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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Financial Statements"
in Post Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No.
33-56658) and Amendment No. 22 to the Registration Statement (Form N-4 No.
811-4846) and related Prospectuses of Separate Account I of National Integrity
Life Insurance Company and to the use of our reports (a) dated March 31, 2000,
with respect to the statutory basis financial statements of National Integrity
Life Insurance Company, and (b) dated April 12, 2000, with respect to the
financial statements of Separate Account I of National Integrity Life Insurance
Company, both included in the Registration Statement (Form N-4) for 1999 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Louisville, Kentucky
April 24, 2000
