EXHIBIT 10 (A)
Independent Auditors' Consent
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-47162 of Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company Separate
Account VA-2 on Form N-4 of our reports dated February 5, 2000, on the financial
statements of Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company and the subaccounts of
Ameritas Variable Life Insurance Company Separate Account VA-2, appearing in the
Statement of Additional Information, which is a part of such Registration
Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Services" in such
Statement of Additional Information.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Lincoln, Nebraska
December 13, 2000
