) and (2) of this article, may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding as authorized by the directors in the specific case upon receipt of a written undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this article. If a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs by resolution, said written undertaking need not be submitted to the corporation. Such a determination that a written undertaking need not be submitted to the corporation shall in no way affect the entitlement of indemnification as authorized by this article.

 

(6)           The indemnification provided by this article shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under the articles or the regulations or any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.

 

(7)           The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation (including a subsidiary of this corporation), domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such liability under this section.

 

(8)           As used in this section, references to "the corporation" include all constituent corporations in a consolidation or merger and the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of such a constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another corporation (including a subsidiary of this corporation), domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise shall stand in the same position under this article with respect to the new or surviving corporation as he would if he had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

 

(9)          The foregoing provisions of this article do not apply to any proceeding against any trustee, investment manager or other fiduciary of an employee benefit plan in such person's capacity as such, even though such person may also be an agent of this corporation. The corporation may indemnify such named fiduciaries of its employee benefit plans against all costs and expenses, judgments, fines, settlements or other amounts actually and reasonably incurred by or imposed upon said named fiduciary in connection with or arising out of any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding in which the named fiduciary may be made a party by reason of being or having been a named fiduciary, to the same extent it indemnifies an agent of the corporation. To the extent that the corporation does not have the direct legal power to indemnify, the corporation may contract with the named fiduciaries of its employee benefit plans to indemnify them to the same extent as noted above. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of such named fiduciary covering any liability to the same extent that it contracts to indemnify.

 

 

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Amended Code of Regulations of Western Reserve

 

ARTICLE V

 

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

Each Director, officer and member of a committee of this Corporation, and any person who may have served at the request of this Corporation as a Director, officer or member of a committee of any other corporation in which this Corporation owns shares of capital stock or of which this Corporation is a creditor (and his heirs, executors and administrators) shall be indemnified by the Corporation against all expenses, costs, judgments, decrees, fines or penalties as provided by, and to the extent allowed by, Article Eighth of the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation, as amended.

 

 

 

Rule 484 Undertaking

 

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of Western Reserve pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, Western Reserve has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Western Reserve of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Western Reserve in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Western Reserve will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

Item 30.

Principal Underwriter

 

 

(a)

AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”) is the principal underwriter for the Policies. AFSG currently serves as principal underwriter for the Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account, Separate Account VA A, Separate Account VA B, Separate Account VA C, Separate Account VA D, Separate Account VA E, Separate Account VA F, Separate Account VA I, Separate account VA J, Separate Account VA L, Separate Account VL A, Separate Account VUL-A, Separate Account VA K, Separate Account VA P, Separate Account VA R, Separate Account VA S and Separate Account VA W of Transamerica Life Insurance Company; the Separate Account and VA BNY, Separate Account C, TFLIC Series Life Account, and TFLIC Series Annuity Account of Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company; TFLIC Separate Account VNY, Separate Account BNY, Separate Account VA WNY, the Separate Account I, Separate Account II, and Separate Account V of Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company; the WRL Series Life Account, WRL Series Annuity Account, WRL Series Annuity Account B, Separate Account VA U and WRL Series Life Corporate Account of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio; Separate Account VA-2L, Separate Account VA G, Separate Account VA H, Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-3, Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-4, Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-5, and Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-6 of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; Separate Account VA-8 of Transamerica Life Insurance and Annuity Company; AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust; Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds; and Transamerica Investors, Inc.

 

(b)

Directors and Officers of AFSG

 

<R>

 

Name

Principal Business Address

 

Position and Offices with Underwriter

 

Larry N. Norman

(1)

Director and President

 

Philip S. Eckman

(3)

Director

</R>

 

 

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<R>

Paula G. Nelson

(3)

Director

 

Lisa A. Wachendorf

(1)

Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

 

John K. Carter

(2)

Vice President

 

Frank A. Camp

(1)

Secretary

 

Mike Massrock

(2)

Vice President

Kyle Keelan

(2)

Vice President

Priscilla I. Hechler

(2)

Assistant Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Linda Gilmer

(1)

Controller and Treasurer, Financial and Operations Principal

 

Darin D. Smith

(1)

Vice President and Assistant Secretary

 

Teresa L. Stolba

(1)

Assistant Compliance Officer

 

Carol Sterlacci

(2)

Assistant Controller and Treasurer

 

 

 

Clifton W. Flenniken, III

(4)

Assistant Treasurer

 

</R>

_____________

(1)

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001

(2)

570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716-1202

<R>

(3)

600 S. Highway 169, Suite 1800, Minneapolis, MN 55426

</R>

(4)

1111 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201

 

 

(c)

Compensation to Principal Underwriter from Registrant

 

 

Name of Principal Underwriter

Net Underwriting Discounts and Commissions

 

Compensation on Redemption

 

Brokerage Commissions

 

 

Commissions

AFSG Securities Corporation

0

0

$ 85,863,632 (1)

0

0

0

$ 67,236,938 (2)

0

0

0

$ 82,236,981 (3)

0

(1)

fiscal year 2004

(2)

fiscal year 2003

(3)

fiscal year 2002

 

Item 31.

Location of Accounts and Records

 

All accounts, books, or other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder are maintained by the Registrant through Western Reserve at

570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, 4800 140th Avenue North, Clearwater, Florida 33762 or 12855 Starkey Road, Largo, Florida 33773.

 

Item 32.

Management Services

 

Not Applicable

 

 

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Item 33.

Undertakings

 

Western Reserve hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the WRL Freedom Elite Builder II, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Western Reserve.

 

Registrant promises to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement as frequently as is necessary to ensure that the audited financial statements in the Registration Statement are never more than 16 months old for so long as payments under the variable life policies may be accepted.  

 

Registrant furthermore agrees to include either as part of any application to purchase a Policy offered by the prospectus, a space that an applicant can check to request a Statement of Additional Information, or a post card or similar written communication affixed to or included in the prospectus that the applicant can remove to send for a Statement of Additional Information.

 

Registrant agrees to deliver any Statement of Additional Information and any financial statements required to be made available under this Form N-6 promptly upon written or oral request.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

<R>

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Initial Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the City of St. Petersburg, State of Florida, on this 27th day of September, 2005.

</R>

 

WRL SERIES LIFE ACCOUNT

(Registrant)

 

 

By: /s/ Ron Wagley */

Ron Wagley, Chairman of the Board of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE

CO. OF OHIO

(Depositor)

 

 

By: /s/ Ron Wagley */

Ron Wagley, Chairman of the Board

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Initial Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

Title

Date

 

<R>

/s/ Ron Wagley

Chairman of the Board

September 27, 2005

</R>

Ron Wagley */

 

<R>

/s/ Charles T. Boswell

Chief Executive Officer

September 27, 2005

</R>

Charles T. Boswell */

<R>

 

 

/s/ Brenda K. Clancy

Director and President

September 27, 2005

</R>

Brenda K. Clancy */

 

<R>

/s/ Kenneth Kilbane

Director and Senior

September 27, 2005

</R>

Kenneth Kilbane */

Vice President

 

<R>

/s/ Allan J. Hamilton

Vice President, Treasurer and

September 27, 2005

</R>

Allan J. Hamilton*/

Controller

 

<R>

/s/ Christopher H. Garrett

Director, Actuary and Chief Financial

September 27, 2005

</R>

Christopher H. Garrett */

Officer

 

<R>

/s/ Arthur C. Schneider

Director

September 27, 2005

</R>

Arthur C. Schneider */

 

*/ /s/ Priscilla I. Hechler

 

Signed by Priscilla I. Hechler

 

As Attorney in Fact

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

<R>

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

Description

No.

of Exhibit

 

 

26(d)(i)

Specimen Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

 

26(h)(xi)

Amendment No. 25 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve Life dated March 28, 2005

 

26(h)(xii)

Amendment No. 26 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve Life dated September 1, 2005

</R>

 

 

 

 

 

 


<R>

 

Exhibit 26(d)(i)

 

Specimen Flexible Premium Variable

Life Insurance Policy

</R>

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

Home Office: Columbus, Ohio

Administrative Office:

(A STOCK COMPANY)

PO Box 5068

Clearwater, FL 33758

 

IN THIS POLICY, the Primary Insured is named on the Policy Schedule page. Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio will be referred to as WE, OUR or US.

 

IF THE PRIMARY INSURED DIES while this Policy is In Force, WE WILL PAY the Death Benefit Proceeds to the Beneficiary upon receipt of due proof of the Primary Insured’s death. THE AMOUNT OF THE DEATH BENEFIT PROCEEDS WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE DEPENDING ON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SUBACCOUNTS IN THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE CREDITED INTEREST RATES ON THE FIXED ACCOUNT AND THE EQUITY INDEX FIXED ACCOUNT. THIS WILL BE BASED UPON THE DEATH BENEFIT OPTION SELECTED AS DESCRIBED IN THE DEATH BENEFIT PROVISIONS.

 

CASH VALUES WILL INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY VALUE PROVISIONS DEPENDING UPON THE INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE OF THE SUBACCOUNTS IN THE SEPARATE ACCOUNT AND THE CREDITED INTEREST RATES ON THE FIXED ACCOUNT AND THE EQUITY INDEX FIXED ACCOUNT. CASH VALUES ARE NOT GUARANTEED AS TO DOLLAR AMOUNT.

 

Equity Index Interest may be paid on premiums allocated to the Equity Index Fixed Account based on the annual growth, if any, in Standard & Poor’s 500 ® composite stock price index, excluding dividend income. Equity index interest, if any, will only be credited on segment anniversaries. Any equity index interest that might otherwise be payable on a segment anniversary will be forfeited if funds are removed prior to the segment anniversary. “Standard & Poor’s 500®” and “S&P 500®”are trademarks of McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc and have been licensed for use by the company. The plan of insurance offered by this policy is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Standard & Poor’s Corporation. Standard & Poor’s Corporation makes no representation regarding the advisability of purchasing this Policy.

