Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 21, 2003
RAMANI AYER has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Hartford, one of the nation's largest investment and insurance
companies, since February 1997. He formerly served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of The Hartford's property-casualty operations,
a post to which he was elected in 1991. Mr. Ayer joined The Hartford in
1973. He was elected Assistant Secretary and Staff Assistant to the
Chairman and Chief Executive of The Hartford in 1979. In l983, he was
named Vice President of HartRe, The Hartford's reinsurance subsidiary.
In 1986, Mr. Ayer was named President of Hartford Specialty Company. He
was elected a Senior Vice President of The Hartford in 1989, and
Executive Vice President in 1990. Mr. Ayer earned Master's and Doctorate
degrees in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor's degree from the Indian Institute of
Technology in Bombay, India. He is a member of the Board of Directors of
the American Insurance Association and the Insurance Information
Institute. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and serves as
Chairman of BusinessLINC. He is Chairman of the Metro Hartford Alliance,
a member of the Board of Directors of Hartford Hospital and is a trustee
of Drexel University. Profile
Services Group and how you see the company today?
Mr. Ayer: The Hartford, as you know, is one of the leaders in insurance
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