Hartford Financial Services Group News

Jackson National Life Insurance Co. will pay $621 million in cash for the life insurance assets of Swiss Re Group's American division to boost its scale in that business and further diversify earnings from its primary annuity business.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. last September put the brakes on its effort to sell its mutual-fund unit to private equity shop Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC after banks cut back on lending for leveraged buyouts.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel , on 5/30/12, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

Shares of Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. are trading very close to calculated support at $16.62 with price action closing at just $17.33 and placing the stock near levels where traders will start paying attention.Hartford Financial's stock range is defined by its calculated support defined at $16.62 and by the resistance level at $21.17, ... (more)

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MetLife Inc., following other major variable annuity providers, plans to trim its VA offerings in an effort to decrease its risk and increase profitability.

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Big gun investors John Paulson, Steve Cohen, Anton Schutz and Eddie Lampert all made surprising investment moves this past quarter that investors may want to take note of, according to Wall Street research shop SNL Financial.

Allstate Corporation is the second-largest US personal lines insurer, behind rival State Farm.

That was in 1921. For a century before that, the school, then the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, had been located on eponymous Asylum Avenue, on the current site of the Hartford Financial Services Group .

That was in 1921. For a century before that, the school, then the American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, had been located on eponymous Asylum Avenue, on the current site of the Hartford Financial Services Group .

XL Group plc announced the appointment of Eileen Whelley as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, effective June 18, 2012.

The Hartford announced two executive appointments Thursday, including the promotion of Brion Johnson to the post of chief investment officer and president of Hartford Investment Management Co.

Hedge-fund manager John Paulson's quarterly portfolio disclosure tonight shows a small new stake in Sara Lee as of March 31 and an apparent decision to stand pat in a large gold position.

Shares of Hartford Financial opened at 19.09 on Tuesday. Hartford Financial has a 52 week low of $14.56 and a 52 week high of $27.61. The company has a market cap of $8.416 billion and a P/E ratio of 42.90. Hartford Financial last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Younger workers are more likely than older workers to favor guaranteed income options in their 401 and other defined contribution plans, according to a new survey from Hartford Financial Services Group .

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Hartford Financial Services Group added investment options managed by Calamos Investments, Delaware Investments and TIAA-CREF to Hartford's defined contribution platform, confirmed David Potter, a company spokesman.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurer scaling back under pressure from investor John Paulson, said it's raising rates and changing managers at its group disability business after results missed expectations.

More variable annuity customers have been surrendering their variable annuities at The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.