IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
City of Minneapolis
State of Minnesota
Each of the undersigned, as officers and/or directors, respectively, of IDS Life
Insurance Company on behalf of the below listed registrants that file
registration statements and amendments thereto pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission:
1933 Act 1940 Act
Reg. Number Reg. Number
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IDS Life Variable Account 10:
IDS Life Flexible Portfolio Annuity (FPA) 33-62407 811-07355
American Express Retirement
Advisor Variable Annuity(R) (RAVA) 333-79311 811-07355
American Express Retirement
Advisor Variable Annuity(R) (RAVA-B3) 333-79311 811-07355
American Express Retirement
Advisor Advantage(SM) Variable Annuity-Band 3
(RAVA ADVANTAGE-B3) 333-79311 811-07355
American Express Retirement
Advisor Advantage(SM)/ Select(SM) Variable
Annuity (RAVA ADVANTAGE/RAVA SELECT) 333-79311 811-07355
IDS Life Accounts F, G, H, IZ, JZ, KZ, LZ, MZ, N, PZ, QZ, RZ, SZ and TZ:
IDS Life Flexible Annuity 33-4173 811-3217
IDS Life Variable Retirement and Combination
Retirement Annuities (CRA) 2-73114 811-3217
IDS Life Employee Benefit Annuity (EBA) 33-52518 811-3217
IDS Life Group Variable Annuity Contract (GVAC) 33-47302 811-3217
IDS Life Insurance Company:
American Express Flexible Payment Market Value Annuity
(FP-MVA) 33-50968 N/A
American Express Guaranteed Term Annuity (GTA) 33-28976 N/A
IDS Life Group Variable Annuity Contract
(GVAC Fixed Account) 33-48701 N/A
American Express Portfolio Guaranteed
Term Annuity (PGTA) 333-42793 N/A
IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account:
American Express Variable Universal
Life Insurance(SM) (VUL) 33-11165 811-4298
American Express Variable Second-To-Die
Life Insurance(SM) (V2D) 33-62457 811-4298
American Express Succession Select(SM)
Variable Life Insurance (SUCS) 33-62457 811-4298
American Express Variable Universal Life III(SM)
(VUL-3) 333-69777 811-4298
IDS Life Single Premium
Variable Life Insurance Policy (SPVL) 2-97637 811-4298
IDS Life Variable Account for Smith Barney:
Salomon Smith Barney LifeVest(SM) 33-5210 811-4652
(SSB-SPVL)
IDS Life Account SBS
Symphony Annuity (SYMPHONY) 33-40779 811-06315
IDS Life Account RE
Real Estate Variable Annuity (REVA) 33-13375 N/A
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A (Fund A) 2-29081 811-1653
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B (Fund B) 2-29358 811-1674
Individual (Fund B Individual)
Group (Fund B Group) 2-47430 811-1674
hereby constitutes and appoints Eric L. Marhoun, Timothy S. Meehan, Mary Ellyn
Minenko, Eileen J. Newhouse, James M. Odland, Teresa J. Rasmussen and H. Bernt
von Ohlen or any one of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign
for him or her in his name, place and stead any and all filings, applications
(including applications for exemptive relief), periodic reports on Form 10-K,
Form 10-Q and Form 8-K required pursuant to provisions of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, registration statements for existing or future products
(with all exhibits and other documents required or desirable in connection
therewith), other documents, and amendments thereto and to file such filings,
applications, periodic reports, registration statements, other documents, and
amendments thereto with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any
necessary jurisdictions, and grants to any or all of them the full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act required, necessary or
appropriate in connection therewith.
Dated the 9th day of April, 2002.
/s/ Gumer C. Alvero
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Gumer C. Alvero
Director and Executive Vice President - Annuities
/s/ Timothy V. Bechtold
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Timothy V. Bechtold
Director and President
/s/ Timothy S. Meehan
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Timothy S. Meehan
Secretary
/s/ Barry J. Murphy
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Barry J. Murphy
Director
/s/ Teresa J. Rasmussen
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Teresa J. Rasmussen
Vice President and General Counsel
/s/ Stephen W. Roszell
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Stephen W. Roszell
Director
/s/ John T. Sweeney
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John T. Sweeney
Director and Executive Vice President - Finance
/s/ Philip C. Wentzel
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Philip C. Wentzel
Vice President and Controller
/s/ David L. Yowan
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David L. Yowan
Vice President, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary