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EXHIBIT 4(b)(1)
Approval from
State of
Connecticut
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
April 18, 1997
Xx. Xxxx X. Xxxx
Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary
Travelers Insurance
Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx - 0XX
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Re: Amendment No. 1 to the April 18, 1995 Limited Guarantee
Agreement Between The Travelers Insurance Company ("TIC") and
The Travelers Life and Annuity Company ("TLAC")
Dear Xx. Xxxx:
The Company's April 7, 1997 request for approval of the subject Transaction
submitted on a Form D is approved pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat.
(S) 13a-136(b)(1).
Specifically, The Limited Guarantee Agreement, as amended, guarantees as to
principal and interest the securities registered by TLAC in connection with the
issuance of an additional $150 million of Modified Guaranteed Annuity Contracts
in accordance with Rule S-2 of the SEC with respect to the registration of
contracts. The Amendment is retroactively effective to November 25, 1996.
In order to complete our files, please provide an executed copy of both the
Limited Guarantee Agreement and its Amendment No. 1.
Very truly yours,
Xxxx X. X'Xxxxx, CPA
Accredited Financial Examiner
Examiner Division
Financial Analysis Unit
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