0001315785-12-000002.txt : 20120409 0001315785-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120409 20120409163906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001315785-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120331 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120409 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120409 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20120409 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Essex Financial Services, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001315785 IRS NUMBER: 364529342 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-11126 FILM NUMBER: 12749999 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 999 STREET 2: 176 WESTBROOK RD CITY: ESSEX STATE: CT ZIP: 064260999 BUSINESS PHONE: 860-767-4300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 999 STREET 2: 176 WESTBROOK RD CITY: ESSEX STATE: CT ZIP: 064260999 13F-HR 1 m13fefs12.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year of Quarter Ended: 03/31/12 Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Essex Financial Services, Inc. Address: 176 Westbrook Road P.O. Box 999 Essex, CT 06426-0999 Form 13F File Number: 28-11126 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules , lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: William Terribile Title: Compliance Officer Phone: 203-767-4300 Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDING REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. I am signing this report as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. WILLIAM TERRIBILE FORM 13 F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 204 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE TOTAL: 210,183 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHRTY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP X 1000 PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MNGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND EQUITIES G1151C101 302 4675 SH SOLE N/A NONE COVIDIEN PLC EQUITIES G2554F113 413 7559 SH SOLE N/A NONE ACE LIMITED EQUITIES H0023R105 4868 66506 SH SOLE N/A NONE WEATHERFORD INTL LTD EQUITIES H27013103 191 12644 SH SOLE N/A NONE TRANSOCEAN LTD EQUITIES H8817H100 480 8776 SH SOLE N/A NONE CORE LABORATORIES NV EQUITIES N22717107 255 1938 SH SOLE N/A NONE TEEKAY TANKERS LTD CL A EQUITIES Y8565N102 614 24979 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALPS ETF TR EQUITIES 00162Q866 358 21494 SH SOLE N/A NONE AT & T EQUITIES 00206R102 3771 120760 SH SOLE N/A NONE ABBOTT LABS EQUITIES 002824100 1414 23070 SH SOLE N/A NONE ADOBE SYS INC EQUITIES 00724F101 255 7430 SH SOLE N/A NONE AES TR III PFD CONV SEC EQUITIES 00808N202 799 16000 SH SOLE N/A NONE AETNA US HEATHCARE INC EQUITIES 00817Y108 473 9430 SH SOLE N/A NONE AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMS EQUITIES 009158106 545 5934 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALLIANCE BERNSTEIN INC EQUITIES 01881E101 152 18596 SH SOLE N/A NONE ALTRIA GROUP INC EQUITIES 02209S103 2535 82114 SH SOLE N/A NONE AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV EQUITIES 02364W105 1249 50300 SH SOLE N/A NONE AMERICAN EXPRESS EQUITIES 025816109 673 11635 