Summary
This filing is an amendment (Amendment #2) to a previous Form 8-K report for The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG), dated May 17, 2002. The primary purpose of this amendment is to provide further details and confirmation regarding the change in the Company's independent auditor. It confirms the effective date of the dismissal of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent auditor, which was May 15, 2002, upon completion of their review of the first quarter 2002 financial statements. The filing also reiterates the engagement of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the new independent auditors for the fiscal year 2002. Deloitte has begun its work with the review of the second quarter 2002 financial statements. Importantly, the report states that there were no disagreements with Arthur Andersen on any accounting principles, practices, financial statement disclosures, or auditing procedures that would have caused Arthur Andersen to qualify its reports, nor were there any reportable events as defined by SEC regulations.
Key Highlights
- 1Amendment #2 to Form 8-K filed on May 17, 2002, providing updated information.
- 2Confirms the effective dismissal date of Arthur Andersen LLP as independent auditor was May 15, 2002.
- 3Arthur Andersen's dismissal followed the completion of their review of HIG's Q1 2002 financial statements.
- 4Deloitte & Touche LLP has been engaged as the new independent auditors for fiscal year 2002.
- 5Deloitte & Touche LLP has commenced its engagement with the Q2 2002 financial statement review.
- 6No disagreements with Arthur Andersen on accounting or auditing matters were reported.
- 7No reportable events (as defined by Regulation S-K) occurred during the specified periods with Arthur Andersen.