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 *   Whelan Hugh T.M. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/18/2011 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) Senior Vice President 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 31,106.412 D   Common Stock 2,155.872 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
Restricted Units	  (1)	02/25/2012	Common Stock	20,142.322	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted Units	  (2)	02/25/2013	Common Stock	20,997.455	$ (2)	D	Â
Deferred Unit	  (3)	05/03/2013	Common Stock	2,013.52	$ (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Whelan Hugh T.M. ONE HARTFORD PLAZA HARTFORD, CT 06155	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ Donald C. Hunt, by Power of Attorney for Hugh T.M. Whelan dated October 21, 2011.		10/25/2011
**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)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after February 25, 2012 (the "Valuation Date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal to the closing stock price per share of the Company's common stock on the Valuation Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(2)	Each restricted unit will be settled in cash as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days, after February 25, 2013 (the "Valuation Date"). The cash settlement payable per unit shall be equal to the closing stock price per share of the Company's common stock on the Valuation Date as reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)	One-third of the deferred unit award will be settled in cash as soon as practicable after, and in any event within 90 days after, the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date (May 3, 2010) based on the Company's closing stock price on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable anniversary date. Deferred units are fully vested when credited.

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