April 28, 2016
VIA EDGAR
Disclosure Review and Accounting Office
Division of Investment Management
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E. (Mail Stop 5-6)
Washington, D.C. 20549
ATTN: Document Control – Edgar
| Re: | RiverSource Life Insurance Company |
Form AW Filed Pursuant to Rule 477
Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form S-3
File No. File. No. 333-139776, filed April 22, 2016
Dear Mr. Cowan:
On behalf of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), we hereby request the immediate withdrawal of the above referenced Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 on Form S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) on April 22, 2016. We are withdrawing the registration statement amendment. The Registrant is filing an initial Registration Statement on Form S-3 in conjunction with the filing of this request.
The Registration Statement has not been declared effective and no sales have been made under it in connection with the above referenced filing.
For the foregoing reasons, we respectfully request that the Commission grant this request for withdrawal.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (612) 671-8056 or Boba Selimovic at (612) 671-7449.
Sincerely,
/s/ Timothy D. Crawford |
| Timothy D. Crawford |
| Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
