Separate Account B of Venerable Insurance & Annuity Co.

12/19/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/19/2025 12:30

Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement by Investment Company (Form 485BPOS)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Registration No. 033-59261
Commission on December 19, 2025
Registration No. 811-05626
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ______
Post-Effective Amendment No. 65
AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
Post-Effective Amendment No. 501
(Check appropriate box or boxes.)
Separate Account B of Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
(Exact Name of Registrant)
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
(Name of Depositor)
699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3942
(Address of Depositor's Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
800-366-0066
(Depositor's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
J. Neil McMurdie
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
on __________, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485
60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
on __________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485.
If appropriate, check the following box:
This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Title of Securities Being Registered: Deferred Combination Variable and Fixed Annuity Contract
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 ("PEA") to Form N-4 Registration Statement No. 033-59261 is being filed for the purpose of including in the Registration Statement a Prospectus Supplement that describes the addition of new variable investment options we intend to make available to Contract owners, and Part C. This PEA incorporates by reference the information contained in Parts A and B of Post-Effective Amendment No. 64, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2025, and does not amend or delete the currently available Prospectus, Statement of Additional Information, or any subsequently filed supplements to the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, or other part of the Registration Statement except as specifically noted herein.
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
and the following variable annuities supported by its Separate Account B:
ARCHITECT®
GOLDENSELECT FLEET PREMIUM PLUS®
GOLDENSELECT LANDMARK®
GOLDENSELECT ESII®
GOLDENSELECT LEGENDS®
GOLDENSELECT GENERATIONS®
WELLS FARGO LANDMARK
GOLDENSELECT OPPORTUNITIES®
GOLDENSELECT ACCESS®
WELLS FARGO OPPORTUNITIES
GOLDENSELECT PREMIUM PLUS®
GOLDENSELECT DVA PLUS®
Prospectus and Updating Summary Prospectus Supplement Dated December 19, 2025
This supplement updates the most recent Prospectus and Updating Summary Prospectus ("USP") for your variable annuity Contract and subsequent supplements thereto. Please read it carefully and keep it with your copy of the Prospectus and USP for future reference.
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NOTICE OF AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING FUND ADDITIONS
Subaccounts that invest in the following Funds are not currently available but will be added to your Contract and available for new premiums and transfers of Contract Value on a date subsequently communicated to you in a separate supplement to your Prospectus and USP. Information about each Fund is shown below. The Funds are new and consequently do not yet have actual performance information.
Investment Objective
Fund Name
Investment Adviser/Sub-Adviser
Current Expenses
Seeks to provide current income and long-term capital growth.
Venerable Real Estate Fund
Investment Adviser: Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC
Discretionary Sub-Adviser: Russell Investment Management, LLC
Non-Discretionary Sub-Advisers: Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. and Wellington Management Company LLP
(Class V)
1.00%1
Seeks to maximize long term total real return, consistent with the preservation of real capital.
Venerable Inflation Focused Fund
Investment Adviser: Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC
Discretionary Sub-Adviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.
(Class V)
0.84%1
Seeks to provide long-term capital growth.
Venerable International Equity Fund
Investment Adviser: Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC
Discretionary Sub-Adviser: Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Non-Discretionary Sub-Advisers: ClearBridge Investments, LLC and Putnam Investment Management, LLC
(Class V)
0.99%1
______________
1
Current Expenses are each Fund's total net annual operating expenses and reflect any temporary expense reimbursements or fee waiver arrangement that are in place and reported in the Fund's prospectus. Current Expenses would be higher if these temporary expense reimbursements/waivers were not reflected. Also note that the Current Expenses reflect only the fees and expenses of the Funds and not the Contract fees and expenses.
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NOTICE OF AN ADDITIONAL NON-DISCRETIONARY SUB-ADVISER FOR THE VENERABLE US LARGE CAP STRATEGIC EQUITY FUND
Effective September 26, 2025, Putnam Investment Management, LLC was added as a Non-Discretionary Sub-Adviser for the Venerable US Large Cap Strategic Equity Fund. This information is hereby added to the Appendix A of your most recent Prospectus and USP for this Fund.
