Hartford Finl Servs Gr (NYSE:HIG) reported quarterly earnings of $3.09 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $3.40 by 9.12 percent. This is a 40.45 percent increase over earnings of $2.20 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.226 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.349 billion by 1.68 percent. This is a 6.11 percent increase over sales of $6.810 billion the same period last year.