Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Picks Up Steam as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) Ends the Week in the Green

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What has helped drive this run? Besides the company’s size — UnitedHealth is America’s largest publicly traded private insurer by membership — the company has also managed to keep premium growth surging higher. Premium revenue grew by 11% over the first year of 2013.

In the insurance industry, however, all eyes are watching the arrival of health care reform in 2014. While the Kaiser Family Foundation recently released   a study showing that Obamacare premiums might not rise as much as anticipated through reform, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) has taken a cautious approach to state-run insurance exchanges. Considering the influx of perhaps millions of previously uninsured Americans into the insurance exchanges next year and the potential costs that could follow, UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)’s approach looks like a good move for investors for now.

The article Caterpillar Picks Up Steam as the Dow Ends the Week in the Green originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Carroll.

Fool contributor Dan Carroll has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH).

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