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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.C1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-52358 on Form S-6 of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New
York Variable Life Separate Account I filed under the Securities Act of 1933 of
our report dated February 18, 2000 related to the financial statements of
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York Variable Life Separate Account I
for the years ended December 31, 1999 and 1998, and our report dated May 12,
2000 related to the statutory basis financial statements of ReliaStar Life
Insurance Company of New York as of and for the year ended December 31, 1999,
appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such Registration Statement, and
to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 27, 2001
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.C1


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 16, 2001 on the financial statements of
ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York Variable Life Separate Account I
and our report dated March 21, 2001 on the statutory basis financial statements
of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York in Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2
to the Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-52358) of ReliaStar Life
Insurance Company of New York Variable Life Separate Account I and the related
Prospectus of Select*Life NY II.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 26, 2001