Hartford Insurance Group

• The Hartford Buying Back Securities Sold to Allianz During Financial Crisis

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 2, 2012

  The Hartford Insurance Group says it is buying back, at a steep premium, securities it sold to Allianz during the height of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

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  The Hartford Exiting Life Business to Concentrate on P&C

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 21, 2012

  The Hartford Insurance Group is exiting its life business in order to concentrate on its stronger property and casualty operations.

• Paulson Looks to Enlist Analysts in Bid to Split Hartford

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2012

  Hedge fund titan John Paulson tried on Friday to enlist securities analysts in his effort to force Hartford Insurance Group to separate its property and casualty businesses from the lesser-performing life businesses.

• Hedge Fund Manager Makes Case for Splitting Hartford P&C, Life Businesses

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 15, 2012

  Hedge fund manager John Paulson Tuesday increased the pressure on Hartford Insurance Group to break itself up into separate property and casualty and life businesses by taking the case directly to Hartford shareholders.

• U.S. Workers’ Comp Results Drop Again, A.M. Best Reports

  By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 13, 2011

  A number of challenges continued in the workers’ compensation segment throughout 2010, causing additional decline in premium volume and deterioration of underwriting results, according to A.M. Best.

• The Hartford Selling Thrift It Acquired In 2009

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 23, 2011

  The Hartford Insurance Group is selling Federal Trust Bank, the Florida thrift it acquired in early 2009 as a prerequisite to receiving federal aid under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

• Aspen Adds Mario Vitale To U.S. Talent Roster

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 11, 2011

  Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited is positioning its U.S. specialty insurance operation for an inevitable market turn by hiring experienced professionals, according to CEO John Cavoores. Mario Vitale, an alumnus of Zurich and Willis, joined the Aspen leaderboard as president last week, bearing the battle scars of prior soft markets.

• Florida's Cat Fund Exposure Dropping

  By Gary Fineout  |  September 1, 2010

  The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund seems to be on solid footing this year with reduced exposure and adequate borrowing power. However, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. looks to be caught in a no-bid contract controversy

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2010

  In a reversal from four years ago, agents and brokers cited price as the main driver when deciding where to place personal lines business in 2010, eclipsing "ease of doing business," the latest AUGIE survey revealed.

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 25, 2010

  Agents and brokers cited price as the main driver in 2010 when placing personal lines business, eclipsing both "ease of doing business" and insurance product offerings, according to an AUGIE survey.