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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Denied Intervening in Bank of America Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/27/aig-american-international-group-denied-intervening-in-bank-of-america-deal/99660</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BLK]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, as reported by Reuters, American International Group Inc.&#8216;s (AIG) attempts to intervene in Bank of America Corporation&#8216;s (BAC) $8.5 billion mortgage bond settlement case were spurned. New York state Supreme Court Justice Barbara Kapnick not only dismissed the allegations of AIG, but also of the other investors. Reasons Behind AIG’s Opposition Along with a group of investors, AIG had earlier opposed BofA’s deal, citing the settlement as substantially inadequate. They wanted the settlement deal to come under Article 77, a special proceeding under which the scope of inquiry would amplify in the form of plenary action. According to AIG, conversion of the settlement case into limited proceeding will provide the investors with a chance to scrutinize and consider whether the compensation offered to them by BofA was sufficient ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Hartford Financial Services Group Refunds Premiums &#8211; Cuts Rate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hig-hartford-financial-services-group-refunds-premiums-cuts-rate/99405</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/22/hig-hartford-financial-services-group-refunds-premiums-cuts-rate/99405#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miller Industries Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) has agreed to refund premiums worth $24 million to its accidental death and dismemberment policyholders in New York, according to Reuters. The refund pertains to the minimum medical loss ratio (MLR) provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The New York Department of Financial Services said that the company reached a settlement with the state regulators after failing to meet the minimum MLR requirement. MLR is the ratio of total loss incurred in claims plus adjustment expenses to total premium earned. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to spend a minimum stipulated percentage of premiums earned on payment of claims. In case the insurer fails to do so, it is required to refund the difference between the actual ]]></description>
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		<title>(C) Citigroup Analyst Lowers Shares to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/09/c-citigroup-analyst-lowers-shares-to-underperform/96107</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading our recommendation on Citigroup Inc. (C) to Underperform from Neutral based on its failure to pass the Federal Reserve’s most recent stress test. Investors were widely speculating about the amount of money companies like Citigroup will be allowed by the Fed to return to their shareholders this year. Notably, Citi has failed to significantly enhance shareholder value following the financial crisis and this somewhat weakened its competitive position. Besides Citi, the three other companies that have failed the stress test this time are Ally Financial Inc., MetLife Inc. (MET) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI). Contrary to Citigroup and the other three failed companies, the other Wall Street bigs such as JPMorgan Chase &#38; Co. (JPM), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and Wells Fargo &#38; Co. (WFC) managed to clear ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/04/02/bac-bank-of-america-wins-dismissal-of-lawsuit/97290</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BlackRock Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, the dismissal of lawsuit pertaining to the buyback of defective mortgage-backed securities (MBS), gave reprieve to Bank of America Corporation (BAC). The lawsuit was filed against BofA by a group of investors led by Walnut Place group. The litigation charged BofA’s Countrywide Financial Corp. unit, which the bank acquired in 2008, of making wrong representations and warranties about the loans that backed these securities. The judge also dismissed Walnut Place&#8217;s allegation that Countrywide&#8217;s MBS trustee, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), had not acted on its complaints regarding defective Countrywide loans. The judge who dismissed the present litigation will also decide the fate of BofA’s $8.5 billion MBS settlement deal. In June 2011, the company had entered into an agreement to pay $8.5 billion for its ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Stressed Hartford Financial Services Group Announces Split</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/hig-stressed-hartford-financial-services-group-announces-split/96343</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/23/hig-stressed-hartford-financial-services-group-announces-split/96343#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GHL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greenhill & Co Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After resisting its largest shareholder, John Paulson’s incessant pressure for almost two months, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) finally gave in to the demands of segregating its life insurance and property and casualty (P&#38;C) businesses on Wednesday. Consequently, the company is on the lookout for suitable divestiture opportunities for its Individual Life and Retirement Plans segments along with Woodbury Financial Services. Woodbury is an indirectly-held, wholly-owned retail broker-dealer subsidiary, included in the Individual Life segment’s distribution network. Hartford has hired The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and Greenhill &#38; Co. Inc. (GHL) as financial advisors for the same but expects the divestitures to take about two years. The company has also decided to terminate its Individual Annuity business, which offers individual variable, fixed market value adjusted (fixed MVA), fixed ]]></description>
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		<title>(GS) Federal Reserve to Fine Eight Other Banks for Foreclosure Mess</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/gs-federal-reserve-to-fine-eight-other-banks-for-foreclosure-mess/96108</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/gs-federal-reserve-to-fine-eight-other-banks-for-foreclosure-mess/96108#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diversified Investments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HBC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HSBC HLDGS PLC ADS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PNC Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wells Fargo & Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After penalizing the country’s five largest mortgage servicers last month, the Federal Reserve now plans to fine eight other banks for foreclosure abuses. This was stated by Suzanne G. Killian, a senior associate director of the Fed, at a congressional hearing in Brooklyn. The banks that were held responsible for wrongly foreclosing homeowners’ properties include EverBank, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), HSBC Holdings Plc (HBC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), MetLife Inc. (MET), OneWest Bank, SunTrust Banks (STI) and U.S. Bancorp (USB). However, the amounts of penalties have not been disclosed. The nation’s mortgage servicers were under the radar for the alleged used of ‘robo-signers’ ? employees who sign hundreds of documents a day without verifying decisive information like the previously outstanding amounts of borrowers. This was the main ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Raises $2 Billion from Note Offerings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/22/aig-american-international-group-raises-2-billion-from-note-offerings/96081</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:03:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MCO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moody's Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) issued long-term notes worth $2 billion in a two-part offering, according to Thomson Reuters. Accordingly, one fraction of senior unsecured notes is valued at $1.25 billion. These notes were issued at a price of $99.797 and dated to mature on March 20, 2017.  These callable five-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 265 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries, while bearing a coupon rate of 3.8% and yield rate of 3.845%. Besides, the second tranche of senior unsecured notes is worth $750 million. These notes were issued at a price of $99.844 and dated to mature on March 20, 2015.  These three-year fixed rate notes are projected to have a spread of 245 bps over the US Treasuries, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) American Express Announces $5 Billion Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/14/axp-american-express-announces-5-billion-share-buyback/95231#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Credit Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American Express Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BB & T Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Discover Financial Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Street Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SunTrust Banks Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Us Bancorp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basking after an impressive quarter, American Express Co. (AXP) (AmEx) announced its intention of buying back shares worth $5 billion within two years, besides initiating about an 11% hike in its regular dividend to 20 cents from the prior 18 cents. The resolution of a hefty buyback and dividend hike comes after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) passed most of the banks in the annual capital stress-test yesterday, with flying colours. Accordingly, the Fed appeared satisfied about the capital requirement and holding of most of the top banks in the US such as AmEx, JP Morgan Chase &#38;Co. (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BK), State Street Corp. (STT), BB&#38;T Corp. (BBT), U.S.Bancorp. (USB) and Wells ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell About 13% Stake in AIA</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/03/06/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-about-13-stake-in-aia/94366</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P Asia 50 Index]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to repay the government bailout loan, American International Group Inc. (AIG) disclosed its plans earlier today to raise funds from the part-sale of its left over one-third stake in its Asian wing – AIA Group Limited (AIA). According to Reuters and Bloomberg, AIG is looking forward to selling nearly approximately 1.7 billion shares in AIA at about 7% discount to the latter’s closing price of HK$29.20 on Friday, at the Hong Kong stock exchange, to raise over $6 billion. While the shares will be priced no later than tomorrow, AIG’s share in AIA was worth $15 billion at last week’s closing price. Meanwhile, all the shares will be sold among the institutional investors through private placement, although they remain unnamed. AIG will still hold about 19% of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AMAT) Housing and Inflation in the Spotlight &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/amat-housing-and-inflation-in-the-spotlight-earnings-preview/91559#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Semiconductor Equipment & Materials]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apache Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Applied Materials Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avon Products Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CBS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deere & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Devon Energy Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DUK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Duke Energy Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EOG]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Host Hotels & Resorts Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HST]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MAS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Masco Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earnings Preview 2/10/12 Earnings season will be still going on this next week. 422 firms are scheduled to report, and 50 of those are members of the S&#38;P 500.  By the end of the week we will be over 80% done with earnings season. Many large and significant companies will be reporting this week.  They include: Applied Materials (AMAT),  Apache (APA), CBS (CBS),  Deere (DE), Devon Energy  (DVN), Duke Energy (DUK), Masco (MAS) and Met Life (MET). It will also be a busy week for economic data.  Key reports include Retail Sales, Industrial Production, two regional “mini ISM’s,” Housing Starts and inflation &#8212; both on the Producer and the Consumer levels. Monday Nothing of particular significance. Tuesday Retail Sales are expected to jump by 0.8% after they rose a disappointing ]]></description>
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		<title>(PNX) Insurance Industry Stock Update &#8211; February 2012 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/13/pnx-insurance-industry-stock-update-february-2012-industry-outlook/91567</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ACE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ACE Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amerisafe Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Axis Capital Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AXS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CINF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cinnati Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endurance Specialty Holdings Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ENH]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HMN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Horace Mann Educators Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[L]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loews Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manulife Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markel Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MGIC Investment Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MKL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[OB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OneBeacon Insurance Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PGR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Phoenix Companies Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ProAssurance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Progressive Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PRU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prudential Financial Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The impact of a series of natural disasters in 2011 and the ongoing economic uncertainty is still quite palpable in the performance of U.S. insurers. These impediments aside, there are fundamental challenges that are expected to come in the way insurers’ efforts to meet growing investor expectations in the upcoming quarters. Among the possible way outs of such difficulties, rising rates and pricing flexibility are primary. The overall health of the U.S. insurance industry has improved to some extent in the recent quarters, after enduring pricing pressures and reduced insured exposure for quite some time. The market turmoil resulting from the Great Recession forced many companies to take immense write-downs, but those memories are fast becoming a thing of the past. That said, continued soft market conditions, shrinking businesses, a ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Stock Market News for January 18, 2012 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/18/bac-stock-market-news-for-january-18-2012-market-news/90417</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Center Banks]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[C]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carnival Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Third Bancorp]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ICE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intercontinental Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase & Company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KFT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kraft Foods Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Morgan Stanley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RIMM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sears Holdings Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The major US indices registered gains to close in the green after a slew of positive economic reports were released at home and in China. A successful debt auction in Europe added to the cheer. However, the gains were limited, as investors’ sentiments were dampened after the banking sector incurred losses following disappointing earnings figures from Citigroup. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) gained 0.5% to settle at 12,482.07. The blue chip index’s major decliner was JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) which fell by 2.81% after the banking giant reported uninspiring quarterly earnings results. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 (S&#38;P 500) posted gains of 0.4% and closed yesterday’s trading session at 1,293.67 before touching the psychological level of 1,300 earlier during the day. Energy sector stocks gained the most. The tech laden ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Upped to Neutral</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/01/14/aig-american-international-group-upped-to-neutral/89621</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P Asia 50 Index]]></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[Last week, we upgraded our recommendation on American International Group Inc. (AIG) to Neutral from Underperform based on its improving capital flexibility. Besides, asset disposals and repayment of a chunk of debt appears to be favorable for the new stock buyback program. AIG reported third quarter operating loss per share of $1.60, which came in way higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.08 and $0.84 reported in the year-ago quarter. Consequently, operating loss of $3.0 billion increased drastically from $114 million in the year-ago quarter. Results reflected weak performance across all operating segments based on the challenging macro economic environment. Though AIG has been able to head off a collapse by getting government bailout, it continues to face significant threat to its business model, customer base ]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
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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>(SFG) StanCorp Financial Group Analyst Upgrades Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/sfg-stancorp-financial-group-analyst-upgrades-shares/86956</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/12/sfg-stancorp-financial-group-analyst-upgrades-shares/86956#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accident & Health Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DAC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danaos Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading the recommendation on StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG) to Neutral from Underperform on the back of strong third quarter results. Overall benefit ratio declined compared with the last two quarters. Earnings per share of 96 cents also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 30 cents. StanCorp reported a benefit ratio of 80.7% in the third quarter, lower than  the past two quarters due to favorable group life claims experience. Benefit ratio in second quarter was 84.8%, while the first quarter saw 84.2%.  Also, Group insurance premiums, in the third quarter, showed a 4.5% year-over-year growth, reflecting strong group insurance sales and customer retention. Furthermore, StanCorp enjoys a strong capital position. At quarter-end, available capital was approximately $200 million, up from $155 million at last quarter end. The ]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFLAC Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amerisafe Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AMSF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln National Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LNC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></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>(AIG) American International Group Loss Soars on Weak Dynamics</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/06/aig-american-international-group-loss-soars-on-weak-dynamics/86539</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:46:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iShares S&P Asia 50 Index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported third quarter operating loss per share of $1.60, which came in way higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 8 cents and 84 cents reported in the year-ago quarter. Consequently, operating loss of $3.0 billion increased drastically from $114 million in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net loss of $4.1 billion or $2.16 per share as compared with $2.5 billion or $18.53 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included net realized capital loss of $112 million against $33 million in the year-ago quarter, along with loss from divested operations of $1.0 million against gain of $4 million in the prior-year period. Additionally, net loss from discontinued operations was recorded at $221 million versus ]]></description>
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		<title>(HIG) Hartford Financial Services Group Records High Third Quarter CAT Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/hig-hartford-financial-services-group-records-high-third-quarter-cat-loss/83126</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Property & Casualty Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hartford Financial Services Group Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG) announced that the devastation caused by Hurricane Irene will lead to substantially high catastrophe (CAT) losses in the third quarter of 2011. The pre-tax catastrophe losses for July and August are expected to be within the range of $150–$250 million. Irene would account for about $75–$175 million. The projected catastrophe loss in the third quarter 2011 will be significantly higher than the year-ago quarter’s loss of $13 million as there were no hurricanes or other major natural calamities in the prior-year quarter. Hartford had also reported considerably high catastrophe losses of $290 million in the second quarter of 2011 due to the tornadoes in April and May. As a result, the company had reported second quarter 2011 core earnings of only $12.0 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Dropped to Underperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/15/aig-american-international-group-dropped-to-underperform/81269</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We downgraded our recommendation on American International Group Inc. (AIG) to Underperform from Neutral based on the critical sustainability factor given the weak global cues, sluggish insurance dynamics and consistent cash outflow. Despite raising funds in the past few quarters and repaying a chunk of its debt, AIG is yet to attain capital flexibility. The inability to generate cash flow from operations and a dangling capital position has been severely weighing on the share prices that plummeted over 50% between January and July 2011. AIG’s operating cash flow has been declining to an outflow of $3.5 million from cash generation of $16.9 million in 2010 and $18.6 million in 2009. Additionally, AIG has limited sources of raising funds at this juncture, now that Treasury’s stock offering has also been locked ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Misses Expectations &#8211; Rebound to Come</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/aig-american-international-group-misses-expectations-rebound-to-come/80782</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:33:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported second quarter operating earnings of 69 cents per share that lagged both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.15 per share and $1.18 per share reported in the year-ago quarter, due to an additional 1.655 billion shares issued to the U.S. Treasury Department on January 14, 2011. However, operating income of $1.3 billion increased 60.9% from $793 million in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net income of $1.8 million or $1.00 per share as compared with net loss of $2.7 billion or $19.57 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included realized capital gains of $6 million against loss of $360 million the year-ago quarter, along with loss from divested operations of $1.0 million against gain of $36 ]]></description>
