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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.2

                                  CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section1350, the undersigned officer of ING Life Insurance
and Annuity Company (the "Company") hereby certifies that, to the officer's
knowledge, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
June 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


August 12, 2004                   By  /s/ Brian D. Comer
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    (Date)                            Brian D. Comer
                                      President