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Aflac announced a 4.9% increase in the quarterly cash dividend, effective with the fourth quarter payment. The fourth quarter dividend of $.43 per share is payable on December 1, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 16, 2016.

The Hartford (HIG) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share of common stock, payable on Jan. 3, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 1, 2016. This represents an increase of $0.02 per share, or 10%, over the prior quarterly dividend.

Principal Financial Group (PFG) declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.43 per share for fourth quarter 2016, bringing the trailing twelve month dividend to $1.61 per share, a 7 percent increase compared to the prior year trailing twelve month period. The dividend will be payable on Dec. 27, 2016, to shareholders of record as of Dec. 5, 2016.

Kimco's board of directors declared and increased the company's quarterly cash dividend 5.9% to $0.27 per common share, payable on January 17, 2017, to shareholders of record on January 3, 2017, with an ex-dividend date of December 29, 2016.

For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.