 

THE PROVISIONS on the following pages are part of this Policy. This Policy is a legal contract between the Owner and Us. If the Owner chooses to exercise any of the rights of this Policy, it may result in termination of the benefits provided under certain Riders. READ THE POLICY CAREFULLY.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, We have signed this Policy at Our Office in Clearwater, Florida as of the Policy Date.

 



Secretary

President

 

RIGHT TO EXAMINE POLICY

 

The Owner may cancel this Policy by returning it to Us at PO Box 5068, Clearwater, FL 33758, or to the representative through whom it was purchased, within 10 days of receipt. If the Policy is returned within this period, it will be void from the beginning and a refund will be made to the Owner. The refund will equal the sum of:

 

1.    The difference between the premiums paid and the amounts allocated to any Accounts under the Policy; plus

2.    The total amounts of Monthly Deductions made and any other charges imposed on amounts allocated to the Accounts; plus

3.    The value of the amounts allocated to the Accounts on the date We or Our agent receives the returned Policy.

 

If state law prohibits the calculation above, the refund will be the total of all premiums paid for this Policy.

 

Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy with an Equity Index Fixed Account

Death Benefit Proceeds Payable at Death of Primary Insured

Flexible Premiums Payable During Lifetime of Primary Insured

Non Participating - No Dividends

Some Benefits Reflect Investment Results

 

 

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POLICY GUIDE

 

Policy Schedule

3

Incontestability

10

Definitions

5

Suicide

10

Accounts

5

Issue Age and Sex

10

Amount at Risk

5

Annual Report

10

Attained Age

5

Termination

10

Anniversary

5

Policy Payment

11

Base Policy

5

Conversion Rights

11

Beginning Index Date

5

Protection of Proceeds

11

Beneficiary

5

Death Benefit Provisions

11

Business Day

5

Death Benefit

11

Cap

5

Specified Amount

11

Cash Value

5

Option Type

11

Death Benefit Proceeds

5

Compliance with Federal Tax Code

12

Ending Index Date

5

Changes

12

Equity Index

5

Death Benefit Proceeds

13

Equity Index Fixed Account

5

Premium Provisions

13

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

 

6

 

Payment

 

13

Equity Index Fixed Account Segment                        .

6

Premiums

13

Equity Index Interest

6

Grace Period

14

Equity Index Value

6

Changes to the Minimum Monthly Guarantee

 

Fixed Account

6

Premium

14

Funds

6

Reinstatement

14

Index Change

6

Separate Account Provisions

15

In Force

6

The Separate Account

15

Initial Premium

6

Subaccounts

15

Internal Revenue Code

6

Market Timing

15

Issue Age

6

Transfers

15

Lapse

7

Changes

16

Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium.....

7

Unit Value

16

Monthiversary

7

Fixed Account Provisions

17

Monthly Deduction

7

Fixed Account

17

Net Premium

7

Fixed Account Interest Rate

17

Net Surrender Value

7

Transfers

17

No-Lapse Date

7

Equity Index Fixed Account Provisions.........

18

Office

7

Equity Index Fixed Account

18

Planned Premium

7

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

18

Policy Date

7

Equity Index Interest

18

Qualified Additional Benefit

7

Cap

19

Reallocation Account

7

Transfers

19

Reallocation Date

7

Policy Value Provisions

19

Record Date

8

Net Premium

19

Reinstatement

8

Allocation of Net Premiums

19

Rider

8

Monthly Deductions

20

SEC

8

Monthly Policy Charge

20

Segment Anniversary

8

Monthly Cost of Insurance

20

Separate Account

8

Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates

20

Subaccount

8

Monthly Per Unit Charge

21

Surrender

8

Subaccount Value

21

Termination

8

Fixed Account Value

22

Valuation Date

8

Equity Index Fixed Account Value

22

Valuation Period

8

Cash Value

23

Written Notice

8

Surrender

23

General Provisions

9

Net Surrender Value

23

The Policy

9

Surrender Charge

23

Ownership

9

Withdrawals

23

 

 

 

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Beneficiary

9

Continuation of Insurance

24

Assignment

10

Insufficient Value

24

Basis of Computations

24

 

 

Policy Loans

24

 

 

Settlement Options

25

 

 

Effective Date and First Payment Due

25

 

 

Improvement of Monthly Annuity

25

 

 

Availability

25

 

 

Age

25

 

 

Proof of Age and Sex

25

 

 

Proof of Survival

25

 

 

Interest and Mortality

25

 

 

Table of Optional Methods of Settlement

26

 

 

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Policy Schedule

Policy Number:

30-SAMPLE

 

 

Primary Insured:

JOHN DOE

Issue Age And Sex:

35 – Male

Policy Date:

November 01, 2006

Specified Amount:

$50,000.00

Record Date:

November 01, 2006

Option Type:

A

No Lapse Date:

November 01, 2026

Planned Premium:

$500.00

Reallocation Date:

November 16, 2006

Payment Frequency:

Annually

Minimum Monthly

 

Initial Premium:

Rate Class:

$500.00

Non-Tobacco

Guarantee Premium:

 

$29.42

 

Rate Band:

Band 1

 

 

 

Life Insurance Compliance Test:

 

[Guideline Premium Test]

 

 

Minimum Specified Amount

 

 

Band 1:

$50,000.00

 

Band 2:

$250,000.00

 

Band 3:

$500,000.00

 

 

Separate Account Provisions

 

 

 

 

Separate Account:

[WRL Series Life Account]

 

 

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

 

 

Current:

 

Policy Years [1-10]:

[.75% (Annually)]

Policy Years [11-15]:

Policy Years [16-20]:

Policy Years [21+]:

[.60% (Annually)]

[.30% (Annually)]

[.00% (Annually)]

 

Guaranteed:

.90% (Annually)

 

 

Reallocation Account:

Fixed Account

 

 

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Provisions

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

 

 

 

 

Policy Year[s] [1]: 0%

Policy Year[s] [2+]: [1.0% (Annually)]

Policy Value Provisions

 

Net Premium Factor:

Band

Policy Years

Percentage

Policy Years

Percentage

1

1-10

94.0%

11+

97.5%

2

1-10

97.0%

11+

97.5%

3

All Policy Years

100%

 

 

 

Monthly Policy Charge

 

 

Current:

 

 

Policy Years [1–10]:

[$8.00]

 

Policy Years [11+]:

[$4.00]

 

Guaranteed:

$12.00

 

 

Monthly Per Unit Charge per $1000 of Specified Amount

 

 

Current:

 

 

Policy Years [1–10]:

[$.08]

 

Guaranteed:

 

 

Policy Years 1–10:

$.08

 

Fixed Account Value Limit:

 

 

 

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[$5,000.00-$250,000.00]

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Policy Schedule (Continued)

 

 

Policy Number:

30-SAMPLE

 

Limitation Percentage

 

The Limitation Percentage is a percentage based on the Primary Insured’s Attained Age at the beginning of the policy year and is used in calculating the death benefit as shown in the Option Type section of the Death Benefit Provisions.

 

For The Guideline Premium Test, the Limitation Percentages are as follows:

 

 

Primary Insured’s

Attained Age

 

Limitation Percentage

40 and under

250%

41 through 45

250% minus 7% for each Age over Age 40

46 through 50

215% minus 6% for each Age over Age 45

51 through 55

185% minus 7% for each Age over Age 50

56 through 60

150% minus 4% for each Age over Age 55

61 through 65

130% minus 2% for each Age over Age 60

66 through 70

120% minus 1% for each Age over Age 65

71 through 75

115% minus 2% for each Age over Age 70

76 through 90

105%

91 through 95

105% minus 1% for each Age over Age 90

96 through 99

100%

100 plus

101%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Policy Schedule (Continued)

 

 

Policy Number:

30-SAMPLE

 

 

Table of Surrender Charges

(Per $1000 of Initial Specified Amount as of the Policy Date)

 

The Table of Surrender Charges is applicable only to the Initial Specified Amount. Upon any increase to the Specified Amount, an additional Surrender Charge will be incurred.

 

 

 

Specified Amount:

$50,000.00

 

 

Policy Date:

November 01, 2006

 

 

End of Year*

Surrender Charge

 

 

AT ISSUE

$20.56

1

$20.56

2

$19.53

3

$18.09

4

$16.24

5

$13.98

6

$11.31

7

$8.22

8

9

10

$5.14

$2.06

$0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*The Surrender Charge on any date other than an end of year will be pro-rated between the two end of year charges.

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Rider Information

 

 

Policy Number

FEB3REG020

Monthly Deduction

 

None

 

Number: FEB3REG020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Monthly Deductions shown above are applicable for the first policy month. For Monthly Deductions after the first policy month, refer to the Rider form.

 

 

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

 

Policy Schedule

 

 

Policy Number:

30-SAMPLE

 

Table of Guaranteed Maximum Life Insurance Rates

 

Guaranteed Rate Basis for Initial Specified Amount on Primary Insured

 

Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Mortality Table

 

 

John Doe

 

 

Male Lives

 

 

Non-Tobacco

 

Current Cost of Insurance Rates are less than or equal to the Guaranteed Rates. We guarantee that for the first [3] years from issue the Current Cost of Insurance Rates will not change.

