CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation Variable Account B (“Registration Statement”) of our report dated April 10, 2020 relating to the financial statements of the subaccounts listed in Appendix A, which appears in the Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation Variable Account B’s Statement of Additional Information on Form N-4 dated May 7, 2020. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 5, 2020 relating to the financial statements of Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation, which appears in the Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation Variable Account B’s Statement of Additional Information on Form N-4 dated May 7, 2020. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation Variable Account B’s Statement of Additional Information on Form N-4 dated May 7, 2020.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 7, 2020
Appendix A
AST Goldman Sachs Large-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP NASDAQ-100 |
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Growth Portfolio | ProFund VP Semiconductor |
AST Government Money Market Portfolio | ProFund VP Small-Cap Growth |
AST Cohen & Steers Realty Portfolio | ProFund VP Short Mid-Cap |
AST J.P. Morgan Strategic Opportunities Portfolio | ProFund VP Short NASDAQ-100 |
AST T. Rowe Price Large-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP Short Small-Cap |
AST High Yield Portfolio | ProFund VP Small-Cap Value |
AST Small-Cap Growth Opportunities Portfolio | ProFund VP Technology |
AST WEDGE Capital Mid-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP Telecommunications |
AST Small-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP UltraMid-Cap |
AST Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio | ProFund VP UltraNASDAQ-100 |
AST Goldman Sachs Small-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP UltraSmall-Cap |
AST Hotchkis & Wiley Large-Cap Value Portfolio | ProFund VP Utilities |
AST Loomis Sayles Large-Cap Growth Portfolio | ProFund VP Large-Cap Growth |
AST MFS Growth Portfolio | ProFund VP Large-Cap Value |
AST Neuberger Berman/LSV Mid-Cap Value Portfolio | Rydex VT Nova Fund |
AST Small-Cap Growth Portfolio | Rydex VT NASDAQ-100® Fund |
AST BlackRock Low Duration Bond Portfolio | Rydex VT Inverse S&P 500® Strategy Fund |
AST BlackRock/Loomis Sayles Bond Portfolio | Invesco V.I. Health Care Fund (Series I) |
AST QMA US Equity Alpha Portfolio | Invesco V.I. Technology Fund (Series I) |
AST T. Rowe Price Natural Resources Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT Index Asset Allocation Fund (Class 2) |
AST T. Rowe Price Asset Allocation Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 2) |
AST International Value Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Growth Fund (Class 2) |
AST MFS Global Equity Portfolio | AST Fidelity Institutional AM℠ Quantitative Portfolio |
AST J.P. Morgan International Equity Portfolio | AST Prudential Growth Allocation Portfolio |
AST Templeton Global Bond Portfolio | AST Advanced Strategies Portfolio |
AST International Growth Portfolio | AST Investment Grade Bond Portfolio |
AST Wellington Management Hedged Equity Portfolio | AST Bond Portfolio 2019 |
AST Capital Growth Asset Allocation Portfolio | AST Cohen & Steers Global Realty Portfolio |
AST Academic Strategies Asset Allocation Portfolio | AST Parametric Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
AST Balanced Asset Allocation Portfolio | AST Bond Portfolio 2020 |
AST Preservation Asset Allocation Portfolio | AST Jennison Large-Cap Growth Portfolio |
AST AllianzGI World Trends Portfolio | AST Bond Portfolio 2021 |
AST J.P. Morgan Global Thematic Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 2) |
AST Goldman Sachs Multi-Asset Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT Omega Growth Fund (Class 1) |
AST Western Asset Core Plus Bond Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT Small Cap Growth Fund (Class 1) |
Davis Value Portfolio | Wells Fargo VT International Equity Fund (Class 1) |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Asset Allocation Fund (Class 1) | AST Bond Portfolio 2022 |
Columbia Variable Portfolio - Small Company Growth Fund (Class 1) | AST Quantitative Modeling Portfolio |
Prudential SP International Growth Portfolio (Class I) | AST BlackRock Global Strategies Portfolio |
ProFund VP Asia 30 | Invesco V.I. Diversified Dividend Fund (Series I) |
ProFund VP Banks | Columbia Variable Portfolio - U.S. Government Mortgage Fund (Class 1) |
ProFund VP Bear | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Large Cap Growth Fund (Class 1) |
ProFund VP Biotechnology | Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 1) |
ProFund VP Basic Materials | Wells Fargo VT Opportunity Fund (Class 2) |
ProFund VP UltraBull | AST Prudential Core Bond Portfolio |
ProFund VP Bull | AST Bond Portfolio 2023 |
ProFund VP Consumer Services | AST MFS Growth Allocation Portfolio |
ProFund VP Consumer Goods | AST Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio |
ProFund VP Oil & Gas | AST MFS Large-Cap Value Portfolio |
ProFund VP Europe 30 | Invesco V.I. Mid Cap Growth Fund (Series I) |
ProFund VP Financials | AST Bond Portfolio 2024 |
ProFund VP U.S. Government Plus | AST AQR Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio |
ProFund VP Health Care | AST ClearBridge Dividend Growth Portfolio |
Access VP High Yield Fund | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Government Money Market Fund (Class 1) |
ProFund VP Industrials | Columbia Variable Portfolio - Income Opportunities Fund (Class 1) |
ProFund VP Internet | AST AQR Large-Cap Portfolio |
ProFund VP Japan | AST QMA Large-Cap Portfolio |
ProFund VP Precious Metals | AST Bond Portfolio 2025 |
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Growth | AST Bond Portfolio 2026 |
ProFund VP Mid-Cap Value | AST Bond Portfolio 2027 |
ProFund VP Pharmaceuticals | NVIT Emerging Markets Fund (Class D) |
ProFund VP Real Estate | AST Bond Portfolio 2028 |
ProFund VP Rising Rates Opportunity | AST Bond Portfolio 2029 |
AST Bond Portfolio 2030 |