POWER OF ATTORNEY
RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK
| Jason J. Poor Michael J. Pelzel Kara D. Sherman Diana M. Marchesi Mark Gorham Stephen P. Blaske |
Karen M. Bohn Ronald L. Guzior Shweta Jhanji Brian E. Hartert Gregg L. Ewing Sara S. Janz |
Do hereby jointly and severally authorize Nicole D. Wood and Paula J. Minella to sign as their attorneys-in-fact and agents any and all documents (i.e., Registration Statement, pre-effective amendment, post-effective amendment and any application for exemptive relief) on behalf of the registrants reflected in the attached list that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by RiverSource Life Insurance Co. of New York pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by means of the Security and Exchange Commission’s electronic disclosure system known as EDGAR or otherwise; and to file the same, with any amendments thereto and all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and do hereby ratify such signatures heretofore made by such persons.
It is expressly understood by the undersigned that all to whom this Power of Attorney is presented are hereby authorized to accept a copy, photocopy or facsimile of this authorization with the same validity as the original.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in any number of counterpart copies, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated: April 16, 2026
| /s/ Jason J. Poor |
/s/ Karen M. Bohn | |||
| Jason J. Poor |
Karen M. Bohn | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
Director | |||
| /s/ Michael J. Pelzel |
/s/ Ronald L. Guzior | |||
| Michael J. Pelzel |
Ronald L. Guzior | |||
| Senior Vice President – Corporate Tax |
Director | |||
| /s/ Kara D. Sherman |
/s/ Shweta Jhanji | |||
| Kara D. Sherman |
Shweta Jhanji | |||
| Vice President – National Sales Manager - Insurance |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer | |||
| /s/ Stephen P. Blaske |
/s/ Brian E. Hartert | |||
| Stephen P. Blaske |
Brian E. Hartert | |||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary |
Director | |||
| /s/ Sara S. Janz |
/s/ Gregg L. Ewing | |||
| Sara S. Janz |
Gregg L. Ewing | |||
| Director |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller | |||
| /s/ Diana M. Marchesi |
/s/ Mark Gorham | |||
| Diana M. Marchesi |
Mark Gorham | |||
| Director |
Director and Vice President – Insurance Product Development | |||
RIVERSOURCE LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK
REGISTERED VARIABLE ANNUITY/LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
| 1933 Act No. | 1940 Act No. | |||
| RiverSource of New York Variable Annuity Account 1 | 811-07475 | |||
| Privileged Assets Select Annuity | 333-139767 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Variable Annuity Account 2 | 811-07511 | |||
| RiverSource Personal Portfolio Plus 2/RiverSource Personal Portfolio | 333-139772 | |||
| RiverSource Endeavor Select Variable Annuity | 333-139764 | |||
| RiverSource FlexChoice Select Variable Annuity | 333-144422 | |||
| RiverSource Innovations Select Variable Annuity | 333-139764 | |||
| RiverSource Innovations Variable Annuity | 333-139764 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Account 4 | 811-3500 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Retirement & Combination Annuities | 2-78194 | |||
| RiverSource Employee Benefit Annuity | 33-52567 | |||
| RiverSource Flexible Annuity | 33-4174 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Account 7 | 811-4913 | |||
| Life Vest Single Premium Variable Life Insurance Policy | 33-10334 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Account 8 | 811-05213 | |||
| RiverSource Succession Select Variable Life Insurance | 333-42257 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life Insurance | 33-15290 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Second-To-Die Life Insurance | 333-42257 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life Insurance III | 333-44644 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life IV/RiverSource Variable Universal Life IV – Estate Series | 333-44644 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life 5/RiverSource Variable Universal Life 5 – Estate Series | 333-183262 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life 6 Insurance | 333-227507 | |||
| RiverSource Variable Universal Life 6 Insurance (Offered for policies with application dates on or after January 12, 2024) | 333- | |||
| RiverSource Survivorship Variable Universal Life Insurance | 333-260322 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Variable Annuity Account | 811-07623 | |||
| RiverSource Flexible Portfolio Annuity | 333-03867 | |||
| RiverSource Retirement Advisor Variable Annuity | 333-91691 | |||
| RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage Variable Annuity/RiverSource Retirement Advisor Select Plus Variable Annuity | 333-91691 | |||
| RiverSource Retirement Advisor Advantage Plus Variable Annuity/RiverSource Retirement Advisor Select Plus Variable Annuity | 333-91691 | |||
| RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Advantage Plus Variable Annuity/RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Select Plus Variable Annuity/RiverSource Retirement Advisor 4 Access Variable Annuity | 333-91691 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Advantage Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Select Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Access Variable Annuity (offered for contract applications signed prior to 4/30/2012) | 333-91691 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Advantage Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Select Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Access Variable Annuity (offered for contract applications signed on or after 4/30/2012 but prior to 4/29/2013) | 333-179335 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Advantage Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Select Variable Annuity/RAVA 5 Access Variable Annuity (offered for contract applications signed on or after 4/29/2013) | 333-186220 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Choice Variable Annuity | 333-229361 |
| 1933 Act No. | 1940 Act No. | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Advantage Variable Annuity (offered for contract applications signed on or after 4/29/2019) | 333-230375 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA 5 Access Variable Annuity (offered for contract applications signed on or after 6/19/2020) | 333-237300 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA Apex NY Variable Annuity | 333-262387 | |||
| RiverSource RAVA Vista NY Variable Annuity | 333-262389 | |||
| RiverSource of New York Account SBS | 811-6560 | |||
| RiverSource Symphony Annuity | 33-45776 |