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Exhibit 14
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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We, the undersigned directors and officers of New England Life Insurance
Company, a Massachusetts corporation, hereby constitute and appoint Michele H.
Abate, Anne M. Goggin, James J. Reilly, Gina C. Sandonato and Marie C. Swift,
each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to them and
each of them to sign for us and in our names and in the capacities indicated
below, the Registration Statements filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the purpose of registering New England Variable Life Separate
Account established by New England Life Insurance Company on January 31, 1983 as
a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the
variable life policies issued by said separate account under the Securities Act
of 1933, and any and all amendments thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming our
signatures as it may be signed by our said attorneys to said Registration
Statements and any and all amendments thereto.
In addition, we, the undersigned directors and officers of New England Life
Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation, hereby constitute and appoint
Michele H. Abate, Anne M. Goggin, James J. Reilly, Gina C. Sandonato and Marie
C. Swift, each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to
them and each of them to sign for us and in our names and in the capacities
indicated below, the Registration Statements filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering New England Variable Annuity
Separate Account established by New England Life Insurance Company on July 1,
1994 as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the
variable annuity contracts issued by said separate account under the Securities
Act of 1933, and any and all amendments thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming
our signatures as it may be signed by our said attorneys to said Registration
Statements and any and all amendments thereto.
Witness our hands on the date set forth below.
Signature Title Date
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Chairman, President November 15, 2000
/s/ James M. Benson and Chief Executive
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James M. Benson
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Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Susan C. Crampton
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Susan C. Crampton
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Edward A. Fox
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Edward A. Fox
Director November 20, 2000
/s/ George J. Goodman
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George J. Goodman
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Evelyn E. Handler
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Evelyn E. Handler
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Philip K. Howard
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Philip K. Howard
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Bernard A. Leventhal
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Bernard A. Leventhal
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Thomas J. May
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Thomas J. May
Director November 20, 2000
/s/ Stewart G. Nagler
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Stewart G. Nagler
Director November 20, 2000
/s/ Catherine A. Rein
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Catherine A. Rein
Executive Vice
President, November 15, 2000
/s/ David Y. Rogers Chief Financial Officer
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David Y. Rogers Officer
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Rand N. Stowell
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Rand N. Stowell
Director November 15, 2000
/s/ Lisa M. Weber
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Lisa M. Weber
