Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and
                     Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Lawrence E. Davanzo, President of Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust (the
"Registrant"), certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with
         the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.



Date: September 9, 2009                      /s/: Lawrence E. Davanzo
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                                             Lawrence E. Davanzo, President
                                             (principal executive officer)








         Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and
                       Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley


I, Helen Thompson, Chief Compliance Officer of Wilshire Variable Insurance Trust
(the "Registrant"), certify, to the best of my knowledge, that:

     1.  The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the "Report") fully complies with
         the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934, as amended; and

     2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Registrant.



Date: September 9, 2009                     /s/: Helen Thompson
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                                             Helen Thompson, Treasurer
                                             (principal financial officer)