 

Current Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates per $1,000

 

Attained Age

Monthly Rate

35

.12978

36

.13653

37

.14553

 

Guaranteed Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates per $1,000

Attained Age

Monthly Rate

Attained Age

Monthly Rate

38

.17250

69

2.74833

39

.18416

70

3.03666

40

.19833

71

3.36583

41

.21333

72

3.74583

42

.22916

73

4.17583

43

.24666

74

4.64833

44

.26583

75

5.15333

45

.28750

76

5.68666

46

.31083

77

6.24416

47

.33583

78

6.82916

48

.36333

79

7.45999

49

.39333

80

8.15666

50

.42750

81

8.93750

51

.46666

82

9.81833

52

.51166

83

10.79499

53

.56333

84

11.84833

54

.62083

85

12.95416

55

.68500

86

14.09833

56

.75500

87

15.26333

57

.82916

88

16.44416

58

.91166

89

17.65749

59

1.00416

90

18.92083

60

1.10750

91

20.26333

61

1.22250

92

21.73500

62

1.35500

93

23.47916

63

1.50499

94

25.81916

64

1.67166

95

29.32166

65

1.85416

96

35.08249

66

2.05166

97

45.08333

67

2.26333

98

62.09583

68

2.49333

99

83.33333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DEFINITIONS

 

Accounts

Allocation options including the Fixed Account, the Equity Index Fixed Account and the Subaccounts of the Separate Account.

 

 

 

 

Amount at Risk

The death benefit, as described in the Death Benefit Provisions, less the Cash Value of the Policy.

 

 

 

 

Attained Age

The Issue Age, plus the number of completed years since the Policy date (for the initial specified amount) or the date of each increase in specified amount.

 

 

 

 

 

Anniversary

The same day and month as the policy date for each succeeding year the Policy remains In Force.

 

 

 

 

Base Policy

This Policy excluding any attached Riders.

 

 

 

 

Beginning Index Date

The first Monthiversary for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment. The Beginning Index Date is reset on each Segment Anniversary.

 

 

 

 

Beneficiary

The person or persons specified by the Owner to receive the Death Benefit Proceeds upon the death of the Primary Insured.

 

 

 

 

Business Day

A day on which the Equity Index is published.

 

 

 

Cap

The maximum Index Change that can be used to determine the Equity Index

Interest, if any, credited to an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment. Each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment may have a different Cap. Caps are declared by the Company at its discretion.

 

 

Cash Value

At the end of any Valuation Period, the Cash Value of the Policy is equal to the sum of the Subaccount Values plus the Fixed Account value plus the Equity Index Fixed Account value.

 

 

 

 

Death Benefit Proceeds

The amount payable upon the death of the Primary Insured in accordance with the Death Benefit Provisions.

 

 

 

 

Ending Index Date

The date used to determine the ending Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value. The Ending Index Date for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment is the Monthiversary twelve Policy Months after the Beginning Index Date for such segment and is the next Beginning Index Date. The Ending Index Date is reset on each Segment Anniversary.

 

 

 

 

Equity Index

The Standard & Poor's 500 ® Composite Stock Price Index, excluding

dividend income, as compiled and calculated by Standard & Poor's Corporation or

another appropriate widely published index.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Equity Index Fixed Account

An allocation option within the Policy’s Cash Value to which net premiums or transfers may be allocated. The Equity Index Fixed Account is part of Our general account, not the Separate Account.

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

A charge taken on the Beginning Index Date for each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment after the first Policy year that is equal to 1% of the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value on the Beginning Index Date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of that Equity Index Fixed Account Segment.

 

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Segment

A component of the Equity Index Fixed Account to which net premiums or transfers may be allocated and interest credited. The Equity Index Fixed Account value equals the sum of the twelve Equity Index Fixed Account Segment values.

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Interest

Any interest credited to an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment in excess of interest credited at the Equity Index Fixed Account Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate. Equity Index Interest, if any, will only be credited on the Ending Index Date.

 

 

 

 

Equity Index Value

The value of the Equity Index as of 4:00 PM Eastern time on a day on which the Equity Index is published.

 

 

 

 

Fixed Account

An allocation option within the Policy’s Cash Value to which net premiums or transfers may be allocated. The Fixed Account is part of Our general account, not the Separate Account. The portion of the Cash Value in the Fixed Account will earn interest as described in the Fixed Account Provisions.

 

 

 

 

Funds

Designated mutual fund(s) registered with the SEC as investment companies under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Each Subaccount invests Net Premiums allocated to the Subaccount in a corresponding portfolio of a Fund.

 

 

 

 

Index Change

The percentage change in the Equity Index Value from an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment's Beginning Index Date to its Ending Index Date. The Index Change is adjusted so that it will neither exceed the applicable Equity Index Fixed Account Segment's Cap, nor be less than 0%.

 

 

 

In Force

Condition under which the coverage of this Policy or Rider, if any, is active.

 

 

 

 

Initial Premium

The amount which must be paid before coverage begins. The Initial Premium is shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

 

Internal Revenue Code

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

 

 

 

Issue Age

The age of the Primary Insured, in years, on his or her birthday on or prior to the Policy Date.

 

 

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DEFINITIONS Continued

 

Lapse

Termination of the Policy at the end of the grace period.

 

 

 

 

Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium

The Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium for the first month is shown on the Policy Schedule pages. The cumulative Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium is used by Us to determine whether a grace period will begin.

 

 

 

 

Monthiversary

The day of each month coinciding with the Policy Date. If there is no day in a calendar month that coincides with the Policy Date, the Monthiversary will be the first day of the following month.

 

 

 

 

Monthly Deduction

Set of charges We deduct from the Policy’s Cash Value on each Monthiversary.

 

 

 

 

Net Premium

The portion of the premium available for allocation as set forth in the Policy Value Provisions.

 

 

 

 

Net Surrender Value

The amount payable upon Surrender in accordance with the Policy Value Provisions.

 

 

 

 

No-Lapse Date

The date, as set forth on the Policy Schedule pages, prior to which this Policy will not Lapse if certain conditions are met, even though the Net Surrender Value is insufficient to meet the Monthly Deductions.

 

 

 

 

Office

Our Administrative Office located in Clearwater, Florida.

 

 

 

 

Planned Premium

Premiums paid according to a periodic payment schedule, which allows the Owner to pay level premiums at fixed intervals over a specified period of time. Planned Premiums are not required to be paid according to their schedule. The Owner may change the amount, frequency, and period over which Planned Premiums are paid.

 

 

 

 

Policy Date

The date coverage is effective and Monthly Deductions commence under the Policy. Policy months, years and anniversaries are measured from the Policy Date, as shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

 

Qualified Additional Benefit

Any Rider providing coverage for a Qualified Additional Benefit under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

 

Reallocation Account

A portion of the Fixed Account where We hold the Net Premium(s) that will be transferred into the Subaccounts from the Record Date until the Reallocation Date.

 

 

 

 

Reallocation Date

The date on which any premiums are reallocated from the Reallocation Account to the Subaccounts as elected by the Owner on the application. The Reallocation Date is shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

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DEFINITIONS Continued

 

Record Date

The date the Policy is recorded on Our books as an In Force Policy. The Record Date is shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

 

Reinstatement

Restoration of coverage under this Policy after it has lapsed. Reinstatement is subject to the requirements of the Reinstatement section of the Premium Provisions.

 

 

 

 

Rider

Any attachment to this Policy which provides additional coverage or benefits.

 

 

 

 

SEC

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 

 

Segment Anniversary

The Ending Index Day for each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment.

 

 

 

 

Separate Account

A separate investment account shown on the Policy Schedule pages that is composed of several Subaccounts established to receive and invest Net Premiums under the Policy.

 

 

 

 

Subaccount

A sub-division of the Separate Account. Each Subaccount invests exclusively in the shares of a specified Fund portfolio.

 

 

 

 

Surrender

The Termination of this Policy at the option of the Owner.

 

 

 

 

Termination

Condition under which the Policy or any Rider is no longer In Force.

 

 

 

 

Valuation Date

Any date We are required by law to value the assets of the Separate Account.

 

 

 

 

Valuation Period

The period commencing at the end of one Valuation Date and continuing to the end of the next succeeding Valuation Date.

 

 

 

 

Written Notice

A notice by the Owner to Us requesting or exercising a right of the Owner as provided by the provisions of the Policy. In order for a notice to be considered a Written Notice:

 

 

 

1.   it must be in writing and signed by the Owner;

2.   it must be in a form acceptable to Us; and

3.   it must contain the information and documentation, as determined in Our sole discretion, necessary for Us to take the action requested or for the Owner to exercise the right specified.

 

 

 

A Written Notice will not be considered complete until all necessary supporting documentation required or requested by Us has been received by Us at Our Office.

 

 

 

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

The Policy

This Policy is issued in consideration of the attached application and payment of the Initial Premium. This Policy, the attached application, and any additional applications at the time of Reinstatement constitute the entire contract. All statements in these applications, in the absence of fraud, will be deemed representations and not warranties. No statement can be used to void this Policy or be used in defense of a claim unless it is contained in the written application. No policy provision can be waived or changed except by endorsement. Such endorsement must be signed by our President or Secretary.

 

 

 

Upon notice to the Owner, We may amend the Policy:

 

 

 

1.  to make the Policy comply with any law or regulation issued by a government agency to which We are subject;

2.  to assure qualification of the Policy under the Internal Revenue Code or other federal or state laws relating to variable life insurance policies; or

3.  to reflect a change in the operation of the Separate Account.

 

 

 

In the event that We so amend the Policy, We will send the Owner a copy of the amendment. The Owner may refuse such amendment by giving us notice in writing. Any refusal, however, may have adverse tax or other consequences to the Owner.

 

 

Ownership

This Policy belongs to the Owner. The Owner, as named in the application or subsequently changed, may exercise all rights under the Policy during the Primary Insured’s lifetime, including the right to transfer ownership. If the Owner should die during the Primary Insured’s lifetime, ownership of this Policy will pass to the Owner’s estate if no Contingent Owner is named.

 

 

 

We will not be bound by any change in the ownership designation unless it is made by Written Notice. The change will be effective on the date the Written Notice is accepted by Us. If We request, this Policy must be returned to Our Office for endorsement.

