AMENDMENT TO
                             PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

          THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT is made and entered into as of
March 5, 2007 by and among Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York
(formerly, GE Capital Life Assurance Company of New York) ("Insurer"), Capital
Brokerage Corporation ("Contracts Distributor"), AllianceBernstein L.P.
(formerly, Alliance Capital Management L.P.) ("Adviser") and AllianceBernstein
Investments, Inc. (formerly, AllianceBernstein Investment Research and
Management, Inc.) ("Distributor").

          WHEREAS, the parties have entered into a Participation Agreement dated
as of May 1, 2000, as amended (the "Agreement"); and

          WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend that Agreement to (i) reflect
the new names of the parties; (ii) incorporate specific provisions required by
Rule 22c-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"); and (iii)
update the list of available Portfolios by revising a "Whereas" clause in the
Agreement and including a new Schedule A to the Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits and promises
contained herein, the parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:

     I.   All references in the Agreement to GE Capital Life Assurance Company
          of New York shall be changed to Genworth Life Insurance Company of New
          York;

     II.  All references in the Agreement to Alliance Capital Management L.P.
          shall be changed to AllianceBernstein L.P.;

     III. All references in the Agreement to AllianceBernstein Investment
          Research and Management, Inc. shall be changed to AllianceBernstein
          Investments, Inc.;

     IV.  The second paragraph of the Agreement is replaced in its entirety with
          the following:

               WHEREAS Insurer, the Distributor, and AllianceBernstein Variable
               Products Series Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") desire that Class B
               Shares of certain of the Fund's portfolios listed on Schedule A,
               attached hereto as amended (the "Portfolios"; reference herein to
               the "Fund" include reference to each Portfolio to the extent the
               context requires) be made available by Distributor to serve as
               underlying investment media for those variable annuity contracts
               and variable life insurance policies listed on Schedule A,
               attached hereto as amended, issued by Insurer (the "Contracts"),
               to be offered through Contracts Distributor and other registered
               broker-dealer firms as agreed to by Insurer and Contracts
               Distributor;

     V.   New Section 4.8, which is attached to this Amendment as Attachment A,
          is added to the Agreement; and



     VI.  Schedule A is replaced in its entirety with "Amended Schedule A,"
          which is attached to this Amendment as Attachment B.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Participation
Agreement Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GENWORTH LIFE INSURANCE                   ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
COMPANY OF NEW YORK


By:                                       By:
    -------------------------------           ----------------------------------
Name: Geoffrey S. Stiff                   Name: Adam Spilka
Title: Senior Vice President              Title: Secretary


CAPITAL BROKERAGE CORPORATION             ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC.


By:                                       By:
    -------------------------------           ----------------------------------
Name: Geoffrey S. Stiff                   Name: Daniel A. Notto
Title: Senior Vice President              Title: Assistant Secretary



                                  ATTACHEMENT A

     4.8  SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION.

     (a) AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. The Insurer agrees to provide the
Distributor upon written request, the taxpayer identification number ("TIN"),
the Individual/International Taxpayer Identification Number ("ITIN"), or other
government-issued identifier ("GII") and the Contract owner number or
participant account number associated with the Shareholder, if known, of any or
all Shareholder(s) of the account and the amount, date, name or other identifier
of any investment professional(s) associated with the Shareholder(s) or account
(if known), and transaction type (purchase, redemption, transfer, or exchange)
of every purchase, redemption, transfer, or exchange of Shares held through an
account maintained by the Insurer during the period covered by the request.

     (i)   PERIOD COVERED BY REQUEST. Requests must set forth a specific period,
           not to exceed 120 days from the date of the request, for which
           transaction information is sought. The Distributor may request
           transaction information older than 120 days from the date of the
           request as it deems necessary to investigate compliance with policies
           established by the Fund for purpose of eliminating or reducing any
           dilution of the value of the outstanding shares issued by the Fund.

