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The Hartford

Overview

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.

type	Public
traded as	nyse: HIG S&P 500 Component
industry	Insurance Mutual funds
foundation	1810
location	Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
key people	Christopher J. Swift (Chairman & CEO) Beth A. Costello (Executive VP & CFO) Allison Niderno (Senior VP & Controller)
products	Automobile insurance Property insurance General liability insurance Workers' compensation Group benefits Mutual funds Exchange-traded funds
revenue	US$28.4 billion (2025)
operating income	US$3.8 billion (2025)
net income	US$3.8 billion (2025)
aum	US$154.2 billion (December 31, 2025)‡R1R‡
assets	US$86.0 billion (2025)
equity	US$19.0 billion (2025)
num employees	~19,100 (2024)
homepage	TheHartford.com
footnotes	‡R2R‡

The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc., known as The Hartford, is a U.S.-based insurance company. The Hartford is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in its namesake city of Hartford, Connecticut.[3] It was ranked 162nd in Fortune 500 in 2024.[4] The Hartford is a leader in property and casualty insurance, employee benefits and mutual funds. With more than 200 years of expertise, The Hartford is widely recognized for its service excellence, sustainability practices, trust and integrity. It sells products primarily through a network of agents and brokers, and has also been the auto and home insurance writer for AARP members for more than 40 years.[5][6]

History

The Hartford

The Hartford Stag

Although it is unknown exactly when the iconic symbol first appeared as The Hartford's logo, the earliest use on record is on the 1861 policy issued to Abraham Lincoln. It depicts a hart (stag) fording a stream. The company's logo was likely inspired by the seal of the city of Hartford, which in turn borrowed from the 17th-century seal of Hertford, England. By 1867, the logo began to echo the majestic stag depicted in Sir Edwin Landseer's 1851 painting, “The Monarch of the Glen.” The logo art and style have continued to shift throughout the years to adjust to the changing art and print needs, however, the stag remains a clear descendant of the “Monarch of the Glen.” [7]

2025: The Hartford rebrands and reveals a new logo.
2021: Chubb makes three takeover offers for The Hartford, but the offers were rejected on 28 April.[8]
2020: Castel Underwriting Europe B.V. has decided to acquire from The Hartford the renewal rights for a Navigators Europe book consisting mostly of Dutch naval freight, inland hull, land-based equipment and liability company.[9]
2019: Acquired Navigators, adding specialty products across 22 vertical markets, and offices in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe and Asia.[10]
2018, Acquired Y-Risk, a managing general underwriter specializing in economy risks, with managing general agencies across the U.S.[11]
2014: Sold its Japan annuities business to Orix Life Insurance Corp.[12]
2013: Sold its life insurance business to Prudential, retirement plans to MassMutual and a broker-dealer to AIG.[13]
2012: Announced it would focus on property and casualty insurance, group benefits and mutual funds, and would sell its wealth management businesses.[14]
2009: The company announced that it was withdrawing its business activities from Europe.[15]
2004: Purchased the Group Benefits Division of CNA Financial. The division was based in Chicago, Illinois.[16]
2000: Reacquired all the shares of Hartford Life (HLI was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange in 2006).
1997: Changed name from ITT-Hartford Group, Inc. to the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and also issued an IPO for its Hartford Life business under the ticker symbol "HLI."[17]
1995: ITT decided to streamline its operations and release some of its subsidiaries, and The Hartford became an independent entity once again, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "HIG."
1970: The Hartford was acquired by ITT Corporation for $1.4 billion,[18] at the time the largest corporate takeover in American history. The combined company was renamed ITT-Hartford Group, Inc.
1959: Expanded into the life insurance business by acquiring The Columbian National Life Insurance Company in Boston, Massachusetts.
1913: Formed the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company to provide a wide variety of insurance coverage, including accident, automobile-liability, personal-damage, business-interruption and more.[19]