The Hartford is a Fortune 100-listed company providing financial services to over seven million customers in countries such as the US, Brazil and Japan.

Established in 1810, The Hartford has over 195 years of experience in working with individuals, businesses and families. It has over 30,000 employees, and, as at 31 December 2006, it manages assets in excess of £192 billion.

The Hartford is the No. 1 provider of unit-linked investment bonds in the world (Datamonitor, December 2004). A key to its success is its financial stability - the group of companies receive some of the highest financial strength ratings from independent agencies such as Standard & Poor's.

The Hartford has brought its global expertise and financial strength to the UK, launching Hartford Life Limited from its head office in Dublin and branch office in London. Hartford Life Limited is authorised by the Irish Financial Regulator Authority and regulated by the Financial Services Authority for the conduct of UK business.

Hartford Life Limited's first product is Hartford Gold, a flexible unit-linked investment bond which was launched in April 2005.

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