 

 

Beneficiary

The Beneficiary, as named in the application or subsequently changed, will receive the benefits payable upon the death of the Primary Insured. If the Beneficiary dies before the Primary Insured, the Contingent Beneficiary, if named, becomes the Beneficiary.

 

 

 

If any Beneficiary dies at the same time as the Primary Insured, or within 30 days after the Primary Insured, that Beneficiary’s interest in the death benefit will end if We have not paid any benefits to that Beneficiary. If the interests of all designated Beneficiaries have ended when the Primary Insured dies, We will pay the death benefit to the Owner. If the Owner is not living at that time, We will pay the death benefit to the Owner’s estate.

 

 

 

We will not be bound by any change in the Beneficiary designation unless it is made by Written Notice. The change will be effective on the date the Written Notice was signed; however, no change will apply to any payment We made before the Written Notice is received by Us. If We request, this Policy must be returned to Our Office for endorsement.

 

 

 

 

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Assignment

This Policy may be assigned. We will not be bound by any assignment unless it is made by Written Notice and received at Our Office. The assignment will be effective on the date it was signed; however, no change will apply to any payment We made before the Written Notice was received by Us. We assume no responsibility for the validity of any assignment.

 

 

Incontestability

This Policy shall be incontestable after it has been In Force, while the Primary Insured is still alive, for two years from the Policy Date. For any portion of the Specified Amount that is issued as a result of a conversion, the contestability period is measured from the later of the Policy Date of the policy that was converted or the latest effective date of reinstatement of that converted policy.

 

 

 

A new two-year contestability period shall apply to each increase in Specified Amount that requires evidence of insurability, on the effective date of the increase. The new contestability period shall apply only to statements made in the application for the increase.

 

 

 

If this Policy is reinstated, a new two year contestability period (in addition to any remaining contestability period) shall apply from the date of the application for Reinstatement and will apply only to statements made in the application for Reinstatement.

 

 

Suicide

If the Primary Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the Policy Date or within two years from the effective date of any Reinstatement of this Policy, the Policy shall terminate and Our total liability, including all Riders attached to the Policy, will be limited to the total premiums paid, less any loans and prior withdrawals, during such period. For any portion of the Specified Amount that is issued as a result of a conversion, the suicide period is measured from the later of the Policy Date of the policy that was converted or the latest effective date of reinstatement of that converted policy.

 

 

If the Primary Insured dies by suicide, while sane or insane, within two years from the effective date of any increase in insurance that requires evidence of insurability, Our total liability with respect to such increase will be its Cost of Insurance charges and any Per Unit Charges.

 

 

Issue Age and Sex

If the Primary Insured’s date of birth or sex is not correctly stated, the death benefit will be adjusted based on what the Cost of Insurance charge and Per Unit Charge for the most recent Monthly Deduction would have purchased based on the Primary Insured’s correct date of birth and sex. No adjustment will be made to the Cash Value.

 

 

 

Annual Report

We will send you an Annual Report at least once a year.

 

 

Termination

The Policy will terminate on the earliest of:

 

 

 

1.   The date of the Primary Insured’s death;

2.   The end of the grace period; or

3.   The date of Surrender.

 

 

 

 

Policy Payment

All proceeds to be paid upon Termination will be paid in one sum unless otherwise elected under the Settlement Options of this Policy.

 

 

 

All payments and transfers from the Subaccounts will be processed as provided in this Policy, unless one of the following situations exists:

 

 

 

1.   The New York Stock Exchange is closed;

2.   The SEC requires that trading be restricted or declares an emergency; or

3.   The SEC allows Us to defer payments to protect Our policyowners.

 

 

 

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We may defer payments of any Fixed Account or Equity Index Fixed Account values for the period permitted by law, but not for more than six months.

 

 

Conversion Rights

At any time upon written request within the first two policy years, the Owner may elect to transfer all Subaccount Values to the Fixed Account or Equity Index Fixed Account without a transfer charge.

 

 

 

 

Protection of Proceeds

Unless the Owner so directs in writing, no Beneficiary may assign any payments under this Policy before such payment is due. To the extent permitted by law, no payments under this Policy will be subject to the claims of creditors of any Beneficiary.

 

DEATH BENEFIT PROVISIONS

 

Death Benefit

The death benefit is based upon the Specified Amount, Option Type, and the Life Insurance Compliance Test applicable at the time of death.

 

 

Specified Amount

The Specified Amount is shown on the Policy Schedule pages, unless changed in accordance with the Changes section of this provision or by Rider, or reduced by a cash withdrawal.

 

 

Option Type

The Option Type is shown on the Policy Schedule pages, unless changed in accordance with the Changes section of this provision.

 

 

 

If Option Type A is in effect, the death benefit is the greatest of:

 

 

 

1.   the Specified Amount; or

2.   the minimum death benefit a or b below, corresponding to the Life Insurance Compliance Test shown on the Policy Schedule pages:

 

a.   Guideline Premium Test: The Limitation Percentage as shown on the Policy Schedule pages, multiplied by the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death; or

b.   Cash Value Accumulation Test: The Limitation Percentage as shown on the Policy Schedule pages, multiplied by the difference of the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death and any applicable Net Single Premium for Riders (which are Qualified Additional Benefits) on the date of the Primary Insured’s death, as shown on the Policy Schedule pages; or

 

3.   the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

If Option Type B is in effect, the death benefit is the greatest of:

 

 

 

1.   the Specified Amount plus the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death; or

2.   the minimum death benefit a or b below, corresponding to the Life Insurance Compliance Test shown on the Policy Schedule pages:

 

a.   Guideline Premium Test: The Limitation Percentage as shown on the Policy Schedule pages, multiplied by the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death; or

b.   Cash Value Accumulation Test: The Limitation Percentage as shown on the Policy Schedule pages, multiplied by the difference of the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death and any applicable Net Single Premium for Riders (which are Qualified Additional Benefits) on the date of the Primary Insured’s death, as shown on the Policy Schedule pages; or

 

3.   the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

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If Option Type C is in effect, the death benefit is the greatest of:

 

 

 

1.   the Option Type A benefit; or

2.   the Specified Amount multiplied by the factor K, plus the Cash Value of this Policy on the date of the Primary Insured’s death, where the factor K is equal to the lesser of:

 

 

 

a.   1; or

b.   .04 multiplied by (95 minus the Primary Insured’s Attained Age at death).

 

 

 

The factor K will never be less than zero; or

 

 

 

3.   the amount required for the Policy to qualify as a life insurance contract under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

 

 

Compliance with Federal Tax Code

This Policy is intended to qualify under Section 7702 of the Internal Revenue Code as a life insurance contract for federal tax purposes. The provisions of the Policy (including any Rider or endorsement) will be interpreted or amended to ensure such qualification, regardless of any language to the contrary.

 

 

 

To the extent that the death benefit is increased to maintain qualification as a life insurance policy, We will make appropriate adjustments to any Monthly Deductions and any supplemental coverage and benefits (retroactively and prospectively) that are consistent with such an increase. We may deduct retroactive adjustments from the Cash Value or from any death benefits payable. Prospective adjustments will be reflected in the Monthly Deductions.

 

 

 

The Owner may choose either the Guideline Premium Test or the Cash Value Accumulation Test to qualify the Policy as a life insurance contract under Section 7702. The choice made by the Owner is shown on the Policy Schedule pages as Life Insurance Compliance Test. Once made, the choice may not be changed.

 

 

Changes

After the third policy year, the Owner may change the Option Type by Written Notice. Changes will be effective on the first Monthiversary on or next following the day We receive Written Notice. No Changes in Option Type will be allowed if the resulting Specified Amount would be less than the Band 1 Minimum Specified Amount shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

We will adjust the Specified Amount so that the Amount at Risk, on the effective date of change to a new Option Type, is the same as under the prior Option Type.

 

 

 

The Specified Amount may be increased at any time, and may be decreased at any time after the third policy year, by Written Notice. Until the later of the end of the Surrender Charge period or the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 65th birthday, We may limit any decrease to no more than 20% of the then current Specified Amount. All changes to the Specified Amount are subject to the following:

 

 

 

1.   Any decrease will become effective on the first Monthiversary on or next following the date We receive Written Notice. Any such decrease will reduce the Specified Amount in the following order:

 

 

 

a.   against the Specified Amount provided by the most recent increase;

b.   against the next most recent increases successively; and

c.    against the Specified Amount provided under the original application.

 

 

 

 

 

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No decrease will be allowed if:

 

 

 

a.   the Specified Amount after any requested decrease would be less than the Band 1 Minimum Specified Amount shown on the Policy Schedule pages; or

b.   the requested decrease would force a cash withdrawal in order to maintain compliance with the definition of a life insurance contract as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations; or

c.    the decrease would cause the Policy to enter a grace period.

 

 

 

2.   Any request for an increase in Specified Amount must be applied for on a supplemental application, and it must include evidence of insurability satisfactory to Us. Such increase, if approved by Us, will become effective on the first Monthiversary on or next following Our written approval. Requested increases in Specified Amount must be for a minimum of $10,000, and must be applied for prior to the Primary Insured’s 86th birthday.

 

 

 

Only one change in the Option Type will be allowed within each policy year, and only one change in the Specified Amount will be allowed within each policy year. Changes to Option Type are permitted prior to the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 95th birthday.

 

 

 

If the Specified Amount is changed and the resulting Specified Amount causes a change in the rate band, the Cost of Insurance and Per Unit Charges for the new rate band will apply starting with the effective date of the change.

 

 

Death Benefit Proceeds

The Death Benefit Proceeds is the amount payable by Us under this Policy, provided the Policy has not terminated prior to the death of the Primary Insured. Except as provided in the Suicide section of the General Provisions, the Death Benefit Proceeds will be equal to:

 

 

 

1.  The death benefit; minus

2.  Any Monthly Deductions due during the grace period; minus

3.  Any Monthly Deductions due prior to the No Lapse Date as shown on the Policy Schedule Page, if the Cash Value has become negative; minus

4.  Any outstanding policy loans minus

5.  Any accrued loan interest.

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PREMIUM PROVISIONS

 

Payment

The Initial Premium shown on the Policy Schedule pages must be paid on or before the Policy Date. All premiums after the Initial Premium are payable at Our Office.

