POWER OF ATTORNEY


	THE UNDERSIGNED does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Alan J. Kreczko,
Ricardo A. Anzaldua and Laura A. Santirocco, or any one or more of them, his
true and lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things and
execute and file any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any
of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his
individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity) to comply with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any requirements of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in respect thereof, in connection with the
preparation, execution and filing of (i) any report or statement of beneficial
ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities of THE HARTFORD
FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), that the
undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity)
may be required to file pursuant to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act, including
specifically, but without limitation, full power and authority to sign the
undersigned's name, in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other
capacity, to any report or statement on SEC Form ID, Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 or
to any amendment thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the SEC in lieu
thereof or in addition thereto, and (ii) any report required under Rule 144 of
the 1933 Act on SEC Form 144 relating to sales of securities of the Company,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of
them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.  Furthermore, said
attorneys and agents, or any of them, may, to the extent permitted by applicable
law, delegate any authority granted pursuant to this authorization.

This authorization shall supersede all prior authorizations to act for the
undersigned with respect to securities of the Company in these matters, which
prior authorizations are hereby revoked, and shall remain in effect for so long
as the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other
capacity) has any obligations under Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to
securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 18th day of February,
2010.

	/s/ Gregory McGreevey
	Gregory McGreevey

POWER OF ATTORNEY

		Pursuant to certain Powers of Attorney granted to the undersigned by the
members of the Board of Directors of THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
("HFSG") and certain executive officers of HFSG set forth in Exhibit A hereto
(the "Delegable Section 16 Powers"), the undersigned does hereby nominate,
constitute and appoint Amanda Grabowski Aquino, Donald C. Hunt, Terence D.
Shields and Leslie T. Soler, or any one or more of them, his true and lawful
attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things and execute and file any
and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem
necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his individual capacity or
in a fiduciary or any other capacity) to comply with the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation, execution
and filing of (i) any report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in
beneficial ownership of securities of HFSG, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), that the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary
or any other capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Section 16(a) of the
1934 Act, including specifically, but without limitation, full power and
authority to sign the  name of anyone on whose behalf the undersigned is
authorized to act under any of the Powers of Attorney referenced above to any
report or statement on SEC Form ID, Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 or to any amendment
thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the SEC in lieu thereof or in addition
thereto, and (ii) any report required under Rule 144 of the 1933 Act on SEC Form
144 relating to sales of securities of the Company, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause
to be done by virtue thereof.

This authorization shall supersede all prior authorizations to act with the
delegated authority of the undersigned with respect to securities of the Company
in these matters, which prior authorizations are hereby revoked, and shall
remain in effect, with respect to each of the Delegable Section 16 Powers, for
so long as the authority of the undersigned to act under such Delegable Section
16 Power shall remain valid, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of May, 2010.


	/s/ Laura A. Santirocco
	 Laura A. Santirocco


                              Exhibit A

                          Powers of Attorney


Executive Officers 	        Effective Date of POA
Juan C. Andrade	                February 18, 2010
Beth A. Bombara	                February 18, 2010
Alan J. Kreczko	                February 18, 2010
Liam E. McGee	                February 18, 2010
Gregory McGreevey	        February 18, 2010
John C.Walters 	                February 18, 2010
Constance K. Weaver	        February 18, 2010
Eileen G. Whelley	        February 18, 2010
Lizabeth H. Zlatkus	        February 18, 2010

Directors
Robert B. Allardice, III	February 18, 2010
Trevor Fetter	                February 18, 2010
Edward J. Kelly, III	        February 18, 2010
Paul G. Kirk, Jr.	        March 31, 2010
Gail J. McGovern	        February 18, 2010
Michael G. Morris	        February 18, 2010
Thomas A. Renyi	                April 1, 2010
Charles B. Strauss	        February 18, 2010
H. Patrick Swygert	        February 18, 2010