Latest The Hartford Headlines
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Federal Judge Approves $72M Insurance Settlement with The Hartford
Jun 16 2010 // A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement under which The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay $72.5 million to more than 21,000 people nationwide who alleged the insurer engaged in fraud in...
The Hartford Names Awad as Chief Technology Officer
Jun 8 2010 // The Hartford has named William Awad as the company’s chief technology officer. Awad will drive enterprise technology strategy and policy across the company. He will also define the overall architectural direction and...
It Figures
Jun 7 2010 // $14.5 Million The amount in damages that a federal jury in South Carolina awarded to a South Carolina printing company against The Hartford insurance company in a case where the insurer believed a claim for a major fire...
The Hartford Introduces Low Cost Liability for Consultants
May 26 2010 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. now offers a miscellaneous professional liability policy with premiums beginning at less than $1,000. The Hartford offers miscellaneous professional liability coverage through...
The Hartford Hit With $14.5 Million Over South Carolina Printer’s Claim
May 24 2010 // A federal jury in South Carolina has awarded $14.5 million in damages to a South Carolina printing company against The Hartford insurance company in a case where the insurer believed a claim for a major fire loss in 2008...
The Hartford Marks 200 Years
May 10 2010 // The Hartford marks 200 years in business today, a commemoration recognized at the New York Stock Exchange this morning as CEO Liam E. McGee and CFO Christopher J. Swift rang the opening bell. “The company has played...
The Hartford Launches iPhone App
May 4 2010 // The Hartford has launched an iPhone app for auto insurance customers that includes checklists, emergency phone numbers and claims-reporting features. “The Hartford Mobile represents our commitment to innovative,...
Growth of Craft Beer Industry Brews Plenty of Opportunity for Insurance Professionals
May 3 2010 // Industry’s Sophistication Rises, And So Do the Risks The beer industry, like many others, has been impacted by the economy with one notable exception: craft brewers. The microbrewery, brew pub and brewery industries...
The Hartford’s P/C Income Jumps $145M in Q1
Apr 30 2010 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported first quarter 2010 net income of $319 million. Property and casualty net income rose $145 million, to $257 million for the first quarter of 2010, compared with $112...
Business Moves
Apr 19 2010 // The Hanover, Campania Group Massachusetts-based insurer The Hanover has completed its acquisition of Virginia-based Campania Group, which provides professional and general liability solutions for durable medical equipment...
The Hartford to Restructure for Growth, Target Small to Medium Accounts
Apr 19 2010 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will restructure itself under a plan to reignite growth in the small- and medium-sized business market. The announcement of the plan on April 2 came a day after the insurer repaid...
Business Moves
Apr 19 2010 // The Hanover, Campania Group Massachusetts-based The Hanover has completed its acquisition of Virginia-based Campania Group, which provides professional and general liability solutions for durable medical equipment...
Business Moves
Apr 19 2010 // Northern Capital Florida insurance officials have moved to shut down Northern Capital Insurance Co. after concluding that the firm is insolvent. Agents and the company’s 70,000 policyholders are being advised to...
The Hartford: Texas Cities Are ‘Drivable’ but Improvements Are Needed
Apr 13 2010 // Despite incidents of road rage and complaints from a core group of heavy drivers, Texas residents generally believe their cities are “drivable,” with at least 60 percent in each of the major cities of Dallas,...
The Hartford Executive Andrade Explains Restructuring Impact on Agents
Apr 5 2010 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has unveiled a new “customer-centric” growth strategy that it says will help unlock the value of its books of business in property/casualty as well as life insurance. The...
The Hartford to Restructure for Growth, Target Small to Medium Accounts
Apr 2 2010 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will restructure itself under a plan to reignite growth by courting small- and medium-sized businesses as clients and reining in risk. The announcement of the plan comes a day after...
The Hartford Returns Taxpayers’ Funds
Apr 1 2010 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. said it has repaid the U.S. government for its bailout by repurchasing all of The Hartford’s preferred shares issued to the U.S. Department of Treasury under the Capital...
Best Affirms Hartford’s ICR – Outlook Negative; Other Ratings Affirmed
Mar 29 2010 // A.M. Best Co. affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+” of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. with a negative outlook. The rating agency also affirmed the FSRs of ‘A’ (Excellent)...
The Hartford To Repay TARP Money
Mar 17 2010 // The Hartford said it would conduct a public offering of equity and debt securities as part of a plan to repay the $3.4 billion it took from the federal government as part of the Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program,...
Swift Named Finance Chief at The Hartford
Feb 17 2010 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Christopher Swift as chief financial officer and executive vice president. Swift most recently served as vice chairman and CFO of American Life Insurance Co., and has...
