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Marty Flewellen Named Chief Sales Officer for Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group

LOS ANGELES (April 4, 2007) - Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group, a marketing unit of Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company, has announced the promotion of Senior Vice President Marty Flewellen to Chief Sales Officer. In this new role, Flewellen is responsible for the sales and distribution of life insurance and financial services products through the organization's general agents, national accounts, specialized production sources and aggregated brokerage organizations.

"Marty brings a wealth of experience in life insurance sales and distribution management to this position," says Ken Kilbane, president Transamerica Insurance & Investment Group (TIIG). "His successful track record both as a general agent and head of TIIG's Western Regional Marketing Center, plus his strong field and industry relationships, will serve TIIG and our distributors well."

Flewellen joined Transamerica in January 2000 as Western Regional Vice President, based in Pasadena, Calif. In this role, he was responsible for managing general-agent relationships, recruiting new general agents and growing production in the western third of the United States. In 2003, his territory was expanded to include all states west of the Mississippi. 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 shifted his responsibilities in 2006 to focus exclusively on national accounts sales.

Flewellen entered the life insurance business as a career agent. He became affiliated with Transamerica as a personal producing sales manager in 1988 and became a brokerage manager in 1990. Flewellen managed a general agency in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1997 to 2000.

About Transamerica

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

TOLIC is rated A+ (Superior), the second highest of 16 ratings by A.M. Best Company, Aa3 (Excellent), the fourth highest of 21 ratings by Moody's Investors Service, and AA (Very Strong), the third highest of 21 ratings by Standard & Poor's^® (ratings as of February 2007). TOLIC is an AEGON company.

AEGON is one of the world's largest life insurance and pension companies, and a provider of investment products. With headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, AEGON companies employ approximately 27,000 people. AEGON's established markets include the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. In addition, AEGON is present in over 20 other markets in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

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