Exhibit 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas C. Castano, John Chieffo, Clifford
E. Kirsch and Bernard J. Jacob, and each of them severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto  set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                     /s/ David R. Odenath, Jr.
                                     ------------------------------------------

                                         David R. Odenath, Jr.


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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person  whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and appoints  Thomas C. Castano,  John Chieffo,  Clifford E.
Kirsch and Bernard J.  Jacob,  and each of them  severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                                   /s/   Andrew J. Mako.
                                                   -----------------------------

                                                         Andrew J. Mako


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                                                                      Exhibit 24
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person  whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and appoints  Thomas C. Castano,  John Chieffo,  Clifford E.
Kirsch and Bernard J.  Jacob,  and each of them  severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                                  /s/ C. Edward  Chaplin
                                                --------------------------------

                                                      C. Edward Chaplin


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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person  whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and appoints  Thomas C. Castano,  John Chieffo,  Clifford E.
Kirsch and Bernard J.  Jacob,  and each of them  severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto  set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                                /s/ Helen M. Galt
                                               ---------------------------------

                                                    Helen M. Galt


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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

             KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas C. Castano, John Chieffo, Clifford
E. Kirsch and Bernard J. Jacob, and each of them severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto  set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                                  /s/ Ronald P. Joelson
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                      Ronald P. Joelson


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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the person  whose  signature  appears
below  constitutes  and appoints  Thomas C. Castano,  John Chieffo,  Clifford E.
Kirsch and Bernard J.  Jacob,  and each of them  severally,  his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact  with power of substitution and  resubstitution  to sign in his
name,  place and stead, in any and all capacities,  and to do any and all things
and execute any and all  instruments  that such  attorney may deem  necessary or
advisable under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  and any rules,
regulations  and  requirements  of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  the
"Commission",  in  connection  the with filing with the  Commission of an Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Pruco Life Insurance  Company (the  "Registrant") for the
fiscal year ended  December 31, 2004, the "Form 10-K",  including  specifically,
but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to
sign his name in his  respective  capacity as a member of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  to the  Form  10-K and  such  other  form or forms as may be
appropriate to be filed with the Commission as any of them may deem appropriate,
together will all exhibits thereto, and to any and all amendments thereto and to
any other  documents  filed with the  Commission,  as fully for all  intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, and his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


      IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  I have  hereunto  set my hand this 30th day of March
2005.

                                                /s/ James J. Avery, Jr.
                                               -----------------------------

                                                    James J. Avery, Jr.


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