-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SoL0vBa5sX1IJ9wBe8GlAvS6Pjr95Cv+zE5pEvvIrByqoH5mVAjW9hHcEqpNp9Ct p1JgEN0EjyrRfCWeWwu6SA== 0000950123-10-025536.txt : 20100317 0000950123-10-025536.hdr.sgml : 20100317 20100317153358 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-025536 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100316 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events FILED AS OF DATE: 20100317 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100317 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874766 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 133317783 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13958 FILM NUMBER: 10688763 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARTFORD PLAZA CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06155 BUSINESS PHONE: 8605475000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARTFORD PLAZA CITY: HARTFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06155 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ITT HARTFORD GROUP INC /DE DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 8-K 1 y83349ce8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 16, 2010
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-13958   13-3317783
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut 06155
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 547-5000
Not Applicable
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
      On March 16, 2010, Fitch Ratings affirmed all debt and insurer financial strength ratings for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and its primary life and property/casualty insurance subsidiaries, and also maintained its negative rating outlook. On March 17, 2010, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it had affirmed the financial strength ratings of the operating subsidiaries of the Company and the ratings on the Company’s debt, but had changed the Company’s ratings outlook to negative. On that same date, Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the credit ratings of the Company and its principal operating subsidiaries.
     These ratings are not a recommendation to buy or hold any of the Company’s securities and they may be revised or revoked at any time at the sole discretion of the rating organization.

 

 

SIGNATURES
          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
 		  
March 17, 2010  By:   /s/ RICARDO A. ANZALDUA    
    Name:   Ricardo A. Anzaldua   
    Title:   Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary   
 

 

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