WRL LETTERHEAD







                                   May 1, 2001



VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re:      Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
                  WRL Series Life Account
                  WRL Financial Freedom Builder (File No. 333-23359)

CIK No.: 0000778209

Dear Commissioners:

         On behalf of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio ("Western
Reserve") and the WRL Series Life Account (the "Account"), we are filing a
certification pursuant to paragraph (j) of Rule 497 under the Securities Act of
1933. In this regard, we certify that the form of Prospectus for certain
deferred variable life policies offered by Western Reserve through the Account
otherwise required to be filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have
differed from the form of Prospectus contained in the Form S-6 Registration
Statement for the Account (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration
Statement was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on April 12, 2001 via EDGAR.

                                                     Sincerely,


                                                     /s/ Priscilla I. Hechler
                                                     Priscilla I. Hechler
                                                     Assistant Vice President
                                                     and Assistant Secretary

cc:      Kimberly A. Scouller, Esq.
         Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, Esq.