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		<title>(TMK) Torchmark Corporation Shares Stay Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/02/tmk-torchmark-corporation-shares-stay-neutral/97301</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are reiterating our Neutral recommendation on the shares of the life and health insurer, Torchmark Corp. (TMK). Though we are optimistic about the company’s life insurance business, its underperforming health insurance business keeps us on the sidelines. Torchmark distributes its Life and Health products primarily via its subsidiaries American Income Life Insurance Co. (“AIL”), Direct Response operation at Globe Life and Liberty National Life (“LNL”). While AIL and direct response have performed strongly over the last several years, LNL has lagged behind. In the recently concluded quarter, AIL net life sales increased 11% on the back of a 12% increase in agents over the prior year. This was the result of the management’s aggressive actions to bring about a turnaround in sales. These initiatives are progressing well, and for ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance &#8211; ADR &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/14/lfc-china-life-insurance-adr-bear-of-the-day-3/88565</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Life Insurance&#8217;s (LFC) third-quarter earnings witnessed a steep decline from the comparable period of last year. High surrenders, low premium income and increased impairment losses led to a decline in the net income, while increased unrealized losses in the investment portfolio led to reduced shareholders equity. Additionally, China Life inherently faces substantial interest rate, market and currency risk. Although the company has a strong brand name, it has to deal with considerable competition on the domestic front, which limits earnings growth. Overall, we expect some downside in the near term due to lack of any significant growth catalyst. The quantitative Zacks Rank for China Life is currently #4, indicating slight downward pressure on the ADRs over the near term. CHINA LIFE INS (LFC): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance-ADR &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/05/lfc-china-life-insurance-adr-bear-of-the-day-2/88052</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Life Insurance&#8217;s (LFC) third-quarter earnings witnessed a steep decline from the comparable period of last year. High surrenders, low premium income and increased impairment losses led to a decline in the net income, while increased unrealized losses in the investment portfolio led to reduced shareholders equity. Additionally, China Life inherently faces substantial interest rate, market and currency risk. Although the company has a strong brand name, it has to deal with considerable competition on the domestic front, which limits earnings growth. However, the debt issue is expected to improve solvency margin, while high liquidity will enable the company to take the high surrender rate in its stride. Our six-month target price of $35.00 equates to 19.2x our earnings estimate for 2011. Combined with the $0.81 per ADR annual dividend, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance Company Shares Remain Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/02/lfc-china-life-insurance-company-shares-remain-underperform/87907</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have reiterated our Underperform recommendation on China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (LFC) based on itspoor operating results in the third quarter. China Life reported operating earnings of RMB0.13 per share (US$0.31 per ADR) during the third quarter of 2011, witnessing a 45.7% decline from RMB0.24 per share (US$0.54 per ADR) in the third quarter of 2010. The profitability of China Life is significantly affected by changes in interest rates. Although total investment income increased marginally in the first nine months of 2011, investment income from securities at fair value plunged 62.4% in 2010 and 62.9% in 2009 primarily due to interest rate decline. While afavorable interest rate change increases profit, the negative effects of an adverse change are too large to ignore. China Life is also substantially exposed to ]]></description>
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		<title>(MFC) Manulife Financial Analyst Initiates Shares with Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/mfc-manulife-financial-analyst-initiates-shares-with-neutral/87442</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are initiating coverage on Canada based Manulife Financial Corp. (MFC) with a Neutral recommendation. During the third quarter, the company posted a net loss of 73 cents per share, narrower than the loss of $1.28 in the prior-year quarter. Manulife is one of the dominant life insurers within its domestic Canadian market and possesses rapidly growing operations in the U.S. and several Asian countries. The company is rebuilding its business by concentrating more on higher margin and low risk products as against higher risk-capital intensive products. Now, more than 4/5th of its total premiums and deposits are in these lower-risk products. Though this strategy leads to a somewhat modest growth relative to its historical pace, we expect the company to deliver more sustainable growth, improve product margins and earnings ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Alters Regional Segregation</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/28/met-metlife-alters-regional-segregation/87444</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To provide a better reflection of its global presence, MetLife Inc. (MET) will undergo restructuring of its business segments. As a result, the company will now be divided into three geographical regions &#8211; The Americas, Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). Additionally, MetLife is also creating a new global employees benefits unit. Earlier, the company was divided into U.S. and International geographical regions. The acquisition of the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG) in November 2010, amplified the company’s international presence substantially. The acquisition expanded MetLife’s presence to 64 countries (up from 17 previously), thereby significantly increasing its International revenue share. Revenue at International increased more than three-fold in the third quarter of 2011 to gross $5.1 billion. The out-performance came on ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Corporation Increases Dividend by 60%</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/lnc-lincoln-national-corporation-increases-dividend-by-60/86925</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite basking in a modest third quarter, yesterday, the board of Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) has announced a significant 60% increase in its quarterly dividend to 8 cents per share