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EXHIBIT (1)(a)
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RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
PFL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
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CERTIFICATION
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I, Craig D. Vermie, being the duly constituted Secretary of PFL Life
Insurance Company, hereby certify that the following is a true and correct copy
of a resolution duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company by Written
Consent dated May 15, 2000, and that said resolution is still in full force and
effect:
RESOLVED, that the officers of the Company be and they hereby are
authorized to establish the "Separate Account VA-F", "Separate Account VA-
I", "Separate Account VA-J", "Separate Account VL-A", "Separate Account VL-
B" and "Separate Account VL-C," separate accounts for the purpose of
selling approved variable insurance contracts;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of this company be and they
hereby are authorized and instructed to take any and all actions necessary
in order to carry out the powers hereby conferred, including but not
limited to, the filing of any statement and amendments thereto with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, execution of any and all required
underwriting agreements, state regulatory filings, Blue Sky filings, policy
filings, and to execute any and all other documents that may be required by
any Federal, state or local regulatory agency in order to operate the
separate accounts.
Dated at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this 20/th/ day of September, 2000.
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BY: /s/ Craig D. Vermie
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Craig D. Vermie
