Property & Casualty Insurance

Shares of First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) are higher on the session by 0.48%, currently trading at $14.80. The stock has been moving largely sideways over the past six months and is currently trading above the 50-day moving average. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short...

Strayer Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) fell 23.64% to $117.01 at 10:20 am. STRA reported that new student enrollments have dropped 20% so far this school year. Gainsco Inc (AMEX: GAN) shares dropped 19.80% to $7.05. The Board of Directors of GAN approved the voluntary deregistration of its common...

Below are the top mid-cap property & casualty insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio. Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd (NYSE: ENH) has a PEG ratio of 0.37. ENH's trailing-twelve-month operating margin is 22.67%. Validus Holdings Ltd (NYSE: VR) has a PEG ratio of 0.54...

On CNBC's Mad Money Lightning Round OT, Jim Cramer said that he doesn't like the Chinese market, because it has burned him so many times. He thinks that China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CCME) should not be bought. China MediaExpress Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CCME) spiked 7.04% today, and closed...

After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...

After enduring stress with respect to pricing pressure and reduced insured exposure through mid-2009, the overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has started improving. Though the market turmoil forced many companies to take immense write-downs, the worst of the crisis appears to be now...

XL Insurance, the global insurance arm of  XL Group (XL), and Jorgensen & Company, a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, agreed to offer Accountants' and Consultants' Professional Liability Insurance (APL). The product from XL Group will offer services that...

XL Insurance, the global insurance arm of  XL Group (XL), and Jorgensen & Company, a specialist professional liability managing general underwriter, agreed to offer Accountants' and Consultants' Professional Liability Insurance (APL). The product from XL Group will offer services that...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL) Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) Investors Title Co (ITIC) Thomas Properties Group Inc (TPGI) TNS Inc (TNS) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. BENEFICIAL MUTL (BNCL): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

Here are 5 stocks added to the Zacks #5 Rank ("strong sell") List today: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp (BNCL) Foster Wheeler AG (FWLT) Investors Title Co (ITIC) Thomas Properties Group Inc (TPGI) TNS Inc (TNS) View the entire Zacks #5 Rank List. BENEFICIAL MUTL (BNCL): Free Stock Analysis Report ...

Since inception in 1988, the S&P 500 has outperformed the Zacks #5 Rank List - Stocks to Sell Now by 80% annually (+2% versus +10%). While the rest of Wall Street continued to tout stocks during the market declines of the last few years, Zacks told investors which stocks to sell or avoid....

On Monday, Allstate Corp. (ALL) filed a federal complaint against the mortgage giant, Countrywide Financial Corp., and 17 other defendants, alleging that the latter have sold $700 million of toxic investments in lieu of safe investments to Allstate in 2005, which later experienced a drastic price...