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Hartford Financial Svc.Gp. (Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.) is an American investment and insurance company. The company was founded in 1810 under the name Hartford Fire Insurance Company and was engaged in fire insurance. In 1913, the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company was established The Columbian National Life Insurance Company was acquired by The Columbian National Life Insurance Company in 1959. Hartford was acquired by ITT for $ 1.4 billion in 1970, which was the largest corporate takeover in American history at that time.The merged company was renamed the ITT-Hartford Group. , Inc. In 1995, Hartford became independent and conducted an IPO, in After issuing shares on the NYSE, in 1997 it changed its name to Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. In 2012, the company decided to focus on property insurance and accident insurance and group payments, in connection with which it sold a number of its divisions, including all management companies Assets, Prudential Life Insurance, Pension Plans, Mass Mutual, and AIG, Brokers & Dealers. The company's total capitalization exceeded $ 13.5 billion; Hartford is part of Forbes Global 2000 and the S & P 500.