Property & Casualty Insurance

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) to report its Q2 EPS at $2.06 on revenue of $9.32 billion. Humana shares dropped 0.01% to $74.57 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Allstate Corporation (The) (NYSE: ALL) to report its Q2...

Stocks trading at or near 52-week highs and lows provide excellent trading opportunities, as volatility tends to increase at such levels and exit/entry points become more clearly defined. The following stocks hit new 52-week highs in Friday's trading session (listed from highest total volume to...

Quarterly reports of note scheduled for this week include those from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM), General Motors (NYSE: GM), MasterCard (NYSE: MA), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), all of which are expected to post earnings growth, as well as Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)...

According to Wunderlich Securities, AmTrust (NASDAQ: AFSI) reported excellent fundamentals for 2Q11. Wunderlich said that AmTrust Financial Services (AFSI) reported 2Q11 results of $0.83 compared to $0.58 a year ago. "Our price target of $27 reflects a P/E ratio of 10.0 times 2011 estimated...

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFSI) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 12.5% increase in the common stock quarterly cash dividend, raising it from $0.08 to $0.09 per share of common stock. The dividend will be payable on October 17, 2011 to shareholders of record...

Wunderlich Securities provided color on AmTrust Financial Services (NASDAQ: AFSI) in a research report published today. Wunderlich Securities has previously given AmTrust Financial Services a Buy rating and $27 price target. In the report, Wunderlich Securities states, "AFSI recently completed the...

Hartford Financial Services (NYSE: HIG) releases its next round of earnings this Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Get the latest predictions in Benzinga's essential guide to the company's second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are predicting an EPS reading of one cent per...

From Omaha: Jul 24, 2011 / 01:12 pm (CNA).- Driving to the autopsy of an 8-month-old girl killed by her mother's boyfriend, Omaha Police Sgt. Nicolas Yanez pulled over and prayed. “I didn't think I would make it,” Yanez said of feeling sad and overwhelmed. “Being the father of two daughters myself...

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE: AWH) today issued the following statement on the decision by the board of directors of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) to again reaffirm its recommendation of the Transatlantic and Allied World merger. In a statement, Allied World said...

XL Insurance, the global insurance underwriting operations of XL Group plc (NYSE: XL), and All Risks, Ltd., the nation's largest independent privately held wholesale brokerage firm, today announced a new joint underwriting agreement to offer a Dealers Open Lot program, providing physical damage...

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) today announced that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, has unanimously determined to recommend that stockholders reject Validus Holdings, Ltd.'s (NYSE: VR) Exchange Offer to acquire all the...

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (NYSE: AHL) today announced that Mr. Matthew B. Botein has stepped down from the Board of Directors. Mr. Botein, who is Managing Director and Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors, has decided to step down due to increased professional commitments at BlackRock....

The S&P 500 (SPX) took a major hit in Wednesday's trading session, finishing down 27.05 points, or 2.03%, from Tuesday's close to 1304.89. The selling began just after the opening bell, and the index extended its losses throughout the session, closing near the low of the day (1303.49), as...

Loews (NYSE: L) releases its next round of earnings this Monday, August 1, 2011. Here's Benzinga's advanced look at Loews' second quarter earnings report. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are expecting an EPS of $.075/share this quarter, a 14% decline from the company's  year-ago quarter EPS of...

Allstate (NYSE: ALL) announces its next round of earnings this Monday, August 1, 2011. Get prepared with Benzinga's ultimate preview for Allstate's second quarter earnings. Earnings and Revenue: Analysts are bracing for a loss of $1.53 per share and revenues of $6.58 billion. Whether the...