| Abstract: | On Oct. 17, 2008, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services 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. 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 announced Allianz SE agreed to make on Oct. 6, 2008. The balance of the
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| Brief Excerpt: | RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Research Update: Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.'s Junior Subordinated Notes Rated '###+' Publication date: 17-Oct-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Robert A Hafner, FSA, New York (1) 212-438-7216; robert_hafner@standardan...
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| Report Type: | Research Update
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| Ticker: | HIG
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| Issuer: | Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
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| GICS: | Multi-line Insurance (40301030)
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| Sector: | Asset-Backed Securities, Financial Institutions, Global Issuers, Insurance, Structured Finance
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| Country: | United States
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| Region: | United States
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