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In a Form 4 filed after the bell today, American Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: AFG) CEO, Carl Linder, reported that he sold 100,000 shares of AFG on September 9th-10th for an average price of $29.55. The transaction totaled $2,954,680. Mr. Linder owns 9,338,162 direct shares of AFG. Source: The...

The Board of Directors of Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) announced today a situation involving President and Chief Executive Officer Louis G. Lower. Lower was involved in a traffic accident in Florida over Memorial Day weekend, and was charged with misdemeanor driving under the...

LifeCapital has initiated coverage of NeoStem (AMEX: NBS) with a strong buy rating and a $3.75 price target. NeoStem is a biotechnology company in the autologous adult stem cell space. R&D efforts are ongoing in the United States, especially with their bone marrow-derived adult stem cell...

The Hartford (NYSE: HIG), today announced it has named Grace Figueredo, 52, vice president of diversity and inclusion. She will report to Eileen Whelley, executive vice president of human resources at The Hartford. The appointment is effective today. “The Hartford recognizes that having a workforce...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 13, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: American International Group Inc. (AIG), Citigroup Inc. (C), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS ). Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the...

In a move to strengthen its position in China, American International Assurance Co. (“AIA”), the Asian arm of American International Group Inc. (AIG), signed a bancassurance agreement with Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (“ICBC”) to sell its life insurance products at ICBC’s...

Unconfirmed rumor that Assurant Inc. (AIZ) is in talks to be acquired by CIGNA Corporation (CI) price tag is said to be about $6 Billion or roughly $55.00 a share..Neither company could be reached for comment (AIZ),(CI).

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG)chatter going around in the insurance industry talking about a bid for Hartford, talk is Allianz in talks , deal is imminent , price in the $30’s , unconfirmed Rumor..

Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE: HMN) Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend of 8.0 cents per share payable on September 30, 2010 to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2010.

As part of the bailout funds repayment by the insurers through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the US Treasury Department plans to conduct auctions to dispose of its remaining warrants held in Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG). During the...

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – September 9, 2010 – Zacks.com Analyst Blog features: Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG), Deutsche Bank AG (DB), American International Group Inc. (AIG) and Casey’s General Stores Inc. (CASY ). Get the most recent...

While the overall market has faltered throughout the trading session and come off its highs, the financial sector has managed to retain most of those gains and are outperforming today. Notably, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE: HIG), which has slid lower for that past six months, is...

STOCKS ON THE MOVE (BHI),(NGG),(AIZ),(BAM) all look good technically..

By 1:06 pm, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 67.81 points, or 0.66%, to 10,408.50, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index had gained 9.72 points, or 0.89%. The NASDAQ composite index rose 24.77 points, or 1.12%. Some of the narrow based indexes that are driving the market are Stem...

Airline stocks moved down along with the wider market, with Ryanair Holdings (NASDAQ: RYAAY) as the top loser in the list. Shares of AMR Corp (NYSE: AMR) moved down about 2.05%, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) fell about 2.53% and Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) dropped about 1.16%. The NYSE Arca Airline Index...