text: In short, the portal allows The Hartford to bring 
  
  products and functions from a variety of sources into 
  
  one convenient online environment. 
  
  Hartford Investor has two strategic objectives: 
  
  One, deepen current intermediaries’ loyalty to The 
  
  Hartford by extending The Hartford Experience right to 
  
  their desktops. Two, expand the network of intermedi- 
  
  aries by giving them the technological support they 
  
  need to grow their businesses. 
  
  More than 153,000 licensed intermediaries—from 
  
  solo advisors to members of large ﬁnancial institu- 
  
  tions—are appointed to sell The Hartford’s products. 
  
  Yet fewer than 60,000 actively write business for the 
  
  company. The untapped potential is vast, especially 
  
  among independents, the fastest-growing distribution 
  
  channel and the only one in which The Hartford doesn’t 
  
  hold the largest market share. 
  
  That’s bound to change. With Hartford Investor 
  
  available on their desktops, intermediaries will have far 