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) ~~February~~June 2429, 2017

Voya Insurance and Annuity Company

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

IOWA

(State of Incorporation)

~~001~~333-~~32625~~203647, 333-203648, 333-203649, 333-203650, 333-203651, 333-196392

(Commission File ~~Number~~Numbers)

#41-0991508

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1475 Dunwoody Drive, West Chester, PA 19380-1478

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code : 610-425-3400

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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~~[ ]~~Indicate by check mark whether the ~~Pre-commencement~~registrant ~~communications~~is ~~pursuant~~an toemerging growth company as defined in Rule ~~13e-4~~405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (c§230.405 of this chapter) ~~under~~or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

~~(17~~Emerging ~~CFR~~growth ~~240.13e-4(c))~~company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]

This filing is made in accordance with Item No. 1.01 of Section 1 of Form 8-K:

The lease agreement described below was executed on February 24, 2017 and will be filed as an Exhibit to the 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Voya Insurance and Annuity Company (the “Company”).

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

~~On February 24, 2017,~~ Voya ~~Services Company (“Tenant”), an~~ ~~affiliate~~Insurance ofand ~~the~~Annuity Company, ~~entered into a lease agreement~~ (“the ~~“Lease”) with Employers Mutual Casualty~~ Company ~~(“Landlord~~”) ~~for~~and ~~approximately~~its 86affiliate,~~259~~ Voya ~~rentable~~Investment ~~square~~Management ~~feet~~LLC ~~of office space~~ (~~the~~ “~~Premises~~VIM”), ~~plus~~are ~~approximately~~parties ~~1,210 square~~to ~~feet~~an ofIntercompany ~~basement~~Agreement dated ~~storage~~as ~~space~~of inDecember ~~the~~22, ~~office~~2010, ~~building~~as amended (the “~~Building~~VIM Intercompany Agreement”), ~~located~~by atwhich ~~Hub~~VIM ~~Tower~~agreed, ~~699~~effective ~~Walnut~~January ~~Street~~1, ~~Des Moines~~2010, ~~Iowa.~~to ~~The~~pay ~~term~~or ofcause ~~the Lease~~its ~~is 91 months with one renewal option for a five year term. Following a six month free rent period~~subsidiaries, ~~annual~~including ~~base~~Voya ~~rent will be approximately $1.5 million annually~~Investments, atLLC ~~the commencement of the Lease~~(“VIL”), ~~and~~an ~~will~~investment ~~increase~~adviser ~~on an annual~~for ~~basis~~certain ~~by approximately 1~~U.5%S. Inregistered ~~addition~~investment tocompanies ~~annual base rent, for each twelve~~ (~~12) calendar month period subsequent to calendar year 2018 (~~the “~~Base year~~Funds”) ~~during~~ ~~the~~to ~~Lease term, Tenant shall~~ pay ~~Landlord~~the ~~annual additional rent~~Company, ~~comprised~~on ofa ~~the~~monthly ~~sum~~basis, ~~of:~~a ~~(i)~~portion ~~Tenant’s~~of ~~proportionate~~the ~~share~~revenues ofVIM ~~any~~or ~~increase~~its insubsidiaries ~~real~~(including ~~estate~~VIL) ~~taxes~~earn ~~assessed~~as oninvestment ~~the~~adviser ~~Building~~to ~~and~~ the ~~land~~Funds ~~fairly~~that ~~and~~are ~~equitably~~investment ~~allocated~~options tofor the ~~Building over Base Year real estate taxes; and (ii) Tenant~~Company’s ~~proportionate~~ ~~share~~insurance ~~of any increase in Building operating expenses over Base Year Building operating expenses, subject in the case of (i)~~ and ~~(ii)~~non-insurance ~~above,~~customers ~~to certain limitations, adjustments, audit and dispute rights, as set forth in~~ (the ~~Lease~~“Intercompany Payments”).

~~Landlord~~On or ~~will~~about ~~perform~~May ~~all~~1, ~~work~~2017, ~~necessary~~VIL was appointed investment adviser for ~~preparation~~certain additional ofU.S. registered investment companies previously managed by another affiliate, Directed Services LLC (“DSL”) (the ~~Premises~~“Transition”). inIn ~~accordance~~light ~~with~~of the Transition, ~~specifications~~on ~~set~~June ~~forth~~29, in2017, the ~~Lease~~Company and VIM entered into Amendment No. 5 ~~Landlord~~to ~~shall~~the beVIM ~~solely~~Intercompany ~~responsible~~Agreement at(“Amendment ~~Landlord’s~~No. ~~sole~~5”) ~~cost~~to amend and restate, retroactively ~~for~~effective ~~performing~~to May 1, 2017, the schedule of Intercompany Payments to reflect the ~~base~~Transition. ~~building~~The ~~work~~VIM onIntercompany Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 5 (the ~~Premises~~“Agreement”) inprovides ~~accordance~~that ~~with~~the amount to be paid by VIM to the ~~specifications~~Company each month under the Agreement as Intercompany Payments will be ~~set~~derived ~~forth~~by applying certain annual percentage rates against the average net assets invested in the ~~Lease~~Funds by the Company and the Company’s non-insurance customers during the prior calendar month.

