The Hartford's Kevin Connor to Speak at UBS Conference Presentation Set for March 30 at 10:10 a.m.

The Hartford's Kevin Connor to Speak at UBS Conference
Presentation Set for March 30 at 10:10 a.m. 


HARTFORD, Conn., March 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Kevin Connor, managing director and
senior vice president of PLANCO Financial Services, Inc., a wholly owned
wholesaling subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:
HIG), will speak at the UBS Asset Gathering Conference on Wednesday, March 30,
at approximately 10:10 a.m. (EST) at The Ritz-Carlton in Boston.

Connor's presentation will be simultaneously Webcast on The Hartford's Web site
at http://www.thehartford.com/ir.  He will discuss "The Business of Sales," an
overview of PLANCO's model of selling investment products to financial
advisors.

The Hartford is one of the nation's largest financial services and insurance
companies, with 2004 revenues of $22.7 billion.  The company is a leading
provider of investment products, life insurance and group benefits; automobile
and homeowners products; and business property-casualty insurance. The
Hartford's Internet address is http://www.thehartford.com/.

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 2004 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.

  Contact(s):
   Media                              Investors
   Cynthia Michener                    Kim Johnson
   860/547-5624                        860/547-6781
       

DATASOURCE: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.



CONTACT:  Cynthia Michener, [phone],

, or Kim Johnson, [phone],

 both of The Hartford



Web site:  http://www.thehartford.com/

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