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 *
AYER RAMANI
   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)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, HARTFORD PLAZA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2006
(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               50,465.424 D  
Restricted Stock               35,300 D  
Common Stock               16,900 I (1) By Limited Liability Company
Common Stock 05/01/2006   M   86,210 A $ 44.47 270,811 D  
Common Stock 05/01/2006   S(2)   86,210 D $ 88.95 184,601 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 $ 44.47 05/01/2006   M     86,210   (3) 12/17/2007 Common Stock 86,210 $ 44.47 0 D  
Stock Option $ 46.315               (4) 02/21/2008 Common Stock 112,140   112,140 I By Trust (5)
Stock Option $ 45.5               (6) 10/14/2008 Common Stock 114,021   114,021 I By Trust (5)
Stock Option $ 51               (7) 02/18/2009 Common Stock 165,675   165,675 I By Trust (5)
Stock Option $ 34               (8) 02/18/2010 Common Stock 408,497   408,497 I By Trust (5)
Stock Option $ 62.07               (9) 02/23/2011 Common Stock 222,046   222,046 D  
Stock Option $ 65.85               (10) 02/23/2012 Common Stock 201,556   201,556 D  
Stock Option $ 37.37               (11) 02/22/2013 Common Stock 171,465   171,465 D  
Stock Option $ 65.99               (12) 02/20/2014 Common Stock 96,723   96,723 D  
Stock Option $ 71.27               (13) 02/19/2015 Common Stock 79,454   79,454 D  
Stock Option $ 83               (14) 02/15/2016 Common Stock 71,750   71,750 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
AYER RAMANI
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT 06115		   X     Chairman, President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Amanda Grabowski Aquino, POA for Ramani Ayer by Power of Attorney of Ramani Ayer dated February 19, 2004.   05/03/2006
**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) Shares of common stock held by a Limited Liability Company of which Mr. Ayer and his spouse are the co-managing and sole members.
(2) Transaction effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(3) The option became fully exercisable as of March 1, 2001, following the achievement of the following criteria: prior to March 1, 2001, the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached (i) $61.50 for 10 or more consecutive trading days, (ii) $63.00 for 10 or more consecutive trading days, and (iii) $65.00 for 10 or more consecutive trading days.
(4) The option became fully exercisable as of February 19, 2001, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(5) Option held by a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust of which Mr. Ayer is Trustee.
(6) The option became fully exercisable as of April 15, 1999, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(7) The option became fully exercisable as of August 16, 2000, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(8) The option became fully exercisable as of April 11, 2000, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(9) The option became fully exercisable as of July 27, 2005, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(10) 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.
(11) The option became fully exerciable as of June 18, 2003, following the achievement of the following criteria: the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for 10 consecutive trading days.
(12) One-third of the option became exercisable on February 18, 2005, an additional one-third of the option became 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.
(13) The option becomes fully exercisable upon the later of: (i) the closing price of the Issuer's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange reaches 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days and (ii) February 17, 2008 (three years from the grant date).
(14) 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.

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