UPDATE 1-Hastings profit plunges on new discount rate <!-- no image --> <div>Insurer Hastings posted a first-half profit that missed market expectations on Thursday, as it set aside more money for claims following a government-ordered change in calculating compensation.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=XhSvJhHZCsc:l-ZaQVrdB70:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=XhSvJhHZCsc:l-ZaQVrdB70:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=XhSvJhHZCsc:l-ZaQVrdB70:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=XhSvJhHZCsc:l-ZaQVrdB70:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=XhSvJhHZCsc:l-ZaQVrdB70:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/XhSvJhHZCsc" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters