The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company was founded on June 30, 1866. Our first president considered HSB as "the first company in America devoted primarily to industrial safety." "Hartford Standards" quickly became the specifications for boiler design, manufacture and maintenance.

Now, over 145 years later, those same values of loss prevention are at the forefront of much of the work we do. And, the company's founding premise of dealing with "matters relative to everyday life" is still very much alive in the company's culture.

It's not surprising, because some very unique influences and values laid the foundation upon which The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company was founded: