AMENDMENT NO. 4 PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 4

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

     The Participation Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 1, 1996, by and among AIM Variable Insurance Funds, a Delaware trust (“AVIF”); A I M Distributors, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Allstate Life Insurance Company of New York, and Allstate Life Financial Services, is hereby amended as follows:

     WHEREAS, effective April 30, 2010, AIM Variable Insurance Funds was renamed AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds). All references to AIM Variable Insurance Funds is hereby deleted and replaced with AIM Variable Insurance Funds (Invesco Variable Insurance Funds);

     WHEREAS, on March 31, 2008, A I M Distributors, Inc. was renamed Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. Effective April 30, 2010, Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. was renamed Invesco Distributors, Inc. All references to A I M Distributors, Inc. and Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc. are hereby deleted and replaced with Invesco Distributors, Inc.

     Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

SCHEDULE A

FUNDS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACTS

ALL SERIES I SHARES AND SERIES II SHARES OF AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS (INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS UTILIZING THE FUNDS

ALL SEPARATE ACCOUNTS UTILIZING THE FUNDS

CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

ALL CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

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All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.

Effective date: April 30, 2010.

				AIM VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS
				(INVESCO VARIABLE INSURANCE FUNDS)
Attest:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Assistant Secretary			Title:	Senior Vice President
				INVESCO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Attest:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
	Title:	Assistant Secretary			Title:	President
				ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
Attest:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx			By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx			Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Product and Financial Manager			Title:	Assistant Vice President
				ALLSTATE LIFE FINANCIAL SERVICES
Attest:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx			By:	/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx			Name:	Xxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Product and Financial Manager			Title:	VP Product

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