Hartford Insurance Group (HIG) EVP logs performance share award and tax share surrender

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. EVP Amy Stepnowski reported equity compensation activity and related tax withholding. On February 17, 2026, she was credited with 13,030.655 Performance Shares for the January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 performance period, which were paid in shares of common stock.

Those Performance Shares were then fully converted into 13,030.655 shares of common stock through a derivative exercise. On February 18, 2026, 5,032 common shares were surrendered back to the company at $143.53 per share to cover tax withholding obligations tied to this performance share payout. After these transactions, she directly held 31,536.547 common shares.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Stepnowski Amy

(Last) (First) (Middle)

ONE HARTFORD PLAZA

(Street)

HARTFORD CT 06155

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC. [ HIG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	EVP

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/17/2026		M		13,030.655	A	$0(1)	36,568.547	D
Common Stock	02/18/2026		F(2)		5,032	D	$143.53(3)	31,536.547	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares	(1)	02/17/2026		A		13,030.655		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,030.655	$0.0000	13,030.655	D
Performance Shares	(1)	02/17/2026		M			13,030.655	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,030.655	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Stock Option	$69.41							(4)	02/23/2032	Common Stock	10,065		10,065	D
Stock Option	$78.28							(5)	02/28/2033	Common Stock	26,079		26,079	D
Stock Option	$95.74							(6)	02/27/2034	Common Stock	13,582		13,582	D
Stock Option	$116.41							(7)	02/25/2035	Common Stock	13,836		13,836	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On February 17, 2026, the Company's Compensation and Management Development Committee certified a performance share payout based on the level of the Company's performance relative to pre-established objectives for the January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 performance period. The performance shares were paid in shares of the Company's common stock.

2. Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to cover tax withholding obligations arising from the performance share certification reported on this Form 4, in accordance with the Company's administrative rules.

3. The closing price of the Company's common stock on February 17, 2026, the day of certification.

4. The options became fully exercisable on February 23, 2025, the third anniversary of the grant date.

5. One-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2024, an additional one-third of the options became exercisable on February 28, 2025 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 28, 2026, the third anniversary of the grant date.

6. One-third of the options became exercisable on February 27, 2025, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2026 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 27, 2027, the third anniversary of the grant date.

7. One-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2026, an additional one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2027 and the remaining one-third of the options will become exercisable on February 25, 2028, the third anniversary of the grant date.

	Anthony J. Salerno, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact	02/19/2026
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FAQ

What insider transactions did HIG EVP Amy Stepnowski report on this Form 4?

Amy Stepnowski reported a performance share payout, its conversion, and related tax withholding. She received 13,030.655 Performance Shares for a 2023–2025 period, which converted into common stock, and then surrendered 5,032 shares back to cover tax obligations.

How many HIG Performance Shares were awarded to EVP Amy Stepnowski?

She was awarded 13,030.655 Performance Shares. These were certified based on Hartford Insurance Group’s performance versus pre-set goals for January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025, and were ultimately settled in shares of the company’s common stock.

How many HIG common shares did Amy Stepnowski surrender for taxes?

She surrendered 5,032 common shares to the company. This disposition covered tax withholding obligations arising from the certified performance share payout, using the company’s administrative rules rather than an open-market sale at the reported closing price.

What price was used for Amy Stepnowski’s HIG tax-withholding share disposition?

The transaction used a price of $143.53 per share. Footnotes state this reflects the closing price of Hartford Insurance Group common stock on February 17, 2026, the day the performance share payout was certified by the compensation committee.

How many HIG common shares does Amy Stepnowski hold after these transactions?

After the reported equity award, derivative conversion, and tax-withholding share surrender, Amy Stepnowski directly holds 31,536.547 shares of Hartford Insurance Group common stock, according to the post‑transaction ownership figures disclosed in the Form 4 filing.

Were Amy Stepnowski’s HIG transactions open-market buys or sells?

The filing does not show open-market buys or sells. It reports a grant of Performance Shares, their conversion into common stock, and a disposition of 5,032 shares back to the company solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations on that equity compensation.