 

 

Premiums

The amount and frequency of Planned Premiums are shown on the Policy Schedule pages. The amount and frequency may be changed upon request, subject to Our approval.

 

 

 

While this Policy is In Force, additional premiums may be paid at any time. We may limit or refund any premium if:

 

 

 

1.   The amount is below Our current minimum payment requirement; or

2.   The premium would increase the death benefit by more than the amount of the premium; or

3.   The premium would disqualify this Policy as a life insurance contract as defined by the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations.

 

 

 

We may require evidence of insurability before accepting a premium that would increase the death benefit by more than the amount of the premium.

 

 

 

 

 

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No future payments will be accepted after the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 100th birthday, with the exception of loan interest and loan repayments.

 

 

Grace Period

If the Net Surrender Value on any Monthiversary is not sufficient to cover the Monthly Deductions on such day, We will mail a grace period notice to the Owner’s last known address and to any assignee of record. In the notice, a grace period of 61 days is allowed for payment of premiums after the mailing date of the notice. The notice also shows the minimum payment required and the final date on which such payment must be received by Us to keep the Policy In Force. The Policy will remain In Force during the grace period. If the minimum amount due is not received by Us within the grace period, all coverage under the Policy and any Riders will terminate, without value, at the end of the grace period.

 

 

 

Until the No-Lapse Date shown on the Policy Schedule pages, no grace period will begin provided the total premiums received (minus any withdrawals, outstanding loans and accrued loan interest) equals or exceeds the Policy’s cumulative Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium for each month from the Policy Date up to and including the current month. The Policy’s Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium for the first month is shown on the Policy Schedule pages. The Policy’s Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium for a subsequent month is the same as the first month unless there is a policy change or the Specified Amount is changed.

 

As a result of Monthly Deductions, the Cash Value may be negative with no accumulation of interest during the grace period or until the No Lapse Date shown on the Policy Schedule Page. Any negative values must be repaid by the Owner on the No Lapse Date.

 

During the grace period, this Policy will remain In Force and We will not charge interest on the amount due. If the Primary Insured dies during the grace period and before the Owner pays the amount due, We will subtract the amount required to provide insurance to the date the Primary Insured died from the Death Benefit Proceeds.

 

 

 

Changes to the Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium

If the Specified Amount is increased or decreased or if there is a policy change, the Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium will be adjusted at the time of the change. The Owner will be notified by Us of the new Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium.

 

 

Reinstatement

If this Policy Lapses, it may be reinstated subject to the following:

 

 

 

1.   Receipt at Our Office of a Written Notice requesting Reinstatement. Such notice must be within five years of the date of Termination;

2.   Receipt of evidence of insurability, satisfactory to Us;

3.   Receipt at Our Office of a premium sufficient to reinstate the Policy.

 

 

 

If reinstated after the No-Lapse Date, the required premium will be an amount sufficient to provide a net premium, as follows:

 

 

 

a.   Any uncollected Monthly Deductions due up to the time of Termination; plus

b.   Two Monthly Deductions due in advance at the time of Reinstatement; plus

c.    An amount sufficient to increase the Cash Value above the surrender charges in effect at the time of Reinstatement.

 

 

 

If reinstated before the No-Lapse Date, the required premium will be the lesser of the premium described above or the following:

 

 

 

 

 

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a.   The total Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium from issue through the month of Lapse; plus

b.   Two months of Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium; minus

c.    Any premiums already paid net of any withdrawals, outstanding loans and accrued loan interest.

 

 

 

The effective date of Reinstatement shall be the date We approve the application for Reinstatement. Any policy loan as of the date of Termination will not be reinstated. Any Cash Value equal to the policy loan on the date of Reinstatement will also not be reinstated. On the first Monthiversary following Reinstatement, any previously uncollected Monthly Deductions due up to the time of the Policy’s Termination date will be taken.

 

SEPARATE ACCOUNT PROVISIONS

 

 

The Separate Account

 

The variable benefits under this Policy are provided through the Separate Account as shown on the Policy Schedule pages. The assets of the Separate Account are Our property. Assets equal to the reserve and other contractual liabilities under all policies issued in connection with the Separate Account will not be charged with liabilities arising out of any other business We may conduct. If the assets of the Separate Account exceed the liabilities arising under the policies supported by the Separate Account, then the excess may be used to cover the liabilities of Our general account. The assets of the Separate Account shall be valued as often as any policy benefits vary, but no less frequently than monthly.

 

 

 

Subaccounts

 

The Separate Account has various Subaccounts with different objectives. We may add or remove any Subaccount of the Separate Account. Income, if any, and any gains or losses, realized or unrealized, from assets in each Subaccount are credited to, or charged against, the amount allocated to that Subaccount without regard to income, gains, or losses in other Subaccounts. Any amount charged against the investment base for federal or state income taxes will be deducted from that Subaccount. The assets of each Subaccount are invested in shares of a corresponding Fund portfolio. The value of a portfolio share is based on the value of the assets of the portfolio, determined at the end of each Valuation Period in accordance with applicable law.

 

 

Market Timing

None of the Subaccounts or underlying portfolios has been designed to accommodate excessive trading, commonly known as market timing. The use of such transfers may be disruptive to the operations, negatively affect performance, and increase the cost to invest in the Subaccounts and underlying portfolios. Consequently, we may reject or restrict transfer requests or require that any transfer request be made in writing via United States Postal Service First Class mail, or any other reasonable remedial measures.

 

We may implement, administer and assess a charge for any fee or restriction imposed by a Fund, including redemption fees imposed by a Fund on Subaccount assets that are redeemed out of the Fund in connection with a transfer.  The Fund determines the amount of any redemption fee, and the fee would be retained by or paid to the Fund.  Any redemption fees imposed by a Fund would not be retained by or paid to us.

 

 

 

 

 

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Transfers

The Owner may transfer all or a portion of this Policy's value in each Subaccount to other Subaccounts, the Equity Index Fixed Account or the Fixed Account subject to the limitations imposed under the Transfers section of the Fixed Account Provisions of this Policy. We may charge a $25 fee for each transfer in excess of twelve per policy year. This charge will be deducted from the funds transferred. A request for a transfer must be made in a form satisfactory to Us. The transfer will ordinarily take effect on the first Valuation Date on or following the date the request is received at Our Office. We may establish rules regarding, among other things, the minimum and maximum amounts you may transfer and the frequency of transfers.

 

 

Changes

As permitted by applicable law, We may make changes to the Separate Account and Subaccounts which may include:

 

 

1.

Transferring assets of the Separate Account or any Subaccount, which We determine to be associated with the class of contracts to which this Policy belongs, to another separate account or subaccount. In the event We make such a transfer, the term “Separate Account” or “Subaccount” as used in this Policy shall mean the separate account or subaccount to which We transfer the assets;

 

 

 

2.

Removing, combining, or adding Subaccounts and making the combined or added Subaccounts available for allocation of Net Premiums;

 

 

 

3.

Closing certain Subaccounts to allocations of new Net Premiums by current or new Owners;

 

 

 

4.

Combining the Separate Account or any Subaccount(s) with one or more different Separate Account(s) or Subaccount(s);

 

 

 

5.

Establishing additional Separate Accounts or Subaccounts to invest in new portfolios of the Fund(s).

 

 

 

 

6.

Operating the Separate Account as a management investment company;

 

 

 

7.

Managing the Separate Account at the direction of a committee;

 

 

 

8.

Endorsing the Policy, as permitted by law, to reflect changes to the Separate Account and Subaccounts as may be required by applicable law;

 

 

 

9.

Changing the investment objective of a Subaccount;

 

 

 

10.

Substituting, adding, or deleting Fund portfolios in which Subaccounts currently invest Net Premiums, to include portfolios of newly designated Funds;

 

 

 

 

11.

Funding additional classes of variable life insurance contracts through the Separate Account; and

 

 

 

 

12.

Restricting or eliminating any voting privileges of owners or other persons who have voting privileges in connection with the operation of the Separate Account.

 

 

 

As required by law or regulation, We will not make changes unless We first file a statement with and receive approval from the appropriate official of the state of Our domicile, or unless such change is deemed approved in accordance with law or regulation. If required, such approval of any change will also be filed with the insurance department of the state where this Policy is delivered.

 

 

Unit Value

Some of the policy values fluctuate with the investment results of the Subaccounts. In order to determine how investment results affect the policy values, a unit value is determined for each Subaccount. The unit value of each Subaccount was originally established at $10 per unit. The unit value may increase or decrease from one Valuation Period to the next. Unit values also will vary between Subaccounts. The unit value of any Subaccount at the end of a Valuation Period is the result of:

 

 

 

 

 

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1.   The total value of the assets held in the Subaccount. This value is determined by multiplying the number of shares of the designated Fund portfolio owned by the Subaccount times the net asset value per share; minus

 

2.   The accrued risk charge for adverse mortality and expense experience. The daily amount of this charge is equal to the daily net assets of the Subaccount, multiplied by the daily equivalent of the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge. The maximum annual factor for the Mortality and Expense Risk Charge is shown on the Policy Schedule pages; minus

 

3.   The accrued amount of reserve for any taxes or other economic burden resulting from the application of tax laws that are determined by Us to be properly attributable to the Subaccount; and the result; divided by

 

4.   The number of outstanding units in the Subaccount.

 

 

 

The use of the unit value in determining policy values is described in the Policy Value Provisions.

