The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG) 10-Q 2008 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.01

THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ENACTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2008 of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (the “Company”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 as enacted by section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: October 29, 2008	/s/ Ramani Ayer
	Ramani Ayer
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer