Exhibit 9

                          Consent of Ernst & Young LLP





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 19, 1999, with respect to the statutory-basis
financial statements and schedules of Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Ohio
included in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-6 No. 333-68367) and related prospectus of WRL Series Life Account.

                                                       ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Des Moines, Iowa
June 11, 1999