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13.6 Appointment of Subcommittees. Each Committee may appoint from among their members such subcommittees with
such powers as may be determined appropriate by the appointing Committee, and each may authorize one or more of its
members or any agent to execute or deliver any instrument, make any payment, or take any other action on behalf of the
appointing Committee.
13.7 Delegation of Committee Authority. Each Committee may in its sole discretion delegate to one or more of its
members or alternate members, or to an administrator or manager, or to such other individual or agent as may be selected by
the Committee, all or a portion of its authority, powers and responsibilities, including the authority to supervise the conduct
of the daily affairs of the Committee, or to take any other action on behalf of the delegating Committee as may be
determined appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion (including the execution or delivery of any instrument or the
making of any payment on behalf of the Committee), each of which of the foregoing shall be carried out in accordance with
the provisions of the Plan and any policies which may from time to time be established by the delegating Committee.
13.8 Use of Experts by Committees. Each Committee may retain counsel and other independent advisors, employ agents
and provide for such clerical, accounting and other services as it may require in carrying out its responsibilities under the
Plan. To the extent permitted by law, and to the extent not otherwise paid by the Company, expenses associated with such
services shall be paid from the assets of the Plan.
13.9 Compensation of Committee Members. No member of any Committee shall receive any compensation for his or her
services as such, and except as required by law, no bonds or other security shall be required of him or her in such capacity in
any jurisdiction.
13.10 Liability of Committee Members. Each of the members of the Committees shall use that degree of care, skill,
prudence and diligence in carrying out their duties that a prudent person, acting in a like capacity and familiar with such
matters, would use in the conduct of a similar situation. Committee members shall not be liable for the breach of fiduciary
responsibility of another fiduciary unless: (A) he or she participates knowingly in, or knowingly undertakes to conceal, an
act or omission of such other fiduciary, knowing such act or omission is a breach, (B) by his or her failure to discharge his or
her duties solely in the interest of the Members and other persons entitled to benefits under the Plan, for the exclusive
purpose of providing benefits and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the Plan not met by the Company, he or
she has enabled such other fiduciary to commit a breach, (C) he or she has knowledge of a breach by such other fiduciary
and does not make reasonable efforts to remedy the breach, or (D) if the Committee of which he or she is a member
improperly allocates responsibilities among its members or to others and he or she fails to review prudently such allocation.
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Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009