Report title: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s Junior Subordinated Notes Assigned 'BBB+' Rating
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Abstract: NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Oct. 17, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today said it assigned its 'BBB+' preferred stock-level rating on Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s (NYSE:HIG; A/Negative/A-1) $1.75 billion 10% fixed-to-floating rate junior subordinated debentures. "Because the notes permit the deferral of interest for at least ten years without giving rise to an event of default, and because they have a subordinated status in the capital structure, we classify these notes as having intermediate equity content," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Robert Hafner. As such, they are eligible for full equity credit until they are within 20 years of scheduled maturity and no equity credit thereafter. These notes are a portion of the total investment that HIG

Brief Excerpt: RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s Junior Subordinated Notes Assigned '###+' Rating Publication date: 17-Oct-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Robert A Hafner, FSA, New York (1) 212-438-7216; robert_hafner@standardandpoors....

Report Type: Ratings Action
Ticker: HIG
Issuer: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
GICS: Multi-line Insurance (40301030)
Sector: Asset-Backed Securities, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Insurance, Structured Finance
Country: United States
Region: United States
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