Hartford Financial Services (HIG)


Market Price (10/15/2026): $132.64 | Market Cap: $36.3 BilInvestor Relations Sector: Financials | Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance

Hartford Financial Services (HIG)


Market Price (10/15/2026): $132.64
Market Cap: $36.3 Bil
Sector: Financials
Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance

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Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 10%, FCF Yield is 16%

Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -46%

Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 20%, CFO LTM is 5.9 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.8 Bil

Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 4.7 Bil

Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 20%

Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include AI in Financial Services, Fintech & Digital Payments, and Sustainable Finance. Themes include AI for Fraud Detection, Show more.

Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -17%

Key risks
HIG key risks include [1] significant earnings volatility due to escalating catastrophic losses impacting its property and casualty business, Show more.

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 14%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 10%, FCF Yield is 16%
1 Cash is significant % of market cap
Net D/ENet Debt/Equity. Debt net of cash. Negative indicates net cash. Equity is taken as the Market Capitalization is -46%
2 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 21%, FCF/Rev LTMFree Cash Flow / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 20%, CFO LTM is 5.9 Bil, FCF LTM is 5.8 Bil
3 Stock buyback support
Stock Buyback 3Y Total is 4.7 Bil
4 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 20%
5 Megatrend and thematic drivers
Megatrends include AI in Financial Services, Fintech & Digital Payments, and Sustainable Finance. Themes include AI for Fraud Detection, Show more.
6 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -17%
7 Key risks
HIG key risks include [1] significant earnings volatility due to escalating catastrophic losses impacting its property and casualty business, Show more.

HIG in ETFs

Weight = HIG's share of each fund

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VOO0.06%
IVV0.05%
VTI0.05%
ITOT0.05%
IWB0.05%
RSP0.19%
VTV0.14%
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Valuation & Metrics

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Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Updated on 10/1/2026

Hartford Financial Services (HIG) stock has remained largely at the same level since 6/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Analyst Downgrade and Shifting Investor Focus. Mizuho downgraded Hartford Insurance (HIG) to Neutral from Outperform on September 16, 2026, and concurrently reduced its price target to $154. This downgrade contributed to a nine-session losing streak that erased approximately $3.7 billion in market value. Investor attention also shifted to concerns regarding Personal Insurance growth and the normalization of underwriting margins, despite the company's strong fiscal Q2 2026 earnings reported on July 23, 2026.

2. Leadership Transition Announcement. On September 30, 2026, Hartford announced a CEO succession plan, with company President A. Morris "Mo" Tooker named to succeed Christopher Swift as CEO, effective March 1, 2027. Swift will transition to an executive chair role. This leadership change announcement led to a 2.8% decline in the stock during premarket trading.

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Updated on 10/1/2026

Hartford Financial Services (HIG) stock has remained largely at the same level since 6/30/2026 because of the following key factors:

1. Analyst Downgrade and Shifting Investor Focus. Mizuho downgraded Hartford Insurance (HIG) to Neutral from Outperform on September 16, 2026, and concurrently reduced its price target to $154. This downgrade contributed to a nine-session losing streak that erased approximately $3.7 billion in market value. Investor attention also shifted to concerns regarding Personal Insurance growth and the normalization of underwriting margins, despite the company's strong fiscal Q2 2026 earnings reported on July 23, 2026.

2. Leadership Transition Announcement. On September 30, 2026, Hartford announced a CEO succession plan, with company President A. Morris "Mo" Tooker named to succeed Christopher Swift as CEO, effective March 1, 2027. Swift will transition to an executive chair role. This leadership change announcement led to a 2.8% decline in the stock during premarket trading.

3. Broad Macroeconomic Pressures. The stock experienced downward pressure amidst a broader decline in financial stocks, influenced by rising 30-year Treasury yields reaching multi-decade highs and general quarter-end market volatility. Additionally, the property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector, including Hartford, is facing macroeconomic headwinds such as economic inflation, which is impacting claims costs. Industry forecasts project a worsening of the P&C combined ratio to 99% in fiscal year 2026.

4. Reinsurance Commutation Deal with No Core Earnings Impact. Hartford announced a $1.12 billion cash reinsurance commutation agreement with National Indemnity, which is anticipated to add approximately $393-497 million to net income for fiscal Q3 2026. However, management clarified that this transaction would not affect core earnings, potentially leading investors to view it as a non-recurring financial gain rather than an indicator of improved fundamental operational performance.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The 0.0% change in HIG stock from 6/30/2026 to 10/14/2026 was primarily driven by a 5.8% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)630202610142026Change
Stock Price ($)131.94131.960.0%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)28,18128,6261.6%
Net Income Margin (%)14.4%15.2%5.8%
P/E Multiple9.08.3-7.9%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)2762731.0%
Cumulative Contribution0.0%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

6/30/2026 to 10/14/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HIG0.0% 
Market (SPY)3.1%-26.0%
Sector (XLF)1.7%28.9%

