October 11, 2007
Mr. William J. Kotapish
Office of Insurance Products
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-0506
| RE: | Template Filing |
Monumental Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
Dear Mr. William J. Kotapish:
Monumental Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, and Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio (the “Companies”) are adding or amending a feature in their products. This feature is:
| • | Architect Guaranteed Lifetime Withdrawal Benefit |
Other than using different marketing names for the feature in different distribution channels, the feature is identical. The Companies hereby request the approval of the Commission to add or amend this feature as applicable to the variable product filings on Attachment A pursuant to Rule 485(b)(1)(vii).
In connection herewith, the Companies state that the following is the “template” filing:
Separate Account VA CC
Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form N-4
File Nos. 333-146323; 811-06564
The Companies further state that:
| (1) | The template filing which will be filed pursuant to Rule 485(a) (on or about October 11, 2007), and the other filings listed in Appendix A are substantially identical with respect to the feature being added and/or amended. The material changes in the template registration statement will be substantially identical to the material changes in the other product |
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registration statements.
| (2) | The registrant will be able to effectively revise the other filings in conformity with changes made in response to staff comments on the template filing and the registrant will, in fact, so revise the other filings. |
| (3) | The other filings will not contain material changes other than those made in connection with adding the optional rider that would make the other filings ineligible to be filed pursuant to Rule 485(b). |
The Companies respectfully request that the Commission will provide oral approval of this request.
Please convey the approval to Sandy Dix, Assistant Manager – Securities Filings, at 319-355-8427. We will also file this letter as a correspondence filing via EDGAR.
We appreciate your consideration of this request.
Monumental Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
| By: | /s/ Darin D. Smith | |
| Darin D. Smith | ||
| General Counsel, Annuity Products & Services | ||
Enc.
| cc: | Frederick R. Bellamy, Esq. |
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Attachment A
For Monumental Life Insurance Company:
Separate Account VA WM Flexible Premium Variable Annuity - - GM File Nos. 333-138040; 811-21961 | Separate Account VA DD Vanguard Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-146328; 811-06144 | |
Separate Account VA CC Advisor’s Edge Variable Annuity Advisor’s Edge Select Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-146323; 811-06564 | Separate Account VA CC Dimensional Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-146323; 811-06564 | |
Separate Account VL E Pacer Choice Variable Life File Nos. 333-146343; 811-04733 | Separate Account VA BB Pacer Choice Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-146313; 811-04734 | |
Separate Account VA CC Personal Manager Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-146314; 811-06564 | Separate Account VA CC Prism Variable Annuity – A units File Nos. 333-146315; 811-06564 | |
Separate Account VA CC Prism Variable Annuity – B units File Nos. 333-146315; 811-06564 | Separate Account VA CC Marquee Variable Annuity – A units File Nos. 333-146317; 811-06564 | |
Separate Account VA CC Marquee Variable Annuity – B units File Nos. 333-146317; 811-06564 | ||
For Transamerica Life Insurance Company:
Separate Account VA A The Atlas Portfolio Builder Variable Annuity Files Nos. 333-26209; 811-09172 | Separate Account VA B Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity File Nos. 33-33085; 811-06032 | |
Separate Account VA B Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity File Nos. 33-56908; 811-06032 | Separate Account VA C Transamerica EXTRA Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-83957; 811-09503 | |
Separate Account VA J Immediate Income Builder II File Nos. 333-63086; 811-10413 | Separate Account VA K Retirement Income Builder - BAI Variable Annuity Files Nos. 333-76230; 811-10617 | |
Separate Account VA L Transamerica Preferred Advantage Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-87792; 811-21087 | Separate Account VA P Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – A File Nos. 333-98891; 811-21192 | |
Separate Account VA Q Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – B File Nos. 333-110049; 811-21461 | Separate Account VA R Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – C File Nos. 333-109580; 811-21441 | |
Separate Account VA S Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – D File Nos. 333-109913; 811-21453 | Separate Account VA W Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – G File Nos. 333-116562; 811-21594 | |
Separate Account VA X Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – I File Nos. 333-125817; 811-21776 | Separate Account VA Y Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – J File Nos. 333-131987; 811-21858 | |
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Transamerica Life Insurance Company continued:
