EXHIBIT 8(a)
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
AND
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE COMPANIES
THIS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") made ____________,
1999 to be effective as of January 1, 1998 (the "Effective Date") is by and
between THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
("USL"), a New York domiciled life insurance company, and AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE
COMPANIES ("AGLC"), a corporation organized pursuant to the laws of Delaware
with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas and formerly known as
American General Independent Producer Division.
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1. SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY AGLC TO USL. Subject to the terms, conditions,
and limitations of this Agreement, AGLC shall, at USL's request and
direction, provide to USL the following services:
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(b) MARKETING SUPPORT/PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. AGLC shall
provide administrative services relating to marketing support and
product development and administration with respect to insurance and
annuity products, both fixed and variable, individual and group, and
registered and non-registered, including: (i) conducting formal
insurance market research; (ii) developing and designing new products
and obtaining regulatory approvals for such products; (iii) developing
illustration and sales materials; (iv) provided case design
underwriting services; (v) evaluating product performance based on
production, expense, persistency, investment and mortality levels; and
(vi) maintaining sales illustration, advertising materials and re-
projection software which are compliant with New York Insurance Law
(S) 3209 and New York Insurance Regulation 74 and maintained in
accordance with New York Insurance Regulation 152.
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(k) REGISTERED AND NON-REGISTERED PRODUCT SERVICES. With respect to: (i)
the development, sale and servicing of products of USL that are
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") as
well as to "private placement" products which are not registered with
the SEC; and (ii) the administration of the SEC-registered and
unregistered separate accounts of USL, AGLC shall provide in addition
to all any and services described above, all related legal,
accounting, including daily pricing of the underlying divisions of the
Separate Account and preparation of the statutory and GAAP financial
statements, computer support and transfer agent services.
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