Keyport Life Insurance POS AM Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)

EXHIBIT 23(a)

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

I hereby consent to the use of my name in the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus of Keyport Life Insurance Company contained in Form S-1.

Boston, Massachusetts	/s/Bernard R. Beckerlegge
	Bernard R. Beckerlegge

April 20, 2001

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