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
More information about the Funds available through your Contract, including information about the risks associated with investing in them, can be found in the current prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for each Fund. You may view these documents online at https://docs.venerable.com or get copies by contacting:
Customer Service
P.O. Box 9271
Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9271
(800) 366-0066
If you received a summary prospectus for any of the Funds available through your Contract, you may obtain a full prospectus and other Fund information free of charge by either accessing the internet address, calling the telephone number or sending an email request to the contact information shown on the front of the Fund's summary prospectus.
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Part C
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 27
Exhibits
(a)
(b)
Not Applicable
(c)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(d)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
(18)
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
(23)
(24)
(25)
Company Name Change Endorsement IU-RA-3140 to the Contract, Policy and/or Certificate (ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company changed to Voya Insurance and Annuity Company). (Incorporated herein by reference to a Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2015; File No. 333-28679.).
(26)
(27)
(28)
(e)
(1)
(2)
(f)
(1)
Restated Articles of Incorporation dated July 2 and 3, 2003 (effective January 1, 2004) providing for the redomestication of Golden American Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to the ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company's 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2004; File No. 033-87270.)
(2)
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated November 21, 2003 (effective January 1, 2004) providing for the name change of Golden American Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 for ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, filed on April 9, 2007; File No. 333-133076.)
(3)
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated March 3 and March 4, 2004 (effective March 11, 2004) providing for the change in purpose and powers of ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to the ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company's 10-Q, filed on May 17, 2004; File No. 033-87270.)
(4)
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation dated March 4, 2004, providing for the change in purpose and powers of ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 for ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, filed on April 9, 2007; File No. 333-133076.))
(5)
(6)
(7)
Articles of Merger and Agreement and Plan of Merger of USGALC, ULAIC, ELICI into GALIC and renamed ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company dated June 25, 2003. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and its Separate Account B, filed on February 13, 2004; File No. 333-28679.)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(g)
Coinsurance and Modified Coinsurance Agreement between Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company and Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company, effective June 1, 2021. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 50 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 18, 2022; File No 333-133944.)
(h)
(1)
(a)
Participation Agreement dated April 25, 2008, by and among BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., BlackRock Distributors, Inc., ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Form N-6 Registration Statement of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company and its Select*Life Separate Account, filed on April 7, 2009; File No. 033-57244.)
(b)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 24, 2009, and effective as of May 1, 2009, to the Participation Agreement dated April 25, 2008, by and between BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., BlackRock Investments, LLC., ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Form N-6 Registration Statement of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company and its Select*Life Separate Account, filed on August 18, 2009; File No. 033-57244.)
(c)
Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 31, 2015, and effective as of April 1, 2015, to the Participation Agreement dated April 25, 2008, by and between BlackRock Investments, LLC., Voya Insurance and Annuity Company (formerly ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company), ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on December 7, 2015; File No. 333-202174.)
(d)
Administrative Services Agreement dated April 25, 2008, by and among BlackRock Advisors, LLC and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Form N-6 Registration Statement of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company and its Select*Life Separate Account, filed on April 7, 2009; File No. 033-57244.)
(e)
Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 24, 2009, and effective as of May 1, 2009, to Administrative Services Agreement dated April 25, 2008, by and among BlackRock Advisors, LLC and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Form N-6 Registration Statement of ReliaStar Life Insurance Company and its Select*Life Separate Account, filed on August 18, 2009; File No. 033-57244.)
(f)
Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 28, 2015, and effective as of April 1, 2015, to Administrative Services Agreement dated April 25, 2008, as amended, by and between BlackRock Advisors, LLC and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York and Security Life of Denver Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on December 7, 2015; File No. 333-202174.)
(g)
Rule 22C-2 Agreement, dated no later than April 16, 2007, and effective as of October 16, 2007, between BlackRock Distributors, Inc., on behalf of and as distributor for the BlackRock Funds and the Merrill Lynch family of funds and ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ING National Trust, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, Security Life of Denver Insurance Company and Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 43 to Registration Statement on form N-4, filed on April 7, 2008; File No. 333-28755.)
