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| CERTIFICATIONS |
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| I, Kathryn S. Head, certify that: |
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| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Life Series Funds; |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material |
| fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the |
| circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period |
| covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information |
| included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of |
| operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include |
| a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
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| 4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and |
| maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment |
| Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) |
| under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such |
| disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that |
| material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is |
| made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which |
| this report is being prepared; |
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| | (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such |
| internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide |
| reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of |
| financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting |
| principles; | |
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| | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and |
| procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the |
| disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of |
| this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over |
| financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by |
| this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the |
| Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s |
| auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the |
| equivalent functions): |
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| CERTIFICATIONS |
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| I, Joseph I. Benedek, certify that: |
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| 1. | I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of First Investors Life Series Funds; |
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| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material |
| fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the |
| circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period |
| covered by this report; |
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| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information |
| included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of |
| operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include |
| a statement of cash flows) of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| |
| 4. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and |
| maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment |
| Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) |
| under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the Registrant and have: |
| |
| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such |
| disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that |
| material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is |
| made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which |
| this report is being prepared; |
| |
| | (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such |
| internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide |
| reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of |
| financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting |
| principles; | |
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| | (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and |
| procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the |
| disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of |
| this report based on such evaluation; and |
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| | (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over |
| financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by |
| this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the |
| Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
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| 5. | The Registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the Registrant’s |
| auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the |
| equivalent functions): |
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| | (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or |
| operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to |
