HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP) for HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP (FKA HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Financial regulatory reform issues including implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (issues including systemic risk designation, SEC standard of care, proprietary trading, and Federal Insurance Office) and the DOL ERISA fiduciary standard.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax issues including repeal of the 1099 reporting requirement, taxation of insurance products and companies, and 529 plans. H.R. 4 - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 all provisions S. 72 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 all provisions Administration FY2012 budget proposal dividends received deduction and other revenue provisions H.R. 529 - Savings Enhancement for Education in College Act all provisions H.R. 1864 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011 - all provisions

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 72 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 529 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Narrow changes to modernize P.L. 29 U.S.C. 201, the Fair Labor Standards Act, including flexible work hours, telecommuting, travel, overtime and bonus pay, and after-hours use of technology.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Insurance INS

Preventing Social Security Fraud Act of 2011 draft bill disability insurance provisions H.R. 1309 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2011 National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization all provisions S. 1091 Consumer Option for an Alternative System to Allocate Losses (COASTAL) Act all provisions Health care reform issues, including expansion of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act and workers compensation. H.R. 1063 - Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 all provisions

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1309 (112th), S. 1091 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th)

Torts TOR

Tort issues including patent reform, asbestos bankruptcy trusts, antitrust, and the Fair Labor Standards Act Wage and Hour Division process. H.R. 5 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 - antitrust provisions H.R. 1249 - America Invents Act - all provisions S. 23 - America Invents Act all provisions S. 623 Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011 protective orders provisions and bankruptcy trust transparency amendment

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), S. 623 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Retirement RET

Retirement security issues including retirement plan standards and the DOL ERISA fiduciary standard. H.R. 677 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act all provisions S.267 - Lifetime Income Disclosure Act all provisions

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 677 (112th), S. 267 (112th)

Housing HOU

No issues lobbied on.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

No issues lobbied on.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE