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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2008

Registration No. 333-110315/811-4420

 

 

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. 7    x
   and/or   
   REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT   
   COMPANY ACT OF 1940   
   Amendment No. 67    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

 

 

Arthur D. Woods, Esq.

Vice President and Senior Counsel

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

 

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

 

¨ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

¨ on (Date , pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

 

x on September 15, 2008 , pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

¨ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

 

 

 


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PART A

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A PROSPECTUS


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P R O S P E C T U S

September 15, 2008

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER®II

issued through

WRL Series Life Account

by

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Administrative Office:

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

1-800-851-9777

(727) 299-1800

Direct all payments made by check, and all correspondence

and notices to the Mailing Address:

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499

An Individual Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

This prospectus describes the WRL Freedom Elite Builder® II, a flexible premium variable life insurance policy (the “Policy”). You can allocate your Policy’s cash value to the 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 Transamerica Series Trust (formerly, AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust) – Initial Class, the Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Funds– Service Class 2 (“Fidelity VIP Fund”), the ProFunds, and the Access One Trust (“Access Trust”) (collectively, the “funds”). Please refer to the next page of this prospectus for the list of portfolios available to you under this Policy.

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.


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TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST*    Transamerica Value Balanced VP
Transamerica Asset Allocation – Conservative VP    Transamerica Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth VP
Transamerica Asset Allocation – Growth VP   
Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth VP    PROFUNDS***
Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate VP    ProFund VP Asia 30
Transamerica Balanced VP    ProFund VP Basic Materials
Transamerica BlackRock Large Cap Value VP    ProFund VP Bull
Transamerica Capital Guardian U.S. Equity VP    ProFund VP Consumer Services
Transamerica Capital Guardian Value VP    ProFund VP Emerging Markets
Transamerica Clarion Global Real Estate Securities VP    ProFund VP Europe 30
Transamerica Convertible Securities VP    ProFund VP Falling U.S. Dollar
Transamerica Equity VP    ProFund VP Financials
Transamerica Federated Market Opportunity VP    ProFund VP International
Transamerica Growth Opportunities VP    ProFund VP Japan
Transamerica Index 50 VP    ProFund VP Mid-Cap
Transamerica Index 75 VP    ProFund VP Money Market
Transamerica International Moderate Growth VP    ProFund VP Oil & Gas
Transamerica JPMorgan Core Bond VP    ProFund VP NASDAQ 100 (formerly, ProFund VP OTC)
Transamerica JPMorgan Enhanced Index VP    ProFund VP Pharmaceuticals
Transamerica JPMorgan Mid Cap Value VP**    ProFund VP Precious Metals
Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap VP    ProFund VP Short Emerging Markets
Transamerica MFS High Yield VP    ProFund VP Short International
Transamerica MFS International Equity VP    ProFund VP Short NASDAQ-100
Transamerica Marsico Growth VP    ProFund VP Short Small-Cap
Transamerica Money Market VP    ProFund VP Small-Cap
Transamerica Munder Net50 VP    ProFund VP Small-Cap Value
Transamerica PIMCO Total Return VP    ProFund VP Telecommunications
Transamerica Science & Technology VP    ProFund VP UltraSmall-Cap
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value VP    ProFund VP U.S. Government Plus
Transamerica T. Rowe Price Equity Income VP    ProFund VP Utilities
Transamerica T. Rowe Price Small Cap VP    FIDELITY VIP FUNDS
Transamerica Templeton Global VP    Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio
TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST(cont)   
Transamerica Third Avenue Value VP    ACCESS ONE TRUST***
Transamerica U.S. Government Securities VP    Access VP High Yield Fund

 

* Effective May 1, 2008, several Transamerica Series Trust portfolios were renamed. For a complete list of both the former and new names of each portfolio, please refer to “The Portfolios” section in this prospectus.
** This portfolio no longer accepts new investments from current or prospective investors. If you surrender your Policy’s cash value from this portfolio, you may not reinvest in this portfolio.
*** The ProFunds and Access Trust portfolios permit frequent transfers. Investors in the ProFunds and/or Access Trust portfolios may bear the additional costs and investment risks of frequent transfers. See “Disruptive Trading and Market Timing” in this prospectus.


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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

   3

Tax Benefits

   4
Policy Risks    4

Risk of an Increase in Current Fees and Expenses

   4

Investment Risks

   4

Risk of Lapse

   4

Tax Risks (Income Tax and MEC)

   5

Loan Risks

   5

Portfolio Risks

   6
FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008:   
Fee Tables    6
FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009:   
Fee Tables    15

Range of Expenses for the Portfolios

   22
Western Reserve, the Separate Account, the Fixed Account and the Portfolios    23

Western Reserve

   23

The Separate Account

   23

The Fixed Account

   24

The Portfolios

   24

Selection of Underlying Portfolios

   32

Addition, Deletion, or Substitution of Portfolios

   33

Your Right to Vote Portfolio Shares

   33
Charges and Deductions    33

Premium Expense Charge

   34

Mortality and Expense Risk Charge

   37

Surrender Charge

   37

Transfer Charge

   39

Loan Interest Spread

   40

Cash Withdrawal Charge

   40

Taxes

   40

Rider Charges

   40

Portfolio Expenses

   41

Revenue We Receive

   41
The Policy    42

Ownership Rights

   42

Modifying the Policy

   43

Purchasing a Policy

   43

Tax-Free "Section 1035" Exchanges

   43

When Insurance Coverage Takes Effect

   43

Backdating a Policy

   45

Policy Changes After Age 100

   45
Policy Features    46
Premiums    46

 

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Allocating Premiums

   46

Premium Flexibility

   47

Planned Periodic Payments

   47

Minimum Monthly Guarantee Premium

   47

Premium Limitations

   48

Making Premium Payments

   48

Transfers

   48

General

   48

Disruptive Trading and Market Timing

   49

Fixed Account Transfers

   52

Conversion Rights

   53

Dollar Cost Averaging

   52

Asset Rebalancing Program

   53

Third Party Asset Allocation Services

   54

Policy Values

   55

Cash Value

   55

Net Surrender Value

   55

Subaccount Value

   55

Subaccount Unit Value

   56

Fixed Account Value

   56

Death Benefit

   56

Death Benefit Proceeds

   56

Death Benefit

   57

Death Benefits After Age 100

   60

Effect of Cash Withdrawals on the Death Benefit

   60

Effect of Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium on the Death Benefit

   60

Choosing Death Benefit Options

   61

Changing the Death Benefit Option

   61

Increasing/Decreasing the Specified Amount

   61

Payment Options

   62

Surrenders and Cash Withdrawals

   63

Surrenders

   63

Cash Withdrawals

   63

Canceling a Policy

   64

Loans

   64

General

   64

Interest Rate Charged

   65

Loan Reserve Interest Rate Credited

   65

Effect of Policy Loans

   65

Policy Lapse and Reinstatement

   66

Lapse

   66

No Lapse Period Guarantee

   66

Reinstatement

   67

Federal Income Tax Considerations

   67

Tax Status of the Policy

   67

Tax Treatment of Policy Benefits

   68

Other Policy Information

   70

Settlement Options

   70

Payments We Make

   71

Split Dollar Arrangements

   71

Policy Termination

   72

Supplemental Benefits (Riders)

   72

Children's Insurance Rider

   72

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

   72

Other Insured Rider

   73

Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider

   73

 

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Disability Waiver of Premium Rider

   74

Primary Insured Rider Plus ("PIR Plus")

   75

Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit)

   76

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium

   77

Additional Information

   78

Sale of the Policies

   78

Legal Proceedings

   80

Financial Statements

   80

Performance Data

   80

Rates of Return

   80

Table of Contents of the Statement of Additional Information

   83

Glossary

   85

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008:

  

Appendix A — Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer (Based on the gender and rate class of the insured)

   90

APPENDIX B — Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium Surrender Charge and Monthly Per Unit Charge Tables

   92

Appendix C — Illustrations

   94

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009:

  

Appendix A — Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer (Based on the gender and rate class of the insured)

   98

Appendix B

   100

APPENDIX B — Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium Surrender Charge and Monthly Per Unit Charge Tables

   100

Appendix C — Illustrations

   102

Prospectus Back Cover

   105

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

   105

Inquiries

   105

 

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Policy Benefits/Risks Summary   WRL Freedom Elite Builder® II

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® II is an individual flexible premium variable life insurance policy. 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, and the effects of any Policy transactions (such as transfers, loans and partial withdrawals). Because returns are not guaranteed, the Policy is not suitable as a short-term savings vehicle.

 

   

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. 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. The fixed account is not available to you if your Policy was purchased in the State of New Jersey prior to September 15, 2008 and was issued prior to January 1, 2009.

 

   

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 deductions. These riders may not be available in all states.

 

   

No Lapse Guarantee. 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 deductions, as long as, on any Monthiversary, you have paid total premiums (minus any cash withdrawals, minus any outstanding loan amount and minus any accrued interest) that equal or exceed the sum of the minimum monthly guarantee premiums in effect for each month from the Policy date up to and including the current month.

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 (i.e., having your Policy terminate without value) 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 your initial net premium(s) 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 generally depends on the specified amount of insurance you select, the death benefit option you chose, your Policy’s cash value, and any additional insurance provided by riders you purchase.

 

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

Option A is the greater 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 greater 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 greater 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.

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 deductions. 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. After the third Policy year, you may decrease the specified amount and change your death benefit option once each year. You may not increase and decrease the specified amount in the same Policy year. 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. Changes to death benefit options are not allowed after the insured attains 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, as 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.

 

   

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.

 

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Cash Value

 

   

The cash value is the sum of the Policy’s value in the subaccounts and the fixed account (including any amount held in the loan reserve account) and 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 as long as you have paid sufficient premiums.

Transfers

 

   

You can transfer cash value among the subaccounts and the fixed account. You currently may make transfer requests in writing to our mailing address, by telephone or by fax to our administrative office, or electronically through our website.

 

   

Except as listed below, we 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.

 

   

Each Policy year, the Policy allows a cumulative transfer out of the fixed account of the greater of up to 25% of the amount in the fixed account, or the amount transferred out the previous Policy year. Currently, we do not, but reserve the right to, limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account to one per Policy year. 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. This restriction does not apply to any transfer to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights.

 

   

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 assessing the transfer charge.

 

   

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

 

   

Transfers among the ProFunds and/or Access Trust subaccounts are not treated as transfers for the purpose of assessing the transfer charge.

 

   

We may impose restrictions on, the transfer privilege. See the discussion of our policy with regard to market timing, including transfers, and the costs and risks to you that can result from programmed, large, frequent, or short-term transfers, in 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, less loan interest that will accrue prior to the next anniversary. We may permit a loan before the first anniversary for Policies issued pursuant to 1035 Exchanges. The minimum loan amount is generally $500.

 

   

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.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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 the insured’s attained age 111 (for Policies purchased on or after September 15, 2008) or 100 (for Policies purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009), 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.

Cash Withdrawals and Surrenders

 

   

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

 

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  > no more than 10% of the net surrender value.

 

  > no more than 10% of the net surrender value.

 

 

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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 on 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.

 

   

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.

 

   

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.

 

   

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

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. If your Policy is not a Modified Endowment Contract (“MEC”), you should not be deemed in receipt of any taxable gains in cash value until withdrawals and surrenders exceed your tax basis in the Policy or other distributions are made as described in the “Federal Income Tax Considerations” section in this prospectus. If your policy is a MEC, you will be taxed on any gains included in cash value when you take a withdrawal or a policy loan, or assign, pledge or surrender the Policy. Transfers among the subaccounts are not taxable transactions.

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

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%.

Risk of Lapse

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.

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.

 

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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 the 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.

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 deductions due.

A Policy lapse may have adverse tax consequences.

If your Policy lapses, we may allow you to reinstate the Policy within five years after it has lapsed subject to underwriting.

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 treated first as distributions of gain that are taxable as ordinary income, and treated as tax-free recovery of the owner’s basis in the Policy only after all gain has been distributed. 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 1/2. 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 basis in the Policy. Amounts withdrawn in excess of your basis 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 although they may be taxable on the lapse or surrender of the Policy. You should consult a qualified tax advisor for assistance in all tax matters involving your Policy.

Loan Risks

A Policy loan, whether or not repaid, will affect cash value over time because we subtract the amount of the loan from the subaccounts and the fixed account and place that amount in the loan reserve account as collateral. 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. 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, the effect could be favorable or unfavorable.

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 will 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 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 is not a MEC and 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 loan 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.

 

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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 portfolio 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. Please Note: We have included two versions of each table, which appear in sections: Section A includes the fee tables for Policies purchased on or after September 15, 2008 (or subsequent state approval) based on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Mortality Tables (“2001 C.S.O. Tables”); and Section B includes the fee tables for Policies purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009 based on the Commissioners 1980 Standard Ordinary Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Mortality Tables (“1980 C.S.O. Tables”). 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.

The first table describes the fees and expenses that you will pay when buying the Policy, paying premiums, making cash withdrawals from the Policy, surrendering the Policy, or transferring Policy cash value among the subaccounts and the fixed account.

 

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SECTION A

Fee Tables for Policies Purchased On or After September 15, 2008;

Based on the 2001 C.S.O. Tables

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Transaction Fees

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

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.

 

For Residents of Puerto Rico: First 10 Policy years: 12% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $249,999; 9.0% on Policy with a specified amount from $250,000 - $499,999; and 6.0% with a specified amount of $500,000 or more.

 

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.

 

For Residents of Puerto Rico: First 10 Policy years: 10% of premiums paid on Policy with a specified amount up to $249,999; 7.0% on Policy with a specified amount from $250,000 - $499,999; and 4.0% with a specified amount of $500,000 or more.

    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.
    For residents of Puerto Rico – 8.5% with a specified amount up to $499,999; and 6.0% with a specified amount of $500,000 or more.   For residents of Puerto Rico – 6.5% with a specified amount up to $499,999; and 4.0% with a specified amount of $500,000 or more.
    Never a charge on Policy with a specified amount of $500,000 or more, except in Puerto Rico as noted above.   Never a charge on Policy with a specified amount of $500,000 or more, except in Puerto Rico as noted above.
Cash Withdrawal Charge2   Upon withdrawal   2.0% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25   2.0% of the amount withdrawn, not to exceed $25

 

 

1

The Company reserves the right at any time to change the current charge but never to exceed the guaranteed charge.

2

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 administrative office.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Transaction Fees

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Surrender Charge3   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)    

Maximum Charge4

    $ 57.00 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year   $ 57.00 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

Minimum Charge5

   

 

$ 11.58 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

 

 

$ 11.58 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28, in the preferred-elite non-tobacco use class

   

 

$ 16.35 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

 

 

$ 16.35 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

Transfer Charge6   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 Factor7   Discount Factor7
Monthly Policy Charge   Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 111  

$12.00 through age 110, $0 starting with age 111

 

$10.00 through age 110, $0 starting with age 111

 

 

3

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.

4

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

5

This minimum surrender charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 0, in the juvenile underwriting class. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

6

The first 12 transfers per Policy year are free.

7

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.

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Cost of Insurance8

(without Extra Ratings)9

  Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 111    

Maximum Charge10

    $ 49.94 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11   $ 47.44 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11

Minimum Charge12

    $ 0.02 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11   $ 0.01 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11

Initial Charge for a male insured, issue age 28, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class, band 2

    $ 0.09 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11   $ 0.07 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11

 

 

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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.

9

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.

10

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 76th Policy year. This maximum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

11

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

12

This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 5 at issue, juvenile class, with an initial face amount of $500,000 or higher (Band 3) and in the 1st Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Monthly Per Unit Charge13   Monthly, for up to 10 years on and after the Policy date, and on any increase in specified amount    

Maximum Charge14

    $ 0.16 per $1,000 of specified amount per month   $ 0.16 per $1,000 of specified amount per month

Minimum 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 28

    $ 0.09 per $1,000 of specified amount per month   $ 0.09 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)

 

 

13

We deduct the monthly per unit charge on each Monthiversary as part of the monthly deductions 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 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.

15

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.

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 collateral 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 111 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.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Optional Rider Charges:18

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

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

Maximum Charge19

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

Minimum Charge20

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

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $ 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 Rider21

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

Maximum Charge22

    $ 0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $ 0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

Minimum Charge23

    $ 0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $ 0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $ 0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $ 0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

 

 

18

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.

19

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.

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

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.

22

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.

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.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider24

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

Maximum Charge25

    $ 1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $ 1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Minimum Charge26

    $0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $0.36 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $ 0.36 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Children’s Insurance Rider27

  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 Rider28

(without Extra Ratings)9

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

Maximum Charge29

    $30.40 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $30.40 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Minimum Charge

    $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month30   $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month30

Initial charge for a female insured, issue age 33, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class

    $0.07 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

 

 

24

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

25

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.

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

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

28

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.

29

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.

30

This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 5, juvenile class and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Primary Insured Rider Plus28

(without Extra Ratings)9

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

Maximum Charge29

    $30.40 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $30.40 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Minimum Charge31

    $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $0.01 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class

    $0.09 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium3 2

  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

 

 

31

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

32

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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SECTION B

Fee Tables for Policies Purchased Prior to September 15, 2008 and issued

prior to January 1, 2009; Based on the 1980 C.S.O. Tables

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Transaction Fees

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

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

Cash Withdrawal Charge2

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

 

1

The Company reserves the right at any time to change the current charge but never to exceed the guaranteed charge.

2

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 administrative office.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Transaction Fees

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Surrender Charge3   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)    

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

Minimum Charge5

   

 

$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

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28, in the preferred-elite non-tobacco use class

   

 

$15.70 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

 

 

$15.70 per $1,000 of specified amount during the first Policy year

Transfer Charge6

  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 Factor7   Discount Factor7

Monthly Policy Charge

  Monthly, on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary until the insured reaches age 100   $12.00 per month through age 100; $0 starting with age 100  

$8.00 per month through age 99; $0 starting with age 100

 

3

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.

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

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.

6

The first 12 transfers per Policy year are free.

7

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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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

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.

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Cost of Insurance8

(without Extra Ratings)9

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

Maximum Charge10

    $83.33 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11   $42.42 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11

Minimum Charge

    $0.06 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11, 12   $0.02 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11, 13

Initial Charge for a male insured, issue age 28, in the preferred elite non-tobacco use class, band 2

    $0.12 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11   $0.08 per $1,000 of net amount at risk per month11

 

8

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.

9

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.

10

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.

11

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

12

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.

13

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.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Monthly Per Unit Charge14   Monthly, for up to 10 years on and after the Policy date, and on any increase in specified amount    

Maximum Charge15

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

Minimum Charge16

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

Initial Charge for an insured, issue age 28

    $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 Spread17

  On Policy anniversary or earlier, as applicable18   1.0% (effective annual rate)   0.75% (effective annual rate)

 

14

We deduct the monthly per unit charge on each Monthiversary as part of the monthly deductions 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.

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

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.

17

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 collateral 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%.

18

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.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

Optional Rider Charges:19

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Accidental Death Benefit Rider

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

Maximum Charge20

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

Minimum Charge21

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

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $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    

Maximum Charge23

    $0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $0.39 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

Minimum Charge24

    $0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $0.03 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11   $0.04 per $1,000 of base Policy net amount at risk per month11

 

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 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.

21

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.

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 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.

24

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.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Disability Waiver of Premium Rider25

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

Maximum Charge26

    $1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $1.61 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Minimum Charge27

    $0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $0.27 per $10 of monthly rider benefit

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28

    $0.36 per $10 of monthly rider benefit   $0.36 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)9

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

Maximum Charge30

    $83.33 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $60.53 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Minimum Charge

    $0.06 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month31   $0.02 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month32

Initial charge for a female insured, issue age 33, 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

 

25

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

26

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.

27

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.

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 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.

31

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

32

This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, age 27 at issue, preferred elite non-tobacco class and in the first Policy year. This minimum charge may also apply to insureds with other characteristics.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Periodic Charges Other Than Portfolio Operating Expenses

Charge

 

When Charge is Deducted

 

Amount Deducted

   

Guaranteed Charge

 

Current Charge1

Primary Insured Rider Plus29

(without Extra Ratings)9

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

Maximum Charge30

    $83.33 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month   $42.42 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Minimum Charge33

    $0.06 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month12   $0.01 per $1,000 of rider face amount per month

Initial charge for a male insured, issue age 28, 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

 

33

This minimum charge is based on an insured with the following characteristics: female, issue age 10, juvenile 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.

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, 2007. 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.

 

     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)

   0.40 %   2.07 %

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

   0.40 %   1.63 %

 

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, 2007. 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 Transamerica Series Trust asset allocation portfolios that are “fund of funds.” A “fund of funds” portfolio typically allocates its assets, within predetermined percentage ranges, among certain other Transamerica Series Trust portfolios and certain portfolios of the Transamerica Funds (Formerly, Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds) (each such portfolio an “Acquired Fund”). 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 Transamerica Series Trust on the combined actual expenses for each of the “fund of funds” and the portfolios in which it invests. (The combined expense information includes the pro rata portion of the fees and expenses incurred indirectly by a Transamerica Series Trust asset allocation portfolio as a result of its investment in shares of one or more Acquired Funds.) See the prospectus for the Transamerica Series Trust for a presentation of all applicable Acquired Fund fees and expenses.

3

The range of Net Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses takes into account contractual arrangements for 27 portfolios that require a portfolio’s investment adviser to reimburse or waive portfolio expenses until April 30, 2009.

 

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Western Reserve, the Separate Account, the Fixed Account and the Portfolios

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

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.

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. Unless otherwise required by state law, we may restrict your allocations and transfers to the fixed account if the fixed account value, excluding the loan reserve, following the allocation or transfer would exceed $250, 000. (This restriction does not apply to any transfers to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights.) 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%.

We allocate amounts from the fixed account for cash withdrawals, transfers to the subaccounts, or monthly deductions charges on a first in, first out basis (“FIFO”) for the purpose of crediting interest.

New Jersey: If your Policy was purchased in the State of New Jersey prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009, the fixed account is not available to you. You may not direct or transfer any premiums or cash value to the fixed account. The fixed account is solely for Policy loans.

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 fixed account.

The Portfolios

Effective May 1, 2008, several Transamerica Series Trust portfolios were renamed as set forth in the following table:

 

FORMER NAME

  

NEW NAME

AEGON/TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST    TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST
Asset Allocation – Conservative Portfolio    Transamerica Asset Allocation – Conservative VP
Asset Allocation – Growth Portfolio    Transamerica Asset Allocation – Growth VP
Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth Portfolio    Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth VP
Asset Allocation – Moderate Portfolio    Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate VP
BlackRock Large Cap Value    Transamerica BlackRock Large Cap Value VP
Capital Guardian U.S. Equity    Transamerica Capital Guardian U.S. Equity VP
Capital Guardian Value    Transamerica Capital Guardian Value VP
Clarion Global Real Estate Securities    Transamerica Clarion Global Real Estate Securities VP
Federated Market Opportunity    Transamerica Federated Market Opportunity VP
International Moderate Growth Fund    Transamerica International Moderate Growth VP
JPMorgan Core Bond    Transamerica JPMorgan Core Bond VP
JPMorgan Enhanced Index    Transamerica JPMorgan Enhanced Index VP
JPMorgan Mid Cap Value    Transamerica JPMorgan Mid Cap Value VP
Legg Mason Partners All Cap    Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap VP
Marsico Growth    Transamerica Marsico Growth VP
MFS High Yield    Transamerica MFS High Yield VP
MFS International Equity    Transamerica MFS International Equity VP
Munder Net50    Transamerica Munder Net50 VP
PIMCO Total Return    Transamerica PIMCO Total Return VP
T. Rowe Price Equity Income    Transamerica T. Rowe Price Equity Income VP

 

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T. Rowe Price Small Cap    Transamerica T. Rowe Price Small Cap VP
Templeton Transamerica Global    Transamerica Templeton Global VP
Third Avenue Value    Transamerica Third Avenue Value VP
Transamerica Balanced    Transamerica Balanced VP
Transamerica Convertible Securities    Transamerica Convertible Securities VP
Transamerica Equity    Transamerica Equity VP
Transamerica Growth Opportunities    Transamerica Growth Opportunities VP
Transamerica Money Market    Transamerica Money Market VP
Transamerica Science & Technology    Transamerica Science & Technology VP
Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value    Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value VP
Transamerica U.S. Government Securities    Transamerica U.S. Government Securities VP
Transamerica Value Balanced    Transamerica Value Balanced VP
Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth    Transamerica Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth VP

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.

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 our administrative office at 1-800-851-9777 or visiting our website at www.westernreserve.com. You should read the fund prospectuses carefully.

 

Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

TRANSAMERICA SERIES TRUST:  
Transamerica Asset Allocation – Conservative VP*  

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Seeks current income and preservation of capital.

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

Transamerica Asset Allocation – Growth VP*  

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth VP*  

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

 

* Each asset allocation portfolio invests in a combination of underlying Transamerica Series Trust and Transamerica Funds portfolios.

 

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Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate VP*  

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation and current income.

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

Transamerica Balanced VP  

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.

Transamerica BlackRock Large Cap Value VP  

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

Seeks long-term capital growth.

Transamerica Capital Guardian U.S. Equity VP  

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Seeks to provide long-term growth of capital.

Transamerica Capital Guardian Value VP  

Capital Guardian Trust Company

Seeks to provide long-term growth of capital and income.

Transamerica Clarion Global Real Estate Securities VP  

ING Clarion Real Estate Securities, L.P.

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.

Transamerica Convertible Securities VP  

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks maximum total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Transamerica Equity VP  

Transamerica Investment Management LLC

Seeks to maximize long-term growth.

Transamerica Federated Market Opportunities VP  

Federated Equity Management Company of Pennsylvania

Seeks total return by investing in securities that have defensive characteristics.

Transamerica Growth Opportunities VP  

Transamerica Investment Management LLC

Seeks to maximize long-term growth.

Transamerica International Moderate Growth VP*  

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation with current income as a secondary objective.

Portfolio Construction Consultant:

Morningstar Associates, LLC

Transamerica Index 50 VP  

AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to balance capital appreciation and income.

 

* Each asset allocation portfolio invests in a combination of underlying Transamerica Series Trust and Transamerica Funds portfolios.

 

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Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

Transamerica Index 75 VP  

AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC

Seeks capital appreciation as a primary objective and income as a secondary objective.

Transamerica JPMorgan Core Bond VP  

JPMorgan Investment Advisors, Inc.

Seeks the highest possible current income within the confines of the primary goal of ensuring the protection of capital.

Transamerica JPMorgan Enhanced Index VP  

JPMorgan Investment Advisors, Inc.

Seeks to earn a total return modestly in excess of the total return performance of the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index (including the reinvestment of dividends) while maintaining a volatility of return similar to the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index.

Transamerica JPMorgan Mid Cap Value VP**  

JPMorgan Investment Advisors, Inc.

Seeks growth from capital appreciation.

Transamerica Legg Mason Partners All Cap VP  

Clearbridge Advisors, LLC

Seeks capital appreciation.

Transamerica MFS High Yield VP  

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 secondary to the objective of high current income.

Transamerica MFS International Equity VP  

MFS® Investment Management

Seeks capital growth.

Transamerica Marsico Growth VP  

Columbia Management Advisors, LLC

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Transamerica Money Market VP  

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to obtain maximum current income consistent with preservation of principal and maintenance of liquidity.

Transamerica Munder Net50 VP  

Munder Capital Management

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Transamerica PIMCO Total Return VP  

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

Seeks maximum total return consistent with preservation of capital and prudent investment management.

Transamerica Science & Technology VP  

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value VP  

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks to maximize total return.

 

** This portfolio no longer accepts new investments from current or prospective investors. If you surrender your Policy’s cash value from this portfolio, you may not reinvest in this portfolio.

 

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Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

Transamerica T. Rowe Price Equity Income VP  

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Seeks to provide substantial dividend income, as well as long-term growth of capital by primarily investment in common stocks of small growth companies.

Transamerica T. Rowe Price Small Cap VP  

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

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

Transamerica Templeton Global VP  

Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks long-term growth of capital.

Transamerica Third Avenue Value VP  

Third Avenue Management LLC

Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities VP  

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.

Transamerica Value Balanced VP  

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC

Seeks preservation of capital and competitive investment returns.

Transamerica Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth VP  

Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.

Seeks capital appreciation.

FIDELITY FUNDS:  
Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio  

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 500SM Index.

PROFUNDS*:  
ProFund VP Asia 30  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the ProFunds Asia 30 Index.

 

* The ProFunds and Access Trust portfolios permit frequent transfers. Frequent transfers may increase portfolio turnover. A high level of portfolio turnover may negatively impact performance by increasing transaction costs. In addition, large movements of assets into and out of a ProFund or Access Trust portfolio may negatively impact a fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective or maintain a consistent level of operating expenses. See “Disruptive Trading and Market Timing.” Some ProFunds or Access Trust portfolios may use investment techniques not associated with most mutual fund portfolios. Investors in the ProFunds or Access Trust portfolios will bear additional investment risks. See the ProFunds and Access Trust prospectuses for the description of the investment objectives and risks associated with investing in the ProFunds and/or Access Trust portfolios.

 

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Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

ProFund VP Basic Materials  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index.

ProFund VP Bull  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P 500 Index ISM.

ProFund VP Consumer Services  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Consumer Services Index® (USDX).

ProFund VP Emerging Markets  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Bank of New Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index.

ProFund VP Europe 30  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the ProFunds Europe 30 Index.

ProFund VP Falling U.S. Dollar  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the U.S. Dollar Index.

ProFund VP Financials  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index.

ProFund VP International  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index.

ProFund VP Japan  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Nikkei 225 Stock Index.

 

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Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

ProFund VP Mid-Cap  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.

ProFund VP Money Market  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks a high level of current income consistent with liquidity and preservation of capital.

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100 (formerly, ProFund VP OTC)  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.

ProFund VP Oil & Gas  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Index.

ProFund VP Pharmaceuticals  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Pharmaceuticals Index.

ProFund VP Precious Metals  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones Precious Metals Index.

ProFund VP Short Emerging Markets  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Bank of New York Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index.

ProFund VP Short International  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australasia and Far East (MSCI EAFE) Index.

ProFund VP Short NASDAQ-100  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index.

 

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Portfolio

 

Sub-Adviser or Adviser and Investment Objective

ProFund VP Short Small-Cap  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

ProFund VP Small-Cap  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

ProFund VP Small-Cap Value  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the S&P SmallCap 600/Citigroup Value Index.

ProFund VP Telecommunications  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Telecommunications Index.

ProFund VP UltraSmall-Cap  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to twice (200%) the daily performance of the Russell 2000 Index.

ProFund VP U.S. Government Plus  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to one and one-quarter times (125%) the daily price movement of the most recently issued 30-year U.S. Treasury Bond (“Long Bond”).

ProFund VP Utilities  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the daily performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index.

ACCESS TRUST*:  
Access VP High Yield Fund**  

ProFund Advisors LLC

Seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the total return of the high yield market consistent with maintaining reasonable liquidity.

 

* The ProFunds and Access Trust portfolios permit frequent transfers. Frequent transfers may increase portfolio turnover. A high level of portfolio turnover may negatively impact performance by increasing transaction costs. In addition, large movements of assets into and out of a ProFund or Access Trust portfolio may negatively impact a fund’s ability to achieve its investment objective or maintain a consistent level of operating expenses. See “Disruptive Trading and Market Timing.” Some ProFunds or Access Trust portfolios may use investment techniques not associated with most mutual fund portfolios. Investors in the ProFunds or Access Trust portfolios will bear additional investment risks. See the ProFunds and Access Trust prospectuses for the description of the investment objectives and risks associated with investing in the ProFunds and/or Access Trust portfolios.
** Under normal market conditions, this portfolio invests at least 80% of its net assets in credit default swaps and other financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to the high yield debt (“junk bonds”) market and/or in high yield debt securities.

Transamerica Asset Management, Inc. (“Transamerica Asset”) (formerly, Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.), located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, is directly owned by Western Reserve (77%) and AUSA Holding Company (23%), and serves as investment adviser to the Transamerica Series Trust and manages the Transamerica Series Trust in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the Transamerica Series Trust’s Board of Trustees. For certain portfolios, Transamerica Asset has engaged investment sub-advisers to provide

 

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portfolio management services. Transamerica Asset and each investment sub-adviser are registered investment advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. See the Transamerica Series Trust prospectuses for more information regarding Transamerica Asset and the investment sub-advisers.

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 Transamerica Asset Allocation – Conservative VP, Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate VP, Transamerica Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth VP, Transamerica Asset Allocation – Growth VP, and Transamerica International Moderate Growth VP portfolios of the Series Trust. Morningstar will be paid an annual fee for its services. See the Series Trust prospectuses for more information regarding Morningstar.

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.

ProFund Advisors LLC (“ProFund Advisors”), located at 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1000, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, serves as the investment advisor and provides management services to all of the ProFunds and the Access Trust portfolios. ProFund Advisors oversees the investment and reinvestment of the assets in each ProFund and Access Trust portfolio in accordance with policies and guidelines established by the ProFunds’ Board of Trustees. ProFund Advisors is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. See the ProFunds and Access Trust prospectuses for more information regarding ProFund Advisors.

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 make payments to us or our affiliates in connection with certain administrative, marketing, and support services, or whether affiliates of the portfolio can provide marketing and distribution support for sales of the Policies. (For additional information on these arrangements, see “Revenue We Receive.”) We review the portfolios periodically and may remove a portfolio or limit its availability to new premiums and/or transfers of cash value if we determine that a portfolio no longer satisfies one or more of the selection criteria, and/or if the portfolio has not attracted significant allocations from policyowners. We have included the Transamerica Series Trust portfolios at least in part because they are managed by Transamerica Asset, 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.

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.

 

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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, as 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 voting instructions 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. Therefore, because of proportional voting, a small number of policyowners may control the outcome of a vote. 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

  

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

 

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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.

 

For residents of Puerto Rico: Currently, 10% during the first ten Policy years on Policies with a specified amount of less than $250,000 (band 1) and 6.5% thereafter; we guarantee this charge will never exceed 12.0% during the first ten Policy years and 8.5% 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.

