AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Among PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST, AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (Successor in Interest to Indianapolis Life Insurance Company), PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. and PIONEER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.

EXHIBIT 8(g)(ii)

AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Among

PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST,

AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
(Successor in Interest to Indianapolis Life Insurance Company),

PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

and

PIONEER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC.

     The Participation Agreement entered into as of the 10th day of December 2004 by PIONEER VARIABLE CONTRACTS TRUST, a Delaware business trust (the “Trust”), AVIVA LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY (successor in interest to Indianapolis Life Insurance Company) (the “Company”), a stock life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (“PIM”), and PIONEER FUNDS DISTRIBUTOR, INC. (“PFD”), a corporation organized under the laws of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is hereby amended effective as of October 1, 2008:

     Whereas, Indianapolis Life Insurance Company will merge with and into Aviva Life and Annuity Company (“ALAC”) effective October 1, 2008, with ALAC as the surviving corporate entity; and

     Whereas, in connection with the merger of ILICO into ALAC, ILICO Separate Account 1 will change its name to ALAC Separate Account 1 and become subject to the laws of the State of Iowa;

     Now, therefore, the Agreement is hereby amended by The Trust, PIM, PFD and the Company:

1. All references to Indianapolis Life Insurance Company are hereby changed to “Aviva Life and Annuity Company” to reflect the statutory merger of Indianapolis Life Insurance Company with and into Aviva Life and Annuity Company.

2.		All references to ILICO Separate Account 1 are hereby changed to “ALAC Separate Account 1” to reflect the name change of the separate account in connection with the merger of ILICO with and into ALAC.
3.		Article X is hereby deleted and replaced with the following Article X:

Article X. NOTICES

     Any notice hereunder shall be given by registered or certified mail return receipt requested to the other party at the address of such party set forth below or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify to the other party.

If to the Trust:		Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: General Counsel
If to Company:		President Aviva Life and Annuity Company 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000 Xxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000
and
		Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. 0000 X Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
If to PIM:		Pioneer Investment Management, Inc. 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: General Counsel
If to PFD:		Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, XX 00000 Attn: General Counsel

     Notice shall be deemed given on the date of receipt by the addressee as evidenced by the return receipt.

4.		Schedule A is hereby deleted and replaced with the attached Schedule A.
5.		Schedule B is hereby deleted and replaced with the attached Schedule A

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Amendment as of Sept. 9, 2008.

Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust

Pioneer Investment Management, Inc.

By:

/s/ Xxxxxxxxxxx X. [illegible]

By:

/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx

Name:

Xxxxxxxxxxx X. [illegible]

Name:

Xxxx Xxxxxxx

Title:

Assistant Secretary

Title:

EVP + CEO

Aviva Life and Annuity Company

Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc.

By:

/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

By:

/s/ Xxxxxx X. Kringoin

Name:

Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx

Name:

Xxxxxx X. Kringoin

Title:

Secretary

Title:

Retail Sales

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Schedule A

Pioneer Variable Contracts Trust Portfolios

Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio (Class I Shares)

Pioneer Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio (Class I Shares)

Aviva Life and Annuity Company — Variable Contracts

Visionary Choice Variable Annuity

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Schedule B

Separate Accounts and Sub-Accounts		Selected Portfolios
ALAC Separate Account 1
Pioneer Fund VCT Portfolio Sub-Account		VCT Portfolio (Class I Shares)
Pioneer Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio Sub-Account		Growth Opportunities VCT Portfolio (Class I Shares)

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