SH SOLE N/A NONE ANDARKO PETE CORP EQUITIES 032511107 541 6904 SH SOLE N/A NONE ANNALY CAP MGMT INC EQUITIES 035710409 1092 69048 SH SOLE N/A NONE APACHE CORP EQUITIES 037411105 1089 10845 SH SOLE N/A NONE APOLLO INVT CORP EQUITIES 03761U106 94 13100 SH SOLE N/A NONE APPLE INC EQUITIES 037833100 4789 7988 SH SOLE N/A NONE AUTOMATIC DATA PROC,INC EQUITIES 053015103 1776 32172 SH SOLE N/A NONE BP PLC EQUITIES 055622104 401 9573 SH SOLE N/A NONE BP PRUDHOE BAY RYTY TR EQUITIES 055630107 235 1882 SH SOLE N/A NONE BANK OF AMERICA EQUITIES 060505104 1500 156710 SH SOLE N/A NONE BANK AMER 7.25% NON CUM PREFERRED 060505682 479 489 SH SOLE N/A NONE BANK OF NY MELLON CORP EQUITIES 064058100 870 36041 SH SOLE N/A NONE BECTON DICKINSON & C0 EQUITIES 075887109 412 5308 SH SOLE N/A NONE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLA EQUITIES 084670108 4145 34 SH SOLE N/A NONE BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLB EQUITIES 084670207 1710 21072 SH SOLE N/A NONE BLACKROCK INC EQUITIES 09247X101 202 987 SH SOLE N/A NONE BLACKROCK MUN INC TR EQUITIES 09248F109 170 11700 SH SOLE N/A NONE BOARDWALK PIPELINE EQUITIES 096627104 295 11155 SH SOLE N/A NONE BOEING CO EQUITIES 097023105 771 10361 SH SOLE N/A NONE BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO EQUITIES 110122108 863 25558 SH SOLE N/A NONE BROOKFIELD ASSET MGMT EQUITIES 112585104 411 13050 SH SOLE N/A NONE BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP EQUITIES 118230101 1362 22262 SH SOLE N/A NONE CSX EQUITIES 126408103 1623 75425 SH SOLE N/A NONE CVS CORP EQUITIES 126650100 782 17445 SH SOLE N/A NONE CAMERON INTL CORP EQUITIES 13342B105 272 5150 SH SOLE N/A NONE CNANDIAN NATL RES LTD EQUITIES 136385101 218 6600 SH SOLE N/A NONE CATERPILLAR INC EQUITIES 149123101 1322 12409 SH SOLE N/A NONE CELGENE CORP EQUITIES 151020104 851 10980 SH SOLE N/A NONE CENOVUS ENERGY INC EQUITIES 15135U109 356 9905 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 165167107 723 31216 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHEVRON CORP EQUITIES 166764100 3544 33060 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COEQUITIES 167250109 631 14600 SH SOLE N/A NONE CHUBB CORP EQUITIES 171232101 685 9907 SH SOLE N/A NONE CISCO SYSTEMS INC EQUITIES 17275R102 1729 81768 SH SOLE N/A NONE CITIGROUP INC EQUITIES 172967424 905 24754 SH SOLE N/A NONE COCA COLA CO EQUITIES 191216100 2213 29898 SH SOLE N/A NONE COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO EQUITIES 194162103 1102 11274 SH SOLE N/A NONE COAMERICA INC EQUITIES 200340107 291 9000 SH SOLE N/A NONE COMPANIA DE BEBIDAS EQUITIES 20441W203 410 9920 SH SOLE N/A NONE COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HLD EQUITIES 20451Q104 3248 287220 SH SOLE N/A NONE CONOCOPHILLIPS EQUITIES 20825C104 1530 20128 SH SOLE N/A NONE CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC EQUITIES 209115104 510 8731 SH SOLE N/A NONE CUMMINS ENGINE INC EQUITIES 231021106 756 6300 SH SOLE N/A NONE DWS MUN INC TR EQUITIES 23338M106 220 15900 SH SOLE N/A NONE DAVITA INC EQUITIES 23918K108 225 2491 SH SOLE N/A NONE DEERE & CO EQUITIES 244199105 729 9007 SH SOLE N/A NONE DEVON ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 25179M103 332 4665 SH SOLE N/A NONE DIAGEO PLC EQUITIES 25243Q205 275 2853 SH SOLE N/A NONE DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILL EQUITIES 25271C102 315 4718 SH SOLE N/A NONE DISNEY WALT CO EQUITIES 254687106 598 13661 SH SOLE N/A NONE DOMINION RES INC EQUITIES 25746U109 241 4698 SH SOLE N/A NONE DREYFUS STRAT MUNI INC EQUITIES 261932107 320 35055 SH SOLE N/A NONE DREYFUS STRAT MUNI BD FDEQUITIES 26202F107 249 28643 SH SOLE N/A NONE DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS EQUITIES 263534109 1744 32960 SH SOLE N/A NONE DUKE ENERGY EQUITIES 26441C105 408 19410 SH SOLE N/A NONE EMC CORP EQUITIES 268648102 420 14060 SH SOLE N/A NONE EATON CORP EQUITIES 278058102 436 8750 SH SOLE N/A NONE ECOLAB INC EQUITIES 278865100 1420 23005 SH SOLE N/A NONE EL PASO CORP EQUITIES 28336L109 313 10594 SH SOLE N/A NONE EMERSON ELECTRIC CO EQUITIES 291011104 654 12543 SH SOLE N/A NONE ENCANA CORP EQUITIES 292505104 325 16570 SH SOLE N/A NONE ENERGY TRANSFER PART LP EQUITIES 29273R109 1579 33656 SH SOLE N/A NONE ENSCO PLC EQUITIES 29358Q109 357 6754 SH SOLE N/A NONE ENTERPRISE PRODS PARTN EQUITIES 293792107 928 18386 SH SOLE N/A NONE EQUITY RESIDENTIAL SHS EQUITIES 29476L107 362 5786 SH SOLE N/A NONE EXELON CORP EQUITIES 30161N101 240 6126 SH SOLE N/A NONE EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC EQUITIES 302182100 233 4306 SH SOLE N/A NONE EXXON MOBIL CORP EQUITIES 30231G102 17483 201584 SH SOLE N/A NONE FERRELL GAS PART LP UNITEQUITIES 315293100 165 10960 SH SOLE N/A NONE FIRST CONN BANCORP INC EQUITIES 319850103 769 58316 SH SOLE N/A NONE FIRST NIAGARA FINL EQUITIES 33582V108 1440 146326 SH SOLE N/A NONE FORD MOTOR CO EQUITIES 345370860 259 20788 SH SOLE N/A NONE FRANCE TELECOM ADR EQUITIES 35177Q105 348 23401 SH SOLE N/A NONE FRANKLIN RESOURCES EQUITIES 354613101 849 6848 SH SOLE N/A NONE FREEPORT MCMORAN EQUITIES 35671D857 300 7896 SH SOLE N/A NONE FRONTIER COMM CORP EQUITIES 35906A108 146 35056 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP EQUITIES 369550108 891 12136 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO EQUITIES 369604103 6123 305088 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENERAL MILLS EQUITIES 370334104 748 18952 SH SOLE N/A NONE GENESCO INC EQUITIES 371532102 521 7265 SH SOLE N/A NONE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC EQUITIES 38141G104 415 3335 SH SOLE N/A NONE GOOGLE INC EQUITIES 38259P508 1904 2970 SH SOLE N/A NONE GRAINGER WW INC EQUITIES 384802104 472 2195 SH SOLE N/A NONE HCP INC EQUITIES 40414L109 1148 29097 SH SOLE N/A NONE HATTERAS FINL CORP EQUITIES 41902R103 240 8600 SH SOLE N/A NONE HEINZ HJ CO EQUITIES 423074103 746 13938 SH SOLE N/A NONE HERSHEY FOODS CORP EQUITIES 427866108 483 7871 SH SOLE N/A NONE HEWLETT PACKARD CO EQUITIES 428236103 286 12017 SH SOLE N/A NONE HOME DEPOT INC EQUITIES 437076102 1255 24952 SH SOLE N/A NONE HONEYWELL INTL INC EQUITIES 438516106 428 7009 SH SOLE N/A NONE INTEL CORP EQUITIES 458140100 1221 43443 SH SOLE N/A NONE INTL BUSINESS MACHS EQUITIES 459200101 7373 35339 SH SOLE N/A NONE INVESCO MORTGAGE CAP EQUITIES 46131B100 200 11340 SH SOLE N/A NONE INVESCO VAN KAMP MUN TR EQUITIES 46131J103 144 10100 SH SOLE N/A NONE INVESCO VAN KAMPEN EQUITIES 46131L108 173 12445 SH SOLE N/A NONE INVESCO VAN KAMPEN INVT EQUITIES 46131T101 242 15286 SH SOLE N/A NONE INVESCO VAN KAMPEN MUN EQUITIES 46132E103 354 27312 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES BARCLAYS TIPS EQUITIES 464287176 608 5171 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES TR IBOXX EQUITIES 464287242 271 2350 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES MSCI EAFE INDEX EQUITIES 464287465 233 4353 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES TR COHEN & STEEREQUITIES 464287564 437 5700 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES SILVER TR EQUITIES 46428Q109 337 10728 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES S&P/CITIGROUP EQUITIES 464288117 472 4725 SH SOLE N/A NONE ISHARES IBOXX $ HIGH YLDEQUITIES 464288513 676 7447 SH SOLE N/A NONE JP MORGAN CHASE & CO EQUITIES 46625H100 1675 36436 SH SOLE N/A NONE JPMORGAN CHASE ALER IND EQUITIES 46625H365 5865 149834 SH SOLE N/A NONE JOHNSON & JOHNSON EQUITIES 478160104 7109 107773 SH SOLE N/A NONE KIMBERLY CLARK CORP EQUITIES 494368103 413 5589 SH SOLE N/A NONE KINDER MORGAN ENERGY EQUITIES 494550106 1781 21524 SH SOLE N/A NONE KRAFT FOODS INC EQUITIES 50075N104 610 16044 SH SOLE N/A NONE LABORATORY CORP AMER EQUITIES 50540R409 819 8946 SH SOLE N/A NONE LILLY ELI & CO EQUITIES 532457108 1692 42025 SH SOLE N/A NONE LINN ENERGY LLC EQUITIES 536020100 1041 27278 SH SOLE N/A NONE LOEWS CORP EQUITIES 540424108 301 7560 SH SOLE N/A NONE M & T BK CORP EQUITIES 55261F104 430 4950 SH SOLE N/A NONE MARKET VECTORS ETF TR EQUITIES 57060U100 390 7871 SH SOLE N/A NONE MARKET VECTORS ETF LEH EQUITIES 57060U878 657 20970 SH SOLE N/A NONE MARRIOTT INTL INC EQUITIES 571903202 378 9992 SH SOLE N/A NONE MCDONALDS CORP EQUITIES 580135101 2346 23919 SH SOLE N/A NONE MEDCOHEALTH SOLUTIONS EQUITIES 58405U102 339 4819 SH SOLE N/A NONE MEDTRONIC INC EQUITIES 585055106 445 11365 SH SOLE N/A NONE MERCK & CO INC EQUITIES 589331107 1618 42124 SH SOLE N/A NONE METLIFE INC EQUITIES 59156R108 267 7141 SH SOLE N/A NONE MICROSOFT CORP EQUITIES 594918104 1614 50036 SH SOLE N/A NONE MONSANTO CO EQUITIES 61166W101 952 11939 SH SOLE N/A NONE NEXTERA ENERGY INC EQUITIES 65339F101 273 4463 SH SOLE N/A NONE NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP EQUITIES 655844108 463 7035 SH SOLE N/A NONE NOVARTIS AG EQUITIES 66987V109 382 6900 SH SOLE N/A NONE NUVEEN SELECT QUALTY EQUITIES 670973106 225 14660 SH SOLE N/A NONE ONEOK PRTNRS LP EQUITIES 68268N103 216 3953 SH SOLE N/A NONE ORACLE CORP EQUITIES 68389X105 265 9098 SH SOLE N/A NONE OWENS ILLINOIS INC EQUITIES 690968403 301 12875 SH SOLE N/A NONE PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC EQUITIES 693475105 264 4101 SH SOLE N/A NONE PPG INDUSTRIES INC EQUITIES 693506107 731 7631 SH SOLE N/A NONE PEPSICO INC EQUITIES 713448108 1920 28940 SH SOLE N/A NONE PFIZER INC EQUITIES 717081103 4589 202648 SH SOLE N/A NONE PHILIP MORRIS INTL INC EQUITIES 718172109 2485 28049 SH SOLE N/A NONE PIMCO HIGH INCOME FD EQUITIES 722014107 202 15700 SH SOLE N/A NONE PLAINS ALL AMERICAN EQUITIES 726503105 304 3875 SH SOLE N/A NONE POTASH CORP OF SASK EQUITIES 73755L107 287 6300 SH SOLE N/A NONE POWERSHARES QQQ TR EQUITIES 73935A104 584 8644 SH SOLE N/A NONE POWERSHARES ETF FINL PFDEQUITIES 73935X229 339 18913 SH SOLE N/A NONE PROCTER & GAMBLE CO EQUITIES 742718109 5205 77448 SH SOLE N/A NONE PUTNAM MNGD MUNI INC TR EQUITIES 746823107 102 13294 SH SOLE N/A NONE RAYMOND JAMES FINL INC EQUITIES 754730109 501 13715 SH SOLE N/A NONE REALTY INCOME CORP EQUITIES 756109104 321 8288 SH SOLE N/A NONE ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC EQUITIES 780259206 618 8810 SH SOLE N/A NONE ROYCE FOCUS TR INC EQUITIES 78080N108 537 77095 SH SOLE N/A NONE SPDR S&P 500 EFT TR EQUITIES 78462F103 213 1516 SH SOLE N/A NONE SPDR GOLD TR EQUITIES 78463V107 1296 7995 SH SOLE N/A NONE SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 TR EQUITIES 78467Y107 252 1395 SH SOLE N/A NONE SANOFI SPONS ADR EQUITIES 80105N105 282 7279 SH SOLE N/A NONE SCHLUMBERGER LTD EQUITIES 806857108 1443 20632 SH SOLE N/A NONE SELECT SECTOR SPDR ENER EQUITIES 81369Y506 371 5172 SH SOLE N/A NONE SHERMAN WILLIAMS EQUITIES 824348106 589 5421 SH SOLE N/A NONE SIMON PPTY GROUP INC EQUITIES 828806109 459 3150 SH SOLE N/A NONE SIRIUS XM RADIO INC EQUITIES 82967N108 27 11847 SH SOLE N/A NONE SOUTHERN CO EQUITIES 842587107 1900 42279 SH SOLE N/A NONE SPECTRANETICS CORP EQUITIES 84760C107 385 37020 SH SOLE N/A NONE STANLEY BLACK & DECKER EQUITIES 854502101 796 10340 SH SOLE N/A NONE STRYKER CORP EQUITIES 863667101 692 12480 SH SOLE N/A NONE SUPERIOR ENERGY SVCS INCEQUITIES 868157108 395 14991 SH SOLE N/A NONE SYNGENTA AG SPON ADR EQUITIES 87160A100 226 3286 SH SOLE N/A NONE TARGET CORP EQUITIES 87612E106 585 10046 SH SOLE N/A NONE TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL EQUITIES 881624209 262 5825 SH SOLE N/A NONE THERMO FISHER SCIENTFIC EQUITIES 883556102 405 7175 SH SOLE N/A NONE 3M CO EQUITIES 88579Y101 787 8819 SH SOLE N/A NONE TRAVELERS COS INC EQUITIES 89417E109 353 5956 SH SOLE N/A NONE UIL HLDG CORP EQUITIES 902748102 334 9615 SH SOLE N/A NONE US BANCORP EQUITIES 902973304 3421 108000 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNION PACIFIC CORP EQUITIES 907818108 1228 11428 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CO EQUITIES 913017109 2783 33560 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC EQUITIES 91324P102 566 9610 SH SOLE N/A NONE UNUM GROUP EQUITIES 91529Y106 213 8685 SH SOLE N/A NONE URANIUM ENERGY CORP EQUITIES 916896103 122 31300 SH SOLE N/A NONE VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE EQUITIES 92206C409 662 8380 SH SOLE N/A NONE VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS EQUITIES 92343V104 2292 59949 SH SOLE N/A NONE VISA INC EQUITIES 92826C839 424 3589 SH SOLE N/A NONE VODAFONE GRP PLC EQUITIES 92857W209 656 23722 SH SOLE N/A NONE WALMART STORES INC EQUITIES 931142103 490 8004 SH SOLE N/A NONE WALGREEN CO EQUITIES 931422109 258 10212 SH SOLE N/A NONE WASHINGTON TR BANCORP EQUITIES 940610108 215 9039 SH SOLE N/A NONE WEBSTER FINL CORP EQUITIES 947890109 258 11363 SH SOLE N/A NONE WELLS FARGO & CO NEW EQUITIES 949746101 2083 61011 SH SOLE N/A NONE WINDSTREAM CORP EQUITIES 97381W104 518 44258 SH SOLE N/A NONE YUM BRANDS INC EQUITIES 988498101 465 6540 SH SOLE N/A NONE ZIMMER HLDGS INC EQUITIES 98956P102 283 4404 SH SOLE N/A NONE REPORT SUMMARY 204 DATA RECORDS 210183 0 OTHER MANAGERS