 

For residents of Puerto Rico: Currently, 7.0% with a specified amount in force from $250,000 to $499,999 (band 2) for the first 10 Policy years, and 6.5% thereafter. We guarantee this charge will not exceed 9.0% during the first ten Policy years and 8.5% thereafter.

 

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

 

For residents of Puerto Rico with a specified amount of $500,000 or higher (band 3), currently, 4.0%. We guarantee this charge will not exceed 6%.

 

•     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.

 

•     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, except for Puerto Rico, as noted above.

Monthly Deductions

If your Policy was purchased on or after September 15, 2008, we take monthly deductions from the cash value on the Policy date and on each Monthiversary prior to attained age 111. For Policies purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009, we take monthly deductions 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 deductions (that is, make self-directed monthly deductions), we will withdraw from each selected account an amount equal to the monthly deductions multiplied by the selected percentage you elect to have deducted from that account. If you do not elect self-directed monthly deductions, or if any of the selected accounts would be

 

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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 and the 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.

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

 

The monthly deductions are 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

 

•     the portion of the monthly deductions for any benefits provided by riders attached to the Policy,

  Monthly Policy Charge (For Policies purchased on or after September 15, 2008) :
 

•     This charge currently equals $10 each Policy month through age 110. Starting at age 111, this charge equals $0 each Policy month.

 

•     We guarantee this charge will never be more than $12 per month through age 110 and will be $0 starting at age 111.

 

•     This charge is used to cover aggregate Policy expenses.

  Monthly Policy Charge (For Policies Purchased Prior to September 15, 2008 and Issued Prior to January 1, 2009):
 

•     This charge currently equals $8.00 each Policy month through age 99. Starting at age 100, this charge will equal $0 each Policy month.

 

•     We guarantee this charge will never be more than $12.00 per month through age 99 and will be $0 starting at age 100.

 

•     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);

 

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.

 

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•     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.

 

>       We guarantee the duration of this charge to be no more than 10 years following the Policy date and following the date of any increase in specified amount.

 

>       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:
 

•     The monthly deductions will include charges for any optional insurance benefits you add to your Policy by rider.

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. For Policies purchased on or after September 15, 2008, these guaranteed rates are based on the 2001 C.S.O. Mortality Tables and the insured’s attained age, gender, and rate class. For Policies purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009, these guaranteed rates are

 

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based on the 1980 C.S.O. Mortality 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 C.S.O. tables that are applicable to your Policy.

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 thereafter 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.

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:

 

   

your Policy’s cash value in each subaccount; multiplied by

 

   

the daily pro rata portion of the annual mortality and expense risk charge rate.

For the first ten Policy years, the current annual rate for the mortality and expense risk charge is equal to 0.75% of the average daily net assets of each subaccount. We may 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.

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.

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).

 

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The initial specified amount has 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.

 

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.

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

 

Surrender Charge Factors

     Factor for Issue Ages

End of Policy Year*

   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    0.99

1

   1.00    0.98    0.97    0.96    0.94    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.

 

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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 $16.95. This is multiplied by the surrender charge factor of 0.68.

 

The surrender charge    =    the surrender charge per $1,000 ($16.95)
   x    the number of thousands of initial specified amount (100)
   x    the surrender charge factor (0.68)
   =    $1,152.60.

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.

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

 

Surrender Charge Factors

     Factor for Issue Ages

End of Policy Year*

   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 of charge.

 

   

Except as listed below, we 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.

 

   

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.

 

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

 

   

Transfers among the ProFunds and/or Access Trust subaccounts do not count as transfers for the purpose of assessing this charge.

 

   

Transfers under dollar cost averaging and asset rebalancing do count as transfers for the purpose of assessing this charge.

 

   

We will not increase this charge.

Loan Interest Spread

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 effective annual interest rate charged is 2.00% and is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. After the insured’s attained age 111 (if your Policy was purchased on or after September 15, 2008) or attained age 100 (if your Policy was purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009), 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 to the extent that 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 resulting from 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. These charges will vary depending on whether the 1980 C.S.O. Mortality Tables or the 2001 Mortality Tables are applicable to your Policy, which depends upon the purchase and/or issue date of your Policy.

 

   

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. These charges will vary depending on whether the 1980 C.S.O. Mortality Tables or the 2001 Mortality Tables are applicable to your Policy, which depends upon the purchase and/or issue date of your Policy.

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 connection with 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, Transamerica Capital, Inc. ("TCI") serves as the principal underwriter for the Policies. TCI receives some or all of the 12b-1 fees from the funds. Any 12b-1 fees received by TCI that are attributable to our variable insurance products are then credited to us. These fees range from 0.00% 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”). The investment adviser, sub-adviser, administrators, and/or distributors (or affiliates thereof) of the portfolios may make payments to us and/or our affiliates, including TCI. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the profits the investment adviser or sub-adviser receives from the advisory fee deducted from portfolio assets. Policyowners, through their indirect investment in the portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees (see the prospectuses for the funds for more information). The amount of the payments we receive is based on a percentage of the assets of the particular fund 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:

 

Incoming Payments to Western Reserve and TCI  

Fund

   Maximum Fee
% of assets*
   

Fund

   Maximum Fee
% of assets*
 

Transamerica Series Trust **

   —       Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Funds    0.50 %***

ProFunds

   0.25 %   Access One Trust    0.25 %

 

* Payments are based on a percentage of the average assets of each fund portfolio owned by the subaccounts that are 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.
** Because the Transamerica Series Trust is managed by an affiliate, there are additional benefits to us and our affiliates for amounts you allocate to the Transamerica Series Trust portfolios, in terms of our and our affiliates’ overall profitability. During 2007 we received $42.5 million from Transamerica Asset.
*** We receive this percentage once $100 million in fund shares are held by the subaccounts of Western Reserve and its affiliates.

Other payments. We and our affiliates, including 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 or managed by us and our affiliates. These payments may be profits derived, in whole or in part, from the profits the investment adviser or sub-adviser receives from the advisory fees deducted from portfolio assets. Policyowners, through their indirect investment in the portfolios, bear the costs of these advisory fees (see the prospectuses for the funds for more information). Certain advisers

 

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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 provide our affiliates, and/or selling firms with wholesaling services to assist us in the distribution of the Policy; and (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. The amounts may be significant and provide the 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, 2007, TCI (and its predecessor, AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”)) received revenue sharing payments ranging from $2,500 to $49,350 (for a total of $381,768) from the following fund managers and/or sub-advisers to participate in TCI’s events: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.; American Century Investment Management; MFS Investment Management; Transamerica Investment Management, LLC; Pacific Investment Management Company LLC; Jennison Associates; Lehman Brothers/Neuberger Berman; Legg Mason; Alliance Bernstein; Federated Funds; Fidelity Funds; ING Clarion; Merrill Lynch; AMVESCAP; BlackRock; Columbia Management LLC; JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc.; Oppenheimer Funds; and SunTrust.

Please note some of the aforementioned managers and/or sub-advisers may not be associated with underlying fund portfolios currently available in this product.

Proceeds from certain of these payments by the funds, the advisers, the sub-advisers and/or their affiliates may be profit to us, and may be used for any corporate purpose, including payment of expenses (i) that we and our affiliates incur in promoting, issuing, marketing and administering the Policies, and (ii) that we incur, in our role as intermediary, in promoting, marketing and administering the fund portfolios.

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

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.

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 before the death of the insured;

 

   

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. The request will take effect as of the date we receive it at our mailing address, subject to payment or other action taken by us before it was received.

 

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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 as a life insurance contract under the Internal Revenue Code or to meet applicable requirements of 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 fixed account options.

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 TCI, the principal underwriter for the Policy, and us.

There may be delays in our receipt and processing of applications and premium payments that are outside of our control – for example, because of the failure of a selling broker-dealer or registered representative to promptly forward the application to us at our mailing address, or because of delays in determining whether the Policy is suitable for you. Any such delays will affect when your Policy can be issued.

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

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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 and have met all of the requirements listed in the conditional receipt attached to the application, and we deliver the conditional receipt to you, the insured may have conditional insurance coverage under the terms of the conditional receipt. The conditional insurance coverage may vary by state and/or underwriting standards. 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.
Subject to the conditions and limitations of the conditional receipt, conditional insurance under the terms of the Policy applied for may become effective as of the later of:       the date of application; or
  

 

  

 

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

screenings required by us, if any (the “Effective Date”). Such conditional insurance will take effect as of the Effective Date, as long as all of the following requirements are met:

  

 

1.

  

 

The 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 mailing address 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 mailing address within 60 days of the date the application was signed; and
  

5.

   All parts of the application, any supplemental application, questionnaires, addendum and/or amendment to the application are signed and received at our mailing address.
Any conditional life insurance coverage terminates on the earliest of:   

a.

   60 days from the date the application was signed;
  

 

b.

  

 

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

 

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      If one or more of the receipt’s conditions have not been met exactly, or if a proposed insured 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.

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 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 your net premium 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.

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. (Payments by check are priced when received at our mailing address or at the address on your billing coupon. Transfer requests, payments made by wire transfer, and electronic credit and debit transactions—e.g., payments through direct deposit, debit transfers, and forms of e-commerce payments—are priced when received at our administrative 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. Your premiums, however, will be credited on the date the Policy is issued, not the backdated Policy date.

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 deductions, including cost of insurance charges, for the period that the Policy is backdated. This means that while the monthly deductions 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 111 (For Policies Purchased On or After September 15, 2008)

    Or After Age 100 (For Policies Purchased Prior to September 15, 2008 and Issued Prior to January 1, 2009)

If the Policy is still in force on the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 111 th or 100th birthday, as applicable, the Policy will continue, with the following changes, unless state law otherwise requires:

 

   

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, if any;

 

   

Interest will continue to accrue on any Policy loans, as before, but all loans, new and existing, will be considered preferred loans;

 

   

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.

 

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Policy Features

Premiums

Allocating Premiums

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

 

   

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 at our mailing address or calling us at our administrative office at 1-800-851-9777, Monday - Friday, between the hours of 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 mailing address or our administrative 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.

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 mailing address, or at the address on your billing coupon (for payments made by check) or at our administrative office (for payments made by wire transfer and through electronic credit and debit transactions), 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.

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

Reallocation Account. If your state requires us to return your initial premium in the event you exercise your free-look right, we will allocate the initial net premium 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 record date plus fifteen days. Please contact your agent for details concerning the free-look period for your state.

On the first valuation date on or after the reallocation date, we will reallocate all cash value from the reallocation account to the fixed account and 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 VP subaccount or the WRL Transamerica JPMorgan Core Bond VP subaccount (depending on which subaccount you selected on your application).

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 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 still may 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 deductions 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 fail to 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 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, the specified amount requested and your Policy’s applicable C.S.O. table. 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 deductions, 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 20 th 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.

 

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Premium Limitations

We may require premium payments to 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. (See “Death Benefit” for more information regarding the guideline premium test.) 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, with interest, within 60 days after the end of that Policy year. 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 will 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 identify 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 administrative office 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 administrative office of the proceeds from the 1035 Exchange before we finalize your Policy's specified amount.

Transfers

General

You or your registered representative of record may make transfers among the subaccounts or from the subaccounts to the 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. 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:

 

   

Each Policy year, the Policy allows a cumulative transfer from the fixed account of the greater of up to 25% of the amount in the fixed account, or the amount transferred out the previous Policy year. Currently, we do not, but reserve the right to, limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account to one per Policy year. 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 account, following the transfer would exceed $250,000. This restriction does not apply to any transfer to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights.

 

   

You currently may request transfers in writing (in a form we accept) to our mailing address, by fax or by telephone to our administrative 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.

 

   

Except as listed below, we 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 assessing the transfer charge.

 

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

 

   

Transfers among the ProFunds or Access Trust subaccounts are not treated as transfers for the purpose of assessing the transfer charge.

 

   

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

We will process any transfer order that is received in writing at our mailing address, or by fax or by telephone at our administrative 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 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

The market timing policy and the related procedures (discussed below) do not apply to the ProFunds or Access Trust subaccounts because the corresponding portfolios are specifically designed to accommodate frequent transfer activity. If you invest in the ProFunds or Access Trust subaccounts, you should be aware that you may bear the costs and increased risks of frequent transfers discussed below.

Statement of Policy. This variable insurance Policy was not designed for the use of market timers or frequent or disruptive traders. Such transfers may be harmful to the underlying fund portfolios and increase transaction costs.

Market timing and disruptive trading among the subaccounts or between the subaccounts and the fixed account can cause risks with adverse effects for other policyowners (and beneficiaries and underlying fund portfolios). These risks and harmful effects include:

(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

(3) increased brokerage and administrative expenses.

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

We have developed policies and procedures with respect to market timing and disruptive trading (which vary for certain subaccounts at the request of the corresponding underlying fund portfolios) 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 potentially disruptive trading. Do not invest with us if you intend to conduct market timing or potentially disruptive trading.

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 from market timing and disruptive trading among subaccounts of variable products issued by these other insurance companies or retirement plans.

 

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Deterrence. If we determine you are engaged in market timing or 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 policyowners (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 has instructed us not to allow that purchase or transfer; or (3) because of a history of market timing or disruptive trading. 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. Please Note: If you engage a third party investment advisor for asset allocation services, then you may be subject to these transfer restrictions because of the actions of your investment advisor in providing those services.

In addition to our internal policies and procedures, we will administer your variable insurance product 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 except for certain subaccounts where an underlying fund portfolio has advised us to prohibit certain transfers that exceed a certain size; 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 defensive transfer restriction (e.g., expressly limiting the number of trades within a given period or their size), it is likely that some level of market timing and disruptive trading will occur before it is detected and steps taken to deter it (although some level of market timing and disruptive trading can occur with a defensive transfer restriction). As noted above, we do not impose a defensive transfer restriction and, therefore, it is likely that some level of market timing and disruptive trading will occur before we are able to detect it and take steps in an attempt to deter it.

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 policyowners (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 market timing or disruptive trading by such policyowners or intermediaries acting on their behalf. Moreover, our ability to discourage and restrict market timing or disruptive trading may be limited by decisions of state regulatory bodies and court orders which we cannot predict.

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

 

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additional or alternative restrictions on owners engaging in market timing or disruptive trading 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. Underlying portfolios may, for example, assess a redemption fee (which we reserve the right to collect) on shares held for a relatively short period of time. 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 disruptive trading. 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 any protection they may have against potential harm from market timing and disruptive trading is the protection, if any, provided by the policies and procedures we have adopted for our variable insurance products to discourage market timing and disruptive trading in certain subaccounts

You should be aware that, as required by SEC regulation, we have entered into a written agreement with each underlying fund or principal underwriter that obligates us to provide the fund, upon written request, with information about you and your trading activities in the fund’s portfolios. In addition, we are obligated to execute instructions from the funds that may require us to restrict or prohibit your investment in a specific portfolio if the fund identifies you as violating the frequent trading policies that the fund has established for that portfolio.

If we receive a premium payment from you that you allocate into a fund that has directed us to restrict or prohibit your trades into the fund, then we will request new allocation instructions from you. If we receive from you a transfer request into a fund that has directed us to restrict or prohibit your trades, then we will not effect the transfer.

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 disruptive trading, the underlying fund portfolio may reject the entire omnibus order and thereby delay or prevent us from implementing your request.

ProFunds and Access Trust Subaccounts. Because the above restrictions do not apply to the ProFunds or Access Trust subaccounts, they may have a greater risk than others of suffering from the harmful effects of market timing and disruptive trading, as discussed above (i.e., dilution, an adverse effect on portfolio management, and increased expenses).

Telephone Privileges. Telephone transfer privileges will automatically apply to your Policy unless you provide other instructions. The telephone transfer privileges will 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 and the fixed account on your behalf according to your instructions. To make a telephone transfer, you may call us at our administrative office at 1-800-851-9777, Monday - Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, or fax your instructions to our interfund fax number – 1-727-299-1648 (for all other fax requests, please use 1- 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.

 

   

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 mailing address.

 

   

We will not be responsible for same day processing of transfers if faxed to a number other than 1-727-299-1648 or 1-727-299-1620.

 

   

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 administrative 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.

Fixed Account Transfers

Currently, we do not, but reserve the right to, limit the number of transfers out of the fixed account to one per Policy year. If we change this, we will notify you.

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

 

   

25% of the amount in the fixed account; or

 

   

the amount you transferred from the fixed account in the immediately preceding Policy year.

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. (This restriction does not apply to any transfer to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights). 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. Transfers from the fixed account are not available through the Internet.

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

New Jersey: If your Policy was purchased in the State of New Jersey prior to September 15, 2008 and was issued prior to January 1, 2009, the fixed account is not available to you. You may not direct or transfer any money to the fixed account.

 

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Conversion Rights

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

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.

Under dollar cost averaging, we automatically transfer a set dollar amount from the WRL Transamerica Money Market VP subaccount, the WRL Transamerica JPMorgan Core Bond VP subaccount or the fixed account to a subaccount 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 mailing address, provided that we receive the form by the 25th day of the month.

 

To start dollar cost averaging:       You must submit to us at our mailing address a completed form signed by the owner 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 at our mailing address a request to discontinue participation from you, your registered representative or your agent of record ;
      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.

If you terminate your participation in the dollar cost averaging program, we will stop making dollar cost averaging transfers without a new completed dollar cost averaging request form signed by the owner. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue dollar cost averaging at any time.

Asset Rebalancing Program

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 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 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.

You may elect asset rebalancing to occur on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis. Once we receive the asset rebalancing request form at our mailing address, we will change your premium allocation instructions to match your asset rebalancing instructions, and we will implement the asset rebalancing program on the date you

 

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indicated. 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 to us at our mailing address a completed asset rebalancing request form signed by the owner; and
      You may be required to have a minimum cash value of $5,000 or make a $5,000 initial premium payment.

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 at our mailing address a request to discontinue participation from you, your registered representative or your agent of record;
      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 do not offer any asset allocation programs, or any investment models for use with your life insurance policy. You may authorize and engage your own investment advisor to manage your account. These investment advisors may be firms or persons who also are appointed by us, or whose affiliated broker-dealers are appointed by us, as authorized sellers of the Policies. Even if this is the case, however, please note that the investment advisor you engage to provide advice and/or make transfers for you is not acting on our behalf, but rather is acting on your behalf. We do not offer advice about how to allocate your cash value under any circumstance. We are not responsible for any recommendations such investment advisors make, any investment models or asset allocation programs they choose to follow, or any specific transfers they make on your behalf.

Any fee that is charged by your investment advisor is in addition to the fees and expenses that apply under your Policy. We are not a party to the agreement you have with your investment advisor. You will, however, receive confirmations of transactions that affect your Policy. Note: If you make withdrawals of cash value to pay advisory fees, then taxes may apply to any such withdrawals and tax penalties may be assessed on withdrawals made before you attain age 59 1/2.

If your investment advisor has also acted as your insurance agent with respect to the sale of your Policy, he or she may be receiving compensation for services provided both as an insurance agent and investment advisor. Alternatively, the investment advisor may compensate the insurance agent from whom you purchased your Policy for the referral that led you to enter into your investment advisory relationship with the investment advisor. If you are interested in the details about the compensation that your investment advisor and/or your insurance agent receive in connection with your Policy, you should ask them for more details.

We, or an affiliate of ours, will process the financial transactions placed by your registered insurance agent or investment advisor. We reserve the right to discontinue doing so at any time and for any reason. We may require insurance agents or investment advisors, who are authorized by multiple policyowners to make financial transactions, to enter into an administrative agreement with Western Reserve as a condition of our accepting transactions on your behalf. The administrative agreement may impose limitations on the insurance agent’s or investment advisor’s ability to request financial transactions on your behalf. These limitations, which are discussed in the section entitled “Transfers – Disruptive Trading and Market Timing,” are intended (i) to minimize the detrimental impact of an investment professional who is in a position to transfer large amounts of money for multiple clients in a particular portfolio or type of portfolio, or (ii) to comply with specific restrictions or limitations imposed by a portfolio(s) of Western Reserve.

 

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Limitations that we may impose on your insurance agent or investment advisor under the terms of the administrative agreement do not apply to financial transactions requested by an owner on the owner’s own behalf, except as otherwise described in this prospectus.

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, 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 and the fixed account, including any amounts held in the loan reserve account (part of the fixed account) to secure any outstanding Policy loan;

 

 

is determined on the Policy date and on each valuation date; and

 

 

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

Net Surrender Value

The net surrender value is the amount we pay when you surrender your Policy while it is in force. We determine the net surrender value at the end of the valuation period when we receive your written surrender request at our mailing address.

 

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.

Subaccount Value

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 or the fixed account; minus
      units 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 or the 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: (i) at our mailing address (for written requests and payments); (ii) at our administrative office (for requests by fax or by telephone, or for payments made through electronic credit and debit transactions); or (iii) electronically through our website.

 

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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 at the inception of each class of units 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.

Fixed Account Value

On the Policy date, or the reallocation date, if different, the fixed account value is equal to the cash value allocated to the fixed account.

 

The fixed account value at the end of any valuation period is equal to:       the sum of net premium(s) allocated to the fixed account; plus
  

 

  

 

any amounts transferred from a subaccount 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.

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 mailing address 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.

 

Death benefit proceeds equal:       the death benefit (described below); minus
      any monthly deductions due during the grace period (if applicable); minus
      any outstanding loan amount and accrued loan interest; plus
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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.

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, as 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.

To the extent the death benefit is increased to maintain qualification as a life insurance policy, we will make appropriate adjustments (retroactively and prospectively) to any monthly deductions or supplemental benefits, 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.

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.

Under the Guideline Premium Test

 

Death Benefit Option A equals the greater 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.

 

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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, as 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 greater 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.

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

 

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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, as 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 greater 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 greater of:    1.   

the current specified amount; plus

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

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

 

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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 greater 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
      >    the cash value on the date of the insured’s 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 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 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 111 (For Policies Purchased On or After September 15, 2008)

    Or After Age 100 (For Policies Purchased Prior to September 15, 2008 and Issued Prior to January 1, 2009)

If the Policy is still in force on the Policy anniversary on or following the insured’s 111th birthday or 100 th birthday, as applicable , 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.

 

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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

After the third Policy year, you may change your death benefit option once each Policy year. We will notify you of the new specified amount.

 

 

You must send your written request to our mailing address.

 

 

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

You may increase the specified amount once each Policy year if you have not already decreased the specified amount in that year. 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 in that year. 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.

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 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 mailing address;
  

 

  

 

Decreases are only allowed after the third Policy year;

      You may not increase and decrease your specified amount in the same Policy year;
      You may not decrease your specified amount lower than the minimum specified amount under band 1 shown on your Policy schedule page;

 

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      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;
      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 and increase your specified amount in the same Policy year;
      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;
      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;
      Requested increases in specified amount will not be subject to future automatic increases under the Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium.

 

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Payment Options

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 this prospectus.

Surrenders and Cash Withdrawals

Surrenders

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 mailing address. Written requests to surrender a Policy that are received at our mailing address 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 at our mailing address. 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. A surrender may have tax consequences. See Federal Income Tax Considerations.

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 mailing address. If your withdrawal request is less than $50,000, then you may fax it to us at 727-299-1620.
      We allow one cash withdrawal per Policy year.
      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. If you do not specify an account, we will take the withdrawal from each account in accordance with your current premium allocation instructions.
      We generally will pay a cash withdrawal request within seven days following the valuation date we receive the request. at our mailing address.
      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.
      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.

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 us at our mailing address or our administrative 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 mailing address or our administrative office, to one of our branch offices, or to the registered representative 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 written request and returned Policy at our mailing address. The amount of the refund will be:

 

 

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 and the fixed account; plus

 

 

your cash value in the subaccounts and the fixed account on the date the written request and Policy are received at our mailing address.

Some states may require us to refund all of the premiums you paid for the Policy. (See Policy Features – Premiums – Allocating Premiums – Reallocation Account. 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.”

 

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 net surrender value, less loan interest that will accrue prior to the next anniversary.

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). 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 mailing address (or, in limited circumstances described below, by fax at our administrative office). We may postpone payment of loans under certain conditions.

You may request a loan by telephone by calling us at our administrative office at 1-800-851-9777, Monday – Friday, between the hours of 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 mailing address. 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 our administrative office at 1-727-299-1620 (subject to a $499,999 limit by fax). 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 mailing address 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 identified 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.

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 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 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 the transfer charge. We reserve the right to require a transfer to the fixed account if the loans were originally transferred from the fixed account.

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 effective annual interest rate charged is 2.00% and is guaranteed not to exceed 2.25%. On and after the insured’s attained age 111 (for Policies purchased on or after September 15, 2008) or attained age 100 (for Policies purchased prior to September 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009), 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

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 an amount 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 may not be credited with the interest rates accruing on the unloaned portion of cash value in the fixed account. Amounts transferred from the separate account to the loan reserve account 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 currently charge interest on Policy loans at an effective annual rate of 2.75%. 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.

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

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, there is a possibility that your Policy will lose value and 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.

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. We pay the death benefit proceeds if an insured dies during 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.

No Lapse Period Guarantee

This Policy provides a no lapse guarantee during the no lapse period. 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 deductions, the Policy will not lapse as 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:

     

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

 

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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 mailing address;

 

   

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;

 

   

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 the Policy date 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.

 

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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"). 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:

 

   

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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  1/2 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. 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, U.S. persons may not elect out of withholding. 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 such arrangement, you should be sure to consult a tax advisor as to tax attributes of the arrangement and in its use of life insurance. In recent years, moreover, Congress and the IRS have adopted new rules relating to nonqualified deferred compensation and to life insurance owned by businesses and life

 

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insurance used in split-dollar arrangements. The IRS has recently issued new guidance regarding concerns in the use of life insurance in employee welfare benefit plans, including, but not limited to, the deduction of employer contributions and the status of such plans as listed transactions. Any business contemplating the purchase of a new Policy or a change in an existing Policy should consult a tax advisor. Recent legislation under Section 101(j) of the Internal Revenue Code has imposed notice, consent and other provisions on policies owned by employers and certain other policies in order to receive death benefits tax-free and added additional reporting requirements.

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.

Other Policy 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.

Once we begin making payments under a settlement option, you or the beneficiary will no longer have any value in the subaccounts or the fixed account. Instead, the only entitlement will be the 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.

 

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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:
     >    the full amount paid to the payee before the payee’s death; or
     >    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.

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 mailing address. 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.

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 for up to six months.

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

 

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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 mailing address. 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, as 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.

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 deductions. 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; 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).

 

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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 mailing address) 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 mailing address of the Other Insured’s death. Please refer to the applicable fee tables for your Policy to determine the respective charges for this rider. 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).

 

Conditions to convert the rider:       Your request must be in writing and sent to our mailing address;
      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 at our mailing address that:

 

   

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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 deductions 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 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.

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 at our mailing address that:

 

   

the primary insured is totally disabled;

 

 

 

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

 

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      the date 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
      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 mailing address;
      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.

 

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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. Any changes to the coverage of this rider may affect your minimum monthly guarantee premium. Please refer to the applicable fee tables for your Policy to determine the respective charges for this rider.

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 mailing address) 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%.

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.

For example, suppose before the owner elects the single sum benefit, a Policy has a $400,000 death benefit and a $10,000 loan balance. Suppose that the current yield on 90-day Treasury bills is 6.00% and the Policy loan interest rate is 2.75%. Because the greater of these is 6%, that is the interest rate that will be used to discount the single sum benefit. The owner elects to accelerate 50% of the death benefit, so the single sum benefit equals $183,679.25, which is [($400,000 x 0.50/ 1.06)—($10,000 x 0.50)]. After the acceleration, the remaining death benefit is $200,000, which is 50% of $400,000, and all Policy values will be reduced by 50%.

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.

 

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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;
      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

 

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      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 Our affiliate, TCI, serves as principal underwriter for the Policies. We have entered into a principal underwriting and distribution agreement with TCI for the distribution and sale of the Policies effective May 1, 2007. We reimburse TCI 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 TCI as principal underwriter for the Policies. We pay commissions through TCI to the selling firms for their sales of the Policies.

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.

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 2007 was, on average, 68% 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 (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 FINRA 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 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 that We Pay to Affiliated Wholesaling and Selling Firms. Our parent company provides paid-in capital to TCI and pays the cost of TCI’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.

WGS receives a 5% expense allowance on all commissions paid on first year variable life, target premiums paid 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.

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.

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 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.

Additional Compensation that We Pay 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 $2,000 to $15,750 in 2007 for the sales of the Western Reserve’s insurance products.

 

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During 2007, we had entered into “preferred product” arrangements with ISI, WGS, Berthel Fisher & Co Financial Services, H. Beck Inc., First Founders Securities Inc., Harbour Investments Inc., Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc., Trustmont Financial Group, Inc., Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. and Investors Capital Corp. We paid the following amounts (in addition to sales commissions and expense allowances) to these firms:

 

Name of Firm

   Aggregate Amount
Paid During 2007

H. Beck, Inc.

   $ 10,000

Berthel Fisher

   $ 10,000

Investors Capital Corp.

   $ 15,750

First Founders Securities, Inc.

   $ 2,725

Harbour Investments, Inc.

   $ 6,000

Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc.

   $ 2,000

Trustmont Financial Group, Inc.

   $ 2,000

Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc.

   $ 3,000

No specific charge is assessed directly to policyowners or the separate account to cover commissions and other incentives or payments described above. We do intend to recoup commissions and other sales expenses and incentives we pay, however, 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 TCI’s ability to perform under its principal underwriting agreement, or on Western Reserve’s ability to meet its obligations under the Policy.

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 mortality and expense risk charge (0.75%), investment management fees and fund operating 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 deductions 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.

 

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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&P 500 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, 2007

 

Portfolio*

   1
Year
   3
Years
   5
Years
   10 Years or
Inception
   Subaccount
Inception
Date
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              

Effective May 1, 2008, several Transamerica Series Trust portfolios were renamed. For a complete list of both the former and new names of each portfolio, please refer to “The Portfolios” section in this prospectus.

 

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Because the ProFund VP Asia, ProFund VP Basic Materials, ProFund VP Consumer Services, ProFund VP Emerging Markets, ProFund VP Europe 30, ProFund VP Falling U.S. Dollar, ProFund VP Financials, ProFund VP International, ProFund VP Japan, ProFund VP Mid-Cap, ProFund VP Oil & Gas, ProFund VP Pharmaceuticals, ProFund VP Precious Metals, ProFund Short Emerging Markets, ProFund VP Short International, ProFund VP Short NASDAQ-100 (formerly, ProFund VP Short OTC), ProFund VP Small-Cap Value, ProFund VP Telecommunications, ProFund VP UltraSmall-Cap, ProFund VP U.S. Government Plus, ProFund VP Utilities and Access VP High Yield Fund subaccounts commenced operations on February 28, 2008, and the Transamerica Index 50 VP and Transamerica Index 75 VP subaccounts commenced operations on May 1, 2008, the above Table does not reflect rates of return for these subaccounts.

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, 2007

 

Portfolio*

   1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    10 Years or
Inception
   Portfolio
Inception
Date
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              

 

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Because the ProFund VP Emerging Markets, ProFund VP Falling U.S. Dollar, ProFund VP International, ProFund VP Mid-Cap, ProFund VP Short Emerging Markets and ProFund VP Short International did not commence operations until September 4, 2007, and the Transamerica Index 50 VP and Transamerica Index 75 VP did not commence operations until May 1, 2008, the above Table does not reflect rates of return for those portfolios.

The annualized yield for the Transamerica Money Market VP portfolio for the seven days ended December 31, 2007 was     %, and     % for ProFund VP Money Market portfolio.

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

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

Experts

 

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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

 

accounts    The options to which you can allocate your money. The accounts include the fixed account and the subaccounts in the separate account.
administrative office    Our administrative office 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 facsimile numbers are 1-727-299-1648 (for interfund transactions); and 1-727-299-1620 for all other requests. Our administrative office serves as the recipient of all website (www.westernreserve.com), telephonic and facsimile transactions, including, but not limited to transfer requests and premium payments made by wire transfer and through electronic credit and debit transactions (e.g., payments through direct deposit, debit transfers, and forms of e-commerce payments). Our hours are Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not send any checks, correspondence or notices to this office; send them to the mailing address.
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.
Base Policy    The WRL Freedom Elite® Builder II variable life insurance policy without any supplemental riders.
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.
cash value    At the end of any valuation period, the sum of your Policy’s value in the subaccounts and the 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.
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 any accrued loan interest, and any due and unpaid monthly deductions.
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. The fixed account is not available to you if your Policy was purchased in the State of New Jersey prior to September 15, 2008 and was issued prior to January 1, 2009.
free-look period    The period during which you may return the Policy and receive a refund as described in the prospectus. The length of the free-look period varies by state. The free-look period is listed in the Policy.
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.
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 pages 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.

 

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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 deductions, 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.
mailing address    Our mailing address is 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52499. All premium payments and loan repayments made by check, correspondence and notices must be sent to this address.
maximum fixed account value    The maximum amount that may be allocated to the fixed account at any time without prior approval is the amount that would cause the fixed account to be $250,000, exclusive of loan reserve requirements. (This restriction does not apply to transfers to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights).
minimum monthly guarantee premium    The amount shown on your Policy schedule page that we use during the no lapse period 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 deductions    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.
mortality and expense risk charge    This charge is a daily deduction from each subaccount that is taken before determining the unit value of that subaccount.
net premium    The part of your premium that we allocate to the fixed account or the subaccounts. The net premium is equal to the premium you paid minus the premium expense charge.
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.

 

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NYSE    The New York Stock Exchange.

planned periodic

premium

  

A premium payment you make in a level amount at a fixed interval over a specified

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 pages 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.
premium expense charge    The charge that is deducted from each premium payment before determining the net premium that will be credited to the cash value.
premiums    All payments you make under the Policy other than loan repayments.
reallocation account    That portion of the fixed account where we hold the net premium(s) from the record date until the reallocation date.
reallocation date    The date we reallocate all cash value held in the reallocation account to the fixed account and subaccounts you selected on your application. We place your net premium 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 record date plus fifteen days. In all other states, the reallocation date is the Policy date.
record date    The date we record your Policy on our books. The record date is generally the Policy date, unless the Policy is backdated.
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 of life insurance that you have selected is shown on the Base Policy’s schedule pages 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 your 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.

