CONSENT OF ACTUARY


The Board of Directors
IDS Life Insurance Company of New York

I consent to the  reference to me under the caption  "Experts" and to the use of
my opinion dated March 20, 1998 on the illustrations  used by IDS Life Insurance
Company of New York in the  Prospectus  for the  Flexible  Premium  Survivorship
Variable Life Insurance Policy offered by IDS Life Insurance Company of New York
as part of pre-effective  Amendment #1 to the Registration Statement being filed
under the Securities Act of 1933.




Eugene C. Chen
Chief Actuary

Albany, New York
March 20, 1998