HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $468 million.

The Hartford, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of $1.29 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.22 per share.

The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.22 per share.

The insurance and financial services company posted revenue of $5.07 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.2 billion.

The Hartford shares have dropped 33% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has stayed nearly flat. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $40.50, a decrease of 30% in the last 12 months.

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