UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 ORor 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October 6,~~March ~~2022 (September 30~~4, ~~2022)~~2026

Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Arizona

~~033-44202~~

~~06-1241288~~

033-44202

06-1241288

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)

(CommissionFile No.)

(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

Ten Exchange Place

Suite 2210

Jersey City, NJ 07302

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (615) 981-8801

Prudential Annuities Life Assurance Corporation

One Corporate Drive

Shelton, CT 06484

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02.			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective ~~September 30~~March 4, ~~2022~~2026, ~~Alon~~Dan ~~Neches~~Guilbert, 4652, was appointed as a Director, ~~President and Chief Executive Officer~~ of Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company (“FLIAC”). Mr. ~~Neches~~ ~~succeeds~~Guilbert ~~James~~will ~~Bracken,~~also ~~who~~serve ison ~~stepping~~the ~~down~~Audit asCommittee ~~Director, President and Chief Executive Officer~~ of ~~FLIAC to pursue other opportunities and will be available to assist in~~ the ~~transition~~Board ~~during~~of ~~the months ahead~~Directors.

WeAn ~~believe~~industry ~~Mr. Neches~~executive ~~will~~with be30 ayears ~~valuable member~~ of ~~our Board because of his experience in the~~ insurance ~~industry~~ and ~~deep~~financial ~~sector~~services ~~expertise.~~experience, Mr. ~~Neches~~ Guilbert also serves as ~~President,~~a ~~Chief Executive Officer and~~ Director of FGH Parent, L.P. ~~(together~~He ~~with~~was ~~its~~previously ~~subsidiaries,~~President ~~“Fortitude~~of ~~Re”),~~Individual aLife ~~position~~and heRetirement ~~has~~at ~~held~~Symetra ~~since~~Financial ~~September 29,~~(a ~~2022.~~wholly ~~Mr. Neches~~owned ~~has~~subsidiary ~~more than 20 years~~ of ~~experience~~Sumitomo) aswhere anhe ~~operator,~~was ~~investor~~responsible ~~and~~for ~~advisor~~all inaspects ~~regulated~~of ~~industries.~~those ~~From~~business ~~2020~~lines ~~until~~(strategy, ~~September 29~~product, ~~2022~~sales, ~~Mr. Neches was a Partner and Managing Director in Carlyle Insurance Solutions of The Carlyle Group~~service, ~~an affiliate of FLIAC~~etc.). ~~From 2011 to 2019~~Previously, Mr. ~~Neches~~ Guilbert held ~~various senior executive~~ roles atacross ~~American~~product ~~International Group~~development, ~~Inc.~~actuarial ~~(“AIG”), including Global Treasurer~~ and ~~Head~~risk offunctions ~~Corporate~~at ~~Development~~Hartford Life, ~~where~~including hebeing ~~was~~appointed ~~involved~~Chief inActuary ~~the~~and ~~creation~~Risk ~~of Fortitude Re~~Officer. ~~Before joining AIG,~~ Mr. ~~Neches~~ ~~was~~Guilbert agraduated ~~Senior~~from ~~Restructuring~~Bryant ~~Specialist~~College ~~Officer~~with ata ~~the~~degree ~~Federal~~in ~~Reserve~~actuarial ~~Bank~~science ofand ~~New~~became ~~York,~~a ~~where~~Fellow heof ~~focused on managing~~ the ~~Federal~~Society ~~Reserve’s~~of ~~investment~~Actuaries in(FSA) ~~AIG. Mr. Neches holds a B.S.~~ in ~~Economics from Duke University and a J~~2001.D. ~~from Harvard Law School.~~

~~There~~In ~~are~~connection nowith ~~family relationships among~~ Mr. ~~Neches~~ ~~and any of FLIAC~~Guilbert’s ~~directors~~appointment ~~and executive officers. Mr. Neches is not a party~~ to ~~any~~the ~~material~~Audit ~~plan~~Committee, ~~contract~~the orBoard ~~arrangement~~of ~~(whether~~Directors orhas ~~not~~determined ~~written)~~that ~~with FLIAC, there are no arrangements or understandings between~~ Mr. ~~Neches~~ ~~and~~Guilbert ~~any~~is ~~other~~financially ~~person~~literate ~~pursuant~~and toan ~~which~~audit hecommittee ~~was~~financial ~~selected~~expert ~~to serve~~ as andefined ~~officer~~by ofthe ~~FLIAC,~~Securities ~~he is not a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K,~~ and ~~there~~Exchange ~~are no material plans, contracts or arrangements (whether or not written) to which Mr~~Commission. ~~Neches participates that were entered into or materially amended in connection with his appointment.~~

There are no family relationships among Mr. Guilbert and any of FLIAC’s directors and executive officers. Mr. Guilbert is not a party to any material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) with FLIAC, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Guilbert and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a Director of FLIAC, he is not a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no material plans, contracts or arrangements (whether or not written) to which Mr. Guilbert participates that were entered into or materially amended in connection with his appointment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Registrant~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company By: /s/ ~~Jeffrey~~Richard SE. ~~Burman~~Buckley Name: ~~Jeffrey~~Richard SE. ~~Burman~~Buckley Title: Senior Vice President, Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

Date: ~~October 6~~March 9, ~~2022~~2026

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