EXHIBIT (h)(9)(b)
[LOGO] American General
Life Companies
November ___, 2010
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Variable Insurance Trust
One New York Plaza
37th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Re: (1) Participation Agreement dated June 1, 1998 between American
International Life Assurance Company of New York ("AI Life"),
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Variable Insurance Trust (the "Trust") and
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. ("Participation Agreement")
(2) Variable Annuity Shareholder Information Agreement dated April
16, 2007 between Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co. and AI Life ("Rule 22c-2
Agreement") (the Participation Agreement and Rule 22c-2
Agreement are collectively referred to hereinafter as the
"Agreements")
Dear Fund Partner:
As you may already be aware, AI Life will be merging with and into The
United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York ("USL"), the
surviving company, effective December 31, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the
"Merger").
Your fund trust company may have agreements with AI Life pursuant to
which the trust acted as an investment vehicle for separate accounts established
by AI Life for variable life insurance policies and variable annuity contracts
(the "Contracts").
As a result of the Merger, if AI Life was a party to the Agreements,
then all rights, duties and obligations arising under the Agreements would be
effectively assigned to USL which company will assume the rights, duties and
obligations of AI Life thereunder.
Pursuant to Section 13.3 of the Participation Agreement, AI Life hereby
requests your consent to the assignment of its rights, duties and obligations
under such agreement to USL. Pursuant to Paragraph 8 of the Rule 22c-2
Agreement, AI Life also requests your consent to the assignment of the rights,
duties and obligations of AI Life under the Rule 22c-2 Agreement to USL. Please
indicate your consent to these assignments by signing below. The consent to the
assignments will be effective December 31, 2010.
To the extent that provisions of the Agreements and this Amendment are
in conflict, the terms of this Amendment shall control. Except to the extent
amended by this Amendment, the Agreements shall remain unchanged and in full
force and effect, and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects as
amended hereby.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact
_______________ at ___________________ or ___________________ at _____________.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIFE
ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
ATTEST:
By: By:
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
THE UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
ATTEST:
By: By:
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Consented to, Acknowledged and Agreed:
XXXXXXX, XXXXX & CO.
By:
----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
XXXXXXX XXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
By:
----------------------------------
Name:
Title:
AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE COMPANIES, LLC
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, X00-00 . Houston, TX 77019