Fundamental Drivers

The -1.5% change in HIG stock from 3/31/2026 to 10/14/2026 was primarily driven by a -15.1% change in the company's P/E Multiple.
(LTM values as of)331202610142026Change
Stock Price ($)134.00131.96-1.5%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)27,80128,6263.0%
Net Income Margin (%)13.8%15.2%10.5%
P/E Multiple9.78.3-15.1%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)2782731.9%
Cumulative Contribution-1.5%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

3/31/2026 to 10/14/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HIG-1.5% 
Market (SPY)18.6%-20.0%
Sector (XLF)10.8%42.6%

Fundamental Drivers

The 0.7% change in HIG stock from 9/30/2025 to 10/14/2026 was primarily driven by a 26.8% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)930202510142026Change
Stock Price ($)131.04131.960.7%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)26,98928,6266.1%
Net Income Margin (%)12.0%15.2%26.8%
P/E Multiple11.58.3-27.9%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)2842733.8%
Cumulative Contribution0.7%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

9/30/2025 to 10/14/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HIG0.7% 
Market (SPY)16.5%-6.6%
Sector (XLF)2.4%43.9%

Fundamental Drivers

The 96.4% change in HIG stock from 9/30/2023 to 10/14/2026 was primarily driven by a 76.2% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).
(LTM values as of)930202310142026Change
Stock Price ($)67.18131.9696.4%
Change Contribution By: 
Total Revenues ($ Mil)23,27128,62623.0%
Net Income Margin (%)8.7%15.2%76.2%
P/E Multiple10.38.3-19.9%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)30927313.2%
Cumulative Contribution96.4%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

9/30/2023 to 10/14/2026
ReturnCorrelation
HIG96.4% 
Market (SPY)86.2%28.9%
Sector (XLF)71.6%60.8%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
HIG Return44%12%9%39%28%-4%201%
Peers Return25%15%6%25%15%11%143%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%14%108%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
HIG Win Rate58%50%67%67%67%50% 
Peers Win Rate55%62%63%65%60%50% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%50% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
HIG Max Drawdown-13%-19%-17%-13%-12%-16% 
Peers Max Drawdown-14%-22%-21%-11%-13%-15% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: TRV, CB, ALL, AIG, CNA. See HIG Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 10/14/2026 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

EventHIGS&P 500
2023 SVB Regional Banking Crisis
  % Loss-16.3%-6.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven19.5%7.1%
  Time to Breakeven251 days31 days
2022 Inflation Shock & Fed Tightening
  % Loss-11.3%-24.5%
  % Gain to Breakeven12.7%32.4%
  Time to Breakeven28 days427 days
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-54.5%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven119.9%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven362 days140 days
Q4 2018 Fed Policy Error / Growth Scare
  % Loss-16.6%-19.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven19.9%23.8%
  Time to Breakeven57 days105 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-22.8%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven29.5%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven311 days62 days
2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion
  % Loss-37.2%-17.9%
  % Gain to Breakeven59.2%21.8%
  Time to Breakeven457 days123 days

Compare to TRV, CB, ALL, AIG, CNA

In The Past

Hartford Financial Services's stock fell -2.3% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 2.4% gain to breakeven.

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EventHIGS&P 500
2020 COVID-19 Crash
  % Loss-54.5%-33.7%
  % Gain to Breakeven119.9%50.9%
  Time to Breakeven362 days140 days
2015-2016 China Devaluation / Global Growth Scare
  % Loss-22.8%-12.2%
  % Gain to Breakeven29.5%13.9%
  Time to Breakeven311 days62 days
2011 US Debt Ceiling Crisis & European Contagion
  % Loss-37.2%-17.9%
  % Gain to Breakeven59.2%21.8%
  Time to Breakeven457 days123 days
2010 Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis / Flash Crash
  % Loss-26.8%-15.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven36.6%18.2%
  Time to Breakeven216 days125 days
2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis
  % Loss-95.6%-53.4%
  % Gain to Breakeven2179.6%114.4%
  Time to Breakeven4395 days1085 days

Compare to TRV, CB, ALL, AIG, CNA

In The Past

Hartford Insurance's stock fell -2.3% during the 2025 US Tariff Shock. Such a loss loss requires a 2.4% gain to breakeven.

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About Hartford Financial Services (HIG)

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) is a long-standing financial services company that provides a comprehensive range of insurance products and investment solutions to individual and business customers primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Founded in 1810, The Hartford leverages its extensive history to offer diversified services across multiple key segments.

The company's core business is centered on its robust insurance offerings. Its Commercial Lines segment provides a wide array of coverages for businesses, including workers' compensation, property, automobile, liability, professional liability, and specialty casualty insurance, often complemented by risk management services. For individuals, its Personal Lines segment offers essential automobile, homeowners, and personal umbrella coverages. Furthermore, The Hartford's Group Benefits segment delivers group life, disability, and other employer-sponsored coverages, along with disability administration and leave management solutions for employer groups and associations.

Beyond insurance, The Hartford also manages Hartford Funds, which offers investment products such as mutual funds and exchange-traded products designed for retail and retirement accounts. This segment provides investment management and administrative services to its clients. The company reaches its diverse customer base—ranging from individual consumers and small businesses to large corporations and institutional investors—through various distribution channels, including independent agents, brokers, financial advisors, and direct-to-consumer platforms.