 

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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)

   Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.
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 mailing address.
you, your (owner or policyowner)    The person entitled to exercise all rights as owner under the Policy.

 

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APPENDICES A, B & C

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008; BASED ON THE

2001 C.S.O. MORTALITY TABLES

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Appendix A

Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer

(Based on the gender and rate class of the insured)

 

Issue Age

 

Male/Unisex
Juvenile

 

Male/Unisex
Tobacco

 

Male/Unisex
Non-Tobacco

 

Female

Juvenile

 

Female

Tobacco

 

Female
Non-Tobacco

0

  12.08       11.58    

1

  12.17       11.66    

2

  12.28       11.77    

3

  12.41       11.88    

4

  12.56       11.99    

5

  12.72       12.11    

6

  12.88       12.24    

7

  13.05       12.39    

8

  13.23       12.52    

9

  13.42       12.68    

10

  13.62       12.84    

11

  13.84       13.01    

12

  14.05       13.19    

13

  14.29       13.37    

14

  14.53       13.57    

15

  14.77       13.78    

16

  15.03       13.98    

17

  15.29       14.21    

18

    15.56   13.98     14.44   13.12

19

    15.82   14.16     14.69   13.30

20

    16.10   14.37     14.94   13.47

21

    16.39   14.57     15.20   13.67

22

    16.70   14.79     15.49   13.87

23

    17.01   15.03     15.78   14.08

24

    17.34   15.27     16.09   14.31

25

    17.69   15.54     16.42   14.54

26

    18.05   15.82     16.76   14.78

27

    18.38   16.05     17.06   14.99

28

    18.78   16.35     17.43   15.25

29

    19.21   16.68     17.83   15.55

30

    19.59   16.95     18.19   15.79

31

    20.08   17.32     18.64   16.11

32

    20.60   17.71     19.11   16.45

33

    21.15   18.13     19.61   16.80

34

    21.67   18.52     20.06   17.11

35

    22.29   18.99     20.60   17.51

36

    22.89   19.42     21.12   17.86

37

    23.58   19.93     21.72   18.30

38

    24.27   20.44     22.29   18.70

39

    25.05   21.03     22.98   19.19

40

    26.12   21.79     23.88   19.80

41

    27.02   22.47     24.66   20.35

42

    27.90   23.12     25.43   20.88

43

    28.90   23.87     26.30   21.51

44

    29.88   24.61     27.17   22.11

45

    30.98   25.46     28.16   22.81

46

    32.14   26.35     29.19   23.55

47

    33.36   27.30     30.30   24.33

48

    34.65   28.29     31.46   25.15

49

    36.04   29.38     32.68   26.03

50

    37.53   30.52     33.95   26.95

 

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51

    39.12   31.75     35.29   27.91

52

    40.81   33.06     36.69   28.93

53

    42.58   34.45     38.17   30.02

54

    44.46   35.93     39.72   31.15

55

    46.45   37.49     41.34   32.35

57

    50.71   40.92     44.82   34.94

58

    53.02   42.80     46.69   36.35

59

    55.51   44.82     48.68   37.84

60

    57.00   46.98     50.77   39.42

61

    57.00   49.28     52.98   41.09

62

    57.00   51.73     55.32   42.88

63

    57.00   54.34     57.00   44.77

64

    57.00   57.00     57.00   46.80

65

    57.00   57.00     57.00   48.97

66

    57.00   57.00     57.00   51.29

67

    57.00   57.00     57.00   53.76

68

    57.00   57.00     57.00   56.42

69 and over

    57.00   57.00     57.00   57.00

 

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Appendix B

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 28, preferred elite rate class with an initial specified amount of $250,000.

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.

LOGO

 

Year

        Age    Specified
Amount
   Total
Surrender Charge
(in Dollars)
1      28    250,000    4,088
2      29    258,825    4,030
3      30    267,962    3,892
4      31    277,421    3,670
5      32    287,214    3,361
6      33    297,352    2,963
7      34    307,849    2,472
8      35    318,716    1,967
9      36    329,966    1,446
10      37    341,614    1,114
11      38    353,673    1,181
12      39    366,158    1,254
13      40    379,083    1,329
14      41    392,465    1,399
15      42    406,319    1,488
16      43    420,662    1,584
17      44    435,511    1,688
18      45    450,885    1,799
19      46    466,801    1,923
20      47    483,279    2,054
21      48    500,339    2,195
22      49    500,339    1,842
23      50    500,339    1,513
24      51    500,339    1,177
25      52    500,339    863
26      53    500,339    589
27      54    500,339    347
28      55    500,339    166
29      56    500,339    48
30      57    500,339    0

 

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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.

LOGO

 

Year

        Age    Specified
Amount
   Total Per
Unit Charge
(in dollars)
1      28    250,000    270
2      29    258,825    280
3      30    267,962    290
4      31    277,421    302
5      32    287,214    314
6      33    297,352    326
7      34    307,849    340
8      35    318,716    354
9      36    329,966    370
10      37    341,614    387
11      38    353,673    136
12      39    366,158    146
13      40    379,083    156
14      41    392,465    168
15      42    406,319    181
16      43    420,662    194
17      44    435,511    209
18      45    450,885    224
19      46    466,801    239
20      47    483,279    253
21      48    500,339    267
22      49    500,339    248
23      50    500,339    226
24      51    500,339    204
25      52    500,339    179
26      53    500,339    153
27      54    500,339    124
28      55    500,339    95
29      56    500,339    64
30      57    500,339    33
31      58    500,339    0

 

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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.

We based the illustration on page 95 on a Policy for an insured who is a 28 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. The illustration on that page also assumes cost of insurance charges based on our current cost of insurance rates.

The illustration for the representative insured on page 96 is based on the same factors as those on page 95, except the cost of insurance charges are based on the guaranteed cost of insurance rates and expenses (based on the 2001 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Mortality Table).

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:

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 may 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;

estimated daily expenses equivalent to an effective arithmetic average annual expense level of 1.19% of the portfolios’ gross average daily net assets. The 1.19% gross average portfolio expense level assumes an equal allocation of amounts among the 62 subaccounts available to new investors. We used annualized actual audited expenses incurred during 2007 for the portfolios to calculate the gross average annual expense level;

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 on Policies with a specified amount less than $500,000) and cash value charges using the current monthly Policy charge; and

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 administrative office. (See prospectus back cover – Inquiries.)

 

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WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® II

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 28

 

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)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
1    250,000    250,000    250,000    920    994    1,043
2    250,000    250,000    250,000    1,826    2,031    2,173
3    250,000    250,000    250,000    2,717    3,114    3,398
4    250,000    250,000    250,000    3,593    4,243    4,725
5    250,000    250,000    250,000    4,451    5,417    6,157
6    250,000    250,000    250,000    5,291    6,639    7,705
7    250,000    250,000    250,000    6,127    7,922    9,391
8    250,000    250,000    250,000    6,959    9,270    11,225
9    250,000    250,000    250,000    7,786    10,686    13,221
10    250,000    250,000    250,000    8,610    12,172    15,391
15    250,000    250,000    250,000    14,000    22,357    31,204
20    250,000    250,000    250,000    18,791    34,950    55,024
25    250,000    250,000    250,000    22,832    50,640    91,520
30 (Age 58)    250,000    250,000    250,000    25,536    69,550    146,799
35 (Age 63)    250,000    250,000    291,528    26,256    92,172    231,372
40 (Age 68)    250,000    250,000    424,420    23,901    119,160    359,678
45 (Age 73)    250,000    250,000    614,365    16,652    151,685    553,482
50 (Age 78)    250,000    250,000    891,369    1,376    192,245    848,923
55 (Age 83)    *    258,714    1,359,635    *    246,394    1,294,891
60 (Age 88)    *    332,307    2,060,855    *    316,483    1,962,719
65 (Age 93)    *    414,976    3,049,575    *    402,890    2,960,752
70 (Age 98)    *    516,625    4,514,145    *    516,625    4,514,145
72 (Age 100)    *    570,616    5,347,857    *    570,616    5,347,857

 

     NET SURRENDER VALUE
Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
  

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
1    *    *    *    25    22,832    50,640    91,520
2    *    *    *    30 (Age 58)    25,536    69,550    146,799
3    *    *    *    35 (Age 63)    26,256    92,172    231,372
4    364    1,014    1,496    40 (Age 68)    23,901    119,160    359,678
5    1,671    2,638    3,378    45 (Age 73)    16,652    151,685    553,482
6    3,043    4,390    5,457    50 (Age 78)    1,376    192,245    848,923
7    4,492    6,287    7,756    55 (Age 83)    *    246,394    1,294,891
8    5,937    8,249    10,203    60 (Age 88)    *    316,483    1,962,719
9    7,378    10,277    12,812    65 (Age 93)    *    402,890    2,960,752
10    8,610    12,172    15,391    70 (Age 98)    *    516,625    4,514,145
15    14,000    22,357    31,204    72 (Age 100)    *    570,616    5,347,857
20    18,791    34,950    55,024            

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

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WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® II

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 28

 

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)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
1    250,000    250,000    250,000    919    992    1,041
2    250,000    250,000    250,000    1,797    2,001    2,143
3    250,000    250,000    250,000    2,660    3,053    3,335
4    250,000    250,000    250,000    3,469    4,109    4,584
5    250,000    250,000    250,000    4,259    5,205    5,930
6    250,000    250,000    250,000    5,027    6,338    7,377
7    250,000    250,000    250,000    5,774    7,511    8,935
8    250,000    250,000    250,000    6,495    8,719    10,606
9    250,000    250,000    250,000    7,189    9,963    12,398
10    250,000    250,000    250,000    7,853    11,241    14,317
15    250,000    250,000    250,000    11,952    19,606    27,799
20    250,000    250,000    250,000    14,664    28,715    46,537
25    250,000    250,000    250,000    15,925    38,597    73,036
30 (Age 58)    250,000    250,000    250,000    14,468    48,152    110,291
35 (Age 63)    250,000    250,000    250,000    8,802    55,952    163,800
40 (Age 68)    *    250,000    287,026    *    58,698    243,243
45 (Age 73)    *    250,000    397,820    *    51,914    358,397
50 (Age 78)    *    250,000    552,993    *    21,934    526,660
55 (Age 83)    *    *    803,953    *    *    765,669
60 (Age 88)    *    *    1,150,542    *    *    1,095,755
65 (Age 93)    *    *    1,593,423    *    *    1,547,013
70 (Age 98)    *    *    2,255,985    *    *    2,255,985
72 (Age 100)    *    *    2,630,184    *    *    2,630,184

 

     NET SURRENDER VALUE
Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
  

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
1    *    *    *    25    15,925    38,597    73,036
2    *    *    *    30 (Age 58)    14,468    48,152    110,291
3    *    *    *    35 (Age 63)    8,802    55,952    163,800
4    240    880    1,355    40 (Age 68)    *    58,698    243,243
5    1,480    2,426    3,151    45 (Age 73)    *    51,914    358,397
6    2,779    4,090    5,129    50 (Age 78)    *    21,934    526,660
7    4,139    5,876    7,300    55 (Age 83)    *    *    765,669
8    5,473    7,697    9,584    60 (Age 88)    *    *    1,095,755
9    6,780    9,555    11,989    65 (Age 93)    *    *    1,547,013
10    7,853    11,241    14,317    70 (Age 98)    *    *    2,255,985
15    11,952    19,606    27,799    72 (Age 100)    *    *    2,630,184
20    14,664    28,715    46,537            

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

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APPENDICES A, B & C

FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009; BASED ON THE

1980 C.S.O. MORTALITY TABLES

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

Appendix A

Surrender Charge Per Thousand of Specified Amount Layer

(Based on the gender and rate class of the insured)

 

Issue Age

 

Male/Unisex

Tobacco

 

Male/Unisex
Non-Tobacco

 

Male/Female

Juvenile

 

Female

Tobacco

 

Female

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 Age

 

Male/Unisex

Tobacco

 

Male/Unisex

Non-Tobacco

     

Female

Tobacco

 

Female

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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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 AND ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

Appendix B

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 28, preferred elite rate class with an initial specified amount of $250,000.

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.

LOGO

 

Year

        Age    Specified
Amount
   Total
Surrender Charge
(in Dollars)
1      28    250,000    3,925
2      29    258,825    3,875
3      30    267,962    3,749
4      31    277,421    3,544
5      32    287,214    3,262
6      33    297,352    2,895
7      34    307,849    2,439
8      35    318,716    1,973
9      36    329,966    1,489
10      37    341,614    1,187
11      38    353,673    1,266
12      39    366,158    1,348
13      40    379,083    1,420
14      41    392,465    1,492
15      42    406,319    1,596
16      43    420,662    1,716
17      44    435,511    1,858
18      45    450,885    2,017
19      46    466,801    2,196
20      47    483,279    2,383
21      48    500,339    2,582
22      49    500,339    2,179
23      50    500,339    1,800
24      51    500,339    1,406
25      52    500,339    1,035
26      53    500,339    708
27      54    500,339    418
28      55    500,339    200
29      56    500,339    58
30      57    500,339    —  

 

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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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Year

        Age    Specified
Amount
   Total Per
Unit Charge
(in dollars)
1      28    250,000    240
2      29    258,825    248
3      30    267,962    257
4      31    277,421    266
5      32    287,214    276
6      33    297,352    285
7      34    307,849    296
8      35    318,716    306
9      36    329,966    317
10      37    341,614    328
11      38    353,673    100
12      39    366,158    103
13      40    379,083    107
14      41    392,465    110
15      42    406,319    114
16      43    420,662    118
17      44    435,511    123
18      45    450,885    127
19      46    466,801    131
20      47    483,279    136
21      48    500,339    141
22      49    500,339    129
23      50    500,339    116
24      51    500,339    104
25      52    500,339    90
26      53    500,339    76
27      54    500,339    62
28      55    500,339    47
29      56    500,339    32
30      57    500,339    16
31      58    500,339    —  

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and ISSUED

PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2009

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.

We based the illustration on page 103 on a Policy for an insured who is a 28 year old male in the Preferred Elite rate class (the “representative insured”), annual premium paid on the first day of each Policy year of $1,425, a $250,000 initial specified amount and death benefit Option A. The illustration on that page also assumes cost of insurance charges based on our current cost of insurance rates.

The illustration for the representative insured on page 104 is based on the same factors as those on page 103, 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).

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:

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 may 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; estimated daily expenses equivalent to an effective arithmetic average annual expense level of 1.19% of the portfolios’ gross average daily net assets. The 1.19% gross average portfolio expense level assumes an equal allocation of amounts among the 62 subaccounts available to new investors. We used annualized actual audited expenses incurred during 2007 for the portfolios to calculate the gross average annual expense level; 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

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 administrative office. (See prospectus back cover – Inquiries.)

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® II

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 28

 

Specified Amount $250,000    Preferred Elite Class
Annual Premium $1,425    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)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)

1

   250,000    250,000    250,000    793    857    901

2

   250,000    250,000    250,000    1,571    1,750    1,875

3

   250,000    250,000    250,000    2,333    2,679    2,926

4

   250,000    250,000    250,000    3,076    3,641    4,059

5

   250,000    250,000    250,000    3,817    4,655    5,296

6

   250,000    250,000    250,000    4,556    5,723    6,647

7

   250,000    250,000    250,000    5,293    6,847    8,119

8

   250,000    250,000    250,000    6,027    8,029    9,723

9

   250,000    250,000    250,000    6,759    9,272    11,469

10

   250,000    250,000    250,000    7,488    10,577    13,369

15

   250,000    250,000    250,000    12,499    19,816    27,540

20

   250,000    250,000    250,000    16,906    31,174    48,814

25

   250,000    250,000    250,000    20,536    45,215    81,280

30 (Age 58)

   250,000    250,000    250,000    22,821    61,967    130,271

35 (Age 63)

   250,000    250,000    258,430    23,087    81,716    205,103

40 (Age 68)

   250,000    250,000    376,670    20,199    104,765    319,212

45 (Age 73)

   250,000    250,000    545,617    12,260    131,664    491,547

50 (Age 78)

   *    250,000    791,967    *    163,725    754,255

55 (Age 83)

   *    250,000    1,208,288    *    204,044    1,150,750

60 (Age 88)

   *    273,109    1,831,547    *    260,103    1,744,331

65 (Age 93)

   *    341,902    2,710,062    *    331,943    2,631,128

70 (Age 98)

   *    426,522    4,011,815    *    426,522    4,011,815

72 (Age 100)

   *    471,422    4,752,887    *    471,422    4,752,887

 

     NET SURRENDER VALUE
Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
  

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)

1

   —      —      —      25    20,536    45,215    81,280

2

   —      —      —      30 (Age 58)    22,821    61,967    130,271

3

   —      —      —      35 (Age 63)    23,087    81,716    205,103

4

   —      540    958    40 (Age 68)    20,199    104,765    319,212

5

   1,148    1,986    2,627    45 (Age 73)    12,260    131,664    491,547

6

   2,398    3,564    4,488    50 (Age 78)    *    163,725    754,255

7

   3,723    5,277    6,549    55 (Age 83)    *    204,044    1,150,750

8

   5,046    7,048    8,741    60 (Age 88)    *    260,103    1,744,331

9

   6,366    8,879    11,076    65 (Age 93)    *    331,943    2,631,128

10

   7,488    10,577    13,369    70 (Age 98)    *    426,522    4,011,815

15

   12,499    19,816    27,540    72 (Age 100)    *    471,422    4,752,887

20

   16,906    31,174    48,814            

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

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FOR POLICIES PURCHASED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 and issued prior to January 1, 2009

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® II

WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO

FLEXIBLE PREMIUM VARIABLE LIFE INSURANCE

HYPOTHETICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

MALE ISSUE AGE 28

 

Specified Amount $250,000    Preferred Elite Class
Annual Premium $1,425    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)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)

1

   250,000    250,000    250,000    744    807    849

2

   250,000    250,000    250,000    1,473    1,646    1,766

3

   250,000    250,000    250,000    2,185    2,517    2,754

4

   250,000    250,000    250,000    2,752    3,287    3,684

5

   250,000    250,000    250,000    3,298    4,079    4,678

6

   250,000    250,000    250,000    3,819    4,887    5,738

7

   250,000    250,000    250,000    4,313    5,712    6,865

8

   250,000    250,000    250,000    4,778    6,550    8,063

9

   250,000    250,000    250,000    5,213    7,400    9,336

10

   250,000    250,000    250,000    5,610    8,255    10,682

15

   250,000    250,000    250,000    8,131    13,880    20,146

20

   250,000    250,000    250,000    9,186    19,395    32,704

25

   250,000    250,000    250,000    8,170    24,034    49,227

30 (Age 58)

   250,000    250,000    250,000    3,597    25,957    70,467

35 (Age 63)

   *    250,000    250,000    *    21,908    97,610

40 (Age 68)

   *    250,000    250,000    *    4,715    132,533

45 (Age 73)

   *    *    250,000    *    *    180,953

50 (Age 78)

   *    *    272,476    *    *    259,501

55 (Age 83)

   *    *    397,113    *    *    378,203

60 (Age 88)

   *    *    566,924    *    *    539,927

65 (Age 93)

   *    *    782,413    *    *    759,624

70 (Age 98)

   *    *    1,109,707    *    *    1,109,707

72 (Age 100)

   *    *    1,295,010    *    *    1,295,010

 

     NET SURRENDER VALUE
Assuming Hypothetical Gross and Net Annual Investment Return of

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)
  

End of Policy Year

   0% (Gross)
-1.19% (Net)
   6% (Gross)
4.81% (Net)
   10% (Gross)
8.81% (Net)

1

   —      —      —      25    8,170    24,034    49,227

2

   —      —      —      30 (Age 58)    3,597    25,957    70,467

3

   —      —      —      35 (Age 63)    *    21,908    97,610

4

   —      186    583    40 (Age 68)    *    4,715    132,533

5

   629    1,410    2,009    45 (Age 73)    *    *    180,953

6

   1,661    2,729    3,579    50 (Age 78)    *    *    259,501

7

   2,743    4,142    5,295    55 (Age 83)    *    *    378,203

8

   3,797    5,568    7,082    60 (Age 88)    *    *    539,927

9

   4,820    7,007    8,944    65 (Age 93)    *    *    759,624

10

   5,610    8,255    10,682    70 (Age 98)    *    *    1,109,707

15

   8,131    13,880    20,146    72 (Age 100)    *    *    1,295,010

20

   9,186    19,395    32,704            

 

* In the absence of an additional payment, the Policy would lapse.

 

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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, net 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.

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 administrative office at:

Western Reserve Life

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

1-800-851-9777

Facsimile: 1-727-299-1620 (1-727-299-1648 for interfund transactions)

(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 202-551-8090. 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 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. The Registrant’s file numbers are listed below.

TCI serves as the principal underwriter for the Policies. More information about TCI is available at http://www.finra.com or by calling 1-800-289-9999. You also can obtain an investor brochure from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) (formerly, NASD) describing its Public Disclosure Program.

SEC File No. 333-110315/811-4420

AG11000-09/2008

 

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PART B

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN A

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


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September 15, 2008

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

WRL FREEDOM ELITE BUILDER® II

issued through

WRL Series Life Account

by

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Administrative Office:

570 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

1-800-851-9777

(727) 299-1800

Direct all payments by check and all correspondence,

and notices to the Mailing Address:

4333 Edgewood Road, N.E.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499

This Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”) expands upon subjects discussed in the current prospectus for the WRL Freedom Elite Builder® II flexible premium variable life insurance policy offered by Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio. You may obtain a copy of the prospectus dated May 1, 2008, by calling our administrative office at 1-800-851-9777 (Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern time), or by writing to the mailing address at, Western Reserve Life, 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499. 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.

This SAI is not a prospectus and should be read only in conjunction with the prospectuses for the Policy and

the Transamerica Series Trust (formerly, AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust) – Initial Class, Fidelity

Variable Insurance Products Funds, – Service Class 2 Shares, the ProFunds, and the Access One Trust.


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Glossary    1
The Policy – General Provisions    4

Ownership Rights

   4

Our Right to Contest the Policy

   5

Suicide Exclusion

   5

Misstatement of Age or Gender

   5

Modifying the Policy

   6

Mixed and Shared Funding

   6

Death Benefit

   6
Additional Information    6

Additional Information about Western Reserve and the Separate Account

   6

Legal Matters

   7

Variations in Policy Provisions

   7

Personalized Illustrations of Policy Benefits

   7

Sale of the Policies

   7

Reports to Owners

   8

Records

   8

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   8

Experts

   8

Financial Statements

   8
Underwriters    9

Underwriting Standards

   9
IMSA    9
Performance Data    9

Other Performance Data in Advertising Sales Literature

   9

Western Reserve’s Published Ratings

   10
Index to Financial Statements    10

WRL Series Life Account:

   10

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

   10

 

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Glossary

 

accounts    The options to which you can allocate your money. The accounts include the fixed account and the subaccounts in the separate account.
administrative office    Our administrative office 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 facsimile numbers are 727-299-1648 (for interfund transactions); and 727-299-1620 for all other requests. Our administrative office serves as the recipient of all website (www.westernreserve.com), telephonic and facsimile transactions, including, but not limited to transfer requests and premium payments made by wire transfer and through electronic credit and debit transactions (e.g., payments through direct deposit, debit transfers, and forms of e-commerce payments). Our hours are Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not send any checks, correspondence or notices to this office; send them to the mailing address.
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.
Base Policy    The WRL Freedom Elite® Builder II variable life insurance policy without any supplemental riders.
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.
cash value    At the end of any valuation period, the sum of your Policy’s value in the subaccounts and the 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.
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 any accrued loan interest, and any due and unpaid monthly deductions.
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. The fixed account is not available to you if your Policy was purchased in the state of New Jersey prior to September 15, 2008 and was issued prior to January 1, 2009.
free-look period    The period during which you may return the Policy and receive a refund as described in the prospectus. The length of the free-look period varies by state. The free-look period is listed in the Policy.
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.
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 pages of your Policy.
insured    The person whose life is insured by the Policy.

 

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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.
mailing address    Our mailing address is 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52499. All premium payments and loan repayments made by check, correspondence and notices must be sent to this address.
maximum fixed account value    The maximum amount that may be allocated to the fixed account at any time without prior approval is the amount that would cause the fixed account to be $250,000, exclusive of loan reserve requirements. (This restriction does not apply to transfers to the fixed account necessary in the exercise of conversion rights).
minimum monthly guarantee premium    The amount shown on your Policy schedule page that we use during the no lapse period 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 deductions    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.

mortality and expense

risk charge

   This charge is a daily deduction from each subaccount that is taken before determining the unit value of that subaccount.
net premium    The part of your premium that we allocate to the fixed account or the subaccounts. The net premium is equal to the premium you paid minus the premium expense charge.
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.

 

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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.

planned periodic

premium

  

A premium payment you make in a level amount at a fixed interval over a specified

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 pages 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.

premium expense

charge

   The charge that is deducted from each premium payment before determining the net premium that will be credited to the cash value.
premiums    All payments you make under the Policy other than loan repayments.
reallocation account    That portion of the fixed account where we hold the net premium(s) from the record date until the reallocation date.
reallocation date    The date we reallocate all cash value held in the reallocation account to the fixed account and subaccounts you selected on your application. We place your net premium 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 record date plus fifteen days. In all other states, the reallocation date is the Policy date.
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.
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 of life insurance that you have selected is shown on the Base Policy’s schedule pages 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 your 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.

 

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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)

   Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio.
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 mailing address.

you, your (owner or

policyowner)

   The person entitled to exercise all rights as owner under the Policy.

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 mailing address 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 mailing address.

  

•        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 mailing address.

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 mailing address.

  

•        Change is effective as of the date the owner signs the written notice.

 

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•        We are not liable for any payments we made before we received the written notice at our mailing address.

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:

  

•     bound by any assignment unless we receive a written notice of the assignment at our mailing address;

  

•     responsible for the validity of any assignment;

  

•     liable for any payment we made before we received written notice of the assignment at our mailing address; or

  

•     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 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 the converted 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. 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 the converted policy.

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 limited to 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.

 

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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.

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

Additional Information about Western Reserve and the Separate Account

Western Reserve is a stock life insurance company and is a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Transamerica Corporation, which conducts most of its operations through subsidiary companies engaged in the insurance business or in providing non-insurance financial services. All of the stock of Transamerica Corporation is indirectly owned by AEGON N.V. of the Netherlands, a public company under Dutch law. Western Reserve’s administrative office is located at 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716-1202 and the mailing address is 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499.

Western Reserve was initially 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 TCI to a limit of $10 million.

Legal Matters

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, of Washington, D.C., has provided legal advice to Western Reserve regarding certain matters under the federal securities laws that relate to the Policy. Arthur D. Woods, Vice President and Senior Counsel of Western Reserve, has provided legal advice on certain matters in connection with issuance of the Policy.

Variations in Policy Provisions

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 differences in charges, or Policy features may be unavailable, or known by a different name. Please refer to your Policy, since any variations will be included in your Policy or in riders or endorsements attached to your Policy.

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.

Our affiliate, TCI serves as principal underwriter for the Policies. TCI’s home office is located at 4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80237. TCI is an affiliate of Western Reserve and, like Western Reserve, is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of AEGON USA. TCI 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. TCI 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.

During fiscal years 2007, 2006, and 2005, before TCI replaced our affiliate, AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”), as principal underwriter for the Policies, the amounts paid to AFSG in connection with all Policies sold through the separate account were $21,215,096, $70,977,287and $90,322,329, respectively. The amount paid to TCI for the period May 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007 in connection with all Policies sold through the separate account was $44,112,185. AFSG and TCI each passed through commissions it received to selling firms for their sales and did not retain any portion of them. Our parent company provides capital distributions to TCI (and provided capital contributions to AFSG) and pays for TCI’s (and paid for AFSG’s) operating and other expenses, including overhead, legal and accounting fees.

We and/or 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)

 

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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

We will maintain all records relating to the separate account and the fixed account.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The financial statements of the separate account at December 31, 2007 and for the periods disclosed in the financial statements, and the statutory-basis financial statements and schedules of Western Reserve at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, appearing herein, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, 801 Grand Avenue, Suite 3000, 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, Senior 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.

Financial Statements

Western Reserve’s statutory-basis financial statements and schedules, which include the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, appear on the following pages. These statutory-basis financial statements and schedules should be distinguished from the separate account’s financial statements and you should consider these statutory-basis financial statements and schedules only as bearing upon Western Reserve’s ability to meet our obligations under the Policies. You should not consider our statutory-basis financial statements and schedules as bearing upon the investment performance of the assets held in the separate account.

Western Reserve’s statutory-basis financial statements and schedules at December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, 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.

 

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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.

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).

 

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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 21, 2008

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities at December 31, 2007

  S-3

Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2007

  S-12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the year ended December 31, 2007

  S-21

Notes to the Financial Statements

  S-42
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 28, 2008

  G - 1

Balance Sheets Statutory-Basis at December 31, 2007 and 2006

  G - 3

Statements of Operations Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

  G - 5

Statements of Changes in Capital and Surplus Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

  G - 6

Statements of Cash Flow Statutory-Basis for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005

  G - 8

Notes to Financial Statements—Statutory-Basis

  G - 10

Statutory-Basis Financial Statement Schedules

  G - 43

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Contract Owners

    of the WRL Series Life Account

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of each of the subaccounts constituting the WRL Series Life Account (comprised of the JPMorgan Core Bond, Asset Allocation – Conservative, Asset Allocation – Growth, Asset Allocation – Moderate Growth, Asset Allocation – Moderate, International Moderate Growth, MFS International Equity, Capital Guardian US Equity, Capital Guardian Value, Clarion Global Real Estate Securities, Federated Market Opportunity, Transamerica Science & Technology, JPMorgan Mid Cap Value, JPMorgan Enhanced Index, Marsico Growth, BlackRock Large Cap Value, MFS High Yield, Munder Net50, PIMCO Total Return, Legg Mason Partners All Cap, T. Rowe Price Equity Income, T. Rowe Price Small Cap, Templeton Transamerica Global, Third Avenue Value, Transamerica Balanced, Transamerica Convertible Securities, and Transamerica Equity subaccounts) as of December 31, 2007, 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 audits 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, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2007 by correspondence with the mutual funds’ transfer agents. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

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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, 2007, 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.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Des Moines, Iowa

March 21, 2008

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     JPMorgan Core
Bond
Subaccount
   Asset Allocation -
Conservative
Subaccount
   Asset Allocation -
Growth
Subaccount
   Asset Allocation -
Moderate Growth
Subaccount
   Asset Allocation -
Moderate
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     3,990,495.885      2,501,954.763      24,536,955.101      25,823,375.712      8,017,394.829
                                  

Cost

   $ 47,665,725    $ 28,042,581    $ 298,447,598    $ 307,698,253    $ 91,356,070
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 47,127,756    $ 28,747,460    $ 337,873,872    $ 363,334,896    $ 103,424,393

Receivable for units sold

     —        —        —        3,115      —  
                                  

Total assets

     47,127,756      28,747,460      337,873,872      363,338,011      103,424,393
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     7      5,581      523      —        77,100
                                  
   $ 47,127,749    $ 28,741,879    $ 337,873,349    $ 363,338,011    $ 103,347,293
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 47,127,749    $ 28,741,879    $ 337,873,349    $ 363,338,011    $ 103,347,293
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 47,127,749    $ 28,741,879    $ 337,873,349    $ 363,338,011    $ 103,347,293
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     1,357,776      1,878,277      15,935,988      17,940,651      5,682,655
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     144,644      141,109      4,812,113      5,140,621      1,208,567
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     116      2,859      47,524      12,487      12,563
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 33.467825    $ 14.268131    $ 16.216761    $ 15.771784    $ 15.060047
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 11.647287    $ 13.544896    $ 16.397950    $ 15.609502    $ 14.584661
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 10.768243    $ 10.864355    $ 11.245820    $ 11.163548    $ 11.120533
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     International
Moderate Growth
Subaccount
   MFS International
Equity
Subaccount
   Capital Guardian
US Equity
Subaccount
   Capital Guardian
Value
Subaccount
   Clarion Global
Real Estate
Securities
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     783,261.856      7,788,558.687      162,763.817      209,009.698      3,978,510.225
                                  

Cost

   $ 8,429,367    $ 67,338,396    $ 1,669,324    $ 4,160,874    $ 78,062,254
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 8,709,872    $ 69,162,401    $ 1,652,053    $ 3,833,238    $ 78,137,941

Receivable for units sold

     5      12,181      1      2      14,779
                                  

Total assets

     8,709,877      69,174,582      1,652,054      3,833,240      78,152,720
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  
   $ 8,709,877    $ 69,174,582    $ 1,652,054    $ 3,833,240    $ 78,152,720
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 8,709,877    $ 69,174,582    $ 1,652,054    $ 3,833,240    $ 78,152,720
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 8,709,877    $ 69,174,582    $ 1,652,054    $ 3,833,240    $ 78,152,720
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     545,417      4,520,343      122,773      228,651      2,412,261
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     228,145      —        —        44,184      225,884
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     5,667      —        —        353      2,681
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 11.167621    $ 15.302950    $ 13.456141    $ 13.968719    $ 30.403676
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 11.195357    $ —      $ —      $ 14.391559    $ 21.179495
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 11.416565    $ —      $ —      $ 9.639273    $ 10.072416
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     Federated Market
Opportunity
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Science &
Technology
Subaccount
   JPMorgan Mid
Cap Value
Subaccount
   JPMorgan
Enhanced Index
Subaccount
   Marsico Growth
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     6,155,786.574      4,479,542.214      956,283.570      137,887.330      1,565,252.037
                                  

Cost

   $ 93,287,672    $ 19,800,695    $ 12,954,665    $ 2,062,831    $ 14,892,850
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 90,243,831    $ 23,965,551    $ 15,099,718    $ 2,265,489    $ 20,285,666

Receivable for units sold

     —        59      —        3      156
                                  

Total assets

     90,243,831      23,965,610      15,099,718      2,265,492      20,285,822
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     3,939      —        1,507      —        —  
                                  
