[WESTERN RESERVE LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF OHIO]
April 16, 2009
Craig Ruckman, Esq.
Office of Insurance Products
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F St. NE
Washington, DC 20549-0506
| Re: | Selective Review – A Filing |
Separate Account VA V
Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – F
(WRL Freedom Multiple Variable Annuity)
File Nos.: 333-112089; 811-21491
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
Dear Mr. Ruckman:
Pursuant to your request, the above-referenced filing was made on April 16, 2009 (accession number is 0001193125-09-080471). This filing now contains the fee information that was not included in the earlier filing for this product made on February 9, 2009 (accession number 0001193125-09-022138). As we discussed, we will address your comments from the earlier filing as part of this filing of the product.
We hereby request Selective Review pursuant to SEC Release No.: 33-6510 (February 15, 1984) for the above-referenced Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – F product filing.
This letter will also be filed as a correspondence filing via EDGAR.
Very truly yours,
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
/s/ Darin D. Smith
Darin D. Smith
General Counsel
Transamerica Capital Management
