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N.H. Man Sentenced for Workers’ Compensation Theft

Dec 11 2007 // A 52-year-old New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to theft in a workers’ compensation case. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte says Philip Rice of Derry was sentenced to serve six months in jail with the sentence...

Affluent Individuals More Concerned Over Estate Tax, Survey Shows

Oct 4 2007 // Wealthy Americans, especially those with more than $2 million in net worth, say they are more concerned than just a year ago about their families having to surrender significant chunks of an estate to federal taxes,...

The Hartford settlement ends agents’ contingent commissions

Aug 6 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced it has reached a settlement with the New York, Connecticut and Illinois attorneys general resolving matters relating to their investigations of the compensation...

The Hartford settlement with attorneys general ends agents’ contingent

Aug 6 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced it has reached a settlement with the New York, Connecticut and Illinois attorneys general resolving matters relating to their investigations of the compensation...

The Hartford Reports 32% Increase in Net Income for 2d Quarter

Jul 27 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reported second quarter 2007 net income of $627 million, or $1.96 per diluted share, a 32 percent increase over the second quarter 2006. The Hartford’s core earnings in the...

The Hartford Adds Butler in Risk Management Unit’s Dallas Office

Jul 25 2007 // The Hartford Risk Management Division announced the appointment of Dean Butler as Risk Management Sales Practice leader for the company’s Dallas office. Butler will be responsible for national accounts/loss sensitive...

People and Places

Jul 23 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president...

People

Jul 23 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president...

People

Jul 23 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and president...

Small business owners’ needs run large

Jul 2 2007 // Agents can serve as partners to satisfy the demands of running today’s small business Small business is big and getting bigger. Some 6.4 million businesses with one to 20 employees now contribute to our economy, and...

Small business owners’ needs run large

Jul 2 2007 // Small business is big and getting bigger. Some 6.4 million businesses with one to 20 employees now contribute to our economy, and this segment continues to grow at a record pace. Everyone — the college graduate, the...

Hartford Financial Reports Changes at the Top; Names Marra President

Jun 13 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has named Thomas M. Marra to the newly created position of president and chief operating officer. Marra, 48, currently a member of the company’s board of directors and...

The Hartford Taps Brown to be Executive VP for P/C Sales

May 23 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has appointed Dan Brown to executive vice president of sales and distribution for The Hartford’s property and casualty insurance operations. In this position, Brown will be...

The Hartford Seeks Branding Score with Japanese Baseball Sponsorship

May 16 2007 // Japanese baseball players are all the rage in the major leagues this year. Kei Igawa and Daisuke Matzuzaka have joined established stars such as Hideki Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki as imports on America’s premier teams....

The Hartford Taps Target to Manage Accountants Liability Program

May 3 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has appointed a new program manager for the company’s Accountants Professional Liability insurance program. The program, which is offered through Hartford Financial...

People

Apr 23 2007 // Doug Eden has joined Main Street America Group as senior vice president, field operations. Eden will be a member of the company’s senior management team based at its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., and...

Business Moves

Apr 23 2007 // The Hartford, Berkshire Hathaway, First State The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its First State Management Group has formed a strategic relationship with certain members of the Berkshire Hathaway...

The Hartford, Berkshire Hathaway Join Forces on Surplus Lines

Apr 11 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its First State Management Group has formed a strategic relationship with certain members of the Berkshire Hathaway group of insurance companies to offer expanded...

March Madness Over, College Athletes Prepare for Future ‘Real World’ Careers

Apr 10 2007 // What becomes of student-athletes when their collegiate sports careers come to a close? With less than one percent making it to the professional level, the vast majority move on to work in the “real world”...

Patterson Takes Over at The Hartford’s First State, Succeeding Palmieri

Mar 29 2007 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. reports that Judith A. Patterson has been named president of First State Management Group (FSMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hartford which primarily underwrites surplus...