8-K

 

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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 5, 2006

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-13958	13-3317783
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
Hartford Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut		06115-1900
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 860-547-5000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following document is filed with reference to and hereby incorporated by reference into the following registration statements of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., Hartford Capital IV, Hartford Capital V and Hartford Capital VI filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on May 21, 2002 (File No. 333-88762);

Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on March 19, 2003 and amended on April 10, 2003 (File No. 333-103915); and

Registration Statement on Form S-3MEF filed on May 19, 2003 (File No. 333-105392)

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.
May 5, 2006	By:	/s/ Neal S. Wolin
		Name: Neal S. Wolin
		Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
23	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

EX-23

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-103915, 333-105392 and 333-88762) on Forms S-3 of our reports dated February 22, 2006, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s change in its method of accounting and reporting for certain nontraditional long-duration contracts and for separate accounts in 2004) and management’s report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Hartford, Connecticut
May 5, 2006