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Please contact Tina Rosabella, 860-547-0959, tina.rosabella@thehartford.com

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Founded in 1810, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) is one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the United States. To millions of our customers � businesses, groups and individuals � The Hartford Stag logo is a trust symbol of dependability.

The Hartford is a leading provider of investment products, life insurance and group and employee benefits; automobile and homeowners products; and business insurance. The company is the largest seller of individual annuities in the U.S. and has been a provider of auto and home owners insurance to members of AARP since 1984. The Hartford has branched into the international market and is a leader seller of annuities in Japan. They have expanded their international focus into Brazil, Ireland and England.

Recognized for the diversity of its product portfolio and distribution networks, The Hartford services customers through independent agents and brokers, financial institutions, affinity groups and via Internet. Approximately 11,000 independent agencies and more than 100,000 registered broker/dealers sell the company's products.

Our 29,000 employees serve customers worldwide. Of this total, 27,000 are in the United States and 12,000 in Connecticut.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

This position involves both hands-on technical work and the supervision of 2 to 3 direct reports.� The candidate must have Industry experience and demonstrated expertise in the following areas:

• Multivariate regression including Generalized Linear Modeling
• Actuarial concepts including personal lines class plan development
• Data mining techniques and software (such as decision trees)
• SAS

• Technical Ability -- fully conversant with the statistical/actuarial methods used in current Personal Lines class plan development
• Project Management -- demonstrated ability to manage projects from beginning to end
• Critical Thinking/Analytic Skills -- proven ability to analyze information and draw accurate conclusions in complex environments. Anticipates and resolves problems systematically
• Leadership -- demonstrated ability to motivate staff and to make effective use of team skills. Holds people accountable
• Communication -- written and verbal skills are clear, concise, accurate and timely. Able to communicate the results of technical analysis to non-technical audiences

• FCAS/ACAS or advanced statistical degree
• Significant experience in actuarial pricing and research
• Extensive experience with advanced statistical methods including GLMs, GAMs, decision trees, neural networks

Technical lead on personal lines actuarial research and data mining, reporting to the AVP of Actuarial Research. Must demonstrate sophistication in mining techniques and use of software; extensive track record of successful business application of models; proven ability to lead efforts, and provide support to/ gain value from team-members.

Major Accountabilities:

• Develop rating structures and underwriting plans for Personal Auto and Homeowners using state of the art statistical/actuarial methods
• Develop and maintain credit models for use in Personal Auto and Homeowners rating structures
• Oversee the introduction of new statistical and data mining techniques to the Actuarial Research division
• Coordinate modeling and programming best practices for the division

At The Hartford, our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay competitive base salaries and we reward performance. The base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 to $150,000. In addition, you will be eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits program including medical insurance, a 401K Plan, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and more.

WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL ME?

This position resides on The Hartford's Southington, CT Personal Lines campus. Southington is located 15 miles west of Hartford, offering a reverse commute, with easy access to I84 and I91. Free and ample parking. The Southington campus offers a business casual work environment, with three full service cafeterias, an on site medical facility, and ATM machine, and many more amenities.

The Hartford Financial Services Group Please contact Tina Rosabella, 860-547-0959, tina.rosabella@thehartford.com