EXHIBIT 23 
  
  
                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
    
 As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
 of our reports included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously 
 filed Registration Statements File No. 2-97934, No. 33-11415, No. 33-42974, 
 No. 33-50723, No. 33-58633 and No. 333-11501. 
  
                                              /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP 
  
  
 Hartford, Connecticut 
 March 27, 1998