Hylant
Group Named V.I.P of the Year
HARTFORD,
Connecticut - June 23, 2003 - The Hartford
Financial Services Group has honored Hylant
Group Inc., headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, with
The Hartford’s VIP Agency of the Year
awards for both specialty insurance and middle
market business insurance production during
2002.
The VIP Agency
Award recognizes property-casualty agencies
in The Hartford's VIP Program for being The
Hartford's top producer in a specific business
segment.
Agencies
must meet specific annual growth, retention
and profit objectives in order to participate
in the VIP Program. More than 7,000 independent
property-casualty agencies represent The Hartford.
Hylant Group
was appointed to represent The Hartford in 1980
and was named a VIP agency in 1991. Chairman
and CEO Patrick Hylant, commented, “We
have a great partnership with The Hartford and
are honored to receive both of these awards.”
Hylant was
founded in 1935 and is privately held. The agency
ranks 37th nationwide. Hylant offers complete
insurance and risk management services, 401(k)
services, asset management, title insurance,
financial services, health care management,
retirement planning and employee benefits for
businesses and individuals around the world.
The firm has offices in Toledo, Columbus, Cincinnati
and Cleveland, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Bloomington
and Indianapolis, Ind.; and Ann Arbor and Detroit,
Mich.
The Hartford
is one of the nation's largest investment and
insurance companies, with 2002 revenues of $16.4
billion. The company is a leading provider of
investment products, life insurance and group
benefits; automobile and homeowners products;
and business property and casualty insurance.
The Hartford's Internet address is www.thehartford.com
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Some
of the statements in this release may be considered
forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. We caution investors that these forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance,
and actual results may differ materially. Investors
should consider the important risks and uncertainties
that may cause actual results to differ. These
important risks and uncertainties include those
discussed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
our 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the
other filings we make with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We assume no obligation
to update this release, which speaks as of the
date issued.
