The Hartford 2008 Annual Report Download - page 811

EXHIBIT 24.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below does hereby make, constitute and appoint LIZABETH ZLATKUS, ALAN
J. KREZCKO, BETH A. BOMBARA and RICARDO A. ANZALDÚA, and each of them, with full power to act as his or
her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, in his or her name, place and stead to execute on his or her behalf, as an
officer and/or director of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”), an Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008 (the “Annual Report”), and any and all amendments or supplements to the Annual
Report, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and
any applicable securities exchange or securities self-regulatory body, and any and all other instruments which any of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents deems necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Exchange Act and the
rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC in respect thereof, giving and granting to each of said attorneys-in-fact and
agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate to be
done in and about the premises as fully to all intents as he or she might or could do in person, with full power of substitution
and resubstitution, hereby ratifying and confirming all that his or her said attorneys-in-fact and agents or substitutes may or
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof; provided, however, that the powers granted herein to each of said
attorneys-in-fact and agents shall be effective only upon adoption by the Company’s board of directors of a resolution
approving the form, substance and filing of the Annual Report.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto subscribed this power of attorney this 2nd day of
February 2009.
/s/ Ramani Ayer /s/ Edward J. Kelly, III
Ramani Ayer Edward J. Kelly, III
/s/ Thomas M. Marra /s/ Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
Thomas M. Marra Paul G. Kirk, Jr.
/s/ Lizabeth H. Zlatkus /s/ Gail J. McGovern
Lizabeth H. Zlatkus Gail J. McGovern
/s/ Beth A. Bombara /s/ Michael G. Morris
Beth A. Bombara Michael G. Morris
/s/ Ramon de Oliveira /s/ Charles B. Strauss
Ramon de Oliveira Charles B. Strauss
/s/ Trevor Fetter /s/ H. Patrick Swygert
Trevor Fetter H. Patrick Swygert
/s/ Robert B. Allardice III
Robert B. Allardice III
Source: HARTFORD FINANCIAL S, 10-K, February 12, 2009