Christopher J. Swift
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
11 yr
5 reports
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. ·HIG
Claims moved to report directly to the CEO
Financials · Fortune #162 · Divisional structure · 19K employees · Hartford, CT
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
1
Avg span
tight
2
Max depth
2 levels
4.5 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
40%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$1.5B
Operating income
$-1728000000
Net income
$3.8B
Total assets
$86.0B
Shares out
276M
Sourced from The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-09 ↗ View on SEC
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Claims reporting directly to the CEO is the defining feature of The Hartford’s leadership structure. This page outlines the executive team, reporting lines, recent leadership changes, and how the company compares structurally with major insurance peers.
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Latest signal Deepa Soni departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Operations Officer
Departed the company on June 22, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a Chief AI Officer role reporting to the CEO to centralize AI governance and analytics strategy.
- Move Claims under the President Shift the Claims function to report to the President to rebalance the CEO’s span of control.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Adin Morris Tooker
President
Executive
2 yr
0 reports
Beth Costello
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
0 reports
Amy Stepnowski
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer; President of HIMCO
Investments
7 yr
0 reports
Donald Hunt
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Legal
1 yr
0 reports
Open Role
Head of Claims
Claims
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Christopher Swift $22.1M
- Base salary
- $1.20M
- Stock awards
- $10.98M
- Option awards
- $3.41M
- Non-equity incentive
- $5.81M
- Pension change
- $30K
- Other
- $680K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Beth Costello $7.0M
- Base salary
- $838K
- Stock awards
- $2.41M
- Option awards
- $750K
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.90M
- Pension change
- $33K
- Other
- $88K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Business Insurance
7K employees
President (Adin Morris Tooker)
Provides commercial property, casualty, and specialty insurance to small and mid-sized businesses.
Investments
500 employees
Chief Investment Officer (Amy Stepnowski)
Manages the company’s investment portfolio and asset allocation strategy.
Claims
6K employees
Head of Claims (Open Role)
Handles claims adjudication and customer remediation across all insurance lines.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive structural feature at The Hartford is that the Claims function now reports directly to the CEO rather than through operations or technology.
This shift elevates claims handling to a core enterprise priority alongside underwriting and finance. The structure reinforces accountability for loss outcomes and customer experience in a property-and-casualty-heavy portfolio.
The remainder of the organization follows a traditional insurance divisional model, with strong central control over capital, investments, and legal matters. The absence of a standalone COO following the 2025 reorganization further concentrates operational authority at the CEO level.
- Claims now reports directly to the CEO
- No standalone COO role
The comparison
How The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. stacks up
Compared with other large P&C insurers, The Hartford’s structure is slightly flatter at the top, with fewer intermediary operating layers between the CEO and core risk functions. Peers such as Travelers and Chubb typically route claims through operations or business segment leaders, while Hartford’s direct …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.
2 levels
4 levels
Chubb
5 levels
5 levels
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Chubb ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the 2025 reorganization moving Claims to report directly to the CEO.
- departedDeepa Soni Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Operations Officer
Departed the company on June 22, 2025.
Source - Date not confirmed reorgClaims function Head of Claims
In 2025, the Claims organization was restructured to report directly to the CEO, with Operations merging into IT (effective mid-2025).
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-09
- CEO
- Christopher J. Swift
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.5 yr
Claims was reorganized to report directly to the CEO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher J. Swift - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Beth Costello - EVP and CFO since 2019
- Adin Morris Tooker - President since 2023
- Amy Stepnowski - EVP and CIO since 2018
- Donald Hunt - EVP and General Counsel since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-10
- CEO
- Christopher J. Swift
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Operations and IT were still combined under a CIOO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher J. Swift - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Beth Costello - EVP and CFO since 2019
- Adin Morris Tooker - President since 2023
- Amy Stepnowski - EVP and CIO since 2018
- Deepa Soni - EVP, CIOO since 2019
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-11
- CEO
- Christopher J. Swift
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.5 yr
More traditional operations-led structure.
Named executive officers (4)
- Christopher J. Swift - Chairman and CEO since 2014
- Beth Costello - EVP and CFO since 2019
- Amy Stepnowski - EVP and CIO since 2018
- Deepa Soni - EVP, CIOO since 2019
Year-over-year changes
Between 2024 and 2025, Hartford elevated Claims to report directly to the CEO and eliminated the combined CIOO role.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 5 → 4.5 yr
- reorg Claims function - Head of Claims (was Reported through Operations) (DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09)
- departed Deepa Soni - EVP, CIOO (was Chief Information and Operations Officer) (DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of The Hartford Insurance Group?
Christopher J. Swift has served as Chairman and CEO since July 2014.
What type of organizational structure does The Hartford Insurance Group use?
The Hartford primarily uses a divisional structure organized around major insurance businesses, with strong centralized functions.
How many direct reports does The Hartford Insurance Group's CEO have?
The CEO currently has five direct reports.
How has The Hartford Insurance Group's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, the company reorganized its Claims function to report directly to the CEO and saw the departure of its Chief Information and Operations Officer.
Does The Hartford Insurance Group have a COO?
No, The Hartford does not currently have a standalone Chief Operating Officer role.
Sources
- DEF 14A, filed April 9, 2026
- 2025 Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Hartford Insurance Group, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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