All the headlines from our The Hartford Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 18 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has completed the sale of its Hartford Life Private Placement unit to Philadelphia Financial Group. The transaction, valued at $117.5 million, was first announced last December....
Jul 17 2012 // The Hartford said that it expects to report current accident year catastrophe losses of $280 million to $300 million before tax in the second quarter of 2012, as compared to $447 million before tax in the second quarter of...
Jun 27 2012 // A new team at The Hartford is offering specialized services for benefits brokers, in order to meet the changing needs of small business owners and their employees.The Hartford recently launched a small business center...
Jun 14 2012 // As the number of data breaches involving smaller businesses continues to grow, a new survey by The Hartford finds 85 percent of small business owners believe a data breach is unlikely, and many are not implementing simple...
Jun 4 2012 // John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who has been pressuring The Harford to break itself apart to maximize shareholder value, is apparently satisfied with the insurer’s restructuring effort.Paulson’s hedge fund...
May 21 2012 // AIG Profit More Than DoublesAmerican International Group Inc. reported $3.21 billion net income for its 2012 first quarter, a 147 percent increase from $1.30 billion net income posted during the same period one year ago....
May 21 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group said its plan to focus on its core operations and sell off non-core assets is going well. “We concluded the strategic evaluation of the businesses and announced our plan to focus...
May 16 2012 // John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who has been pressuring The Harford to break itself apart to maximize shareholder value, appears satisfied with the insurer’s restructuring effort.Paulson’s hedge fund firm,...
May 3 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said its 2012 first quarter net income declined 80.8 percent to $96 million, hurt by a $587 million net realized loss from runoff operations.The Hartford’s net income during...
Apr 19 2012 // The Hartford is now offering drivers of electric vehicles a discount of five percent on their auto insurance policies. The discount is available to new policyholders with electric vehicles in Ala., Ariz., Calif., Ill.,...
Apr 16 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group plans to repay most of a rescue it received during the financial crisis, buying back debentures and warrants from Germany’s Allianz SE for $2.43 billion.In early October 2008,...
Apr 16 2012 // By now, it’s clear that the billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson is not shy of letting his feelings be heard, especially when it comes to under-performing stocks.For the past couple of months, his target was...
Apr 3 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group plans to repay most of a rescue it received during the financial crisis, buying back debentures and warrants from Germany’s Allianz SE for $2.43 billion.The Hartford’s...
Apr 2 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group yielded to demands from its biggest shareholder, famed hedge fund manager John Paulson, and said on March 21 that it will get rid of most of its life insurance-related operations.The...
Mar 22 2012 // John Paulson, a billionaire hedge fund manager and the largest shareholder of The Hartford Financial Services Group, says the company’s plan to exit most of its life insurance businesses is a good start — but...
Mar 22 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with developing implications the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb+” and the debt ratings of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., as well as the ICRs of...
Mar 21 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., under pressure to boost its stock price from hedge fund manager John Paulson, said it would get rid of most of its life insurance-related operations and focus on being a property...
Mar 21 2012 // In response to Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s planned exit from some of its life insurance business, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services said it is downgrading the subsidiaries previously aggregated...
Mar 9 2012 // Hedge fund manager John Paulson said Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. could boost its share price by 62 percent if it listened to his advice to break up the insurance provider as early as April.The billionaire, whose...
Mar 5 2012 // The Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has voted Swiss Re America senior vice president Peter Opinante to assume the chairmanship of the board. Opinante, who served as deputy chair, fills the seat vacated by...