In Brief: Hartford Melds Life, Fund Sales in Banks

SIMSBURY, Conn. — Hartford Life, part of Hartford Financial Services Group, is combining its relationship management for bank channel sales of individual life insurance and investment products.

The company announced last week that Bruce Ferris, vice president and director of bank and thrift sales for annuities and mutual funds, will now also oversee bank sales of individual life insurance.

The company, which is a top seller of variable annuities through banks, said it aims to use these relationships to improve sales of life insurance products.

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