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Marty Flewellen Named President of Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 12, 2009) - James Martin "Marty" Flewellen has been named President of Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group (TIIG), a marketing unit of Transamerica Life Insurance Company (TLIC) and its affiliates, announced Tim Stonehocker, Executive Vice President - Agency Group, TLIC.

Flewellen succeeds Ken Kilbane, who has moved into the role of President of a new division of the AEGON companies, Transamerica Life International (TLI). TLI includes Transamerica's branches in Hong Kong and Singapore and the coordination of joint ventures in Latin America.

Flewellen entered the life insurance business in 1981 and spent the first 19 years of his career in the field. He joined Transamerica's Sacramento branch in 1986 and then became a member of TIIG's management team when he became Western Regional Vice President, based in Pasadena, California, in 2000. In that role, he was responsible for managing distributor relationships, recruiting new general agents and growing production in the western third of the United States. "With nearly 20 years of sales experience, Marty brings a strong producer orientation to this role. In addition to being well respected by the field, he has considerable expertise in TIIG's markets," says Stonehocker.

In August 2005, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, with the additional responsibility for managing national/institutional accounts and building distribution through the general agency channel. He has served as Chief Sales Officer since February of 2007. Says Stonehocker, "Marty has a wealth of experience in the management of various aspects of our organization, and he has forged strong relationships with TIIG's domestic distributors. I am confident that, under his leadership, TIIG will successfully meet the challenges of the marketplace with innovative and sound financial solutions for consumers."

About Transamerica
Transamerica Life Insurance Company is an AEGON company. Headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands, AEGON is one of the world's leading life insurance and financial services organizations. Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group—a marketing unit for Transamerica 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 Life Insurance Company or its affiliated statutory insurance companies, and include term life insurance, universal life insurance, variable universal life insurance and fixed annuities.

For more information about Transamerica, visit www.transamerica.com.