Company Information Company History: Founded in 1810, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) is one of the largest investment and insurance companies based in the United States, with offices in Japan, Brazil, Ireland, England, and the United States. With nearly 30,000 employees and $2.3 billion in income in 2005, The Hartford was ranked 78th on the 2006 Fortune 100 list.
The Hartford is a leading provider of investment products – annuities, mutual funds, college savings plans – as well as life insurance, group a ...
Comments "This company will do anything to keep from paying a claim. After years of being with them and having no claims, our roof was damaged during a wind storm. Dozens of homes in our neighborhood suffered the same damage and their insurance companies have replaced their roofs. Not the Hartford. They sent out an adjustor who actually insinuated that WE DAMAGED OUR OWN ROOF ON PURPOSE to get a new one!! The adjustor was rude, arrogant and condesending. We are still fighting with them after all this time. They try to bully you and intimidate you and will do anything to keep from paying a claim. I am done with this bunch of crooks." 2009-06-25 10:29:42 EST
"I have a policy with the Hartford under AARP. Lightning hit a tree in my yard twice within one week. They paid the claim swiftly and promptly but at renewal my policy went up over $270 per year. When I asked why- they said "cost of replacement value of property went up" - couldnt believe that and called back several more times. Finally someone said "You filed a claim", it will go up for 3 years. Once it goes up - it never comes down. Good service but dont think I will renew." 2009-06-23 12:28:59 EST
"Costly premiums" 2009-06-20 08:55:06 EST
"After having a total loss house fire and dealing with The Hartford for 6 years to get payments I can say this:
- You’ll need to get the Georgia Insurance Commissioner involved with your claim in order to get your original house loan paid off. They took over 3 months to pay it off. Note, they would not return my phone calls until I got the Georgia Insurance Commissioner involved.
- They repeatedly lost my internal contents claims receipts, and required me to resend them at least three times. Often it would take them more than two months to pay contents claims off.
- You can count on them to be very sarcastic and disrespectful when you start talking about rebuilding your home. I suggest tape recording your conversations, that changed their tone quickly.
- They will argue over the rebuild cost of your home even when you have multiple estimates from reputable builders. There again, the Georgia Insurance Commissioner office helped a lot on this issue too.
All in all, I would NOT recommend The Hartford period!
Take plenty detailed notes if you have a serious insurance claim, because the Insurance Commissioners Office can really help you out when the Insurance company is not following their own documented policy.
" 2009-06-16 14:09:06 EST