RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 18th day of February, 1998.


                                                  /s/ Stephen A. Carb
                                                -----------------------------
                                                     Stephen A. Carb







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 20th day of February, 1998.


                                                  /s/ R. Michael Conley
                                                 -------------------------
                                                     R. Michael Conley







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 19th day of February, 1998.


                                                  /s/ Richard R. Crowl
                                                ------------------------
                                                     Richard R. Crowl







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 19th day of February, 1998.



                                                    /s/ John H. Flittie
                                                    -------------------
                                                     John H. Flittie







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 18th day of February, 1998.


                                  /s/ James T. Hale
                                -------------------
                                  James T. Hale







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 20th day of February, 1998.


                                                    /s/ Wayne R. Huneke
                                                 ---------------------
                                                     Wayne R. Huneke







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 20th day of February, 1998.




                                                     /s/ Ronald D. Jarvis
                                                       --------------------
                                                       Ronald D. Jarvis






                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 25th day of February, 1998.



                                /s/ Kenneth U. Kuk
                                ----------------
                                 Kenneth U. Kuk







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 22nd day of February, 1998.



                                                     /s/ Richard E. Nolan
                                                     ------------------
                                                     Richard E. Nolan







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 18th day of February, 1998.



                                                     /s/ Fioravante G. Perrotta
                                                     ------------------------
                                                     Fioravante G. Perrotta







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 20th day of February, 1998.



                                                     /s/ Robert C. Salipante
                                                     ---------------------
                                                     Robert C. Salipante







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 19th day of February, 1998.



                                 /s/ John G. Turner
                                 ----------------
                                 John G. Turner







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 17th day of February, 1998.




                                                     /s/ Charles B. Updike
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Charles B. Updike







                  RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

                                Power of Attorney
                             of Director and Officer

         The  undersigned  director  and/or  officer of RELIASTAR  LIFE
INSURANCE  COMPANY OF NEW YORK, a New York corporation,  does hereby make,
constitute  and appoint  RICHARD R. CROWL,  MICHAEL S. FISCHER,  STEWART D.
GREGG, ROBERT B. SAGINAW,  JEFFREY A. PROULX and LORI J. SOMMERFELD,  and each
or any one of them, the undersigned's  true and lawful attorneys-in-fact,  with
full power of substitution,  for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead,  to sign and affix the  undersigned's  name as such director
and/or  officer of said Company to a Registration Statement or Registration
Statements,  under the Securities Act of 1933 (1933 Act) and the Investment
Company  Act of 1940  (1940  Act)  and any  other  forms  applicable  to such
registrations,  and all  amendments, including  post-effective  amendments,
thereto,  to be filed by said  Company  with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission,  Washington,  DC, in connection  with the  registration  under the
1933 and 1940 Acts,  as amended,  of variable  annuity  contracts and
accumulation  units in the ReliaStar Life Insurance  Company of New York
Variable Life Separate Account I ("Variable  Account"),  and of variable life
insurance  policies and accumulation  units in the Variable  Account,  and to
file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting  documents,  with
said Commission,  granting  unto said  attorneys-in-fact,  and each of them,
full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts necessary or
incidental to the performance and execution of the powers herein expressly
granted.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  the undersigned has hereunto set the
undersigned's  hand this 18th day of February, 1998.



                                  /s/ Ross M. Weale
                                  ---------------
                                  Ross M. Weale