Founded in 1810, The Hartford, also known as The Hartford Financial Services Group, is one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the United States. The company offers a range of annuities, mutual funds and college savings plans. It also provides group and employee benefit, automobile, life and homeowners' insurance products. In addition, The Hartford offers the Automobile and Homeowners Insurance Program. It operates Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company. The company serves individuals, institutions and businesses through a network of independent agents and brokers, financial institutions and the Internet. The Hartford also operates offices in Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and Ireland.
Guy Carpenter & Company is a full-service reinsurance intermediary. The company s specialty practice includes accident and health, agriculture, alternative risk transfer, general casualty, investment banking, workers compensation and professional liability. It offers advisory services on mergers and acquisitions, structured finance transactions, and private debt and equity capital raising. Guy Carpenter & Company s experts specialize in life and annuity structured transactions, life actuarial services, underwriting and marketing. The company s additional services include collection and disbursement activities and claims processing. In addition, its investment banking specialty practice group specializes in catastrophe bonds and assists with financial hedge products. Guy Carpenter & Company has a branch location in Hartford, Conn.