 

 

 

FIXED ACCOUNT PROVISIONS

 

 

Fixed Account

The Owner may allocate any portion of the Net Premiums to the Fixed Account. The Fixed Account is part of Our general account. Our general account consists of all assets that We own except those in the Separate Account and other Separate Accounts We may have. Except as limited by law, We have sole control over investment of the assets in Our general account. The Owner may allocate Net Premiums to the Fixed Account and transfer amounts between the Separate Account, the Equity Index Fixed Account, and the Fixed Account (subject to the following Transfers section).

 

 

Fixed Account Interest Rate

The Net Premium allocated to the Fixed Account will accrue interest from the Valuation Date on which We allocate it to the Fixed Account, as described in the Policy Value Provisions. Interest on the Fixed Account will be compounded daily at a minimum guaranteed effective annual interest rate of 2% per year. We may declare from time to time various higher current interest rates on the unloaned portion of the Fixed Account. We will never declare an interest rate that is lower than the guaranteed minimum effective annual interest rate.

 

 

Transfers

On transfers from the Fixed Account to a Subaccount or the Equity Index Fixed Account, We may impose the following limitations:

 

 

 

1.   Written Notice must be received by Us within 30 days after an Anniversary;

2.   The transfer will take place on the date We receive such Written Notice;

3.   The maximum amount that may be transferred is the greater of (a) 25% of the amount in the Fixed Account, or (b) the amount transferred in the prior policy year from the Fixed Account.

 

 

 

Unless We otherwise consent, transfers or allocation of Premiums to the Fixed Account may be restricted if the Fixed Account Value excluding the loan reserve following the transfer or allocation will exceed the Fixed Account Value Limit shown on the Policy Schedule pages. This restriction will not apply for any transfer made under the Conversion Rights section of the General Provisions of this Policy.

 

 

 

We may charge a $25 fee for each transfer in excess of twelve per policy year. This charge will be deducted from the funds transferred.

 

 

 

We may defer payment of any amounts from the Fixed Account for no longer than six months after We receive such Written Notice.

 

 

 

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EQUITY INDEX FIXED ACCOUNT PROVISIONS

 

 

Equity Index Fixed Account

 

The Equity Index Fixed Account value equals the sum of the twelve Equity Index Fixed Account Segment values. If the Equity Index Fixed Account value is calculated in connection with a Death Benefit, surrender, loan, transfer, or partial withdrawal, we will determine the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value using only interest credited to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment at the Equity Index Fixed Account Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate since the Beginning Index Date of each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment.

 

The Index Change for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment is calculated as follows:

(a minus b) divided by b, where:

a is: the Equity Index Value on the Ending Index Date for that segment;

b is: the Equity Index Value on the Beginning Index Date for that segment.

 

The Index Change will be adjusted so that it will neither exceed the applicable

Equity Index Fixed Account Segment's Cap, nor be less than 0%.

 

The beginning Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment is calculated as follows:

1.  The Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value on the Beginning Index Date. This includes interest credited at the Equity Index Fixed Account Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate and Equity Index Interest, if any, on the Beginning Index Date for the prior Segment Year and any Net Premiums or Transfers allocated to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on the Beginning Index Date; minus

2.  Any partial withdrawals removed from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on the Beginning Index Date; minus

3.  Any Transfers from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on the Beginning Index Date; minus

4.  Any amounts removed from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment due to a Policy loan on the Beginning Index Date; minus

5.  Any Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge that is deducted on the Beginning Index Date.

 

 

 

Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge

A charge taken on the Beginning Index Date for each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment after the first Policy year that is equal to 1% of the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value on the Beginning Index Date after subtracting withdrawals, loans or transfers out of that Equity Index Fixed Account Segment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Equity Index Interest

The Equity Index Interest for each segment as of an Ending Index Date is

calculated as follows:

(a multiplied by b) minus c where:

a is: the Index Change (defined above) from the corresponding segment's Beginning Index Date to the Ending Index Date. The Index Change is adjusted so that the Index Change does not exceed the applicable Equity Index Fixed Account Segment's Cap and is not less than 0%.

b is:

1. the beginning Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value attributable to that

Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on such Beginning Index Date; minus

2. partial withdrawals from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment for the

period commencing on the Beginning Index Date and ending on the

Segment Anniversary; minus

3. transfers from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment to the Separate Account or the Fixed Account for the period commencing on the Beginning Index Date and ending on the Segment Anniversary; minus

4. amounts removed from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment during such

period due to Policy loans; and

c is: any interest at the annual Equity Index Fixed Account guaranteed minimum interest rate of 1% credited to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment during such period.

 

The Equity Index Interest, if any, credited annually for each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment will never be less than zero.

 

 

Cap

A Cap will be declared for each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on or before its Beginning Index Date and on each Segment Anniversary thereafter. The Cap may change on each Segment Anniversary and may differ between Equity Index Fixed Account Segments. Once a Cap is declared for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment, it applies until its next Segment Anniversary. Each subsequent Cap will be determined as of each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment's Anniversary. The Company sets each Cap at its discretion and you will only be informed in writing of your current Caps when you receive the annual report. Any other time, you may contact our Administrative Office to obtain information on the Caps in effect for this Policy.

 

 

 

Transfers

On transfers from the Equity Index Fixed Account to the Fixed Account or a Subaccount, We may impose the following limitations:

 

1.   Written Notice must be received by Us within 14 days after a Segment Anniversary;

2.   The transfer will take place on the date We receive such Written Notice;

3. The maximum amount that may be transferred is the greater of (a) 25% of the amount in the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment value, or (b) the amount transferred in the prior policy year from the same Equity Index Fixed Account Segment;

4. Transfers to the Fixed Account are subject to the limitations imposed under the Transfers section of the Fixed Account Provisions of this Policy.

 

We may charge a $25 fee for each transfer in excess of twelve per policy year. This charge will be deducted from the funds transferred.

 

 

 

POLICY VALUE PROVISIONS

 

 

Net Premium

 

The applicable Net Premium equals the premium paid multiplied by the Net Premium Factor shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

Allocation of Net Premiums

Net Premiums will be allocated to the Subaccounts of the Separate Account, the Fixed Account and the Equity Index Fixed Account on the first Valuation Date on or following the date the premium is received at Our Office. Any Net Premium received prior to the Policy Date will be allocated on the first Valuation Date on or following the Policy Date. All Net Premiums allocated to the Separate Account prior to the Reallocation Date will be allocated to the Reallocation Account. On the first Valuation Date on or following the Reallocation Date, the values in the Reallocation Account will be transferred to the Subaccounts in accordance with the Owner's allocation as shown in the application.

 

 

 

We may limit any allocation to any Account to no less than 1%. No fractional percentages may be permitted. The allocation may be changed by the Owner. The request for change of allocations must be in a form satisfactory to Us. The allocation change will be effective on the date the request for change is recorded by Us.

 

 

 

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Monthly Deductions

On the Policy Date and each Monthiversary prior to the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 100th birthday, a Monthly Deduction will be taken equal to the sum of the following:

 

 

 

1.   The Monthly Policy Charge for this Policy;

2.   The Monthly Cost of Insurance for this Policy;

3.   The Monthly Per Unit Charge for this Policy; and

4.   The portion of the Monthly Deductions for benefits provided by Riders attached to this Policy.

 

 

If self directed monthly deductions are elected, the deduction withdrawn from each

Account will equal the monthly deduction times the selected percentage for that account. The Equity Index Fixed Account cannot be designated for self directed monthly deductions. If self directed monthly deductions are not elected or if any of the selected Accounts would be reduced to zero by the deductions then deductions will be withdrawn from each Account in proportion to the value each bears to the Cash Value. Any monthly deductions from the Equity Index Fixed Account will come from the most recently created segments first.

 

 

During the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the current Policy month. After the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the twelfth Policy month of the first Policy year.

 

The election of self directed Monthly Deductions may be changed by the Owner. The request for this change must be in a form satisfactory to Us. The change in self directed Monthly Deductions will be effective on the date the request for change is recorded by Us.

 

 

 

The Monthly Deductions will be reduced to zero after the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 100th birthday.

 

 

Monthly Policy Charge

The current and guaranteed Monthly Policy Charge are shown on the Policy Schedule pages. We may increase the current Monthly Policy Charge up to the guaranteed Monthly Policy Charge after the first policy year. Any change in this charge will be applied uniformly to all policies in effect for the same length of time.

 

 

Monthly Cost of Insurance

The Monthly Cost of Insurance on each Monthiversary is determined as follows:

 

1.   Determine the death benefit on the Monthiversary.

 

 

 

2.   Reduce the death benefit by the Cash Value on the Monthiversary in the following order until all Cash Value has been applied.

 

a.   against the Specified Amount provided under the original application;

b.   against the Specified Amount provided by the oldest increase;

c.    against the Specified Amount provided by the next oldest increase and each successive increase; and

d.   against the Specified Amount provided by the most recent increase.

 

 

 

This results in the Amount at Risk for the Policy.

 

 

 

3.   Divide the Amount at Risk by 1,000 to arrive at the number of thousands of Amount at Risk.

 

 

 

4.   Multiply the number of thousands of Amount at Risk by the appropriate Monthly Cost of Insurance Rate(s) to arrive at the Monthly Cost of Insurance.

