Exhibit (h)(11)(vi)

AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is effective this 24th

day of August, 2022, by and among Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America (formerly Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company) (“Company”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each segregated asset account of the Company set for on Schedule A, Fidelity Distributors Corporation (the “Underwriter”), and Variable Insurance Products I, Variable Insurance Products II, Variable Insurance Products III, Variable Insurance Products IV and Variable Insurance Products Fund V (the “Funds”), collectively the “Parties.” Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company, the Underwriter and the Funds are parties to the Amended and Restated Participation Agreement dated October 26, 2006, the Amendment and Assignment dated May 16, 2007, the Second Amendment dated August 29, 2007, the Third Amendment dated October 1, 2009, the Fourth Amendment dated September 1, 2013, and the Fifth Amendment dated April 28, 2017 (the “Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties to the Agreement desire to revise Schedule A of the Agreement to reflect the current contract forms covered by the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the Parties hereby amend the Agreement as follows:

Schedule A of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the attached Schedule A. All other terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement not amended herein shall remain in full force and effect.

 This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original.

Signature page to Follow

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the 24thday of August, 2022.

PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as administrator on behalf of EMPOWER ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA and each separate account:

By: ___/s/ Steve Cramer____________________________

Name: _Steve Cramer______________________________

Title: _Chief Product Officer – Retirement Division______

VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS I VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS II VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND III VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS IV and VARIABLE INSURANCE PRODUCTS FUND V

By: _/s/ Colm Hogan_______________________

Name: _Colm Hogan_______________________

Title: __Assistant Treasurer__________________

FIDELITY DISTRIBUTORS CORPORATION

By: __/s/ Robert Bachman___________________

Name: __Robert Bachman___________________

Title: __EVP______________________________

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SCHEDULE A

Separate Account Name

Contract Form No.

COLI VUL-1 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-2 Series Account

J355, J500

COLI VUL-3 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-4 Series Account

J500

COLI VUL-5 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-6 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-7 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-8 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-9 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-10 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-11 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-12 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-13 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

COLI VUL-14 Series Account

ICC13-J600, J600

COLI VUL-15 Series Account

J350, PPVUL

Varifund Variable Annuity Account

V30000, VA40000, VPP50000 Prestige Variable Life Account

CL 1035-99

Variable Annuity-1 Series Account

J444; ICC14-J465; ICC14-J466 Variable Annuity-2 Series Account

ICC11-J555; ICC13-J777; ICC15-J888;

ICC16-J100

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