   $ 90,239,892    $ 23,965,610    $ 15,098,211    $ 2,265,492    $ 20,285,822
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 90,239,892    $ 23,965,610    $ 15,098,211    $ 2,265,492    $ 20,285,822
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 90,239,892    $ 23,965,610    $ 15,098,211    $ 2,265,492    $ 20,285,822
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     2,625,698      4,126,550      847,741      137,323      1,583,088
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     399,324      89,317      5,439      25,310      83,822
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     294      1,669      —        26      649
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 32.504888    $ 5.480543    $ 17.714855    $ 13.852089    $ 12.006930
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 12.242932    $ 14.857564    $ 14.820240    $ 14.342019    $ 15.147314
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 10.090002    $ 13.682872    $ —      $ 10.817660    $ 12.511844
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     BlackRock Large
Cap Value
Subaccount
   MFS High
Yield
Subaccount
   Munder Net50
Subaccount
   PIMCO Total
Return
Subaccount
   Legg Mason
Partners All Cap
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     3,596,683.179      152,883.660      1,323,986.089      1,164,976.423      3,177,134.845
                                  

Cost

   $ 58,444,735    $ 1,333,395    $ 12,726,942    $ 13,006,703    $ 41,340,236
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 68,912,450    $ 1,336,203    $ 15,596,556    $ 13,571,975    $ 44,098,632

Receivable for units sold

     29,402      —        —        —        —  
                                  

Total assets

     68,941,852      1,336,203      15,596,556      13,571,975      44,098,632
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        —        1,856      10      942
                                  
   $ 68,941,852    $ 1,336,203    $ 15,594,700    $ 13,571,965    $ 44,097,690
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 68,941,852    $ 1,336,203    $ 15,594,700    $ 13,571,965    $ 44,097,690
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 68,941,852    $ 1,336,203    $ 15,594,700    $ 13,571,965    $ 44,097,690
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     2,416,860      71,971      1,296,713      998,498      2,601,483
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     109,492      29,319      63,181      59,461      52,511
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     4,384      818      867      2,406      2,990
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 27.700336    $ 13.284455    $ 11.319014    $ 12.854914    $ 16.655468
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 17.777906    $ 12.672089    $ 14.347037    $ 11.940914    $ 14.037004
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 10.828217    $ 10.483984    $ 12.375637    $ 10.944730    $ 10.592590
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     T. Rowe Price
Equity Income
Subaccount
   T. Rowe Price
Small Cap
Subaccount
   Templeton
Transamerica
Global
Subaccount
   Third Avenue
Value
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Balanced
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     1,562,038.357      2,257,057.224      12,262,252.311      5,698,511.097      490,124.039
                                  

Cost

   $ 30,765,898    $ 24,368,034    $ 289,739,869    $ 110,121,198    $ 5,631,879
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 29,803,692    $ 23,179,978    $ 306,678,930    $ 123,942,616    $ 6,714,699

Receivable for units sold

     301      201      —        4,140      2,524
                                  

Total assets

     29,803,993      23,180,179      306,678,930      123,946,756      6,717,223
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        —        1,348      —        —  
                                  
   $ 29,803,993    $ 23,180,179    $ 306,677,582    $ 123,946,756    $ 6,717,223
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 29,803,993    $ 23,180,179    $ 306,677,582    $ 123,946,756    $ 6,717,223
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 29,803,993    $ 23,180,179    $ 306,677,582    $ 123,946,756    $ 6,717,223
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     2,088,735      1,629,844      9,007,397      3,960,665      409,746
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     91,504      97,677      183,189      314,566      30,367
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     2,163      77      3,888      6,531      2
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 13.587309    $ 13.389139    $ 33.704372    $ 29.868058    $ 15.283764
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 15.304983    $ 13.893768    $ 16.606969    $ 17.740833    $ 14.974930
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 10.744831    $ 11.143839    $ 12.009257    $ 10.523822    $ 11.549117
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     Transamerica
Convertible
Securities
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Equity
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Money Market
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Small/MidCap
Value
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     377,023.098      34,729,574.121      3,871,082.153      60,275,146.092      1,077,409.420
                                  

Cost

   $ 4,546,769    $ 880,866,467    $ 67,890,421    $ 60,275,146    $ 21,995,400
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 4,705,248    $ 1,003,684,692    $ 70,376,274    $ 60,275,146    $ 23,810,748

Receivable for units sold

     93      —        —        6,778      4
                                  

Total assets

     4,705,341      1,003,684,692      70,376,274      60,281,924      23,810,752
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        19,346      2,667      —        —  
                                  
   $ 4,705,341    $ 1,003,665,346    $ 70,373,607    $ 60,281,924    $ 23,810,752
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 4,705,341    $ 1,003,665,346    $ 70,373,607    $ 60,281,924    $ 23,810,752
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 4,705,341    $ 1,003,665,346    $ 70,373,607    $ 60,281,924    $ 23,810,752
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     257,832      54,546,272      3,898,229      2,690,146      1,008,833
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     21,757      434,379      139,341      343,002      265,941
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     88      2,271      66      768      2,115
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 16.944129    $ 18.261479    $ 17.414516    $ 20.991231    $ 18.635881
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 15.421452    $ 17.364663    $ 17.848338    $ 11.091245    $ 18.736403
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 12.187954    $ 11.843020    $ 12.616258    $ 10.584319    $ 12.998404
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     Transamerica U.S.
Government
Securities
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Value Balanced
Subaccount
   Van Kampen
Mid-Cap Growth
Subaccount
   ProFund VP
Bull
Subaccount
   ProFund VP
Money Market
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     114,709.958      10,729,117.744      13,880,073.581      37,958.804      26,511,367.660
                                  

Cost

   $ 1,361,575    $ 138,130,436    $ 333,985,545    $ 1,186,949    $ 26,511,368
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 1,376,519    $ 152,246,181    $ 358,522,301    $ 1,172,927    $ 26,511,368

Receivable for units sold

     1      —        34,655      —        2,791
                                  

Total assets

     1,376,520      152,246,181      358,556,956      1,172,927      26,514,159
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        132      —        363      —  
                                  
   $ 1,376,520    $ 152,246,049    $ 358,556,956    $ 1,172,564    $ 26,514,159
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 1,376,520    $ 152,246,049    $ 358,556,956    $ 1,172,564    $ 26,514,159
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 1,376,520    $ 152,246,049    $ 358,556,956    $ 1,172,564    $ 26,514,159
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     80,984      5,803,725      7,533,570      88,778      2,046,097
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     36,344      39,439      113,145      10,971      485,051
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     —        854      1,565      —        —  
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 11.913641    $ 26.132313    $ 47.363689    $ 11.752149    $ 10.469995
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 11.328028    $ 14.500478    $ 15.196091    $ 11.779215    $ 10.496908
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 10.640731    $ 11.012821    $ 12.755564    $ 10.674605    $ 10.447302
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     ProFund VP
NASDAQ-100
Subaccount
   ProFund VP Short
Small-Cap
Subaccount
   ProFund VP
Small-Cap
Subaccount
   Fidelity VIP
Contrafund®
Subaccount
   Fidelity VIP
Equity-Income
Subaccount

Assets

              

Investment in securities:

              

Number of shares

     684,385.819      94,999.539      56,768.079      949,554.860      569,109.398
                                  

Cost

   $ 12,850,388    $ 1,425,069    $ 1,755,661    $ 24,570,620    $ 13,486,468
                                  

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 12,743,264    $ 1,410,743    $ 1,743,348    $ 26,074,776    $ 13,413,909

Receivable for units sold

     6,059      430      4,664      17,074      299
                                  

Total assets

     12,749,323      1,411,173      1,748,012      26,091,850      13,414,208
                                  

Liabilities

              

Payable for units redeemed

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  
   $ 12,749,323    $ 1,411,173    $ 1,748,012    $ 26,091,850    $ 13,414,208
                                  

Net Assets:

              

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 12,749,323    $ 1,411,173    $ 1,748,012    $ 26,091,850    $ 13,414,208
                                  

Total net assets

   $ 12,749,323    $ 1,411,173    $ 1,748,012    $ 26,091,850    $ 13,414,208
                                  

Accumulation units outstanding:

              

M&E - 0.90%

     650,542      151,035      142,528      1,662,224      892,431
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

     305,503      3,580      17,835      —        —  
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Accumulation unit value:

              

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 13.325685    $ 9.126544    $ 10.897537    $ 15.696949    $ 15.031093
                                  

M&E - 0.75%

   $ 13.356351    $ 9.147572    $ 10.922632    $ —      $ —  
                                  

M&E - 0.00%

   $ 11.920610    $ 10.263012    $ 10.012510    $ —      $ —  
                                  

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2007

 

     Fidelity VIP
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
   Fidelity VIP Index
500
Subaccount

Assets

     

Investment in securities:

     

Number of shares

     311,098.406      39,751.567
             

Cost

   $ 5,680,486    $ 6,122,544
             

Investments in mutual funds, at net asset value

   $ 6,893,941    $ 6,471,158

Receivable for units sold

     —        —  
             

Total assets

     6,893,941      6,471,158
             

Liabilities

     

Payable for units redeemed

     18,989      —  
             
   $ 6,874,952    $ 6,471,158
             

Net Assets:

     

Deferred annuity contracts terminable by owners

   $ 6,874,952    $ 6,471,158
             

Total net assets

   $ 6,874,952    $ 6,471,158
             

Accumulation units outstanding:

     

M&E - 0.90%

     661,082      145,383
             

M&E - 0.75%

     —        312,320
             

M&E - 0.00%

     —        54
             

Accumulation unit value:

     

M&E - 0.90%

   $ 10.399540    $ 13.563516
             

M&E - 0.75%

   $ —      $ 14.404047
             

M&E - 0.00%

   $ —      $ 10.862590
             

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     JPMorgan Core
Bond
Subaccount
    Asset Allocation
- Conservative
Subaccount
    Asset Allocation
- Growth
Subaccount
    Asset Allocation
- Moderate
Growth
Subaccount
   Asset Allocation
- Moderate
Subaccount

Net investment income (loss)

           

Income:

           

Dividends

   $ 2,370,567     $ 873,545     $ 7,225,684     $ 8,216,722    $ 2,932,522

Expenses:

           

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     409,644       241,516       2,728,729       2,982,893      852,138
                                     

Net investment income (loss)

     1,960,923       632,029       4,496,955       5,233,829      2,080,384

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

           

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

           

Realized gain distributions

     —         1,076,782       12,357,783       8,485,515      2,565,934

Proceeds from sales

     5,814,140       9,569,850       18,729,726       17,411,897      9,582,705

Cost of investments sold

     5,960,769       9,048,546       15,354,604       14,028,340      8,164,346
                                     

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (146,629 )     1,598,086       15,732,905       11,869,072      3,984,293

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     (1,385,551 )     1,368,968       40,700,800       50,740,045      11,582,147

End of period

     (537,969 )     704,879       39,426,274       55,636,643      12,068,323
                                     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     847,582       (664,089 )     (1,274,526 )     4,896,598      486,176
                                     

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     700,953       933,997       14,458,379       16,765,670      4,470,469
                                     

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 2,661,876     $ 1,566,026     $ 18,955,334     $ 21,999,499    $ 6,550,853
                                     

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     International
Moderate
Growth
Subaccount
   MFS
International
Equity
Subaccount
    Capital
Guardian US
Equity
Subaccount
    Capital
Guardian Value
Subaccount
    Clarion Global
Real Estate
Securities
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

           

Income:

           

Dividends

   $ 64,903    $ 709,706     $ 12,702     $ 46,688     $ 6,564,412  

Expenses:

           

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     43,337      668,721       15,952       38,683       904,523  
                                       

Net investment income (loss)

     21,566      40,985       (3,250 )     8,005       5,659,889  

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

           

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

           

Realized gain distributions

     38,589      13,097,625       155,747       288,878       6,663,780  

Proceeds from sales

     868,670      15,943,690       212,820       2,100,151       35,205,481  

Cost of investments sold

     760,684      13,634,962       190,680       1,942,226       25,721,637  
                                       

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     146,575      15,406,353       177,887       446,803       16,147,624  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     136,796      11,647,020       172,393       425,809       29,497,336  

End of period

     280,505      1,824,005       (17,271 )     (327,636 )     75,687  
                                       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     143,709      (9,823,015 )     (189,664 )     (753,445 )     (29,421,649 )
                                       

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     290,284      5,583,338       (11,777 )     (306,642 )     (13,274,025 )
                                       

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 311,850    $ 5,624,323     $ (15,027 )   $ (298,637 )   $ (7,614,136 )
                                       

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Federated
Market
Opportunity
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Science &
Technology
Subaccount
    JPMorgan Mid
Cap Value
Subaccount
    JPMorgan
Enhanced Index
Subaccount
    Marsico Growth
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

          

Income:

          

Dividends

   $ 3,592,224     $ —       $ 169,659     $ 27,935     $ 4,056  

Expenses:

          

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     865,033       127,755       157,660       19,403       142,628  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     2,727,191       (127,755 )     11,999       8,532       (138,572 )

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

          

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

          

Realized gain distributions

     461,489       —         1,095,129       61,843       155,123  

Proceeds from sales

     21,271,020       3,280,621       4,223,557       517,612       2,138,449  

Cost of investments sold

     21,706,607       2,667,175       3,337,331       389,653       1,556,699  
                                        

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     25,902       613,446       1,981,355       189,802       736,873  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     1,267,989       946,464       3,691,584       334,876       3,249,570  

End of period

     (3,043,841 )     4,164,856       2,145,053       202,658       5,392,816  
                                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (4,311,830 )     3,218,392       (1,546,531 )     (132,218 )     2,143,246  
                                        

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (4,285,928 )     3,831,838       434,824       57,584       2,880,119  
                                        

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (1,558,737 )   $ 3,704,083     $ 446,823     $ 66,116     $ 2,741,547  
                                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     BlackRock
Large Cap
Value
Subaccount
    MFS High Yield
Subaccount
    Munder Net50
Subaccount
    PIMCO Total
Return
Subaccount
   Legg Mason
Partners All
Cap
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

           

Income:

           

Dividends

   $ 692,080     $ 138,388     $ —       $ 310,246    $ 629,139  

Expenses:

           

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     658,801       20,997       123,899       110,890      430,070  
                                       

Net investment income (loss)

     33,279       117,391       (123,899 )     199,356      199,069  

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

           

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

           

Realized gain distributions

     8,017,907       81       346,959       844      2,505,502  

Proceeds from sales

     11,265,925       5,925,175       5,001,439       12,294,933      6,278,773  

Cost of investments sold

     8,592,303       6,025,462       3,642,476       11,935,846      5,474,107  
                                       

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     10,691,529       (100,206 )     1,705,922       359,931      3,310,168  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     18,590,203       (37,936 )     2,573,935       116,043      6,106,695  

End of period

     10,467,715       2,808       2,869,614       565,272      2,758,396  
                                       

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (8,122,488 )     40,744       295,679       449,229      (3,348,299 )
                                       

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     2,569,041       (59,462 )     2,001,601       809,160      (38,131 )
                                       

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 2,602,320     $ 57,929     $ 1,877,702     $ 1,008,516    $ 160,938  
                                       

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     T. Rowe Price
Equity Income
Subaccount
    T. Rowe Price
Small Cap
Subaccount
    Templeton
Transamerica
Global
Subaccount
    Third Avenue
Value
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Balanced
Subaccount

Net investment income (loss)

          

Income:

          

Dividends

   $ 668,861     $ —       $ 4,573,301     $ 5,404,074     $ 65,861

Expenses:

          

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     275,761       206,182       2,676,085       1,244,707       52,420
                                      

Net investment income (loss)

     393,100       (206,182 )     1,897,216       4,159,367       13,441

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

          

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

          

Realized gain distributions

     2,818,689       2,263,530       —         19,363,516       25,368

Proceeds from sales

     7,804,406       4,589,135       26,925,633       23,099,792       822,023

Cost of investments sold

     7,314,787       4,696,745       26,571,829       17,133,529       685,233
                                      

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     3,308,308       2,155,920       353,804       25,329,779       162,158

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     2,069,221       (951,892 )     (20,124,535 )     42,607,055       575,273

End of period

     (962,206 )     (1,188,056 )     16,939,061       13,821,418       1,082,820
                                      

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (3,031,427 )     (236,164 )     37,063,596       (28,785,637 )     507,547
                                      

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     276,881       1,919,756       37,417,400       (3,455,858 )     669,705
                                      

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 669,981     $ 1,713,574     $ 39,314,616     $ 703,509     $ 683,146
                                      

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Transamerica
Convertible
Securities
Subaccount
   Transamerica
Equity
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Money Market
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Small/MidCap
Value
Subaccount

Net investment income (loss)

           

Income:

           

Dividends

   $ 61,747    $ 225,828     $ 28,432     $ 2,691,559     $ 172,146

Expenses:

           

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     29,434      8,759,669       553,802       491,563       148,121
                                     

Net investment income (loss)

     32,313      (8,533,841 )     (525,370 )     2,199,996       24,025

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

           

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

           

Realized gain distributions

     322,418      39,790,124       4,574,521       (17 )     1,594,186

Proceeds from sales

     1,364,513      106,322,096       7,319,248       43,319,843       1,926,711

Cost of investments sold

     1,252,350      96,804,922       7,550,733       43,319,843       1,673,096
                                     

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     434,581      49,307,298       4,343,036       (17 )     1,847,801

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     145,364      25,299,553       (5,529,180 )     —         585,122

End of period

     158,479      122,818,225       2,485,853       —         1,815,348
                                     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     13,115      97,518,672       8,015,033       —         1,230,226
                                     

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     447,696      146,825,970       12,358,069       (17 )     3,078,027
                                     

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 480,009    $ 138,292,129     $ 11,832,699     $ 2,199,979     $ 3,102,052
                                     

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Transamerica
U.S.
Government
Securities
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Value Balanced
Subaccount
   Van Kampen
Mid-Cap
Growth
Subaccount
    ProFund VP
Bull
Subaccount
    ProFund VP
Money Market
Subaccount

Net investment income (loss)

           

Income:

           

Dividends

   $ 39,203     $ 3,968,406    $ —       $ 8,934     $ 187,913

Expenses:

           

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     7,618       1,410,208      3,051,748       38,244       47,448
                                     

Net investment income (loss)

     31,585       2,558,198      (3,051,748 )     (29,310 )     140,465

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

           

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

           

Realized gain distributions

     —         2,440,866      —         19,656       —  

Proceeds from sales

     687,360       14,746,767      25,486,455       43,925,594       65,343,929

Cost of investments sold

     698,078       13,231,404      26,208,476       44,203,138       65,343,929
                                     

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (10,718 )     3,956,229      (722,021 )     (257,888 )     —  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

           

Beginning of period

     (14,651 )     11,842,497      (43,888,016 )     (42,511 )     —  

End of period

     14,944       14,115,745      24,536,756       (14,022 )     —  
                                     

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     29,595       2,273,248      68,424,772       28,489       —  
                                     

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     18,877       6,229,477      67,702,751       (229,399 )     —  
                                     

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 50,462     $ 8,787,675    $ 64,651,003     $ (258,709 )   $ 140,465
                                     

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     ProFund VP
NASDAQ-100
Subaccount
    ProFund VP
Short Small-Cap
Subaccount
    ProFund VP
Small-Cap
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Contrafund®
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Equity-Income
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

          

Income:

          

Dividends

   $ —       $ 283,467     $ 9,455     $ 185,663     $ 226,817  

Expenses:

          

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     54,442       39,232       33,588       225,125       135,433  
                                        

Net investment income (loss)

     (54,442 )     244,235       (24,133 )     (39,462 )     91,384  

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

          

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

          

Realized gain distributions

     —         —         183,627       6,347,990       1,142,954  

Proceeds from sales

     24,068,346       67,672,868       69,046,423       3,583,668       3,813,443  

Cost of investments sold

     24,004,372       68,747,545       70,121,272       2,591,375       3,098,315  
                                        

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     63,974       (1,074,677 )     (891,222 )     7,340,283       1,858,082  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

          

Beginning of period

     (15,502 )     1,562       7,970       5,042,581       1,755,321  

End of period

     (107,124 )     (14,326 )     (12,313 )     1,504,156       (72,559 )
                                        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (91,622 )     (15,888 )     (20,283 )     (3,538,425 )     (1,827,880 )
                                        

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (27,648 )     (1,090,565 )     (911,505 )     3,801,858       30,202  
                                        

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ (82,090 )   $ (846,330 )   $ (935,638 )   $ 3,762,396     $ 121,586  
                                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Operations

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

     Fidelity VIP
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Index 500
Subaccount
 

Net investment income (loss)

    

Income:

    

Dividends

   $ —       $ 187,006  

Expenses:

    

Administrative, mortality and expense risk charge

     44,754       43,647  
                

Net investment income (loss)

     (44,754 )     143,359  

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

    

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments:

    

Realized gain distributions

     —         —    

Proceeds from sales

     1,383,528       1,343,643  

Cost of investments sold

     992,993       1,133,588  
                

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     390,535       210,055  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments:

    

Beginning of period

     677,692       492,462  

End of period

     1,213,455       348,614  
                

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     535,763       (143,848 )
                

Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses) on investments

     926,298       66,207  
                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

   $ 881,544     $ 209,566  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     JPMorgan Core Bond
Subaccount
    Asset Allocation - Conservative
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,960,923     $ 2,022,995     $ 632,029     $ 585,793  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (146,629 )     (305,580 )     1,598,086       1,469,682  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     847,582       (362,253 )     (664,089 )     (47,398 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     2,661,876       1,355,162       1,566,026       2,008,077  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     4,992,947       5,686,347       5,262,014       4,179,871  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     550,625       (2,900,815 )     1,032,552       (1,023,530 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (2,305,909 )     (2,861,298 )     (2,175,865 )     (1,583,593 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (4,072,761 )     (4,313,128 )     (2,035,298 )     (2,060,811 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (835,098 )     (4,388,894 )     2,083,403       (488,063 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,826,778       (3,033,732 )     3,649,429       1,520,014  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     45,300,971       48,334,703       25,092,450       23,572,436  
                                

End of the period

   $ 47,127,749     $ 45,300,971     $ 28,741,879     $ 25,092,450  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Asset Allocation - Growth
Subaccount
    Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,496,955     $ 210,615     $ 5,233,829     $ 2,039,513  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     15,732,905       16,613,267       11,869,072       12,344,307  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     (1,274,526 )     14,104,930       4,896,598       17,713,746  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     18,955,334       30,928,812       21,999,499       32,097,566  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     83,125,984       76,561,645       79,242,009       82,342,985  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     5,619,308       22,305,764       4,353,215       16,134,297  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (13,520,685 )     (8,915,387 )     (17,556,207 )     (12,737,036 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (28,724,820 )     (24,052,634 )     (33,593,712 )     (29,673,704 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     46,499,787       65,899,388       32,445,305       56,066,542  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     65,455,121       96,828,200       54,444,804       88,164,108  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     272,418,228       175,590,028       308,893,207       220,729,099  
                                

End of the period

   $ 337,873,349     $ 272,418,228     $ 363,338,011     $ 308,893,207  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Asset Allocation - Moderate
Subaccount
    International Moderate Growth
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006 (1)  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,080,384     $ 1,481,039     $ 21,566     $ (6,439 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     3,984,293       4,713,475       146,575       7,571  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     486,176       2,077,540       143,709       136,796  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     6,550,853       8,272,054       311,850       137,928  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     20,734,184       21,114,612       4,841,314       908,557  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     534,209       3,232,158       2,251,574       1,114,517  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (4,804,700 )     (3,834,149 )     (185,957 )     (31,340 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (10,173,042 )     (9,887,595 )     (574,665 )     (63,901 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     6,290,651       10,625,026       6,332,266       1,927,833  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     12,841,504       18,897,080       6,644,116       2,065,761  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     90,505,789       71,608,709       2,065,761       —    
                                

End of the period

   $ 103,347,293     $ 90,505,789     $ 8,709,877     $ 2,065,761  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     MFS International Equity
Subaccount
    Capital Guardian US Equity
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 40,985     $ 290,967     $ (3,250 )   $ (5,579 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     15,406,353       3,510,139       177,887       173,866  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     (9,823,015 )     6,211,680       (189,664 )     (32,187 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     5,624,323       10,012,786       (15,027 )     136,100  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     6,047,099       9,683,796       131,558       153,798  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     562,941       11,424,005       (30,493 )     (5,561 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (3,180,309 )     (2,438,388 )     (23,038 )     (12,028 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (4,177,806 )     (3,301,742 )     (115,426 )     (104,866 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (748,075 )     15,367,671       (37,399 )     31,343  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     4,876,248       25,380,457       (52,426 )     167,443  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     64,298,334       38,917,877       1,704,480       1,537,037  
                                

End of the period

   $ 69,174,582     $ 64,298,334     $ 1,652,054     $ 1,704,480  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Capital Guardian Value
Subaccount
    Clarion Global Real Estate Securities
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 8,005     $ 16,886     $ 5,659,889     $ 387,842  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     446,803       362,975       16,147,624       9,296,367  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     (753,445 )     101,201       (29,421,649 )     15,548,052  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (298,637 )     481,062       (7,614,136 )     25,232,261  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     —         1,568,116       5,194,008       13,739,822  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (508,454 )     378,751       (7,348,499 )     14,782,443  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (56,410 )     (118,489 )     (5,180,898 )     (3,535,320 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (288,722 )     (209,163 )     (6,457,096 )     (4,831,750 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (853,586 )     1,619,215       (13,792,485 )     20,155,195  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (1,152,223 )     2,100,277       (21,406,621 )     45,387,456  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     4,985,463       2,885,186       99,559,341       54,171,885  
                                

End of the period

   $ 3,833,240     $ 4,985,463     $ 78,152,720     $ 99,559,341  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Federated Market Opportunity
Subaccount
    Transamerica Science & Technology
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,727,191     $ 868,750     $ (127,755 )   $ (97,790 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     25,902       9,858,201       613,446       1,148,378  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     (4,311,830 )     (8,664,027 )     3,218,392       (1,055,456 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (1,558,737 )     2,062,924       3,704,083       (4,868 )

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     6,295,470       11,052,033       7,722,350       1,149,113  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (9,425,500 )     (7,785,234 )     3,756,288       (959,013 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (4,631,888 )     (6,272,224 )     (792,247 )     (533,462 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (7,617,160 )     (8,468,944 )     (1,040,531 )     (921,939 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (15,379,078 )     (11,474,369 )     9,645,860       (1,265,301 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (16,937,815 )     (9,411,445 )     13,349,943       (1,270,169 )

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     107,177,707       116,589,152       10,615,667       11,885,836  
                                

End of the period

   $ 90,239,892     $ 107,177,707     $ 23,965,610     $ 10,615,667  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     JPMorgan Mid Cap Value
Subaccount
    JPMorgan Enhanced Index
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 11,999     $ (18,134 )   $ 8,532     $ 3,238  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     1,981,355       3,250,434       189,802       38,942  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     (1,546,531 )     (253,332 )     (132,218 )     149,265  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     446,823       2,978,968       66,116       191,445  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     —         —         757,139       306,025  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (2,549,349 )     (4,960,805 )     (65,107 )     16,610  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (975,507 )     (1,036,788 )     (55,377 )     (49,442 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (440,180 )     (602,529 )     (106,072 )     (74,070 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (3,965,036 )     (6,600,122 )     530,583       199,123  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (3,518,213 )     (3,621,154 )     596,699       390,568  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     18,616,424       22,237,578       1,668,793       1,278,225  
                                

End of the period

   $ 15,098,211     $ 18,616,424     $ 2,265,492     $ 1,668,793  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Marsico Growth
Subaccount
    BlackRock Large Cap Value
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (138,572 )   $ (117,223 )   $ 33,279     $ (253,336 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     736,873       763,991       10,691,529       4,434,377  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     2,143,246       (15,946 )     (8,122,488 )     5,495,844  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     2,741,547       630,822       2,602,320       9,676,885  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     4,160,777       1,570,107       3,868,402       7,998,245  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     591,244       (1,399,812 )     (1,444,569 )     1,544,159  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (637,368 )     (692,992 )     (3,402,298 )     (3,520,455 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (1,008,825 )     (1,007,996 )     (4,394,505 )     (4,025,326 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     3,105,828       (1,530,693 )     (5,372,970 )     1,996,623  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     5,847,375       (899,871 )     (2,770,650 )     11,673,508  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     14,438,447       15,338,318       71,712,502       60,038,994  
                                

End of the period

   $ 20,285,822     $ 14,438,447     $ 68,941,852     $ 71,712,502  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     MFS High Yield
Subaccount
    Munder Net50
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 117,391     $ 179,867     $ (123,899 )   $ (112,324 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (100,206 )     15,283       1,705,922       879,864  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     40,744       (10,440 )     295,679       (880,370 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     57,929       184,710       1,877,702       (112,830 )

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     2,073,293       809,293       1,821,748       1,395,604  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (2,829,517 )     51,741       1,406,981       (1,775,174 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (91,921 )     (63,727 )     (599,661 )     (583,041 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (170,881 )     (115,256 )     (1,084,255 )     (1,018,452 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (1,019,026 )     682,051       1,544,813       (1,981,063 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (961,097 )     866,761       3,422,515       (2,093,893 )

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     2,297,300       1,430,539       12,172,185       14,266.078  
                                

End of the period

   $ 1,336,203     $ 2,297,300     $ 15,594,700     $ 12,172,185  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     PIMCO Total Return
Subaccount
    Legg Mason Partners All Cap
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 199,356     $ 343,658     $ 199,069     $ 49,803  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     359,931       (13,968 )     3,310,168       7,506,947  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/ depreciation of investments

     449,229       60,663       (3,348,299 )     (200,582 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     1,008,516       390,353       160,938       7,356,168  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     3,328,951       1,170,881       4,030,008       4,501,426  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     2,435       (1,674,574 )     (2,036,228 )     (3,760,040 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (730,457 )     (768,516 )     (2,314,616 )     (2,258,609 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (886,629 )     (935,651 )     (3,359,021 )     (3,451,818 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     1,714,300       (2,207,860 )     (3,679,857 )     (4,969,041 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     2,722,816       (1,817,507 )     (3,518,919 )     2,387,127  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     10,849,149       12,666,656       47,616,609       45,229,482  
                                

End of the period

   $ 13,571,965     $ 10,849,149     $ 44,097,690     $ 47,616,609  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     T. Rowe Price Equity Income
Subaccount
    T. Rowe Price Small Cap
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 393,100     $ 211,584     $ (206,182 )   $ (222,059 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     3,308,308       2,583,678       2,155,920       2,715,278  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (3,031,427 )     1,035,479       (236,164 )     (1,650,970 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     669,981       3,830,741       1,713,574       842,249  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     2,946,962       2,694,197       2,563,431       1,085,664  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     521,931       4,542,098       (85,936 )     (9,724,718 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (1,540,150 )     (1,264,415 )     (1,388,265 )     (1,234,661 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (1,758,033 )     (1,391,210 )     (1,544,166 )     (1,721,264 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     170,710       4,580,670       (454,936 )     (11,594,979 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     840,691       8,411,411       1,258,638       (10,752,730 )

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     28,963,302       20,551,891       21,921,541       32,674,271  
                                

End of the period

   $ 29,803,993     $ 28,963,302     $ 23,180,179     $ 21,921,541  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Templeton Transamerica Global
Subaccount
    Third Avenue Value
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 1,897,216     $ 1,024,313     $ 4,159,367     $ (108,426 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     353,804       (4,778,836 )     25,329,779       10,787,669  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     37,063,596       47,229,925       (28,785,637 )     6,786,272  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     39,314,616       43,475,402       703,509       17,465,515  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     28,796,215       29,216,802       8,947,313       15,141,000  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (7,117,588 )     (12,264,370 )     (5,708,582 )     1,225,615  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (15,915,952 )     (14,285,538 )     (6,651,083 )     (6,088,487 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (20,591,918 )     (20,572,811 )     (7,894,808 )     (7,383,386 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (14,829,243 )     (17,905,917 )     (11,307,160 )     2,894,742  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     24,485,373       25,569,485       (10,603,651 )     20,360,257  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     282,192,209       256,622,724       134,550,407       114,190,150  
                                

End of the period

   $ 306,677,582     $ 282,192,209     $ 123,946,756     $ 134,550,407  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Transamerica Balanced
Subaccount
    Transamerica Convertible Securities
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 13,441     $ 5,016     $ 32,313     $ 20,270  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     162,158       210,912       434,581       89,444  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     507,547       151,036       13,115       104,994  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     683,146       366,964       480,009       214,708  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     1,073,586       657,124       1,390,813       496,265  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     514,637       649,432       235,493       25,531  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (273,544 )     (263,933 )     (94,353 )     (142,938 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (422,655 )     (391,446 )     (216,649 )     (226,080 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     892,024       651,177       1,315,304       152,778  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,575,170       1,018,141       1,795,313       367,486  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     5,142,053       4,123,912       2,910,028       2,542,542  
                                

End of the period

   $ 6,717,223     $ 5,142,053     $ 4,705,341     $ 2,910,028  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Transamerica Equity
Subaccount
    Transamerica Growth Opportunities
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (8,533,841 )   $ (3,650,425 )   $ (525,370 )   $ (393,488 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     49,307,298       463,198       4,343,036       2,113,324  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     97,518,672       38,313,856       8,015,033       506,103  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     138,292,129       35,126,629       11,832,699       2,225,939  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     81,314,312       45,872,577       10,230,614       7,982,615  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (41,804,393 )     637,153,963       (2,359,509 )     (1,363,326 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (54,642,782 )     (22,482,168 )     (2,989,052 )     (3,171,457 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (74,045,073 )     (31,943,395 )     (4,308,179 )     (4,555,520 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (89,177,936 )     628,600,977       573,874       (1,107,688 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     49,114,193       663,727,606       12,406,573       1,118,251  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     954,551,153       290,823,547       57,967,034       56,848,783  
                                

