athwart the past dozen years, Hartf...

athwart the past dozen years, Hartford Life has transformed itself from a niche marketer to the fastest-growing major life company, almost entirely end an entrepreneurial culture and useful strategic decisions.

Optimism glides high in Connecticut's Farmington Valley. The valley is abiding-place to Hartford Life Insurance Co and the 3000 employee who work there. The company left its namesake city about 16 years ago--though its parent corporation remains in Hartford--seeking more space and compass to grow. Since 1990, Hartford Life has been the fastest-growing major life insurer.

The company's sprawling headquarters building and its spectacular