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) - February 24, 1997
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 - (860-722-1866)
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Item 5. Other Events
On February 24, 1997, The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company
(the Company) issued a press release announcing the election of Simon W. Leathes
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 February 24, 1997 related to the election
of Simon W. Leathes 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: January 25, 1997 /s/ R. Kevin Price
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R. Kevin Price
Senior Vice President and Corporate
Secretary
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Exhibit 99
HARTFORD, CT, February 24, 1997 --The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and
Insurance Company (NYSE-HSB) announced today that Simon W. Leathes, 49, group
finance director of Hambros PLC, has been elected a new director for a one-year
term. Hambros PLC is an international merchant banking and investment group.
Before joining Hambros in the United Kingdom in 1996, Leathes served as chief
financial officer of Caspian Securities Ltd. (U.K.). From 1980 to 1995, he was
with S.G. Warburg Group PLC (U.K.), most recently as chief financial
officer/group finance director.
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a
member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Leathes is a
director of HSB Engineering Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of Hartford Steam
Boiler that provides equipment insurance and specialized engineering services to
locations outside the United States and Canada.
