Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
MCGEE LIAM E
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [HIG]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)
THE HARTFORD, ONE HARTFORD PLAZA
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO /

(Street)
HARTFORD, CT 06155

(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Common Stock 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

MCGEE LIAM E
THE HARTFORD
ONE HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT 06155 X
Chairman and CEO

Signatures

Terence D. Shields, POA for Liam E. McGee by Power of Attorney of Liam E. McGee dated October 1, 2009 10/7/2009

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
Common Stock	0	D

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned does hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Alan J. Kreczko, Ricardo A. Anzaldua, Laura Santirocco, Amanda Grabowski Aquino, Donald C. Hunt, Terence D. Shields and Leslie T. Soler or any one or more of them, his true and lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things and execute and file any and all instruments which said attorneys and agents, or any of them, may deem necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity) to comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in respect thereof, in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of (i) any report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities of THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), that the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act, including specifically, but without limitation, full power and authority to sign the undersigned's name, in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity, to any report or statement on SEC Form ID, Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 or to any amendment thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the SEC in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, and (ii) any report required under Rule 144 of the 1933 Act on SEC Form 144 relating to sales of securities of the Company, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

This authorization shall supersede all prior authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the Company in these matters, which prior authorizations are hereby revoked, and shall remain in effect for so long as the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or any other capacity) has any obligations under Section 16 of the 1934 Act with respect to securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of October, 2009.

/s/ Liam E. McGee
Liam E. McGee

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	0	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCGEE LIAM E THE HARTFORD ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06155	X		Chairman and CEO

Signatures
Terence D. Shields, POA for Liam E. McGee by Power of Attorney of Liam E. McGee dated October 1, 2009		10/7/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.