Notice2026-01949

Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company, et al.

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February 2, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4711-4712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01949]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 35921; File No. 812-15701]


Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company, et al.

January 28, 2026.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'' or ``SEC'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of application for an order approving the substitution of 
certain securities pursuant to section 26(c) of the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') and an order of exemption pursuant to section 
17(b) of the Act from section 17(a) of the Act.

Applicants: Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company (``TL''), Talcott 
Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company (together with TL, the 
``Talcott Resolution Insurance Companies''); their respective separate 
accounts, Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company Separate Account 
Two, Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company Separate Account Three, 
Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company Separate Account Seven, 
Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate Account 
One, Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company Separate 
Account Three, Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance Company 
Separate Account Six, and Talcott Resolution Life and Annuity Insurance 
Company Separate Account Seven (collectively, the ``Separate 
Accounts,'' and together with the Talcott Resolution Insurance 
Companies, the ``Section 26 Applicants''); and Legg Mason Partners 
Variable Equity Trust, Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance Products 
Trust, Putnam Variable Trust (collectively, the ``Trusts''). The 
Section 26 Applicants and the Trusts (collectively, the ``Section 17

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Applicants''), collectively, the Section 17 Applicants together with 
the Section 26 Applicants, the ``Applicants.''

Summary of Application: The Section 26 Applicants request an order 
pursuant to section 26(c) of the Act, approving the substitution of 
shares issued by certain investment portfolios of registered investment 
companies (the ``Existing Portfolios'') for the shares of certain 
investment portfolios of registered investment companies (the 
``Replacement Portfolios''), of the Trusts as investment options for 
certain variable annuity contracts funded through the Separate Accounts 
(the ``Substitutions''). The Section 17 Applicants request an order 
pursuant to section 17(b) of the Act exempting them from section 17(a) 
of the Act to the extent necessary to permit them to engage in certain 
in-kind transactions in connection with the Substitutions.

Filing Dates: The application was filed on February 14, 2025, and 
amended on July 25, 2025 and December 18, 2025.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing 
the SEC's Secretary at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5704323425322336252e247a1831313e34321724323479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="184b7d7b6a7d6c796a616b35577e7e717b7d586b7d7b367f776e">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and serving the 
Applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is 
listed for the relevant Applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a 
physical address is listed for the relevant Applicant below. The email 
should include the file number referenced above. Hearing requests 
should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m., Eastern time, on 
February 23, 2026, and should be accompanied by proof of service on 
applicants, in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate 
of service. Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should 
state the nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the 
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, 
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing 
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#095a6c6a7b6c7d687b707a24466f6f606a6c497a6c6a276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f1c2a2c3d2a3b2e3d363c62002929262c2a0f3c2a2c61282039">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2477414756415045565d57096b42424d4741645741470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a192f29382f3e2b38333967052c2c23292f0a392f29642d253c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Applicants: 
Christopher M. Grinnell, Esq., Talcott Resolution Life Insurance 
Company, 1 American Row, Hartford, CT 06103; and Ronald Coenen Jr., 
Esq., Eversheds Sutherland (US)LLP, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3b1acada0aca6ada6ad83a6b5a6b1b0aba6a7b0eeb0b6b7aba6b1afa2ada7edb6b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="43312c2d202c262d262d0326352631302b2627306e3036372b26312f222d276d3630">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura L. Solomon, Senior Counsel, or 
Rachel Loko, Senior Special Counsel, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of 
Investment Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' second amended 
and restated application, filed December 18, 2025, which may be 
obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number 
at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name 
search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be 
searched at, <a href="https://www.sec.gov/search-filings">https://www.sec.gov/search-filings</a>. You may also call the 
SEC's Public Reference Room at (202) 551-8090.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, 
under delegated authority.
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-01949 Filed 1-30-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P


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