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The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. reports company developments tied to property and casualty insurance, employee benefits, mutual funds and its subsidiaries operating under The Hartford brand. Recurring updates include quarterly financial results, Business Insurance and Personal Insurance trends, P&C written premiums, underwriting performance, core earnings, dividends, share repurchases and shareholder meeting matters.
News also covers Employee Benefits research, absence management, distribution leadership, sustainability rankings and risk-focused initiatives related to worker safety, business resiliency and extreme weather. These updates reflect the company’s mix of insurance underwriting, benefits administration, investment-fund operations, capital management and public-company governance.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) will hold a virtual annual meeting of shareholders on Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Shareholders of record as of March 23, 2026 or their legal proxy holders may attend, vote, and submit questions at the virtual meeting site.
Admission requires a 16-digit control number from the proxy materials; guests may view but cannot vote. A replay will be available for 30 days at the company investor site and the 2026 proxy statement is posted on investor relations.
The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) reported first quarter 2026 net income available to common stockholders of $851 million ($3.04 diluted), up 36% year-over-year, and core earnings $866 million ($3.09 diluted), up 36%. Trailing 12-month net income ROE was 23.0%; core earnings ROE was 20.3%. P&C written premiums rose 4% and Business Insurance written premiums rose 6%. Returned $617 million to stockholders via $450 million repurchases and $167 million dividends.
Key segment metrics: Business Insurance combined ratio 94.8 (underlying 89.2); Personal Insurance combined ratio 87.7 (underlying 85.0); Employee Benefits core earnings margin 6.9%. Net investment income was $739 million, before tax.
The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) is a supporting partner in Extreme Weather + Work, a Health Action Alliance initiative presented by Mercer to help employers prepare for extreme weather risks to workers. The program launches with 11 founding employers, free tools, peer learning, and expert resources to close sizeable readiness gaps.
Polling found >80% of U.S. workers faced weather disruptions and only 4% of employers have assessed those risks.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) and the University of Connecticut launched a collaboration announced April 14, 2026 to study energy innovation, business resiliency and extreme heat. The initiative creates the Hartford Laborer Safety Fund with the Korey Stringer Institute and a Sustainability Research Fellowship to research heat risks, pilot heat-management programs, and study emerging energy technologies for insurance insights.
The program will pilot heat-mitigation practices with select customers and examine onsite generation, battery storage, fuel cells and microgrids using UConn’s real-time simulation facilities to inform future risk management and insurance solutions.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) named Natalie Burns head of Enterprise Sales & Distribution, effective May 1, 2026. She reports to Tracey Ant and will manage relationships with top distribution partners while coordinating Personal & Business Insurance and Employee Benefits sales teams. Burns succeeds Stephen Screen, who moved to Global Specialty.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 17th time on March 18, 2026. The recognition from Ethisphere highlights the company's ethics and compliance programs, training, governance, and culture measurement across operations and third-party oversight.
The Hartford is one of two honorees in the Property & Casualty Insurance industry among 138 global companies across 17 countries and 40 industries in 2026.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) was named the Insurance industry leader in Just Capital and CNBC’s 2026 Rankings, marking its eighth consecutive year on the list.
The recognition highlights the company’s focus on customers, communities, employees and shareholders and references its long-standing sustainability commitment rooted in a 200-plus year history.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) renewed support for Active Minds' Send Silence Packing® (SSP) national tour to expand student mental health outreach. The exhibit features 100 backpacks with personal stories, on-site mental health professionals, and resource distribution.
SSP reached 60 communities and 15,000+ in-person participants Aug 2024–Dec 2025; the 2026 spring tour began March 4.
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) declared quarterly dividends for common and Series G preferred shares. The board approved a $0.60 per common share dividend, payable April 2 to shareholders of record March 2. The board also approved a $375 per Series G preferred share dividend (equivalent to $0.375 per depository share), payable May 15 to shareholders of record May 1.
The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) released its 2026 Future of Benefits Study reporting employer demand for simpler, integrated benefits solutions. Key findings: 73% of HR respondents say day-to-day responsibilities increased; 64% find managing multiple carriers challenging; 85% are exploring AI; 95% want digital tools for simple tasks.
The study surveyed 500 employers Oct. 21–Nov. 2, 2025, margin of error +/-4% for employer responses.