Ken Kilbane Named President of Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 6, 2006) - Ken Kilbane has been named President of Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group (TIIG), a marketing unit of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (TOLIC) and its affiliates, announced Ron Wagley, Chief Executive Officer of TIIG and President and Chairman of TOLIC.

"Ken has a wealth of experience in the management of various aspects of our organization, and he has forged strong relationships with our distributors," says Wagley. "I am confident he will lead TIIG to successfully meet the challenges of the marketplace with innovative and sound financial solutions for consumers."

Kilbane joined Transamerica as Vice President, Technology, in 1996.  He was promoted to Executive Vice President, Market Development, in January 2004 to oversee Marketing, Pacific Rim Sales, Specialty Marketing and Transamerica’s affiliated broker/dealer, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.

Prior to joining Transamerica, Kilbane worked for ITT Residential Capital Corp., Countrywide Financial Corp., and Weyerhaeuser Mortgage Co.

Kilbane received his undergraduate degree in Finance from California State University, Northridge, in 1986.  He holds Series 7 and 24 brokerage licenses from the National Association of Securities Dealers.

Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group - a marketing unit for Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company and its affiliates - offers an array of innovative financial services and products designed to help individuals, families and businesses build, protect and preserve their assets.  Many of these products and services are underwritten by Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company or its affiliated statutory insurance companies, and include term life insurance, universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance and fixed annuities.

Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company is a member of the AEGON Group, a multinational insurance organization headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.  The AEGON Group is one of the world’s leading life insurance and financial services organizations.

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