End of the period

   $ 1,003,665,346     $ 954,551,153     $ 70,373,607     $ 57,967,034  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Transamerica Money Market
Subaccount
    Transamerica Small/MidCap Value
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 2,199,996     $ 1,890,724     $ 24,025     $ 8,998  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (17 )     —         1,847,801       785,782  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     —         —         1,230,226       372,142  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     2,199,979       1,890,724       3,102,052       1,166,922  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     16,175,478       11,827,776       8,579,930       5,619,248  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     4,991,135       2,688,816       2,714,815       924,977  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (7,811,003 )     (6,557,733 )     (369,629 )     (466,322 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (5,713,871 )     (5,636,297 )     (1,410,431 )     (760,999 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     7,641,739       2,322,562       9,514,685       5,316,904  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     9,841,718       4,213,286       12,616,737       6,483,826  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     50,440,206       46,226,920       11,194,015       4,710,189  
                                

End of the period

   $ 60,281,924     $ 50,440,206     $ 23,810,752     $ 11,194,015  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Transamerica U.S. Government Securities
Subaccount
    Transamerica Value Balanced
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 31,585     $ 21,415     $ 2,558,198     $ 2,503,842  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (10,718 )     (21,335 )     3,956,229       6,437,631  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     29,595       9,792       2,273,248       11,222,945  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     50,462       9,872       8,787,675       20,164,418  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     636,871       113,171       10,442,659       13,019,862  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     235,240       (40,574 )     (3,805,461 )     (6,143,451 )

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (124,111 )     (198,383 )     (7,962,858 )     (8,506,360 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (84,082 )     (84,836 )     (11,188,844 )     (11,614,243 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     663,918       (210,622 )     (12,514,504 )     (13,244,192 )
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     714,380       (200,750 )     (3,726,829 )     6,920,226  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     662,140       862,890       155,972,878       149,052,652  
                                

End of the period

   $ 1,376,520     $ 662,140     $ 152,246,049     $ 155,972,878  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth
Subaccount
    ProFund VP Bull
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006 (1)  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (3,051,748 )   $ (2,791,746 )   $ (29,310 )   $ (1,546 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (722,021 )     (8,314,174 )     (257,888 )     62,798  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     68,424,772       37,381,675       28,489       (42,511 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     64,651,003       26,275,755       (258,709 )     18,741  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     33,158,062       35,133,583       4,220,565       1,565,844  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (7,217,725 )     (21,375,087 )     (10,852,649 )     6,878,303  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (18,279,999 )     (17,646,019 )     (145,578 )     (3,403 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (24,309,549 )     (25,068,709 )     (228,764 )     (21,786 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (16,649,211 )     (28,956,232 )     (7,006,426 )     8,418,958  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     48,001,792       (2,680,477 )     (7,265,135 )     8,437,699  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     310,555,164       313,235,641       8,437,699       —    
                                

End of the period

   $ 358,556,956     $ 310,555,164     $ 1,172,564     $ 8,437,699  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     ProFund VP Money Market
Subaccount
    ProFund VP NASDAQ-100
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006 (1)     2007     2006 (1)  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 140,465     $ 35,309     $ (54,442 )   $ (3,506 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     —         —         63,974       35,520  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     —         —         (91,622 )     (15,502 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     140,465       35,309       (82,090 )     16,512  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     4,564,705       317,348       8,451,277       521,593  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     21,203,542       1,282,544       3,976,956       411,827  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (550,441 )     (93,163 )     (191,707 )     (3,453 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (312,098 )     (74,052 )     (329,586 )     (22,006 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     24,905,708       1,432,677       11,906,940       907,961  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     25,046,173       1,467,986       11,824,850       924,473  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     1,467,986       —         924,473       —    
                                

End of the period

   $ 26,514,159     $ 1,467,986     $ 12,749,323     $ 924,473  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     ProFund VP Short Small-Cap
Subaccount
    ProFund VP Small-Cap
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006 (1)     2007     2006 (1)  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 244,235     $ (9,566 )   $ (24,133 )   $ (21,919 )

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     (1,074,677 )     (618,914 )     (891,222 )     477,452  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (15,888 )     1,562       (20,283 )     7,970  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     (846,330 )     (626,918 )     (935,638 )     463,503  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     1,656,055       378,696       1,133,702       —    

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     868,713       531,227       (1,514,608 )     3,141,059  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (220,931 )     (45,736 )     (162,214 )     (72,977 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (208,877 )     (74,726 )     (183,528 )     (121,287 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     2,094,960       789,461       (726,648 )     2,946,795  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,248,630       162,543       (1,662,286 )     3,410,298  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     162,543       —         3,410,298       —    
                                

End of the period

   $ 1,411,173     $ 162,543     $ 1,748,012     $ 3,410,298  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Fidelity VIP Contrafund®
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP Equity-Income
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (39,462 )   $ 21,753     $ 91,384     $ 262,666  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     7,340,283       3,071,627       1,858,082       1,796,402  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     (3,538,425 )     (742,450 )     (1,827,880 )     56,673  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     3,762,396       2,350,930       121,586       2,115,741  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     1,527,899       2,107,264       241,396       1,398,105  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     (838,156 )     159,493       (544,832 )     1,713,424  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (1,196,685 )     (1,439,871 )     (743,061 )     (637,863 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (1,359,119 )     (1,425,496 )     (863,987 )     (794,159 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     (1,866,061 )     (598,610 )     (1,910,484 )     1,679,507  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     1,896,335       1,752,320       (1,788,898 )     3,795,248  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     24,195,515       22,443,195       15,203,106       11,407,858  
                                

End of the period

   $ 26,091,850     $ 24,195,515     $ 13,414,208     $ 15,203,106  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, Except as Noted

 

     Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP Index 500
Subaccount
 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operations

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (44,754 )   $ (14,441 )   $ 143,359     $ 15,440  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     390,535       140,470       210,055       50,061  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments

     535,763       (1,851 )     (143,848 )     385,117  
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations

     881,544       124,178       209,566       450,618  

Contract transactions

        

Net contract purchase payments

     1,318,595       477,058       1,978,623       1,845,319  

Transfer payments from (to) other subaccounts or general account

     1,456,240       (55,156 )     489,254       644,246  

Contract terminations, withdrawals, and other deductions

     (239,908 )     (194,190 )     (311,258 )     (67,314 )

Contract maintenance charges

     (352,921 )     (270,579 )     (577,399 )     (413,676 )
                                

Increase (decrease) in net assets from contract transactions

     2,182,006       (42,867 )     1,579,220       2,008,575  
                                

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     3,063,550       81,311       1,788,786       2,459,193  

Net assets:

        

Beginning of the period

     3,811,402       3,730,091       4,682,372       2,223,179  
                                

End of the period

   $ 6,874,952     $ 3,811,402     $ 6,471,158     $ 4,682,372  
                                

See accompanying notes.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

The WRL Series Life Account (the “Life Account”) was established as a variable accumulation deferred annuity 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 annuity Contracts (the “Contracts”) issued by WRL:

Class A:

WRL Freedom 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

The Life Account contains multiple investment options referred to as subaccounts. Each subaccount invests exclusively in the corresponding Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) of a fund. The Life Account contains forty-two funds (collectively referred to as the “Series Funds”). Each is registered as an open-ended management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Subaccount Investment by Fund:

AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust:

JPMorgan Core Bond

Asset Allocation - Conservative

Asset Allocation - Growth

Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth

Asset Allocation - Moderate

International Moderate Growth

MFS International Equity

Capital Guardian US Equity

Capital Guardian Value

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

Federated Market Opportunity

Transamerica Science & Technology

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value

JPMorgan Enhanced Index

Marsico Growth

BlackRock Large Cap Value

MFS High Yield

Munder Net50

PIMCO Total Return

Legg Mason Partners All Cap

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

Templeton Transamerica Global

Third Avenue Value

Transamerica Balanced

Transamerica Convertible Securities

Transamerica Equity

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

Transamerica Money Market

Transamerica Small/MidCap Value

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

Transamerica Value Balanced

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth

Life Account classes A, B and C invest in AEGON Transamerica Series Trust initial class shares.

Variable Insurance Products Fund-Service Class 2:

Fidelity VIP Contrafund®

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities

Fidelity VIP Index 500

Profunds

ProFund VP Bull

ProFund VP Money Market

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100

ProFund VP Short Small-Cap

ProFund VP Small-Cap

Each period reported on reflects a full twelve month period except as follows:

 

Subaccount

  

Inception Date

MFS High Yield

   May 1, 2003

Transamerica Small/Mid Cap Value

   May 1, 2004

Fidelity VIP Index 500 Portfolio

   May 1, 2004

International Moderate Growth

   May 1, 2006

ProFund VP Bull

   June 12, 2006

ProFund VP Money Market

   June 12, 2006

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100

   June 12, 2006

ProFund VP Short Small-Cap

   June 12, 2006

ProFund VP Small-Cap

   June 12, 2006

The following Portfolio name changes were made effective during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Portfolio

  

Formerly

JPMorgan Core Bond

   AEGON Bond

Federated Market Opportunity

   Federated Growth & Income

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value

   J.P. Morgan Mid-Cap Value

JPMorgan Enhanced Index

   JP Morgan Enhanced Index

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100

   ProFund VP OTC

Investments

Net purchase payments received by the Life Account are invested in the portfolios of the Series Funds, as selected by the contract owner. Investments are stated at the closing net asset values per share on December 31, 2007.

Realized capital gains and losses from the sales of shares in the Series Funds are determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed) and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Unrealized gains or losses from investments in the mutual funds are included in the Statements of Operations.

Dividend Income

Dividends received from the Series Funds investments are reinvested to purchase additional mutual fund shares.

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

2. Investments

The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the period ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

     Purchases    Sales

AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc.:

     

JPMorgan Core Bond

   $ 6,939,941    $ 5,814,140

Asset Allocation - Conservative

     13,367,639      9,569,850

Asset Allocation - Growth

     82,084,718      18,729,726

Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth

     63,573,288      17,411,897

Asset Allocation - Moderate

     20,596,772      9,582,705

International Moderate Growth

     7,261,087      868,670

MFS International Equity

     28,322,029      15,943,690

Capital Guardian US Equity

     327,919      212,820

Capital Guardian Value

     1,543,448      2,100,151

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

     33,721,998      35,205,481

Federated Market Opportunity

     9,084,503      21,271,020

Transamerica Science & Technology

     12,798,670      3,280,621

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value

     1,367,167      4,223,557

JPMorgan Enhanced Index

     1,118,570      517,612

Marsico Growth

     5,260,651      2,138,449

BlackRock Large Cap Value

     13,914,662      11,265,925

MFS High Yield

     5,023,621      5,925,175

Munder Net50

     6,771,181      5,001,439

PIMCO Total Return

     14,209,438      12,294,933

Legg Mason Partners All Cap

     5,304,441      6,278,773

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

     11,186,596      7,804,406

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

     6,191,376      4,589,135

Templeton Transamerica Global

     13,995,097      26,925,633

Third Avenue Value

     35,311,456      23,099,792

Transamerica Balanced

     1,750,338      822,023

Transamerica Convertible Securities

     3,034,461      1,364,513

Transamerica Equity

     47,692,439      106,322,096

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

2. Investments (continued)

 

     Purchases    Sales

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

   $ 11,943,424    $ 7,319,248

Transamerica Money Market

     53,157,736      43,319,843

Transamerica Small/MidCap Value

     13,059,608      1,926,711

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

     1,382,863      687,360

Transamerica Value Balanced

     7,231,325      14,746,767

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth

     5,750,956      25,486,455

Profunds

     

ProFund VP Bull

     36,909,855      43,925,594

ProFund VP Money Market

     90,389,635      65,343,929

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100

     35,914,784      24,068,346

ProFund VP Short Small-Cap

     70,011,320      67,672,868

ProFund VP Small-Cap

     68,475,145      69,046,423

Variable Insurance Products Fund (VIP) - Service Class 2:

     

Fidelity VIP Contrafund®

     8,009,040      3,583,668

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income

     3,137,023      3,813,443

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities

     3,539,777      1,383,528

Fidelity VIP Index 500

     3,066,223      1,343,643

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     JPMorgan
Core Bond

Subaccount
    Asset
Allocation -

Conservative
Subaccount
    Asset
Allocation -
Growth

Subaccount
    Asset
Allocation -
Moderate

Growth
Subaccount
    Asset
Allocation -
Moderate

Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   1,616,926     1,894,040     13,233,464     16,902,523     5,643,157  

Units purchased

   489,446     751,361     8,801,934     9,221,661     2,751,668  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (611,110 )   (785,759 )   (4,129,984 )   (5,151,832 )   (1,931,934 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   1,495,262     1,859,642     17,905,414     20,972,352     6,462,891  

Units purchased

   1,581,519     1,997,160     16,000,668     16,353,405     5,135,777  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (1,574,246 )   (1,834,556 )   (13,110,457 )   (14,231,998 )   (4,694,883 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   1,502,535     2,022,246     20,795,625     23,093,759     6,903,785  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     International
Moderate
Growth
Subaccount (1)
    MFS
International
Equity
Subaccount
    Capital
Guardian
US Equity
Subaccount
    Capital
Guardian
Value
Subaccount
    Clarion
Global Real
Estate
Securities
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   —       3,355,533     123,344     221,067     2,346,482  

Units purchased

   283,124     2,569,006     30,090     183,243     1,518,607  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (83,904 )   (1,379,405 )   (28,093 )   (74,485 )   (772,172 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   199,220     4,545,134     125,341     329,825     3,092,917  

Units purchased

   1,039,286     5,493,346     19,152     113,866     3,418,883  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (459,277 )   (5,518,137 )   (21,720 )   (170,503 )   (3,870,973 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   779,229     4,520,343     122,773     273,188     2,640,827  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     Federated
Market
Opportunity
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Science &
Technology
Subaccount
    JPMorgan
Mid Cap
Value
Subaccount
    JPMorgan
Enhanced
Index
Subaccount
    Marsico
Growth
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   3,758,586     2,830,782     1,489,231     109,037     1,584,536  

Units purchased

   940,857     485,219     17,693     41,724     487,947  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (1,227,024 )   (800,589 )   (434,479 )   (26,330 )   (650,090 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   3,472,419     2,515,412     1,072,445     124,431     1,422,393  

Units purchased

   2,919,178     707,767     715,248     92,694     1,529,607  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (3,366,281 )   994,358     (934,513 )   (54,466 )   (1,284,441 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   3,025,316     4,217,537     853,180     162,659     1,667,559  
                              

 

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     BlackRock
Large Cap
Value
Subaccount
    MFS High
Yield
Subaccount
    Munder
Net50
Subaccount
    PIMCO
Total
Return
Subaccount
    Legg Mason
Partners All
Cap
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   2,618,758     120,203     1,441,506     1,100,536     3,199,406  

Units purchased

   912,645     193,198     589,522     674,489     697,467  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (820,196 )   (136,651 )   (795,875 )   (862,026 )   (1,028,030 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   2,711,207     176,750     1,235,153     912,999     2,868,843  

Units purchased

   2,743,268     414,513     1,755,350     2,083,958     2,280,925  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (2,923,739 )   (489,155 )   (1,629,742 )   (1,936,591 )   (2,492,784 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   2,530,736     102,108     1,360,761     1,060,366     2,656,984  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     T. Rowe
Price Equity
Income
Subaccount
    T. Rowe
Price Small
Cap
Subaccount
    Templeton
Transamerica
Global
Subaccount
    Third
Avenue
Value
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Balanced
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   1,821,470     2,719,220     10,257,628     4,469,405     328,735  

Units purchased

   921,481     979,284     1,718,803     1,645,081     172,566  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (567,988 )   (1,922,065 )   (2,365,313 )   (1,494,184 )   (122,081 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   2,174,963     1,776,439     9,611,118     4,620,302     379,220  

Units purchased

   2,503,795     1,722,378     10,411,900     4,357,428     450,269  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (2,496,356 )   (1,771,218 )   (10,828,543 )   (4,695,968 )   (389,374 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   2,182,402     1,727,599     9,194,475     4,281,762     440,115  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     Transamerica
Convertible
Securities
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Equity
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Money
Market
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Small/
MidCap
Value
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   194,922     19,781,930     4,146,742     2,433,155     365,422  

Units purchased

   185,687     47,273,875     1,474,760     3,645,016     664,035  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (176,915 )   (6,800,780 )   (1,563,169 )   (3,513,826 )   (287,468 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   203,694     60,255,025     4,058,333     2,564,345     741,989  

Units purchased

   336,239     58,374,762     4,086,336     6,468,906     940,173  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (260,256 )   (63,646,865 )   (4,107,033 )   (5,999,335 )   (405,274 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   279,677     54,982,922     4,037,636     3,033,916     1,276,888  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     Transamerica
U.S.
Government
Securities
Subaccount
    Transamerica
Value
Balanced
Subaccount
    Van
Kampen
Mid-Cap
Growth
Subaccount
    ProFund VP
Bull
Subaccount (1)
    ProFund VP
Money
Market
Subaccount (1)
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   78,026     6,898,186     8,766,841     —       —    

Units purchased

   48,939     950,602     1,518,373     1,205,279     3,228,678  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (68,406 )   (1,524,200 )   (2,287,791 )   (468,565 )   (3,084,493 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   58,559     6,324,588     7,997,423     736,714     144,185  

Units purchased

   136,808     5,859,252     8,281,549     3,735,673     10,320,616  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (78,039 )   (6,339,822 )   (8,630,693 )   (4,372,638 )   (7,933,653 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   117,328     5,844,018     7,648,279     99,749     2,531,148  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     ProFund VP
NASDAQ-100
Subaccount (1)
    ProFund VP
Short
Small-Cap
Subaccount (1)
    ProFund VP
Small-Cap
Subaccount (1)
    Fidelity VIP
Contrafund®
Subaccount
    Fidelity VIP
Equity-
Income
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   —       —       —       1,835,666     905,391  

Units purchased

   640,243     2,512,744     2,719,436     668,658     382,794  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (559,372 )   (2,494,294 )   (2,416,178 )   (712,415 )   (273,056 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   80,871     18,450     303,258     1,791,909     1,015,129  

Units purchased

   3,444,853     10,462,230     7,653,547     1,550,611     940,672  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (2,569,679 )   (10,326,065 )   (7,796,442 )   (1,680,296 )   (1,063,370 )
                              

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   956,045     154,615     160,363     1,662,224     892,431  
                              

 

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WRL Series Life Account

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December 31, 2007

 

3. Accumulation Units Outstanding

A summary of changes in equivalent accumulation units outstanding follows:

 

     Fidelity VIP
Growth
Opportunities
Subaccount
    Fidelity
VIP Index
500
Subaccount
 

Units outstanding at January 1, 2006

   455,162     187,457  

Units purchased

   166,367     323,618  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (175,121 )   (166,940 )
            

Units outstanding at December 31, 2006

   446,408     344,135  

Units purchased

   819,592     277,005  

Units redeemed and transferred

   (604,918 )   (163,383 )
            

Units outstanding at December 31, 2007

   661,082     457,757  
            

 

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WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

4. Financial Highlights

The Mutual Fund Account offers various death benefit options, which have differing fees that are charged against the contract owner’s account balance. These charges are discussed in more detail in the individual's policy. Differences in the fee structures for these units result in different unit values, expense ratios, and total returns.

 

Subaccount

   Year Ended    Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

JPMorgan Core Bond

                            
   12/31/2007    1,502,535    $ 10.77    to    $ 33.47    $ 47,127,749    5.18 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   6.94 %   to    5.98 %
   12/31/2006    1,495,262      10.07    to      31.58      45,300,971    5.23     0.00     to    0.90     0.69     to    2.99  
   12/31/2005    1,616,926      10.64    to      30.66      48,334,703    5.24     0.75     to    0.90     1.53     to    1.39  
   12/31/2004    1,703,657      10.48    to      30.24      51,050,290    6.75     0.75     to    0.90     3.75     to    3.59  
   12/31/2003    1,881,315      10.10    to      29.19      54,870,991    4.46     0.75     to    0.90     1.00     to    3.35  

Asset Allocation - Conservative

                
   12/31/2007    2,022,246      10.86    to      14.27      28,741,879    3.22     0.00     to    0.90     6.38     to    5.43  
   12/31/2006    1,859,642      10.21    to      13.53      25,092,450    3.28     0.00     to    0.90     2.12     to    8.47  
   12/31/2005    1,894,040      11.81    to      12.48      23,572,436    2.78     0.75     to    0.90     4.40     to    4.25  
   12/31/2004    1,545,736      11.31    to      11.97      18,488,088    0.34     0.75     to    0.90     8.89     to    8.73  
   12/31/2003    1,008,444      10.39    to      11.01      11,098,258    0.13     0.75     to    0.90     3.88     to    21.82  

Asset Allocation - Growth

                      
   12/31/2007    20,795,625      11.25    to      16.22      337,873,349    2.30     0.00     to    0.90     7.76     to    6.79  
   12/31/2006    17,905,414      10.44    to      15.19      272,418,228    0.96     0.00     to    0.90     4.36     to    14.59  
   12/31/2005    13,233,464      13.36    to      13.25      175,590,028    0.49     0.75     to    0.90     11.40     to    11.24  
   12/31/2004    9,183,811      11.99    to      11.91      109,457,913    0.09     0.75     to    0.90     13.33     to    13.16  
   12/31/2003    4,004,475      10.58    to      10.53      42,156,566    0.16     0.75     to    0.90     5.83     to    29.63  

Asset Allocation - Moderate Growth

                         
   12/31/2007    23,093,759      11.16    to      15.77      363,338,011    2.40     0.00     to    0.90     7.81     to    6.84  
   12/31/2006    20,972,352      10.35    to      14.76      308,893,207    1.64     0.00     to    0.90     3.55     to    12.82  
   12/31/2005    16,902,523      12.91    to      13.08      220,729,099    1.18     0.75     to    0.90     9.09     to    8.93  
   12/31/2004    11,678,509      11.84    to      12.01      140,127,540    0.20     0.75     to    0.90     12.69     to    12.53  
   12/31/2003    6,173,245      10.50    to      10.67      65,890,483    0.15     0.75     to    0.90     5.02     to    26.03  

 

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Subaccount

   Year Ended     Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Asset Allocation - Moderate

                            
   12/31/2007     6,903,785      11.12    to      15.06      103,347,293    3.01     0.00     to    0.90     7.96     to    6.99  
   12/31/2006     6,462,891      10.30    to      14.08      90,505,789    2.68     0.00     to    0.90     3.01     to    10.49  
   12/31/2005     5,643,157      12.30    to      12.74      71,608,709    1.89     0.75     to    0.90     6.64     to    6.49  
   12/31/2004     4,444,247      11.54    to      11.96      53,053,473    0.27     0.75     to    0.90     10.56     to    10.40  
   12/31/2003     3,023,154      10.43    to      10.84      32,761,809    0.11     0.75     to    0.90     4.34     to    23.75  

International Moderate Growth

                      
   12/31/2007     779,229      11.42    to      11.17      8,709,877    1.27     0.00     to    0.90     8.69     to    7.72  
   12/31/2006 (1)   199,220      10.50    to      10.37      2,065,761    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     5.04     to    3.67  

MFS International Equity

                         
   12/31/2007     4,520,343      15.30    to      15.30      69,174,582    0.96     0.90     to    0.90     8.17     to    8.17  
   12/31/2006     4,545,134      14.15    to      14.15      64,298,334    1.45     0.90     to    0.90     21.97     to    21.97  
   12/31/2005     3,355,533      11.60    to      11.60      38,917,877    0.78     0.90     to    0.90     11.86     to    11.86  
   12/31/2004     3,118,682      10.37    to      10.37      32,335,564    0.00     0.90     to    0.90     13.32     to    13.32  
   12/31/2003     2,848,831      9.15    to      9.15      26,065,025    0.00     0.90     to    0.90     24.17     to    24.17  

Capital Guardian US Equity

                   
   12/31/2007     122,773      13.46    to      13.46      1,652,054    0.72     0.90     to    0.90     (1.05 )   to    (1.05 )
   12/31/2006     125,341      13.60    to      13.60      1,704,480    0.54     0.90     to    0.90     9.13     to    9.13  
   12/31/2005     123,344      12.46    to      12.46      1,537,037    0.56     0.90     to    0.90     5.36     to    5.36  
   12/31/2004     117,501      11.83    to      11.83      1,389,717    0.29     0.90     to    0.90     8.79     to    8.79  
   12/31/2003     102,982      10.87    to      10.87      1,119,621    0.13     0.90     to    0.90     35.28     to    35.28  

Capital Guardian Value

                      
   12/31/2007     273,188    $ 9.64    to    $ 13.97    $ 3,833,240    1.05 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   (6.28 )%   to    (7.12 )%
   12/31/2006     329,825      10.29    to      15.04      4,985,463    1.36     0.00     to    0.90     2.86     to    15.46  
   12/31/2005     221,066      13.38    to      13.03      2,885,186    0.99     0.75     to    0.90     6.91     to    6.75  
   12/31/2004     185,493      12.52    to      12.20      2,265,839    1.07     0.75     to    0.90     15.83     to    15.66  
   12/31/2003     107,771      10.81    to      10.55      1,137,821    0.71     0.75     to    0.90     8.06     to    33.38  

 

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Subaccount

   Year Ended    Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
   Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
   Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Clarion Global Real Estate Securities

                         
   12/31/2007    2,640,827    10.07    to    30.40    78,152,720    6.51    0.00    to    0.90    (6.70 )   to    (7.54 )
   12/31/2006    3,092,917    10.80    to    32.88    99,559,341    1.41    0.00    to    0.90    7.96     to    41.01  
   12/31/2005    2,346,482    16.20    to    23.32    54,171,885    1.67    0.75    to    0.90    12.63     to    12.46  
   12/31/2004    2,253,014    14.38    to    20.74    46,575,701    2.15    0.75    to    0.90    31.87     to    31.67  
   12/31/2003    1,880,937    10.91    to    15.75    29,605,609    2.33    0.75    to    0.90    9.06     to    34.53  

Federated Market Opportunity

                            
   12/31/2007    3,025,316    10.09    to    32.50    90,239,892    3.71    0.00    to    0.90    (0.48 )   to    (1.37 )
   12/31/2006    3,472,419    10.14    to    32.96    107,177,707    1.66    0.00    to    0.90    1.38     to    1.84  
   12/31/2005    3,758,586    12.15    to    32.36    116,589,152    2.27    0.75    to    0.90    4.18     to    4.03  
   12/31/2004    3,738,868    11.67    to    31.11    115,142,865    2.74    0.75    to    0.90    8.39     to    8.23  
   12/31/2003    3,561,620    10.76    to    28.74    102,294,129    4.27    0.75    to    0.90    7.62     to    25.71  

Transamerica Science & Technology

                            
   12/31/2007    4,217,537    13.68    to    5.48    23,965,610    0.00    0.00    to    0.90    32.75     to    31.56  
   12/31/2006    2,515,412    10.31    to    4.17    10,615,667    0.00    0.00    to    0.90    3.07     to    0.11  
   12/31/2005    2,830,782    11.25    to    4.16    11,885,836    0.42    0.75    to    0.90    1.30     to    1.15  
   12/31/2004    3,284,550    11.10    to    4.11    13,578,433    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    7.25     to    7.10  
   12/31/2003    3,737,230    10.35    to    3.84    14,371,762    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    3.53     to    49.61  

JPMorgan Mid Cap Value

                      
   12/31/2007    853,180    14.82    to    17.71    15,098,211    0.97    0.75    to    0.90    2.06     to    1.91  
   12/31/2006    1,072,445    14.52    to    17.38    18,616,424    0.80    0.75    to    0.90    16.37     to    16.20  
   12/31/2005    1,489,231    12.48    to    14.96    22,237,578    0.22    0.75    to    0.90    8.34     to    8.18  
   12/31/2004    1,335,977    11.52    to    13.83    18,459,737    0.04    0.75    to    0.90    0.00     to    13.56  
   12/31/2003    1,250,497    12.18    to    12.18    15,226,569    0.11    0.90    to    0.90    30.25     to    30.25  

JPMorgan Enhanced Index

                   
   12/31/2007    162,659    10.82    to    13.85    2,265,492    1.28    0.00    to    0.90    4.54     to    3.60  
   12/31/2006    124,431    10.35    to    13.37    1,668,793    1.10    0.00    to    0.90    3.48     to    14.29  
   12/31/2005    109,037    12.08    to    11.70    1,278,225    1.31    0.75    to    0.90    2.69     to    2.54  
   12/31/2004    102,732    11.76    to    11.41    1,174,754    0.79    0.75    to    0.90    10.19     to    10.03  
   12/31/2003    86,604    10.67    to    10.37    898,846    0.51    0.75    to    0.90    6.74     to    27.79  

 

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Subaccount

   Year Ended     Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Marsico Growth

 

                              
   12/31/2007     1,667,559    $ 12.51    to    $ 12.01    $ 20,285,822    0.03 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   20.40 %   to    19.32 %
   12/31/2006     1,422,393      10.39    to      10.06      14,438,447    0.13     0.00     to    0.90     3.92     to    4.42  
   12/31/2005     1,584,536      12.12    to      9.64      15,338,318    0.08     0.75     to    0.90     7.77     to    7.62  
   12/31/2004     1,568,428      11.25    to      8.95      14,072,469    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     11.41     to    11.25  
   12/31/2003     1,242,369      10.09    to      8.05      10,004,724    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     0.90     to    0.94  

BlackRock Large Cap Value

                                 
   12/31/2007     2,530,736      10.83    to      27.70      68,941,852    0.95     0.00     to    0.90     4.64     to    3.70  
   12/31/2006     2,711,207      10.35    to      26.71      71,712,502    0.50     0.00     to    0.90     3.48     to    15.88  
   12/31/2005     2,618,758      14.75    to      23.05      60,038,994    0.68     0.75     to    0.90     15.08     to    14.91  
   12/31/2004     2,164,254      12.82    to      20.06      43,388,925    1.03     0.75     to    0.90     17.45     to    17.28  
   12/31/2003     2,231,396      10.91    to      17.10      38,151,724    0.83     0.75     to    0.90     9.13     to    28.62  

MFS High Yield

                                 
   12/31/2007     102,108      10.48    to      13.28      1,336,203    5.62     0.00     to    0.90     1.85     to    0.94  
   12/31/2006     176,750      10.29    to      13.16      2,297,300    11.44     0.00     to    0.90     2.93     to    9.96  
   12/31/2005     120,203      11.38    to      11.97      1,430,539    6.75     0.75     to    0.90     1.05     to    0.91  
   12/31/2004     30,333      11.26    to      11.86      357,424    4.56     0.75     to    0.90     8.95     to    8.81  
   12/31/2003 (1)   39,961      10.34    to      10.90      434,213    0.28     0.75     to    0.90     3.40     to    8.90  

Munder Net50

                                 
   12/31/2007     1,360,761      12.38    to      11.32      15,594,700    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     17.04     to    15.99  
   12/31/2006     1,235,153      10.57    to      9.76      12,172,185    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     5.74     to    (0.89 )
   12/31/2005     1,441,506      12.44    to      9.85      14,266,078    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     7.26     to    7.10  
   12/31/2004     1,655,749      11.60    to      9.19      15,258,930    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     14.47     to    14.31  
   12/31/2003     1,614,860      10.13    to      8.04      12,994,061    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     1.34     to    65.12  

PIMCO Total Return

                                 
   12/31/2007     1,060,366      10.94    to      12.85      13,571,965    2.52     0.00     to    0.90     8.95     to    7.97  
   12/31/2006     912,999      10.05    to      11.91      10,849,149    3.78     0.00     to    0.90     0.46     to    3.28  
   12/31/2005     1,100,536      10.68    to      11.53      12,666,656    1.95     0.75     to    0.90     1.57     to    1.42  
   12/31/2004     905,243      10.51    to      11.37      10,272,817    1.54     0.75     to    0.90     3.71     to    3.56  
   12/31/2003     839,446      10.14    to      10.98      9,211,006    1.17     0.75     to    0.90     1.35     to    3.97  

 

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Subaccount

   Year Ended    Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Legg Mason Partners All Cap

                   
   12/31/2007    2,656,984      10.59    to      16.66      44,097,690    1.32     0.00     to    0.90     1.04     to    0.13  
   12/31/2006    2,868,843      10.48    to      16.63      47,616,609    1.00     0.00     to    0.90     4.84     to    17.50  
   12/31/2005    3,199,406      11.90    to      14.16      45,229,482    0.60     0.75     to    0.90     3.30     to    3.15  
   12/31/2004    3,632,195      11.52    to      13.72      49,799,331    0.23     0.75     to    0.90     8.32     to    8.16  
   12/31/2003    3,289,258      10.63    to      12.69      41,728,574    0.39     0.75     to    0.90     6.31     to    33.95  

T. Rowe Price Equity Income

                   
   12/31/2007    2,182,402      10.74    to      13.59      29,803,993    2.18     0.00     to    0.90     3.32     to    2.39  
   12/31/2006    2,174,963      10.40    to      13.27      28,963,302    1.62     0.00     to    0.90     4.00     to    17.90  
   12/31/2005    1,821,470      12.64    to      11.25      20,551,891    1.44     0.75     to    0.90     3.33     to    3.18  
   12/31/2004    1,494,674      12.23    to      10.91      16,318,345    0.85     0.75     to    0.90     13.95     to    13.79  
   12/31/2003    854,942      10.73    to      9.59      8,199,996    0.96     0.75     to    0.90     7.35     to    25.73  

T. Rowe Price Small Cap

                
   12/31/2007    1,727,599      11.14    to      13.39      23,180,179    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     9.61     to    8.63  
   12/31/2006    1,776,439      10.17    to      12.33      21,921,541    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     1.67     to    2.67  
   12/31/2005    2,719,220      12.42    to      12.01      32,674,271    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     9.79     to    9.63  
   12/31/2004    2,141,030      11.31    to      10.95      23,455,627    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     9.54     to    9.38  
   12/31/2003    1,728,562      10.33    to      10.01      17,308,326    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     3.29     to    39.15  

