Property & Casualty Insurance

Wunderlich is out with its report today on ProAssurance (NYSE: PRA), upgrading PRA from Hold to Buy. In its report, Wunderlich writes, "We are upgrading ProAssurance Corp. to Buy from Hold and raising our price target. We believe PRA shares are an excellent safe haven during volatile times. In...

Wunderlich Securities has upgraded ProAssurance Corporation (NYSE: PRA) from Hold to Buy and has raised the price target from $67 to $80.

FBR Capital upgraded Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) from “market perform” to “outperform.” Atmel's shares closed at $9.84 on Friday. Atmel's PEG ratio is 0.41. Bank of America upgraded Home Properties Inc (NYSE: HME) from “underperform” to “buy.” HME's shares closed at $57.34 on Friday. Home...

Below are the top surety & title insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Fidelity National Financial Inc (NYSE: FNF) is $5.56 billion. FNF's PEG ratio is 1.09. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Old Republic International Corp (...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Amerisafe (NASDAQ: AMSF). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $25. On Friday, AMSF lost 1.49% of its value to finish the day at $19.21.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Tower Group (NASDAQ: TWGP). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $32. On Friday, TWGP lost 2.76% of its value to end the day at $21.48.

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (NYSE: DTG) is projected to report its Q2 EPS at $1.37 on revenue of $408.57 million. MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is projected to report a FQ4 loss at $0.13 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) is expected to...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Hold rating on Harleysville Group (NASDAQ: HGIC). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $34. On Friday, HGIC added 0.31% to its value to end the day at $29.50.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Markel (NYSE: MKL). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $475. On Friday, MKL lost 0.51% of its value to finish the week at $381.48.

The Board of Directors of Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HGIC) today increased the company's regular quarterly cash dividend by 6 percent to $0.38 per share from $0.36 per share, or to an annualized $1.52 per share from $1.44 per share. The dividend is payable September 30, 2011, to...

BGB upgraded its rating on Employers Holdings (NYSE: EIG) from Hold to Buy. At the same time, the rating agency reduced its price target on the company's stock from $18 to $16. On Thursday, EIG closed the day at $14.02.

According to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Argo Group International Holdings (NASDAQ: AGII) reported a 2Q beat on better than expected underwriting ($0.11/share AT difference). KBW said that premium production was slightly weaker than expected (6.6% decline) and investment/fee income missed by $0....

KBW is out with its report on Navigators Group (NASDAQ: NAVG), maintaining Market Perform. In its report, KBW writes, "Results missed on a higher current AY LR, modest reserve additions and higher taxes, partially offset by stronger NWP volume and slightly higher net investment income, while the...

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE: AXS). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $45. On Thursday, AXS lost 3.75% of its value to end the day at $30.06.

Wunderlich Securities reiterated its Buy rating on AmTrust Financial Services (NASDAQ: AFSI). At the same time, the rating agency left its price target on the company's stock unchanged at $27. On Thursday, AFSI lost 3.51% of its value to end the day at $22.57.