AMENDMENT NO. 3 DATED MARCH 12, 2009, TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 13, 2002, BETWEEN MLIG VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST AND MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER, & SMITH INCORPORATED (“AGREEMENT”)

Exhibit (g)(3)

AMENDMENT NO. 3 DATED MARCH 12, 2009, TO THE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT DATED
NOVEMBER 13, 2002, BETWEEN MLIG VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST AND
XXXXXXX XXXXX, PIERCE, FENNER, & XXXXX INCORPORATED (“AGREEMENT”)

This Amendment sets forth the names of all of the existing Portfolios of the Trust and reflects the name change and addition of the Portfolios of the Trust set forth below:

Xxxxxx/AllianceBernstein Large Cap Core Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Allianz CCM Capital Appreciation Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Allianz NFJ Small Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Xxxxx Large Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Delaware Small-Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Delaware Trend Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Large Cap Core Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Cadence Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/JPMorgan Small Cap Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Allianz NFJ Small-Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Lazard International Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Xxxxxxx Large Cap Growth Portfolio II
Xxxxxx/Lord Xxxxxx Affiliated Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Lord Xxxxxx Bond Debenture Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Lord Xxxxxx Government Securities Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Lord Xxxxxx Large Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Lord Xxxxxx Mid Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Xxxxxxx Large Cap Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/BlackRock Fixed-Income Portfolio
Xxxxxx/BlackRock Relative Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/NWQ Small Cap Value Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Santa Xxxxxxx Conservative Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/Xxxxxxxx Mid Cap Growth Portfolio
Xxxxxx/JPMorgan International Equity Portfolio

MLIG VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST

By:

Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx

President

ATTEST:

XXXXXXX LYNCH, PIERCE, XXXXXX & XXXXX INCORPORATED

By:

By: Xxxx Xxxxx

Title: 1st Vice President and Assistant General Counsel

ATTEST: