AM Best has assigned indicative Long-Term Issue Credit Ratings of "a-" (Excellent) to senior unsecured issues, "bbb+" (Good) to senior subordinated issues, and "bbb" (Good) to both junior subordinated and preferred stock to the recently filed shelf registration of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The Hartford) (Delaware) [NYSE: HIG]. The outlook assigned to these Credit Ratings (ratings) is stable. Concurrently, AM Best has withdrawn the ratings on the previous shelf registration, which expired. The existing ratings of The Hartford and its insurance subsidiaries are unchanged.