The Agreement ~~Lease~~provides ~~will~~that ~~commence~~the ~~thirty~~term of the Agreement shall continue unless termination is mutually agreed to by the parties or a Change in Control (30as defined in the Agreement) ~~days~~of ~~after~~one party to the ~~later~~Agreement ofoccurs and the other ~~(i)~~party to the ~~date~~Agreement has not consented to the continuation of ~~substantial~~the ~~completion~~Agreement notwithstanding the Change in Control. For purposes of the ~~Premises~~Agreement, “Change in ~~accordance~~Control” ~~with~~means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (i) the ~~Lease~~transfer of control of the party to another entity; or (ii) the ~~date~~consummation ~~Landlord~~of a ~~has~~reorganization, ~~given~~merger, ~~Tenant~~share ~~written~~exchange, ~~notice~~consolidation, ~~that~~or ~~the~~sale or disposition ~~preparation~~of ~~work,~~all asor ~~defined~~substantially inall of the ~~Lease~~assets of the party; provided however, isthat the ~~substantially~~occurrence ~~complete~~of an event described in clauses (~~the~~i) or (ii) above shall not ~~“Commencement~~constitute ~~Date~~a Change in Control if either (a). Inthe noentity that acquires control of a party was already an Affiliate of the party prior to the event, ~~shall~~or (b) the parties ~~Commencement~~remain ~~Date~~Affiliates ~~occur~~of ~~prior~~one another immediately following the Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” means, with respect to a ~~January~~party, 1an entity that controls, ~~2018~~is under common control, or is controlled by, such party.

~~The~~In light ~~Company~~of ~~expects~~the toTransition, ~~begin~~effective ~~moving~~April ~~its~~30, ~~operations~~2017, ~~into~~DSL ~~the Premises~~and ~~during~~ the ~~fourth~~Company terminated ~~quarter~~a ofseparate ~~2017.~~Intercompany ~~The~~Agreement ~~Premises~~dated ~~will serve~~ as ~~the Company’s~~of ~~statutory~~December ~~home~~22, ~~office~~2010 between ~~for~~DSL ~~insurance regulatory purposes~~ and as the Company’s ~~customer~~by ~~service~~which ~~center~~DSL ~~and~~had ~~operations~~paid ~~location~~a ~~for~~portion ~~its~~of ~~annuities business~~the ~~and~~revenue ~~its~~DSL earned ~~closed~~as ~~block~~investment ofadviser ~~variable~~to ~~annuities,~~those ~~and~~U.S. ~~will~~registered ~~replace~~investment ~~the~~companies it ~~Company’s~~advised ~~existing~~prior ~~909~~to ~~Locust~~the ~~Street,~~Transition ~~Des~~that ~~Moines,~~were ~~Iowa~~investment ~~facilities,~~options for the ~~lease~~Company’s ~~for~~insurance ~~which~~and ~~expires~~non-insurance ~~December 31, 2017~~customers.

The Company, a life insurance company domiciled in the State of Iowa, is an ~~indirect,~~affiliate ~~wholly owned subsidiary~~ of ~~Voya Financial~~VIM, ~~Inc~~VIL and DSL. ~~(“Voya~~DSL ~~Financial”),~~is a Delaware ~~corporation~~limited liability ~~that~~company, ~~together~~ ~~with~~registered ~~its~~as ~~subsidiaries is~~ a ~~financial~~broker-dealer ~~services~~under ~~organization~~the inSecurities ~~the~~Exchange ~~United~~Act ~~States~~of ~~that~~1934 ~~offers~~and aas ~~broad~~an ~~range~~investment ofadviser ~~retirement~~under ~~services,~~the ~~annuities,~~Investment Advisers Act of ~~investment~~1940. ~~management~~VIM ~~services,~~is ~~mutual~~a ~~funds,~~Delaware ~~life~~limited ~~insurance~~liability company, ~~group~~registered ~~insurance~~as an investment ~~and~~adviser ~~supplemental~~under ~~health~~the ~~products.~~Investment ~~Tenant,~~Advisers aAct ~~Delaware~~of ~~corporation,~~1940. VIL is aan ~~direct,~~Arizona limited ~~wholly~~liability ~~owned~~company, ~~subsidiary~~registered ofas ~~Voya~~an ~~Financial.~~investment ~~Tenant~~adviser ~~provides~~under ~~its~~the ~~affiliates,~~Investment ~~including~~Advisers Act of 1940. Each of the Company, ~~certain services~~VIM, ~~equipment~~VIL and ~~facilities~~DSL ~~pursuant~~are toindirect wholly ~~management~~owned orsubsidiaries ~~services~~of ~~agreements~~Voya orFinancial, ~~intercompany cost sharing arrangements~~Inc.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on ~~this 27th day of February, 2017 on~~ its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Voya Insurance and Annuity Company (Registrant) /s/Megan Huddleston Megan Huddleston Assistant Secretary

		Voya Insurance and Annuity Company
		(Registrant)
Date:	July 6, 2017
		/s/ Jean Weng
		Jean Weng
		Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary

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