The Hartford has completed the sale of its subsidiary, Hartford Life International Limited (HLIL), in a cash transaction to Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company, for approximately $285 million.

HLIL's sole asset is its subsidiary, Hartford Life Limited (HLL), a Dublin-based company that sold variable annuities in the U.K. from 2005 to 2009. As of Nov. 30, 2013, HLL had $1.7 billion in assets under management.

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