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AIG at $40 Looks Expensive, But Here is How to Justify it
AIG (NYSE:AIG) is one of the largest insurance companies in the world and provides life insurance, health insurance, auto & home insurance, retirement solutions and investment plans. It competes with other established insurance companies like...
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Hartford’s Good Results Buoyed by New Business, Stock Upside Muted for Now
Hartford Financial (NYSE:HIG) reported strong results for the third quarter of 2010. Its net income increased to just under $670 million in Q3 2010 compared to a net loss of $220 million in Q3 2009. Hartford Financial is one of the largest provid...
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Trefis Picks of the Week for Financials, Energy & Natural Resources
Financials, Energy & Natural Resources – Trefis Picks of the Week Below is a summary of featured articles across the financials, energy, and natural resources sectors that investors may find useful. The following selection of articles ...
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Trefis Picks of the Week for Financials, Energy & Natural Resources
Financials, Energy & Natural Resources Below is a summary of some of the top articles related to companies we cover for the week that investors may find useful. This is a collection of articles from top websites.
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How Does the Slow Pace of Home Sales Affect Hartford Financial’s Stock?
Hartford Financial (NYSE:HIG) provides insurance and investment products to customers across the globe. Outside of the U.S., the company maintains operations in Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil and Ireland. With total assets of $308 bill...
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Annuities a Growth Engine for MetLife, But Investors Should Wait for Better Entry Level
A year ago, MetLife (NYSE:MET) partnered with Fidelity Investments and announced the MetLife Growth and Guaranteed Income (MGGI) variable annuity designed to offer customers a product that participates in market upside but offers a certain guaran...
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MetLife Can Grow Market Share, but at Great Cost to Profit Margins
MetLife (NYSE:MET) provides a variety of insurance products, retirement plans and annuities in the US and around the world, primarily competing with providers like AIG (NYSE:AIG), Hartford Financial (NYSE:HIG) and Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU...
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Hartford Financial’s Opportunity: Baby Boomers’ Social Security Shortfall and Life & Health Insurance
A recent survey by Hartford Financial (NYSE:HIG) shows that Social Security is becoming an increasingly important source of retirement income for Americans. Hartford Financial competes with insurance companies like AIG (NYSE:AIG), MetLife (NYS...
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MetLife – Impact from ALICO Acquisition
MetLife (NYSE:MET), one of the largest insurance providers in the US, competes with AIG (NYSE:AIG) and Hartford Financial (NYSE:HIG) to provide life insurance, health insurance, retirement planning products and auto and home insurance to both con...
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Upside and Downside Scenarios for Hartford Financial
The Hartford (NYSE:HIG) competes with AIG (NYSE:AIG) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) in providing life and property & casualty insurance in the US and had a nearly 2.5% market share in the US property and casualty market in 2009. We estimate that The...
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How Much of MetLife’s Stock Value is Investments?
MetLife (NYSE:MET) is one of the largest provider of life insurance in the US with about 6% market share of the US life and health insurance industry. MetLife competes with other established insurance providers like AIG (NYSE:AIG), The Hartford (...
