TheHartford.com is a reputed insurance, investment and business benefit company
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The Hartford
The Hartford group provides financial services primarily aimed at small to medium sized organizations. They also provide retirement benefits, group insurance products as well as an overall superior customer experience.
History
The Hartford Financial Services group was established in 1810 with the sole aim of providing investment services ranging from annuities, mutual funds, college savings plans, along with life insurance policies, employee benefits, automobile, home and business insurance. It has offices in Japan, Brazil, England, Ireland, and is based out of the U.S. It has approximately 30000 employees under its wing, and a turnover of 2.3 billion USD in 2005, it has been listed under Fortune magazine’s top 100 list, as the 78th best bank.
Products and Services
Hartford provides a range of products and services that cater to businesses as well as individuals and families. Their individual and family oriented investment and insurance services aim to provide people with the power to protect and growth their wealth. Thus, in this sphere, Hartford provides home and automobile insurance, 529 college savings plans, variable and fixed universal life insurance products, individual annuities, as well as mutual funds. Their auto insurance provides competitive rates, good quality coverage combined with guaranteed benefits. Their investment plans range from mutual funds, annuities, as well as college savings, while their insurance programs comprise auto insurance, insurance for homeowners, life insurance, insurance towards floods, as well as AARP endorsed products.
Business insurance helps protect businesses from financial losses caused by risks to their property and income. Covered risks can include things like theft, damage, and lawsuits. Insurance for businesses, also known as commercial insurance, can even cover injured workers’ lost wages and provide access to programs to help them get back to work. Commercial insurance policies also help protect businesses from financial losses resulting from liability claims.
Most businesses need at least commercial insurance, general liability and business income coverage to help protect their company’s property, income and financial assets. For small businesses, a business owner’s policy can provide all three coverages in a single policy.
Their business oriented plans involve catering to small, medium and large sized enterprises to help them protect and grow their assets. They also provide for retirement programs and group and employee insurance programs, in addition to group reinsurance.
- Investment plans: These pertain to retirement, institutional solutions that provide asset management, risk management, as well as products like hedge funds and mutual funds to help investors mitigate risks and maximize profit margins. Their investment plans also cover investment management which specializes in providing asset management services.
- Insurance services: These services cater to small, medium as well as large sized organizations. The range of services Hartford provides include captive insurance services, insurance for home based businesses, for livestock and crops, marine coverage for all property that is on the move and possesses a unique value.
News and Events
Hartford has a whole range of information that talks about their recent events that made headlines, media highlights, annual reports etc. They also have dedicated sections on their management team profiles, board of directors, various webcasts and presentations that can help the enterprising businessperson. Their annual reports provide highly relevant information for all their shareholders. These contain vital information about matters needed to be implemented by Hartford’s shareholders. The proxy statement serves to demarcate roles and responsibilities of their board of directors as well as its committees. Their news releases provide information on all the recent buzz on Hartford. Their company ratings lists the agencies who have rated Hartford along with the individual ratings. There is also a section on Analyst coverage that provides a list of the analysts and the respective firms they belong to. Their annual statements are also highly useful to Hartford’s investors.
Philanthropic Efforts
Hartford’s community relations section provides an insight into their philanthropic efforts - ranging from its founding partnership of the U.S. Paralympics, to its financing literacy programs for college students, Hartford has gone the extra mile in serving the communities it conducts business in. Even during calamities like earthquakes etc, Hartford has continued to help businesses manage their finances. Hartford also provides tutoring and mentoring programs, in addition to employee volunteership programs ranging from Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, food drives, delivering meals to the elderly, blood drives, and many more.
Investor Relations
Hartford believes in keeping its investors updated about all its developments. Therefore they make sure to provide a compendium of comprehensive information ranging from financial supplements that provide quarterly updates on the company’s performance, to various events and presentations that provide useful insights on the latest market trends. They also have a gamut of tools readily available to all their shareholders such as the shareholder’s briefcase that readily allows all shareholders to view webcasts, submit requests for any printed material they wish for, as well as access customized RSS news feeds. In addition, they also get email alerts about latest trends etc. There is also a section on Dividend or split history that provides a yearly summary of dividends acquired as well as dividends issued till date. Hartford also provides a section on the HIG stock performance that details all updated information on the stocks. The Investor relations section also has a compendium of FAQs that investors might need to know the answers to.
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External Links
- Stock: HIG
- Alexa: TheHartford.com
