Exhibit 23(b)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-138472 on Form S-1 of our report dated
March 30, 2007(which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to a Transfer Agreement entered into on October
11, 2006 between MetLife Insurance Company of Connecticut (formerly known as
"The Travelers Insurance Company") and MetLife Investors Group, Inc.)relating
to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of
Metlife Insurance Company of Connecticut and its subsidiaries (the "Company")
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.


We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated March 6, 2007 (which report expresses
an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the
acquisition of MetLife Life and Annuity Company of Connecticut and its
subsidiary (the "Company")(formerly known as " The Travelers Life and Annuity
Company") by MetLife Inc. on July 1, 2005 and the application of the purchase
method of accounting) relating to the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules of the Company appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2006.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


New York, New York
April 9, 2007