3rd AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.8(a)

3rd AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

This amendment (“Amendment”) is entered into as of the 1st day of January, 2011, by and among SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, (hereinafter the “Company”), a Washington corporation, on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Company set forth on Schedule A hereto as may be amended from time to time (each such account hereinafter referred to as the “Account”); and FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION (hereinafter the “Underwriter”), a Massachusetts corporation; and each of VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND, VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II, VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III, VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV, and VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND V, each an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (each referred to hereinafter as the “Fund”).

WHEREAS, the Parties have previously executed a Fund Participation Agreement dated February 2, 2007 as amended (the “Agreement”);

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms, covenants and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree to amend the Agreement as follows:

1. Schedule A of the agreement is replaced with Schedule A attached hereto.

To the extent possible, this Amendment and the Agreement shall be read together. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Amendment and those of the Agreement, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.

Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized representative.

SYMETRA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:		/S/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
Name:		Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Vice President

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND,

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND II

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III, and

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND IV

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND V

By:		/S/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX
Name:		Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		Deputy Treasurer

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION
By:		/S/ XXXX XXXXXXXX
Name:		Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title:		EVP, Insurance

Schedule A

Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts

Name of Separate Account and Date Established by Board of Directors		Policy Form Numbers of Contracts Funded By Separate Account
Symetra Separate Account SL		Premier Accumulation Life
November 6, 1986		Enhanced Accumulation Life
		Symetra Complete
		Symetra Complete Advisor
Symetra Separate Account C		Spinnaker
September 14, 1993		Spinnaker Advisor
		Spinnaker Choice
		Focus
		Retirement Passport GVA
		Mainsail
Symetra Resource Variable Account B		Spinnaker Plus
February 6, 1986		Resource B
Unregistered Accounts
Symetra Separate Account D		Symetra GVA
Symetra Separate Account VL		VBOLI
July 29, 2008		VBOLIX
Symetra Separate Account A		Resource A