Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION www.edgaradvantage.com QuickLinks -- Click here to rapidly navigate through this document EXHIBIT 8(f) PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Among VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST, VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC., VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT...Participation Agreement • April 20th, 2000 • Variable Annuity Account a of Protective Life • Illinois
Page ARTICLE I. Fund Shares 4 ARTICLE II Representations and Warranties 6 ARTICLE III. Prospectuses, Reports to Shareholders and Proxy Statements; Voting 7 ARTICLE IV. Sales Material and Information 9 ARTICLE V Reserved 10 ARTICLE VI. Diversification 10 ARTICLE VII. Potential Conflicts 10 ARTICLE VIII. Indemnification 12 ARTICLE IX. Applicable Law 15 ARTICLE X. Termination 15 ARTICLE XI. Notices 17 ARTICLE XII. Foreign Tax Credits 18 ARTICLE XIII. Miscellaneous 18 SCHEDULE A Separate Accounts and Contracts 20 SCHEDULE B Participating Life Investment Trust Portfolios 21 SCHEDULE C Proxy Voting Procedures 22 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT Among VAN KAMPEN LIFE INVESTMENT TRUST, VAN KAMPEN FUNDS INC., VAN KAMPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., and PROTECTIVE LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of the 1st day of May, 2000 by and among PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (hereinafter the "Company"), an Alabama corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of each separa
