<div>UPDATE 2-UK car insurer Hastings' profit plummets 42% as repairs escalate</div> <!-- no image --> <div>* CEO says, "It's not been an easy market" (Adds CEO comments from call, share move)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=eoTjt4PONJc:6XW04TCoziU: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=eoTjt4PONJc:6XW04TCoziU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=eoTjt4PONJc:6XW04TCoziU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?a=eoTjt4PONJc:6XW04TCoziU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/UKBankingFinancial?i=eoTjt4PONJc:6XW04TCoziU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/UKBankingFinancial/~4/eoTjt4PONJc" height="1" width="1" alt=""></div> Posted by Reuters