UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2015
PHL Variable Insurance Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Connecticut
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333-20277
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06-1045829
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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One American Row, Hartford, CT
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06102 -5056
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
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(860) 403-5000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Cost of Insurance Cases
PHL Variable Insurance Company (“PHL Variable”) previously announced in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on May 1, 2015 (the “PHL Variable Form 8-K”) that Phoenix Life Insurance Company and PHL Variable (together, the “Companies”), wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (“Phoenix”), reached an agreement (the “Settlement”) as of April 30, 2015 with SPRR, LLC, Martin Fleisher, as trustee of the Michael Moss Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust II, and Jonathan Berck, as trustee of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Insurance Trust (the “Plaintiffs”), to resolve two previously disclosed class actions (the “Class Actions”) against the Companies relating to certain cost of insurance (“COI”) rate adjustments made in 2010 and 2011 with respect to certain policies issued by the Companies.
On May 29, 2015, the Companies executed an agreement, dated May 29, 2015, with the Plaintiffs (the “Settlement Agreement”), which memorializes and formalizes the terms of the Settlement, and filed the Settlement Agreement with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The Settlement Agreement, the terms of which are described under Item 1.01 in the PHL Variable Form 8-K, which description is incorporated herein by reference, remains subject to the approval of such court.
The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Settlement Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Phoenix Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2015 and is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibit:
Exhibit 10.1- Settlement Agreement dated May 29, 2015 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.01 to The Phoenix Companies, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2015)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PHL VARIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY
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Date: June 2, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Bonnie J. Malley
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Name:
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Bonnie J. Malley
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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