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EXHIBIT 24.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
     Each person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint DAVID M. JOHNSON, NEAL S. WOLIN, ROBERT J. PRICE and RICHARD G. COSTELLO, and each of them, with full power to act as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, in his or her name, place and stead to execute on his or her behalf, as an officer and/or director of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”), an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (the “Annual Report”), and any and all amendments or supplements to the Annual Report, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), and any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and any and all other instruments which any of said attorneys-in-fact and agents deems necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Act, the rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect thereof, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the premises as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do in person, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, hereby ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorneys-in-fact and agents or substitutes may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 16th day of February, 2006.
             
/s/ Ramani Ayer
      /s/ Ramon de Oliveira    
 
Ramani Ayer
     
 
Ramon de Oliveira 		   
 
            
/s/ David M. Johnson
      /s/ Edward J. Kelly, III    
 
David M. Johnson
     
 
Edward J. Kelly, III 		   
 
            
/s/ Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
      /s/ Thomas M. Marra    
 
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
     
 
Thomas M. Marra 		   
 
            
/s/ Gail J. McGovern
      /s/ Michael G. Morris    
 
Gail J. McGovern
     
 
Michael G. Morris 		   
 
            
/s/ Robert J. Price
      /s/ Robert W. Selander    
 
Robert J. Price
     
 
Robert W. Selander 		   
 
            
/s/ Charles B. Strauss
      /s/ H. Patrick Swygert    
 
Charles B. Strauss
     
 
H. Patrick Swygert 		   
 
            
/s/ David K. Zwiener
            
 
David K. Zwiener