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• (MXGL) Max Capital Group Beats Earnings Guidance

  
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  Max Capital Group ( MXGL ) reported third quarter operating earnings of 92 cents per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 76 cents per share. Last year the company reported a loss of $2.57 per share. Results were helped by positive underwriting performance from all the business segments, driven by the ...
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• (TWGP) Tower Group’s Earnings Report Falls in Line

  
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  Tower Group Inc. ’s ( TWGP ) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results were affected favorably by an increase in premiums written due to the acquisitions of CastlePoint and Hermitage. Last year, the company had reported earnings of 79 cents per share. Gross premiums ...
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• (AMSF) Amerisafe Beats on Lower Costs

  
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  Amerisafe, Inc. ’s ( AMSF ) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents per share came in substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 54 cents. This also compares favorably with the earnings of 65 cents in the prior-year quarter. Despite an 11.9% year-over-year decrease in top line, results for the quarter ...
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• (PRA) ProAssurance Outperforms Consensus Estimates

  
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  ProAssurance Corp. ’s ( PRA ) third-quarter operating earnings of $1.58 per share was substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.23. This also compares favorably with the earnings of $1.31 per share in the prior-year quarter. The company’s earnings benefitted from a 54.6% year-over-year growth in ...
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• (TRV) Travelers Companies Inc. – Surprised by 23.85% in the Third Quarter

  
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  Travelers Companies Inc. ( TRV ) recently raised full year guidance as it surprised on estimates for the third time in the last 4 quarters. The company is trading with a forward P/E of just 8.9. Company Description Travelers provides property and casualty insurance for autos, homes and businesses. Travelers ...
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• (BRKA) Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Burlington Northern – B Shares to Split 50 to 1

  
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  Lost in today’s news that Berkshire Hathaway ( BRKA ) ( BRKB ) was acquiring Burlington Northern ( BNI ) was the announcement that Berkshire’s “B” shares, or, commonly known by investors as the “cheaper” shares, would be split 50 to 1. It is rare to see a stock split for either the Berkshire “A” ...
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• (RE) Everest Re Group Barely Misses Earnings Consensus

  
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  Everest Re Group ’s ( RE ) third-quarter earnings of $3.43 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.47. Last year, the company had reported earnings of 20 cents per share. Strong property reinsurance rates coupled with the low catastrophe activity had resulted in favorable earnings. The net income was ...
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• (L) Loews Corporation Reports Profit

  
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  Loews Corporation’s ( L ) third quarter income from continuing operations came in at $1.08 per share compared to a loss of 33 cents in the year-ago quarter. Results primarily reflected a 26% year-over-year increase in revenues. The improved results were driven by increased investment income and a considerable ...
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• (RNR) RenaissanceRe Holdings’ Earnings Report Outperforms

  
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  RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s ( RNR ) third-quarter operating earnings of $3.85 per share were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04. This also compares much favorably with an operating loss of $2.35 per share in the year-ago quarter. Net income available to common shareholders was $258.6 ...
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• (WRB) W.R. Berkley Reports Earnings Inches Ahead of Estimates

  
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  W.R. Berkley’s ( WRB ) third quarter earnings of 67 cents per share were only a penny ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. In the year-ago quarter, the company had reported earnings of 63 cents. Net income was $97 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with a loss of $27.9 million, or 17 cents per share in the ...
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• (CB) Chubb Reports Earnings Ahead of Consensus Estimates

  
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  Chubb Corporation ( CB ) third quarter earnings came in at $1.56 per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 per share. Last year, the company reported earnings of 93 cents. The results were helped by a mild hurricane season, which overshadowed decline in premiums written. Net income spiked to $596 ...
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• (AMPH) American Physicians Service – Bull of the Day

  
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  We are upgrading our recommendation on American Physicians Service Group ( AMPH ) from Neutral to Outperform. American Physicians second quarter operating earnings of 82 cents per share were significantly ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 66 cents. Results were driven by better-than-expected results in the ...
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• (AIG) American International Group to Pay Executive Retention Award

  
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  American International Group Inc. ( AIG ) said on Friday that it is paying $12.1 million in retention awards to some of its top executives. The company took this decision after it got approval from U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, who is scrutinizing the pay practices of the seven companies including AIG that received ...
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• Reverse Mortgages – What are they? How do they work?

  
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  A survey by the Urban Institute found that 1.9 million seniors found themselves having to choose between buying food and buying medicine. The survey was conducted in 1993—a time when the economy was booming! Due to the current economic woes, it is more difficult than ever for seniors to make it on their own.“More ...
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• ICBC Part 7 Benefits and the Definition of Vehicle “Occupant”

  
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  Reasons for judgment were released today involving a tragic BC Pedestrian/Truck Crash addressing an injured Plaintiff’s entitlement to “no-fault” accident benefits. In today’s case ( Schuk v. York Fire & Casualty Insurance Company ) the Plaintiff was outside of the vehicle (which was hauling a trailer) ...
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• (RLI) RLI Corporation Surpasses Consensus Estimates

  
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  RLI Corp’s (RLI) third quarter earnings of $1.18 per share were well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 94 cents. Results reflected higher underwriting income and favorable reserve development from prior years’ loss reserves. The company had earned $1.12 per share in the year-ago quarter. RLI’s ...
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• (AIG) American International Group Bonuses in Question

  
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  According to an overseer’s report released on Tuesday, the U.S. Treasury Department is pressing the bailed out insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) to reduce $198 million in scheduled retention payments after the government missed the opportunity to defend against controversial bonuses to AIG employees ...
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• (AIG) U.S. Treasury’s Pay Czar Limits Troubled Asset Relief Program Recipients

  
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  The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform panel said on Wednesday that Congress will soon investigate executive compensation at companies that received significant amount of taxpayer funds. The U.S. Treasury’s pay czar, Kenneth Feinberg is in charge of deciding compensation packages for the ...
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• (AIG) American International Group to Sell Taiwan Life Unit

  
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  American International Group (AIG) said on Monday that it has decided to sell its stake of almost 98% in Taiwan life insurance unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. for about $2.2 billion to a group led by Hong Kong-based investment company Primus Financial Holdings. The Primus consortium, which includes Hong Kong-listed ...
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• (PGR) Progressive Corporation: Earnings Preview

  
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  Progressive Corp. (PGR) is expected to release its third quarter results before the market opens on Oct 14. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for this stock is 33 cents per share. In the prior-year period, the company had reported earnings of 31 cents per share. Progressive’s earnings for August were impressive as the ...
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