Brain Exercises for Seniors and their Fitness Perception - The Hartford

Learn to play a new instrument - Playing an instrument helps you exercise many interrelated dimensions of brain function,including listening, control of refined movement, and translation of written notes (sight) to music (movement and sound).Use your other hand - While you may find it difficult at first, practicing an activity such as brushing your teeth with yoursubordinate hand can drive your brain to make positive changes.DriveSharp AvailabilityAs part of The Hartford's ongoing Safe Driving for a Lifetime public awareness campaign, The Hartford has partnered with PositScience, the maker of DriveSharp, to offer discounts on the brain fitness software. For a limited time, The Hartford will offer theDriveSharp software to the public for $10 off retail value at www.hartfordbrainfitness.com. In addition, for Hartford policyholderswho are the primary driver and complete the DriveSharp program (about 10 hours of training) - The Hartford will send a rewardcheck for $50.More information about brain fitness, free driving-wellness guidebooks, and interactive tools for older drivers and their families,as well as a blog community is available at www.safedrivingforalifetime.com.The Hartford Brain Fitness Survey was fielded in June 2010 and was completed by 2,500 members of a managed access panelwho were 18+ years-of-age and representative of the U.S. household population.About the Hartford Advance 50 TeamThe Hartford is one of the few companies in the United States with in-house experts on aging. For over 25 years, The Hartfordhas employed gerontologists to advance the creation and delivery of research, educational materials and innovative businesssolutions to enhance the quality of life for the 50+ market.About The HartfordCelebrating 200 years of helping its customers achieve what's ahead, The Hartford (NYSE: HIG) is an insurance and wealthmanagement company. Through its unique focus on customer needs, the company serves businesses and consumers byproviding the products and solutions they need to protect their assets and income from risks and manage their wealth andretirement needs. A Fortune 100 company, The Hartford is recognized widely for its service expertise and as one of the world'smost ethical companies. More information on the company and its financial performance is available at www.thehartford.com.About Posit SciencePosit Science is the leading provider of clinically proven brain fitness programs. Its science team is led by Dr. MichaelMerzenich, professor emeritus of neuroscience at University of California at San Francisco and member of the NationalAcademy of Sciences. The team includes more than 50 researchers and clinicians from leading institutions around the world.Some of the statements in this release may be considered forward-looking statements as defined in the Private SecuritiesLitigation Reform Act of 1995. We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of futureperformance, and actual results may differ materially. Investors should consider the important risks and uncertainties that maycause actual results to differ. These important risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those discussed in ourQuarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the other filings we make with the Securities andExchange Commission. We assume no obligation to update this release, which speaks as of the date issued.HIG-PCSOURCE: The HartfordThe HartfordMichelle Loxton, 860-547-7413michelle.loxton@thehartford.comCopyright Business Wire 2010