NU Online News Service, June 15, 3:25 p.m. EDT

A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a $72.5 million settlement between The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and a class of more than 21,000 people who alleged the insurer underpaid personal injury and workers' compensation claims.

Each member of the class will receive about $3,300 before the payment of fees and expenses, according to Carl S. Kravitz of Zuckerman Spaeder, who served as one of the attorneys in the class-action suit.

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