HIG

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.thehartford.com
Employees: 31,000
Employee growth: 0.0%

The Hartford Financial Services buck makes bucks by offering a variety of personal and commercial insurance products, including homeowners, auto, and workers' compensation. Through its Hartford Life subsidiary, the company offers individual and group life insurance, annuities, asset management, retirement plans, and mutual funds (managed both in-house and by other groups including Wellington Management). Its property/casualty operations include both personal and business coverage, including specialty commercial coverage for large companies. The Hartford, in business since 1810, sells its products through about 11,000 independent agencies and more than 100,000 registered broker-dealers.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $9,219.0M
One year growth: (64.4%)
Net income: ($2,749.0)M

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Liam E. McGee
EVP and CFO: Lizabeth H. (Liz) Zlatkus
Senior Managing Director: Robert J. (Bob) Froehlich

Competitors:
AIG
Berkshire Hathaway
MetLife

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