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		<title>(BAC) Bank of America Mortgage Claims Cost $8.5 Billion?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/bac-bank-of-america-mortgage-claims-cost-8-5-billion/77923</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank of America Corp. (BAC) has hit the headlines again and this time for a wrong reason. The company is said to be reaching an agreement to pay $8.5 billion to a group of investors who had suffered substantial losses for their investments in mortgage-backed securities sold by the company prior to the housing market failure, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The group of investors, including names such as BlackRock Inc. (BLK), MetLife Inc. (MET) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York alleged that prior to the financial crisis, Countrywide Financial Corp., a company that was acquired by BofA in 2008, had sold those securities that were tied to bad-quality loans. Neither the quality of the borrowers nor the collaterals matched the standards that Countrywide assured to ]]></description>
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		<title>(SFG) StanCorp Financial Group Upgraded</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/sfg-stancorp-financial-group-upgraded/77931</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:36:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading StanCorp Financial Group Inc. (SFG) to Neutral from Underperform based on its excellent underwriting track record, continued better performance at Asset Management segment as well as active share repurchases supported by a strong capital position. StanCorp’s Asset Management segment is benefiting from an increase in administrative fees on increased cash flows. This coupled with lower operating expenses due to the successful implementation of cost reduction initiatives have helped improve results in the segment. Continued growth is expected, leading to increased contributions to the bottom line. Also, StanCorp enjoys a strong capital position. The company has achieved double digit compounded annual growth rate in book value as well as dividend per share. StanCorp is returning value to shareholders by buying back shares. Recently, the company’s board authorized another ]]></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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		<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>(MCO) Prudential Financial Upgraded by Moody&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/mco-prudential-financial-upgraded-by-moodys/77593</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/27/mco-prudential-financial-upgraded-by-moodys/77593#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, credit rating agency Moody’s Investors’ Service, a subsidiary of Moody’s Corp. (MCO), affirmed the debt rating of Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) at “Baa2” and upgraded its outlook to positive from stable. 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. Although the persistently volatile economic environment created a drag on revenues, the company recovered from it and consistently grew its revenues over the past several quarters. The right mix of business, along with strong fundamentals, has 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 ]]></description>
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		<title>(SFG) Rating Action on StanCorp Financial Group</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/sfg-rating-action-on-stancorp-financial-group/77447</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/26/sfg-rating-action-on-stancorp-financial-group/77447#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A.M. Best has affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of  “bbb+” and debt ratings of “bbb+” on $250 million 6.875% senior unsecured notes, due 2012 and “bbb-” on $300 million 6.900% junior subordinated debentures, due 2067 of StanCorp Financial Group (SFG). However, the rating agency has downgraded the outlook to negative from stable. Also, A.M. Best affirmed the ICR of “a+” and financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of Standard Insurance Company and The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, the insurance subsidiaries of StanCorp. The outlook of ICR was lowered to negative from stable while the outlook of FSR was maintained at stable. The downgraded outlook of the ICR was due to higher claims at long-term disability business experienced by the companies. To add to its woes, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Style Anomaly: Value versus Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/24/aig-style-anomaly-value-versus-growth/77320</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Computer Sciences Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsche Bank AG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ingram Micro Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is heating up and some of the greatest baseball rivalries are in full swing. Think Cubs v Cardinals, Red Sox v Yankees and Dodgers v Giants. In the world of stock investing, however, the greatest rivalry is value v growth. One often hears how value stocks outperform growth stocks; hence the value stock anomaly. But, does one set of stocks, on average, really outperform the other? Which style is experiencing a current streak? How long has the trend lasted? When is it due for a reversal? First, let&#8217;s define value and growth. Typical methods for defining these styles include the Earnings-to-Price (E/P) ratio and the analyst estimated 3-5 year growth rate (EGR). I like to use E/P instead of P/E because earnings can be negative and value strategies denote ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group&#8217;s Nan Shan Deal Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/aig-american-international-groups-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76110</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/16/aig-american-international-groups-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76110#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Street Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) $2.16 billion sale of its local unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., has finally been sanctioned by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). However, the sanction came with certain conditions. In January this year, AIG accepted the bid from Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co. Ltd. (Ruen Chen) in order to divest its 97.57% stake in its Nan Shan unit in Taiwan, for a cash deal of $2.16 billion. However, the deal was kept pending as it awaited a regulatory approval, and as expected, the deal received the approval in the first half of 2011. The verdict came in after severe scrutiny and intense reviewing. The FSC had been seeking the bidder’s capability of raising funds for the deal as well as the strategy for carrying out ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Nan Shan Deal Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/11/aig-american-international-group-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76025</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/11/aig-american-international-group-nan-shan-deal-back-on-track/76025#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Group Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fifth Street Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortress Investment Group LLC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FSC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc.’s (AIG) $2.16 billion sale of its local unit, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., has finally been sanctioned by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). However, the sanction came with certain conditions. In January this year, AIG accepted the bid from Ruen Chen Investment Holding Co. Ltd. (Ruen Chen) in order to divest its 97.57% stake in its Nan Shan unit in Taiwan, for a cash deal of $2.16 billion. However, the deal was kept pending as it awaited a regulatory approval, and as expected, the deal received the approval in the first half of 2011. The verdict came in after severe scrutiny and intense reviewing. The FSC had been seeking the bidder’s capability of raising funds for the deal as well as the strategy for carrying out ]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/09/met-metlife-progresses-with-alico-results-included/73454#comments</comments>
		<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>
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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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		<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>(AIG) American International Group Suffers From Catastrophe Losses</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/aig-american-international-group-suffers-from-catastrophe-losses/73544</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/06/aig-american-international-group-suffers-from-catastrophe-losses/73544#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 22:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported first quarter operating income of $2.03 billion or $1.30 per share, well ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of 15 cents per share and earnings of $637 million or 95 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net income of $269 million or loss of 35 cents per share as compared with $1.8 billion or $2.66 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included $1.7 billion of pre-tax catastrophe (CAT) losses related to the Japan earthquake and tsunami, the New Zealand earthquake and Australian floods. AIG also recorded a non-cash charge for the termination of the FRBNY credit facility. These charges were partly offset by a $1.1 billion securities valuation gain on ]]></description>
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		<title>(SFG) StanCorp Financial Group Beats on Top Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/27/sfg-stancorp-financial-group-beats-on-top-line/72514</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 17:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MetLife Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PFG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group Inc.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[StanCorp Financial Group (SFG) reported first-quarter 2011 earnings of 76 cents per share from continuing operations, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Earnings also fell behind the year-ago result of $1.13. Net income from continuing operations for the quarter was $35.2 million, down 35% from $54.1 million reported in first-quarter 2010. StanCorp incurred an after-tax net capital loss of $1.5 million or 3 cents per share in the quarter under review. Including the one-time loss, StanCorp reported a net income of $33.7 million or 73 cents per share compared with $49.7 million or $1.04 in the first quarter of 2010. The prior year quarter included after-tax capital losses of $4.4 million or 9 cents per share. The quarter experienced higher level of claims incidence in group long term disability ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell Rail Unit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/25/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-rail-unit/71926</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/25/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-rail-unit/71926#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going ahead with its asset disposal strategy to repay the U.S. government bailout loan, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced its decision to sell the company’s rail car leasing unit, AIG Rail Services Inc. to an affiliate of Perella Weinberg Partners for about $600 million. The deal is expected to be culminated by the end of June this year. Perella Weinberg is an asset management and corporate advisory firm with sound experience in rail leasing operations. Accordingly, the firm established a new unit, Flagship Rail Services LLC, to operate over 10,000 rail car lease operations, post the culmination of the deal. The company had put this rail unit on sale around November last year after it completed the successful IPO of AIG’s AIA Group Ltd. while also disposing of ]]></description>
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		<title>(AA) Stock Market News for April 14, 2011 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/14/aa-stock-market-news-for-april-14-2011-market-news/71568</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, a choppy session finally came to a close with the benchmarks gaining modest points as the Federal Reserve provided assurances that the economy was improving and President Barack Obama announced plans to cut the U.S. budget deficit by $4 trillion over the next 12 years. Initially, the markets were helped by upbeat earnings result from JPMorgan. However, as investors sensed worrying factors about the bank,financials arrested the markets from making further gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained 0.06% to close at 12,270.99. The Standard &#38; Poor 500 Index (S&#38;P 500) rose 0.02% to end at 1,314.41 and the Nasdaq signed off at 2,761.52, gaining 0.61%. The fear gauge CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) fell below 17. Consolidated volumes on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Amex and ]]></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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		<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>(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>