 

 

 

 

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Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates

To determine the Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates, We will refer to the Current Cost of Insurance rate tables in effect for this Policy using the Primary Insured’s sex, Issue Age, rate band, rate class, rating and the duration from the Policy Date or from the date of any increase in Specified Amount. Different Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates may apply to increases in the Specified Amount following the Policy Date. Monthly Cost of Insurance Rates may be changed by Us from time to time. A change in the Cost of Insurance rates will apply to all persons of the same Attained Age, sex, rate band, rate class, rating and whose policies or increases have been in effect for the same length of time. The rates, before applying any rating, will not exceed those shown in the Table of Guaranteed Maximum Life Insurance Rates on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

Monthly Per Unit Charge

The Monthly Per Unit Charge for the Policy and any Riders is part of the Monthly Deductions and is calculated each Monthiversary as follows:

 

 

 

1.   The current Monthly Per Unit Charge for the Specified Amount on the Policy Date; plus

2.   The current Monthly Per Unit Charge for any In Force Rider that has a Per Unit Charge; plus

3.   The current Monthly Per Unit Charge for each increase in Specified Amount caused by either a Rider or a requested increase; less

4.   The current Monthly Per Unit Charge for any Specified Amounts that have been decreased.

 

 

 

For each of items 1 to 3 above, the Monthly Per Unit Charge will be charged for no more than 10 years from the Policy Date or from the date any Rider or any increase becomes effective. The current Monthly Per Unit Charge rates on the Policy Date and the guaranteed Monthly Per Unit Charge rates for the Policy and for each applicable Rider are shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

If the Specified Amount is increased, the Monthly Per Unit Charge for the Specified Amount increase will be charged for no more than 10 years from the date of the increase, and will be calculated as follows:

 

 

 

1.   The increase in the Specified Amount, divided by 1,000, times.

2.   The current Monthly Per Unit Charge rate.

 

 

 

The Monthly Per Unit Charge rate for each increase will be based on the Primary Insured’s Attained Age at the time of the increase. We may increase the Monthly Per Unit Charge rate up to the guaranteed Monthly Per Unit Charge rate after the first policy year. Any change in this charge will be applied uniformly to all persons of the same Attained Age, rate band, and whose policies or increases have been in effect for the same length of time.

 

 

To calculate item 4 above, any decrease in the Specified Amount will reduce the Monthly Per Unit Charge then in effect by the amount of the Monthly Per Unit Charge associated with the Specified Amounts that were decreased. Decreases in the Specified Amount may place the total Specified Amount into a lower rate band, resulting in the application of a higher Monthly Per Unit Charge rate to the total In-Force Specified Amount. The current Monthly Per Unit Charge rate at issue and the guaranteed Monthly Per Unit Charge rate are shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

The rate band in effect at the time of each Monthly Deduction will be used to determine the appropriate Monthly Per Unit Charge rate(s) that apply to the calculation of the Monthly Per Unit Charge for each segment of the Specified Amount then In Force.

 

 

Subaccount Value

At the end of any Valuation Period, the Subaccount Value is equal to the number of units that the Policy has in the Subaccount, multiplied by the unit value of that Subaccount.

 

 

 

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The number of units that the Policy has in each Subaccount is equal to:

 

 

 

1.   The initial units purchased on the Policy Date; plus

2.   Units purchased at the time additional Net Premiums are allocated to the Subaccount; plus

 

3.   Units purchased through transfers from another Subaccount, the Fixed Account or the Equity Index Fixed Account; minus

4.   Those units that are redeemed to pay for Monthly Deductions as they are due; minus

5.   Any units that are redeemed to pay for cash withdrawals; minus

6.   Any units that are redeemed as part of a transfer to another Account.

 

 

 

The number of units purchased in or redeemed from a Subaccount is determined by dividing the dollar amount of each purchase or redemption by the unit value of the Subaccount as of the first Valuation Date on or following the date of purchase or redemption.

 

 

Fixed Account Value

At the end of any Valuation Period, the Fixed Account value is equal to:

 

1.   The sum of all Net Premiums allocated to the Fixed Account; plus

2.   Any amounts transferred from a Subaccount or the Equity Index Fixed Account to the Fixed Account; plus

3.   Total interest credited to the Fixed Account; minus

4.   Any amounts charged to pay for Monthly Deductions as they are due; minus

5.   Any amounts withdrawn from the Fixed Account to pay for cash withdrawals; minus

6.   Any amounts transferred from the Fixed Account to a Subaccount or the Equity Index Fixed Account.

 

 

 

 

 

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Equity Index Fixed Account Value

The Equity Index Fixed Account value is equal to the sum of the values of the twelve Equity Index Fixed Account Segments. We calculate the value of each of the twelve Equity Index Fixed Account Segments as follows on each Valuation Date :

 

1. the value of the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on the preceding Monthiversary; plus

2. any Net Premiums allocated to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment since the preceding Monthiversary; plus

3. any Transfers made to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment since the preceding Monthiversary; plus

4. interest at the Equity Index Fixed Account Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate credited to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment; plus

5. any Equity Index Interest credited to the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment on the Segment's Ending Index Date; minus

6. any Transfers from this Equity Index Fixed Account Segment since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

7. any partial withdrawals from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

8. any amounts removed from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment due to a Policy loan since the preceding Monthiversary; minus

9. any Equity Index Fixed Account Expense Charge from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment upon a Monthiversary that is also a Segment Anniversary; minus

10. any Monthly Deduction from the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment for the current Monthiversary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Equity Index Fixed Account Segment is created on each of the first twelve Monthiversaries. Each Policy has twelve Equity Index Fixed Account Segments. Net Premiums allocated or Transfers made to the Equity Index Fixed Account on a Monthiversary are placed in the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment for that Monthiversary. Net Premiums allocated or Transfers made to the Equity Index Fixed Account after a Monthiversary will be credited with interest at the annual

Equity Index Fixed Account Guaranteed Minimum Interest Rate of 1% until they are placed in the Equity Index Fixed Account Segment beginning on the next Monthiversary.

 

The current value of the Equity Index is available by contacting us at our Administrative Office. Should the publication of Standard & Poor's 500 ® Composite Stock Index ever change in frequency or be discontinued, we will replace it with another appropriate widely published index, subject to any necessary prior regulatory approvals, we will notify you of any such changes.

 

The Equity Index Fixed Account is divided into Equity Index Fixed Account Segments. Each Equity Index Fixed Account Segment may receive Equity Index Interest on the Segment's Ending Index Date to the extent there is value in the segment. If the Beginning Index Date for an Equity Index Fixed Account falls on a date when the Equity Index is not published, then the Equity Index Value used to calculate the Index Change will be from the next Business Day after the Beginning Index Date. If the Ending Index Date for an Equity Index Fixed Account Segment falls on a date when the Equity Index is not published, then the Equity Index Value used to calculate the Index Change will be from the next Business Day after the Ending Index Date.

 

 

 

 

Cash Value

At the end of any Valuation Period, the Cash Value of the Policy is equal to the sum of the Subaccount Values plus the Fixed Account value plus the Equity Index Fixed Account value.

 

 

Surrender

While this Policy is In Force, the Owner may Surrender the Policy for the Net Surrender Value. Payment will usually be made within seven days of receipt of Written Notice, subject to the Policy Payment section of the General Provisions.

 

 

Net Surrender Value

The Net Surrender Value is the amount payable upon Surrender of the Policy. At the end of any Valuation Period, the Net Surrender Value is equal to:

 

1.   the Cash Value as of such date, minus

2.   any Surrender Charge as of such date, minus

3.   any outstanding policy loan, minus

4.   any accrued loan interest.

 

 

Surrender Charge

During the first ten (10) policy years, a Surrender Charge will be incurred upon Surrender of this Policy. This charge will be based upon the Table of Surrender Charges shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

During the first ten (10) years following each increase in the Specified Amount, an additional Surrender Charge will be effective based upon the amount of the increase and the Attained Age and rate class of the Primary Insured at the time of the increase.

 

 

No Surrender Charge is taken when a Specified Amount decrease occurs, and the full Surrender Charge remains in effect until Surrender of the Policy.

 

 

 

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Withdrawals

Cash withdrawals may be made any time after the first policy year and while this Policy is In Force. Only one withdrawal may be allowed during a policy year. During the first ten policy years, the amount of a withdrawal may be limited to no less than $500 and to no more than 10% of the Net Surrender Value. After the first ten policy years, the amount of a withdrawal may be limited to no less than $500 and to no more than the Net Surrender Value less $500. The remaining Net Surrender Value following a withdrawal may not be less than $500. The request for a withdrawal must be by Written Notice to Us. A processing fee of the lesser of 2% of the amount withdrawn or $25.00 will be deducted from each withdrawal amount and the balance paid to the Owner.

 

 

 

When a withdrawal is made, the Cash Value shall be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal. If the death benefit is Option Type A, or if the death benefit is Option Type C and the Attained Age is 71 or greater, the Specified Amount shall also be reduced by the amount of the withdrawal. These reductions will result in a reduction in the death benefit, which may be determined from the Death Benefit Provisions. No withdrawal will be allowed if the resulting Specified Amount would be less than the Band 1 minimum Specified Amount shown on the Policy Schedule pages.

 

 

 

The Accounts from which the withdrawal will be made may be specified in the Written Notice. We may not allow the Equity Index Fixed Account to be designated for a withdrawal until all other Accounts have been exhausted. If no Account is specified, the withdrawal amount will be withdrawn from each Account in accordance with the Owner's current premium allocation instructions, excluding the Equity Index Fixed Account if possible. Any withdrawals from the Equity Index Fixed Account will come from the most recently created segments first. During the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the current Policy month. After the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the twelfth Policy month of the first Policy year.

 

Payment will usually be made within seven days of Written Notice, subject to the Policy Payment section of the General Provisions of this Policy.

 

 

Continuation of Insurance

Subject to the Grace Period section of the Premium Provisions, insurance coverage under this Policy and any benefits provided by Rider will be continued In Force until the Net Surrender Value is insufficient to cover Monthly Deductions. This provision shall not continue any Rider beyond the date of its Termination, as provided in the Rider.

 

 

Insufficient Value

If the Net Surrender Value on any Monthiversary is not sufficient to cover the Monthly Deductions then due, this Policy shall terminate subject to the Grace Period section of the Premium Provisions.

 

Basis of Computations

Policy values and reserves are at least equal to those required by law. A detailed statement of the method of computation of values and reserves has been filed with the insurance department of the state in which this Policy was delivered.

