Shannon Lapierre

Hartford Said to Seek Sale of Japanese Annuity Unit

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., the insurance company pruning operations after an activist investor urged it to split up last year, hired Deutsche Bank AG to seek a buyer for its Japanese business, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Hartford CEO Has Chemotherapy After Brain Tumor Removed

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. said Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee had a tumor removed from his brain and will return to work Jan. 14.

Paulson’s Math Seen Failing as Hartford Mulls Breakup: Real M&A

Even if John Paulson persuades Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. to break itself up, the hedge fund manager could still come up short in his billion- dollar bet on the 201-year-old insurer.

Chubb Beats Buffett After Mocking AIG: Riskless Return

Chubb Corp., which mocked rivals for receiving federal aid during the 2007-2009 financial crisis, is leading the largest publicly traded U.S. insurance firms by producing the highest risk-adjusted return.

Paulson Asks Analysts to Back Hartford Break-Up

John Paulson, who controls the biggest stake of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., held a call with analysts covering the insurer as he increases pressure on Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee to break up the company.

AIG’s Wintrob Sees No Curbs on Bidding for Hartford Units

Jay Wintrob, the head of American International Group Inc.’s life insurance business, said the bailed-out firm could consider bidding on units that Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is seeking to divest.

Hartford Mulls Client Buyouts to Cut Risk Buffett Called Ungodly

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee may follow Axa SA and Aegon NV’s Transamerica in offering to pay customers to exit savings products that are weighing on the company’s results.

Prudential Said To Be Lead Bidder for Hartford Life Unit

Prudential Financial Inc. has emerged as the lead bidder for Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.’s individual life insurance business, which may sell for about $1 billion, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

Hartford’s CEO McGee Resists Demands From Wall Street to Break Up Insurer

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee, the ex-banker hired in 2009 to restore profits, is resisting renewed pressure from Wall Street to split apart the 201-year-old insurer.

Hartford Tops List of Insurers Burned by Goldman's Fannie Sales

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. was the biggest buyer among U.S. insurers of the 2007 Fannie Mae securities offerings that were cited in a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , SNL Financial said.

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Army Probes Base Commander Amid Sexual-Misconduct Report

Neymar May Be Europe-Bound as Santos Accepts Two Offers

Google Said to Consider Buying Waze Presaging Bidding War

Fannie Mae Profiting as Market Middleman Angers Lenders

Most U.S. Stocks Fall as Investors Weigh Data, Stimulus