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EXHIBIT 12.01
THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(In millions)
Years Ended December 31,
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
EARNINGS:
Income (loss) before income taxes $ (1,728) $ (4,591) $ 4,005 $ 3,602 $ 2,985
Less: Undistributed earnings from limited partnerships and other
alternative investments (380) (539) 93 58 21
Add: Total fixed charges, before interest credited to contractholders 537 413 332 354 321
Total earnings, before interest credited to contractholders (811) (3,639) 4,244 3,898 3,285
Interest credited to contractholders [1] 4,947 (8,533) 2,022 3,553 5,671
Total earnings $ 4,136 $ (12,172) $ 6,266 $ 7,451 $ 8,956
FIXED CHARGES:
Interest expense $ 476 $ 343 $ 263 $ 277 $ 252
Interest factor attributable to rentals and other [2] 61 70 69 77 69
Total fixed charges, before interest credited to contractholders 537 413 332 354 321
Interest credited to contractholders [1] 4,947 (8,533) 2,022 3,553 5,671
Total fixed charges 5,484 (8,120) 2,354 3,907 5,992
Preferred stock dividend requirements [3] 249 13 — — —
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements,
before interest credited to contractholders 786 426 332 354 321
Total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements $ 5,733 $ (8,107) $ 2,354 $ 3,907 $ 5,992
RATIOS:
Total earnings to total fixed charges [4] NM NM 2.7 1.9 1.5
Total earnings to total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend
requirements [4]
NM NM 2.7 1.9 1.5
Deficiency of total earnings to total fixed charges [5] $ 1,348 $ 4,052 — — —
Deficiency of total earnings to total fixed charges and preferred stock
dividend requirements [5] $ 1,597 $ 4,065 — — —
Ratios before interest credited to contractholders [6]
Total earnings to total fixed charges [4] NM NM 12.8 11.0 10.2
Total earnings to total fixed charges and preferred stock dividend
requirements [4] NM NM 12.8 11.0 10.2
[1] Interest credited to contractholders includes interest credited on general account assets and interest credited on consumer notes. For the year
ended December 31, 2008, the $(8.5) billion in interest credited to contractholders was primarily due to $(10.3) billion in investment income
losses and mark-to-market effects of equity securities, trading, supporting the international variable annuity business.
[2] Interest factor attributable to rental and others includes 1/3 of total rent expense as disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, capitalized
interest and amortization of debt issuance costs.
[3] Preferred stock dividend requirements include preferred stock dividends accrued and accretion of discount on preferred stock issuance.
[4] Ratios of less than one-to-one are presented as “NM” or not meaningful.
[5] Represents additional earnings that would be necessary to result in a one-to-one ratio. These amounts are primarily due to before-tax realized
losses of $(2.0) billion and $(5.9) billion, which includes before-tax impairments of $(1.5) billion and $(4.0) billion, for the years ended December
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
[6] These secondary ratios are disclosed for the convenience of fixed income investors and the rating agencies that serve them and is more
comparable to the ratios disclosed by all issuers of fixed income securities.