EX-99.S 2 d253042dex99s.htm POWERS OF ATTORNEY Powers of Attorney

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POWERS OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Blake S. Bostwick, a Director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

    1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

    811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

   

811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

    811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

    811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

    811-22370

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

    811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

    811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

    Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Blake S. Bostwick

Blake S. Bostwick
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Fredrick J. Gingerich, Director, Chairman of the Board, Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Vice President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, and proxies, exemptive orders or other documents filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

    1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

    811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

    811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

    811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

    811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

    811-22370

Advantage IV

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

    811-21440

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

    811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

    811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

    Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Fredrick J. Gingerich

Fredrick J. Gingerich
Director, Chairman of the Board, Controller, Assistant Treasurer and Vice President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Karyn Polak, a Director, General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

    1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

    811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

    811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

    811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

    811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

    811-22370

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

    811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

    811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

    Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Karyn Polak

Karyn Polak
Director, General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Vice President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Matthew McCorry, a Director and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Solutions Division of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

   1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

   811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

   811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

   811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

   811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

   811-22370

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

   811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

   811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

   Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Matthew McCorry

Matthew McCorry
Director and Chief Operating Officer, Individual Solutions Division

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Christopher Ashe, a Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

   1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

   811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

   811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

   811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

   811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

   811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

   811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

   811-22370

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

   811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

   811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

   811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

   Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Christopher Ashe

Christopher Ashe
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Zachary Harris, a Director of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Arthur D. Woods, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.

 

Product Name

   

Separate Account Name

    1940 Act File
Number

Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity Series

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom II

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Principium III

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Advisory Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA B

    811-06032

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A

    811-06459

Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity

   

Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B

    811-06546

Vanguard Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA DD

    811-06144

WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity

   

Separate Account VA U

    811-21427

WRL Freedom Premier

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Conqueror

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

WRL Freedom Wealth Creator

   

WRL Series Annuity Account

    811-05672

Secure Path for Life

   

Separate Account VA FF

    811-22370

Advantage IV

   

WRL Series Life Corporate Account

    811-08833

Advantage X

   

Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen

    811-21440

Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Financial Freedom Builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Elite builder

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

WRL Freedom Equity Protector

   

WRL Series Life Account

    811-4420

Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity

   

Not Applicable

    Not Applicable
  

Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed.

   

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of July 2021.

 

                    /s/ Zachary Harris

Zachary Harris
Director