VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549-0506

RE: Separate Account VA-5 of TLIC

File No. 811-08158, CIK 0000914836

Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Dear Sir or Madam:

As required by Rule 30e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), Separate Account VA-5 of TLIC, a unit investment trust registered under the Act, mailed to its contract owners the Semi Annual report of the underlying funds of the following underlying management investment companies:

• American Century Investments Variable Portfolios, Inc (CIK: 814680)

• AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds) (CIK: 896435)

• Columbia Funds Variable Insurance Trust (CIK: 815425)

• Federated Insurance Series (CIK: 912577)

• Janus Aspen Series (CIK: 906185)

• ING Investors Trust (CIK: 0000837276)

• Schwab Annuity Portfolios (CIK: 918266)

• Wells Fargo Advantage Variable Trust (CIK: 1081402)

This filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act.

Pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act, each of the underlying management investment companies has filed or will file its Semi-Annual Report with the Commission via EDGAR. To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Darin D. Smith

Darin D. Smith, Vice President

Transamerica Life Insurance Company