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POWERS OF ATTORNEY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Blake S. Bostwick, a Director 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 | SEC 1940 File Number | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Partners Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Members 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 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 | ||
| Transamerica Principium II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Advisor | Separate Account VA AA | 811-22113 | ||
| Pacer Choice Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA BB | 811-04734 | ||
| Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Advisors Edge Select Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Dimensional Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Personal Manager Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Prism Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Marquee Variable Annuity (A&B Units | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Access | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Attainer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Enhancer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Bellwether | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Variable Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Janus Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account B | 811-07754 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Form S-1, S-3 or N-4 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of September 2020.
/s/ Blake S. Bostwick |
Blake S. Bostwick |
Director and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Fredrick J. Gingerich, Controller, 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 | SEC 1940 File Number | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Partners Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Members 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 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 | ||
| Transamerica Principium II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Advisor | Separate Account VA AA | 811-22113 | ||
| Pacer Choice Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA BB | 811-04734 | ||
| Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Advisors Edge Select Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Dimensional Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Personal Manager Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Prism Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Marquee Variable Annuity (A&B Units | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Access | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Attainer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Enhancer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Bellwether | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Variable Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Janus Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account B | 811-07754 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Form S-1, S-3 or N-4 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 31st day of August 2020.
/s/ Fred J. Gingerich |
Fredrick J. Gingerich |
Controller and Vice President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Mark W. Mullin, a Director and Chairman of the Board 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 | SEC 1940 File Number | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Partners Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Members 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 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 | ||
| Transamerica Principium II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Advisor | Separate Account VA AA | 811-22113 | ||
| Pacer Choice Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA BB | 811-04734 | ||
| Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Advisors Edge Select Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Dimensional Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Personal Manager Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Prism Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Marquee Variable Annuity (A&B Units | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Access | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Attainer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Enhancer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Bellwether | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Variable Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Janus Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account B | 811-07754 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Form S-1, S-3 or N-4 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 28th day of August 2020.
/s/ Mark W. Mullin |
Mark W. Mullin |
Director and Chairman of the Board |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, David Schulz, a Director, Chief Tax Officer 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 | SEC 1940 File Number | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Partners Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Members 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 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 | ||
| Transamerica Principium II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Advisor | Separate Account VA AA | 811-22113 | ||
| Pacer Choice Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA BB | 811-04734 | ||
| Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Advisors Edge Select Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Dimensional Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Personal Manager Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Prism Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Marquee Variable Annuity (A&B Units | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Access | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Attainer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Enhancer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Bellwether | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Variable Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Janus Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account B | 811-07754 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Form S-1, S-3 or N-4 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of September 2020.
/s/ David Schulz |
| David Schulz Director, Chief Tax Officer and Senior Vice President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, C. Michiel van Katwijk, a Director, 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 | SEC 1940 File Number | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Partners Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Members 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 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 | ||
| Transamerica Principium II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Advisor | Separate Account VA AA | 811-22113 | ||
| Pacer Choice Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA BB | 811-04734 | ||
| Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Advisors Edge Select Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Dimensional Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Personal Manager Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Prism Variable Annuity (A&B Units) | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| Marquee Variable Annuity (A&B Units | Separate Account VA CC | 811-06564 | ||
| 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 | ||
| WRL Freedom Access | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Attainer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Enhancer | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Bellwether | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Variable Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Janus Annuity | WRL Series Annuity Account B | 811-07754 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Form S-1, S-3 or N-4 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of September 2020.
/s/ C. Michiel van Katwijk |
C. Michiel van Katwijk |
| Director, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |
