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HSB Group, Inc. Declares Dividend

30 November 1999

HSB Group, Inc. Declares Dividend

    HARTFORD, Conn.--Nov. 29, 1999--The Board of Directors of HSB Group, Inc. (NYSE-HSB) today declared the regular quarterly dividend of 44 cents per share. The dividend will be payable on January 27, 2000 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 10, 2000. 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.