exhibit 10. 1 assignment & delegation of administrative services agreements, underwiting agreements, and selling agreements between alfs, inc. and allstate life insurance company, allstate life insurance company of new york, charter national life insurance company, intramerica life insurance company, allstate distributors, llc, allstate financial services, llc & lincoln benefit life company, this agreement ( hereinafter “ agreement ” ) entered into this 1st day of september, 2011 between alfs, inc. ( hereinafter “ alfs ” ) and allstate life insurance company ( hereinafter “ alic ” ), allstate life insurance company of new york ( hereinafter “ alny ” ), allstate distributors, llc ( hereinafter “ adllc ” ), charter national life insurance company ( hereinafter “ charter ” ), intramerica life insurance company ( hereinafter “ intramerica ” ), allstate financial services, llc ( hereinafter “ afs ” ) and lincoln benefit life company ( hereinafter “ lbl ” ). collectively, alfs, alic, alny, adllc, charter, intramerica, afs, and lbl shall be referenced herein as “ the parties. ” whereas, alic has decided, in order to streamline corporate structure, enhance administrative simplicity, and better reflect alic ’ s business strategy, to merge alfs into adllc on or about april 29, 2011 ; and whereas, both alfs and adllc are registered broker - dealers subject to the jurisdiction of the financial industry regulatory authority ( “ finra ” ) ; and whereas, the merger must be submitted for review to finra ; and whereas, the parties have previously entered into various administrative service agreements, principal underwriting agreements, selling agreements, information sharing, and wholesaling agreements ( collectively “ agreements ” ) ; and whereas, the parties agree that alfs should assign alfs ’ rights and delegate alfs ’ duties to adllc under the agreements ; and whereas, adllc agrees to accept assignment of alfs ’ rights and duties to adllc under the agreements ; and exhibit 10. 1 assignment & delegation of administrative services agreements, underwiting agreements, and selling agreements between alfs, inc. and allstate life insurance company, allstate life insurance company of new