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The Hartford Promotes Scott Lewis to Senior Vice President and Controller

The Hartford has promoted Scott Lewis to senior vice president and controller of the company. In his new role, Lewis will be responsible for the accounting operations of the company and will report to Christopher J. Swift, executive vice president …

The Hartford Names John Kinney Chief Claims Officer

The Hartford has named John J. Kinney chief claims officer and president of Heritage Holdings. In this role, Kinney will lead The Hartford’s property and casualty and group benefits claims operations and its more than 5,000 employees, reporting to Doug …

New Research Shows Positive Effects Of Exercise On Mature Drivers

Exercise can enhance certain aspects of flexibility and range of motion for mature drivers according to The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence and MIT AgeLab’s Exercise for Mature Drivers research. “Our focus with this research was to examine the …

The Hartford Expands Construction Group

The Hartford has enhanced its Construction Group capabilities, bringing together its expertise in underwriting, claims management and loss control and adding dedicated construction underwriters in key markets across the U.S. These enhancements support The Hartford’s focus on addressing the complex …

Small Business Owners Hit Hard By Sandy Outages: The Hartford

Small business owners were most impacted by connectivity issues such as phone and Internet service (56 percent), according to The Hartford Small Business Pulse: Storm Sandy, which surveyed New York, New Jersey and Connecticut small business owners who reported being …

The Hartford Launches Property Offering For Municipalities And Public Entity Risk Pools

The Hartford has expanded its commercial property practice to offer insurance programs for the public entity sector, with a particular emphasis on public entity risk pools, as cities and counties seek ways to manage insurance costs in the face of …

The Hartford to Pay $81K to Vermont Customers for Improperly Evaluated Claims

The Department of Financial Regulation says the Hartford Financial Services Group has agreed to pay more than $81,000 in restitution to Vermont customers whose auto insurance claims were improperly evaluated. The department said Tuesday that it had determined that the …

Top 10 Car Technologies For Mature Drivers

Smart headlights, emergency response systems and reverse monitoring features rank highest in car technologies that benefit mature drivers, according to researchers at The Hartford and the AgeLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “Since drivers over the age of …

The Hartford Promotes Bateman To SVP and Controller

Conn.-based insurer, The Hartford promoted Robert Bateman to senior vice president and controller of the company. Bateman succeeds Beth Bombara who was recently promoted to lead The Hartford’s Life Runoff business. In his new role, Bateman will be responsible for …

The Hartford Announces Second Quarter Cat Loss Estimates

The Hartford announced that it expects to report current accident year catastrophe losses of $280 million to $300 million, before tax ($180 million to $195 million, after tax), in the second quarter of 2012, as compared with $447 million, before …