Hartford Financial to Focus Less on Annuities

In contrast to Metlife, the Hartford Financial Services Group is shifting its business away from annuities.

Hartford's new CEO recently announced that the company will be focused on developing a core insurance franchise, and that the annuity business will be a somewhat peripheral concentration:

As it recovers, Hartford will de-emphasize its former annuity focus and be an "insurance franchise with a concentration in the annuity business," Ayer said.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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