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It's like a combination of Travelers Insurance (for its wide range of business and personal policies) and Fidelity Investments (for its mutual funds and investment offerings).

Imagine a more comprehensive State Farm, offering not just car and home insurance, but also extensive business coverage, employee benefits, and its own investment funds.

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Here are the major products and services of Hartford Financial Services (HIG):

  • Commercial Insurance: Provides a broad range of insurance products for businesses, including workers' compensation, property, auto, liability, umbrella, bond, marine, and livestock coverages.
  • Specialty Commercial Insurance: Offers customized insurance products such as professional liability, surety, and specialty casualty coverages.
  • Personal Insurance: Delivers insurance policies for individuals, including automobile, homeowners, and personal umbrella coverages.
  • Group Life and Disability Insurance: Provides life, disability, and other group coverages to members of employer groups, associations, and affinity groups.
  • Asbestos and Environmental Coverage: Offers specialized insurance coverage for exposures related to asbestos and environmental liabilities.
  • Investment Products: Offers a variety of investment products for retail and retirement accounts, including exchange-traded products.
  • Investment Management Services: Provides services such as product design, implementation, and oversight for investment solutions.
  • Risk Management Services: Delivers customized risk management advice and solutions to commercial clients.
  • Disability Administration Services: Offers underwriting, administration, and claims processing for self-funded employer disability plans.
  • Leave Management Solutions: Provides a comprehensive, single-company solution for managing employee leave.
  • Reinsurance Services: Offers reinsurance to other insurance companies across various segments.

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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) primarily serves other companies and organizations as its major customers across various segments.

Its major customer categories include:

  • Direct Corporate and Organizational Clients: This broad category encompasses businesses of various sizes and industries that purchase commercial insurance products (such as workers' compensation, property, automobile, liability, professional liability, and specialized P&C coverages), as well as employer groups, associations, and affinity groups that purchase group life and disability benefits for their members.
  • Financial Services Firms and Institutional Investors: This category includes entities like broker-dealer organizations, independent financial advisers, defined contribution plans, financial consultants, bank trust groups, and registered investment advisers, which either distribute or directly utilize investment products offered through The Hartford Funds segment.
  • Other Insurance Companies: The Hartford provides reinsurance services to other insurance companies across multiple segments, helping them manage their own risk exposures.

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Christopher J. Swift, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Christopher J. Swift is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Hartford. He joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in 2010 and was named CEO in 2014. Under his leadership, he led the company's transformation following the global financial crisis, focusing it on property and casualty and employee benefits markets. Swift expanded The Hartford's capabilities through organic growth and strategic investments, including the acquisition of Aetna's U.S. group life and disability business in 2017 and The Navigators Group, Inc., a specialty lines property and casualty business, in 2019. He also oversaw the company's exit from its run-off life and annuity business. Prior to joining The Hartford, he held senior leadership positions at American International Group (AIG). Swift began his career as a certified public accountant at KPMG LLP, where he led the Global Insurance Industry Practice. He serves on the boards of Citizens Financial Group, Inc., Hartford HealthCare, and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association. Effective March 1, 2027, Swift will transition to Executive Chair of the Board.

Beth Costello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Beth Costello is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Hartford, a role she has held since 2019. She is responsible for finance and accounting, tax, treasury, strategic sourcing, real estate, and investor relations. Costello joined The Hartford in April 2004. From 2012 to 2014, she served as president of The Hartford's former Talcott Resolution business. Her prior roles at the company include Senior Vice President and Controller. Before joining The Hartford, Costello was a senior manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP's audit practice and a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP.

A. Morris "Mo" Tooker, President

A. Morris "Mo" Tooker is the President of The Hartford. He directly oversees Small Business, Middle & Large Business, Global Specialty, Personal Insurance, Employee Benefits, Enterprise Strategy, Claims, and Risk Services. Tooker is a property and casualty industry veteran with more than three decades of experience in insurance and reinsurance. He joined The Hartford in 2015 as Chief Underwriting Officer. Tooker has held various senior leadership positions focusing on underwriting, business performance, strategy, and enterprise-wide execution. He is slated to become Chief Executive Officer on March 1, 2027.

Amy Stepnowski, Chief Investment Officer of The Hartford and President of HIMCO

Amy Stepnowski is the Chief Investment Officer of The Hartford and President of Hartford Investment Management Company (HIMCO). She joined The Hartford in September 2008 and has worked at HIMCO throughout her tenure. In her current role, which she began in August 2020, Stepnowski is responsible for the development and execution of The Hartford's investment strategy and oversees HIMCO's investment solutions for clients. Her previous roles at HIMCO include managing the Public Credit Research group and leading the investment-strategy committee. Before joining The Hartford, Stepnowski spent twelve years at JP Morgan and its heritage institutions, where her work focused on Latin American Corporate and Project Finance. She serves on the board of directors for MassMutual.

Shekar Pannala, Chief Information Officer

Shekar Pannala is the Chief Information Officer of The Hartford, a position he has held since March 2025. Effective November 2, 2026, his role will expand to include oversight of Data and Artificial Intelligence in addition to Technology. Pannala joined The Hartford in March 2023 to lead technology across the company's Property & Casualty businesses. Prior to The Hartford, he served as the global CIO of Chubb, where he was responsible for technology across the enterprise. Before his time at Chubb, Pannala was chief technology officer at S&P Global. He also held senior management roles at BNY Mellon as executive vice president and divisional chief information officer for asset servicing technology.

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The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) faces several key risks inherent to its insurance and financial services operations. * Catastrophe Risk: As a major insurance provider, The Hartford is significantly exposed to elevated catastrophe risk from severe storms, wildfires, and other weather-related events. Such events can lead to higher-than-anticipated claims and introduce substantial earnings volatility, impacting the company's financial stability and competitive position. * Challenges in Growth and Competitive Position: The company has recently underperformed the broader market, with its net premiums earned and projected sales growth trailing those of smaller competitors. This indicates a potential slowdown in growth prospects and challenges in maintaining a strong competitive position within the insurance sector. * Market Volatility and Investment Performance: The Hartford's financial performance is influenced by its diversified investment portfolio, which is susceptible to capital market conditions and broader economic shifts. Periods of market volatility, such as those that impact asset values and earnings, can significantly affect the company's financial results.

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  • Insurtech and Digital-Native Competitors: Emerging insurtech companies and tech giants entering the insurance market offer highly automated, AI-driven platforms for purchasing policies and managing claims directly online or through mobile apps. These direct-to-consumer models can provide simpler, faster, and potentially cheaper insurance products, particularly in Personal Lines (auto, homeowners) and smaller Commercial Lines. This trend threatens to erode market share by bypassing traditional agent networks and leveraging advanced data analytics, IoT devices, and artificial intelligence for superior underwriting and customer experience, challenging established insurers like Hartford.
  • Shift Towards Low-Cost Passive Investments: The ongoing and accelerating trend among investors to favor passive investment vehicles such as index funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) over actively managed funds presents a clear threat to Hartford Funds. Passive funds typically have significantly lower expense ratios, putting continuous downward pressure on management fees and overall profitability for the entire asset management industry. While Hartford Funds offers ETFs, a significant portion of its business likely relies on higher-margin actively managed products, making it challenging to attract and retain assets in a cost-sensitive market.

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The addressable markets for Hartford Financial Services' main products and services in the U.S. are as follows:

Commercial Lines Insurance

The U.S. commercial insurance market was valued at approximately $381.74 billion in 2025 and is estimated to reach $412.91 billion in 2026. This market is projected to grow to $726.62 billion by 2034.

Personal Lines Insurance

The U.S. personal lines insurance market accounted for 50.05% of the total U.S. property and casualty insurance market in 2025. Given that the U.S. property and casualty insurance market was valued at $1.10 trillion in 2025, the personal lines market was approximately $550.55 billion in 2025. The total U.S. property and casualty insurance market is estimated to grow to $1.14 trillion in 2026.

Group Benefits (Group Life and Disability Insurance)

In the U.S., the in-force premium for combined long-term disability (LTD), short-term disability (STD), and paid family and medical leave (PFML) among participating companies was $24.4 billion in 2025. Total workplace life insurance new premium for the first half of 2025 was $2.65 billion. Group life insurance represents about 92% of this market.

Hartford Funds (Investment Products for Retail and Retirement Accounts)

The total U.S. retirement assets were $51.2 trillion as of June 30, 2026. This broad market includes:
  • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), which held $19.9 trillion in assets at the end of the second quarter of 2026.
  • Defined Contribution (DC) plan assets, which amounted to $15.0 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2026.

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The Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) is expected to drive future revenue growth over the next two to three years through several key initiatives across its core business segments and ongoing technological advancements. Here are the expected drivers of future revenue growth:
  • Growth in Business Insurance: The Commercial Lines segment, particularly the small business unit, is anticipated to be a significant contributor to revenue growth. In the second quarter of 2026, Business Insurance drove profits with a 5% premium growth, and the small business segment specifically grew by 7%. Management expects mid-single-digit property growth through the end of 2026. The company aims for market-share gains in Business Insurance, supported by increasing commercial activity and a focus on the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) segment.
  • Leveraging Technology and AI in Underwriting and Operations: Hartford is investing heavily in technology and AI to enhance its competitive advantage. AI capabilities are being used to accelerate medical record summarization in claims, provide data-rich insights in underwriting, and improve customer interactions. Automation and AI-enabled underwriting have already supported premium growth and improved combined ratios, particularly in small commercial lines, where 75% of new business quotes are processed with no human touch. The company plans to expand this automation into middle and large business segments.
  • Expansion and Product Rollout in Personal Insurance: After achieving a pivotal turnaround and targeted profitability in its auto business in 2025, the Personal Lines segment is poised for growth. The "Prevail platform" is currently active in 10 agency states, with plans for approximately 30 additional state launches by early 2027, which is expected to create significant growth opportunities in the retail channel. The ongoing rollout of new personal insurance products is also a key part of the company's future outlook.
  • Strategic Growth in Group Benefits: The Group Benefits segment is expected to see growth, partly driven by strategic acquisitions. The acquisition of Equitable's Employee Benefits business is intended to expand Hartford's product suite and strengthen its presence in the small and midsize employer market. This inorganic growth is anticipated to broaden the Employee Benefits unit's reach into under-penetrated client and product areas, leading to increased top-line revenue and enhanced profitability through fixed-cost absorption. Additionally, the company's integrated benefits platform and expansion in paid family medical leave products are expected to sustain growth.

