 HARTFORD, Conn. AP _ The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. HIG on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of 273 million. The Hartford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of 74 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 1.34 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 1.33 per share. The insurance and financial services company posted revenue of 4.96 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was 5.19 billion. The Hartford shares have declined 32 since the beginning of the year, while the Standard Poors 500 index has declined 9. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit 41.33, a drop of 20 in the last 12 months. ___ This story was generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on HIG at 