Property & Casualty Insurance

Shares of MBIA (NYSE: MBI) are higher on the session by 4.06%, currently trading at $8.20. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past two months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on calls today. A short while ago the October 2011 $9....

Shares of MBIA (NYSE: MBI) are lower on the session by 0.14%, currently trading at $7.02. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the January 2012 $5....

According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, National Interstate Corporation (NASDAQ: NATL) coverage is initiated with a Market Perform rating. Keefe, Bruyette Woods said that NATL, which is 52% owned by AFG, is a leading niche underwriter specializing in transportation and alternative risk transfer...

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: OB) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its AutoOne business to Interboro Holdings, Inc. OneBeacon will transfer to the buyer AutoOne Insurance Company and AutoOne Select Insurance Company, which will contain the assets,...

Below are the top surety & title insurance stocks on the NYSE in terms of cash. Old Republic International Corp (NYSE: ORI) had $1.23 billion in total cash and $923.10 million in total debt for the latest quarter. Assured Guaranty Ltd (NYSE: AGO) had $1.23 billion in total cash and $1.05...

Biopharmaceutical Company Talon Therapeutics Inc (OTC: TLON) Leads Gainers POINT ROBERTS, (Aug 30, 2011) - www.InvestorIdeas.com, a global investor research portal for independent investors, reports on top percentage gainers on the OTCBB for Aug 29. Talon Therapeutics Inc (OTC: TLON)...

Shares of Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO) are lower on the session by 2.22%, currently trading at $13.65. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past three weeks and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are focusing on puts today. A short while ago the...

CNBC Fast Money's Scott Nations said on the show that a recent negative options action in Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) makes him worried about the stock. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) gained 0.82%, and closed at $98.71. Jon Najarian thinks that NetApp Inc. (...

According to Kinetic Analysis Corp., Hurricane Irene's estimated cost to insurers is about $2.6 billion, which is significantly below last week's projections which estimated the cost could be as much as $14 billion. “Insurers may get off pretty easy,” Charles Watson, Kinetic's research and...

Hurricane Irene's furious journey up the East Coast is showing no signs of letting up, and experts are now claiming that it could possibly cause the worst damage the region has suffered in more than 50 years. The financial brunt would be shouldered by the insurance companies. Shares in three major...

Piper Jaffray has published a research report on Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO). In the report, Piper Jaffray wrote, "S&P released its final bond rating criteria methodology. Though the bewilderment continues, the final draft appears to be modestly more capital friendly to the industry. For...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV) is the “cheapest stock in the Dow. I want to buy Travelers right here." For Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), he said, "You don't want to own Micron. It's not a good tech stock and it's not the...

Sterne Agee has initiated coverage on The Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG) with a Buy rating and $44 price target.

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: MIG) announced today the record date for its recently declared quarterly dividend of $0.04 per common share has been changed to September 2, 2011 from the previously announced date of August 12, 2011. In addition, the dividend payment date has been changed...

Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE: ALL) is seeking to recover $5 million against 10 New York area defendants in its fourth insurance fraud lawsuit of 2011. The complaint specifically cites one physician, five medical professional corporations, one corporation, and three non-physician individuals....