POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Jamie Ohl, Director and President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March 2025.
| /s/Jamie Ohl |
| Jamie Ohl |
| Director and President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Andrew S. Williams, a Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March 2025.
| /s/Andrew Williams |
| Andrew S. Williams |
| Director, Secretary, General Counsel and Senior Vice President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Bonnie T. Gerst, Director, Chairman of the Board and President, Financial Assets, of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, and proxies, exemptive orders or other documents filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March 2025.
| /s/Bonnie Gerst |
| Bonnie T. Gerst |
| Director, Chairman of the Board and President, Financial Assets |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Chris Giovanni, a Director, Chief Strategy & Development Officer and Senior Vice President of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13 day of March 2025.
| /s/Chris Giovanni |
| Chris Giovanni |
| Director, Chief Strategy & Development Officer and Senior Vice President |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Matt Keppler, Director, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12 day of February 2025.
| /s/Matt Keppler |
| Matt Keppler |
| Director, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer |
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Maurice Perkins, Director and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer of Transamerica Life Insurance Company, an Iowa corporation, do hereby appoint Brian Stallworth and Mark Buchinsky, and each of them severally, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact, for me and in my name, place and stead to execute and file any instrument or document to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto, filed by said Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with the registration of the variable contracts listed below, and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Each said attorney-in-fact shall have power to act hereunder without the others.
| Product Name | Separate Account Name |
1940 Act File Number | ||
| Transamerica B-Share Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica I-Share II Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium IV Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity Series | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom II | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Principium III | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity I-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Inspire Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Variable Annuity O-Share | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Advisory Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Landmark Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Extra Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Liberty Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Transamerica Axiom Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA B | 811-06032 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account A | 811-06459 | ||
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Plus Variable Annuity | Merrill Lynch Life Variable Annuity Separate Account B | 811-06546 | ||
| Transamerica Value Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA DD | 811-06144 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier III Variable Annuity | Separate Account VA U | 811-21427 | ||
| WRL Freedom Premier | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Conqueror | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| WRL Freedom Wealth Creator | WRL Series Annuity Account | 811-05672 | ||
| Secure Path for Life | Separate Account VA FF | 811-22370 | ||
| Advantage IV | WRL Series Life Corporate Account | 811-08833 | ||
| Advantage X | Transamerica Corporate Separate Account Sixteen | 811-21440 | ||
| Transamerica Freedom Elite Builder II | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Financial Freedom Builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Elite builder | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| WRL Freedom Equity Protector | WRL Series Life Account | 811-4420 | ||
| Transamerica Structured Index Advantage Annuity | Not Applicable | Not Applicable | ||
| Form S-1, S-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed. |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 12 day of February 2025.
| /s/Maurice Perkins |
| Maurice Perkins |
| Director and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer |