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EXHIBIT 9(b)
JORDEN BURT BOROS CICCHETTI BERENSON & JOHNSON LLP
1025 THOMAS JEFFERSON STREET, N.W.
SUITE 400-EAST
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007-0805
(202) 965-8100
TELECOPIER (202) 965-8104
November 29, 2000
Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company
4333 Edgewood Road NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52499
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby consent to the reference to our name under the caption "Legal Matters"
in the Prospectuses contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 33-80958) filed by Peoples Benefit
Life Insurance Company and Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company Separate
Account V with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act
of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Jorden Burt Boros Cicchetti Berenson &
Johnson LLP
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Jorden Burt Boros Cicchetti Berenson &
Johnson LLP
