What are the 10 Largest Property and Casualty Insurance Companies in 2018? Let’s find out. Property and casualty insurance helps protect people...
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Billionaire Warren Buffett is known as one of the greatest investors in the world. When talking about Warren Buffett, we focus on his stock portfolio...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
ResMed Inc. (NYSE:RMD) (The Motley Fool) What happened: In response to the company posting expectation-topping results in its fiscal second quarter, shares...
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January 23 - Market Movers, News - Comments
If you are an investor in one of the 76 best insurance dividend stocks to invest in, you’re regularly collecting dividend payments from your investment...
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July 12 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
A while back I wrote about investing in the ‘boring’ HVAC industry. Investing in boring industries rarely gives your portfolio a “shot in the arm...
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March 8 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Mixed earnings reports and European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s press conference have cast a pall over investor sentiment in the markets...
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April 21 - Market Movers, News - Comments
David Harding’s Winton Capital Management recently filed its latest Form 13F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the reporting period...
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November 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The handful of hedge fund billionaires have not become billionaires out of thin air; their talent, expertise and experience at picking stocks are the...
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October 27 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The stock market opened in the red on Tuesday amid positive housing starts data, which indicated a 6.5% annual growth to 1.21 million, which is a sign...
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October 20 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
As of the close of trading on March 4, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had gained 1.54% year-to-date. Although all of the companies listed in this stock...
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March 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case...
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Insurance companies enjoy a two-sided business model, which explains their popularity with investors. Not only do they collect premiums on the policies...
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Is The Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) a buy? At the moment, there are tons of indicators investors can use to monitor their holdings. A pair of the best...
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August 26 - News - Comments
is ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE) a buy? Now, according to many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are perceived as overrated, outdated financial tools of an...
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August 26 - News - Comments
Is The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) a buy? To the average investor, there are plenty of gauges shareholders can use to watch the equity markets. A...
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August 25 - News - Comments
Is Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) a buy? In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of indicators investors can use to track the equity markets....
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August 25 - News - Comments
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case...
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August 13 - News - Comments
The Consumer Federation of America recently released a report condemning some insurance companies, such as The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR), for...
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August 7 - News - Comments
The Detroit bankruptcy filing has raised concerns not just about workers and retirees within the city’s pension system but about public pensions...
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August 5 - News - Comments
This week is a big one for financial information releases. And not to be overshadowed, American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) will release its second...
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August 1 - News - Comments
Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (NYSE:HIG) will release its quarterly report on Monday, and the insurance company’s prospects have been looking...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Call me an optimist, but it seems like the market isn’t giving enough credit to AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL)’s management. At the present time...
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July 25 - News - Comments
Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) is scheduled to release its quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, and in the absence of some of the massive disasters...
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July 22 - News - Comments
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI) at a new record high, cautious investors are starting to pay attention to valuation more...
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July 16 - News - Comments
Despite a weaker-than-expected rise in retail sales numbers and a report indicating that GDP growth in China is continuing to slow, the markets are modestly...
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July 15 - News - Comments
The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) will release its June earnings report on Thursday, but shareholders haven’t waited to start the celebration...
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July 15 - News - Comments
Strong economic data reports were released today, and for the most part investors seem to like what they see. As of 12:45 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial...
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July 2 - News - Comments
After a strong performance during the first half of the year, the Dow Jones Industrials added to its 2013 gains with a 65-point gain. Yet in giving up...
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July 2 - News - Comments
Recently, corporate America has been faced with a problem. The basic rate of interest is so low that companies don’t have many options as to where...
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July 1 - News - Comments
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) was the poster child of the financial crisis, but the company has come a long way since them. The insurance...
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June 25 - News - Comments
Investors’ reaction this week to Ben Bernanke’s comments about the future of the Federal Reserve’s stimulus programs were nothing less...
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June 24 - News - Comments
Over the past few months, as shown by the chart below, the insurance sector has been hot. The primary reason for the move higher is the increase in interest...
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June 17 - News - Comments
After closing last week on a high note, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) started this morning off even higher. But some positive news...
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June 10 - News - Comments
On this day in economic and business history … What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average without any consumer-facing industrial company? The venerable...
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June 10 - News - Comments
Blue-chip stocks are broadly higher this afternoon after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released better-than-expected jobs figures for the month of May...
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June 7 - News - Comments
It’s been a topsy-turvy week for the markets, but stocks are back on the rise today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 137 points, or...
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June 7 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 of the finest businesses in America. But within this elite group, you’ll find some Dow stocks outperforming...
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June 6 - News - Comments
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) has a lot of exposure to residential mortgage backed securities. These residential mortgage backed securities...
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June 6 - News - Comments
Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE:TRV) was in 29 hedge funds’ portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013. TRV has seen an increase in activity...
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May 29 - News - Comments
Insured losses for the rash of tornadoes that tore through 10 states earlier this month have been estimated at $2 billion to $5 billion, according to...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Investors took a quiet ride this week, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell nearly 100 points during intra-day trading before reversing course...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Editor’s note: This article was originally published yesterday, post market close. The Dow Jones Industrials closed at another record high today...
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May 22 - News - Comments
Property and casualty insurance companies are some of the most profitable and necessary companies around. Unlike their peers in healthcare, there are...
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May 21 - News - Comments
Federal Reserve officials seem to be having a running internal debate about the efficacy and future of quantitative easing. Meanwhile, the markets seem...
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May 21 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is making up for yesterday’s drop in a big way today, and The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD)‘...
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May 21 - News - Comments
A second day of no economic news to speak of is taking its toll again on the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI). Though the index was...
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May 21 - News - Comments
The Dow Jones Industrial Average isn’t quite sure which direction it wants to go today. With both ups and downs so far in trading this morning,...
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May 10 - News - Comments
When turnaround trends take place in industries that have been considered boring or unappealing for extended periods of time, such events can be rather...
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May 9 - News - Comments
American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) rose by nearly 5% on Friday after the company announced better than expected earnings figures on Thursday...
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May 8 - News - Comments
First-quarter earnings season for the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average 2 Minute (INDEXDJX:.DJI) is just about over, with just a few stragglers...
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May 4 - News - Comments