The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. reports income of $728 million for the first quarter, up 9% from $666 million in first quarter 2005.
Core earnings for The Hartford’s life operations were $418 million in the first quarter, up from $237 million a year earlier.
Earnings also included $45 million in individual life sales for the quarter, 15% higher than first quarter 2005, on sales of $60 million, 30% higher than the same period the previous year.