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Supplement Dated February 9, 2024

to the Updating Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

dated May 1, 2023 for the Great-West Smart Track^®Advisor Variable Annuity contracts issued by

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America

Variable Annuity-2 Series Account

Supplement Dated February 9, 2024

to the Updating Summary Prospectus and Prospectus

dated May 1, 2023 for the Great-West Smart Track^® Advisor Variable Annuity contracts issued by

Empower Life & Annuity Insurance Company of New York

Variable Annuity-2 Series Account of New York

This Supplement amends certain information in your variable annuity contract prospectus (the “Prospectus”). Please read this Supplement carefully and keep it with your Prospectus for future reference. You may obtain a current prospectus by visiting www.protective.com/productprospectus or by calling 1-877-723-8723.

On February 26, 2024, the following fund information in the "APPENDIX A: PORTFOLIOS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CONTRACT" section of the Updating Summary Prospectus and Prospectus is removed and replaced by the following:


Asset Allocation Type	Portfolio Company – Investment Adviser; Sub-Adviser(s), as applicable	Current Expenses	Fund Facilitation Fee for FFF Portfolios	Current Expenses + Fund Facilitation Fee	Average Annual Total Returns (as of 12/31/2022)
Asset Allocation Type		Current Expenses	Fund Facilitation Fee for FFF Portfolios	Current Expenses + Fund Facilitation Fee	1 Year	5 Year	10 Year
Taxable Bond	Empower Bond Index Fund - Investor Class (formerly, Great-West Bond Index Fund)⁽¹⁾ – Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Franklin Advisory Services, LLC	0.50%	-	-	-13.68%	-0.56%	0.54%
Taxable Bond	Empower Short Duration Bond Fund - Investor Class (formerly, Great-West Short Duration Bond Fund)⁽¹⁾ – Putnam Investment Management, LLC	0.60%	-	-	-4.25%	1.22%	1.27%
Taxable Bond	Empower U.S. Government Securities Fund - Investor Class (formerly, Great-West U.S. Government Securities Fund)⁽¹⁾ – Western Asset Management Company, LLC	0.60%	-	-	-12.08%	-0.59%	0.45%

If you have any questions regarding this Supplement, please contact your investment professional or us toll free at

1-877-723-8723. Please keep this Supplement for future reference.