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 *
ZWIENER DAVID K
   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)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, HARTFORD PLAZA		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2005
(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               14,145.7177 D  
Restricted Stock               15,200 D  
Common Stock 08/08/2005   M(1)   25,000 A $ 47.966 104,823 D  
Common Stock 08/08/2005   S(1)   25,000 D $ 76.6413 79,823 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 $ 45.5 08/08/2005   M(1)     13,791   (2) 10/16/2008 Common Stock 13,791 $ 45.5 0 D  
Stock Option $ 51 08/08/2005   M(1)     11,209   (3) 02/20/2009 Common Stock 11,209 $ 51 48,494 D  
Stock Option $ 34               (4) 02/18/2010 Common Stock 22,696   22,696 D  
Stock Option $ 62.07               (5) 02/23/2011 Common Stock 126,883   126,883 D  
Stock Option $ 65.85               (6) 02/23/2012 Common Stock 120,934   120,934 D  
Stock Option $ 65.99               (7) 02/20/2014 Common stock 63,723   63,723 D  
Stock Option $ 71.27               (8) 02/19/2015 Common Stock 43,339   43,339 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ZWIENER DAVID K
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP
HARTFORD PLAZA
HARTFORD, CT 06115		   X     Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Steven L. Bray, POA for David K. Zwiener by Power of Attorney of David K. Zwiener dated February 19, 2004   08/09/2005
**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) Transaction effected pursuant to a pre-planned trading plan entered into in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
(2) The option became fully exercisable as of March 31, 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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 on the New York Stock Exchange reached 125% of the grant price for at least 10 consecutive trading days.
(6) The option becomes fully exercisable upon the earlier of: (i) February 21, 2009 (seven years from the grant date) and (ii) 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.
(7) 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.
(8) 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).

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