The Hartford also offers individuals and businesses a  number of  insurance products to protect their autos, homes, and businesses . In all areas, from underwriting to customer  service to claims, The Hartford’s goal is to easily and efficiently provide customers and business partners with the highest  quality and most competitive insurance products on the market. In the past year, many of our customers learned first-hand of our commitment to respond quickly to protect their property and other assets. When four hurricanes hit Florida and other parts of the southeastern United States in 2004, The Hartford focused extraordinary resources throughout the impacted areas to meet customer needs. (See story on page 16.)  Allison Bunting, Senior  Account Manager in The Hartford’s Washington, D.C. sales office, adds, “This type of unique part- nership is what puts The Hartford out in front with employers, as  it helps them maintain a healthy,  productive workforce.” “I work diligently to avoid  any relapse of injury, to allow  for a complete recuperation.  The Hartford has been a good  partner for us because they  assign a nurse case manager and claims manager to support our employees as they return to work. They also work with physicians  to develop effective back-to-work plans,” Mellott notes. “We work very hard to iden- tify ways to help our employees return to work as quickly as  possible,” says  Debbie Mellott , right, Integrated Disability  Manager, shown here with nurse  Norma Wright .  As a world-class healthcare facility,  The University of Maryland Medical Center takes the health and well- being of its 5,000 employees seri- ously. So when the medical center was looking for a partner to pro- vide short- and long-term disability coverage, they wanted a company with the expertise to support their goals. They found The Hartford  and have been a business partner since 2001.    medical  center staff healthy Responded to more than  51 , 0 0 0 hurricane claims 19