Intact earnings down 79 per cent after second quarter full of severe weather events

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TORONTO - Intact Financial Corp. says its net income for the second quarter was $260 million, down 79 per cent from $1.2 billion last year.

The insurance company says earnings per share were $1.30, down from $6.93.

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