EX-99.(N) 5 dex99n.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED ACCOUNTING FIRM Exhibit (n) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 20/Amendment No. 21 to the Registration Statement No. 033-47927/811-06025 of Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL on Form N-6 of our report dated March 29, 2006, relating to the financial statements of Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL appearing in the Prospectuses, which are part of such Registration Statement, and our report on the financial statements dated April 17, 2006, relating to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the change in the method of accounting for certain non-traditional long duration contracts and separate accounts, and for embedded derivatives in certain insurance products as required by new accounting guidance which became effective on January 1, 2004, and October 1, 2003, respectively), appearing in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the headings "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Prospectuses and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information, which are parts of such Registration Statement. /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Certified Public Accountants Tampa, Florida April 24, 2006