The Hartford to Announce First Quarter Earnings April 30

Conference call to be held May 1, 8 a.m. EDT
HARTFORD, Conn.--(Business Wire)--
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) will release its first
quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, April 30, 2009, following the close
of the market.

The company`s conference call to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial
results will take place on Friday, May 1, 2009, at 8 a.m. EDT and will be
simultaneously webcast at http://ir.thehartford.com.

About The Hartford

The Hartford is one of the nation's largest financial services companies and a
leading provider of investment products, life insurance and group benefits;
automobile and homeowners products; and business property and casualty
insurance. International operations are located in Japan, the United Kingdom,
Canada, Brazil and Ireland. The Hartford's Internet address is
www.thehartford.com.

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Some of the statements in this release may be considered forward-looking
statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance, and actual results may differ materially. Investors should
consider the important risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ. These important risks and uncertainties include those discussed in our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We assume no
obligation to update this release, which speaks as of the date issued.

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Media Contact(s):
Shannon Lapierre, 860-547-5624
Shannon.lapierre@thehartford.com
or
Investor Contact(s):
JR Reilly, 860-547-9140
JR.Reilly@thehartford.com

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