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Share Repurchases

  • The Hartford authorized a $1.5 billion share repurchase program, effective from January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022.
  • A $3 billion share repurchase authorization was approved, effective from August 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024.
  • A new $4.2 billion share repurchase program was initiated in August 2026, set to run through the end of 2028.

Share Issuance

  • In March 2022, the company issued 4.2 million shares of common stock, valued at $194.5 million, as part of the purchase price for the acquisition of management contracts related to a portfolio of assets from CBAM.
  • During the first quarter of 2022, 636,461 newly issued common shares were distributed, related to $31.3 million in previously accrued performance allocations and incentive fee related compensation.

Outbound Investments

  • The Hartford completed the acquisition of Equitable's Employee Benefits business on October 13, 2026, expanding its offerings in group life, disability, and other non-medical benefits products. The transaction includes approximately $500 million in premium for non-medical benefits products and Equitable's Employee Benefits technology platform.
  • The company agreed to sell Hartford Funds to Wellington Management in a deal with an estimated net present value of $1.9 billion, expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, positioning The Hartford as a pure-play insurer.
  • In March 2022, The Hartford acquired management contracts related to a portfolio of assets from CBAM, partly through the issuance of $194.5 million in common stock.

Capital Expenditures

No specific dollar value of capital expenditures or expected capital expenditures for the upcoming year is available within the provided information.

Peer Outperformance in Property & Casualty Insurance

HIG has outperformed 63% of its 41 Property & Casualty Insurance peers over 5Y. Among the peers that beat it is TRV. Property & Casualty Insurance ranks 6th of 18 industries in Financials by median 5Y return.
Share of Property & Casualty Insurance constituents that HIG has outperformed, by holding period. Peers without a full price history over a given window are excluded from that window.
1Y
37%
of 46 industry peers · 3.7% return
3Y
60%
of 43 industry peers · 95.1% return
5Y
63%
of 41 industry peers · 102.4% return
Property & Casualty Insurance peers with revenue growth within 4pp of HIG's that beat it on at least 2 of 3 windows, and by at least 20pp over 5Y. Growth is matched by construction, so the gap is largely a re-rating gap. The multiple column is the context for it.
Ticker Name Rev Growth 3Y Avg P/E 1Y3Y5Y 5Y Gap
HIG Hartford Financial Services 7.2% 8.2x 3.7%95.1%102.4% —
TRV Travelers Companies 8.2% 9.5x 40.2%139.2%162.5% +60pp
Price returns, excluding dividends. P/E shown for context only and not used for matching.
Median price return by industry across the Financials sector, ranked by 5Y. Property & Casualty Insurance is HIG's own industry. Use this to see which corners of the sector have carried the returns.
Industry Names 1Y med3Y med5Y med Top 3 by 5Y
Reinsurance 6 20.1%65.2%115.7% SPNT 172% · RNR 142% · RGA 141%
Diversified Banks 12 30.2%130.5%97.2% CM 142% · JPM 133% · RY 125%
Investment Banking & Brokerage 13 -5.0%100.3%93.3% IBKR 406% · SNEX 198% · HOOD 173%
Life & Health Insurance 20 12.8%52.5%84.5% JXN 486% · UNM 296% · MFC 178%
Multi-Sector Holdings 4 4.8%53.2%72.5% BRK-B 87% · VOYA 58% · JEF 36%
Property & Casualty Insurance ← 42 9.0%72.5%63.4% PGR 174% · TRV 162% · WRB 146%
Multi-line Insurance 9 7.3%64.8%57.9% GNW 105% · L 96% · AIZ 84%
Regional Banks 263 28.1%91.6%50.7% CBC 219% · FCNCA 153% · FBP 139%
Financial Exchanges & Data 15 3.5%44.0%30.2% VIRT 162% · CBOE 150% · CME 68%
Consumer Finance 30 6.4%86.2%24.2% ENVA 391% · EZPW 303% · FCFS 177%
Diversified Financial Services 4 -6.2%18.6%10.8% FRHC 174% · EQH 89%
Insurance Brokers 15 -20.9%-2.3%7.7% LIFE 317% · ARX 88% · AJG 55%
Asset Management & Custody Banks 82 -11.0%16.6%6.9% WT 330% · AAMI 255% · SII 255%
Commercial & Residential Mortgage Finance 13 -58.4%15.9%-7.6% FNMA 384% · FMCC 341% · ACT 171%
Specialized Finance 3 11.8%35.4%-13.5% CACC -13% · HASI -17%
Mortgage REITs 33 -18.1%-5.3%-32.9% RITM 25% · DX 18% · AGNC 7%
Transaction & Payment Processing Services 17 2.4%-2.8%-43.2% V 85% · MA 82% · CPAY 55%
Diversified Capital Markets 20 -50.0%16.7%-62.3% LPLA 100% · TW 35% · RIOT -35%
Median of constituents with a full price history over each window. Top names are limited to companies above $2B market cap.