(h)
Notice and Acknowledgement dated April 18, 2018, from BlackRock Investments, LLC and BlackRock Advisors, Inc. to Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and Directed Services LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(i)
Form of Distribution Sub-Agreement between BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., BlackRock Variable Series Funds II, Inc. and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, dated June 1, 2018. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(j)
Amendment Number 3 to Fund Participation Agreement between BlackRock Investments, LLC, BlackRock Variable Series Funds, Inc., Blackrock Variable Series Funds II, Inc. and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, Dated August 28, 2018. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(2)
(a)
(b)
Rule 22c-2 Agreement dated April 16, 2007 and is effective as of October 16, 2007 among Columbia Management Services, Inc., ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company, ING National Trust, ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ReliaStar Life Insurance Company of New York, Security Life of Denver Life Insurance Company and Systematized Benefits Administrators Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form N-4, filed on July 27, 2007; File No. 333-134760.).
(c)
Services Agreement with Investment Adviser, effective April 1, 2005, between Liberty Funds Distributor, Inc. and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company. . (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 17, 2019; File No. 333-28769.)
(d)
Joinder and Amendment to Service Agreement effective July 1, 2017, between Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, Columbia Management Investment Distributors, Inc. and Columbia Management Investment Services Corp. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 17, 2019; File No. 333-28769.)
(3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Notice and Acknowledgement dated April 18, 2018, from ProFunds and ProFund Advisors LLC to Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and Directed Services LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(4)
(a)
Fund Distribution, Administrative and Shareholder Service Agreement made and entered into as of July 25, 2016, and effective December 31, 2015, by and between Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, Directed Services LLC and Voya Investments Distributor, LLC, Voya Balanced Portfolio, Voya Government Money Market Portfolio, Voya Intermediate Bond Portfolio, Voya Investors Trust, Voya Partners, Inc., Voya Strategic Allocation Portfolios, Inc. Voya Variable Funds, Voya Variable Insurance Trust, Voya Variable Portfolios, Inc. and Voya Variable Products Trust. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on August 30, 2016; File No. 333-133944.)
(b)
Amended and Restated Fund Participation, Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement dated May 9, 2018, between Voya Insurance and Annuity Company, Directed Services, LLC, Voya Investments Distributor, LLC and each Voya insurance dedicated funds. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(c)
(d)
Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement dated September 24, 2018, between VIAC Services Company, Voya Investments, LLC and Voya Investment Management Co. LLC. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2019; File No. 333-133944.)
(5)
(a)
Fund Participation and Shareholder Services Agreement dated August 30, 2024, between Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its Separate Accounts, Directed Services LLC, Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC, and Venerable Variable Insurance Trust on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its series or classes of shares. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No 64 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 14, 2025; File No. 033-59261.)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Non-Disclosure Agreement dated February 25, 2025, between Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC, Venerable Variable Insurance Trust and Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No 64 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 14, 2025; File No. 033-59261.)
(i)
Not Applicable
(j)
(1)
Intercompany Agreement dated December 22, 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) between ING Investment Management LLC and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance and Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 55 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 6, 2011; File No. 333-28679.)
(2)
Amendment No. 1, dated December 1, 2013 (effective December 23, 2013), to the Intercompany Agreement dated December 22, 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) between ING Investment LLC and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 44 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 10, 2014 (File No. 333-30180.)
(3)
Amendment No. 2, effective as of September 30, 2014, to the Intercompany Agreement dated December 22, 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) between ING Investment Management LLC (now known as "Voya Investment Management LLC") and ING USA Annuity and Life Insurance Company (now known as "Voya Insurance and Annuity Company" or "VIAC"). (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on December 30, 2014 File No. 333-133944.)
(4)
Amendment No. 3, effective as of May 1, 2015, to the Intercompany Agreement dated December 22, 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) by and between Voya Investment Management LLC and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on December 7, 2015; File No. 333-202174.)
(5)
Amendment No. 4, effective as of March 1, 2016, to the Intercompany Agreement dated December 22, 2010 (effective January 1, 2010) by and between Voya Investment Management LLC and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registration Statement on Form N-4 for Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on June 24, 2016; File No. 333-133944.)
