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EXHIBIT 7
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Accounting and
actuarial experts" and "Financial Statements of IPL and the Account" in the
Prospectus and to the inclusion of our reports dated February 11, 2000, with
respect to the financial statements included in the Annual Report of Investors
Partner Life Account L, and March 10, 2000, with respect to the financial
statements included in the Annual Report of Investors Partner Life Insurance
Company included in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement (Form S-6, No. 333-71341) of Separate Account IPL-1.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 30, 2000
