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IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
City of Minneapolis
State of Minnesota
Each of the undersigned, as directors of the below listed
unit investment trusts that previously have filed 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
IDS Life Variable Account 10
IDS Life Flexible Portfolio Annuity 33-62407 811-07355
IDS Life Accounts F, IZ, JZ, G, H, N, KZ, LZ and MZ
IDS Life Flexible Annuity 33-4173 811-3217
IDS Life Accounts F, IZ, JZ, G, H, N, KZ, LZ and MZ
IDS Life Variable and Combination
Retirement Annuities 2-73114 811-3217
IDS Life Accounts F, IZ, JZ, G, H, N, KZ, LZ and MZ
IDS Life Employee Benefit Annuity 33-52518 811-3217
IDS Life Accounts F, IZ, JZ, G, H, N, KZ, LZ and MZ
IDS Life Group Variable Annuity Contract 33-47302 811-3217
IDS Life Insurance Company
IDS Life Group Variable Annuity Contract
(Fixed Account) 33-48701 N/A
IDS Life Insurance Company
IDS Life Single Payment Market Value Annuity 33-28976 N/A
IDS Life Insurance Company
IDS Life Flexible Payment Market Value Annuity 33-50968 N/A
IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account
Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy 33-11165 811-4298
IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account
IDS Life Single Premium Variable Life 2-97637 811-4298
IDS Life Variable Account for Smith Barney
LifeVest Single Premium Variable Life 33-5210 811-4652
IDS Life Account SBS
IDS Life Symphony Annuity 33-40779 812-7731
IDS Life Account RE
IDS Life Real Estate Variable Annuity 33-13375 N/A
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund A 2-29081 811-1653
IDS Life Variable Annuity Fund B 2-47430 811-1674
hereby constitutes and appoints William A. Stoltzmann, Mary Ellyn
Minenko, Eileen J. Newhouse and Timothy S. Meehan or any one of
them, as her or his attorney-in-fact and agent, to sign for her or
him in her or his name, place and stead any and all filings,
applications (including applications for exemptive relief),
periodic reports, registration statements (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
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documents, and amendments thereto with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and any necessary states, and grants to any or all of
them the full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act required or necessary in connection therewith.
Dated the 1st day of April, 1996.
/s/ David R. Hubers March 21, 1996
David R. Hubers
Director
/s/ Richard W. Kling March 21, 1996
Richard W. Kling
Director and President
/s/ Paul F. Kolkman March 21, 1996
Paul F. Kolkman
Director and Executive Vice
President
/s/ Janis E. Miller March 25, 1996
Janis E. Miller
Director and Executive Vice
President, Variable Assets
/s/ James A. Mitchell March 25, 1996
James A. Mitchell
Director, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Barry J. Murphy April 1, 1996
Barry J. Murphy
Director and Executive Vice
President, Client Service
/s/ Stuart A. Sedlacek March 27, 1996
Stuart A. Sedlacek
Director and Executive Vice
President, Assured Assets
/s/ Melinda S. Urion March 29, 1996
Melinda S. Urion
Director, Executive Vice
President and Controller