MAINE WARNS ON BOGUS HARTFORD FIRM:

Maine officials have warned about a scam involving an unlicensed company using a name and logo similar to those of The Hartford, the well-known insurer, and one of its subsidiaries. Superintendent of Insurance Alessandro A. Iuppa reported that an unlicensed company that calls itself Hartford Casualty Insurance is fraudulently soliciting business by using a name and logo similar to The Hartford’s. The bogus Hartford Casualty Insurance appears to be targeting agents, professionals, home inspectors, and people in the real estate industry by offering quotes on errors and omissions, general liability and legal defense liability insurance coverage. Offers are reportedly sent by both e-mail and printed material that directs people to the unlicensed company’s Web site at www.hartfordcasualtyinsurance.com.