Hartford, CT Connecticut Yellow Pages - Hartford, CT Online Yellow Pages

The economy in Hartford is greatly reliant on insurance industry. Many of the top insurance companies today make their headquarters in Hartford such as Travelers, Aetna, and Cigna just to name a few. Hartford is nicknamed the �Insurance Capital of the World�. United Technologies and Colt Firearms are also based here. Downtown Hartford is home to the state capital and the central business district. Asylum Hill is an historic area where Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe each lived and it is also mixed with commercial properties. Even with all of the commercial businesses in the area, 30% of the population is considered to be living below the poverty line.