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		<title>(ALL) Allstate Ratings Affirmed by A.M. Best</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allstate Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, A.M. Best Co. affirmed the credit and debt ratings of Allstate Corp. (ALL) and its subsidiaries namely, Allstate Insurance Group, Allstate Financial and Allstate Life Insurance Co. The rating agency has affirmed issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” and debt ratings for Allstate Corp. Alongside, the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A+” (Superior) and ICR of “aa-” has been asserted on Allstate Insurance Group, Allstate Financial and its associates.  These ratings reflect a stable outlook. However, the rating agency continued to cast a negative outlook by affirming its debt ratings of “aa-” on the outstanding notes issued under various funding agreement-backed securities (FABS) programs of Allstate Life Insurance Co. A.M. Best cited solid risk-adjusted capitalization reasons that contributed to surplus growth over the past five-year period. Further, favorable non-catastrophe ]]></description>
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		<title>(L) Loews Earns Standard &amp; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services Upgrade</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/15/l-loews-earns-standard-poors-ratings-services-upgrade/62309</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/15/l-loews-earns-standard-poors-ratings-services-upgrade/62309#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CNA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CNA Financial Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Ratings Services (S&#38;P) upgraded the outlook on Loews Corporation (L) to &#8220;positive&#8221; from &#8220;stable&#8221;. The rating agency also affirmed the investment-grade counterparty credit rating of “A”. Based on Loews’ strength of cash flows coupled with solid earnings to service debt as well as meet financial obligations, the rating agency raised the outlook. Loews’ third quarter operating earnings were way ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate.  However, results fell short of the prior-year quarter due to decline in limited partnership income at the subsidiaries of the company like CNA Financial, coupled with lower earnings at Diamond Offshore Drilling on account of lower utilization and drilling suspension in the Gulf of Mexico. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter 2010 is 81 cents per share. For full years 2010 and ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACE) ACE Limited Approves $600 Million Share Buyback</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/12/07/ace-ace-limited-approves-600-million-share-buyback/60089</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The board of directors of ACE Limited (ACE) approved a share buyback program, wherein the company is authorized to buy back up to $600 million of its common shares through December 31, 2012. The company with an intention to offset, in whole or in part, the expected dilution from the exercise of stock options and granting of restricted stock under ACE’s equity-based incentive plans approved the buyback. This authorization also replaces the earlier share buyback program approved in November 2001, authorizing the company to buy back up to $250 million of any of its issued debt or capital securities Incorporatedluding common shares. However, no shares have been repurchased under the November 2001 authorization. Besides the share repurchase authorization, the board of directors of the company also approved a quarterly dividend ]]></description>
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		<title>(ETF) Income Strategies for a Low Yield Environment &#8211; AAII Investor Update</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/etf-income-strategies-for-a-low-yield-environment-aaii-investor-update/56102</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Boeing Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets Telecommunications Fund Inc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve continues to be the enemy of savers. The minutes of the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, released earlier this week, signaled the possibility of new actions to bring long-term interest rates down further. Specifically, several committee members stated that if the pace of the economic recovery does not strengthen or if inflation does not intensify, &#8220;they would consider it appropriate to take action soon.&#8221; What could this action be? Most likely, it would involve the Fed purchasing more Treasury securities. Since bond yields are inversely related to bond prices, more demand for Treasuries should effectively drive down yields. The FOMC also considered providing some type of target rate for either inflation or nominal GDP. (A nominal rate includes the impact of inflation. Conversely, a real ]]></description>
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		<title>(AXP) Stock Market News for October 22, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/22/axp-stock-market-news-for-october-22-2010-market-news/56122</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Caterpillar Inc.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equities staged a modest advance as investors weighed another batch of strong earnings reports and a stronger dollar. Investors’ confidence also got a boost after Caterpillar and eBay raised their earnings forecasts and McDonald’s came out with better-than-estimated earnings. Stocks had rallied in the morning session on some better-than-anticipated earnings but the enthusiasm soon dissipated as the greenback began to climb. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 39 points, or 0.35%, to 11146.57. The broader S&#38;P 500-stock index edged up 2 points, or 0.2%, to 1180.26 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 2.28 points, or 0.1%, to 2459.67. The Dow average jumped as mush as 105 points in the morning session after three of its components – Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) and Traveler’s Cos. (NYSE:TRV) – reported better than expected earnings. ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Bond Strategies for a Low Yield Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/15/aapl-bond-strategies-for-a-low-yield-environment/55249</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 14, 2010 The Federal Reserve continues to be the enemy of savers. The minutes of the September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, released earlier this week, signaled the possibility of new actions to bring long-term interest rates down further. Specifically, several committee members stated that if the pace of the economic recovery does not strengthen or if inflation does not intensify, &#8220;they would consider it appropriate to take action soon.&#8221; What could this action be? Most likely, it would involve the Fed purchasing more Treasury securities. Since bond yields are inversely related to bond prices, more demand for Treasuries should effectively drive down yields. The FOMC also considered providing some type of target rate for either inflation or nominal GDP. (A nominal rate includes the impact of inflation. ]]></description>
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		<title>(ACV) Stock Market News for September 28, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/28/acv-stock-market-news-for-september-28-2010-market-news/52887</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/28/acv-stock-market-news-for-september-28-2010-market-news/52887#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alberto-Culver Company]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unilever NV]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Activity on the deal-making front failed to send stocks higher on the first day of a new week as investors booked gains after Friday’s solid advance. With no economic data in sight, the selling intensified in the final hour of trading, sending the Dow industrials off 48 points and taking broader averages modestly lower. The 30-share Dow average closed at 10812.04, off 0.4%. The broader S&#38;P 500 index fell 0.6% to 1142.16 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index dropped nearly 12 points, or 0.5%, to 2369.77. On the New York Stock Exchange, about 920 million shares exchanged hands as falling stocks beat those that advanced in price by a four-to-three margin. In a sign that confidence was slowly returning to the market, retailing giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) announced that it was ]]></description>
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		<title>(AAPL) Stock Market News for September 16, 2010 &#8211; Market News</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/09/16/aapl-stock-market-news-for-september-16-2010-market-news/51722</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A rally in the last half hour of trading sent U.S. stocks higher on Wednesday, as Japan’s move to rein in the yen helped the U.S. dollar regain some strength. The Japanese currency had risen to a new 15-year high against the greenback on Tuesday, prompting the Japanese prime minister to announce measures to control the yen’s rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 46 points, or about 0.4%, to close at 10,573. The DJIA closed at its highest level since August 10. The Nasdaq added 12 points, or 0.5%, to close the day at 2,301, and the S&#38;P 500 increased 4 points, or 0.4%, to end at 1,125.07. The broader index failed to break the key technical level of 1130. On the New York Stock Exchange, less than 1 ]]></description>
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		<title>(TRV) The Travelers Companies Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/13/trv-the-travelers-companies-earnings-scorecard/37118</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 22:54:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) reported first quarter earnings 2010 on April 23, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 14 cents. The miss primarily stemmed from significant catastrophe losses in the reported quarter. Investors were somewhat discouraged and the shares moved down following the earnings release. However, Wall Street has had sufficient time to absorb the news, and analysts have had a mixed response. Earnings Report Review Though Travelers missed the first quarter estimates for catastrophe losses, the company witnessed a significant increase in investment income and favorable prior years’ reserve development. It has also reaffirmed its 2010 operating earnings guidance. Travelers reported a slight increase in premium writings. Net premiums written were $5.3 billion, up 1% year over year. However after-tax underwriting gain fell to $80 million, from ]]></description>
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		<title>(PALM) AAII Investor Update: Don&#8217;t Buy What You Can&#8217;t Value</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/22/palm-aaii-investor-update-dont-buy-what-you-cant-value/34736</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 15, 2010 The financial markets always seem to do something that causes me to shake my head and chuckle. This week it involved smart phone maker Palm (PALM). Shares of the stock jumped on reports that the company has put itself up for sale and is working with investment banks to find a buyer. PALM rose even higher yesterday after a new regulatory filing revealed that Harbinger Capital acquired a 9.48% stake in the company. The problem is that PALM is on the verge of bankruptcy. It is burning through cash and has more debt than assets, meaning that it has negative book value. Its phones aren’t selling very well either. In fact, during its last conference call, the company admitted that resellers’ inventories of Palm phones were too ]]></description>
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		<title>(TRV) The Travelers Companies Beats Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/26/trv-the-travelers-companies-beats-consensus-estimates/26071</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) has reported fourth quarter 2009 earnings of $2.12 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.49 per share. The results were driven by a significant increase in investment income and favorable prior years’ reserve development. The company had earned $1.58 per share in the prior-year period. Including the impact of realized investment gains, Travelers reported a net income of $1.3 billion or $2.36 per share, compared to $801 million or $1.35 per share in the year-ago quarter. For full year 2009, the company reported net income of $3.6 billion or $6.33 per share, compared to $2.9 billion or $4.81 per share a year ago. However, Travelers reported a drop in premium writings. Net premiums written were $5.2 billion, down 4% year-over-year, primarily due to ]]></description>
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		<title>(TRV) The Travelers Companies Raises $500 Million With Catastrophe Bonds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/22/trv-the-travelers-companies-raises-500-million-with-catastrophe-bonds/23446</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) has raised $500 million selling catastrophe bonds, or &#8220;cat bonds.&#8221; Travelers entered into two reinsurance agreements with Longpoint Re II Ltd., whereby Longpoint Re II completed two cat bonds offering of $250 million each. Each cat bond provides protection for up to $250 million of reinsurance from losses resulting from certain hurricane events in the northeastern United States occurring on or before Dec. 18, 2012, and on or before Dec. 18, 2013. In the event of a covered loss, Travelers will be entitled to recover amounts under the reinsurance agreements if the index losses for a single occurrence reach an initial attachment amount of $2.25 billion. The full $250 million coverage of each agreement is available on a proportional basis until index losses reach an initial ]]></description>
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		<title>($AIG) Insurance Industry &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/07/aig-insurance-industry-industry-outlook/22137</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The turmoil in the financial markets has created a highly challenging environment for the U.S. insurance industry, forcing many companies to take immense write-downs. This trend is expected to continue at least through the first half of 2010, though there are some early signs of an economic recovery. Also, structural economies of scale have pushed the industry toward consolidation. While enormous financial support from the government rescued AIG (AIG) from collapsing, many other firms remain under tremendous pressure or have not been able to survive. Competition within the segments of the industry has reduced as a result of rising mergers and acquisitions. This has increased the market shares of the largest firms. We expect growth to be stuck with persistent soft market conditions and an ongoing market crisis, resulting in ]]></description>
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		<title>(TRV) Travelers Companies Inc. &#8211; Surprised by 23.85% in the Third Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/trv-travelers-companies-inc-surprised-by-23-85-in-the-third-quarter/19601</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) recently raised full year guidance as it surprised on estimates for the third time in the last 4 quarters. The company is trading with a forward P/E of just 8.9. Company Description Travelers provides property and casualty insurance for autos, homes and businesses. Travelers Surprised by 23.85% in the Third Quarter On Oct 22, Travelers reported third quarter results which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 31 cents. Earnings per share were $1.61 compared to the Zacks Consensus of $1.30. EPS was 55 cents in the year ago period. Written premiums fell 3% to $5.34 billion from the year ago period due to global economic conditions. Renewal rates were positive in all business segments which offset the impact of lower coverage demands from existing policyholders due ]]></description>
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		<title>(CB) Chubb Reports Earnings Ahead of Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/cb-chubb-reports-earnings-ahead-of-consensus-estimates/18728</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chubb Corporation (CB) third quarter earnings came in at $1.56 per share, ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.29 per share. Last year, the company reported earnings of 93 cents. The results were helped by a mild hurricane season, which overshadowed decline in premiums written. Net income spiked to $596 million or $1.69 a share from $264 million, or 73 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Though the company has improved its profits, its total net written premiums declined 7% to $2.7 billion from $2.9 billion, reflecting reduced demand due to the global recession. On the basis of net written premiums by business segments, Chubb Personal Insurance declined 5%year-over-year, Chubb Commercial Insurance declined 8% year-over-year and Chubb Specialty Insurance declined 6% year-over-year. Underwriting profits rose to $423 million ]]></description>
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		<title>(WRB) W.R. Berkley Expands in Northwest</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/20/wrb-w-r-berkley-expands-in-northwest-analyst-blog/12996</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[W.R. Berkley Corporation (WRB) recently announced the formation of a new operating unit, Berkley North Pacific Group, LLC. The new unit will be based in Seattle, Washington and will be a part of its regional segment. It will underwrite products on behalf of W.R. Berkley&#8217;s regional insurance member companies. The new unit will provide standard commercial lines insurance services and expertise to several businesses in the Pacific Northwest by utilizing the independent agency system. Berkley has been associated with this region through the Boise regional office of Continental Western Group, which will become a branch of Berkley North Pacific Group. The company has appointed Jeffrey R. Dehn as President of Berkley North Pacific Group. He has over 34 years of experience in the insurance and financial services industries and over ]]></description>
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