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The Hartford strengthens presence in Asia with new service company in Singapore

8th January 2025

The Hartford, a leading US-based insurance and financial services company, has launched a new service company in Singapore to expand its presence in Asia and enhance its reach in one of the world’s largest commercial wholesale markets through its Lloyd’s Syndicate 1221, with Zhenghong Pan appointed to lead the initiative. "Our ... Read the full article

The Hartford makes new leadership appointments with Garrison as head of Wholesale and International

30th October 2024

Property & casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford has announced an expansion of Michael Garrison's responsibilities to include the International division, in addition to his current role as head of the company's US wholesale organisation. Furthermore, Rick Ciullo has been appointed as the head of Global Specialty's U.S. retail operations, a position ... Read the full article

The Hartford and Coalition partner to tackle growing demand in UK cyber market

29th October 2024

Property & casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford and Coalition, a cyber insurer, have entered into a strategic, long-term capacity partnership to combat the growing customer and broker demand for Coalition’s Active Cyber Insurance approach in the UK market. Coalition’s Active Cyber Insurance offering is designed to help organisations spot, mitigate, and ... Read the full article

The Hartford posts 18% rise in net income in Q3, P&C CAY CAT losses reach $247m

25th October 2024

Property & casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford has posted an 18% year-on-year increase in net income to $761 million for the third quarter of 2024, driven by double-digit earned premium growth in both its Commercial and Personal Lines segments, as well as lower net realised losses and higher net investment ... Read the full article

The Hartford reports 35% rise in Q2’24 net income

26th July 2024

Property and casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford has reported a 35% year-on-year increase in net income to $733 million for the second quarter of 2024, driven by a higher underwriting gain in P&C, stronger net investment income, and an improved Group Benefits loss ratio. Alongside the rise in net income, the ... Read the full article

Michael Fish to head The Hartford Group Benefits, Bassett named global CUO

10th July 2024

Property and casualty insurer, The Hartford has announced the appointment of Michael Fish, the current chief operating officer for Group Benefits, as the new head of Group Benefits. He will succeed Jonathan Bennett, who will retire at the end of 2024 after 25 years with the company. Additionally, H. Clay Bassett Jr. ... Read the full article

AM Best upgrades Issuer Credit Rating for The Hartford Financial Services Group

20th June 2024

Global credit ratings agency AM Best has upgraded the Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The Hartford) and its subsidiaries. To break it down, AM Best has revised the outlook to positive from stable for the Long-Term ICRs and affirmed the Long-Term ICR of “a-” ... Read the full article

Kathleen Winters joins The Hartford’s board of directors

5th June 2024

Property and casualty insurer, The Hartford has announced the appointment of Kathleen Winters to the company’s board of directors, effective July 1, 2024. Winters will serve on the board’s Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee as well as the Audit Committee. The insurer also announced that Edmund Reese, who was recently ... Read the full article

The Hartford reports 41% rise in Q1’24 net income to $748m

26th April 2024

Insurer The Hartford has reported strong Q1 2024 results with net income of $748 million, up 41% on the $530 million seen a year earlier, as P&C written premiums increased 9% in the quarter on the back of 8% growth in commercial lines and 13% growth in personal lines. Supporting the ... Read the full article

The Hartford names Head of NE division sales & underwriting for middle & large commercial

20th March 2024

Property and casualty insurer, The Hartford, has named Matthew Massaro head of sales and underwriting for its Middle and Large Commercial Businesses’ Northeast Division. Massaro has been with the insurer for more than 25 years, most recently serving as Regional Vice President for the firm's Connecticut and Long Island, New York ... Read the full article

The Hartford to combine Operations and Technology, headed by Deepa Soni

6th March 2024

Property and casualty insurer The Hartford has announced a new organisational structure combining its Operations and and Technology, Data, Analytics & Cyber functions under one leadership to advance the company’s strategy. As part of this new structure, the insurer expanded Deepa Soni’s role as chief information officer and head of Technology, ... Read the full article

The Hartford ‘very pleased’ with January 1 reinsurance renewal outcome, says CFO

5th February 2024

U.S. primary insurer The Hartford is "very pleased" with the placements and terms and conditions for its core per occurrence and aggregate reinsurance treaties the company renewed at the January 1, 2024, reinsurance renewals. Alongside the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2023 financial results last week, property and ... Read the full article

The Hartford posts $766m net income in Q4, P&C written premiums rise 10%

2nd February 2024

The Hartford has posted a net income of $766 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, a substantial rise from $587 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company noted that this was primarily driven from a higher property & casualty (P&C) underwriting gain, including strong premium growth in Commercial ... Read the full article

The Hartford announces key leadership appointments

30th November 2023

Property and casualty insurer The Hartford has named A. Morris Tooker as the Head of Commercial Lines, Melinda Thompson as Head of Personal Lines, Don Hunt as General Counsel, Chris Jones is now head of Small Commercial, and Tracey Ant has been appointed as Head ... Read the full article

The Hartford sees net income increase to $645m in Q3’23

27th October 2023

Property and casualty (P&C) insurer The Hartford has reported a net income of $645 million for the third quarter of 2023, a 93% increase from $334 million from the same period last year. According to the firm, this was primarily due to a higher P&C underwriting gain, an increase in net ... Read the full article