Property & Casualty Insurance

We are downgrading RLI Corporation (RLI) to Underperform based on higher expenses and lackluster performance of the Casualty segment, though third quarter earnings outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The Casualty segment was under pressure, owing to difficult economic conditions, especially...

We are downgrading RLI Corporation (RLI) to Underperform based on higher expenses and lackluster performance of the Casualty segment, though third quarter earnings outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The Casualty segment was under pressure, owing to difficult economic conditions, especially...

( click to enlarge ) InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC) made a nice move today on volume and made a 52 week high but could not hold it on the close. I want to watch the stock again tomorrow, because the stock is strong and getting stronger every day it seems. If it can close above $51.03, then...

Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG) announced today that the Company and Martin J. Welch have mutually agreed to the separation of his employment as the Chief Operating Officer and President of Employers Insurance Company of Nevada and the Company's other subsidiaries, effective February 1, 2011...

Cusick's Corner The market continues to get some more fuel early in this earnings cycle -- JPM and INTC reported to the upside, with little drag from the actions by the Chinese and the continued struggles of EU sovereign debt. Gold is on the radar because the short-term move looks potentially ugly...

Shares of The Progressive Corporation (NYSE: PGR) are higher on the session by 1.00%, currently trading at $19.66. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name...

( click to enlarge ) I think Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ:RMBS) is setting up for a strong move, probably into the twenty two to twenty five dollar area at first. The stock has been under accumulation for a couple days now and today it broke through two major resistance levels. The momentum is back in...

On Thursday, markets ended marginally lower and shed gains from the previous session. The dismal show of the indices yesterday was primarily due to disappointing economic data. However, successful bond auctions in Europe somewhat soothed investors' frayed nerves.    The Dow was down 0.2% and...

On Thursday, markets ended marginally lower and shed gains from the previous session. The dismal show of the indices yesterday was primarily due to disappointing economic data. However, successful bond auctions in Europe somewhat soothed investors' frayed nerves.    The Dow was down 0.2% and...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Addus HomeCare Corp (ADUS) Amerisafe Inc (AMSF) Apollo Comml Real Est Fin (ARI) Banco Sant (BSBR) Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ADDUS HOMECARE (ADUS): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Addus HomeCare Corp (ADUS) Amerisafe Inc (AMSF) Apollo Comml Real Est Fin (ARI) Banco Sant (BSBR) Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp (BGFV) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. ADDUS HOMECARE (ADUS): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...

Oppenheimer has published a research report on Hanover Insurance Group (NYSE: THG) and has initiated coverage on the company with an Outperform rating. In the report, Oppenheimer writes "We are initiating coverage of The Hanover Group, a domestic provider of personal and commercial insurance, with...

Oppenheimer has published a research report on Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (NYSE: AWH) and has initiated coverage on the company with an Outperform rating. In the report, Oppenheimer writes "We are initiating coverage of Allied World Assurance Company (AWH), a specialty insurance and...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Amer Oriental Bioengineering Inc (AOB) China Mobile Ltd (CHL) Eagle Materials Inc (EXP) Emergent BioSolutions Inc (EBS) Employers Holdings Inc (EIG) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. AMER ORIENT BIO (AOB): Free Stock...