Hartford Financial's Profit Nearly Triples

NU Online News Service, Aug. 7, 1:43 a.m. EDT?Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. posted a $507 million second-quarter profit--nearly tripling the $185 million in income recorded one year ago. The company attributed the improvement to investment gains and continuing rate hikes.

Management also announced that it was slicing 850 workers off its payroll.

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