All the headlines from our The Hartford Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 28 2000 // USAA and The Hartford Financial Services Group have aligned to offer insurance protection to USAA members who own small businesses. Known as the USAA Business Insurance Program, the new exclusive alliance replaces the USAA...
Nov 22 2000 // HSB Group Inc. announced that yesterday the Connecticut State Insurance Department approved the acquisition by American International Group Inc. of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and The...
Nov 1 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has announced a 30 percent increase in core earnings per diluted share for the third quarter 2000. The increase is reportedly driven by asset growth in the company’s life...
Oct 26 2000 // Spectrum 2000 is an especially significant improvement since it offers much more flexibility and greater protection against property and liability losses.More than 700 types of businesses can now be protected with The...
Oct 10 2000 // AgentSecure.com has launched, providing agents access to carriers CNA, The Hartford, and Zurich. Rural and suburban agents who may not otherwise meet the volume requirements are now able to offer their customers standard...
Sep 26 2000 // The Hartford has expanded Spectrum, its signature product for small business, and is now providing more coverages and higher basic and optional limits, while extending eligibility to more than 200 additional classes of...
Sep 21 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc has entered into exclusive negotiations with Assurances Generales de France to sell its Zwolsche Algemeene subsidiary in the Netherlands. Zwolsche, which had 1999 revenues of $375...
Sep 13 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has completed the purchase of the financial products and excess and surplus lines from Reliance Group Holdings. The acquisition, first announced June 19, has cleared all regulatory...
Sep 4 2000 // A healthy economy has put extra money in the pockets of millions of Americans, allowing them the luxury of everything green. Landscapers and arborists are among those with burgeoning business, providing a blossoming niche...
Sep 4 2000 // A healthy economy has put extra money in the pock-ets of millions of Americans, allowing them the luxury of everything green. Landscapers and arborists are among those with burgeoning business, providing a blossoming niche...
Aug 11 2000 // Readers of Worth, a monthly magazine aimed at an upscale audience, have voted The Hartford the nation’s “best auto insurance” company. The Hartford scored highest of all auto insurers in the...
Aug 9 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group is accepting applications from members of the Independent Insurance Agents of New Jersey over the web for tough-to-place business. The applications are part of the Independent...
Aug 7 2000 // Responding to a shortage of seasoned personal lines producers in insurance agencies, The Hartford School of Insurance is offering a development program for new agency personal lines producers. The first class starts in...
Jul 25 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has reported an 18 percent increase in core earnings per diluted share for the second quarter, reflecting continued earnings growth in the company’s worldwide life...
Jul 7 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group and Reliance Group Holdings have signed a definitive agreement to purchase Reliance’s financial products and the majority of its excess and surplus line. The Hartford announced...
Jun 22 2000 // The following day, Kemper announced it would acquire the renewal rights to a portion of Reliance National’s book of business. Meanwhile, Standard & Poor’s has lowered its ratings on Reliance and related...
Jun 19 2000 // First, the company’s chief executive stepped down amid pressure from stockholders. Then, the company’s surety group withdrew its proposal for an initial public offering. Then sprung up reports of the company...
Jun 15 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group and Sears, Roebuck & Co., have signed an agreement to market home and auto insurance to Sears’ 60 million customers. The insurance products will be marketed under the Sears...
Jun 5 2000 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has agreed to make a cash tender offer for all of the publicly held shares of Hartford Life Class A Common Stock for $50.50 a share. The transaction is expected to be completed within...
Jun 1 2000 // Zurich U.S. and The Hartford Financial Services Group have formed a strategic relationship to co-market their agribusiness products in a program designed to take advantage of each company’s unique strengths. Under...