UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 25, 2009
The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-16517 | | 06-1599088 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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One American Row, Hartford, CT | | 06102-5056 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860)403-5000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. | | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) David R. Pellerin, CPA, Senior Vice President andChief Accounting Officer of The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), has been appointed as the Chief Risk Officer of the Company. In connection with his appointment to this position, Mr. Pellerin ceased serving as the Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective August 25, 2009.
(c) On August 25, 2009, Michael E. Hanrahan, CPA, was appointed as the Company’s acting Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Hanrahan, age 48, is currently Vice President, Corporate Accounting of the Company. He will assume the responsibilities and position of Chief Accounting Officer of the Company in addition to his current duties. Mr. Hanrahan has been Vice President, Corporate Accounting of the Company since he joined the Company in November 2008. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Corporate Controller of Allied World Assurance Company (formerly Darwin Professional Underwriters), a specialty insurance company, from September 2006 to November 2008. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Retirement Division Controller of Prudential Financial, an insurance and investment products and services company, from April 2004 (when Prudential acquired CIGNA’s retirement business where he worked since March 1996) to September 2006. The Company is not making any changes to the current compensation arrangements for Mr. Hanrahan in connection with his appointment as acting Chief Accounting Officer.
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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| THE PHOENIX COMPANIES, INC. | |
Date: August 25, 2009 | By: | /s/ John T. Mulrain | |
| | Name: | John T. Mulrain | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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