Exhibit 30
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Minnesota Life Insurance Company
Power of Attorney
To Sign Registration Statements
WHEREAS, Minnesota Life Insurance Company (”Minnesota Life”) has
filed or will cause to be filed certain registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, and
WHEREAS, Variable Fund D (”Fund D”) (2-29624 and 2-89208) is a separate
account of Minnesota Life registered as a unit
investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 offering variable annuity contracts registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, and
WHEREAS, Variable Annuity Account (”Variable Annuity Account”) (2-97564, 33-12333, 33-80788, 333-79069, 333-79049, 333-91784, 33-62147, 333-111067, 333-136242, 333-140230, 333-182763, 333-189593, 333-212515 and 333-233295) is a separate account of Minnesota Life registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 offering variable annuity contracts registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Life Variable Life Account (”Variable Life Account”) (33-3233, 33-64395, 333-96383, 333-109853 and 333-120704) is a separate account of Minnesota Life registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 offering variable adjustable life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Life Variable Universal Life Account (”Variable Universal
Life Account”) (33-85496) is a separate account of Minnesota Life registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 offering group and
individual variable universal life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Life Individual Variable Universal Life Account
(”Individual Variable Universal Life Account”) (333-144604, 333-148646, 333-183590, 333-198279 and 333-266437) is a separate account of Minnesota Life
registered as a unit investment trust under the Investment Company Act of 1940 offering individual variable universal life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933, and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Life intends to file Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933 for new annuity products, namely the AccumuLink Advance registered index-linked annuity.
NOW THEREFORE, We, the undersigned Directors and Officers of Minnesota Life, do hereby appoint Renee D. Montz as Director and Attorney-In-Fact for the purpose of signing her name on our behalf as Director and Attorney-In-Fact of Minnesota Life and filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Statements, or any amendment thereto, for the purpose of: a) registering contracts and policies of Fund D, the Variable Annuity Account, the Variable Life Account, Variable Universal Life Account and Individual Variable Universal Life Account for sale by those entities and Minnesota Life under the Securities Act of 1933; and b) registering Fund D, the Variable Annuity Account, the Variable Life Account, Variable Universal Life Account and Individual Variable Universal Life Account as unit investment trusts under the Investment Company Act of 1940; and (c) filing Registration Statements for new annuity products under the Securities Act of 1933, including the AccumuLink Advance annuity, and any amendments thereto.
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/s/ Christopher M. Hilger
Christopher M. Hilger |
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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/s/ Mary K. Brainerd
Mary K. Brainerd |
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/s/ Robert J. Ehren
Robert J. Ehren |
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/s/ Benjamin G.S. Fowke III
Benjamin G.S. Fowke III |
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/s/ Sara H. Gavin
Sara H. Gavin |
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