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Hartford narrows 3Q loss, posts strong core profit

Associated Press

Posted on November 3, 2009 at 2:04 PM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 3 at 2:04 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Hartford Financial Services Group has reported a much narrower loss for the third quarter, as its investment losses shrank by more than half.

The insurance and financial services firm based in Hartford, Conn., lost $220 million, or 79 cents per share, in the latest period. Core earnings, which exclude certain investment gains and losses, totaled $660 million, or $1.56 per share.

Last year, the company lost $2.63 billion, or $8.74 per share, battered by the market plunge and claims from Hurricane Ike. The adjusted loss last year was $1.40 per share.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, on average, expected The Hartford to post core profit of $1.11 per share.

In after hours trading, Hartford shares gained 60 cents, or 2 percent, to $26.55.

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