Exhibit 99(ii)
CONTACT:
James C. Rowan Jr.
Office: (860) 722-5180
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HSB GROUP, INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND
HARTFORD, Conn., July 24, 2000 -- 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 October 26, 2000 to shareholders of record at
the close of business on October 10, 2000. This marks the 130th consecutive year
in which HSB has paid a dividend, one of the longest records of the New York
Stock Exchange.
