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The Hartford Unveils Online Insurance Center to Serve Large Businesses
May 12 2005 // The Hartford has unveiled http://www.lb.thehartford.com, a Web site custom-designed for risk managers at large organizations whose workforce exceeds 500 employees. The site reportedly helps an organization evaluate its...
The Hartford, Aetna Partner Up on Workers’ Comp Plan
May 11 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and Aetna announced a strategic workers’ compensation relationship to help manage the rising costs of workplace injuries and illnesses. The Hartford has contracted with...
The Hartford Notes 17% Gain in Q1 Net Income
Apr 28 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. set a new quarterly record with net income of $666 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2005, a 17-percent increase over the prior-year period. Net income...
Hartford Announces ‘Ocean Companion’ Cargo Rider
Apr 8 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced the launch of its new “Ocean Companion” endorsement, which attaches to the company’s Property Choice policy for medium-sized businesses. It”...
A.M. Best Upgrades Rating for The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co., Subs
Feb 1 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A++ (Superior) from A+ (Superior) of Connecticut-based The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) and its three group rated...
The Hartford Endows Insurance Scholarship
Jan 28 2005 // As part of its commitment to helping public school students in its hometown of Hartford obtain a higher education, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has created a new scholarship for the pursuit of insurance...
The Hartford Sees 37% Gain in Q4 Net Income to $620M
Jan 28 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a 37-percent increase in fourth quarter 2004 net income to $620 million, or $2.08 per diluted share, hitting an all-time quarterly record. Net income in the current...
The Hartford Introduces Universal Excess Policy
Jan 20 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has introduced Universal Excess, a new excess insurance policy that fits over directors & officers liability, fiduciary liability, employment practice liability,...
The Hartford Adds Bauer, Campbell, Perry to Golf Roster
Jan 19 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. plans to expand its involvement with professional golf by adding three tour players to its sponsorship ranks. In the upcoming season, 2004 Ryder Cup players Chad Campbell and...
The Hartford Latest Insurance Company to Hire Top Prosecutor to Deal with Blizzard of Subpoenas
Dec 22 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has hired a top federal corruption prosecutor in Connecticut amid a wave of state investigations into the insurance industry. The Hartford, which has been subpoenaed by attorneys...
Hartford Launches ‘Quote Marine’ eSubmission Tool
Dec 9 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has launched a new electronic application submission, rating, quoting and binding tool “Quote Marine,” which will assist agents in selling, servicing and managing...
Keeping Up with Insurance Brokerage Investigations
Dec 6 2004 // Recent Key Developments in Ongoing Probes of Marsh, Other Brokers and Insurers Marsh ‘Hopeful’ of Quick Settlement Marsh & McLennan has been in constant contact and cooperation with New York Attorney Eliot...
Keeping Up with Insurance Brokerage Investigations
Dec 6 2004 // Recent Key Developments in Ongoing Probes of Marsh, Other Brokers and Insurers Marsh ‘Hopeful’ of Quick Settlement: Marsh & McLennan (MMC) has been in constant contact and cooperation with New York...
The Hartford Purchases Collateralized CAT Reinsurance From Foundation Re
Nov 19 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has acquired $247.5 million of multi-year, collateralized catastrophe reinsurance from Foundation Re Ltd., a Cayman Island reinsurance company. The new reinsurance coverage is...
SEC Probe of Hartford Life Opens Federal Front
Nov 15 2004 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a new front in the widening investigation of insurance brokerage fees, launching a probe of Hartford Life, a unit of the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. The...
The Hartford Releases Pair of Employees From Los Angeles Office as New York AG’s Investigation Continues
Nov 11 2004 // As the investigation into alleged bid-rigging in the insurance industry goes on, The Hartford announced on Thursday that a pair of its employees have been dismissed after the company concluded that they were not fully...
Venture Programs Expands Hartford Banking Program
Nov 5 2004 // Venture Programs Inc. has expanded its banking program with a new package of products from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. The Hartford product targets banks and credit unions with less than $2 billion in...
The Hartford FSG to Sell Crop Business to Wells Fargo’s Rural Community Insurance Co.
Oct 4 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has reportedly agreed to transfer all its multi-peril crop insurance to Rural Community Insurance Company (RCIC), a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company. Financial terms were...
The Hartford Reports Q3 Earnings
Sep 30 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. today estimated its 2004 third quarter earnings per fully diluted share at between $0.85 and $0.95. This estimated range assumes no net realized capital gains or losses or unusual...
PIA and The Hartford to Offer Members Joint Flood Insurance Program
Sep 28 2004 // The National Association of Professional Insurance agents (PIA) and The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that they have teamed up to enable PIA member agents to offer their customers flood insurance...
