All the headlines from our The Hartford Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 12 2009 // The U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision said on Friday that it approved applications from Hartford Financial Services Group Inc and Lincoln National Corp to become bank holding companies, an important step toward these...
Dec 29 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of the key life/health...
Dec 5 2008 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. shares soared as much as 52 percent Friday after the company boosted its 2008 profit forecast and said it had more than enough capital to withstand significant further deterioration...
Nov 2 2008 // The Hartford, Allianz SEThe Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. finalized a $2.5 billion capital investment by Allianz SE. Under the agreement, Allianz purchased, at $31 per share, $750 million of preferred shares...
Nov 2 2008 // Risk managers report that commercial policy renewal prices are continuing to drop even as insurers are battling a decline in statutory surplus.According to RIMS Benchmark Survey, an industry survey of policy renewal prices...
Oct 30 2008 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. joined other insurers in reporting a loss in the third quarter due to large investment losses and catastrophe claims.The Hartford reported a third quarter 2008 net loss of $2.6...
Oct 20 2008 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has finalized a $2.5 billion capital investment by Allianz SE.Under the agreement, Allianz has purchased, at $31 per share, $750 million of preferred shares convertible to common...
Oct 6 2008 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. lost nearly $9 billion of market value last week as investors fled the financial sector during the worst crisis in decades.“We’ve got contagion right now”...
Oct 6 2008 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that it will receive a $2.5 billion capital investment from Allianz SE.The agreement came after a tough week on Wall Street for The Hartford. It lost nearly $9 billion...
Oct 6 2008 // Rating analysts are taking a second look at The Hartford Financial Services Group in light of its recent hit on Wall Street, third quarter investment losses and infusion of outside capital.Analysts at A.M. Best Co. have...
Oct 6 2008 // National insurance program administrator Venture Insurance Programs named Michael DeMarco executive vice president for its Preferred Club Program. He will be responsible for the overall success of the insurance program for...
Oct 6 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. He succeeds Robert B. Willumstad.Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that role. Liddy...
Oct 6 2008 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) named Edward M. Liddy as chairman and CEO. He succeeds Robert B. Willumstad.Stephen F. Bollenbach, who was named lead independent director in June 2008, continues in that role. Liddy...
Oct 6 2008 // National insurance program administrator Venture Insurance Programs named Michael DeMarco executive vice president for its Preferred Club Program. He will be responsible for the overall success of the insurance program for...
Oct 6 2008 // Albert Betts, former Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation, joined Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons LLP as a partner in the Insurance Law and Governmental and Legislative Advocacy Sections, effective Oct. 1,...
Sep 17 2008 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced new appointments for three of its senior executives. Effective immediately, Dan Brown will take on the new role of senior vice president of Industry Markets; Juan...
Jul 31 2008 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has proposed a far-reaching new plan – one that includes mandatory flood insurance, IRA-like catastrophe accounts, subsidized premiums for homeowners and a federal...
Jul 10 2008 // A Connecticut business owner has been sentenced to one year of home confinement for participating in a scheme to steal furniture from The Hartford Insurance Company. Terrance Healy of Windsor, was sentenced Tuesday in...
Jun 18 2008 // With a history dating back to the Colonial Era, America’s craft brewers and brewpubs have earned an iconic position as one of the nation’s quintessential – and earliest – categories of independent...
Jun 4 2008 // Agents submitting community bank risks to the new alliance between The Hartford and Progressive should expect to work with underwriters from each carrier but the companies promise quick turnaround.According to the...