SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) - July 22, 1996
THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Connecticut 0-13300 06-0384680
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One State Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code - (203-722-1866)
Item 5. Other Events
On July 22, 1996, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
(the Company) issued a press release announcing the election of Richard H.
Booth as a director of the Company. Included herewith as Exhibit 99 is the
Company's press release related to this announcement and such information is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits.
99. The Company's press release dated July 22, 1996 related to the election
of Richard H. Booth as a director of the Company.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THE HARTFORD STEAM BOILER
INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY
Dated: July 23, 1996 /s/ R. Kevin Price
R. Kevin Price
Senior Vice President and Corporate
Secretary
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Exhibit 99
HARTFORD, CT, July 22, 1996 --The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance Company (NYSE-HSB) announced today that Richard H. Booth, executive
vice president of Phoenix Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, was elected a
new director for a two-year term. Booth, 49, is responsible for the
strategic development activities of Phoenix Home Life's domestic and
international operations. In addition, he oversees the company's reinsurance
operation, the information system division, and the newly formed trust company,
Phoenix Charter Oak Trust. He is a director of Phoenix Duff & Phelps, a New
York Stock Exchange listed investment management company, and a director of
Aberdeen Trust PLC, a London Stock Exchange listed investment management firm
headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Booth joined Phoenix Home Life as a consultant and was elected to his present
position in October 1994. Until June 1994, he was president, chief operating
officer and a director of the Travelers Corporation, positions he held since
1991.
Booth is a Chartered Financial Consultant and a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of CPAs.
