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California Commissioner Questions Homeowners’ Insurance Rates

Jun 30 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced he will approve an 18 percent decrease in homeowner and renter premium rates by The Hartford Insurance Co. The Hartford’s filing for a decrease contrasts...

Things that should keep you awake at night

Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...

Things that should keep you awake at night

Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...

Hartford Resolves Equitas Claims, Completes Review; S&P Comments

Jun 16 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has entered into an agreement with Equitas, the Lloyd’s runoff vehicle, and all Lloyd’s syndicates reinsured by Equitas that “resolves, with minor exception, all of...

Catastrophe Claims Cards Latest Option for Accessing Insurance Funds

Jun 15 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., starting July 15, it will be offering its property insurance policyholders a new tool for accessing emergency claims payments after a catastrophic event. In addition to...

Andrade to Lead The Hartford’s P&C Claims

Jun 2 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has selected Juan C. Andrade to be executive vice president and head of the Property and Casualty Operations’ claims organization. Andrade, who is currently the deputy head...

The Hartford settles with N.Y., Conn. over annuity compensation

May 22 2006 // News Currents The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity...

Business Moves

May 22 2006 // Pierson & Fendley, CAA Combined Agents of America LLC, Austin, announced that Pierson & Fendley Insurance Agency LLC of Paris, Texas, joined CAA as the group’s 34th member. Pierson & Fendley has served...

The Hartford Opens Chicago Office to Handle Catastrophic Claims

May 19 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. recently announced that it has created a new office in the greater Chicago area dedicated solely to processing claims that arise out of catastrophic events. This new catastrophe...

The Hartford Offers Accounting Professional Liability Program

May 17 2006 // The Hartford Financial Products, an underwriting unit of The Hartford, is now offering an Accountants Professional Liability product that provides coverage for certified public accountants and other accounting...

The Hartford Settles with N.Y., Conn. Over Annuity Compensation

May 11 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has settled with both the Connecticut and New York attorneys general regarding The Hartford’s use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal/maturity funding group...

The Hartford Named One of the ‘Best Places to Work’ in Okla.

May 10 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its Oklahoma City Personal Lines Insurance Center (PLIC) was named the fifth best company to work for in the state of Oklahoma by the Best Companies Group from a...

The Harford Saw Record First Quarter Net Income; Added 250 Agents

May 1 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., out of Hartford, Conn., reported first quarter 2006 net income of $728 million, or $2.34 per diluted share. The Hartford’s core earnings in the first quarter of 2006 were...

Insurer Targets Market for Off-Road Recreational Vehicles for Retirees

Apr 21 2006 // No more rocking chairs and shuffleboard. Today, more retired Americans are apparently heading off-road for recreation and adventure. To better serve this active and growing population, The Hartford Financial Services...

News Currents

Apr 17 2006 // The Hartford teams with Blue Cross of California affiliate The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., a workers’ compensation insurance provider, will team up with BC Life & Health Insurance Co., an affiliate...

Business Moves

Apr 17 2006 // Aviva, Prudential “It takes two to tango,” as the saying goes, and Prudential (U.K.) apparently has no desire to dance with its larger rival Aviva Plc. It hastily rejected a £17 billion ($30 billion) offer...

The Hartford Teams Up with Blue Cross of California Affiliate

Apr 6 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., a workers’ compensation insurance provider, announced that it will team up with BC Life & Health Insurance Co., an affiliate of Blue Cross of California, to better...

The Hartford Lowers Auto Rates in Nevada

Apr 4 2006 // Following similar announcements in Indiana and Utah, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will also offer lower auto insurance prices to many Nevada drivers under its Dimensions personal auto insurance program, which...

The Hartford Lowers Utah Auto Rates

Mar 17 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, Conn., is lowering prices for many Utah drivers under its Dimensions personal auto insurance program, which is available through the company’s network of...

The Hartford’s Life Operations Creates Two New Units

Feb 24 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its life operations has created two new business groups — U.S. Wealth Management and International Wealth Management and Group Benefits to drive growth. John...