Templeton Transamerica Global

                
   12/31/2007    9,194,475    $ 12.01    to    $ 33.70    $ 306,677,582    1.54 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   15.25 %   to    14.21 %
   12/31/2006    9,611,118      10.42    to      29.51      282,192,209    1.27     0.00     to    0.90     4.21     to    17.73  
   12/31/2005    10,257,628      12.31    to      25.07      256,622,724    1.05     0.75     to    0.90     6.67     to    6.51  
   12/31/2004    11,153,731      11.54    to      23.53      262,308,294    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     8.25     to    8.09  
   12/31/2003    11,515,920      10.66    to      21.77      250,696,512    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     6.65     to    22.15  

Third Avenue Value

                
   12/31/2007    4,281,762      10.52    to      29.87      123,946,756    3.90     0.00     to    0.90     1.20     to    0.29  
   12/31/2006    4,620,302      10.40    to      29.78      134,550,407    0.80     0.00     to    0.90     3.99     to    15.04  
   12/31/2005    4,469,405      15.33    to      25.89      114,190,150    0.55     0.75     to    0.90     17.92     to    17.75  
   12/31/2004    3,748,044      13.00    to      21.99      82,119,637    0.66     0.75     to    0.90     23.87     to    23.69  
   12/31/2003    3,155,343      10.50    to      17.77      56,066,993    0.45     0.75     to    0.90     4.96     to    36.04  

 

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Subaccount

   Year
Ended
   Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest

Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
   Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
   Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Transamerica Balanced

                                  
   12/31/2007    440,115    11.55    to    15.28    6,717,223    1.12    0.00    to    0.90    13.61     to    12.59  
   12/31/2006    379,220    10.17    to    13.58    5,142,053    1.00    0.00    to    0.90    1.66     to    8.15  
   12/31/2005    328,735    12.26    to    12.55    4,123,912    1.37    0.75    to    0.90    7.16     to    7.00  
   12/31/2004    320,575    11.44    to    11.73    3,758,867    1.23    0.75    to    0.90    10.32     to    10.16  
   12/31/2003    281,176    10.37    to    10.65    2,993,302    0.19    0.75    to    0.90    3.72     to    12.88  

Transamerica Convertible Securities

                   
   12/31/2007    279,677    12.19    to    16.94    4,705,341    1.85    0.00    to    0.90    18.63     to    17.57  
   12/31/2006    203,694    10.27    to    14.41    2,910,028    1.55    0.00    to    0.90    2.74     to    9.91  
   12/31/2005    194,922    11.90    to    13.11    2,542,542    2.24    0.75    to    0.90    3.11     to    2.96  
   12/31/2004    211,280    11.54    to    12.74    2,668,990    1.92    0.75    to    0.90    12.33     to    12.17  
   12/31/2003    179,538    10.27    to    11.35    2,035,207    0.17    0.75    to    0.90    2.73     to    22.56  

Transamerica Equity

                         
   12/31/2007    54,982,922    11.84    to    18.26    1,003,665,346    0.02    0.00    to    0.90    16.29     to    15.24  
   12/31/2006    60,255,025    10.18    to    15.85    954,551,153    0.00    0.00    to    0.90    1.84     to    7.75  
   12/31/2005    19,781,930    13.94    to    14.71    290,823,547    0.36    0.75    to    0.90    15.67     to    15.50  
   12/31/2004    20,350,784    12.05    to    12.73    259,098,023    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    14.94     to    14.77  
   12/31/2003    945,566    10.49    to    11.09    10,488,937    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    4.88     to    30.05  

Transamerica Growth Opportunities

                
   12/31/2007    4,037,636    12.62    to    17.41    70,373,607    0.05    0.00    to    0.90    23.09     to    21.98  
   12/31/2006    4,058,333    10.25    to    14.28    57,967,034    0.23    0.00    to    0.90    2.50     to    4.16  
   12/31/2005    4,146,742    14.01    to    13.71    56,848,783    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    15.36     to    15.19  
   12/31/2004    4,139,106    12.14    to    11.90    49,251,986    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    15.75     to    15.58  
   12/31/2003    431,388    10.49    to    10.29    4,441,137    0.00    0.75    to    0.90    4.88     to    30.04  

Transamerica Money Market

                                  
   12/31/2007    3,033,916    10.58    to    20.99    60,281,924    4.86    0.00    to    0.90    5.03     to    4.09  
   12/31/2006    2,564,345    10.08    to    20.17    50,440,206    4.68    0.00    to    0.90    0.78     to    3.80  
   12/31/2005    2,433,155    10.24    to    19.43    46,226,920    2.88    0.75    to    0.90    2.11     to    1.96  
   12/31/2004    2,386,257    10.02    to    19.05    44,846,711    0.98    0.75    to    0.90    0.25     to    0.10  
   12/31/2003    3,057,560    10.00    to    19.04    58,161,963    0.81    0.75    to    0.90    (0.01 )   to    (0.11 )

 

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Subaccount

   Year
Ended
    Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

Transamerica Small/MidCap Value

                
   12/31/2007     1,276,888      13.00    to      18.64      23,810,752    1.00     0.00     to    0.90     24.74     to    23.62  
   12/31/2006     741,989      10.42    to      15.07      11,194,015    0.97     0.00     to    0.90     4.20     to    17.00  
   12/31/2005     365,422      12.92    to      12.88      4,710,189    0.48     0.75     to    0.90     12.71     to    12.55  
   12/31/2004 (1)   62,180      11.46    to      11.45      711,890    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     21.73     to    21.56  

Transamerica U.S. Government Securities

 

             
   12/31/2007     117,328    $ 10.64    to    $ 11.91    $ 1,376,520    4.45 %   0.00 %   to    0.90 %   6.05 %   to    5.10 %
   12/31/2006     58,559      10.03    to      11.34      662,140    3.52     0.00     to    0.90     0.34     to    2.35  
   12/31/2005     78,026      10.50    to      11.08      862,890    3.81     0.75     to    0.90     1.47     to    1.32  
   12/31/2004     51,200      10.35    to      10.93      553,600    3.64     0.75     to    0.90     2.52     to    2.37  
   12/31/2003     33,527      10.09    to      10.68      356,524    2.30     0.75     to    0.90     0.93     to    2.03  

Transamerica Value Balanced

 

             
   12/31/2007     5,844,018      11.01    to      26.13      152,246,049    2.54     0.00     to    0.90     6.72     to    5.76  
   12/31/2006     6,324,588      10.32    to      24.71      155,972,878    2.55     0.00     to    0.90     3.20     to    14.24  
   12/31/2005     6,898,186      11.97    to      21.63      149,052,652    2.60     0.75     to    0.90     5.80     to    5.64  
   12/31/2004     7,584,776      11.31    to      20.47      155,232,534    1.44     0.75     to    0.90     9.14     to    8.98  
   12/31/2003     3,399,763      10.36    to      18.79      63,848,278    3.12     0.75     to    0.90     3.63     to    19.09  

Van Kampen Mid-Cap Growth

 

             
   12/31/2007     7,648,279      12.76    to      47.36      358,556,956    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     22.53     to    21.43  
   12/31/2006     7,997,423      10.41    to      39.00      310,555,164    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     4.10     to    8.93  
   12/31/2005     8,766,841      11.45    to      35.81      313,235,641    0.09     0.75     to    0.90     6.75     to    6.59  
   12/31/2004     9,381,782      10.73    to      33.59      314,876,463    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     6.34     to    6.18  
   12/31/2003     9,928,670      10.09    to      31.64      314,045,521    0.00     0.75     to    0.90     0.90     to    27.01  

ProFund VP Bull

                
   12/31/2007     99,749      10.67    to      11.75      1,172,564    0.21     0.00     to    0.90     3.55     to    2.62  
   12/31/2006 (1)   736,714      10.31    to      11.45      8,437,699    0.07     0.00     to    0.90     3.09     to    14.52  

ProFund VP Money Market

                
   12/31/2007     2,531,148      10.45    to      10.47      26,514,159    3.20     0.00     to    0.90     3.77     to    2.84  
   12/31/2006 (1)   144,185      10.07    to      10.18      1,467,986    2.09     0.00     to    0.90     0.68     to    1.81  

 

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Subaccount

   Year Ended     Units    Unit FairValue
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio
   Net Assets    Investment
Income
Ratio*
    Expense Ratio
Lowest to
Highest**
    Total Return
Corresponding to
Lowest to Highest
Expense Ratio***
 

ProFund VP NASDAQ-100

                      
   12/31/2007     956,045      11.92    to      13.33      12,749,323    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     17.62     to    16.57  
   12/31/2006 (1)   80,871      10.13    to      11.43      924,473    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     1.34     to    14.31  

ProFund VP Short Small-Cap

                         
   12/31/2007     154,615      10.26    to      9.13      1,411,173    6.97     0.00     to    0.90     4.53     to    3.59  
   12/31/2006 (1)   18,450      9.82    to      8.81      162,543    0.15     0.00     to    0.90     (1.82 )   to    (11.90 )

ProFund VP Small-Cap

                
   12/31/2007     160,363      10.01    to      10.90      1,748,012    0.23     0.00     to    0.90     (2.21 )   to    (3.09 )
   12/31/2006 (1)   303,258      10.24    to      11.25      3,410,298    0.00     0.00     to    0.90     2.39     to    12.45  

Fidelity VIP Contrafund®

                      
   12/31/2007     1,662,224    $ 15.70    to    $ 15.70    $ 26,091,850    0.74 %   0.90 %   to    0.90 %   16.25 %   to    16.25 %
   12/31/2006     1,791,909      13.50    to      13.50      24,195,515    0.98     0.90     to    0.90     10.44     to    10.44  
   12/31/2005     1,835,666      12.23    to      12.23      22,443,195    0.11     0.90     to    0.90     15.61     to    15.61  
   12/31/2004     1,426,128      10.58    to      10.58      15,081,938    0.19     0.90     to    0.90     14.13     to    14.13  
   12/31/2003     1,131,264      9.27    to      9.27      10,482,511    0.28     0.90     to    0.90     27.05     to    27.05  

Fidelity VIP Equity-Income

                
   12/31/2007     892,431      15.03    to      15.03      13,414,208    1.52     0.90     to    0.90     0.36     to    0.36  
   12/31/2006     1,015,129      14.98    to      14.98      15,203,106    3.03     0.90     to    0.90     18.86     to    18.86  
   12/31/2005     905,391      12.60    to      12.60      11,407,858    1.54     0.90     to    0.90     4.63     to    4.63  
   12/31/2004     1,044,759      12.04    to      12.04      12,581,219    1.36     0.90     to    0.90     10.24     to    10.24  
   12/31/2003     957,570      10.92    to      10.92      10,460,293    1.43     0.90     to    0.90     28.87     to    28.87  

Fidelity VIP Growth Opportunities

                
   12/31/2007     661,082      10.40    to      10.40      6,874,952    0.00     0.90     to    0.90     21.80     to    21.80  
   12/31/2006     446,408      8.54    to      8.54      3,811,402    0.47     0.90     to    0.90     4.18     to    4.18  
   12/31/2005     455,162      8.20    to      8.20      3,730,091    0.67     0.90     to    0.90     7.71     to    7.71  
   12/31/2004     472,044      7.61    to      7.61      3,591,536    0.32     0.90     to    0.90     5.93     to    5.93  
   12/31/2003     432,103      7.18    to      7.18      3,103,466    0.40     0.90     to    0.90     28.25     to    28.25  

Fidelity VIP Index 500

                   
   12/31/2007     457,757      10.86    to      13.56      6,471,158    3.39     0.00     to    0.90     5.18     to    4.24  
   12/31/2006     344,135      10.33    to      13.01      4,682,372    1.24     0.00     to    0.90     3.27     to    14.41  
   12/31/2005     187,457      12.04    to      11.37      2,223,179    0.96     0.75     to    0.90     3.78     to    3.63  
   12/31/2004 (1)   49,601      11.60    to      10.98      560,487    0.18     0.75     to    0.90     9.52     to    14.53  

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co.

WRL Series Life Account

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2007

 

5. Administrative, Mortality, and Expense Risk Charge

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.

A daily charge equal to an annual rate from 0.00% and 0.90% of average daily net assets is assessed to compensate WRL for assumption of mortaility and expense risks in connection with the 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.

 

6. Income Taxes

Operations of the Life Account form a part of WRL, which is taxed as a life insurance company under Subchapter L of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). The operations of the Life Account are accounted for separately from other operations of WRL for purposes of federal income taxation. The Life Account is not separately taxable as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code and is not otherwise taxable as an entity separate from WRL. Under existing federal income tax laws, the income of the Life Account is not taxable to WRL, as long as earnings are credited under the variable annuity contracts.

 

7. Dividend Distributions

Dividends are not declared by the Life Account, since the increase in the value of the underlying investment in the Series Funds is reflected daily in the accumulation unit price used to calculate the equity value within the Life Account. Consequently, a dividend distribution by the underlying Series Funds does not change either the accumulation unit price or equity values within the Life Account.

 

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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, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007. Our audit 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 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 Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits 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 Ohio Department of Insurance, which practices differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The variances between such practices and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles also are described in Note 1. The effects on the financial statement 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 U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, the financial position of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio at December 31, 2007 and 2006, or the results of its operations or its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007.

 

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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, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Ohio Department of Insurance. 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 2006 Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio changed its accounting for investments in certain low income housing tax credit properties.

March 28, 2008

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Admitted assets

     

Cash and invested assets:

     

Bonds

   $ 696,849    $ 623,828

Preferred stocks

     4,673      4,796

Common stocks of affiliated entities (cost: 2007-$20,659 and 2006-$19,901)

     24,397      23,000

Mortgage loans on real estate

     24,493      25,548

Home office properties

     38,574      39,428

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     45,633      112,307

Policy loans

     410,844      344,781

Other invested assets

     10,358      11,993
             

Total cash and invested assets

     1,255,821      1,185,681

Net deferred income tax asset

     30,879      30,527

Premiums deferred and uncollected

     4,970      5,027

Reinsurance receivable

     8,579      3,235

Receivable from parent, subsidiaries and affiliates

     16,005      31,579

Investment income due and accrued

     7,722      6,941

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     63,948      61,729

Other admitted assets

     7,386      7,665

Separate account assets

     10,373,595      10,196,130
             

Total admitted assets

   $ 11,768,905    $ 11,528,514
             

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Balance Sheets – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except per Share Amounts)

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Liabilities and capital and surplus

    

Liabilities:

    

Aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

    

Life

   $ 1,055,742     $ 986,405  

Annuity

     596,029       636,572  

Life policy and contract claim reserves

     15,373       12,884  

Liability for deposit-type contracts

     16,119       16,456  

Other policyholders’ funds

     50       50  

Remittances and items not allocated

     9,202       10,526  

Borrowed funds

     —         18,885  

Federal and foreign income taxes payable

     973       9,508  

Transfers to separate account due or accrued

     (888,410 )     (931,425 )

Asset valuation reserve

     7,096       5,858  

Funds held under coinsurance and other reinsurance treaties

     16,541       16,095  

Payable to affiliates

     37,892       41,262  

Amounts incurred under modified coinsurance agreements

     3,607       4,351  

Payable for securities

     —         865  

Unearned investment income

     10,472       9,589  

Other liabilities

     25,921       27,405  

Separate account liabilities

     10,373,595       10,196,130  
                

Total liabilities

     11,280,202       11,061,416  

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

     151,259       151,781  

Unassigned surplus

     334,944       312,817  
                

Total capital and surplus

     488,703       467,098  
                

Total liabilities and capital and surplus

   $ 11,768,905     $ 11,528,514  
                

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Statements of Operations – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Revenues:

      

Premiums and other considerations, net of reinsurance:

      

Life

   $ 583,890     $ 582,936     $ 578,361  

Annuity

     429,894       584,189       568,168  

Net investment income

     68,832       64,109       86,812  

Amortization of interest maintenance reserve

     (510 )     (437 )     45  

Commissions and expense allowances on reinsurance ceded

     11,826       9,385       3,383  

Reserve adjustments on reinsurance ceded

     10,216       8,451       (1,018 )

Income from fees associated with investment management, administration and contract guarantees for separate accounts

     137,410       128,081       114,078  

Income earned on company owned life insurance

     2,323       2,257       2,267  

Income from administrative service agreement with affiliate

     38,629       36,528       —    

Other income

     6,130       5,320       7,615  
                        
     1,288,640       1,420,819       1,359,711  

Benefits and expenses:

      

Benefits paid or provided for:

      

Life

     74,138       65,610       80,266  

Surrender benefits

     1,206,556       1,047,578       963,670  

Annuity benefits

     49,912       47,275       40,836  

Other benefits

     1,564       2,587       2,586  

Increase (decrease) in aggregate reserves for policies and contracts:

      

Life

     69,337       34,451       511,178  

Annuity

     (40,543 )     (56,276 )     (78,445 )
                        
     1,360,964       1,141,225       1,520,091  

Insurance expenses:

      

Commissions

     174,497       167,682       156,876  

General insurance expenses

     111,553       101,204       92,552  

Taxes, licenses and fees

     20,455       16,459       15,204  

Net transfers from separate accounts

     (576,044 )     (186,676 )     (571,654 )

Other expenses

     947       1,274       1,527  
                        
     (268,592 )     99,943       (305,495 )
                        

Total benefits and expenses

     1,092,372       1,241,168       1,214,596  
                        

Gain from operations before dividends to policyholders, federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     196,268       179,651       145,115  

Dividends to policyholders

     27       29       30  
                        

Gain from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     196,241       179,622       145,085  

Federal income tax expense

     61,963       67,978       39,955  
                        

Income from operations before net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

     134,278       111,644       105,130  

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments (net of related federal income taxes and amounts transferred to interest maintenance reserve)

     (2,623 )     345       (584 )
                        

Net income

   $ 131,655     $ 111,989     $ 104,546  
                        

See accompanying notes.

 

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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, 2005

   $ 2,500    $ 151,019     $ 124,402     $ 277,921  

Net income

     —        —         104,546       104,546  

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

     —        —         17,411       17,411  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —         (27,593 )     (27,593 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —         (2,828 )     (2,828 )

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —         (259 )     (259 )

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —         (241 )     (241 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —         22,511       22,511  

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

     —        —         (1,185 )     (1,185 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        1,166       —         1,166  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2005

     2,500      152,185       236,764       391,449  

Net income

     —        —         111,989       111,989  

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

     —        —         (43,656 )     (43,656 )

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —         (42,577 )     (42,577 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —         7,027       7,027  

Change in liability for reinsurance in unauthorized companies

     —        —         259       259  

Change in surplus in separate accounts

     —        —         (141 )     (141 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —         24,874       24,874  

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —         (2,000 )     (2,000 )

Cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles

     —        —         1       1  

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

     —        —         (969 )     (969 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        (404 )     —         (404 )

Correction of prior year error

     —        —         21,246       21,246  
                               

Balance at December 31, 2006

     2,500      151,781       312,817       467,098  

 

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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, 2006

   $ 2,500    $ 151,781     $ 312,817     $ 467,098  

Net income

     —        —         131,655       131,655  

Change in net unrealized capital gains and losses

     —        —         638       638  

Change in non-admitted assets

     —        —         (6,561 )     (6,561 )

Change in asset valuation reserve

     —        —         (1,238 )     (1,238 )

Change in net deferred income tax asset

     —        —         8,842       8,842  

Dividend to stockholder

     —        —         (110,000 )     (110,000 )

Surplus effect of reinsurance transaction

     —        —         (1,209 )     (1,209 )

Contributed surplus related to stock appreciation rights plan of indirect parent

     —        (522 )     —         (522 )
                               

Balance at December 31, 2007

   $ 2,500    $ 151,259     $ 334,944     $ 488,703  
                               

See accompanying notes.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Operating activities

      

Premiums collected, net of reinsurance

   $ 1,014,138     $ 1,167,315     $ 1,144,956  

Net investment income received

     73,854       71,408       92,755  

Miscellaneous income received

     204,010       187,060       118,762  

Benefit and loss related payments

     (1,333,939 )     (1,165,987 )     (1,093,337 )

Commissions, expenses paid and aggregate write-ins for deductions

     (311,221 )     (282,359 )     (271,622 )

Net transfers to separate accounts and protected cell accounts

     619,060       191,125       88,327  

Dividends paid to policyholders

     (27 )     (29 )     (30 )

Federal and foreign income taxes paid

     (69,082 )     (60,364 )     (53,662 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     196,793       108,169       26,149  

Investing activities

      

Proceeds from investments sold, matured or repaid:

      

Bonds

     393,160       513,300       758,904  

Preferred stocks

     —         3,020       —    

Common stocks

     —         8,144       —    

Mortgage loans on real estate

     1,058       988       5,085  

Other invested assets

     —         —         3,750  

Miscellaneous proceeds

     7       962       245  
                        

Total investment proceeds

     394,225       526,414       767,984  

Cost of investments acquired:

      

Bonds

     (467,479 )     (465,786 )     (778,751 )

Preferred stocks

     —         (2,488 )     —    

Common stocks

     (758 )     (4,126 )     —    

Mortgage loans on real estate

     —         (8,501 )     (6,208 )

Real estate

     (36 )     (39 )     (153 )

Other invested assets

     (1,335 )     (484 )     (1,007 )

Miscellaneous applications

     (4,506 )     —         (31,061 )
                        

Total cost of investments acquired

     (474,114 )     (481,424 )     (817,180 )

Net increase in policy loans

     (66,063 )     (44,319 )     (20,804 )
                        

Net cost of investments acquired

     (540,177 )     (525,743 )     (837,984 )
                        

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (145,952 )     671       (70,000 )

 

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Statements of Cash Flow – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31
     2007     2006     2005

Financing and miscellaneous activities

      

Cash provided (applied):

      

Borrowed funds received (returned)

   $ (18,791 )   $ 12,384     $ 6,407

Net deposits (withdrawals) on deposit-type contracts and other insurance liabilities

     (835 )     (5,334 )     5,284

Dividends to stockholder

     (110,000 )     (2,000 )     —  

Other cash provided (applied)

     12,111       (31,789 )     38,787
                      

Net cash provided by (used in) financing and miscellaneous activities

     (117,515 )     (26,739 )     50,478
                      

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     (66,674 )     82,101       6,627

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments:

      

Beginning of year

     112,307       30,206       23,579
                      

End of year

   $ 45,633     $ 112,307     $ 30,206
                      

Noncash proceeds:

      

Hybrid schedule reclass

   $ —       $ 4,308     $ —  

See accompanying notes.

 

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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

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 of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Ohio Department of Insurance, 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 fair value based on their National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) rating; 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 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 other comprehensive income for those designated as available-for-sale. Fair value for statutory purposes is based on the price published by the Securities Valuation Office of the NAIC (SVO), if available, whereas fair value for GAAP is based on quoted market prices.

 

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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)

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 (e.g., CMO, CBO, CDO, CLO, MBS and ABS securities), 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 fair value. If high credit quality securities are adjusted, the retrospective method is used.

Investments in real estate are reported net of related obligations rather than on a gross basis as for GAAP. Real estate owned and occupied by the Company is included in investments rather than reported as an operating asset as under GAAP, and investment income and operating expenses for statutory reporting include rent for the Company’s occupancy of those properties. Changes between depreciated cost and admitted amounts are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus rather than to income as would be required under GAAP.

Valuation allowances for mortgage loans are established, if necessary, 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.

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 income statement on a pretax basis in the period that the assets giving rise to the gains or losses are sold.

 

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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)

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.

Non-admitted Assets: Certain assets designated as “non-admitted”, principally the non-admitted portion of deferred income tax assets and agent debit balances, and other assets not specifically identified as an admitted asset within the NAIC Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual are excluded from the accompanying balance sheets and are charged directly to unassigned surplus. Under GAAP, such assets are included in the balance sheet to the extent that those assets are not impaired.

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, for universal life, premiums received in excess of policy charges would not be recognized as premium revenue and benefits would represent interest credited to the account values and the excess of benefits paid over the policy account value. Under GAAP, for all annuity policies without significant mortality risk, premiums received and benefits paid would be recorded directly to the reserve liability.

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.

 

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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)

Reinsurance: Any reinsurance balance amounts deemed to be uncollectible have been written off through a charge to operations. In addition, a liability for reinsurance balances has been provided for unsecured policy reserves ceded to reinsurers not authorized to assume such business. Changes to the liability 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 incurred rather than being deferred and amortized with deferred policy acquisition costs as required under GAAP.

Deferred Income Taxes: Deferred income 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 income tax assets expected to be realized within one year of the balance sheet date or 10% of capital and surplus excluding any net deferred income tax assets, electronic data processing equipment and operating software and any net positive goodwill, plus 3) the amount of remaining gross deferred income tax assets that can be offset against existing gross deferred income tax liabilities. The remaining deferred income tax assets are non-admitted.

Deferred income taxes do not include amounts for state taxes. Under GAAP, state taxes are included in the computation of deferred income taxes, a deferred income tax asset is recorded for the amount of gross deferred income tax assets expected to be realized in all future years, and a valuation allowance is established for deferred income tax assets not realizable.

Policyholder Dividends: Policyholder dividends are recognized when declared rather than over the term of the related policies.

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 includes cash balances and investments with initial maturities of three months or less.

The effects of the foregoing variances from GAAP on the accompanying statutory-basis financial statements have not been determined by the Company, but are presumed to be material.

 

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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)

Other significant accounting policies are as follows:

Investments

Investments in bonds, except those to which the SVO has ascribed a designation of an NAIC 6, are reported at amortized cost using the interest method.

Single class and multi-class mortgage-backed/asset-backed securities, categorized as bonds, are valued at amortized cost using the interest method including anticipated prepayments, except for those with an NAIC designation of 6, which are valued at the lower of amortized cost or fair value. Prepayment assumptions are obtained from dealer surveys or internal estimates and are based on the current interest rate and economic environment. The retrospective adjustment method is used to value all such securities, except principal-only and interest-only securities, which are valued using the prospective method.

Investments in both affiliated and unaffiliated preferred stocks in good standing are reported at cost. Investments in preferred stocks not in good standing are reported at the lower of cost or fair value as determined by the SVO and the related net unrealized capital gains (losses) are reported in unassigned surplus along with any adjustment for federal income taxes.

Beginning in 2006, hybrid securities, not classified as debt by the SVO, are reported as preferred stock. Hybrid securities, as defined by the NAIC, are securities designed with characteristics of both debt and equity and provide protection to the issuer’s senior note holders. Reclassifications of securities from bonds to preferred stock have been made by the Company in the amount of $4,308 as of December 31, 2006, due to the SVO identification of such securities. Although the classification has changed, these hybrid securities continue to meet the definition of a bond, in accordance with SSAP No. 26, Bonds, excluding Loan-backed and Structured Securities and therefore, are reported at amortized cost based upon their NAIC rating. A corresponding reclassification was not made as of December 31, 2007 or 2005.

Common stocks of noninsurance subsidiaries are reported based on underlying audited GAAP equity. The net change in the subsidiaries’ equity is included in the change in net unrealized capital gains or losses.

There are no restrictions on common or preferred stock.

Home office properties are reported at cost less allowances for depreciation. Depreciation of home office properties is computed principally by the straight-line method.

 

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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)

Short-term investments include investments with remaining maturities of one year or less at the time of acquisition and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Cash equivalents are short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less and are principally stated at amortized cost.

Mortgage loans are reported at unpaid principal balances, less an allowance for impairment. A mortgage loan is considered to be impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all principal and interest amounts due according to the contractual terms of the mortgage agreement. When management determines that the impairment is other than temporary, the mortgage loan is written down to realizable value and a realized loss is recognized.

Policy loans are reported at unpaid principal balances. Other “admitted assets” are valued principally at cost.

Investments in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties are valued at amortized cost. Tax credits are recognized in operations in the tax reporting year in which the tax credit is utilized by the Company.

Realized capital gains and losses are determined using specific identification and are recorded net of related federal income taxes. Changes in admitted asset carrying amounts of bonds, mortgage loans, preferred and common stocks are credited or charged directly to unassigned surplus.

The carrying values of all investments are reviewed on an ongoing basis for credit deterioration or changes in estimated cash flows. 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 2007, 2006 and 2005 net realized capital (losses) gains of $(177), $(2,235) and $(2,416), respectively, were credited to the IMR rather than being immediately recognized in the statements of operations. Amortization of these net (losses) gains aggregated $(510), $(437) and $45, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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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)

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 $13, $20 and $28 has been excluded for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, with respect to such practices.

For dollar reverse repurchase agreements, the Company receives cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the market value of the securities transferred by the Company in the transaction as of the transaction date. Cash received as collateral will be invested as needed or used for general corporate purposes of the Company. At December 31, 2006, securities with a book value of $18,544, and a market value of $18,767, were subject to dollar reverse repurchase agreements. The Company did not participate in dollar reverse repurchase agreements as of December 31, 2007.

Derivative Instruments

Futures are marked to market on a daily basis and a cash payment is made or received by the Company. These payments are recognized as realized gains or losses in the financial statements.

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 are recognized over the premium paying periods of the related policies. Premiums received for annuity policies without mortality or morbidity risk are recorded using deposit accounting, and recorded directly to an appropriate policy reserve account, without recognizing premium income.

Aggregate Reserves for Policies and Contracts

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. The Company waives deduction of deferred fractional premiums upon death and refunds portions of premiums beyond the date of death. Surrender values on policies do not exceed the corresponding benefit reserves. Additional premiums are charged or additional mortality charges are assessed for policies issued on substandard lives according to underwriting classification. Additional reserves are established when the results of cash flow testing under various interest rate scenarios indicate the need for such reserves or the net premiums exceed the gross premiums on any insurance in force.

 

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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)

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, 1980 and 2001 Commissioners’ Standard Ordinary Mortality Tables. The reserves are calculated using interest rates ranging from 2.0 to 5.5 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 4.0 to 11.25 percent and mortality rates, where appropriate, from a variety of tables.

The liabilities related to guaranteed investment contracts and policyholder funds left on deposit with the Company generally are equal to fund balances less applicable surrender charges.

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.

Liability for Deposit-Type Contracts

Deposit-type contracts do not incorporate risk from the death or disability of policyholders. These types of contracts may include supplemental contracts and certain annuity contracts. Deposits and withdrawals received on these contracts are recorded as a direct increase or decrease to the liability balance, and are not reflected as premiums, benefits or changes in reserve in the statement of operations.

 

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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)

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 recoverable losses have been reported as a reduction of premium income and benefits, respectively.

Separate Accounts

Separate accounts held by the Company primarily represent funds which are administered for individual variable universal life and variable annuity contracts. 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 consist of shares in funds, considered common stock investments, which are valued daily and carried at fair value. The separate accounts, held for individual policyholders, do not have any minimum guarantees, and the investment risks associated with the fair value changes are borne entirely by the policyholder.

The Company received variable contract premiums of $910,067, $1,092,584 and $1,095,820, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, 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.

Income and gains and losses with respect to the assets in the separate accounts accrue to the benefit of the contract owners and, accordingly, the operations of the separate accounts are not included in the accompanying financial statements. In addition, the Company received $137,410, $128,081 and $114,078, in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, related to fees associated with investment management, administration and contractual guarantees for separate accounts.

 

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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)

Stock Option Plan and Stock Appreciation Rights Plans

Prior to 2002 and in 2005 through 2007, AEGON N.V. sponsored a stock option plan for eligible employees of the company. Pursuant to the plan, the option price at the date of grant is equal to the market value of the stock. Under statutory accounting principles, the Company does not record any expense related to this plan. However, the Company is allowed to record a deduction in the consolidated tax return filed by the Company and certain affiliates. The tax benefit of this deduction has been credited directly to unassigned surplus.

The Company’s employees participate in various stock appreciation rights (SAR) plans issued by the Company’s indirect parent. In accordance with Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles (SSAP) No. 13, Stock Options and Stock Purchase Plans, the expense related to these plans for the Company’s employees has been charged to the Company, with an offsetting amount credited to paid-in surplus. The Company recorded an expense (benefit) of $(832), $(538) and $719 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, the Company recorded an adjustment to paid-in surplus for the income tax effect related to these plans over and above the amount reflected in the statement of operations in the amount of $310, $134 and $447 for years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2006 and 2005 financial statements to conform to the 2007 presentation.

Beginning in 2006, the manner in which the reserves on Variable Annuity and Variable Universal Life contracts are split between the separate account and general account statements was modified. This modification resulted in the contract surrender value being held as the reserve in the separate account statement, and any reserves in excess of the surrender value being held as the reserve in the general account. As a result, the total reserves held by the Company did not change, although the new reserve split resulted in an increase in the general account reserves of approximately $479,175 and an offsetting decrease in the separate account reserves by this same amount as of December 31, 2006. The 2005 general account reserves have increased by $483,831, the amount of reserves that would have been recorded as of December 31, 2005 had this new approach been implemented at that time.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

2. Accounting Changes and Corrections of Errors

Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SSAP No. 93, Accounting for Low Income Housing Tax Credit Property Investments. This statement established statutory accounting principles for investments in federal and certain state sponsored LIHTC properties. SSAP No. 93 states that LIHTC investments shall be initially recorded at cost and amortized based on the proportion of tax benefits received in the current year to the total estimated tax benefits to be allocated to the investor. Prior to 2006, the Company’s investments in LIHTC investments were reported in accordance with SSAP No. 48, Joint Ventures, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies and SSAP No. 88, Investments in Subsidiary, Controlled and Affiliated Entities and carried at audited GAAP equity. The cumulative effect is the difference between the audited GAAP equity amount at January 1, 2006 and the amortized cost assuming the new accounting principles had been applied retroactively for prior periods. As a result of the change, the Company reported a cumulative effect of a change of accounting principle that increased unassigned surplus by $1 at January 1, 2006.

During the preparation of the 2006 financial statements, the Company discovered an error in the reporting of cost basis in two of its noninsurance subsidiaries. At December 31, 2005, total cost for these subsidiaries was reported at $400, which was understated by a total of $21,246. This correction is reflected as a separate adjustment to unassigned surplus, with an offset to change in unrealized capital gains and losses in 2006. There is no income or surplus effect in the current or any prior period as a result of this correction.

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, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheets for these instruments approximate their fair values.

Bonds and Preferred Stocks: Fair values for bonds and preferred stocks are based on unit prices published by the SVO or, in the absence of SVO published unit prices or when amortized cost is used by the SVO as the unit price, quoted market prices provided by other third party organizations, where available.

