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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Financial Statements"
and to the use of our report dated March 31, 2000, with respect to the statutory
basis financial statements of Integrity Life Insurance Company, in Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 333-44876) and
Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No. 811-04844) and
related Prospectuses of Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Company.
/s/ Ernst & Young, LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 3, 2000
