Westport to Stamford for finance company

Northwestern Mutual Bender Financial Group in Westport, employing more than 100 finance workers, will move its offices to 400 Atlantic St. in Stamford and rebrand as Northwestern Mutual-Stamford.

The company cites Stamford as a booming finance center and factors in the newly refurbished transit hub as twin reasons for the move. “Moving forward,” the company envisions further footprints in the county, including in Westport.

J. Philip Bender, managing partner, said Northwestern Mutual-Stamford will occupy 18,000 square feet in the Atlantic Street building when it opens Nov. 1.

The company”™s parent is Milwaukee-based The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, often known as Northwestern Mutual.

“The move will make it easier to service our customers because of Stamford”™s presence as the business hub of Fairfield County as well as its proximity to the train station,” Bender said. “We are very excited to be a part of the energy and growth in Stamford.”

Northwestern Mutual-Stamford will have three district offices moving forward: Northwestern Mutual-Fairfield, Northwestern Mutual-Wilton and one in Westport. It has 104 full-time financial representatives who are part of a network of specialists offering a wide array of products.