from the previous pay out of 5 cents. The hiked dividend will be paid on February 1, 2012 to shareholders of record as on January 10, 2012. This marks the second dividend hike since 2007. In November last year, Lincoln had raised its quarterly dividend from 1 cent to 5 cents per share. The company’s restructuring initiatives taken up last year have paid off well. The current hike also reflects Lincoln’s capital and liquidity strength. With a quarterly operating return on equity (ROE) of 13.4% at the end of third quarter 2011, up from 9.4% at the end of the ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance Sees Moody&#8217;s Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/lfc-china-life-insurance-sees-moodys-rating-action/86604</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning this week, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service affirmed China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.’s (LFC) insurance financial strength rating of “A1” with a positive outlook based on the company’s stable capital, investment and financial leverage position. However, China Life reported operating earnings of RMB0.13 (US$0.07) per share during the third quarter of 2011, witnessing a 45.7% decline from RMB0.24 (US$0.10) per share in the third quarter of 2010. Net income also declined 45.7% to RMB3.8 billion (US$2.03 billion) from RMB6.9 billion (US$2.82 billion) in the year-ago period. China Life’s net income reduced due to high surrenders, low premium income and increased impairment losses as a result of the decline in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where the company’s shares are listed. Furthermore, restrictions on bancassurance sales played a significantly role ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/14/gnw-genworth-financial-bear-of-the-day-3/83059</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial&#8217;s (GNW) second quarter operating loss wider than the Zacks Consensus Estimate loss. A substantially higher year-over-year loss at the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment, partially offset by better results at Retirement &#38; Protection and at International, resulted in the company&#8217;s soft performance. We expect mortgage insurance business to remain pressured. Additionally, improvements in its other business lines are expected to be slow, given the economy&#8217;s sluggish recovery. Our six-month target price of $5.25 equates to 10.5x our earnings estimate for 2011, implies a negative return of about 9.8% over that period. This is consistent with our Underperform recommendation on the shares. Additionally, the quantitative Zacks Rank for Genworth is currently #5 (Strong Sell), indicating downward pressure on the shares over the near term. Short interest is currently 1.2 days. ]]></description>
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		<title>(LFC) China Life Insurance &#8211; ADR- Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/08/lfc-china-life-insurance-adr-bear-of-the-day/82779</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are initiating coverage on China Life Insurance (LFC) with an Underperform recommendation. The company&#8217;s semi-annual earnings witnessed a steep decline from the comparable period of the prior year. Increases in revenue and premiums were offset by increased benefits, claims and expenses, which led to a decline in the net income. Even the capital position remains sluggish driven by reduced operating cash flows in the semi-annual period. The company needs to improve premium earned from the short-term insurance business as well as cash from operations. Overall, we expect some downside in the near-term due to lack of any significant growth catalyst. Our six-month target price of $32.00 equates to 15.2x our earnings estimate for 2011. Combined with the $0.81 per ADR annual dividend, this target price implies an expected negative ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFG) Delphi Financial Group Announces Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/13/dfg-delphi-financial-group-announces-share-buyback/81248</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 19:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier during the week, Delphi Financial Group Inc. (DFG) announced a new $50 million share repurchase authorization, which will replace the existing authorization to buy back 1.0 million shares. Delphi also announced regular quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share, which will be payable on August 31, to the shareholders of record as of August 17, 2011. During May, the company announced a 9% hike in quarterly dividend to 12 cents, marking a single cent increase from the previous quarter. With the increased annual dividend of 48 cents per share, Delphi ’s dividend yield stands at 1.6%. The company has been consistently increasing dividends since its initiation of dividend payment in 2001. Delphi has grown its annual dividend by an average of 16.7% over the past five years. Delphi’s balance ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFG) Delphi Misses Estimates &#8211; Grows Year Over Year</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/28/dfg-delphi-misses-estimates-grows-year-over-year/80004</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delphi Financial Group’s (DFG) second quarter 2011 core operating income of 86 cents per share missed the Zacks consensus Estimate by 5 cents but compared favorably with 79 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. The earnings miss was driven by lower operating income at Delphi’s Asset Accumulation segment, partly offset by higher operating income at its Group Employee Benefit segment. Total revenue for the quarter was $469.3 million, up 12.6% year over year, led by increased fees and premium income, higher net investment income and lower impairment losses. Delphi’s core Group Employee Benefit Segment premiums hiked 8.5% year over year to $366.5 million. This premium growth was driven by a 16.6% increase in core premiums at Delphi’s Safety National subsidiary, with production surging 77.2%. At Delphi’s Reliance Standard Life unit, ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Spins off Commodities Business Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/05/pru-prudential-financial-spins-off-commodities-business-unit/78347</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Prudential Financial, Inc (PRU) announced the spin-off of its global commodities business unit to Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) for $419.5 million. The transaction, which was announced back in April 2011, was valued at $419.5 million based on book value as of the closing date of the transaction. Prudential’s global commodities business consisted of U.S.-based FCM, Prudential Bache Commodities, LLC; the broker dealer, Prudential Bache Securities, LLC; U.K.-based Bache Commodities Limited; and Hong Kong-based Bache Commodities (Hong Kong) Ltd. All these units have been sold off as part of the transaction. Prudential has considered the spin-off of its commodities arm in order to focus more on its core business of insurance. Prudential has one of the best collections of businesses in the U.S. life insurance sector, with strong positions ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial Analyst Upgrades Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/01/gnw-genworth-financial-analyst-upgrades-shares/78217</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading our recommendation on Genworth Financial Inc (GNW) to Neutral from Underperform to reflect the company’s continued focus on fueling growth and strong rating affirmation from credit rating agencies. To focus more on its Retirement and Protection segment, Genworth has agreed to sell its Medicare supplement business and related blocks of in-force business. The company has agreed to sell the Medicare business to Aetna Inc. (AET). The company also remains focused on fueling growth in its Wealth Management business through acquisitions. Genworth is acquiring Altegris, a specialist in alternative investments, to expand its offerings to financial advisers. Also, it is launching new services to continue to deliver solid growth. It recently launched its Cash Advantage service to provide custody services for the clients of independent financial advisors. Genworth ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) Metlife to Add Turkish Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/met-metlife-to-add-turkish-unit/77761</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to media reports, Dexia SA will vend Deniz Emeklilik &#38; Hayat AS, the insurance unit of Denizbank AS, Dexia’s bank in Turkey to Metlife Inc. (MET) for €161.9 million. Concurrently, France’s AXA is negotiating the distribution of property and casualty insurance on behalf of Deniz Bank. MetLife has grown its core businesses while successfully executing its growth strategy that also includes acquisitions, mergers, divestitures and alliances. The company has also been undergoing a development and restructuring phase to keep pace with the economic volatility. While the company is set to wind up its operations in Taiwan, it has acquired American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), a unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG) for $16.4 billion in November 2010. The payment made to AIG consisted of cash of $7.2 billion ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Rating Action</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/lnc-lincoln-national-rating-action/77338</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/lnc-lincoln-national-rating-action/77338#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) experienced ratings actions on its freshly issued senior unsecured notes from both Moody’s Investors Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) and A.M. Best. Accordingly, Moody’s has denoted these notes with a “Baa2” rating, while also promoted Lincoln’s debt outlook to positive from stable. In May last year, the rating agency had revised its outlook on Lincoln and its operating subsidiaries to stable from negative. On the other hand, A.M. Best revealed that it has put an “a-” rating on Lincoln’s long-term unsecured senior notes worth $300 million, which carry interest of 4.85% and are scheduled to expire on June 24, 2021. The outlook for this debt rating is assigned as stable. Meanwhile, A.M. best also reaffirmed all the debt ratings of Lincoln and its subsidiaries. In November ]]></description>
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		<title>(AEG) Aegon NV Gains Repayment Flexibility</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/aeg-aegon-nv-gains-repayment-flexibility/76609</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Dutch insurer Aegon NV (AEG) announced that it has freed itself of the government debt on making the last repayment of €1.125 million. The company was offered a bailout amount of €3.0 billion during the peak of the global financial crisis in 2008. The latest and last repayment includes €750 million that was used for repurchasing 187.5 million convertible core capital securities and a premium payment of €375 million. Aegon raised this booty from the sale of the reinsurance business of its Transamerica division in the US to France&#8217;s Scor SE for $1.4 billion in cash and capital. Earlier, in February this year, Aegon had repaid €900 million, which was raised through a public stock offering of about 10% of its common share capital. On the whole, Aegon repaid ]]></description>
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		<title>(ING) ING Group &#8211; Lone Finance Bright Spot in ValuEngine.com Stock Screen</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/ing-ing-group-lone-finance-bright-spot-in-valuengine-com-stock-screen/75695</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>valuengine</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ING Group (ING) the Lone Finance Bright Spot in ValuEngine.com Stock Screen While finance stocks have not made the grade from our proprietary models as of late, ING GROEP (ING) turned up highly-rated in a screen for liquid stocks with low p/e ratios, high undervaluation ranks, and high short-term forecast figures. In fact, out of 17 stocks in a recent screen, ING was the only Finance stock in a sea of Basic Materials tickers. Analysts attribute the recent upswing in its share price to positive news about a possible prompt sale of its US operations&#8211;which was a requirement imposed by European regulators due to bailout funding. ValuEngine has issued a BUY recommendation for ING GROEP on Jun. 07, 2011. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFG) Delphi Financial Group Announces Hike in Dividend</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/16/dfg-delphi-financial-group-announces-hike-in-dividend/74050</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Safety Insurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delphi Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reinsurance Group of America Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TMK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Torchmark Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unum Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[W.R. Berkley Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westar Energy Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, employee benefits provider Delphi Financial Group Inc. (DFG) announced a quarterly dividend of 12 cents, marking a single cent increase from the previous quarter. The new dividend, representing a 9% hike from the previous quarterly dividend, is payable on June 8, 2011 to shareholders of record as of May 25, 2011. With an increased annual dividend of 48 cents per share, Delphi ’s dividend yield stands at 1.6%. Delphi has been consistently increasing dividends since its initiation of dividend payment in 2001. The company has hiked its annual dividend by an average of 16.7% over the past five years. Delphi’s balance sheet solidity is derived from its long-tail and stable group insurance liability. Its low debt-to-capital ratio, which currently stands at 18%, also accounts for its inherent strength. Delphi had an excellent result for ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Progresses with ALICO Results Included</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/met-metlife-progresses-with-alico-results-included/73454</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetLife Inc. (MET) reported first quarter operating earnings per share of $1.33, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.26 per share and $1.04 per share in the year-ago quarter. Operating earnings increased 64% year over year to $1.42 billion from $864 million in the year-ago period. During the reported quarter, operating earnings per share were adversely impacted by net investment losses of 9 cents, net derivative losses of 29 cents, other adjustments of 15 cents and loss from discontinued operation of 4 cents. These were partially offset by tax and other adjustments of 32 cents. As a result, GAAP net income came in at $830 million or 78 cents per share as compared with $805 million or 97 cents per share in the prior-year quarter, on lower share count. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Quarterly Estimates Top Analysts Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/pru-prudential-financial-quarterly-estimates-top-analysts-expectations/73461</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.’s (PRU) first quarter 2011 earnings of $1.69 per share topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.48 as well as the prior-year quarter’s earnings of $1.45 per share. Results were aided by solid performance in the company’s U.S. annuities and asset management businesses as well as its international insurance operations. Prudential reported revenues of $9.2 billion, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.2 billion. Also, on a year-over-year basis, revenues increased 28%, primarily due to higher asset management fees, commissions and other income, net investment income as well as higher premiums. Premiums earned surged 37% to $4.8 billion, while net investment income scaled up 11.0% to $2.3 billion. Assets under management hiked 24% year over year to $859 billion, led by increased net new flows and an overall ]]></description>
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		<title>(TMK) Torchmark Announces Split of Common Stock</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/tmk-torchmark-announces-split-of-common-stock/73161</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dollar Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MOH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Molina Healthcare Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The board of directors of Torchmark Corporation (TMK) has authorized a three-for-two partial stock split of its common stock. Torchmark stated that the stock split will be carried out through a stock dividend issue. The 3:2 stock split will be paid in the form of a 50% stock dividend on all the company&#8217;s outstanding common stock. The stock split will be effective June 1, 2011. On July 1, 2011, the payment date, the common stock holders of Torchmark will receive one additional share of stock for every two shares held. Additionally, the fractional shares will be paid in cash. Off late, the board of directors of  Molina Healthcare, Inc. (MOH) also authorized a three-for-two stock split of its common stock. Molina also stated that the stock split will be carried ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGO) Stock Market News for April 18, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/18/ago-stock-market-news-for-april-18-2011-market-news/71756</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets posted modest gains on Friday, helped by positive economic reports that overshadowed disappointing earnings reports from bellwether stocks. The earnings season, which was unofficially kicked off by Alcoa, Inc, has been largely mixed up to now. A lot is at stake for the markets during the coming week as a significant number of companies are scheduled to report their quarterly results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.5% to close at 12,341.83. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 index edged up 0.4% and ended the day at 1,319.68, while the Nasdaq closed at 2,764.65 after gaining 0.2%. However, the indices were down for the week and the Dow, S&#38;P 500 and Nasdaq lost 0.3%, 0.6% and 0.6%, respectively. On the positive side, the CBOE Volatility Index dropped 13.60%, for ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/15/gnw-genworth-financial-bear-of-the-day-2/71642</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial&#8217;s (GNW) fourth-quarter operating loss lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate led by a substantially higher year-over-year loss at the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment, which was partially offset by better results at Retirement &#38; Protection and at International. We expect an elevated unemployment rate will continue pressuring its mortgage insurance business. Though the business is showing signs of improvement, the mortgage line is still experiencing losses. Additionally, improvements in its other business lines are expected to be slow, given the economy&#8217;s sluggish recovery. Our six-month target price of $11.00 equates to 10.0x our earnings estimate for 2011. This is consistent with our Underperform recommendation on the shares. GENWORTH FINL (GNW): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Seals Taiwan Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/met-metlife-seals-taiwan-deal/70164</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AEG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aegon N V Adr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ING Groep NV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal has reported that MetLife Inc. (MET) has finally been able to vend its Taiwan life insurance unit to Chinatrust Financial Holdings Co. for about $180 million. This is the second desperate attempt of the company to move out of Taiwan given the limited scope for growth in the region. Previously, in April 2010, the company had almost sealed a deal with Waterland Financial Holdings Co., a tiny financial firm in Taiwan, who had agreed to purchase it for about $112 million. However, the deal did not culminate since the regulatory authorities in Taiwan were skeptical about the financial health of Waterland. Furthermore, in January 2010, Taiwan Life Insurance Co. offered $122 million to buy MetLife’s insurance wing in Taiwan. However, the deal failed to materialize due ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Analyst Reiterates Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/29/pru-prudential-financial-analyst-reiterates-shares-at-neutral/70112</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are reiterating our Neutral recommendation on the shares of Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU). Prudential has one of the best collections of businesses in the U.S. life insurance sector, with strong positions in high margin businesses and a significant diversification. Despite the recent drag on revenues (for the past couple of years) owing to the economic slump, the company has consistently increased its revenues over the past several quarters. A right mix of business and strong fundamentals have helped it garner market share from weakened competitors. Prudential is poised to improve its earnings faster than its peers in the upcoming years. Prudential has a strong international presence that provides it with better organic growth opportunities than its peers. It has a strong footprint in Japan, with operations in the region for ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Allows American International Group to Raise $10 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/28/met-metlife-allows-american-international-group-to-raise-10-billion/68147</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Executing the terms of the American Life Insurance Co. (ALICO) deal sooner-than-expected, on Tuesday MetLife Inc. (MET) gave its consent to American International Group Inc. (AIG) for selling 78.2 million of MetLife shares and 40 million common equity units that AIG had received as part of its ALICO sale to MetLife, in November last year. Earlier, AIG was supposed to retain MetLife shares until at least August 2011. Besides, MetLife announced a public stock offering of 68.6 million shares, the proceeds of which will be utilized for buying back its preferred convertible securities from AIG. While such securities could be converted to common shares, MetLife is expected to scrap these contingent convertible securities. On Wednesday, MetLife further announced the pricing of these shares in transaction. While the AIG&#8217;s sale of ]]></description>
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		<title>(DFG) Delphi Financial Analyst Reiterates Shares at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/22/dfg-delphi-financial-analyst-reiterates-shares-at-neutral/69383</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on the shares of Delphi Financial Inc. (DFG) following the release of fourth quarter 2010 results. Delphi’s fourth quarter earnings were a dime ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, aided by favorable underwriting and investment results. We believe its subsidiary Safety National, a leader in Excess Workers’ Compensation, will show a strong growth going forward, based on rates hike and self-insured retention increase at the outset of the year. Safety National is expanding its leading position in providing coverage to self-insureds. Its market share increased to 25% in 2009 from 22% in 2008. It has increased premiums at a CAGR of 6% from 2006 to 2010. Management expects an attractive market for the Excess Workers’ Compensation based on positive trends in January 2011 renewals, ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Trys Again to Exit Taiwan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/03/met-metlife-trys-again-to-exit-taiwan/67436</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Thomson Reuters reported that MetLife Inc. (MET) may dispose of its insurance business in Taiwan by the end of April this year. Chinatrust Financial, Yuanta Financial and Mercuries Life Insurance were reported to have submitted bids to acquire the MetLife unit. However, details remain undisclosed and a final decision is expected in the near future. This is, however, not the first time that MetLife has attempted to vend its Taiwan unit. In April 2010, the company had almost sealed a deal with Waterland Financial Holdings Co., a tiny financial firm in Taiwan, who had agreed to purchase it for $112 million. However, the deal did not culminate since the regulatory authorities in Taiwan were skeptical about the financial health of Waterland. Additionally, in January 2010, Taiwan Life Insurance ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Fourth Quarter Earnings Lag Forecast on Higher Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/07/lnc-lincoln-national-fourth-quarter-earnings-lag-forecast-on-higher-charges/66360</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Danaos Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corporation’s (LNC) fourth quarter operating earnings per share of 82 cents came in way behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents and 90 cents recorded in the prior-year quarter. Results were primarily impacted by a charge of $41 million or 13 cents per share arising from litigation and settlement expenses. However, favorable investment income results and other items mitigated this decline by $9.0 million or 3 cents per share. Consequently, operating income decreased 10.4% year over year to $265.5 million. Conversely, net income available to common shareholders was $195.6 million or 60 cents per share compared with $84.1 million or 27 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. GAAP net income for the reported quarter also came in at $195.6 million, though up from $102.3 million in ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/19/gnw-genworth-financial-bear-of-the-day/65358</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading Genworth Financial (GNW) to Underperform due to higher year-over-year losses at the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment as well as weak results at Retirement and Protection and at International. Genworth&#8217;s third-quarter results also fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. We expect the elevated unemployment rate will continue pressuring its mortgage insurance business. Though the business is showing signs of improvement, the line is still experiencing losses. Additionally, improvements in its other business lines are expected to be slow, given the economy&#8217;s sluggish recovery. Our six-month target price of $13.00 equates to 18.8x our earnings estimate for 2010 &#8212; still a premium to the industry average of 12.1x. