The Hartford Financial Services Group

• Hartford Study: Life Insurance Understanding Lowest Among Low-Income Workers

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  September 1, 2010

  In a survey of American workers employed full-time, lower-paid employees showed a more limited understanding of life insurance than those with higher incomes.

• The Hartford Beats Earnings Estimates, Lowers EPS Outlook

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 5, 2010

  The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) reported second-quarter 2010 net income of $76 million, or $0.14, vs. a year-ago net loss of $15 million, or $(0.06) per diluted share.

• The Hartford Names Ritchey to Run Retirement Plans

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  July 27, 2010

  The Hartford Financial Services Group on Tuesday, July 27, announced that Sharon Ritchey had been named executive vice president of retirement plans.

• The Hartford Names George Eknaian Chief Actuary for Wealth Management

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 22, 2010

  The Hartford Financial Services Group announced Thursday, July 22, the selection of George Eknaian as chief actuary for the firm's Wealth Management businesses.

• Americans Worry About Basic Expenses in Retirement, but Silver Lining for Advisors

  By Robert F. Keane  |  December 3, 2009

  Americans today are most concerned about meeting basic living expenses in their retirement years according to the 2009 Investments and Retirement Survey from The Hartford Financial Services Group.

• Buying Binge

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 1, 2008

  The Hartford is on a buying spree. In December, Simsbury, Connecticut-based The Hartford Financial Services Group acquired three businesses--TopNoggin, Sun Life Retirement Services, and Princeton...

• The Hartford Snaps Up Sun Life Retirement Services, TopNoggin

  By Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne, Savita Iyer-Ahrestani, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2007

  The Hartford Financial Services Group recently acquired Boston-based Sun Life Retirement Services (RSI) from the U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc., and TopNoggin, a Powell, Ohio-based defined benefit and administrative consulting firm.

• Hybrid horsepower

  By David Port  |  November 1, 2006

  How's this for purchasing power: A generation of 77 million strong, comprising 27 percent of the U.S. population, with an estimated annual spending power of...