All the headlines from our The Hartford Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 24 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is speeding up the process of placing midsize commercial accounts.Independent insurance agents now can submit new business applications directly to The Hartford for general...
May 19 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., approaching its 200th birthday, is a strong company poised to grow even stronger, with 2004 marking record performance across the enterprise, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...
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...
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...
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...
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”...
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 subsidiaries.The...
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...
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 period...
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,...
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 Kenny...
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...
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...
Dec 6 2004 // Recent Key Developments in Ongoing Probes of Marsh, Other Brokers and InsurersMarsh ‘Hopeful’ of Quick Settlement Marsh & McLennan has been in constant contact and cooperation with New York Attorney Eliot...
Dec 6 2004 // Recent Key Developments in Ongoing Probes of Marsh, Other Brokers and InsurersMarsh ‘Hopeful’ of Quick Settlement: Marsh & McLennan (MMC) has been in constant contact and cooperation with New York Attorney...
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...
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...
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...
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 assets,...
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...