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial Issues $400 Million in Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/06/gnw-genworth-financial-issues-400-million-in-senior-notes/59998</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 02:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) sold senior notes worth $400 million, bearing a coupon of 7.20% and maturing on February 15, 2021. The company increased the offer size from $300 million planned earlier. The company has offered these notes at 99.659% of face value to yield 7.25% if held till maturity. Rating agency Moody’s Investor Service of Moody’s Corp. (MCO) has assigned a “Baa3” rating to the notes while another rating agency Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services (S&#38;P) has issued a “BBB-” rating for the same. Earlier, in June, Genworth Financial had issued 10-year 7.7% senior unsecured notes worth $400 million. Genworth Financial would deploy the sales proceeds along with cash in hand to repay in full the outstanding borrowings under its two five-year revolving credit facilities. Genworth has $480 millionof ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Investors Get Early Christmas</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/14/lnc-lincoln-national-investors-get-early-christmas/59206</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After successfully reconstructing its debt, Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) made yesterday eventful by outlining a number of ways to return wealth to shareholders, which includes a dividend hike, resumption of share repurchase program and redemption of preferred securities. The board of Lincoln has announced a significantly increased its quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share from the previous pay-out of one cent per share. The hiked dividend will be paid on February 1, 2011 to shareholders of record as on January 10, 2011. This marks the first dividend hike since 2007. Lincoln has announced its objective of buying back common equity shares worth approximately $125 million over the following 15 months. Besides, the company also aims to redeem all of its outstanding 6.75% Series F Trust preferred securities worth $150 ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial to Buy AIG&#8217;s Japanese Life Insurance Units</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/12/pru-prudential-financial-to-buy-aigs-japanese-life-insurance-units/59072</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US insurer Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) has commenced the offering of 18.4 million of its common shares at a price of $54.50 each. The net funds of $970 million from the issue would be used to finance part of the acquisition of American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) two Japanese life units – AIG Star Life Insurance Co. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. The deal, which was finalized in September, would cost Prudential around $4.8 billion Incorporatedluding $600 million of the acquiring company’s debt. Apart from this issue, Prudential will fund the rest of the deal with $2.2 billion in cash and $1 billion of debt. The much sought after deal will be managed by Citigroup Inc. (C), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), UBS AG (UBS) and Barclays Plc. (BCS). ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Reports Lobbying Charges Decline</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/met-metlife-reports-lobbying-charges-decline/52437</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetLife Inc. (MET) has reported that it spent $1.40 million during the second quarter 2010 to address concerns related to financial regulations and other issues. The lobbying charges have plummeted for MetLife from $1.74 million in the year-ago quarter and $1.61 million during the first quarter of 2010. According to the report filed on July 20, MetLife lobbied the Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative&#8217;s office and the Treasury Department. MetLife also lobbied the federal government on the sweeping financial overhaul and other legislations that were signed in July to prevent any kind of excessive risk-taking that led to the global economic crisis. MetLife also lobbied on other issues such as health care, flood insurance, domestic partnerships, taxes and derivatives. Besides MetLife, its competitors in the insurance sector Marsh &#38; McLennan ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Buys Units From American International Group</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/03/pru-prudential-financial-buys-units-from-american-international-group/53714</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US insurer Prudential Financial (PRU) declared yesterday that it will be acquiring two of the Japanese life operations of American International Group Inc. (AIG) for $4.2 billion in cash by the first quarter of 2011. However, the total value of the deal will climb to $4.8 billion on inclusion of $0.6 billion of third party debt. Talks between Prudential and AIG over the sale of its operations ? AIG Star Life Insurance Co. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. ? had started last year but broke off after the latter’s chief executive commented that they would retain the companies and would operate and expand them. Impact on Prudential Japan provides the maximum revenues to Prudential outside the U.S., contributing approximately 40%. The company has been operating in the country for ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Units Sell $2 Billion in Senior Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/26/met-metlife-units-sell-2-billion-in-senior-notes/52753</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a couple of subsidiaries of MetLife Inc. (MET) sold off senior notes worth approximately $2 billion. According to the Reuters, on Wednesday, MetLife Global Funding I vended off its 5-year senior notes worth $850 million in the 144A private placement market. The quantum of the notes offering was increased from $800 million planned initially. These notes carried an issue price of $99.949 with maturity on September 29, 2015. These fixed security notes are projected to have a spread of 120 basis points (bps) over the U.S. Treasuries, bearing a fixed interest rate of 2.50% and yield rate of 2.511%. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually, in equal installments, commencing March 29, 2011. The settlement is dated September 29, 2010. MetLife appointed Barclays plc (BAC), Credit Suisse Group (CS), ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National and Hartford Financial Services Group Warrants on Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/08/lnc-lincoln-national-and-hartford-financial-services-group-warrants-on-sale/50848</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the bailout funds repayment by the insurers through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the US Treasury Department plans to conduct auctions to dispose of its remaining warrants held in Lincoln National Corporation (LNC) and Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG). During the recession of 2009, the US Treasury provided financial aid to many banks and financial institutions and received warrants in exchange. A warrant gives the purchaser the right to buy common stock at a fixed price or sometimes at steep discounts. For companies that have repaid their TARP, the Treasury is now providing an option to buy back the warrants at a negotiated price. The Treasury plans to sell 52.09 million Hartford warrants and 13.05 million Lincoln warrants in the auction. The Hartford warrants come ]]></description>