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Financials

HIGTRVCBALLAIGCNAMedian
NameHartford.Traveler.Chubb Allstate American.CNA Fina. 
Mkt Price132.64379.17355.67237.7477.4547.22185.19
Mkt Cap36.379.8137.860.941.012.850.9
Rev LTM28,62648,97962,27769,34726,66114,85838,802
Op Inc LTM-------
FCF LTM5,75811,02615,37612,2493,8502,2558,392
FCF 3Y Avg5,6599,64814,8479,0164,5302,3977,337
CFO LTM5,88011,02615,37612,4693,8502,3328,453
CFO 3Y Avg5,8219,64814,8479,2324,5302,4847,526

Growth & Margins

HIGTRVCBALLAIGCNAMedian
NameHartford.Traveler.Chubb Allstate American.CNA Fina. 
Rev Chg LTM6.1%2.4%8.5%5.6%-3.9%3.4%4.5%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg7.2%8.2%10.4%8.8%11.7%6.0%8.5%
Rev Chg Q6.6%0.3%7.2%10.8%0.6%2.6%4.6%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM1.6%0.1%1.8%2.6%0.2%0.6%1.1%
Op Inc Chg LTM-------
Op Inc Chg 3Y Avg-------
Op Mgn LTM-------
Op Mgn 3Y Avg-------
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-------
CFO/Rev LTM20.5%22.5%24.7%18.0%14.4%15.7%19.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg21.6%20.5%25.8%14.0%16.7%17.4%19.0%
FCF/Rev LTM20.1%22.5%24.7%17.7%14.4%15.2%18.9%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg21.0%20.5%25.8%13.7%16.7%16.8%18.7%

Valuation

HIGTRVCBALLAIGCNAMedian
NameHartford.Traveler.Chubb Allstate American.CNA Fina. 
Mkt Cap36.379.8137.860.941.012.850.9
P/S1.31.62.20.91.50.91.4
P/Op Inc-------
P/EBIT6.97.49.13.510.27.57.5
P/E8.39.612.34.613.810.310.0
P/CFO6.27.29.04.910.75.56.7
Total Yield13.8%11.7%9.4%23.8%9.7%18.0%12.8%
Dividend Yield1.7%1.2%1.1%1.8%2.4%8.3%1.7%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg16.8%16.5%12.5%16.4%10.1%18.9%16.5%
D/E0.10.10.10.10.20.20.1
Net D/E-0.5-1.1-0.20.0-0.7-0.0-0.3

Returns

HIGTRVCBALLAIGCNAMedian
NameHartford.Traveler.Chubb Allstate American.CNA Fina. 
1M Rtn-3.6%0.3%4.0%-8.0%2.2%-1.8%-0.8%
3M Rtn-1.0%15.6%5.7%-0.3%1.5%-4.6%0.6%
6M Rtn-3.5%27.6%9.3%10.0%1.8%1.6%5.6%
12M Rtn2.9%39.7%26.5%15.7%-4.3%8.7%12.2%
3Y Rtn97.3%143.0%75.4%110.0%35.5%49.5%86.3%
1M Excs Rtn-5.4%-2.6%1.1%-10.5%-0.3%-5.4%-4.0%
3M Excs Rtn-6.2%9.0%0.1%-4.9%-3.7%-10.9%-4.3%
6M Excs Rtn-14.8%16.4%-2.0%-1.3%-9.4%-9.6%-5.7%
12M Excs Rtn-12.5%25.0%9.8%0.4%-20.3%-7.2%-3.4%
3Y Excs Rtn16.6%64.0%-5.6%40.8%-44.5%-28.7%5.5%

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Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Business Insurance15,80714,40613,059  
Employee Benefits7,1407,0666,939  
Personal Insurance4,0883,7793,353  
Hartford Funds1,1131,0671,0001,0441,189
Corporate1471471144950
Property & Casualty (P&C) Other Operations73706200
Commercial Lines   10,6109,575
Group Benefits   6,0575,687
Net investment income   2,1772,313
Net realized losses   -627509
Other revenues   7381
Personal Lines   2,9792,986
Total28,36826,53524,52722,36222,390


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil2000199919981997
Life632467386480
North American P&C412434457727
International171642162
Other Operations5-80-69 
Total1,0668378161,369


Net Income by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Business Insurance2,7802,3492,085  
Employee Benefits557561535  
Personal Insurance447208-39  
Hartford Funds213192174162217
Corporate-58-72-121-195-149
Property & Casualty (P&C) Other Operations-103-127-130-190-95
Commercial Lines   1,6241,757
Group Benefits   327256
Personal Lines   91385
Preferred stock dividends    -21
Total3,8363,1112,5041,8192,350


