Exhibit 31.1



CERTIFICATION



I, Raymond H. Losi II, certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Variflex, Inc.
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
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| | 4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and
15d-14) for the registrant and have:
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| | a) | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date); and
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| | c) | presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
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| | 5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants
auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a) | all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in design or operation of internal control; and over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
registrants ability to record, process, summarize & report financial information, and
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| | b) | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: December 9, 2003



/s/ Raymond H. Losi IIRaymond H. Losi IIChief Executive Officer