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		<title>(PRU) Prudential Financial Gains on Higher Second Quarter Revenues</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/06/pru-prudential-financial-gains-on-higher-second-quarter-revenues/46843</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life insurer Prudential Financial Inc.’s (PRU) second quarter operating income of $1.51 per share was ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.31. Earnings were, however, down from $1.87 per share in the year-ago quarter. Results for the quarter benefited from strong annuity sales, higher investment income and asset management fees. Prudential’s revenues of $8.7 billion came in much higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.2 billion. On a year-over-year basis, revenues jumped 39%, primarily due to higher asset management fees, commissions and other income. Premiums written increased 15.2% to $3.8 billion. Net investment income also increased 3% to $2.1 billion. Assets under management increased 19% year over year to $690 billion, led by increased net new flows and an overall improvement in markets. Book value per share, a ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Corporation Earns A.M. Best Ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/28/lnc-lincoln-national-corporation-earns-a-m-best-ratings/41750</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 22, A.M. Best Co. allotted a debt rating of “a-&#8221; to the senior unsecured notes of Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), keeping the outlook stable. In conjunction with assigning ratings, A.M. Best changed Lincoln’s outlook to stable from negative, reiterating the financial strength rating (FSR), issuer credit rating (ICR) and long term debt ratings. The stable outlook reflected that Lincoln has managed to maintain a solid liquidity position besides improving its operating cash flows and capital, and reducing its investment risk and reliance on short-term funding. The company has also raised significant capital in the past year, refinanced its bank credit facility and fulfilled the reserves funding requirements. However, Lincoln faces ongoing risks related to variable annuities and exposure to commercial mortgages and unrealized loss positions within certain asset ]]></description>
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		<title>(AEG) Aegon NV Reviews Strategic Measures To Dispose Of Units</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/25/aeg-aegon-nv-reviews-strategic-measures-to-dispose-of-units/41291</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Aegon NV (AEG) stated that it will consider options to dispose its US-based life reinsurance unit Transamerica Re and restructure its business in the UK, as it intends to realign and enhance focus in its core businesses. The proposed sale of Transamerica will help Aegon shed its investment risk in its U.S. variable annuity business, while shifting its focus to fee-based products from spread-based products and expanding the pensions business. In addition, it will help reallocate capital to growth markets and seek opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Since its acquisition in 1999, Transamerica has been credited with helping Aegon become a leading life reinsurer in the United States and internationally. However, Aegon believes that Transamerica cannot support Aegon’s core activities over the longer period ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Raises Money Through Offering to Exit TARP</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/15/lnc-lincoln-national-raises-money-through-offering-to-exit-tarp/40545</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to repay its $950 million government bailout fund, Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) announced its intention to raise money through equity and debt offering. As a result, on Monday, the company publicly offered its common stock of about 12.3 million at a purchase price of $27.25 per share. The company expects to raise approximately $335 million from the offer. While this equity stock offering is projected to be closed by June 18, 2010, Lincoln has offered its underwriters a 30-day optional purchase of an additional 15% or 1.8 million shares. Taking its Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) repayment a step further, Lincoln has planned to raise an additional $750 million through a senior note offering. The company aims to utilize $250 million of these note offering proceeds, along ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Completes $2 Billion Credit Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/06/14/lnc-lincoln-national-completes-2-billion-credit-line/40426</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expanding its debt restructuring initiatives, on Thursday, Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) announced the closure of its bank credit facility worth $2 billion. This includes a 4-year credit agreement of $1.5 billion and a 364-day credit agreement of $500 million. While the new bank credit facility became effective from Jun 9, 2010, the company replaced the total credit line with the existing credit agreements that began in 2006 and dated to mature in the first quarter of 2011. Accordingly, the 4-year agreement authorizes to issue letters of credit (LOC) and borrowings to finance any withdrawals under the LOC of up to $1.5 billion. However, this unsecured agreement is expected to be utilized mainly to provide LOC to support any life insurance reserves. Lincoln will incur annual fee charges of 1.375% on ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife First Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/20/met-metlife-first-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/37876</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 05:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetLife Inc. (MET) reported first quarter 2010 results on Apr. 30 with operating earnings of $834 million or $1.01 per share, which was significantly ahead of $131 million or $0.16 per share in the year-ago quarter. Results also modestly surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents per share, driven by robust growth witnessed across the U.S. and International business segments, higher premium income and variable annuity deposits as well as higher investment income. However, following the earnings announcement, investors’ reactions on Wall Street have been quite tepid due to the caution raised regarding the completion and integration of the acquisition of American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) American Life Insurance Co. (ALICO) unit, along with internal cost and capital concerns related to it. Management of MetLife already expects its operating ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Corporation