Separate Account VA Z Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – K File Nos. 333-142762; 811-22063 | Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account Retirement Income Builder Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-07509; 811-07689 | |
Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account Portfolio Select Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-07509; 811-07689 | Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account The One® Income AnnuitySM File Nos. 333-78743; 811-07689 | |
Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account Retirement Income Builder II Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-07509; 811-07689 | Fidelity Variable Annuity Account Fidelity Income Plus File Nos. 33-37498; 811-02954 | |
Retirement Builder Variable Annuity Account Immediate Income Builder File Nos. 333-61063; 811-07689 | Separate Account VA I Principal-Plus Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-46594; 811-10147 | |
Separate Account VA E Privilege Select Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-32110; 811-09847 | Separate Account VA F Premier Asset Builder Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-62738; 811-10411 | |
Separate Account VA D Transamerica Access Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-94489; 811-0977 | Separate Account VA-8 TransMark Optimum ChoiceSMVariable Annuity File Nos. 333-128772; 811-09859 | |
Separate Account VA P Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – A File Nos. 333-98891; 811-21192 | PFL Variable Annuity Fund II PFL Variable Annuity Fund II – Lexington File No. 811-02411 | |
Separate Account VA-1 Prime Investor Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-128773; 811-04940 | Separate Account VA-6 Transamerica Classic® Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-128705; 811-07753 | |
Separate Account VL A Transamerica Variable Life File Nos. 33-92229; 811-09046 | Separate Account VA-7 Transamerica Bounty® Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-128704; 811-08835 | |
Separate Account VA-6 Transamerica Catalyst® Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-128705; 811-07753 | ||
For Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company:
Separate Account VA BNY Transamerica Landmark NY Variable Annuity File Nos. 033-83560; 811-08750 | Separate Account VA WNY Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – H File Nos. 333-120125; 811-21663 | |
Separate Account VA QNY Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – E File Nos. 333-110048; 811-07793 | Separate Account VA GNY Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – L File Nos. 333-142763; 811-22064 | |
TFLIC Separate Account B Vanguard Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-65151; 811-06298 (Group) | TFLIC Separate Account B Vanguard Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-65131; 811- 06298 (Individual) | |
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For Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company: continued
Separate Account VA-2LNY Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-104243; 811-07368 | TFLIC Separate Account VNY Advisor’s Edge NY Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-122235; 811- 21703 | |
TFLIC Separate Account C Marquee Variable Annuity (NY) File Nos. 333-65145; 811-9062 | TFLIC Separate Account C Prism Variable Annuity (NY) File Nos. 333-65159; 811-9062 | |
Separate Account VA-5NLNY Distinct Assets (NY) File Nos. 333-108497; 811-08160 | TFLIC Separate Account C Advisors Edge Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-65149; 811-9062 | |
TFLIC Separate Account C Dimensional Variable Annuity (NY) File Nos. 333-65149; 811-9062 | Separate Account VA-6NY Transamerica Classic® Variable Annuity (NY) File Nos. 333-108498; 811-08677 | |
TFLIC Series Annuity Account TFLIC Freedom PremierSMVariable Annuity File Nos. 333-63218; 811-10417 | ||
For Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio:
Separate Account VA U WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity File Nos. 333-108525; 811-21427 | Separate Account VA V Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – F File Nos. 333-112089; 811-21491 | |
WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Premier® VA File Nos. 333-82705; 811-5672 | WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Access VA File Nos. 333-84773; 811-5672 | |
WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Enhancer VA File Nos. 333-93169; 811-5672 | WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Attainer VA File Nos. 33-49556; 811-5672 | |
WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Bellwether VA File Nos. 33-49550; 811-5672 | WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Variable Annuity File Nos. 33-24856; 811-5672 | |
WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Conqueror® File Nos. 33-49558; 811-5672 | WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Wealth Creator® File Nos. 333-24959; 811-5672 | |
Separate Account VA AA Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – M File Nos. 333-145461; 811-22113 | WRL Series Annuity Account B Janus Annuity 33-63246; 811-7754 | |
WRL Series Annuity Account WRL Freedom Select® File Nos. 333-31228; 811-5672 | ||
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Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company
Separate Account VA-2L Dreyfus/Transamerica Triple Advantage® Variable Annuity File Nos. 33-49998; 811-07042 | Separate Account VA-5 Distinct Assets Variable Annuity File Nos. 33-71746; 811-08158 |
