EXHIBIT 1.A(8)(b)(xxxvi)

AMENDMENT TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made by and among Security Life of Denver Insurance Company, a life insurance company organized under the laws of the State of Colorado (the "Company"), Variable Insurance Products Fund, an unincorporated business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Fund"), and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the "Underwriter") (collectively, the "Parties").

WHEREAS, the Parties executed a participation agreement dated August 10, 1994 (the "Participation Agreement"), governing how shares of the Fund's portfolios are to be made available to certain variable life insurance and/or variable annuity contracts (the "Contracts") offered by the Company through certain separate accounts (the "Separate Accounts");

WHEREAS, the various contracts for which shares are purchased are listed in Schedule A of the Participation Agreement;

WHEREAS, the other investment companies available under the Variable Life Insurance Contracts offered by the Company are listed in Schedule C of the Participation Agreement;

WHEREAS, the funding vehicles for Contracts are listed in Schedule D of the Participation Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the Parties agree as follows:

1. The Participation Agreement is hereby amended by substituting for the current Schedules A, C and D amended Schedules A, C and D in the form attached hereto.

Executed this 23rd day of April, 2001.

Security Life of Denver Insurance Company Variable Insurance Products Fund

BY:	/s/ Jim Livingston	BY:	/s/ Robert C. Pozen
	Jim Livingston		Robert C. Pozen
	Executive Vice President		Senior Vice President
			Fidelity Distributors Corporation
		BY:	/s/ Mike Kellogg
			Mike Kellogg
			Vice President

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Schedule A

Separate Accounts and Associated Contracts

Name of Separate Account and	Contracts Funded
Date of Established by Board of Directors	By Separate Account
Security Life Separate Account A1 (November 3, 1993)	The Exchequer Variable Annuity (Flexible Premium Deferred Combination Fixed and Variable Annuity Contract)
Security Life Separate Account L1 (November 3, 1993)	FirstLine Variable Universal Life Strategic Advantage Variable Universal Life FirstLine II Variable Universal Life Strategic Advantage II Variable Universal Life Variable Survivorship Universal Life Corporate Benefits Variable Universal Life Strategic Benefit Variable Universal Life Estate Designer Variable Universal Life (Joint and Survivor) Asset Portfolio Manager Variable Universal Life
Security Life Separate Account SLDM1 (September 11, 2000)	Magnastar Private Placement Variable Universal Life
Security Life Separate Account SLDM2 (September 11, 2000)
Security Life Separate Account SLDF1 (September 11, 2000)	PeakPlus Private Placement Variable Universal Life
Security Life Separate Account SLDF2 (September 11, 2000)
Security Life Separate Account SLDF3 (September 11, 2000)
Security Life Separate Account SLDF4 (September 11, 2000)
Security Life Separate Account SLDF5 (September 11, 2000)

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Schedule C

Other investment companies currently available under variable annuities or variable life insurance issued by the Company (not all funds/portfolios are available in all products):

AIM VI Capital Appreciation Portfolio
AIM VI Government Securities Portfolio

Alger American MidCap Growth Portfolio
Alger American Small Capitalization Portfolio
Alger American Growth Portfolio
Alger American Leveraged Allcap Portfolio

Fidelity Investments Variable Insurance Products Fund II
     Asset Manager Portfolio
     Index 500 Portfolio

GCG Trust
     Equity Income Portfolio
     Growth Portfolio
     Hard Assets Portfolio
     Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
     Liquid Asset Portfolio
     Mid-Cap Growth Portfolio
     Research Portfolio
     Total Return Portfolio
     Fully Managed Portfolio

INVESCO VIF High Yield Fund
INVESCO VIF Equity Income Fund
INVESCO VIF Total Return Fund
INVESCO VIF Utilities Fund
INVESCO VIF Small Company Growth Fund

Janus Aspen Series
     Growth Portfolio
     Aggressive Growth Portfolio
     International Growth Portfolio
     Worldwide Growth Portfolio

Merrill Lynch
     Balanced Capital Focus Fund
     Basic Value Focus Fund
     Global Growth Focus Fund
     Index 500 Fund
     Small Cap Value Focus Fund

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M Fund, Inc.
     Brandes International Equity Fund
     Clifton Enhanced U. S. Equity Fund
     Frontier Capital Appreciation Fund
     Turner Core Growth Fund

Neuberger Berman Growth Portfolio
Neuberger Berman Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio
Neuberger Berman Partners Portfolio

Pilgrim Variable Products Trust
     Growth Opportunities Portfolio
     MagnaCap Portfolio
     MidCap Opportunities Portfolio
     SmallCap Opportunities Portfolio

putnam Variable Trust
     New Opportunities Fund
     Voyager Fund
     Growth and Income Fund
     SmallCap Value Fund

Van Eck Worldwide Insurance Trust
     Bond Fund
     Emerging Markets Fund
     Hard Assets Fund
     Real Estate Fund

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Schedule D

Portfolio of the Fund available as funding vehicles under the Contracts:

Initial Class Shares
     Growth Portfolio
     Money Market Portfolio
     Overseas Portfolio

Service Class Shares*
     Growth Portfolio
     Overseas Portfolio

*  for the following Contracts only:
     Strategic Benefit
     Asset Portfolio Manager

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