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Hartford names A. Morris Tooker CEO effective March 1, 2027; Christopher Swift to become executive chair
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
- Tooker, 57, company president since Feb 2025, joined Hartford in 2015 as chief underwriting officer; target annual comp of $12M: $1.1M salary, $2.75M AIP, $8.15M LTI.
- Swift resigns as CEO effective March 1, 2027 after nearly 13 years, becoming executive chair with $1.2M base salary, $2.4M 2027 AIP target and $7.4M 2027 LTI target.
- Swift will not receive additional compensation for service as executive chair or board member; he intends to step down as executive chair in the second half of 2027.
- Tooker was elected to the board effective Oct. 1, 2026 and will serve on the Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee with no board compensation.
- Lead independent director Trevor Fetter cited strategic continuity; Swift's tenure saw a more than eightfold share price increase and net income ROE more than tripled.