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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>(AIG) American International Group Posts Slightly Smaller Loss Then Forecasted</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/28/aig-american-international-group-posts-slightly-smaller-loss-then-forecasted/67659</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported fourth quarter operating loss of $2.21 billion or $16.20 per share, slightly below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $16.98 per share but higher than the net loss of $1.34 billion or $9.88 per share in the year-ago quarter. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net income of $11.18 billion or $16.60 per share as compared with a net loss of $8.87 billion or $65.51 per share in the year-ago quarter. The reported quarter included deferred income tax valuation allowance charge, FRBNY total amortization and net realized capital losses on SunAmerica DAC, marginally offset by gain from divested businesses and discontinued operations along with non-qualifying derivative hedging and net realized capital gains. Although results appeared sluggish due to AIG’s ongoing business ]]></description>
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		<title>($AIG) AIG Announces Sale of Japan-based Star &amp; Edison Units</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/03/aig-aig-announces-sale-of-japan-based-star-edison-units/66222</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the successful completion on the recapitalization front last month, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced the sale of its Japan-based AIG Star Life Insurance Co. (Star) and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co. (Edison) to Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) for the agreed price of $4.8 billion. The sale price comprises cash payment of $4.2 billion while the remaining $600 million is assumed as a third-party debt. On September 29, 2010 AIG had agreed to sell Star and Edison to Prudential Financial, whereby the deal was scheduled for the first half of 2011. However, AIG will continue to retain its remaining insurance operations in Japan. AIG has been working for the past several quarters to sell its unnecessary businesses in an effort to repay the bailout money. In the recent ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Strong on Recapitalization Path</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/11/aig-american-international-group-strong-on-recapitalization-path/64762</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving a step ahead with its recapitalization plan, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced a dividend of 10-year warrants worth $75 million, which will enable investors to purchase the company’s common stock at $45 per share. The declared dividend will be paid on January 19 to AIG’s common shareholders of record as on January 13, 2011. However, the US Treasury is not eligible for receiving warrants in this arrangement. Meanwhile, the investors will receive about one warrant for every two shares owned. Issuing warrants as dividend is an attempt by AIG to perk up the recapitalization program that was charted out by the US Federal Reserve in late September last year, since the company is yet to pay a huge chunk of the $182.3 billion government bailout loan taken ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) Will American International Group Sell Its Blackstone Stake?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/03/aig-will-american-international-group-sell-its-blackstone-stake/64405</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an attempt to repay the government bailout, American International Group Inc. (AIG) is planning to dispose its $510 million stake in The Blackstone Group (BX). According to the SEC filing, AIG had acquired 7% stake in Blackstone by investing $150 million in July 1998. In addition, during the initial public offering of June 2007, AIG was supposed to receive 48.8 million partnership units, being one of the Blackstone’s owners at the time. The partnership units are exchangeable for common shares on a one-for-one basis. During November 2010, AIG planned to exchange 10 million of its partnership units for an equal number of shares, i.e. 10 million shares on December 15, according to the SEC filing. The company sold them for a total amount of $134.1 million. Further, on December ]]></description>
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		<title>(ALL) Allstate Sues Bank of America on Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/30/all-allstate-sues-bank-of-america-on-mortgage-backed-securities-purchase/64309</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 decline. However, Countrywide Financial was acquired by Bank of America Corp. (BAC) (BofA) in July 2008. Accordingly, Allstate now directly demands for justice and penalty from the leading US bank. Allstate seeks undetermined damages in the litigation. The company alleged that Country Financial enhanced its market share in 2003 by accepting mortgage products that borrowers were unable to afford. These risks were then passed on to investors as securities without previously revealing that those were toxic mortgage-backed securities (MBS). Further, Allstate claims to have ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Settles $146 Million Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/29/aig-american-international-group-settles-146-million-lawsuit/64046</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:25:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, American International Group Inc. (AIG) negotiated with the insurance regulators and settled a multi-state workers compensation probe for $146.5 million. This comprises about $100 million in fines and other penalties to resolve claims and about $46.5 million in additional taxes and assessments. The litigation was filed by the insurance regulators who alleged that AIG and its affiliates had deliberately reported more than $2 billion of its workers compensation premiums as general or commercial automobile liability premiums. Moreover, the the norms were violated quite a number of times between 1975 and 1996, which finally caught sight of the regulators. Accordingly, the $100 million fine money will be shared by all 50 states in the US. Other terms of the settlement also require AIG and its affiliates, who were involved in ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group to Sell Rail Unit &#8211; Fitch Rates Debt</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/22/aig-american-international-group-to-sell-rail-unit-fitch-rates-debt/60197</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going ahead with its asset disposal strategy to repay the U.S. government bailout loan, yesterday, American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced its intention to vend its rail-car leasing wing, AIG Rail Service Inc, according to Wall Street Journal.  