2.4.0.82117100 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Planstruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2012Q4YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000045947duration2012-01-01T00:00:002012-12-31T00:00:001true1us-gaap_CompensationAndRetirementDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Pension Plans, Postretirement, Health Care and Life Insurance Benefit and Savings Plans</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Pension Plans</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Hartford Life's employees are included in The Hartford's non-contributory defined benefit pension and postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans. Effective December 31, 2012, The Hartford amended the defined benefit pension to freeze participation and benefit accruals. Also, The Hartford amended its postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plans for all current employees to no longer provide subsidized coverage for current employees who retire on or after January 1, 2014. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Defined benefit pension expense/(income), postretirement health care and life insurance benefits expense/(income) allocated by The Hartford to the Company, was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$(3)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$45</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$43</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for the years ended December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2011</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2010</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Investment and Savings Plan </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Substantially all U.S. employees are eligible to participate in The Hartford’s Investment and Savings Plan under which designated contributions may be invested in common stock of The Hartford or certain other investments. These contributions are matched, up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">3.0%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of compensation, by The Hartford. In 2004, The Hartford began allocating a percentage of base salary to the Plan for eligible employees. In 2012, employees whose prior year earnings were less than </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$110,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> received a contribution of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.5%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of base salary and employees whose prior year earnings were more than </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$110,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> received a contribution of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">0.5%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of base salary. The cost to Hartford Life for this plan was approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$10</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$9</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$13</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for the years ended December 31, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2011</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">2010</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective January 1, 2013, The Hartford will increase benefits under The Hartford Investment and Savings Plan, its defined contribution</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">401(k) savings plan, and The Hartford Excess Savings Plan. The Company's contributions will be increased to include a non-elective</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">contribution of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of eligible compensation and a dollar-for-dollar matching contribution of up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">6%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of eligible compensation contributed by the employee each pay period. 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