[Letterhead of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP]
July 21, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Commissioners:
We are aware that our report dated May 13, 2005 on our review of interim financial information of Protective Life Insurance Company and its subsidiaries (the "Company") for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 and included in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 is incorporated by reference in the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 dated July 21, 2005.
Yours very truly,
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
