Exhibit 23(a) INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company (the "Company") on Form S-3 of our report dated February 20, 2002 relating to the financial statements and the related financial statement schedule of the Company appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2001, to its use in the Statements of Additional Information (which are incorporated by reference in the Prospectuses of the Company), which are part of Registration Statement No. 333-69660 of Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Separate Account A (the "Separate Account") and Registration Statements No. 333-55306, No. 333-65826, and No. 333-62922 of Glenbrook Life Multi-Manager Variable Account (the "Variable Account"), to the use of our reports dated March 8, 2002 relating to the financial statements of the Separate Account and the Variable Account also appearing in such Statements of Additional Information and to the references to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP Chicago, Illinois May 22, 2002 Exhibit 23(b) LAW OFFICES BRICKER & ECKLER LLP 100 South Third Street COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215-4291 TELEPHONE (614) 227-2300 FAX (614) 227-2390 EMAIL: INFO@BRICKER.COM INTERNET HOME PAGE: HTTP://WWW.BRICKER.COM ------------- WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (614) 227-4896 May 17, 2002 Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company 3100 Sanders Road, J5B Northbrook, IL 60002-7154 Re: Form S-3 Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 File No. 333-_______________ We hereby consent to the filing of this letter as an exhibit to the above-referenced Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus incorporated in the Form S-3 Registration Statement, for fixed account interests under flexible premium deferred fixed and variable annuity contracts, to be issued by the Company, through its general account and its Glenbrook Life and Annuity Company Separate Account A. Sincerely, /S/ BRICKER & ECKLER LLP Bricker & Eckler LLP Columbus, Ohio May 17, 2002