POWER OF ATTORNEY


		THE UNDERSIGNED does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Alan J. Kreczko,
Ricardo A. Anzaldua, David C. Robinson and Donald C. Hunt, 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 26 day of August, 2010.


	/s/ Andre Napoli
           Andre Napoli