The Hartford is a leading provider of investment products – annuities, mutual funds, college savings plans – as well as life insurance, group and employee benefits, automobile and homeowners’ insurance, and business insurance.
The Hartford serves millions of customers worldwide – including individuals, institutions, and businesses – through independent agents and brokers, financial institutions, and online.
After nearly 200 years in business, The Hartford is known for its superior customer service and continued operational excellence.

To give you more of a history for the Hartford group you can log onto the link below, this link provides you with a detailed timeline of the company.
http://www.thehartford.com/higfiles/flash/historical_timeline.html

The Hartford Insurance can be located with AARP as well via Internet at www.thehartfordgroup.com

The location of main site is:

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
One Hartford Plaza
Hartford, CT 06155
1-860-547-5000

I myself am a Hartford customer, I have had not occasion to use them for an accident or other, however their kindness is second to none. Quick service on any question I have ever had.
The reason I started up with The Hartford Auto Insurance was a request from some friends in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Jacqueline
Big Spring, TX

Al Spencer has been a customer with the Hartford Auto Insurance group for the past 10 years that I am aware of.
Mr. Spencer has had four wrecks and the Hartford agents were on the spot with-in 12 hours, repair and rent-a-car was issued, no hassles or messy business. The Hartford group to this customer Al Spencer is the best of the best.

Al Spencer
Tulsa, Oklahoma