EX-99.26(R) 3 d438256dex9926r.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Cheryl W. Grise Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Cheryl W. Grise, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Cheryl W. Grise -------------------------- Cheryl W. Grise METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Carlos Gutierrez Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Carlos Gutierrez, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Carlos Gutierrez -------------------------- Carlos Gutierrez METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Gerald L. Hassell Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Gerald L. Hassell, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Gerald L. Hassell -------------------------- Gerald L. Hassell METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY David Herzog Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, David Herzog, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ David Herzog -------------------------- David Herzog METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY R. Glenn Hubbard Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Robert Hubbard, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ R. Glenn Hubbard -------------------------- R. Glenn Hubbard METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Alfred Kelly Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Alfred Kelly, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Alfred Kelly -------------------------- Alfred Kelly METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Edward Kelly, III Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Edward Kelly, III, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Edward Kelly, III -------------------------- Edward Kelly, III METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Steven Kandarian Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Steven Kandarian, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Steven Kandarian -------------------------- Steven Kandarian METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY William Kennard Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, William Kennard, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ William Kennard -------------------------- William Kennard METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY James Kilts Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, James Kilts, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ James Kilts -------------------------- James Kilts METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Catherine Kinney Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Catherine Kinney, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Catherine Kinney -------------------------- Catherine Kinney METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POWER OF ATTORNEY Denise Morrison Director KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Denise Morrison, a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, a New York company, do hereby constitute and appoint Heather Harker, Piotr Urbanik and Lawrence Wolff as my attorney-in-fact and agent, each of whom may act individually and none of whom is required to act jointly with any of the others, to sign and file on my behalf and to execute and file any instrument or document required to be filed as part of or in connection with or in any way related to, the Registration Statements and any and all amendments thereto filed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, pertaining to: o Metropolitan Life Separate Account E File No. 002-90380 Preference Plus Account (APPA and BPPA), Enhanced Preference Plus Account (EPPA), Financial Freedom Account (FFA), Preference Plus Account for Enhanced Contracts (CPPA) and VestMet; File No. 333-43970 MetLife Income Security Plan; File No. 333-52366 Preference Plus Select; File No. 333-69320 MetLife Asset Builder VA; File No. 333-80547 MetLife Settlement Plus; File No. 333-83716 MetLife Financial Freedom Select B, L and C Class and MetLife Financial Freedom Select e and e Bonus Class; File No. 333-122883 Preference Plus Income Advantage; File No. 333-122897 MetLife Personal IncomePlus; File No. 333-153109 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-160722 Zenith Accumulator; File No. 333-162586 MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income Variable Annuity; File No. 333-176654 Preference Premier Variable Annuity; File No. 333-190296 Gold Track Select; File No. 333-198314 MetLife Accumulation Annuity; File No. 333-198448 MetLife Investment Portfolio Architect/SM/ (Standard Version and C Share Option); o Metropolitan Life Separate Account UL File No. 033-32813 MetLife UL II; File No. 033-47927 Equity Advantage VUL and UL II; File No. 033-57320 MetFlex; File No. 033-91226 Group VUL; File No. 333-40161 Equity Additions and Equity Enricher; File No. 333-147508 Equity Advantage VUL; o Metropolitan Life Variable Annuity Separate Account II File No. 333-138113 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity; File No. 333-138115 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity; File No. 333-161093 Flexible Premium Variable Annuity (B); File No. 333-161094 Flexible Premium Deferred Variable Annuity (B) o New England Life Retirement Investment Account File No. 333-11133 Preference o New England Variable Annuity Fund I File No. 333-11137 o Paragon Separate Account A File No. 333-133674 AFIS; File No. 333-133699 Group America Plus o Paragon Separate Account B File No. 333-133671 DWS C, Met Flex GVUL C, Multi Manager C, Morgan Stanley product, Putnam product, MFS product and Multi Manager III; File No. 333-133675 DWS D, Met Flex GVUL D, Multi Manager D, and Multi Manager II o Paragon Separate Account C File No. 333-133673 Fidelity C; File No. 333-133678 Fidelity D o Paragon Separate Account D File No. 333-133672 Individual Variable Life; File No. 333-133698 Joint Survivor VUL o Security Equity Separate Account 26 File No. 333-110183 Variable Annuity o Security Equity Separate Account 27 File No. 333-110184 Variable Annuity o Separate Account No. 13S File No. 333-110185 LCL2 Flexible Premium Variable Life in connection with the Registered Fixed Account Option for Gold Track Select Fixed Annuity (also marketed as "Strategic Value Annuity") MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ Annuity MetLife Shield Level Selector/SM/ 3-Year Annuity and to have full power and authority to do or cause to be done in my name, place and stead each and every act and thing necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact or any of them, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 2018. /s/ Denise Morrison -------------------------- Denise Morrison