Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Breaking News: Hartford Bows to Shareholder Paulson, Sells Most Life Insurance Units

Insurance Journal Breaking News
March 21, 2012

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Hartford Bows to Shareholder Paulson, Sells Most Life Insurance Units

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The Hartford Financial Services Group yielded to demands from its biggest shareholder, famed hedge fund manager John Paulson, and said on Wednesday that it would get rid of most of its life insurance-related operations.

The Hartford, one of the oldest companies in the United States and one of three insurers to get a government bailout during the financial crisis, said it would shut down its annuity business and pursue a sale or other options for its individual life insurance, retirement plan and broker/dealer businesses.

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