Exhibit 8(x)(ii)

                                AMENDMENT TO FUND
                             PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
                                      AMONG
                             ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.,
                      ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC.,
                    JEFFERSON NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION
                                       and
                    JEFFERSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

      For good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Fund Participation Agreement for
Class A Shares among the above referenced parties, dated May 1, 2006, as amended
(the "Agreement"), as follows:

      1.    The first "Wheras" clause is hereby amended to include a reference
            to File No. 333-124048.

      2.    All other terms of the Agreement shall remain in full force and
            effect.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Amendment
to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its duly authorized
representative effective as of May 1, 2008.

                            ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.

                            By: _____________________________________
                            Name:
                            Title:

                            ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN INVESTMENTS, INC.

                            By: _____________________________________
                            Name
                            Title


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                            JEFFERSON NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION

                            By: _____________________________________
                            Name:  Craig A. Hawley
                            Title: General Counsel & Secretary



                            JEFFERSON NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

                            By: _____________________________________
                            Name:  Craig A. Hawley
                            Title: General Counsel and Secretary


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                                AMENDMENT TO FUND
                             PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

      THIS  PARTICIPATION  AGREEMENT  AMENDMENT  is made and entered  into as of
March 8, 2008 by and among Jefferson National Securities  Corporation (Contracts
Distributor),   Jefferson   National   Life   Insurance   Company   ("Insurer"),
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 for Class
B Shares dated as of May 1, 2006, (the "Agreement"); and

      WHEREAS, the parties now desire to amend that Agreement as follows:

            1.    Schedule A of the  Agreement is updated to include the list of
                  available Portfolios as attached.

            2.    The first "Whereas"  clause of the Agreement is hereby amended
                  to include File No. 333-124048.

            3.    All other terms of the  Agreement  shall  remain in full force
                  and effect.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits and promises
      contained  herein,  the parties  hereby  amend the  Agreement as reflected
      above.

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

Jefferson National Life                         AllianceBernstein L.P.
Insurance Company

By:____________________________                 By:____________________________
Name: Craig A. Hawley                           Name:
Title: General Counsel & Secretary              Title:

Jefferson National Securities                   AllianceBernstein Investments,
Corporation                                     Inc.

By:  ______________________                     By:____________________________
Name: Craig A. Hawley                           Name:
Title: General Counsel & Secretary              Title:



                                   SCHEDULE A
                                   ----------
                          Effective as of March 1, 2008

PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACTS

ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN VARIABLE PRODUCTS SERIES FUND, INC.

AllianceBernstein Small/Mid-Cap Value Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein International Value Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein International Growth Portfolio - Class B
AllianceBernstein Small Cap Growth Portfolio - Class B