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EX-99.(16)(A)(21) - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT - NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COd168011dex9916a21.htm
EX-99.(16)(A)(24) - POWER OF ATTORNEY - NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COd168011dex9916a24.htm
EX-99.(16)(A)(5) - OPINION REGARDING LEGALITY - NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COd168011dex9916a5.htm
S-1/A - SELECT RETIREMENT - NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COd168011ds1a.htm
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
Nationwide Life Insurance Company:
We consent to the use of our report on the statutory financial statements and financial statement schedules of Nationwide Life Insurance Company (the Company), dated March 19, 2021, included herein. We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-254817).
Our report relating to the Company’s statutory financial statements, dated March 19, 2021, states that the Company prepared its financial statements using statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Ohio Department of Insurance, which is a basis of accounting other than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, our report states that the Company’s financial statements are not intended to be and, therefore, are not presented fairly in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and further states that those statements are presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by the Ohio Department of Insurance.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Columbus, Ohio
April 27, 2021