EX-99.(23) 4 d869896dex9923.htm OPINION AND CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLC Opinion and Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this filing to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) of our report dated March 1, 2023, except with respect to our opinion on the financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of retrospectively adopting ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts discussed in Note 2, which is as of May 17, 2023, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America, consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 21, 2023, except with respect to our opinion on the consolidated financial statements insofar as it relates to the effects of retrospectively adopting ASU 2018-12: Targeted Improvements to be Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts discussed in Note 2, which is as of May 17, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company. We also consent to the references to us under the heading “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

October 17, 2023