text: **T**he worst of 2001 brought out the best in The 
  
  Hartford’s people. 
  
  As the world watched the horrors of Sept. 11, 
  
  some 330 of our New York employees ﬂed their ofﬁces 
  
  in 7 World Trade Center. Though many were caught in 
  
  the debris and dust from the nearby Twin Towers, all 
  
  escaped safely. 
  
  By the time the 47-story 7 World Trade Center 
  
  building collapsed at about 5:20 p.m., The Hartford had 
  
  already arranged for temporary space in several of the 
  
  company’s other ofﬁces. Employees and suppliers 
  
  immediately began working around the clock to get 
  
  the business up and running again. Despite the 
  
  destruction, back-up systems kept distributors’ and 
  
  customers’ data secure. 
  
  A hundred miles from Ground Zero, home ofﬁce 
  
  employees in Hartford, Conn., began shuttling equip- 
  
  ment and supplies to our temporary ofﬁces. Some 