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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 * McGreevey Gregory   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) ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2009 (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               13,357.502 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 Options

$ 10.32

(1)

10/31/2018

Common Stock

37,534

37,534

D

Stock Options

$ 7.04

(2)

02/25/2019

Common Stock

100,676

100,676

D

Restricted Units

(3)

02/25/2012(3)

02/25/2012(3)

Common Stock (3)

48,022.13 (3)

48,022.13

D

Restricted Units

(4)

12/31/2009

F(5)

1,673

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,673

$ 23.26

59,091.15

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McGreevey Gregory ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06155			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Amanda Grabowski Aquino, POA for Gregory McGreevey by Power of Attorney of Gregory McGreevey dated February 11, 2009		01/05/2010
**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)	The option becomes fully exercisable upon the later of: (i) the date on which the closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange equals or exceeds 125% of the exercise price for 10 consecutive trading days or (ii) October 31, 2011, three years from the date of the grant. The pricing condition was met on December 18, 2008.
(2)	The option becomes fully exercisable upon the later of: (i) the date on which the closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange equals or exceeds 125% of the exercise price for 10 consecutive trading days or (ii) February 25, 2012, three years from the date of the grant. The pricing condition was met on April 22, 2009.
(3)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash on the expiration date for an amount equal to the company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the expiration date.
(4)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable after, and in any event within 90 days after, the later to occur of (i) July 31, 2011 or (ii) the date the value of such restricted units can be paid in accordance with applicable law (the "valuation date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal to the closing stock price per share of the company's common stock on the valuation date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(5)	Transaction involving a disposition to the Company of restricted units upon the exercise of tax withholding rights in connection with the vesting of shares of restricted units.

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