Consent of Independent Auditors


The Shareholder and Board of Directors of
Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement No.
333-34014 on Pre Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-2 of Aetna Life Insurance
and Annuity Company and Subsidiaries (the "Company") of our audit reports dated
February 7, 2000 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
income, changes in shareholder's equity and cash flows and all related schedules
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1999, which
reports appear in the December 31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of the
Company and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the
prospectus.


                                  /s/ KPMG LLP


Hartford, Connecticut
April 13, 2000