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Dividend drip, but make it insurance
The Hartford’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share on its common stock. That cash will go out on July 2 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1.
The company also declared a dividend on its Series G preferred stock of $375 per share, which works out to $0.375 per depository share. That one’s slated for August 17, with a record date of August 3.
Why you should care
Dividends are boring in the best way. They’re the corporate version of a recurring coffee subscription: not flashy, but investors like knowing the money still shows up on schedule. A regular payout can also hint that management isn’t seeing any glaring red flags in capital or cash generation.
For The Hartford, this isn’t some dramatic plot twist — it’s a status-quo kind of move. But if you own the stock for income, the message is pretty simple: the check is still in the mail.
Big picture
No fireworks here, just another reminder that financials can be the anti-tech trade: less moonshot, more mailbox money.