Assets by Segment
$ Mil20252024202320222021
Business Insurance57,47153,296   
Employee Benefits13,56413,502   
Personal Insurance6,4466,034   
Property & Casualty (P&C) Other Operations4,3544,3124,2353,8973,792
Corporate3,3503,0122,8742,8353,803
Hartford Funds812761684635720
Commercial Lines  49,71147,23448,234
Group Benefits  13,69713,29114,442
Personal Lines  5,5795,1305,587
Total85,99780,91776,78073,02276,578


Price Behavior

Price Behavior
Market Price$131.96 
Market Cap ($ Bil)36.1 
First Trading Date12/15/1995 
Distance from 52W High-9.0% 
   50 Days200 Days
DMA Price$133.92$134.54
DMA Trenddownindeterminate
Distance from DMA-1.5%-1.9%
 3M1YR
Volatility19.5%19.9%
Downside Capture-7.49-14.59
Upside Capture-29.87-8.36
Correlation (S&P 500)-20.7%-6.8%
HIG Betas & Captures as of 9/30/2026

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.05-0.09-0.51-0.33-0.090.39
Up Beta-0.160.11-0.080.300.270.55
Down Beta-1.91-1.11-1.39-1.19-0.330.36
Up Capture-29%-46%-53%-27%-9%13%
Bmk +ve Days6162766132424
Stock +ve Days7162858124417
Down Capture158%86%-26%-33%-16%42%
Bmk -ve Days16263760120328
Stock -ve Days15263667126331

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively
Based On 1-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HIG
HIG4.4%19.9%0.09-
Sector ETF (XLF)4.8%14.6%0.0943.8%
Equity (SPY)17.1%12.7%0.96-7.6%
Gold (GLD)-0.6%29.4%-0.02-14.4%
Commodities (DBC)49.3%20.7%1.82-17.0%
Real Estate (VNQ)5.7%13.7%0.1534.8%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)-27.9%43.7%-0.63-5.6%

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Based On 5-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HIG
HIG15.0%21.9%0.57-
Sector ETF (XLF)8.9%18.3%0.3569.7%
Equity (SPY)13.6%17.1%0.6044.6%
Gold (GLD)17.9%18.9%0.76-3.1%
Commodities (DBC)10.0%19.5%0.397.5%
Real Estate (VNQ)1.2%18.8%-0.0547.2%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)8.5%51.8%0.3414.7%

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Based On 10-Year Data
Annualized
Return
Annualized
Volatility
Sharpe
Ratio
Correlation
with HIG
HIG14.1%28.9%0.50-
Sector ETF (XLF)13.0%22.1%0.5370.7%
Equity (SPY)15.4%17.9%0.7352.1%
Gold (GLD)12.0%16.4%0.60-3.0%
Commodities (DBC)8.2%18.1%0.3717.7%
Real Estate (VNQ)4.8%20.7%0.1953.1%
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)63.5%66.2%1.0313.9%

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Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9302026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity3.9 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 9152026-0.3%
Average Daily Volume2.1 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1.9 days
Basic Shares Quantity273.3 Mil
Short % of Basic Shares1.4%

