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