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Hartford’s Q2 Loss Widens to $190M; P/C Earnings Show Improvement

Jul 30 2013 // The Hartford Financial Services Group reported a net loss of $190 million for the 2013 second quarter. The quarterly loss widened compared to the same time a year ago, when the insurer reported a net loss of $101...

The Hartford Enhances Small, Midsize Business Management Liability Coverage

Jun 14 2013 // The Hartford has enhanced its private company management liability offerings with Private Choice Ovation, a package policy with updated and expanded coverage options designed to address emerging exposures facing business...

The Hartford Ordered to Pay $20M to Auto Body Shops

Jun 11 2013 // A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs.The judge’s decision last week for...

The Hartford Reports $241M Q1 Loss Mainly Due to One-Time Charges

Apr 30 2013 // Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. posted a net loss of $241 million for its 2013 first quarter, compared to net profit of $96 million reported during the first quarter of 2012.The latest quarterly net loss was mainly...

The Hartford Appoints Chief Claims Officer

Apr 25 2013 // The Hartford recently named John Kinney as the company’s chief claims officer and also as president of Heritage Holdings, a unit which oversees The Hartford’s domestic and international property/casualty...

The Hartford Expands Construction Group

Mar 28 2013 // The Hartford has enhanced its Construction Group capabilities by bring together its underwriting, claims management and loss control facilities and adding construction underwriters in key markets across the U.S. These...

Small Biz Owners Were Hit Hard By Sandy Outages, The Hartford Finds

Mar 21 2013 // Among small business owners in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut who were impacted by Superstorm Sandy, some 71 percent of them experienced power outage after Sandy, which led to temporary disruptions in business...

Best Affirms Hartford and Subs Ratings; Downgrades Hartford Life Companies

Mar 5 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and downgraded the financial strength ratings (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings...

The Hartford Offers Programs for Municipalities, Public Entity Risk Pools

Mar 4 2013 // The Hartford has expanded its commercial property practice to offer insurance programs for the public entity sector, with a particular emphasis on public entity risk pools, as cities and counties seek ways to manage...

The Hartford Restates Q3; Full-Year 2012 Bottom Line Reverses To A Loss

Mar 1 2013 // On Friday, March 1, The Hartford announced that it filed an amended Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to restate its third-quarter 2012 results — a change that turned a previously reported net...

The Hartford Posts $46M Q4 Net Loss; $350M in Sandy Loss Reported

Feb 5 2013 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reported a net loss of $46 million for the 2012 fourth quarter, in contrast to the fourth quarter of 2011 when the company posted $118 million profit.The Hartford,...

The Hartford CEO McGee Returns After Surgery

Jan 14 2013 // The president and chief executive officer of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. says he underwent surgery over the holidays to remove a brain tumor.Liam E. McGee sent a letter to employees last Friday saying the...

The Hartford Completes Sales of Retirement Plans, Individual Life and New Annuity Units

Jan 3 2013 // The Hartford said it has completed the sales of three businesses, closing on agreements for the sale of Retirement Plans to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Individual Life to The Prudential Insurance Co. of...

Looking Back at Insurance News of 2012: The Year’s Biggest Stories

Dec 31 2012 // With less than a day left until the end of the year, here’s a look back at some of the biggest property/casualty insurance news stories in 2012 that impacted the Northeast region, in chronological order:Top Investor...

MetLife Taps Attorney From The Hartford as New General Counsel

Dec 18 2012 // MetLife Inc. announced Ricardo Anzaldua will join the company as general counsel, effective this week. He will report to CEO Steven Kandarian and become a member of MetLife’s executive group.Based in New York,...

The Hartford to Pay $81K in Restitution for Auto Claims in Vermont

Dec 13 2012 // The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation says the Hartford Financial Services Group has agreed to pay more than $81,000 in restitution to Vermont customers whose auto insurance claims were improperly evaluated. The...

The Hartford Says Sandy Losses $370 Million

Dec 11 2012 // Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group Inc said on Tuesday it expects pretax losses of $370 million from Superstorm Sandy, which ravaged New York and New Jersey in October. The Hartford said 60 percent of the losses...

Hartford CEO McGee Says ‘Undoubtedly Weather Has Changed’

Dec 7 2012 // The Hartford Financial Services Group CEO Liam McGee said his company’s gross losses from Superstorm Sandy may hit the reinsurance deductible of $350 million.Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services...

AIG Acquires The Hartford’s Financial Advisory Group Woodbury

Dec 3 2012 // American International Group Inc. has acquired broker-dealer Woodbury Financial Services Inc. from The Hartford. The companies signed an agreement for the acquisition on July 31, 2012. Woodbury Financial Services is now...

Paulson Hedge Fund Cuts Holdings in Hartford Financial Services

Nov 15 2012 // Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson cut his third and fourth biggest portfolio holdings and made a bigger bet on a gold mining firm, according to a regulatory filing released on Thursday.New York-based hedge fund...