Hartford Financial rises after reporting Q3 profit surge
** Shares of insurer Hartford Financial HIG.N rise ~2.2%
to $73.50 in extended trading
** Co's Q3 profit rises as it earns more from its written
premiums in both commercial and personal lines units
** HIG posts Q3 core earnings of $2.29 per share vs $1.45
per share, a year earlier
** As of last close, stock down ~5.2% YTD
(Reporting by Manya Saini in Bengaluru)
((Manya.Saini@thomsonreuters.com))