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HSB Group, Inc. Declares Dividend

25 January 1999

HSB Group, Inc. Declares Dividend

    HARTFORD, Conn.--Jan. 25, 1999--The Board of Directors of HSB Group, Inc. today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on April 29, 1999, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 1999. This marks the 129th consecutive year in which Hartford Steam Boiler has paid a dividend, one of the longest records of the New York Stock Exchange.