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The Hartford Named To Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

The Hartford Named To Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

Published 09-22-08

Submitted by The Hartford

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG), one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, today announced that the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 385 institutional investors with $57 trillion in assets under management, named The Hartford to its "Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index," for The Hartford’s professional approach to climate change disclosure.

"Good corporate governance in respect of climate change disclosure will inevitably reap its rewards," said Paul Dickinson, chief executive of the Carbon Disclosure Project. "As carbon regulation increases, those companies that have implemented climate change related strategies are clearly going to be in a far better position to meet the challenge of higher carbon prices than companies that have procrastinated. Good disclosure practices are synonymous with good management."

The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, a key component of CDP's annual Global 500 Report, highlights the constituent companies within the FTSE Global 500 Index which have displayed the most professional approach to corporate governance in respect of climate change disclosure practices.

"As a nearly 200 year old company, The Hartford is committed to understanding and managing the risks associated with global climate change," said Alan Kreczko, executive vice president and general counsel for The Hartford. "The Hartford is extremely honored to be recognized by the Carbon Disclosure Project for our efforts related to climate change."

The index, compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) on behalf of CDP, comprises 67 constituents of the Global 500 Index based on PwC's analysis of the responses to CDP's 2008 Questionnaire which focused on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets and risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

The Global 500 Report, including names of companies featured in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index, can be found at www.cdproject.net.

About The Hartford

The Hartford, a Fortune 100 company, is one of the nation's largest diversified financial services companies, with 2007 revenues of $25.9 billion. The Hartford is 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.

About CDP

The Carbon Disclosure Project, founded in 2000, represents some 385 global institutional investors with more than $57 trillion in assets under management. As an independent not-for-profit organization, CDP collects key climate change data from more than 1550 major corporations around the globe and has assembled the largest corporate greenhouse gas emissions database in the world. CDP also works with multinational organizations to facilitate the collection of climate change relevant data from their supply chains.

CDP makes its requests for information and the corporate responses to such requests publicly available for the benefit of all interested parties including policymakers and their advisors. For more information regarding CDP please go to www.cdproject.net.
The Carbon Disclosure Project, a company limited by guarantee and registered in England (no. 05013650), is a Registered Charity (no. 1122330). CDP also enjoys 501(c)3 charitable status in the US as a special project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

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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 2007 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.

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The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) is a leading provider of insurance and wealth management services for millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. The Hartford is consistently recognized for its superior service and as one of the world's most ethical companies. More information on the company and its financial performance is available at www.thehartford.com.

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