Life & Health Insurance

Earnings Preview 1/28/11 Next week the fourth quarter earnings season is in full swing. A total of 561 firms are due to report, including 106 S&P 500 firms. So far the earnings season seems to be going well. The firms reporting this week include several icons of U.S. business, including: Aflac...

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFG) today reported net income of $52.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010, or $1.12 per diluted share, compared to net income of $60.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2009, or $1.23 per diluted share. After-tax net capital losses were $1.0 million for...

Prudential (NYSE: PRU) announced today that Kara Segreto has been named Chief Marketing Officer for Prudential Retirement. In this role, Segreto will oversee the development and execution of Prudential Retirement's marketing programs that support the organization's overall strategy and plans for...

Kevin Matras puts the odds in your favor for finding companies poised to report positive sales surprises. Highlighted stocks include AFL, ATK, AWK, NBL and PWER. AFLAC INC (AFL): Free Stock Analysis Report ALLIANT TECHSYS (ATK): Free Stock Analysis Report AMER WATER WORK (AWK): Free Stock Analysis...

Kevin Matras puts the odds in your favor for finding companies poised to report positive sales surprises. Highlighted stocks include AFL, ATK, AWK, NBL and PWER. AFLAC INC (AFL): Free Stock Analysis Report ALLIANT TECHSYS (ATK): Free Stock Analysis Report AMER WATER WORK (AWK): Free Stock Analysis...

Shares of Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC) are higher on the session by 0.34%, trading at $17.49. Overall put volume is now running at 3.38x the daily average, with 17% of all puts traded being purchases on the offer. 1,179 contracts have traded on the session so far. Manulife Financial...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Adtran Inc (ADTN) Ameriprise Finl Inc (AMP) Buenaventura ADR (BVN) China Life Insurance Co (LFC) DCP Midstream Partners (DPM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADTRAN INC (ADTN): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERIPRISE FINL...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today: Adtran Inc (ADTN) Ameriprise Finl Inc (AMP) Buenaventura ADR (BVN) China Life Insurance Co (LFC) DCP Midstream Partners (DPM) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List. ADTRAN INC (ADTN): Free Stock Analysis Report AMERIPRISE FINL...

Direxion Daily Emerging Markets Bull 3x Shares(ETF) (NYSE: EDC) traded 2.65% lower today, as China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: LFC) dropped 1.05%. EDC closed at $38.17, and had a volume of 1.15M traded shares. Global X Silver Miners (NYSE: SIL) dropped 2.51% in the regular trading...

iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: BAL) led the gainers among the ETFs on Friday, with an increase of 4.81%. This was the fourth trading session in a row that BAL closed higher. iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSE: SGG) traded 3.63% higher on the...

Due to higher loss at the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment as well as weak results at Retirement and Protection and at International, we are downgrading Genworth Financial (GNW) to Underperform. Genworth's mortgage insurance business is experiencing losses as a result of the stressed economic...

Due to higher loss at the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment as well as weak results at Retirement and Protection and at International, we are downgrading Genworth Financial (GNW) to Underperform. Genworth's mortgage insurance business is experiencing losses as a result of the stressed economic...

Citigroup is reiterating its 2M (Hold, Medium Risk) rating on StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: SFG), as well as its $45 PT. “There is no change to our $45 target and 2010-2013E,” Citigroup writes. “We consider SFG's shares fully valued at 1.14x 2011 BV of $41.63 and 9.1x our 2011E of $5.20;...

iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) fell 3.20% today, and it closed at $30.56. This was the sixth trading session in a row that VXX closed lower. Direxion Daily China Bear 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZI) dropped 2.71% today. China Mobile Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE: CHL) is a component of the...