The Hartford has completed the disposal of its subsidiary Hartford Life International Limited (HLIL), in a cash sale to Columbia Insurance Company, a Berkshire Hathaway company, for approximately $285m. HLIL’s sole asset is its subsidiary, Hartford Life Limited (HLL), a Dublin-based company that sold variable annuities in the UK from 2005 to 2009. As of November 30, HLL had $1.7bn of assets under management. The US firm announced last year the shutting down of the variable annuity business as