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The Hartford Names New VP

Sep 30 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Ann Glover as group senior vice president and director of corporate relations. Glover succeeds Edward Morgan Jr., who will retire Oct. 31. Glover, joined...

The Hartford Names New VP

Sep 26 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced the appointment of Brian Becker as senior vice president, director of corporate law, and corporate secretary. Becker will oversee the three groups that comprise the corporate...

Palisades Acquires N.J. Auto Lines from American Financial, The Hartford

Sep 10 2002 // Subsidiaries of American Financial Group Inc. and The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced transfers of their New Jersey personal auto businesses to units of Palisades. American Financial subsidiary Great...

A.M. Best Assigns Debt Rating to $300M of Hartford Financial Senior Notes

Aug 28 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned an “a+” rating to the $300 million 4.7% senior notes due 2007 issued by Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Proceeds from the notes will be used to retire the $300 million of...

Willis Commercial Network Chooses The Hartford’s BMG to Aid in U.S. Expansion

Aug 2 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced its Business Management Group (BMG) will provide agency management expertise to Willis Commercial Network as the latter prepares to expand its U.K. operation throughout the...

The Hartford Introduces Online Center for Small Businesses

Jul 25 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group unveiled its new Web site sb.thehartford.com to help entrepreneurs educate themselves about insurance before they buy. The content-rich, interactive Small Business Insurance Center...

The Hartford Signs Deal with Ryan Companies to Anchor New Santee Office Park

Jul 4 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has signed a lease with Ryan Companies to occupy the anchor building in the city of Santee’s newest corporate park in Santee Town Center, located outside of San Diego. The...

Hartford Financial Services Affirmed

Jun 24 2002 // Fitch Ratings affirmed the fixed income ratings of the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HFSG), including the “A+” senior debt rating, and the “AA” insurer financial strength ratings of its...

Hartford Financial Services Affirmed

Jun 24 2002 // Fitch Ratings affirmed the fixed income ratings of the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HFSG), including the “A+” senior debt rating, and the “AA” insurer financial strength ratings of its...

The Hartford Awards Scholarships to Straight ‘A’ Students

Jun 7 2002 // The Hartford announced the recipients of its “Alliance for Academic Achievement” program which provides scholarships to top students from the city, who’ve been accepted at Trinity College, the University...

Hartford Financial Services Group Ratings Affirmed

Jun 4 2002 // Fitch Ratings has affirmed the fixed income ratings of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HFSG), including the ‘A+’ senior debt rating, and the ‘AA’ insurer financial strength ratings of...

Hartford Partners with IVANS, HNC, and Access CoverageCorp

May 22 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group announced a series of new initiatives that enable agents to do business with the insurer using processes that meet their agency’s specific needs. The initiatives involve...

Standard and Poor Says No Immediate Rating Action on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

May 17 2002 // Standard & Poor’s said it would not take any immediate rating actions on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. or its double-‘A’ rated property/casualty companies following the announcement that the...

The Hartford’s CEO Tells Shareholders He Is Optimistic of Future

Apr 19 2002 // The events of 2001 tested the company’s resilience, but through it all The Hartford’s operating income rose and the company is bullish about the future, Ramani Ayer, Chairman and CEO of The Hartford Financial...

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...

Cattle Loom Large on the Farm & Ranch Scene

Apr 15 2002 // Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies It’s your misfortune, and none of my own. Whoopee ti yi yo, git along little dogies, For you know Wyoming will be your new home. That trail song, used by historian Walter...

The Hartford Reports 4% Increase in 4Q

Feb 5 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group reported fourth quarter operating earnings of $1.06 per share versus $1.09 per share in the fourth quarter of 2000. Net earnings per share were $0.58 versus $1.18 in the fourth quarter...

Hartford, S.H. Smith to Offer Law Firm Coverage

Jan 30 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has teamed with S. H. Smith & Company of West Hartford, Conn., a leading excess and surplus lines insurance broker, managing general agency and program administrator, to...

Hartford Sues NJ Auto Fraud Ring

Jan 15 2002 // The Hartford has filed a civil action in Morris County State Court against 27 New Jersey residents, charging that they conspired to stage motor vehicle accidents and fake injuries to generate hundreds of thousands of...

The Hartford, AARP Renew Contract

Dec 5 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that AARP has renewed its contract designating The Hartford as its exclusive provider of personal insurance products to some 35 million AARP members. The contract is...