 

 

 

 

Policy Loans

After the first policy year and during the continuance of this Policy, the Owner can borrow against this Policy an amount which is not greater than 90% of the Net Surrender Value. The amount of any policy loan may be limited to no less than $500, except as noted below.

 

 

 

 

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When a loan is made, an amount equal to the loan will be withdrawn from the Accounts and transferred to the loan reserve. The loan reserve is a portion of the Fixed Account used as collateral for any policy loan. We will credit the amount in the loan reserve with an effective annual interest rate of 2.00%. The Owner may specify the Account(s) from which the withdrawal will be made. We may not allow the Equity Index Fixed Account to be designated for a loan withdrawal until all other Accounts are exhausted. If no Account is specified the withdrawal will be made from each Account in accordance with the Owner's current premium allocation instructions, excluding the Equity Index Fixed Account if possible. Any loan withdrawals from the Equity Index Fixed Account will come from the most recently created segments first. During the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the current Policy month. After the first Policy year, the most recently created segment is the segment created in the twelfth Policy month of the first Policy year.

 

 

 

The loan date is the date We process a loan request. Payment will usually be made within seven days of the date We receive a proper loan request, subject to the Policy Payment section of the General Provisions of this Policy. This Policy will be the sole security for the loan.

 

 

 

While this Policy is In Force, any loan may be repaid. Any amounts received on this Policy will be considered premiums unless clearly marked as loan repayments.

 

 

 

On each policy Anniversary, We charge an annual interest rate on each policy loan. Interest not paid when due will be added to the loan and will bear interest up to the maximum policy loan rate. The annual interest rate is guaranteed not to exceed 3.00%. From time to time, We may declare various lower policy loan interest rates. We may also apply different loan interest rates to different parts of the loan.

 

 

 

After the 10th policy year, We will declare a preferred loan charge rate on an amount equal to the Cash Value minus total premiums paid (less any cash withdrawals) and minus any outstanding loan amount, including accrued loan interest. After the Anniversary on or following the Primary Insured’s 100th birthday, all loans are considered preferred loans. The preferred loan interest rate charged is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%.

 

 

 

At each Anniversary, We will compare the amount of the outstanding loan to the amount in the loan reserve. At each such time, if this amount plus any accrued loan interest exceeds the amount in the loan reserve, We will withdraw the difference from the Accounts and transfer it to the loan reserve, in the same fashion as when a loan is made. If the amount in the loan reserve exceeds the amount of the outstanding loan, plus any accrued loan interest, We will withdraw the difference from the loan reserve and transfer it to the Accounts in accordance with the Owner's current allocation instructions. However, We may require that the transfer be directed to the Fixed Account if such loans were originally transferred from the Fixed Account.

 

 

SETTLEMENT OPTIONS

 

Effective Date and First Payment Due

The effective date of a settlement provision will be either the date of Surrender or the date of death. The first payment will be on the effective date of the settlement provision.

 

 

 

Improvement of Monthly Annuity

 

The payee will receive the greater of:

 

 

 

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1.   The income rate guaranteed in this Policy, or

2.   Our income rates in effect at the time income payments commence.

 

 

Availability

If the payee is not a natural person, an optional method of settlement is only available with Our permission. No optional method of settlement is available if:

 

 

 

1.   The payee is an assignee, or

2.    The periodic payment is less than $100.

 

Age

Age, when required, means age nearest birthday on the effective date of the option. We will furnish rates for other ages and for two males or two females upon request.

 

 

Proof of Age and Sex

Prior to making the first payment under this Policy, We may require satisfactory evidence of the date of birth and sex of any payee. If required by law to ignore the differences in sex of any payee, annuity payments will be determined using unisex rates.

 

 

Proof of Survival

Prior to making any payment under this Policy, We may require satisfactory evidence that any payee is alive on the due date of such payment.

 

 

Interest and Mortality

All settlement options are based on the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table, if applicable, and a guaranteed annual interest rate of 2%.

 

TABLE OF OPTIONAL METHODS OF SETTLEMENT

DESCRIPTION AND TABLES OF MONTHLY INSTALLMENT

PER $1,000 OF PROCEEDS

 

Option A - Fixed Period

The proceeds will be paid in equal installments. The amount of each monthly installment is determined by multiplying the appropriate factor times the proceeds as of the effective date of settlement divided by $1,000. The installments will be paid over a fixed period determined from the following table:

 

Fixed Period (In Months)

Factor

60

17.49

120

9.18

180

6.42

240

5.04

 

 

 

Option B - Life Income

The proceeds will be paid in equal installments determined by the following table. Such payments are payable:

 

 

 

1.   during the payee’s lifetime only (Life Annuity); or

2.   during a 10-year fixed period certain and for the payee’s remaining lifetime (Certain Period); or

3.   until the sum of installments paid equals the annuity proceeds applied and for the payee’s remaining lifetime (Installment Refund).

 

 

Payee’s

Life Annuity

Certain Period

Installment Refund

Age

Male

Female

Unisex

Male

Female

Unisex

Male

Female

Unisex

55

3.60

3.45

3.50

3.57

3.43

3.47

3.37

3.29

3.31

60

4.07

3.87

3.93

4.01

3.83

3.89

3.72

3.62

3.65

65

4.72

4.43

4.52

4.59

4.35

4.43

4.16

4.05

4.08

70

5.63

5.22

5.34

5.32

5.05

5.13

4.72

4.59

4.63

75

6.87

6.38

6.52

6.18

5.94

6.01

5.47

5.32

5.37

80

8.62

8.08

8.24

7.12

6.96

7.01

6.41

6.29

6.33

85

11.09

10.63

10.77

7.97

7.93

7.94

7.63

7.58

7.60

90

14.50

14.29

14.36

8.61

8.60

8.60

9.17

9.17

9.17

 

 

 

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Option C - Joint and Survivor Life Income

The proceeds will be paid in equal installments during the joint lifetime of two payees:

 

 

1.   Continuing upon the death of the first payee for the remaining lifetime of the survivor, or

2.   Reduced by one-third upon the death of the first payee and continuing for the remaining lifetime of the survivor.

 

 

Joint Life Income with Full

Amount to Survivor

Joint Life Income with 2/3

to Survivor

 

 

 

 

 

Female

 

Female

Male

55

60

65

70

75

 

Male

55

60

65

70

75

55

3.06

3.19

3.31

3.41

3.48

 

55

3.35

3.53

3.73

3.94

4.16

60

3.17

3.37

3.55

3.72

3.85

 

60

3.53

3.75

3.99

4.25

4.53

65

3.27

3.52

3.79

4.05

4.27

 

65

3.72

3.98

4.28

4.61

4.98

70

3.34

3.65

4.00

4.37

4.73

 

70

3.91

4.22

4.59

5.01

5.49

75

3.38

3.73

4.16

4.65

5.18

 

75

4.10

4.46

4.90

5.43

6.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy with an Equity Index Fixed Account

Death Benefit Proceeds Payable at Death of Primary Insured

Flexible Premiums Payable during Lifetime of Primary Insured

Non Participating - No Dividends

Some Benefits Reflect Investment Results

 

 

 

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<R>

 

Exhibit 26(h)(xi)

 

Amendment No. 25 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica

Series Trust and Western Reserve dated March 28, 2005

</R>

 

 



 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 25 TO

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

AEGON/TRANSAMERICA SERIES FUND, INC. AND

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

 

Amendment No. 25 to the Participation Agreement (“Agreement”), dated February 27, 1991, as amended, between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (the “Parties”).

 

1. The name of AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. is changed to AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust, effective May 1, 2005.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed this 28th day of March, 2005, in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

 

AEGON/TRANSAMERICA SERIES                                         WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE FUND, INC.      CO. OF OHIO

 

By its authorized officer,

By its authorized officer,

 

 

By:

/s/ T. Gregory Reymann, II      

By:          /s/ Priscilla I. Hechler        

 

T. Gregory Reymann, II

Priscilla I. Hechler

 

Title: Vice President

Title: Assistant Vice President

 

 

and Counsel

and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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<R>

Exhibit 26(h)(xii)

 

Amendment No. 26 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica

Series Trust and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2005

</R>

 

 



 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 26 TO

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

AEGON/TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST AND

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

 

Amendment No. 26 to the Participation Agreement (“Agreement”), dated February 27, 1991, as amended, between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (the “Parties”).

 

The following will be added as a new Section 2.12 of the Participation Agreement, replacing said section:

2.12 The Company represents and warrants that (a) all purchase and redemption orders with respect to shares of the Designated Portfolios submitted with respect to a Business Day in accordance with Article I will be received in good order by the Company prior to calculation of the net asset value on that Business Day as disclosed in the Designated Portfolios’ prospectuses, as they may be amended from time to time, and will be processed by the Company in compliance with Rule 22c-1 under the 1940 Act and regulatory interpretations thereof; (b) the Company will provide the Fund or its agent with assurances regarding the compliance of its handling of orders with respect to shares of the Designated Portfolios with the requirements of Rule 22c-1 and regulatory interpretations thereof upon reasonablr request; and (c) the Company will use its best efforts to cooperate with the Fund or its agent to implement policies and procedures to prevent frequent trading and/or market timing in the Designated Portfolios and enforce the market timing policies disclosed in the Designated Portfolios’ propsectuses, as they may be amended from time to time.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Amendment to be executed this 1st day of September, 2005, in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

 

AEGON/TRANSAMERICA SERIES                                         WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE TRUSTCO. OF OHIO

 

By its authorized officer,

By its authorized officer,

 

 

By:

/s/ T. Gregory Reymann, II      

By:          /s/ Priscilla I. Hechler        

 

T. Gregory Reymann, II

Priscilla I. Hechler

 

Title: Vice President

Title: Assistant Vice President

 

 

and Counsel

and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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