While the price of sale offering and other terms remain undisclosed, as of now, the offer has been extended only to private equity firms who do not have any prior experience in this business. Commenced in 2005, AIG Rail Service now operates with a book value of about $660 million. AIG has appointed Bank of America Corp. (BAC) to take care of the deal. The decision to sell is part of the company’s rigorous restructuring program. Nan Shan, Taiwan Update AIG is also gearing up to divest its Nan Shan life insurance ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Offers $2 Billion in Notes</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/13/aig-american-international-group-offers-2-billion-in-notes/61048</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:41:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moving ahead with its capital restructuring, American International Group Inc. (AIG) finally entered the debt market yesterday, two years after the company was bailed out in 2008, as it intends to vend off $2.0 billion of bonds in two parts. The company has filed a regulatory prospectus for the two-part notes offering. The proceeds from this sale are expected to be utilized for general business purposes, with the approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Accordingly, one set of unsecured note offering comprises 3-year notes worth $500 million, due in January 2014, bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.65% and yield of 295 basis points (bps) over the US Treasuries. The other part of the $2.0 billion debt offering consists of 10-year unsecured notes, due in December 2020, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Implements Recapitalization Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/09/aig-aig-implements-recapitalization-plan-analyst-blog/61791</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After much mulling over the past several weeks, yesterday American International Group Inc. (AIG) gave its thumbs up to execute the recapitalization plan for exiting the US taxpayers loan curriculum, as per the regulatory filing agreed and signed by the two parties. The US federal government has planned to sell about 20% of its stake or about 15 billion shares in AIG by the first quarter of 2011 under the recapitalization program. Finally, AIG agreed to execute the recapitalization program, charted out by the US Federal Reserve in late September, since the company has yet to pay a huge chunk of the $182.5 billion government bailout loan taken in September 2008. Evaluation on this exorbitant debt also came from the credit rating agency, A.M. Best, who affirmed its issuer credit ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group Moves to Loss on High Charges</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/11/15/aig-american-international-group-moves-to-loss-on-high-charges/58489</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported third quarter operating loss of $200 million or $1.47 per share, dramatically behind the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.35 per share and operating income of $1.62 billion or $2.42 per share in the year-ago period. On a GAAP basis, AIG reported a net loss of $2.4 billion or $17.62 per share, compared with a net income of $455 billion or 68 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. This included significant loss from discontinued operations, derivative hedging loss and net realized capital losses, marginally offset by gain from divested businesses. These restructuring-related charges totaled $4.5 billion in the reported quarter. Discontinued operations loss before income taxes totaled $2.5 billion Incorporatedluding the loss from the pending sale of American General Finance Inc. (AGF) and the ]]></description>
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		<title>(BX) Stock Market News for October 28, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/28/bx-stock-market-news-for-october-28-2010-market-news/56915</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After swinging back and forth for much of the session, stocks closed mostly in the red Wednesday amid concerns that the Fed’s planned purchase of Treasury bonds would not be as heavy and swift as earlier anticipated. Traders are eagerly awaiting a Federal Reserve move to inject more money into the economy by buying bonds. Expectations that the U.S. central bank would soon launch the asset purchases have fueled a rally in stocks. However, market participants are now concerned that the second round of quantitative easing would not be as big as has been expected. Those worries strengthened further after a Wall Street Journal report said yesterday that the Fed would buy no more than $200 billion worth of bonds and the purchases would be spread over several months. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(AIG) American International Group&#8217;s AIA IPO Raises $17.9 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/25/aig-american-international-groups-aia-ipo-raises-17-9-billion/56384</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the back of strong demand and good positioning in the market, the American International Group Inc. (AIG) has raised $17.9 billion, as the company vended off the 58.4% stake in its Asian life-insurance unit, American International Assurance Group Ltd. (AIA) by offering 7.03 billion shares priced at HKD19.68 ($2.53) each. However, if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option, the IPO size would rise 15% to $20.5 billion. Also, AIG is holding the remaining 41.6% stake that would drop to 33%, if it exercises an option to issue more shares. AIG is subject to a lock-in period of 6 months and must hold at least a 30% stake in AIA for a year, post-listing. AIG plans to utilize the sale proceeds of AIA to repay some of the US government ]]></description>
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