Scott Hewitt Named Regional Vice President Of The Hartford's Baltimore Regional Office

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG), one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services companies, announced that Scott Hewitt will join the company as Regional Vice President of the Baltimore regional office. In this position, Hewitt will assume responsibility for The Hartford’s agency relationships and the company’s sales and growth initiatives for all property and casualty lines, including auto, home and a full suite of products for businesses within the region. The Baltimore regional office is one of five regional offices in The Hartford’s Southeastern Division. The Baltimore regional office covers Maryland and parts of West Virginia. Hewitt comes to The Hartford from Selective Insurance in Branchville, N.J. where he served as Senior Vice President of Commercial Lines. At Selective, he was responsible for the growth of that company’s $1.5 billion commercial book of business. He joined that company in 2001 as vice president and region manager for the Chesapeake Region, which included Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington, D.C. His experience also includes working in various positions for Jewelers Mutual Insurance in Wisconsin and the Westfield Insurance Group in Indiana and Ohio. "With a keen awareness of the business environment and opportunities in the region, Scott will be a tremendous asset to our team,” noted Mike Lesniak, senior vice president and Southeast division manager, to whom Hewitt will report. "He is a results oriented leader with a track record of generating profitable growth. His strategic thinking and industry knowledge will enable him to immediately make an impact with our dynamic Baltimore operation.” Hewitt is a graduate of Mount Union College in Ohio. 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. HIG-PC 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.