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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Pinkes Andrew J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [HIG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) THE HARTFORD, ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/25/2011 (Street) HARTFORD, CT 06155 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Restricted Stock Units               15,609.895 D   Common Stock 02/25/2011   F(1)   523 D $ 29.42 3,676.597 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$ 37.37							(2)	02/22/2013	Common Stock	706		706	D
Stock Option	$ 65.99							(3)	02/20/2014	Common Stock	1,594		1,594	D
Stock Option	$ 83							(4)	02/15/2016	Common Stock	2,938		2,938	D
Stock Option	$ 93.69							(5)	02/27/2017	Common Stock	3,650		3,650	D
Stock Option	$ 74.88							(6)	02/26/2018	Common Stock	4,832		4,832	D
Stock Option	$ 7.04							(7)	02/25/2019	Common Stock	18,104		18,104	D
Restricted Units	(8)							(8)	02/25/2012(8)	Common Stock (8)	10,653.314 (8)		10,653.314	D
Restricted Units	(9)							(9)	11/05/2012(9)	Common Stock (9)	6,867.949 (9)		6,867.949	D
Restricted Units	(10)							(10)	02/25/2013(10)	Common Stock (10)	15,413.709 (10)		15,413.709	D
Deferred Units	(11)							(11)	11/05/2011(11)	Common Stock (11)	992.48 (11)		992.48	D
Deferred Units	(12)							(12)	02/25/2012(12)	Common Stock (12)	1,470.286 (12)		1,470.286	D
Deferred Units	(13)							(13)	05/03/2013(13)	Common Stock (13)	822.602 (13)		822.602	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pinkes Andrew J THE HARTFORD ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06155			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Donald C. Hunt, POA for Andrew J. Pinkes by Power of Attorney of Andrew J. Pinkes dated October 6, 2010.		03/01/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of equity securities to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units.
(2)	All options became exercisable as of February 20, 2006, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	All options became exercisable as of February 18, 2007, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(4)	All options became exercisable as of February 15, 2009, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	All options became exercisable as of February 27, 2010, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(6)	All options became exercisable as of February 26, 2011, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(7)	One third of the option became exercisable on February 25, 2010, an additional one third, became exercisable on February 25, 2011, and the remaining one-third will become exercisable on February 25, 2012, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(8)	Each restricted unit will vest on the expiration date and be settled in cash immediately following the expiration date for an amount equal to the closing price per share of the Company's common stock on the expiration date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(9)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days, after November 05, 2012 (the "Valuation Date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal the closing stock price per share of the Company's common stock on the Valuation Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(10)	One-third of the restricted unit award will be settled in cash on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date (February 25, 2010) based on the Company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable anniversary date. Each tranche of the award is subject to a one year holding period from the date of settlement.
(11)	Each deferred unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after the second anniversary of the grant date (November 5, 2009) for an amount equal to the Company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the settlement date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.
(12)	Each deferred unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after the second anniversary of the grant date (February 25, 2010) for an amount equal to the Company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the settlement date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.
(13)	One-third of the deferred unit award will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date {May 3, 2010) based on the Company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable anniversary date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.

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