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Hartford Financial Is Granted Approval for Federal Thrift.


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 Group Inc. has received approval to open a federal savings bank Noun 1. federal savings bank - a federally chartered savings bank
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savings bank - a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
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Hartford Bank will begin operations around midyear, offering institutional and personal trust services, the company said. Charitable remainder trusts charitable remainder trust (Charitable Remainder Irrevocable Unitrust) n. a form of trust in which the donor (trustor or settlor) places substantial funds or assets into an irrevocable trust (a trust in which the basic terms cannot be changed or the gift withdrawn) , irrevocable life insurance trusts and investment management accounts also will be offered.

Hartford Bank will allow the Hartford, Conn.-based company to participate in the convergence of insurance and financial services, said Ramani Ayer, chairman and chief executive officer.

John F. Beckert has been appointed president and chief executive officer of Hartford Bank. Beckert is former president and chief executive officer of Farmers & Mechanics Bank The Mechanics Bank, founded in 1905, is a financial service company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The bank has $2.644 billion in assets and 33 branches in Contra Costa, Alameda, San Francisco, Sacramento, Napa, El Dorado, Marin, and Placer Counties. , Middletown, Conn., a former regional president of Citizens Bank of Connecticut. He started Advest Bank in Hartford.

Hartford provides auto, homeowner and commercial coverages, reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. , life insurance, investment products, employee benefits, group retirement plans and institutional liability funding products.
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Date:Mar 1, 2000
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