EX-24 8 d802818dex24.htm EX-24 EX-24

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Robin A. Bienfait, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Robin A. Bienfait

  

         

 

Robin A. Bienfait

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Marcel R. Coutu, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Marcel R. Coutu

  

         

 

Marcel R. Coutu

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, André R. Desmarais, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ André R. Desmarais

            
  André R. Desmarais  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Paul G. Desmarais III, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Paul G. Desmarais III

            
  Paul G. Desmarais III  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Gary A. Doer, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Gary A. Doer

            
  Gary A. Doer  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Gregory J. Fleming, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Gregory J. Fleming

            
  Gregory J. Fleming  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Claude Généreux, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Claude Généreux

            
  Claude Généreux  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Alain Louvel, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Alain Louvel

            
  Alain Louvel  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Paula B. Madoff, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Paula B. Madoff

            
  Paula B. Madoff  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Paul A. Mahon, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Paul A. Mahon

            
  Paul A. Mahon  
  Member, Board of Directors  
  Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Christine Mortiz, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Christine Moritz

  

         

 

Christine Moritz

  
 

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Edmund F. Murphy III, President and Chief Executive Officer of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re- substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Edmund F. Murphy III

  

         

 

Edmund F. Murphy III

  
 

President and Chief Executive Officer

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, R. Jeffrey Orr, Chairman of the Board of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ R. Jeffrey Orr

  

         

 

R. Jeffrey Orr

  
 

Chairman of the Board

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Robert L. Reynolds, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 

FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)

    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Robert L. Reynolds

  

         

 

Robert L. Reynolds

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Kara Roe, Corporate Controller for Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Kara Roe

  

         

 

Kara Roe

  
 

Corporate Controller

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.

  

        

 

T. Timothy Ryan, Jr.

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Jerome J. Selitto, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Jerome J. Selitto

  

         

 

Jerome J. Selitto

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Dhvani Shah, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Dhvani Shah

  

         

 

Dhvani Shah

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

  

EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Brian E. Walsh, a member of the Board of Directors of Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (the “Company”), a Colorado corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mike Knowles, Kirsty Lieberman, and Judd Thompson, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to execute (either in writing or electronically) on behalf of the Company or its separate accounts relating to annuity contracts and life insurance policies registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, the “Registration Statements,” as defined below, and any and all amendments thereto, together with all exhibits, instruments, and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal or state regulatory authority as may be necessary or desirable, hereby ratifying and confirming all and every act and thing requisite to all intents and purposes that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney does not revoke any prior power of attorney. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney I may execute, unless such subsequent power of attorney specifically revokes this Power of Attorney or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

The “Registration Statements” covered by this Power of Attorney are defined to include the registration statements listed below:

 

Registration Statement Name    Securities Act File Number 
FutureFunds Series Account (811-03972)    002-89550
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203627
Variable Annuity-8 Series Account – Empower SecureFoundation II Variable Annuity (811-23050)    333-203628
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Contract    333-271172
Empower SecureFoundation Group Fixed Deferred Annuity Certificate    333-264368
Form S-1, S-3, N-3, N-4 or N-6 Registration Statements to be filed, as necessary, including but not limited to any Registration Statement filed to continue the offering of, and/or register more securities for, any securities offered by the Registration Statements identified above.    333-

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of February, 2024.

 

 

/s/ Brian E. Walsh

  

         

 

Brian E. Walsh

  
 

Member, Board of Directors

  
 

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America