The Hartford Names Sprague to Lead Personal Lines

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 company’s Hartford, Connecticut, headquarters.

Most recently, Sprague was acting leader of Personal Lines and head of Strategy and Business Development for The Hartford. In that role, he was responsible for the company’s enterprise strategy to drive profitable growth, working closely with the businesses to identify new product and distribution opportunities and other growth initiatives. The Hartford said the company intends to fill Sprague’s strategy role in the near future.

Sprague joined The Hartford in 1985 and has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility including oversight for the company’s Small Commercial business. He is a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter.

The Hartford’s Personal Lines segment provides automobile, homeowners and personal umbrella coverages to individuals across the U.S., and includes The AARP Automobile and Homeowners Insurance Program.