For fixed maturity securities (including redeemable preferred stock) 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 the expected future cash flows using current market rates applicable to the coupon rate, credit and maturity of the investments. For equity securities that are not actively traded, estimated fair values are based on values of issues of comparable yield and quality.

 

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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)

Mortgage Loans on Real Estate: 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.

Policy Loans: Carrying value of policy loans approximates their fair value.

Separate Account Assets: The fair value of separate account assets are based on quoted market prices.

Separate Account Annuity Liabilities: Separate account annuity liabilities are based upon the fair value of the related separate account assets.

Investment Contract 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.

Payable for Securities: The carrying amounts reported in the statutory-basis balance sheets for these instruments approximate their fair values.

Fair values for the Company’s insurance contracts other than investment-type 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.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

3. Fair Values of Financial Instruments (continued)

The following sets forth a comparison of the fair values and carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Admitted assets

           

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   $ 45,633    $ 45,633    $ 112,307    $ 112,307

Bonds

     696,849      694,605      623,828      619,432

Preferred stock

     4,673      4,646      4,796      4,844

Mortgage loans on real estate

     24,493      24,249      25,548      25,556

Policy loans

     410,844      410,844      344,781      344,781

Separate account assets

     10,373,595      10,373,595      10,196,130      10,196,130

Liabilities

           

Investment contract liabilities

     607,967      606,177      652,763      652,027

Borrowed funds

     —        —        18,885      18,885

Payable for securities

     —        —        865      865

Separate account annuity liabilities

     6,137,949      6,137,949      6,287,948      6,287,948

4. Investments

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of investments in bonds and preferred stock 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, 2007

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 152,325    $ 5,531    $ —      $ 1    $ 157,855

State, municipal and other government

     4,494      115      —        58      4,551

Public utilities

     14,942      345      32      —        15,255

Industrial and miscellaneous

     193,686      2,292      1,185      1,396      193,397

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     331,402      1,787      3,673      5,969      323,547
                                  
     696,849      10,070      4,890      7,424      694,605

Unaffiliated preferred stock

     4,673      60      76      11      4,646
                                  

Total

   $ 701,522    $ 10,130    $ 4,966    $ 7,435    $ 699,251
                                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

4. Investments (continued)

 

     Carrying
Amount
   Gross
Unrealized
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses 12
Months or
More
   Gross
Unrealized
Losses Less
Than 12
Months
   Estimated
Fair Value

December 31, 2006

              

Bonds:

              

United States Government and agencies

   $ 60,003    $ 6    $ 1,763    $ 68    $ 58,178

State, municipal and other government

     6,851      240      1      —        7,090

Public utilities

     23,975      397      102      —        24,270

Industrial and miscellaneous

     184,399      2,577      2,703      360      183,913

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     348,600      1,281      3,553      347      345,981
                                  
     623,828      4,501      8,122      775      619,432

Unaffiliated preferred stock

     4,796      129      81      —        4,844
                                  

Total

   $ 628,624    $ 4,630    $ 8,203    $ 775    $ 624,276
                                  

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities in an unrealized loss position greater than or equal to twelve months, the Company held 57 and 81 securities with a carrying amount of $181,439 and $312,735 and an unrealized loss of $4,966 and $8,203, with an average price of 97.3 and 98.3 (NAIC fair value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 97.43% and 98.92% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $4,645 and $7,999, respectively.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for securities that have been in a continuous loss position for less than twelve months, the Company held 59 and 54 securities with a carrying amount of $181,236 and $132,359 and an unrealized loss of $7,435 and $775 with an average price of 95.9 and 99.9 (NAIC fair value/amortized cost). Of this portfolio, 93.47% and 87.39% were investment grade with associated unrealized losses of $7,145 and $588, respectively.

The Company closely monitors below investment grade holdings and those investment grade issuers where the Company has concerns. The Company also regularly monitors industry sectors. Securities in unrealized loss positions that are considered other than temporary are written down to fair value. The Company considers relevant facts and circumstances in evaluating whether the impairment is other than temporary including: (1) the probability of the Company collecting all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the security in affect at the date of acquisition; and (2) the Company’s decision to sell a security prior to its maturity at an amount below its carrying amount. Additionally, financial condition, near term prospects of the issuer and nationally recognized credit rating changes are monitored. For asset-backed securities, cash flow trends and underlying levels of collateral are monitored. The Company will record a charge to the statement of operations to the extent that these securities are subsequently determined to be other than temporarily impaired.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

4. Investments (continued)

Sub-prime mortgages are loans to homebuyers who have weak or impaired credit histories, are loans that are non-conforming or are loans that are second in priority. The Company’s businesses in the United States do not sell or buy sub-prime mortgages directly. The Company’s exposure to sub-prime mortgages is related to so-called “asset-backed securities” (ABS). These securities are pools of mortgages that have been securitized and offered to investors as asset-backed securities, where the mortgages are collateral. Most of the underlying mortgages within the pool have FICO scores below 660. Therefore, the ABS has been classified by the Company as a sub-prime mortgage position. Also included in the Company’s total sub-prime mortgage position are ABS with second lien mortgages as collateral. The second lien mortgages may not necessarily have sub-prime FICO scores; however, the Company has included these ABS in its sub-prime position as it’s the second priority in terms of repayment. The Company does not have any “direct” residential mortgages to sub-prime borrowers outside of the ABS structures.

For ABS in an unrealized loss position, the Company considers them for impairment when there has been an adverse change in estimated cash flows from the cash flows previously projected at purchase, which is in accordance with SSAP 43, Loan-backed and Structured Securities. The Company did not impair any of its sub-prime mortgage positions in 2006 or 2007.

The actual cost, carrying value and fair value of the Company’s sub-prime mortgage- backed ABS holdings at December 31, 2007 are $75,364, $75,328 and $68,859, respectively.

The estimated fair value of bonds and preferred stock with gross unrealized losses is as follows:

 

     Losses 12
Months or
More
   Losses Less
Than

12 Months
   Total

December 31, 2007

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ —      $ 823    $ 823

State, municipal and other government

     —        1,851      1,851

Public utilities

     4,963      —        4,963

Industrial and miscellaneous

     61,784      48,785      110,569

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     106,518      121,865      228,383
                    
     173,265      173,324      346,589

Preferred stock

     3,207      477      3,684
                    
   $ 176,472    $ 173,801    $ 350,273
                    

 

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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, 2006

        

Bonds:

        

United States Government and agencies

   $ 53,336    $ 3,382    $ 56,718

State, municipal and other government

     345      —        345

Public utilities

     7,904      4,999      12,903

Industrial and miscellaneous

     96,635      29,104      125,739

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     142,988      94,099      237,087
                    
     301,208      131,584      432,792

Preferred stock

     3,324      —        3,324
                    
   $ 304,532    $ 131,584    $ 436,116
                    

The carrying amount and fair value of bonds at December 31, 2007, 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

   $ 24,050    $ 24,063

Due one through five years

     142,162      141,987

Due five through ten years

     39,191      39,448

Due after ten years

     160,044      165,560
             
     365,447      371,058

Mortgage and other asset-backed securities

     331,402      323,547
             
   $ 696,849    $ 694,605
             

 

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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  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income:

      

Bonds

   $ 32,953     $ 32,693     $ 30,014  

Preferred stocks

     264       421       —    

Common stock of affiliated entities

     6,160       10,010       35,871  

Mortgage loans on real estate

     1,501       1,183       2,013  

Real estate-home office properties

     7,243       7,400       7,316  

Policy loans

     22,127       18,870       17,266  

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     9,852       4,722       2,090  

Other

     (2,503 )     (2,443 )     451  
                        

Gross investment income

     77,597       72,856       95,021  

Investment expenses

     (8,765 )     (8,747 )     (8,209 )
                        

Net investment income

   $ 68,832     $ 64,109     $ 86,812  
                        

Investment expenses include expenses for the occupancy of company-owned property of $3,759, $3,668 and $3,649 during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as well as depreciation expense on these properties of $890, $887 and $880, respectively.

Proceeds from sales and maturities of debt securities and related gross realized gains and losses were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Proceeds

   $ 393,160     $ 521,904     $ 758,904  
                        

Gross realized gains

   $ 2,154     $ 1,685     $ 1,555  

Gross realized losses

     (2,426 )     (4,689 )     (5,273 )
                        

Net realized losses

   $ (272 )   $ (3,004 )   $ (3,718 )
                        

At December 31, 2007, bonds with an aggregate carrying value of $3,795 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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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  
     2007     2006     2005  

Debt securities

   $ (272 )   $ (3,004 )   $ (3,718 )

Common stock

     —         (20 )     —    

Cash equivalents

     (1,230 )     —         —    

Derivatives

     (2,240 )     (858 )     (78 )

Other invested assets

     (164 )     952       26  
                        
     (3,906 )     (2,930 )     (3,770 )

Tax benefit

     1,106       1,040       770  

Transfer to interest maintenance reserve

     177       2,235       2,416  
                        

Net realized capital gains (losses) on investments

   $ (2,623 )   $ 345     $ (584 )
                        
     Changes in Unrealized  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Common stocks

   $ 638     $ (43,656 )   $ 18,801  

Other invested assets

     —         —         (1,390 )
                        

Change in unrealized capital gains and losses

   $ 638     $ (43,656 )   $ 17,411  
                        

The Company did not recognize any impairment write-downs for its investments in limited partnerships during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 or 2005.

Gross unrealized gains (losses) on common stocks of affiliated entities were as follows:

 

     Unrealized  
     December 31  
     2007     2006  

Unrealized gains

   $ 6,212     $ 5,574  

Unrealized losses

     (2,475 )     (2,475 )
                

Net unrealized gains

   $ 3,737     $ 3,099  
                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

4. Investments (continued)

During 2007, the Company did not issue any mortgage loans. During 2006, the Company issued one mortgage loan at an interest rate of 6.35%. The maximum percentage of any one mortgage loan to the value of the underlying real estate at origination was 72%. The Company holds the mortgage document, which gives it the right to take possession of the property if the borrower fails to perform according to the terms of the agreement.

During 2007, 2006 and 2005, no mortgage loans were foreclosed and transferred to real estate. At December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company held a mortgage loan loss reserve in the asset valuation reserve of $233, $243 and $171, respectively.

At December 31, 2007, the Company had three Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from four to ten and none of the properties were subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for holding periods ranged from nine to fifteen years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during the years 2008 to 2012 are $2,053. There were no impairment losses, write-downs or reclassifications during 2007 related to these credits.

At December 31, 2006, the Company had two Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The remaining years of unexpired tax credits ranged from five to nine and none of the properties were subject to regulatory review. The length of time remaining for holding periods ranged from ten to eleven years. The amount of contingent equity commitments expected to be paid during the years 2007 to 2016 are $2,618. There were no impairment losses, write-downs, or reclassifications during 2006 related to any of these credits.

The Company issues products providing the customer a return based on the S&P 500 index. The Company uses S&P 500 index futures contracts to hedge the liability risk associated with these products.

Derivative instruments are subject to market risk, which is the possibility that future changes in market prices may make the instruments less valuable. The Company uses derivatives as hedges, consequently, when the value of the derivative changes, the value of a corresponding hedged asset or liability will move in the opposite direction. Market risk is a consideration when changes in the value of the derivative and the hedged item do not completely offset (correlation or basis risk) which is mitigated by active measuring and monitoring.

The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains or losses during 2007, 2006 or 2005 that represented the component of derivative instruments gain or loss that was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

4. Investments (continued)

The Company did not recognize any unrealized gains or losses during 2007 or 2006 for the component of derivative instruments utilized for hedging purposes that did not qualify for hedge accounting.

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  
     2007     2006     2005  

Direct premiums

   $ 1,084,449     $ 1,229,963     $ 1,200,679  

Reinsurance assumed – affiliated

     3,853       2,382       791  

Reinsurance ceded – affiliated

     (48,572 )     (43,611 )     (36,972 )

Reinsurance ceded – non-affiliated

     (25,946 )     (21,609 )     (17,969 )
                        

Net premiums earned

   $ 1,013,784     $ 1,167,125     $ 1,146,529  
                        

The Company received reinsurance recoveries in the amount of $37,977, $34,248 and $42,537 during 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, estimated amounts recoverable from reinsurers that have been deducted from policy and contract claim reserves totaled $14,863 and $13,933, respectively. The aggregate reserves for policies and contracts were reduced for reserve credits for reinsurance ceded at December 31, 2007 and 2006 of $112,489 and $84,897, respectively. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the amount of reserve credits for reinsurance ceded that represented affiliated companies were $75,935 and $62,002, respectively.

The net amount of the reduction in surplus at December 31, 2007 if all reinsurance agreements were cancelled is $4,740.

 

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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. For years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the amount charged directly to unassigned surplus was $ 1,185. At December 31, 2007, the Company holds collateral in the form of letters of credit of $61,000 from the assuming company.

During 2006, the Company entered into a reinsurance agreement with Transamerica International Reinsurance Ireland, Ltd. (TIRI) an affiliate, to retrocede an inforce block of term life business effective January 1, 2006. The difference between the initial commission expense allowance received of $700 and ceded reserves of $332 resulted in an initial transaction gain of $368, which was credited to unassigned surplus on a net of tax basis in the amount of $240, in accordance with SSAP No. 61, Life, Deposit-Type and Accident and Health Reinsurance. For each of the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company amortized $24 into earnings with a corresponding charge to unassigned surplus.

During 2007, the Company recaptured the risks related to the universal life business that was previously ceded to TIRI on a funds withheld basis. The Company paid recapture consideration of $525 and received $81 for assets recaptured related to the block. Reserves recaptured included $5,453 in life reserves and $30 in other claim reserves, resulting in a net pre-tax loss of $5,927, which is included in the statement of operations.

Letters of credit held for all unauthorized reinsurers as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $79,000 and $67,200, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

6. Income Taxes

The main components of deferred tax amounts are as follows:

 

     December 31
     2007    2006

Deferred tax assets:

     

Non-admitted assets

   $ 6,650    $ 7,214

Tax-basis deferred acquisition costs

     93,168      93,272

Reserves

     135,841      138,064

Other

     13,151      11,518
             

Total deferred income tax assets

     248,810      250,068

Non-admitted deferred tax assets

     165,305      156,815
             

Admitted deferred tax assets

     83,505      93,253

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

§807(f) adjustment – liabilities

     52,151      62,039

Other

     475      687
             

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     52,626      62,726
             

Net admitted deferred tax asset

   $ 30,879    $ 30,527
             

The change in net deferred income tax assets is as follows:

 

     December 31       
     2007    2006    Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 248,810    $ 250,068    $ (1,258 )

Total deferred tax liabilities

     52,626      62,726      (10,100 )
                      

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 196,184    $ 187,342    $ 8,842  
                      
     December 31       
     2006    2005    Change  

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 250,068    $ 236,815    $ 13,253  

Total deferred tax liabilities

     62,726      74,347      11,621  
                      

Net deferred tax asset

   $ 187,342    $ 162,468    $ 24,874  
                      

Non-admitted deferred tax assets increased $8,490, $22,220 and $27,476 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

6. Income Taxes (continued)

Federal income tax expense differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to gain (loss) from operations before federal income tax expense and net realized capital gains (losses) on investments for the following reasons:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income tax expense (benefit) on operational gains and capital gains (losses) on investments computed at the federal statutory rate (35%)

   $ 67,317     $ 61,842     $ 49,460  

Deferred acquisition costs – tax basis

     (314 )     327       981  

Amortization of IMR

     179       153       (16 )

Depreciation

     (56 )     (178 )     (178 )

Dividends received deduction

     (8,946 )     (11,099 )     (25,155 )

Low income housing credits

     (3,198 )     (3,167 )     (3,157 )

Reinsurance transactions

     (423 )     (339 )     (415 )

Reserves

     6,380       17,750       17,967  

Other

     (82 )     1,649       (302 )
                        

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

     60,857       66,938       39,185  

Less tax (benefit) on capital gains (losses)

     (1,106 )     (1,040 )     (770 )
                        

Total federal income tax expense

   $ 61,963     $ 67,978     $ 39,955  
                        

The total statutory income taxes are computed as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Federal income tax expense on operations and capital gains (losses) on investments

   $ 60,857     $ 66,938     $ 39,185  

Change in net deferred income taxes

     (8,842 )     (24,874 )     (22,511 )
                        

Total statutory income taxes

   $ 52,015     $ 42,064     $ 16,674  
                        

For federal income tax purposes, the Company joins in a consolidated income tax return filing with its indirect parent, Transamerica Corporation. Under the terms of a tax sharing agreement between the Company and its 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. At December 31, 2006, the life subgroup had no loss carryforwards. 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.

The consolidated tax group, in which the Company is included, incurred income taxes during 2007, 2006 and 2005 of $40,084, $0 and $286,973, respectively, which will be available for recoupment in the event of future net losses.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

6. Income Taxes (continued)

The amount of tax contingencies calculated for the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 is not material to the Company’s financial position. Therefore, the total amount of tax contingencies that, if recognized, would affect the effective income tax rate is immaterial. The Company classifies interest and penalties related to income taxes as interest expense and penalty expense, respectively. The Company’s interest expense related to income taxes as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was not material and the Company recorded no liability for penalties.

The Company’s federal income tax returns have been examined by the Internal Revenue Service and closing agreements have been executed through 2000. The examination for 2001 through 2004 has been completed and resulted in tax return adjustments that are currently being appealed. The Company believes that there are adequate defenses against or sufficient provisions established related to any open or contested tax provisions. An examination is underway for 2005 and 2006.

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, is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2007     2006  
     Amount    Percent
of Total
    Amount    Percent
of Total
 

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

          

With market value adjustment

   $ 20,695    0 %   $ 21,059    0 %

At book value less current surrender charge of 5% or more

     81,307    1 %     97,945    1 %

At fair value

     6,164,883    91 %     6,322,414    91 %
                          

Total with adjustment or at market value

     6,266,885    92 %     6,441,418    92 %

At book value without adjustment (minimal or no charge or adjustment)

     431,030    6 %     462,789    7 %

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     92,330    2 %     78,598    1 %
                          

Total annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities - before reinsurance

     6,790,245    100 %     6,982,805    100 %
                          

Less reinsurance ceded

     35,260        33,153   
                  

Net annuity reserves and deposit fund liabilities

   $ 6,754,985      $ 6,949,652   
                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

Information regarding the separate accounts of the Company is as follows:

 

     Guaranteed
Indexed
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
Equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Greater
than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 909,554    $ 909,554
                                  

Reserves at December 31, 2007 for accounts with assets at fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 9,485,165    $ 9,485,165
                                  

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2007:

              

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% or more

     —        —        —        6,062,603      6,062,603

At fair value

     —        —        —        3,422,562      3,422,562

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal

     —        —        —        9,485,165      9,485,165

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —        —  

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2007

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 9,485,165    $ 9,485,165
                                  

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

 

     Guaranteed
Indexed
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Less than or
Equal to 4%
   Nonindexed
Guaranteed
Greater
than 4%
   Nonguaranteed
Separate
Accounts
   Total

Premiums, deposits and other considerations for the year ended December 31, 2006

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 1,092,105    $ 1,092,105
                                  

Reserves at December 31, 2006 for accounts with assets at fair value

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 9,264,404    $ 9,264,404
                                  

Reserves for separate accounts by withdrawal characteristics at December 31, 2006:

              

Subject to discretionary withdrawal:

              

With market value adjustment

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —  

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of 5% or more

     —        —        —        —        —  

At fair value

     —        —        —        9,264,404      9,264,404

At book value without market value adjustment and with current surrender charge of less than 5%

     —        —        —        —        —  
                                  

Subtotal

     —        —        —        9,264,404      9,264,404

Not subject to discretionary withdrawal

     —        —        —        —        —  

Total separate account liabilities at December 31, 2006

   $ —      $ —      $ —      $ 9,264,404    $ 9,264,404
                                  

A reconciliation of the amounts transferred to and from the separate accounts is presented below:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2007     2006     2005  

Transfers as reported in the Summary of Operations of the Separate Accounts Statement:

      

Transfers to Separate Accounts

   $ 910,067     $ 1,092,584     $ 1,095,820  

Transfers from Separate Accounts

     1,484,712       1,758,650       1,671,242  
                        

Net transfers to (from) Separate Accounts

     (574,645 )     (666,066 )     (575,422 )

Reconciling adjustments:

      

Other

     (1,399 )     215       3,768  
                        

Transfers as reported in the Summary of Operations of the Company

   $ (576,044 )   $ (665,851 )   $ (571,654 )
                        

 

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Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

7. Policy and Contract Attributes (continued)

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, 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

2007

  

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

   $ 1,633,606    $ 28,980    $ 4,250

2006

  

Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

   $ 1,787,240    $ 25,183    $ 3,152

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, 2007 and 2006, 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

2007

  

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

   $ 6,291,420    $ 73,072    $ 35,260

2006

  

Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit

   $ 6,564,098    $ 63,367    $ 33,153

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, 2007 and 2006, 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, 2007

       

Ordinary direct renewal business

   $ 3,046    $ 1,813     $ 4,859

Ordinary new business

     262      (151 )     111
                     
   $ 3,308    $ 1,662     $ 4,970
                     

December 31, 2006

       

Ordinary direct renewal business

   $ 2,749    $ 1,475     $ 4,224

Ordinary new business

     910      (107 )     803
                     
   $ 3,659    $ 1,368     $ 5,027
                     

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had insurance in force aggregating $2,170,424 and $3,640,805 respectively, in which the gross premiums are less than the net premiums required by the valuation standards established by the Ohio Department of Insurance. The Company established policy reserves of $15,281 and $21,377 to cover these deficiencies at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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) net income 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 2008, without the prior approval of insurance regulatory authorities, is $131,655.

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, 2007, the Company meets the RBC requirements.

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Notes to Financial Statements – Statutory Basis (continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

10. Sales, Transfer, and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities

During 2006 and 2005, the Company sold $32,428 and $51,983, respectively, of agent balances without recourse to an affiliated entity. Prior to July 29, 2005, the agent debit balances were sold to Money Services, Inc. (MSI), an affiliated company. Subsequent to July 29, 2005, agent debit balances were sold without recourse to ADB Corporation, LLC (ADB), an affiliated company, and all rights, title and interest in the prior net debit balances owned by MSI prior to July 29, 2005, were fully assigned, without recourse, to ADB. The Company did not realize a gain or loss as a result of the sales. As of July 1, 2006, the Company no longer sells agent debit balances and thus retains such balances as non-admitted receivables. Agent receivables in the amount of $18,673 and $20,261 were non-admitted as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

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 International Accounting Standards 19 (IAS 19), Accounting for Employee Benefits 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 allocated to the Company aggregated $1,829, $1,432 and $1,280 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, 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 twenty-five 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 $905, $864 and $836 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, 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 2007, 2006 and 2005 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 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 postretirement expenses are charged to affiliates in accordance with an intercompany cost sharing arrangement. The Company expensed $179, $147 and $126 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

12. Related Party Transactions

The Company shares certain officers, employees and general expenses with affiliated companies.

The Company is party to a Cost Sharing agreement between AEGON USA, Inc. companies, providing for services needed. The Company is also party to a Management and Administrative and Advisory agreement with AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc. whereby the Advisor serves as the administrator and advisor for the Company’s mortgage loan operations by administering the day-to-day real estate and mortgage loan operations of the Company. AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC acts as a discretionary investment manager under an Investment Management Agreement with the Company. The Company is part of a Tax Allocation Agreement with its parent and other affiliated companies as described in Note 6. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid $106,392, $94,305 and $91,667, respectively, for such services, which approximates their costs to the affiliates. During 2006, the Company executed an administration service agreement with Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc. to provide administrative services to the AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust. The Company received $38,629 and $36,528 from this agreement during 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company provides office space, marketing and administrative services to certain affiliates. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company received $100,815, $91,726 and $85,975, respectively, for such services, which approximates their cost.

 

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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)

Receivables from and payables to affiliates and intercompany borrowings bear interest at the thirty-day commercial paper rate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company has a net amount of $21,887 and $9,683, respectively, due to affiliates. Terms of settlement require that these amounts are settled within 90 days. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company paid net interest of $1,954, $1,599 and $1,027, respectively, to affiliates.

At December 31, 2007, the Company had a short-term note receivable of $9,600 from AEGON USA, Inc. The note is due by September 27, 2008 and bears interest at 5.62%. This note is reported as a short-term investment.

In prior years, the Company purchased life insurance policies covering the lives of certain employees of the Company from an affiliate. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the cash surrender value of these policies was $63,948 and $61,729, respectively.

The Company paid ordinary common stock dividends of $110,000 and $2,000 to its parent on December 19, 2007 and September 8, 2006, respectively. No dividends were paid during 2005.

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 $3,344 and $3,364 with no offsetting premium tax benefit at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for its estimated share of future guaranty fund assessments related to several major insurer insolvencies. The guaranty fund expense (credit) was $(22), $36 and $59 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

 

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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)

The Company participates in an agent-managed securities lending program. The Company receives collateral equal to 100%/102% of the fair market value of the loaned government/other domestic securities, respectively, as of the transaction date. If the fair value of the collateral is at any time less than 100%/102% of the fair value of the loaned securities, the counterparty is mandated to deliver additional collateral, the fair value of which, together with the collateral already held in connection with the lending transaction, is at least equal to 100%/102% of the fair value of the loaned government/other domestic securities, respectively. In the event the Company loans a foreign security and the denomination of the currency of the collateral is other than the denomination of the currency of the loaned foreign security, the Company receives and maintains collateral equal to 105% of the fair market value of the loaned security.

At December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, securities in the amount of $158,452 and $59,321 were on loan under security lending agreements. At December 31, 2007 the collateral the Company received from securities lending was in the form of cash.

The Company has contingent commitments of $2,053 and $2,618 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, for low income housing tax credit investments.

The Company is required by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to maintain assets on deposit with brokers for futures trading activity done on behalf of the Company. The broker has a secured interest with priority in the pledged assets, however, the Company has the right to recall and substitute the pledged assets. At December 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively, the Company pledged assets in the amount of $6,449 and $2,191 to satisfy the requirements of futures trading accounts.

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.

 

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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)

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 working with the SEC in regard to 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, the Company does not believe the resolution will be material to its financial position.

14. Debt

The Company had an outstanding liability for borrowed money in the amount of $18,885 as of December 31, 2006, due to participation in dollar reverse repurchase agreements. The Company did not participate in dollar reverse repurchase agreement at December 31, 2007. The Company enters reverse dollar repurchase agreements in which securities are delivered to the counterparty once adequate collateral has been received as stated in Note 1.

 

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Statutory-Basis Financial

Statement Schedules

 

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Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio

Summary of Investments – Other Than

Investments in Related Parties

(Dollars in Thousands)

December 31, 2007

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

   $ 161,206    $ 167,011    $ 161,206

States, municipalities and political subdivisions

     30,832      31,404      30,832

Foreign governments

     3,662      3,722      3,662

Public utilities

     14,942      15,255      14,942

All other corporate bonds

     486,207      477,213      486,207

Preferred stock

     4,673      4,646      4,673
                    

Total fixed maturities

     701,522      699,251      701,522

Mortgage loans on real estate

     24,493         24,493

Real estate

     38,574         38,574

Policy loans

     410,844         410,844

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

     45,633         45,633

Other invested assets

     10,358         10,358
                

Total investments

   $ 1,231,424       $ 1,231,424
                

 

(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*
   Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
   Other
Operating
Expenses*
    Premium
Written

Year ended December 31, 2007

                   

Individual life

   $ 1,040,192    $ 14,956    $ 583,844    $ 42,731    $ 304,367    $ 241,395     $ —  

Group life

     15,550      100      46      646      915      53       —  

Annuity

     596,029      317      429,894      25,455      1,055,682      (510,040 )     —  
                                                 
   $ 1,651,771    $ 15,373    $ 1,013,784    $ 68,832    $ 1,360,964    $ (268,592 )   $ —  
                                                 

Year ended December 31, 2006

                   

Individual life

   $ 971,044    $ 12,448    $ 582,703    $ 33,573    $ 727,802    $ (178,400 )   $ —  

Group life

     15,361      198      233      694      445      55       —  

Annuity

     636,572      238      584,189      29,842      892,153      (200,887 )     —  
                                                 
   $ 1,622,977    $ 12,884    $ 1,167,125    $ 64,109    $ 1,620,400    $ (379,232 )   $ —  
                                                 

Year ended December 31, 2005

                   

Individual life

   $ 941,322    $ 18,346    $ 578,049    $ 34,086    $ 252,018    $ 244,614     $ —  

Group life

     15,288      100      312      1,026      1,722      1,357       —  

Annuity

     692,848      2      568,168      51,700      782,520      (67,635 )     —  
                                                 
   $ 1,649,458    $ 18,448    $ 1,146,529    $ 86,812    $ 1,036,260    $ 178,336     $ —  
                                                 

 

* 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, 2007

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 99,363,588    $ 48,566,371    $ 17,211,679    $ 68,008,896    25 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 646,758    $ 66,766    $ 3,853    $ 583,845    1 %

Group life

     586      540      —        46    0  

Annuity

     437,105      7,212      —        429,893    0  
                                  
   $ 1,084,449    $ 74,518    $ 3,853    $ 1,013,784    1 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2006

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 90,434,049    $ 40,136,640    $ 17,246,515    $ 67,543,924    26 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 637,660    $ 57,339    $ 2,382    $ 582,703    0 %

Group life

     725      492      —        233    0  

Annuity

     591,578      7,389      —        584,189    0  
                                  
   $ 1,229,963    $ 65,220    $ 2,382    $ 1,167,125    0 %
                                  

Year ended December 31, 2005

              

Life insurance in force

   $ 85,891,325    $ 35,360,079    $ 4,106,724    $ 50,531,246    0 %
                                  

Premiums:

              

Individual life

   $ 622,657    $ 45,399    $ 791    $ 578,049    0 %

Group life

     755      443      —        312    0  

Annuity

     577,267      9,099      —        568,168    0  
                                  
   $ 1,200,679    $ 54,941    $ 791    $ 1,146,529    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 (13)

 

  (vii) Third Amendment to Principal Underwriting Agreement (15)

 

  (viii) Form of Amendment No. 2 And Novation To The Amended And Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement between Transamerica Capital Inc. and Western Reserve (19)

 

  (d) (i) Specimen Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

 

  (ii) Inflation Fighter Rider Level Premium (14)

 

  (iii) Primary Insured Rider Plus (14)

 

  (iv) Disability Waiver of Premium Rider (8)

 

  (v) Disability Waiver of Monthly Deductions Rider (8)

 

  (vi) Other Insured Rider (14)

 

  (vii) Accidental Death Benefit Rider (8)

 

  (viii) Living Benefit Rider (an Accelerated Death Benefit) (6)

 

  (ix) Childrens Insurance Rider (7)

 

  (e) Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy

 

  (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 (5)

 

  (ii) Reinsurance Treaty dated July 1, 2002 and Amendments Thereto (5)

 

  (h) Participation Agreements

 

  (i) Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated June 14, 1999 (9)

 

  (ii) Amendment No. 1 dated March 15, 2000 to Participation Agreement – Variable Insurance Products Fund II (10)

 

  (iii) Second Amendment dated April 12, 2001 to Participation Agreement – Variable Insurance Products Fund II (11)

 

  (iv) Third Amendment to Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2003 (13)

 

  (v) Fourth Amendment to Participation Agreement Among Variable Insurance Products Fund II, Fidelity Distributors Corporation and Western Reserve dated December 1, 2003 (14)

 

  (vi) Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated February 21, 2001 and Amendments thereto (12)

 

  (vii) Amendment No. 21 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2003 (13)

 

  (viii) Amendment No. 22 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated December 1, 2003 (14)

 

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  (ix) Amendment No. 23 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated May 1, 2004 (15)

 

  (x) Amendment No. 24 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Fund, Inc. and Western Reserve dated October 22, 2004 (17)

 

  (xi) Amendment No. 25 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated March 28, 2005 (18)

 

  (xii) Amendment No. 26 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated September 1, 2005 (18)

 

  (xv) Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement among Western Reserve, ProFunds, Access One Trust and ProFund Advisors LLC dated June 1, 2007 (21)

 

  (xvi) Amendment No. 2 to Participation Agreement among Western Reserve, ProFunds, Access One Trust and ProFund Advisors LLC dated August 30, 2008 (21)

 

  (xvii) Amendment No. 3 to Participation Agreement among Western Reserve, ProFunds, Access One Trust and ProFund Advisors LLC dated February 28, 2008. (23)

 

  (xviii) Amendment No. 27 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated May 1, 2006 (20)

 

  (xix) Amendment No. 28 to Participation Agreement between AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust and Western Reserve dated May 1, 2007 (20)

 

  (xx) Amendment No. 29 to Participation Agreement between Transamerica Series Trust (formerly, AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust) and Western reserve dated May 1, 2008 (23)

 

  (xxi) Participation Agreement Among Western Reserve, ProFunds, Access One Trust and ProFund Advisors LLC dated June 6, 2006 (22)

 

  (i) Not Applicable

 

  (j) Not Applicable

 

  (k) Opinion and consent of Arthur D. Woods, Esq. as to Legality of the Securities Being Registered (24)

 

  (l) Opinion and Consent of Lorne Schinbein as to Actuarial Matters Pertaining to the Securities Being Registered (24)

 

  (m) Sample Hypothetical Illustration (14)

 

  (n) Other Opinions:

 

  (i) Written Consent of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP (24)

 

  (ii) Written Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (24)

 

  (o) Not Applicable

 

  (p) Not Applicable

 

  (q) Memorandum describing issuance, transfer and redemption procedures (16)

 

  (r) Powers of Attorney (23)

Erik J. Martin

Brenda K. Clancy

Arthur C. Schneider

Charles T. Boswell

John R. Hunter

Tim L. Stonehocker

 

(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 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.
(6) 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.

