Exhibit 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 19 to Registration Statement No. 033-33691 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.



/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


New York, New York
April 9, 2007