Hartford To Pay $1.15B Asbestos Bill

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has announced that it will pay $1.15 billion to settle all claims related to its Mac Arthur Company asbestos litigation.

The agreement calls for the Connecticut-based insurer to pay the settlement amount during its 2004 first quarter “in full and final satisfaction of all claims” by Mac Arthur or asbestos claimants against Mac Arthur.

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