September 7, 2010

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street NE

Washington, D.C. 20549

Re:           Merrill Lynch Variable Life Separate Account, SEC File No. 811-06225

Ø   MLLIC Legacy Power, Registration No. 333-47844

Ø   MLLIC Estate Investor I & II, Registration No. 033-55678 & 033-55472

Ø   MLLIC Investor Life/ Investor Life Plus, Registration No. 033-41830 & 033-41829

Rule 30b2-1 Filing

Dear Commissioners:

As required by Rule 30e-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Act”), Life Investors Insurance Company of America (the “Company”) on behalf of the Registrant, recently sent (or will send) to its policyholders the annual reports dated June 30,2010 for the underlying management investment companies listed below (the “Funds”). This filing constitutes the filing of those reports as required by Rule 30b2-1 under the Act:

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT FILINGS:

BlackRock Series Fund, Inc., SEC File No. 811-03091

BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., SEC File No.: 811-03290

AIM Variable Insurance Funds, SEC File No.: 811-07452

                      AllianceBernstein Variable Products Series Fund, Inc., SEC File No.: 811-05398

Davis Variable Account Fund, Inc., SEC File No.: 811-09293

MFS Variable Insurance Trust, SEC File No.: 811-08326

PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust, SEC File No.: 811-08399

Seligman Portfolios, Inc., SEC File No.: 811-05221

Van Kampen Life Investment Trust, SEC File No.: 811-04424

Some of the funds included in each Fund Company’s semi-annual report filings may not be available under every Policy offered by the Registrant.

The Company understands that the Funds have filed, or will file, their annual reports with the commission under the separate cover, pursuant to Rule 30d-1.

To the extent necessary, these filings are incorporated herein by reference. If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact me at (727) 299-1830 or Gayle Morden at (727) 299-1747.

Sincerely,

Arthur D. Woods

Vice President & Counsel

cc: Priscilla Hechler

     Gayle A. Morden