Earnings Returns History

Updated 9/25/2026
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/2026-1.2%0.6%-4.3%
4/23/2026-3.7%-2.0%-2.6%
1/29/20262.0%7.5%7.6%
10/27/2025-1.8%-0.6%10.1%
7/28/20252.8%4.1%9.6%
4/24/2025-0.4%2.2%8.1%
1/30/2025-2.4%-0.7%5.3%
10/24/2024-6.8%-8.3%0.2%
...
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive91517
# Negative1597
Median Positive2.7%2.5%8.1%
Median Negative-1.9%-2.0%-4.3%
Max Positive7.1%7.5%15.1%
Max Negative-6.8%-8.3%-8.9%
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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
7/23/2026-1.2%0.6%-4.3%
4/23/2026-3.7%-2.0%-2.6%
1/29/20262.0%7.5%7.6%
10/27/2025-1.8%-0.6%10.1%
7/28/20252.8%4.1%9.6%
4/24/2025-0.4%2.2%8.1%
1/30/2025-2.4%-0.7%5.3%
10/24/2024-6.8%-8.3%0.2%
7/25/20247.1%7.1%10.1%
4/25/2024-3.8%-1.6%2.2%
2/1/20243.7%3.1%9.4%
10/26/2023-2.1%2.4%9.1%
7/27/2023-5.0%-4.6%-5.6%
4/27/20231.5%-2.4%-1.8%
2/2/20230.5%2.5%5.0%
10/27/20222.7%3.7%6.8%
7/28/20222.6%0.4%5.3%
4/28/2022-1.9%1.0%2.0%
2/3/2022-2.3%1.1%-8.9%
10/28/2021-1.2%-2.5%-7.0%
7/28/20213.9%6.0%10.5%
4/22/2021-1.2%0.2%-2.6%
2/4/2021-1.0%-1.1%8.3%
10/29/2020-0.4%3.2%15.1%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive91517
# Negative1597
Median Positive2.7%2.5%8.1%
Median Negative-1.9%-2.0%-4.3%
Max Positive7.1%7.5%15.1%
Max Negative-6.8%-8.3%-8.9%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
06/30/202607/23/202610-Q
03/31/202604/23/202610-Q
12/31/202502/20/202610-K
09/30/202510/27/202510-Q
06/30/202507/28/202510-Q
03/31/202504/24/202510-Q
12/31/202402/21/202510-K
09/30/202410/24/202410-Q
06/30/202407/25/202410-Q
03/31/202404/25/202410-Q
12/31/202302/23/202410-K
09/30/202310/26/202310-Q
06/30/202307/27/202310-Q
03/31/202304/27/202310-Q
12/31/202202/24/202310-K
09/30/202210/27/202210-Q
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12/31/202502/20/202610-K
09/30/202510/27/202510-Q
06/30/202507/28/202510-Q
03/31/202504/24/202510-Q
12/31/202402/21/202510-K
09/30/202410/24/202410-Q
06/30/202407/25/202410-Q
03/31/202404/25/202410-Q
12/31/202302/23/202410-K
09/30/202310/26/202310-Q
06/30/202307/27/202310-Q
03/31/202304/27/202310-Q
12/31/202202/24/202310-K
09/30/202210/27/202210-Q
06/30/202207/28/202210-Q
03/31/202204/28/202210-Q
12/31/202102/18/202210-K
09/30/202110/28/202110-Q
06/30/202107/28/202110-Q
03/31/202104/27/202110-Q
12/31/202002/19/202110-K
09/30/202010/29/202010-Q
06/30/202007/31/202010-Q
03/31/202004/29/202010-Q
12/31/201902/21/202010-K
09/30/201911/04/201910-Q

Insider Activity

Updated 8/11/2026
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Tooker, Adin MPresidentDirectSell5292026135.138,8951,201,9815,163,084Form
2Rodden, Lori AExecutive Vice PresidentDirectSell3122026138.0540,6935,617,5373,505,230Form
3Niderno, Allison GSVP & ControllerDirectSell3052026140.5170298,58387,422Form
4Niderno, Allison GSVP & ControllerDirectSell2272026141.9737553,22688,327Form
5Tooker, Adin MPresidentDirectSell2262026140.548,3071,167,4665,369,790Form
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#OwnerTitleHoldingActionFiling DatePriceSharesTransacted
Value
Value of
Held Shares
Form
1Tooker, Adin MPresidentDirectSell5292026135.138,8951,201,9815,163,084Form
2Rodden, Lori AExecutive Vice PresidentDirectSell3122026138.0540,6935,617,5373,505,230Form
3Niderno, Allison GSVP & ControllerDirectSell3052026140.5170298,58387,422Form
4Niderno, Allison GSVP & ControllerDirectSell2272026141.9737553,22688,327Form
5Tooker, Adin MPresidentDirectSell2262026140.548,3071,167,4665,369,790Form
6Rodden, Lori AExecutive Vice PresidentDirectSell2132026141.835,681805,7232,609,624Form
7Swift, ChristopherChairman and CEODirectSell2062026140.78100,97014,214,27227,425,780Form
8Swift, ChristopherChairman and CEODirectSell2042026136.41201,93827,546,93626,575,533Form
9Costello, Beth AnnEVP and CFODirectSell1062026136.5835,3394,826,77110,595,378Form
10Tooker, Adin MPresidentDirectSell12012025137.906,731928,2054,374,335Form
11Rodden, Lori AExecutive Vice PresidentDirectSell10312025122.417,841959,8292,252,369Form
12Hunt, Donald ChristianEVP & General CounselTrustSell9082025133.872,124  Form
13Costello, Beth AnnEVP and CFODirectSell8052025123.5035,3404,364,4909,580,340Form
14Rodden, Lori AExecutive Vice PresidentDirectSell8052025123.117,710949,2122,265,300Form

Investor Activity (13F)

Updated Oct 15, 2026
13F holdings as of Mar 31, 2026 (Q1 2026)

Active managers (13F portfolio over $250M, at least 3 holdings) with a position over $5M that is either over 10% of their portfolio or held in a concentrated book of 50 or fewer total positions. Index/ETF, sovereign, bank, community-bank and charitable/donor-advised filers are excluded.

Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Promethos Capital, LLC$8.1 Mil2.2%46TRIM -5.7%13F
Active Manager
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQAs OfFiling
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC$13.7 Mil2.8%46ExitedDec 31, 202513F
Benson Investment Management Company, Inc.$6.9 Mil2.4%50ExitedDec 31, 202513F
Promethos Capital, LLC$8.1 Mil2.2%46TRIM -5.7%Mar 31, 202613F
Active ManagerValue% of PortfolioTotal PositionsQoQFiling
Promethos Capital, LLC$8.1 Mil2.2%46TRIM -5.7%13F
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