Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOHNSON DAVID M /CT
   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)
Exec. Vice President and CFO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, HARTFORD PLAZA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2006
(Street)

HARTFORD, CT 06115		 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 02/15/2006   A   6,626.506 A $ 83 13,725.992 D  
Restricted Stock               20,348 D  
Common Stock               22,699 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 $ 63.02               (1) 05/03/2011 Common Stock 84,629   84,629 D  
Stock Option $ 65.85               (2) 02/23/2012 Common Stock 76,143   76,143 D  
Stock Option $ 37.37               (3) 02/22/2013 Common Stock 63,506   63,506 D  
Stock Option $ 65.99               (4) 02/20/2014 Common Stock 34,137   34,137 D  
Stock Option $ 71.27               (5) 02/19/2015 Common Stock 21,669   21,669 D  
Stock Option $ 83 02/15/2006   A   19,731     (6) 02/15/2016 Common Stock 19,731 $ 83 19,731 D  
Performance Shares $ 83 02/15/2006   A   40,140     (7)   (7) Common Stock 40,140 $ 83 40,140 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOHNSON DAVID M /CT
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT 06115		       Exec. Vice President and CFO  

Signatures

 /s/ Amanda Grabowski Aquino, POA for David M. Johnson by Power of Attorney of David M. Johnson dated February 19, 2004   02/17/2006
**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 became fully exercisable on November 11, 2005, following the achievement of the following criteria: the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(2) The option became fully exercisable on November 17, 2005, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(3) The option became fully exercisable on June 18, 2003, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(4) One-third of the option became exercisable on February 18, 2005, an additional one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 18, 2006 and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 18, 2007, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5) The options will become exercisable upon the later of: (i) the date upon which the closing price of the underlying common stock on the New York Stock Exchange equals or exceeds 125% of the option exercise price for a period of at least 10 consecutive trading days and (ii) three years from the grant date.
(6) 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 15, 2009, three years from the date of the grant.
(7) On February 15, 2006, the Company's Compensation and Personnel Committee determined to award a performance share payout, based on the level of the Company's performance relative to pre-established performance objectives, for the January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005 performance period. The performance share payout will be paid in cash at the end of the Company's next payroll period.

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