Safety Insurance posts 1Q profit

BOSTON (AP) _ Safety Insurance Group Inc. (SAFT) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $12 million.

The Boston-based company said it had profit of 79 cents per share.

The automobile insurance provider posted revenue of $204.8 million in the period.

Safety Insurance shares have dropped nearly 4 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $70.90, a climb of 26 percent in the last 12 months.

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