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HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford has expanded the roles of two key executives and announced a new organizational structure for its Technology and Operations functions. Shekar Pannala was named the company's chief information officer and leads Technology, as well as cyber security, infrastructure and cloud modernization. Jeffery Hawkins was named chief data, AI and operations officer. In addition to his work overseeing data, analytics and AI, Hawkins now leads Operations. Both Pann.

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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:HIG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2024 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Susan Spivak Bernstein - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations Christopher J. Swift - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Beth Costello - Chief Financial Officer Morris Tooker - President Mike Fish - Head of Group Benefits Melinda Thompson - Head of Personal Lines Conference Call Participants Andrew Kligerman - TD Securities Brian Meredith - UBS Elyse Greenspan - Wells Fargo Bob Huang - Morgan Stanley Josh Shanker - Bank of America David Motemaden - Evercore ISI Gregory Peters - Raymond James Operator Good morning and welcome to the Hartford Financial Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results Conference Call and Webcast.

HIG's fourth-quarter earnings benefit from rising premiums, net investment income, and well-performing Personal Lines business.

Although the revenue and EPS for The Hartford (HIG) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2024. “The Hartford delivered an outstanding year with a core earnings ROE of 16.7 percent,” said The Hartford's Chairman and CEO Christopher Swift. “Results were driven by sustained momentum in Commercial Lines, which once again generated strong top-line growth at highly profitable margins, significant progress in Personal Lines toward restoring target pro.

HIG's fourth-quarter results are expected to benefit from rising premiums and higher investment income, although higher expenses may have offset the positives.

Climate change and extreme weather events, particularly wildfires, are increasingly impacting the profitability of Property & Casualty insurance companies. Insurance companies are adapting by raising prices, being more selective in underwriting, or exiting high-risk markets like California due to severe losses and regulatory constraints. The recent LA wildfires are expected to be the costliest in U.S. history, significantly impacting insurers, especially Mercury General, due to its high concentration in California.

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Hartford appointed Tooker as the company's president. In this new role, he will add Personal Lines to his current position overseeing Small Commercial, Middle & Large Commercial and Global Specialty, as well as Enterprise Sales & Distribution and Risk Services. This will align all of the company's property-and-casualty businesses under his leadership. In addition, Tooker will also be responsible for stewarding a number of enterprise-wide initiatives.