Amendment No. 1 to the Fund Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2009 between Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company

EXHIBIT 8(j)(1)

Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement American Funds Insurance Series

Amendment No. 1

to the

Fund Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of May 1, 2009

between

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company,

American Funds Insurance Series and Capital Research and Management Company

All defined terms in the Agreement are applicable to this Amendment.

Effective November 1, 2009, the Agreement is amended as follows:

1. Attachment A is hereby replaced by the Attachment A that follows.

Except as expressly supplemented, amended or consented to hereby, all of the representations and conditions of the Agreement will remain unamended and will continue to be in full force and effect.

In Witness Whereof, the following duly authorized officers have caused this Amendment to be executed:

Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company						American Funds Insurance Series
By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇				By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇				Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
As its:		Vice President				As its:		Secretary
Capital Research and Management Company
By:		/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Name:		▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
As its:		Senior Vice President and Secretary

Attachment A

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS, CONTRACTS AND PORTFOLIOS

Name of Separate Account and Date Established by the Board of Directors		SEC File Numbers of the Contracts Funded		Portfolios
Separate Account VA GNY April 3, 2007		33 Act File No. 333-142763 40 Act File No. 811-22064 (Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – L, under the marketing name “Transamerica Investor Choice Annuity”		•        Asset Allocation Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Bond Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth-Income Fund – Class 2 Shares •        International Fund – Class 2 Shares
Separate Account VA YNY September 13, 2007		33 Act File No. 333-147041 40 Act File No. 811-22138 (Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – N, under the marketing name “Transamerica Axiom NY”		•        Asset Allocation Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Bond Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth-Income Fund – Class 2 Shares •        International Fund – Class 2 Shares
Separate Account VA WNY August 31, 2004		33 Act File No. 333-120125 40 Act File No. 811-21663 (Flexible Premium Variable Annuity – H, under the marketing name “Transamerica Liberty NY”)		•        Asset Allocation Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Bond Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth-Income Fund – Class 2 Shares •        International Fund – Class 2 Shares
Separate Account VA BNY September 27, 1994		33 Act File No. 33-83560 40 Act File No. 811-08750 (Transamerica Landmark NY Variable Annuity, aka under marketing name “Transamerica Landmark Select NY”)		•        Asset Allocation Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Bond Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth Fund – Class 2 Shares •        Growth-Income Fund – Class 2 Shares •        International Fund – Class 2 Shares