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The Hartford’s Profit Up in Q2; CEO Addresses M&A Outlook

Jul 28 2015 // The Hartford reported core earnings of $389 million for the second quarter 2015, an increase of $245 million from $144 million in second quarter 2014. The increase was due in part to improved underwriting results with...

4 of 10 Mid-Sized Firms Have Had Data Breach: Survey

Jun 26 2015 // Forty-three percent of mid-sized businesses say they have experienced a data breach in the past three years and 13 percent have had a supplier’s data breach impact their business information.Also, according to The...

CAMICO Wins IMCA Marketing Award; Allstate, Hartford, Jackson Also Honored

Jun 25 2015 // CAMICO won the SAMMY Award for overall Best of Show in insurance industry marketing and communications at the annual Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) Showcase Awards gala this week in...

The Hartford Expands Professional Liability Products to Small Business

Jun 16 2015 // The Hartford has launched a new professional liability insurance offering to help protect small businesses in the event they are sued by a customer claiming a negligent act, or error or omission in the professional...

The Hartford Signs Major League Baseball Contract

Jun 2 2015 // The Hartford and Major League Baseball (MLB) have agreed to a deal that will make The Hartford an “Official Sponsor of Major League Baseball” and the exclusive business insurance, homeowners insurance and...

The Hartford Joins Agents’ Trusted Choice Website for Small Commercial Lines

May 28 2015 // The Trusted Choice.com website has snagged a leading agency system insurer to help independent agencies sell more small business policies online.The Hartford has joined the TrustedChoice.com online commercial insurance...

People – East

May 4 2015 // The Hartford named Kathy Bromage as chief marketing and communications officer and David Robinson as executive vice president and general counsel, effective June 1, 2015.Bromage joined The Hartford in 2004 as chief...

People – South Central

May 4 2015 // Julia Miller Spracklen, J.D., has joined Texas-based independent insurance brokerage firm, Roach Howard Smith & Barton, as vice president of risk services, responsible for overseeing the employees and function of the...

The Hartford Names Bromage as Chief Marketing Officer

Apr 22 2015 // The Hartford has named Kathy Bromage as chief marketing and communications officer. Bromage joined The Hartford in 2004 as chief marketing and strategy officer for Personal Lines, where she was responsible for strategic...

The Hartford Names Robinson General Counsel

Apr 21 2015 // The Hartford has named David Robinson executive vice president and general counsel. Robinson succeeds Alan Kreczko, current general counsel.Robinson will report to Hartford Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift. Swift thanked...

The Hartford Launches Customizable Coverage For Educational Institutions

Mar 25 2015 // The Hartford has launched Educators Professional Choice to give educational institutions the ability to customize their liability coverage based on their needs. The package of management and professional liability...

Paying Tribute

Mar 23 2015 // The industry saw the passing of two of its best known and respected leaders in the past month: Liam McGee, former CEO and executive chairman at The Hartford, and Robert Benmosche, former CEO of MetLife and American...

People – Southeast

Mar 23 2015 // The board of directors of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Harden has elected three of its current vice presidents as officers for 2015. Kelly Craddock, Bettilyn Lunetta, and Elisa Simpson were recognized by the company as new...

People – East

Mar 23 2015 // Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings appointed Christine LaSala to be chair of Willis North America.LaSala will work with Todd Jones, CEO of Willis North America, on business development and...

Allstate, Hartford, Gallagher Cited Among Most Ethical Companies

Mar 9 2015 // The Ethisphere Institute, which promotes standards of ethical business practices, announced its list of the 2015 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The latest list includes 132 companies representing more than 50...

Former Hartford CEO McGee Dies at 60

Mar 9 2015 // The Hartford has announced that Liam E. McGee, the former chief executive credited for guiding the financial services firm during the recession, has died.The Hartford, Connecticut, insurance and financial services company...

The Hartford Names Sprague to Lead Personal Lines

Mar 4 2015 // Ray Sprague The Hartford Financial Services Group has named Ray Sprague executive vice president, Personal Lines, effective immediately. Sprague will report to Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford. He is based in the...

People – East

Jan 26 2015 // Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has appointed Teresa Miller to be the state’s insurance commissioner in his administration.Miller is an attorney and former administrator of Oregon Insurance Division....

Hartford Unit Faces Racketeering Suit on Sandy Claims

Dec 4 2014 // A couple claiming damage from Hurricane Sandy filed court papers accusing a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit, an engineering firm and a law firm for the insurer of engaging in racketeering by scheming to use...

The Hartford Offers Pension Buyouts

Nov 17 2014 // In September, the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. made voluntary lump sum pension buyout offers to about 13,500 former employees who are vested participants in the pension plan but had not yet started receiving...