EX-24.4_341449 2 poa.txt POA DOCUMENT 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/ Charles B. Strauss Charles B. Strauss 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