IDS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
City of Minneapolis
State of Minnesota
Each of the undersigned, as directors of IDS Life Insurance Company on
behalf of the below listed registrants 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 Retirement 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 Guaranteed Term 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
Flexible Premium Survivorship Variable Life
Insurance Policy 33-62457 811-4298
IDS Life Variable Life Separate Account
Single Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy 2-97637 811-4298
IDS Life Variable Account for Smith Barney
Single Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy 33-5210 811-4652
IDS Life Account SBS
Symphony Annuity 33-40779 812-7731
IDS Life Account RE
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, Sherilyn K. Beck, Colin Lancaster, Bruce Kohn 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 for existing or future products of existing separate accounts (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 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 19th day of August, 1997.
/s/ David R. Hubers August 15, 1997
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David R. Hubers
Director
/s/ Richard W. Kling August 18, 1997
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Richard W. Kling
Director and President
/s/ Paul F. Kolkman August 19, 1997
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Paul F. Kolkman
Director and Executive Vice
President
/s/ James A. Mitchell August 15, 1997
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James A. Mitchell
Director, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Barry J. Murphy August 14, 1997
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Barry J. Murphy
Director and Executive Vice
President, Client Service
/s/ Stuart A. Sedlacek August 19, 1997
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Stuart A. Sedlacek
Director and Executive Vice
President, Assured Assets
/s/ Melinda S. Urion August 14, 1997
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Melinda S. Urion
Director, Executive Vice
President and Controller