FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Kreczko Alan J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/11/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/DE [HIG] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE HARTFORD PLAZA 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) E.V.P. and General Counsel 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HARTFORD, CT 06155 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Restricted Stock Units 3,203.777 D   Restricted Stock 4,800 D   Common Stock 377 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options	  (1)	02/20/2014	Common Stock	3,414	$ 65.99	D	Â
Stock Options	  (2)	02/15/2016	Common Stock	2,938	$ 83	D	Â
Stock Options	  (3)	02/27/2017	Common Stock	2,884	$ 93.69	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Kreczko Alan J ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06155	Â	Â	  E.V.P. and General Counsel	Â

Signatures

/s/ Alan J. Kreczko		06/20/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 February 18, 2007, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	One-third of the option became exercisable on February 15, 2007, an additional one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 15, 2008, and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 15, 2009, the third anniversary of the grant date.
(3)	One-third of the option will become exercisable on February 27, 2008, an additional one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 27, 2009, and the remaining one-third of the option will become exercisable on February 27, 2010, the third anniversary of the grant date.

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