     (ii)  FORM AND TIMING OF RESPONSE. Insurer agrees to provide promptly upon
           request of the Distributor or its designee, but in any event not
           later than 10 business days after receipt of a request, the requested
           information. If requested by the Distributor or its designee, Insurer
           agrees to determine promptly whether any specific person about whom
           it has received the identification and transaction information
           specified in (a) is itself a financial intermediary ("indirect
           intermediary") and, upon further request of the Distributor or its
           designee, promptly either (i) provide (or arrange to have provided)
           the information set forth in (a) for those shareholders who hold an
           account with an indirect intermediary or (ii) restrict or prohibit
           the indirect intermediary from purchasing, in nominee name on behalf
           of other persons, securities issued by the Fund.

           In such instance, the Insurer agrees to inform the Distributor
           whether it plans to perform (i) or (ii). Responses required by this
           paragraph must be communicated in writing and in a format mutually
           agreed upon by the parties. To the extent practicable, the format for
           any transaction information provided to the Distributor should be
           consistent with the NSCC Standardized Data Reporting Format. For
           purposes of this provision "indirect intermediary" has the same
           meaning as in SEC Rule 22c-2 under the 1940 Act.

     (iii) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF INFORMATION. The Distributor agrees not to use
           the information received for marketing or any other similar purpose
           without prior written consent of the Insurer.

     (b) AGREEMENT TO RESTRICT TRADING. The Insurer agrees to execute written
instructions from the Distributor to restrict or prohibit further purchase or
exchanges of Shares by a Shareholder who has been identified by the Distributor
as having engaged in transactions



of the Fund's Shares (directly or indirectly through the Insurer's account) that
violate policies established by the Distributor for the purpose of eliminating
or reducing any dilution of the value of the outstanding Shares issued by the
Fund.

     (i)   FORM OF INSTRUCTIONS. Instructions to restrict or prohibit trading
           must include the TIN, ITIN, or GII, if known, and the specific
           restriction(s) to be executed. If the TIN, ITIN, or GII is not known,
           the instructions must include an equivalent identifying number of the
           Shareholder(s) or account(s) or other agreed upon information to
           which the instruction relates.

     (ii)  TIMING OF RESPONSE. The Insurer agrees to execute instructions to
           restrict or prohibit trading as soon as reasonably practicable, but
           not later than five business days after receipt of the instructions
           by the Insurer.

     (iii) CONFIRMATION BY THE INSURER. The Insurer must provide written
           confirmation to the Distributor that instructions to restrict or
           prohibit trading have been executed. The Insurer agrees to provide
           confirmation as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than ten
           business days after the instructions have been executed.

     (c)   DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 4.8:

     (i)   The term "Shares" means the interests of the Shareholders
           corresponding to the redeemable securities of record issued by the
           Fund under the 1940 Act that are held by the Insurer.

     (ii)  The term "Shareholder" means the holder of interests in a variable
           annuity or a variable life insurance contract issued by the Insurer,
           or a participant in an employee benefit plan with a beneficial
           interest in a contract.

     (iii) The term "written" includes electronic writings and facsimile
           transmissions.



                                  ATTACHMENT B

                               AMENDED SCHEDULE A
                             EFFECTIVE MARCH 5, 2007

PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACTS

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

AllianceBernstein Global Technology Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein Growth and Income Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein Large Cap Growth Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Class B

SEPARATE ACCOUNTS UTILIZING THE PORTFOLIOS

Genworth Life of New York VA Separate Account 1
Genworth Life of New York VL Separate Account 1

CONTRACTS FUNDED BY THE SEPARATE ACCOUNTS
UTILIZING THE FUNDS

                                          
Commonwealth Variable Annuity NY             RetireReady Accumulator NY Variable Life Insurance
Foundation NY Variable Annuity
RetireReady Bonus NY Variable Annuity
RetireReady Choice NY Variable Annuity
RetireReady Selections NY Variable Annuity