04:41 PM EDT, 10/24/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Hartford Financial Services Group ( HIG ) reported Q3 core earnings late Thursday of $2.53 per diluted share, up from $2.29 a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $2.53.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $6.75 billion, up from $6.17 billion a year earlier.

Two analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $6.68 billion.

The company increased its quarterly dividend by 11% to $0.52 per share, payable Jan. 3 to shareholders of record on Dec. 2.

Shares were down almost 2% in after-hours activity.

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