OREANDA-NEWS. A.M. Best has assigned indicative issue ratings of “a-” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb+” to senior subordinated debt, “bbb” to junior subordinated debt and “bbb” to preferred stock of the recently filed shelf registration of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The Hartford) (headquartered in Hartford, CT) [NYSE: HIG]. The outlook assigned to each rating is stable.