Opinion: The Hartford-Aetna

People have been looking to The Hartford for a deal.
For a long time - helped byour coverage of what's been happening behind the scenes -
that deal has been the sale of variable annuity business Talcott
Resolution.
That transaction could still happen, with underbidders on the
asset invited back after advanced talks with Bob Diamond's
Atlas Merchant failed.
Others have been focusing on a full sale of the business, with
the prospect normally considered a successor deal to...