(6)
Amendment No. 5, effective as of May 1, 2017, to the Intercompany Agreement between Voya Investment Management LLC and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2018; File No. 333-133944.)
(7)
Amendment No. 6, effective as of July 1, 2017, to the Intercompany Agreement between Voya Investment Management LLC and Voya Insurance and Annuity Company. (Incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Form N-4 Registration Statement of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company and its Separate Account B, filed on April 16, 2018; File No. 333-133944.)
(k)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel (Exhibit 99(k))
(l)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Exhibit 99(l))
(m)
Not Applicable
(n)
Not Applicable
(o)
Not Applicable
(p)
Powers of Attorney (Exhibit 99(p))
Item 28
Directors and Officers of the Depositor
Name and Principal Business Address
Positions and Offices with Depositor
Peter C. Aberg, 590 Madison Avenue, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Director
Daniel G. Kilpatrick, 590 Madison Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10022
Director
Brenna Haysom Romando, 47 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Warwick, NY 10990
Director
Nedim (Ned) Sadaka, 895 Park Avenue, Suite 6B, New York, NY 10075
Director
Howard L. Shecter, 210 W. Rittenhouse Square, Unit 1208, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Director and Chairperson of the Board
Vishal N. Sheth, 9 West 57th Street, 48th Floor, New York, NY 10019
Director
Jasjit Singh, 9 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Director
Lindsey A. Bollinger, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief of Staff
David P. Wiland, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kenneth L. Brown, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Thomas N. Hanson, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
Timothy W. Brown, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
Heather A. Kleis, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Timothy D. Billow, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Gregory S. Smith, Jr., 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Kristi L. Harding, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Senior Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Parul Bhatia, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Senior Vice President, Chief Actuary and Appointed Actuary
Gilbert K. Chua, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Senior Vice President and Head of Risk Management Strategy
Glenn A. Black, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Head of Tax
Kelly M. Hennigan, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Head of Investment Operations
Simon B. Scully, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Richard E. Gelfand, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President
Ross R. Boudiab, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Treasurer
Mark C. Fair, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Head of Investment Management
James R. Eckis, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Treasurer
Janet E. Myers, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Treasurer
Brian T. Ruck, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Treasurer
Jennifer M. Ogren, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Angel L. Ellis, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Lee M. Barnard, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
J. Neil McMurdie, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Ron J. Tanner, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Jay M. Lemoncelli, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Secretary
Crystal A. Gothard, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Secretary
Lori L. DeMarco, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Secretary
Item 29
Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or the Registrant
1.
The Registrant, Separate Account B, is a segregated asset account of Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company ("VIAC") (IA) and is therefore owned and controlled by VIAC.
2.
The Depositor, VIAC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Venerable Holdings, Inc. (DE).
3.
VIAC Services Company (DE), Directed Services LLC (DE), and Venerable Investment Advisers, LLC (DE) are affiliates of VIAC and wholly-owned subsidiaries of Venerable Holdings, Inc.
4.
Rocky Range, Inc. (AZ) and Corporate Solutions Life Reinsurance Company (IA) are wholly-owned subsidiaries of VIAC.
Item 30
Indemnification
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company (the "Company" and the "Depositor") shall indemnify to the full extent permitted by Chapter 490 of the Code of Iowa, as may be amended from time to time, or by other provisions of applicable law, each person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, wherever brought, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, fiduciary or employee of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, fiduciary, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in and not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Any indemnification as described in the preceding paragraph (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the person claiming indemnification has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in therein. Such determination shall be made by the Company's Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of Directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding in question. If such a quorum is not obtainable, the Board shall retain independent legal counsel who shall make such a determination in a written opinion.
Expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of a person entitled to claim indemnification to repay such amount, if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.
To the extent permitted by law, the Company or its parents may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person or persons described in the preceding paragraphs of this Item 30 against any liability asserted against and incurred by him or her, whether or not the Company would have power to indemnify him or her as described above.
Consistent with the laws of the State of Iowa, VA Capital Company LLC ("VA Capital") maintains various insurance policies issued by reputable insurers covering VA Capital and any company in which VA Capital has a controlling interest, including the Company and Directed Services LLC, the principal underwriter. These policies cover the indemnification obligations of VA Capital and its subsidiaries.
The policies include, but are not limited to, the following types of coverages: Professional Liability, Directors & Officers Liability, Cyber Liability, Employment Practices Liability, Fiduciary Liability, and Financial Institution Fidelity Bond(s).
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company separate account (the "Registrant"), as provided above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification by the Depositor is against public policy, as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and therefore may be unenforceable. In the event that a claim of such indemnification (except insofar as it provides for the payment by the Depositor of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted against the Depositor by such director, officer or controlling person and the SEC is still of the same opinion, the Depositor or Registrant may, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by the Depositor is against public policy as expressed by the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 31
Principal Underwriter
(a)
Directed Services LLC serves as principal underwriter for all contracts issued by Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company through its Separate Accounts A, B, EQ, U and the Alger Separate Account A.
(b)
The following information is furnished with respect to the principal officers and directors of Directed Services LLC, the Registrant's Distributor.
Name and Principal Business Address
Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Kenneth L. Brown, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Director, Chairperson of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
David P. Wiland, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Director
Kristi L. Harding, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Director, Senior Vice President, Chief Ethics, Assistant Secretary, and Anti-Money Laundering Officer
Richard E. Gelfand, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Assistant Secretary
Simon B. Scully, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
J. Neil McMurdie, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Angela L. Ellis, 699 Walnut Street, Suite 1350, Des Moines, IA 50309
Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer, and Assistant Secretary
Janet E. Myers, 1475 Dunwoody Drive, Suite 200, West Chester, PA 19380
Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
(c)
Compensation from the Registrant.
(1)
Name of Principal
Underwriter
(2)
2024 Net Underwriting Discounts
(3)
Compensation on Redemption
(4)
Brokerage Commissions
(5)
Other Compensation
Directed Services LLC
$0
$0
$103,170,027
$0
Item 32
Location of Accounts and Records
Contained in the Registrant's most recently filed Form N-CEN.
Item 33
Management Services
None.
Item 34
Fee Representation
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company hereby represents that the fees and charges deducted under the Contract described in the Prospectus, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses to be incurred and the risks assumed by Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company.
SIGNATURES
As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant, Separate Account B of Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company, has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to its Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 033-59261) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the town of Glastonbury, Connecticut, on the __19th__ day of December, 2025.
SEPARATE ACCOUNT B OF VENERABLE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
VENERABLE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
(Registrant)
(Depositor)
By:
/s/Lindsey A. Bollinger*
Lindsey A. Bollinger
By:
/s/Lindsey A. Bollinger*
Lindsey A. Bollinger
President of the Depositor
(principal executive officer of the Depositor)
President
(principal executive officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
/s/Lindsey A. Bollinger*
President and Chief Executive Officer
Lindsey A. Bollinger
(principal executive officer)
/s/ David P. Wiland*
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
David P. Wiland
/s/ Gregory S. Smith*
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Gregory S. Smith
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Peter C. Aberg*
Director
Peter C. Aberg
December 19, 2025
/s/ Brenna Haysom Romando*
Director
Brenna Haysom Romando
/s/ Daniel G. Kilpatrick*
Director
Daniel G. Kilpatrick
/s/ Nedim Sadaka*
Director
Nedim (Ned) Sadaka
/s/ Howard L. Shecter*
Director
Howard L. Shecter
/s/ Vishal N. Sheth*
Director
Vishal N. Sheth
/s/ Jasjit Singh*
Director
Jasjit Singh
By: /s/ J. Neil McMurdie
*Attorney-in-Fact
*
Executed by J. Neil McMurdie on behalf of those indicated pursuant to Powers of Attorney filed as an exhibit to this Registration Statement.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 27 Exhibit No.
Exhibit
99(k)
Opinion and Consent of Counsel
99(l)
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99(p)
Powers of Attorney
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