AMENDMENT NO.1 to the FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Exhibit 99.8(EE)

AMENDMENT NO.1

to the

FUND PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT, dated as of May 1, 2001, to the Fund Participation Agreement dated as of the 2nd day of October, 1997 (the “Agreement”), by and between Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds (formerly, BT Insurance Funds Trust) (“Trust”), Bankers Trust Company (“Adviser”), and Integrity Life Insurance Company (“Life Company”).

WHEREAS, effective May 1, 2001 Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. (“DAMI”) will replace Adviser as investment adviser to the Trust;

WHEREAS, effective May 1, 2001 the Adviser wishes to transfer all of its rights, responsibilities and duties under the Agreement to (“DAMI”);

WHEREAS, DAMI is duly registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”);

WHEREAS, Trust, Life Company and Adviser wish to revise Appendix A to the Agreement in its entirety;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Section 10.9 of the Agreement, Trust, Life Company, Adviser and DAMI hereby agree as follows:

1. Effective May 1, 2001 DAMI will replace Adviser and assume all of the Adviser’s rights, responsibilities and duties under the Agreement.

2. Life Company agrees, to the replacement of Adviser with DAMI.

3. Article IX. NOTICES is hereby amended such that the addresses for Trust and Adviser are replaced in their entirety with the following:

If to TRUST:

Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds

c/o PFPC Global Fund Services

0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx

Xxxx xx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000

Attn: Xxx Xxxxxxxx, Legal Department

and

c/o Deutsche Asset Management Mutual Fund Services

Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx 0-00-0

Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000

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Attn: Xxxxxxx Xxxx

If to ADVISER:

Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.

000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Mail Stop 2355

Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000

Attn: Legal Department

4. Appendix A to the Agreement is hereby amended, and restated in its entirety, by the Appendix A attached to this Amendment.

Except as expressly set forth above, all other terms and provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Amendment as of the date and year first above written.

	DEUTSCHE ASSET MANAGEMENT VIT FUNDS
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx X Xxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Assistant Secretary
	INTEGRITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
	By:	/s/ G. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	G. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
	BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director
	Deutsche Asset Management, Inc.
	By:	/s/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Director

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Appendix A

(Revised effective May 1, 2001)

to Participation Agreement by and among Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds, Deutsche Asset Management, Inc. and Integrity Life Company

List of Portfolios:

Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds - Equity 500 Index Fund

Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds - Small Cap Index Fund

Deutsche Asset Management VIT Funds - EAFE Equity Index Fund

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