Plans to Repay TARP</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/13/lnc-lincoln-national-corporation-plans-to-repay-tarp/37115</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 20:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) is gearing up to repay the bailout money. Dennis Glass, the company’s President and CEO, said at an investor presentation yesterday that this acceleration follows a successful alignment with internal guidelines. Lincoln issued $950 million of preferred stock and a common stock warrant through the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in the third quarter of 2009. Initially, the company expected to repay the TARP money in the second half of 2010 or in the first half of 2011 after strengthening its reserves level. However, according to Lincoln, with an improvement in the economy and capital markets since the beginning of the year coupled with the strength in its business model and capital position, the company is preponing its repayment of the TARP money prior ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial&#8217;s Earnings Report Misses by Four Cents</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/12/gnw-genworth-financials-earnings-report-misses-by-four-cents/37067</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 06:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) reported first quarter 2010 earnings of 23 cents on April 29, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. Investors were clearly discouraged and the shares moved down following the earnings release. Wall Street had sufficient time to absorb the news, and analysts&#8217; responses have been mixed. Earnings Report Review Genworth’s miss was due to lower-than-expected results from its life insurance business and International segment. Though the U.S. Mortgage Insurance segment continued to experience losses in the quarter, results significantly improved from prior quarters, driven by an increase in loss mitigation benefits. Revenues increased 40% year over year to $2.42 billion. The company reported a drop in net investment losses to $42 million, down from $54 million in the prior quarter and $483 million in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(GNW) Genworth Financial Quarterly Report Misses Expectations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/03/gnw-genworth-financial-quarterly-report-misses-expectations/35861</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 22:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Genworth Financial Inc. (GNW) reported operating earnings per share of 23 cents available to the common stockholders. This compares unfavorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 27 cents. However, the results were well ahead of the prior-year quarter earnings of 3 cents per share. The miss was due to lower-than-expected results at its life insurance business and International segment. Though its U.S. mortgage insurance segment continued to experience losses in the quarter, results significantly improved from the prior quarters driven by an increase in loss mitigation benefits. Genworth&#8217;s net income available to common shareholders was $178 million or 36 cents per share, compared with a loss of $469 million or $1.08 per share reported in the year-ago quarter. Revenue increased 40% year over year to $2.42 billion. The company reported ]]></description>
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		<title>(RGA) Reinsurance Group of America Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/18/rga-reinsurance-group-of-america-earnings-preview/34127</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) is slated to release first quarter 2010 earnings on April 27, 2010, before the opening bell. We expect the company’s earnings for 2010 to benefit from the acquisition of ReliaStar, which will further increase the company’s market share in North American Markets. Negatives offsetting the earnings will be unfavorable mortality trends and higher interest obligation due to $400 million of debt issued in November. Management views a stable life reinsurance environment in 2010 and expects operating income to lie in the range of $6.30 to $6.90 per share, up from $5.98 reported in 2009. Favorable pricing trends and strong international growth potential are expected to fuel consolidated premium growth of approximately 15%, with return on equity (ROE) ranging between 13% and 14%. Earnings Revision Reinsurance ]]></description>
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		<title>(MET) MetLife Sells Taiwan Business to Waterland Financial Holdings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/14/met-metlife-sells-taiwan-business-to-waterland-financial-holdings/33711</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, Thomson Reuters reported that MetLife Inc. (MET) may dispose of its insurance business in Taiwan to Waterland Financial Holdings Co., a tiny financial firm in Taiwan, who has agreed to purchase it for $114 million (T$3.6 billion). However, the final decision by both parties is expected by Apr 19. MetLife’s move is aimed to shore up its finances post the global economic crisis. Formerly, Waterland Financial along Hontai Life, Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. and Cardif Assurance Vie were reported to have submitted bids to acquire the MetLife unit in December 2009. Additionally, in January 2010, Taiwan Life Insurance Co. offered $122 million to buy MetLife’s insurance wing in Taiwan. However, the deal did not materialize due to some undisclosed issues. MetLife entered the Taiwanese market in 1988 and ]]></description>
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		<title>(LNC) Lincoln National Analyst Initiates Coverage at Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/12/lnc-lincoln-national-analyst-initiates-coverage-at-neutral/33489</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 04:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently initiated coverage on Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) with a Neutral recommendation. The company’s fourth quarter earnings were substantially ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate due to increased operating income across revenue segments. Lincoln National achieved expanded distribution relationships, strong top- and bottom-line growth and net inflows, thereby surviving a challenging operating environment. However, the near term outlook remains cautious given the poor ratings and the volatile economic conditions that restricted desired growth. Lincoln National is focused on product development to increase its competitive position in small to mid corporate markets and to capitalize on the opportunities provided by the new regulatory changes that came into effect in 2009. As a result of these changes in its business profile, the company’s consolidated deposits and ending account balances propped ]]></description>
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