 

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(7) 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.
(8) 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.
(9) 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.
(10) 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.
(11) 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.
(12) 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.
(13) 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.
(14) 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.
(15) 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.
(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.
(17) 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.
(18) This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated September 28, 2005 (File No. 333-128650) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(19) This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated April 12, 2007 (File No. 333-135005) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(20) This exhibit was previously filed on the Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration System dated June 28, 2007 and is incorporated herein by reference.
(21) This exhibit was previously filed on Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated October 16, 2007 (File No. 333-144117) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(22) This exhibit was previously filed on Initial Registration Statement to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated June 14, 2006 (File No. 333-135005) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(23) This exhibit was previously filed on Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to Form N-6 Registration Statement dated April 14, 2008 (File No. 333-110315) and is incorporated herein by reference.
(24) To be filed by amendment.

 

Item 27. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

 

Name

  

Principal Business Address

  

Position and Offices with Depositor

Tim L. Stonehocker

   (1)    Chairman of the Board

Charles T. Boswell

   (2)    Director and Chief Executive Officer

Brenda K. Clancy

   (1)    Director and President

William H. Geiger

   (2)    Corporate Counsel and Group Vice President – Compliance and Secretary

M. Craig Fowler

   (3)    Vice President and Treasurer

Arthur C. Schneider

   (1)    Director, Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer

John R. Hunter

   (1)    Director and Chief Financial Officer

Eric J. Martin

   (1)    Vice President and Corporate Controller

 

(1) 4333 Edgewood Road, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499-0001
(2) 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716
(3) 400 W. Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

 

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Item 28. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant

 

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of
Incorporation

  

Percent of Voting Securities Owned

  

Business

Academy Alliance Holdings Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
Academy Alliance Insurance Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance
ADB Corporation, L.L.C.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Company    Special purpose limited Liability company
AEGON Alliances, Inc.    Virginia    100% Benefit Plans, Inc.    Insurance company marketing support
AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Registered investment advisor
AEGON Assignment Corporation    Illinois    100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Administrator of structured settlements
AEGON Assignment Corporation of Kentucky    Kentucky    100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Administrator of structured settlements
AEGON Canada Inc. (“ACI”)    Canada    100% TIHI    Holding company
AEGON Capital Management, Inc.    Canada    100% AEGON Canada Inc.    Portfolio management company/investment advisor
AEGON Dealer Services Canada, Inc.    Canada    100% National Financial Corporation    Mutual fund dealership
AEGON Derivatives N.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Maryland    Monumental Life Insurance Company owns 103,324 shares; Commonwealth General Corporation owns 37,161 shares    Marketing company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Australia Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Marketing/operations company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services e Corretora de Seguros Ltda.    Brazil    749,000 quota shares owned by AEGON DMS Holding B.V.; 1 quota share owned by AEGON International B.V.    Brokerage company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Europe Ltd.    United Kingdom    100% Cornerstone International Holdings, Ltd.    Marketing
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Hong Kong Limited    China    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Provide consulting services ancillary to the marketing of insurance products overseas.
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Japan K.K.    Japan    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Marketing company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Korea Co., Ltd.    Korea    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Provide consulting services ancillary to the marketing of insurance products overseas.
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Mexico, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Provide management advisory and technical consultancy services.
AEGON Direct Marketing Services Mexico Servicios, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Provide marketing, trading, telemarketing and advertising services in favor of any third party, particularly in favor of insurance and reinsurance companies.
AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Taiwan    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Authorized business: Enterprise management consultancy, credit investigation services, to engage in business not prohibited or restricted under any law of R.O.C., except business requiring special permission of government
AEGON Direct Marketing Services (Thailand) Ltd.    Thailand    93% Transamerica International Direct Marketing Consultants, LLC; remaining 7% held by various AEGON employees    Marketing of insurance products in Thailand
AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON International N.V.    Holding company

 

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AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Minnesota    100% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.    Marketing
AEGON Fund Management, Inc.    Canada    100% AEGON Canada Inc.    Mutual fund manager
AEGON Funding Corp.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Issue debt securities-net proceeds used to make loans to affiliates
AEGON Institutional Markets, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Provider of investment, marketing and administrative services to insurance companies
AEGON International B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON N.V.    Holding company
AEGON Ireland Services Limited    Ireland    100% AEGON Ireland Holding B.V.    Provides the services of staff and vendors to AEGON Financial Assurance Ireland, Limited and AEGON Global Institutional Markets, PLC
AEGON Life Insurance Agency    Taiwan    100% AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc. (Taiwan)    Life insurance
AEGON Managed Enhanced Cash, LLC    Delaware    Members: Transamerica Life Insurance Company (42.54%); Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (21.38%); Monumental Life Insurance Company (20.54%); Life Investors Insurance Company of America (15.54%)    Investment vehicle for securities lending cash collateral
AEGON Management Company    Indiana    100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Holding company
AEGON Direct Marketing Services e Corretora de Seguros de Vida Ltda.    Brazil    749,000 quotes shares owned by AEGON DMS Holding B.V.; 1 quota share owned by AEGON International N.V.    Brokerage company
AEGON N.V.    Netherlands    22.238% 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 Structured Settlements, Inc.    Kentucky    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Administers structured settlements of plaintiff’s physical injury claims against property and casualty insurance companies
AEGON U.S. Corporation    Iowa    AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation owns 12,962 shares; AEGON USA, Inc. owns 3,238 shares    Holding company
AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Delaware    1056 shares of Common Stock owned by Transamerica Corp.; 225 shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock owned by Transamerica Corporation    Holding company
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC    Iowa    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Investment advisor
AEGON USA Real Estate Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate and mortgage holding company
AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co,    Administrative and investment services
AEGON USA Travel and Conference Services LLC    Iowa    100% Money Services, Inc.    Travel and conference services
AEGON USA, Inc.    Iowa    10 shares Series A Preferred Stock owned by AEGON U.S Holding Corporation; 150,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Stock owned by AEGON U.S. Corporation; 120 shares Voting Common Stock owned by AEGON U.S Corporation    Holding company

 

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AEGON/Transamerica Series Trust    Delaware    100% AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisors, Inc.    Mutual fund
AFSG Securities Corporation    Pennsylvania    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Inactive
ALH Properties Eight LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Eleven LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Fifteen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Five LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Four LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Nine LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Seven LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Seventeen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Sixteen LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Ten LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Twelve LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
ALH Properties Two LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
American Bond Services LLC    Iowa    100% Transamerica Life Insurance Company (sole member)    Limited liability company
Ampac, Inc.    Texas    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Managing general agent
Apple Partners of Iowa LLC    Iowa    Member: Monumental Life Insurance Company    Hold title on Trustee’s Deeds on secured property
ARC Reinsurance Corporation    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp,    Property & Casualty Insurance
ARV Pacific Villas, A California Limited Partnership    California    General Partners - Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc. (0.5%); Non-Affiliate of AEGON, Jamboree Housing Corp. (0.5%). Limited Partner: TOLIC (99%)    Property
Asia Investments Holdings, Limited    Hong Kong    99% TOLIC    Holding company
AUSA Holding Company    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Holding company
AUSACAN LP    Canada    General Partner - AUSA Holding Co. (1%); Limited Partner - First AUSA Life Insurance Company (99%)    Inter-company lending and general business
Bankers Financial Life Ins. Co.    Arizona    Class B Common stock is allocated 75% of total cumulative vote - AEGON USA, Inc. Class A Common stock (100% owned by non-AEGON shareholders) is allocated 25% of total cumulative vote.    Insurance
Bay Area Community Investments I, LLC    California    70% LIICA; 30% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Bay State Community Investments I, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Bay State Community Investments II, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments in low income housing tax credit properties
Beijing Dafu Insurance Agency Co. Ltd.    Peoples Republic of China    10% owned by WFG China Holdings, Inc.; 90% owned by private individual (non-AEGON associated), Chen Jun    Insurance Agency
Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Canada    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company

 

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Canadian Premier Life Insurance Company    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Insurance company
Capital General Development Corporation    Delaware    2.64 shares of common stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.; 18.79 shares of common stock owned by Commonwealth General Corporation    Holding company
CBC Insurance Revenue Securitization, LLC    Delaware    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Special purpose
Clark/Bardes (Bermuda) Ltd.    Bermuda    100% Clark, Inc.    Insurance agency
Clark, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Company    Holding company
Clark Consulting, Inc.    Delaware    100% Clark, Inc.    Financial consulting firm
Clark Investment Strategies, inc.    Delaware    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Registered investment advisor
Clark Securities, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Broker-Dealer
COLI Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Inactive
Commonwealth General Corporation (“CGC”)    Delaware    AEGON U.S. Corporation owns 100 shares; AEGON USA, Inc. owns 5 shares    Holding company
Consumer Membership Services Canada Inc.    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Marketing of credit card protection membership services in Canada
Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd.    UK    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company
CRC Creditor Resources Canadian Dealer Network Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Insurance agency
CRG Fiduciary Services, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Inactive
CRG Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Insurance agency
Creditor Resources, Inc.    Michigan    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Credit insurance
CRI Canada Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
CRI Credit Group Services Inc.    Canada    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Holding company
CRI Systems, Inc.    Maryland    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Technology
Diversified Actuarial Services, Inc.    Massachusetts    100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Employee benefit and actuarial consulting
Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Registered investment advisor
Diversified Investors Securities Corp.    Delaware    100% Diversified Investment Advisors, Inc.    Broker-Dealer
ECB Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Inactive
Edgewood IP, LLC    Iowa    100% TOLIC    Limited liability company
Executive Benefit Services, Inc.    California    100% Clark Consulting, Inc.    Inactive
FGH Eastern Region LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGH Realty Credit LLC    Delaware    100% FGH Eastern Region LLC    Real estate
FGH USA LLC    Delaware    100% RCC North America LLC    Real estate
FGP 90 West Street LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Burkewood, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Bush Terminal, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH Realty Credit LLC    Real estate
FGP Franklin LLC.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Herald Center, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Heritage Square, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Islandia, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP Merrick, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West 32nd Street, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West Mezzanine LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West Street LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
FGP West Street Two LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Fifth FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Financial Planning Services, Inc.    District of Columbia    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Special-purpose subsidiary
Financial Resources Insurance Agency of Texas    Texas    100% owned by Dan Trivers, VP & Director of Operations of Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., to comply with Texas insurance law    Retail sale of securities products

 

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First FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Flashdance, LLC    New York    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Broadway production
Fourth & Market Funding, LLC    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Investments
Fourth FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Garnet Assurance Corporation    Kentucky    100% Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Investments
Garnet Assurance Corporation II    Iowa    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Business investments
Garnet Community Investments, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments I, LLC    Delaware    100% Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Securities
Garnet Community Investments II, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Securities
Garnet Community Investments III, LLC    Delaware    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Business investments
Garnet Community Investments IV, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments V, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments VI, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments VII, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments VIII, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments IX, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments X, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments XI, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet Community Investments XII, LLC    Delaware    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund I, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments I, LLC (0.01%); Goldenrod Asset Management, Inc.–a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund II, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments II, LLC (0.01%); Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund III, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments III, LLC (0.01%); Jefferson-Pilot Life Insurance Company, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund IV, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments IV, LLC (0.01%); Goldenrod Asset Management, Inc., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund V, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments V, LLC (0.01%); Lease Plan North America, Inc., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments

 

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Garnet LIHTC Fund VI, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments VI, LLC (0.01%); Pydna Corporation, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund VII, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments VII, LLC (0.01%); Washington Mutual Bank, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund VIII, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments VIII, LLC (0.01%); Washington Mutual Bank, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund IX, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments IX, LLC (0.01%); Bank of America, N.A., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund X, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments X, LLC (0.01%); Goldenrod Asset Management, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XI, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments XI, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XII, LLC    Delaware    Garnet Community Investments XII, LLC (.01%); and the following non-AEGON affiliates: Bank of America, N.A.( 73.39%); Washington Mutual Bank (13.30%); NorLease, Inc. (13.30%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XII-A, LLC    Delaware    Garnet Community Investments XII, LLC (.01%); Bank of America, N.A., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XII-B, LLC    Delaware    Garnet Community Investments XII, LLC (.01%); Washington Mutual Bank, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XII-C, LLC    Delaware    Garnet Community Investments XII, LLC (.01%); NorLease, Inc., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XIII, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments, LLC (0.01%); Washington Mutual Bank, a non-AEGON affiliate (68.10%); Norlease, Inc., a non-AEGON affiliate (31.89%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XIII-A, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments, LLC (0.01%); Washington Mutual Bank, a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XIII-B, LLC    Delaware    Members: Garnet Community Investments, LLC (0.01%); Norlease, Inc., a non-AEGON affiliate (99.99%)    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XIV, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XV, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XVI, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments, LLC    Investments
Garnet LIHTC Fund XVII, LLC    Delaware    100% Garnet Community Investments, LLC    Investments
Gemini Investments, Inc.    Delaware    100% TLIC    Investment subsidiary

 

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Global Preferred Re Limited    Bermuda    100% GPRE Acquisition Corp.    Reinsurance
Global Premier Reinsurance Company, Ltd.    British Virgin    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Reinsurance company
GPRE Acquisition Corp.    Delaware    100% AEGON N.V.    Acquisition company
Hott Feet Development LLC    New York    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Broadway production
In the Pocket LLC    New York    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Broadway production
Innergy Lending, LLC    Delaware    50% World Financial Group, Inc.; 50% ComUnity Lending, Inc.(non-AEGON entity)    Lending
InterSecurities, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Broker-Dealer
Investors Warranty of America, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Leases business equipment
Iowa Fidelity Life Insurance Co.    Arizona    Ordinary common stock is allowed 60% of total cumulative vote - AEGON USA, Inc. Participating common stock (100% owned by non-AEGON shareholders) is allowed 40% of total cumulative vote.    Insurance
JMH Operating Company, Inc.    Mississippi    100% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Real estate holdings
Legacy General Insurance Company    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Insurance company
Life Investors Alliance, LLC    Delaware    100% LIICA    Purchase, own, and hold the equity interest of other entities
Life Investors Financial Group, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Company    Special-purpose subsidiary
Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Iowa    679,802 shares Common Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.; 504,033 shares Series A Preferred Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
LIICA Holdings, LLC    Delaware    Sole Member: Life Investors Insurance Company of America    To form and capitalize LIICA Re I, Inc.
LIICA Re I, Inc.    Vermont    100% LIICA Holdings, LLC    Captive insurance company
LIICA Re II, Inc.    Vermont    100% Life Investors Insurance Company of America    Captive insurance company
Massachusetts Fidelity Trust Co.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Trust company
Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company    Arkansas    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance company
ML Life Insurance Company of New York    New York    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance company
Money Concepts (Canada) Limited    Canada    100% National Financial Corporation    Financial services, marketing and distribution
Money Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Provides financial counseling for employees and agents of affiliated companies
Monumental General Administrators, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Provides management services to unaffiliated third party administrator
Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Maryland    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Monumental Life Insurance Company    Iowa    99.72% Capital General Development Corporation; .28% Commonwealth General Corporation    Insurance Company
nVISION Financial, Inc.    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Company    Special-purpose subsidiary

 

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National Association Management and Consultant Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Administrators, Inc.    Provides actuarial consulting services
National Financial Corporation    Canada    100% AEGON Canada, Inc.    Holding company
National Financial Insurance Agency, Inc.    Canada    100% 1488207 Ontario Limited    Insurance agency
NEF Investment Company    California    100% TOLIC    Real estate development
New Markets Community Investment Fund, LLC    Iowa    50% AEGON Institutional Markets, Inc.; 50% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Community development entity
Penco, Inc.    Ohio    100% AUSA Holding Company    Record keeping
Pensaprima, Inc.    Iowa    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Investments
Peoples Benefit Services, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Special-purpose subsidiary
Pine Falls Re, Inc.    Vermont    100% Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Captive insurance company
Premier Solutions Group, Inc.    Maryland    100% Creditor Resources, Inc.    Sales of reinsurance and credit insurance
Primus Guaranty, Ltd.    Bermuda    Partners are: Transamerica Life Insurance Company (13.1%) and non-affiliates of AEGON: XL Capital, Ltd. (34.7%); CalPERS/PCG Corporate Partners Fund, LLC (13.0%); Radian Group (11.1%). The remaining 28.1% of stock is publicly owned.    Provides protection from default risk of investment grade corporate and sovereign issues of financial obligations.
Prisma Holdings, Inc. I    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Prisma Holdings, Inc. II    Delaware    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Holding company
Pyramid Insurance Company, Ltd.    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp.    Property & Casualty Insurance
Quantitative Data Solutions, LLC    Delaware    100% TOLIC    Special purpose corporation
RCC North America LLC    Delaware    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Real estate
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 1 LLC    Delaware    Members: 38.356% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.; 34.247% TOLIC; 18.356% LIICA; 6.301% Monumental Life Insurance Co.; 2.74% Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co.    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 2 LLC    Delaware    Members: 59.5% Transamerica Life Insurance Co.; 30.75% TOLIC; 22.25%; Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co.; 2.25% Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3 LLC    Delaware    Members: 30.4% Transamerica Life Insurance Company.; 23% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; 1% Stonebridge Life Insurance Company; 11% Life Investors Insurance Company of America; 19% Monumental Life Insurance Company    Real estate alternatives investment

 

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Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 3A, Inc.    Delaware    33.4% owned by Life Investors Insurance Company of America; 10% owned by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; 41.4% owned by Monumental Life Insurance Company; 9.4% owned by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company; 1% owned by Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Real estate alternatives investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 4 HR, LLC    Delaware    34% owned by Transamerica Life Insurance Company; 30% owned by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; 32% owned by Monumental Life Insurance Company; 4% owned by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company    Investment vehicle for alternative real estate investments that are established annually for our affiliated companies common investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 4 MR, LLC    Delaware    34% owned by Transamerica Life Insurance Company; 30% owned by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; 32% owned by Monumental Life Insurance Company; 4% owned by Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company    Investment vehicle for alternative real estate investments that are established annually for our affiliated companies common investment
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 5 NR, LLC    Delaware    Manager: AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate investments
Real Estate Alternatives Portfolio 5 RE, LLC    Delaware    Manager: AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate investments
Realty Information Systems, Inc.    Iowa    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Information Systems for real estate investment management
Retirement Project Oakmont    CA    General Partners: Transamerica International Holdings, Inc. ; TOLIC; Transamerica Oakmont Retirement Associates, a CA limited partnership. Co-General Partners of Transamerica Oakmont Retirement Associates are Transamerica Oakmont Corp. and Transamerica Products I (Administrative General Partner).    Senior living apartment complex
River Ridge Insurance Company    Vermont    100% AEGON Management Company    Captive insurance company
Second FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Selient Inc.    Canada    100% Canadian Premier Holdings Ltd.    Application service provider providing loan origination platforms to Canadian credit unions.
Seventh FGP LLC    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
Short Hills Management Company    New Jersey    100% AEGON U.S. Holding Corporation    Holding company
Southwest Equity Life Ins. Co.    Arizona    Voting common stock is allocated 75% of total cumulative vote - AEGON USA, Inc. Participating Common stock (100% owned by non-AEGON shareholders) is allocated 25% of total cumulative vote.    Insurance

 

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Stonebridge Benefit Services, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Health discount plan
Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Company    Ohio    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance company
Stonebridge Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    General purpose corporation
Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd.    UK    100% Cornerstone International Holdings Ltd.    General insurance company
Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Vermont    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Insurance company
Stonebridge Reinsurance Company    Vermont    100% Stonebridge Life Insurance Company    Captive insurance company
TA Air XI, Corp.    Delaware    100% TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
TAH-MCD IV, LLC    Iowa    100% Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc.    Serve as the general partner for McDonald Corporate Tax Credit Fund IV Limited Partnership
TBK Insurance Agency of Ohio, Inc.    Ohio    500 shares non-voting common stock owned by Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.; 1 share voting common stock owned by James Krost    Variable insurance contract sales in state of Ohio
TCF Asset Management Corporation    Colorado    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    A depository for foreclosed real and personal property
TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Holding company
TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Holding company
TCFC Employment, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Used for payroll for employees at TFC
The AEGON Trust Advisory Board: Donald J. Shepard, Joseph B.M. Streppel, Alexander R. Wynaendts, and Craig D. Vermie    Delaware    AEGON International B.V.    Voting Trust
The RCC Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% FGH USA LLC    Real estate
TIHI Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico    95% TIHI; 5% TOLIC    To render and receive all kind of administrative, accountant, mercantile and financial counsel and assistance to and from any other Mexican or foreign corporation, whether or not this company is a shareholder of them
Transamerica Accounts Holding Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Affinity Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Marketing company
Transamerica Affordable Housing, Inc.    California    100% TRS    General partner LHTC Partnership
Transamerica Annuity Service Corporation    New Mexico    100% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Performs services required for structured settlements
Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.    Florida    Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio owns 77%; AUSA Holding Co. owns-23%    Fund advisor
Transamerica Aviation LLC    Delaware    100% TCFC Air Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose corporation
Transamerica Capital, Inc.    California    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Broker/Dealer
Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Delaware    100% TFC    Holding company
Transamerica Consultora Y Servicios Limitada    Chile    95% TOLIC; 5% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Special purpose limited liability corporation
Transamerica Consumer Finance Holding Company    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Consumer finance holding company
Transamerica Corporation    Delaware    100% The AEGON Trust    Major interest in insurance and finance
Transamerica Corporation (Oregon)    Oregon    100% Transamerica Corp.    Holding company

 

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Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Holding company
Transamerica Direct Marketing Consultants, LLC    Maryland    51% Hugh J. McAdorey; 49% AEGON Direct Marketing Services, Inc.    Provide consulting services ancillary to the marketing of insurance products overseas.
Transamerica Direct Marketing Group-Mexico Servicios S.A. de C.V.    Mexico    100% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.    Provide marketing, trading, telemarketing and advertising services in favor of any third party, particularly in favor of insurance and reinsurance companies.
Transamerica Direct Marketing Services Korea Ltd.    Korea    99% AEGON DMS Holding B.V.: 1% AEGON International B.V.    Marketing company
Transamerica Distribution Finance -Overseas, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Commercial Finance
Transamerica Finance Corporation (“TFC”)    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Commercial & Consumer Lending & equipment leasing
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Broker/dealer
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company    New York    87.40% AEGON USA, Inc.; 12.60% TOLIC    Insurance
Transamerica Financial Resources Insurance Agency of Alabama, Inc.    Alabama    100% Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.    Insurance agent & broker
Transamerica Fund Services, Inc.    Florida    Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio owns 44%; AUSA Holding Company owns 56%    Mutual fund
Transamerica Funding LP    U.K.    99% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.; 1% Transamerica Commercial Finance Corporation, I    Intermodal leasing
Transamerica Holding B.V.    Netherlands    100% AEGON International N.V.    Holding company
Transamerica Home Loan    California    100% Transamerica Finance Corporation    Consumer mortgages
Transamerica IDEX Mutual Funds    Delaware    100% InterSecurities, Inc.    Mutual fund
Transamerica Income Shares, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON/Transamerica Fund Advisers, Inc.    Mutual fund
Transamerica Insurance Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Australia    100% Transamerica Direct Marketing Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.    Insurance intermediary
Transamerica International Direct Marketing Group, Inc.    Maryland    100% Monumental General Insurance Group, Inc.    Marketing arm for sale of mass marketed insurance coverage
Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Investments
Transamerica International RE (Bermuda) Ltd.    Bermuda    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Reinsurance
Transamerica Investment Management, LLC    Delaware    80% Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. as Original Member; 20% owned by Professional Members (employees of Transamerica Investment Services, Inc.)    Investment advisor
Transamerica Investment Services, Inc. (“TISI”)    Delaware    100% Transamerica Corp.    Holding company
Transamerica Investors, Inc.    Maryland    100% Transamerica Investment Management, LLC    Advisor
Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% Transamerica Finance Corporation    Holding company
Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd.    Bermuda    100% Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company    Long-term life insurer in Bermuda — will primarily write fixed universal life and term insurance

 

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Transamerica Life Canada    Canada    AEGON Canada Inc. owns 9,600,000 shares of common stock; AEGON International N.V. owns 3,568,941 shares of common stock and 184,000 shares of Series IV Preferred stock.    Life insurance company
Transamerica Life Insurance Company    Iowa    316,955 shares Common Stock owned by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company; 87,755 shares Series B Preferred Stock owned by AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Transamerica Life Solutions, LLC    Delaware    Investors Warranty of America, Inc. - sole member    Provision of marketing, training, educational, and support services to life insurance professionals relating to the secondary market for life insurance, primarily through its affiliation with LexNet, LP, a life settlements marketplace.
Transamerica Minerals Company    California    100% TRS    Owner and lessor of oil and gas properties
Transamerica Oakmont Corporation    California    100% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    General partner retirement properties
Transamerica Oakmont Retirement Associates    California    Co-General Partners are Transamerica Oakmont Corporation and Transamerica Products I (Administrative General Partner)    Senior living apartments
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (“TOLIC”)    Iowa    1,104,117 shares Common Stock owned by Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.; 1,103,466 shares of Preferred Stock owned by Transamerica Corporation    Life Insurance
Transamerica Occidental’s Separate Account Fund C    California    100% TOLIC    Mutual fund
Transamerica Pacific Insurance Company, Ltd.    Hawaii    100% Transamerica Corp.    Life insurance
Transamerica Pyramid Properties LLC    Iowa    100% TOLIC    Realty limited liability company
Transamerica Re Consultoria em Seguros e Servicos Ltda    Brazil    95% TOLIC; 5% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Insurance and reinsurance consulting
Transamerica Realty Investment Properties LLC    Delaware    100% TOLIC    Realty limited liability company
Transamerica Realty Services, LLC (“TRS”)    Delaware    100% AEGON USA Realty Advisors, Inc.    Real estate investments
Transamerica Retirement Management, Inc.    Minnesota    100% AEGON Financial Services Group, Inc.    Life Insurance and underwriting services
Transamerica Securities Sales Corporation    Maryland    100% Transamerica International Holdings, Inc.    Broker/Dealer
Transamerica Small Business Capital, Inc.    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Holding company
Transamerica Trailer Leasing AG    Switzerland    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Trailer Leasing Sp. Z.O.O.    Poland    100% Transamerica Leasing Holdings, Inc.    Leasing
Transamerica Vendor Financial Services Corporation    Delaware    100% TCFC Asset Holdings, Inc.    Provides commercial leasing
Unicom Administrative Services, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Academy Insurance Group, Inc.    Provider of administrative services
United Financial Services, Inc.    Maryland    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    General agency
Universal Benefits Corporation    Iowa    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Third party administrator

 

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USA Administration Services, Inc.    Kansas    100% TOLIC    Third party administrator
Valley Forge Associates, Inc.    Pennsylvania    100% Commonwealth General Corporation    Furniture & equipment lessor
Westcap Investors, LLC    Delaware    100% Transamerica Investment Management, LLC    Inactive
Westcap Investors Series Fund, LLC    Delaware    Transamerica Investment Management, LLC is the Managing Member    This Series Fund is an unregistered investments vehicle for Transamerica Investment Management, LLC (former Westcap Investors, LLC) clients are Members
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Ohio    100% AEGON USA, Inc.    Insurance
Westport Strategies, LLC    Delaware    AUSA Holding Company - sole Member    Provide administrative and support services, including but not limited to plan consulting, design and administration in connection with retail insurance brokerage business as carried on by producers related to corporate-owned or trust-owned life insurance policies
WFG China Holdings, Inc.    Delaware    100% World Financial Group, Inc.    Hold interest in Insurance Agency located in Peoples Republic of China
WFG Insurance Agency of Puerto Rico, Inc.    Puerto Rico    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Properties Holdings, LLC    Georgia    100% World Financial Group, Inc.    Marketing
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of California, Inc.    California    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency of Nevada, Inc.    Nevada    100% WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Property & Casualty Insurance Agency, Inc.    Georgia    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
WFG Reinsurance Limited    Bermuda    100% World Financial Group, Inc.    Reinsurance
WFG Securities of Canada, Inc.    Canada    100% World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada, Inc.    Mutual fund dealer
World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada Inc.    Canada    100% TIHI    Holding company
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Canada Inc.    Ontario    50% World Financial Group Holding Co. of Canada Inc.; 50% World Financial Group Subholding Co. of Canada Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency of Hawaii, Inc.    Hawaii    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    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 Wyoming, Inc.    Wyoming    100% World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Insurance Agency, Inc.    California    100% Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio    Insurance agency
World Financial Group Subholding Company of Canada Inc.    Canada    100% World Financial Group Holding Company of Canada, Inc.    Holding company
World Financial Group, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Marketing
World Group Securities, Inc.    Delaware    100% AEGON Asset Management Services, Inc.    Broker-dealer
Zahorik Company, Inc.    California    100% AUSA Holding Co.    Inactive
Zero Beta Fund, LLC    Delaware    Manager: AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC    Aggregating vehicle formed to hold various fund investments.

 

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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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(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) Transamerica Capital, Inc. serves as the principal underwriter for the following:

Transamerica Life Insurance Company – Separate Accounts: 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 K, Separate Account VA L, Separate Account VA P, Separate Account VA Q, Separate Account VA R, Separate Account VA S, Separate Account VA W, Separate Account VA X, Separate Account VA Y; Separate Account VA Z, Separate Account VA EE, Separate Account VA-1, Separate Account VA-6, Separate Account VA-7, Separate Account VA-8, Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen, Separate Account VL A and Separate Account VUL A.

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance CompanySeparate Accounts: Separate Account VA BNY, Separate Account VA GNY, Separate Account VA HNY, Separate Account VA QNY, Separate Account VA WNY, Separate Account VA YNY, TFLIC Separate Account VNY, Separate Account VA-2LNY, TFLIC Separate Account C, Separate Account VA-5NLNY, Separate Account VA-6NY, TFLIC Series Annuity Account and TFLIC Series Life Account.

Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of OhioSeparate Accounts: Separate Account VA U, Separate Account VA V, Separate Account VA AA, WRL Series Life Account, WRL Series Life Account G, WRL Series Life Corporate Account, WRL Series Annuity Account and WRL Series Annuity Account B.

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company – Separate Accounts: Separate Account VA-2L, Separate Account VA-5, and Transamerica Occidental Life Separate Account VUL-3.

Monumental Life Insurance Company – Separate Accounts: Separate Account VA BB, Separate Account VA CC, Separate Account VA WM, and Separate Account VL E.

 

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Merrill Lynch Life Insurance Company – Separate Accounts: Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account C, Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account D, Merrill Lynch Variable Life Separate Account, and Merrill Lynch Life Variable Life Separate Account II.

ML Life Insurance Company of New YorkSeparate Accounts: ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account A, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account B, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account C, ML of New York Variable Annuity Separate Account D, ML of New York Variable Life Separate Account, and ML of New York Variable Life Separate Account II.

Transamerica Capital, Inc. also serves as principal underwriter for Transamerica Series Trust, Transamerica Funds and Transamerica Investors, Inc.

 

(b) Directors and Officers of Transamerica Capital, Inc.:

 

Name

  

Principal

Business Address

  

Position and Offices with Underwriter

Robert R. Frederick

   (1)    Chief Operations Officer, President and Director

John T. Mallett

   (1)    Director

Mark W. Mullin

   (1)    Director

Lon J. Olejniczak

   (1)    Chief Executive Officer and Director

Michael W. Brandsma

   (2)    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

David R. Paulsen

   (2)    Executive Vice President

Michael G. Petko

   (2)    Executive Vice President

Anne M. Spaes

   (3)    Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Frank A. Camp

   (1)    Secretary

Amy J. Boyle

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

John W. Fischer

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Clifton W. Flenniken, III

   (5)    Assistant Vice President

Dennis P. Gallagher

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Linda S. Gilmer

   (1)    Vice President

Karen D. Heburn

   (4)    Vice President

Kyle A. Keelan

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Christy Post-Rissin

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Brenda L. Smith

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Darin D. Smith

   (1)    Assistant Vice President

Arthur D. Woods

   (4)    Assistant Vice President

Tamara D. Barkdoll

   (2)    Assistant Secretary

Erin K. Burke

   (1)    Assistant Secretary

Jeffrey Eng

   (6)    Assistant Secretary

 

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(1) 4333 Edgewood Road N.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52499-0001
(2) 4600 S Syracuse St, Suite 1100, Denver, CO 80237-2719
(3) 400 West Market Street, Louisville, KY 40202
(4) 570 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
(5) 1111 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(6) 600 S. Hwy 169, Suite 1800, Minneapolis, MN 55426

 

(c) Compensation to Principal Underwriter from Registrant

 

Name of Principal Underwriter

   Net Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions*
   Compensation
on Events
Occasioning the
Deduction of A
Deferred Sales
Load
   Brokerage
Commissions
   Other
Commissions

Transamerica Capital, Inc. (1)

   $ 44,112,185.21    0       0

AFSG Securities Corporation

   $ 21,215,095.56    0       0

 

(1) Effective May 1, 2007, Transamerica Capital, Inc. replaced AFSG Securities Corporation (“AFSG”) as principal underwriter for the Policies.
* TCI and AFSG pass through any commissions paid to them to the selling firms and do not retain any portion of such payments.

 

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

 

Item 33. Fee Representation

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.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, WRL Series Life Account, has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly authorized, in the city of St. Petersburg, state of Florida, on the 27 th day of June, 2008.

 

WRL SERIES LIFE ACCOUNT
(Registrant)
By:  

 

  Tim L. Stonehocker*/, Chairman of the Board of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE
CO. OF OHIO
(Depositor)
By:  

 

  Tim L. Stonehocker*/, Chairman of the Board

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

      

Title

     

Date

 

     Chairman of the Board     June 27, 2008
Tim L. Stonehocker */         

 

     Director and Chief Executive Officer     June 27, 2008
Charles T. Boswell */         

 

     Director and President     June 27, 2008
Brenda K. Clancy */         

 

     Vice President and Controller     June 27, 2008
Eric J. Martin */         

 

     Director and Chief Financial Officer     June 27, 2008
John R. Hunter */         

 

     Director, Senior Vice President and     June 27, 2008
Arthur C. Schneider */      Chief Tax Officer    

 

*/    /s/ Arthur D. Woods

Signed by Arthur D. Woods, Esq.
As Attorney in Fact pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed herewith


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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description of Exhibit

26(d)(i)    Specimen Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy
26(e)    Application for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy