UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 19, 2008
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| New York | 13-3917848 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
333-149714
(Commission File Number)
TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company
730 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017-3206
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (212) 490-9000
N/A
(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 August 21, 2008, Eric T. Jones was appointed by TIAA-CREF Life Insurance Company (the “Registrant”), as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant. Mr. Jones replaced Bret L. Benham, who previously served in those positions for the Registrant. Mr. Benham resigned from his positions with the Registrant, as well as from all other positions with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (“TIAA”), the Registrant’s parent company, on August 19, 2008.
Mr. Jones, 47, joined TIAA as Senior Vice President for Individual Products in September 2006. Prior to joining TIAA, he was Senior Vice President and Director of Product Development and Manager of Research at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2004 to 2005. From 2001 to 2004, he was a Senior Vice President and Director of Wealth Management Services at UBS.
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.
| TIAA-CREF LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||||
| DATE: August 22, 2008 | By: | /s/ Linda S. Dougherty | ||
| Linda S. Dougherty | ||||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||