EXHIBIT 99.23A

Lisa Proch
Talcott Resolution Law Group
1 Griffin Road North
Windsor, CT 06095-1512
Tel. 1-860-791-0286
lisa.proch@talcottresolution.com

April 29, 2020

Board of Directors

Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company

1 Griffin Road North

Hartford, CT 06095

RE:	Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company
	File No. 333-227929 CRC Select II
	Post-Effective Amendment No. 4

Dear Sir/Madam:

This opinion is furnished in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of market value adjusted interests under a certain Group Deferred Annuity Contract described in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Contract”) that will be offered and sold by Talcott Resolution Life Insurance Company (the “Company”). I have examined such documents (including the Form S-1 Registration Statement) and reviewed such questions of law as I considered necessary and appropriate, and on the basis of such examination and review, it is my opinion that:

1.The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing as a stock life insurance company under the laws of the State of Connecticut and is duly authorized by the Insurance Department of the State of Connecticut to issue the Contract.

2.The form of the Contract that will be issued by the Company has been filed in states where it is eligible for approval and upon issuance of the securities pursuant to the Contracts in the manner described in the Registration Statement, the securities will be valid and binding upon the Company.

I hereby consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Form S-1 Registration Statement and to the reference to my name under the heading “Legal Opinion” in the prospectus included as a part of such Registration Statement.

Sincerely,

/s/ Lisa Proch

Lisa Proch

General Counsel