Exhibit 99.C1

                                 Exhibit 9

                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP






                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports (1) dated February 15, 2002, with respect to the
statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Western Reserve Life
Assurance Co. of Ohio, and (2) dated January 31, 2002, with respect to the
financial statements of the WRL Series Life Account, included in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 20 to the Registration Statement (Form S-6 No. 33-31140) and
related Prospectus of WRL Series Life Account.


                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Des Moines, Iowa
April 19, 2002