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American Financial (AFG) Boosts Quarterly Dividend by 12.7%

American Financial's (AFG) dividend hike reflects its intention to enhance shareholder value, backed by its solid financial position and underlying performance.

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Zacks Equity Research

Chubb (CB) Rallies 37% in a Year: More Room for Upside?

Chubb (CB) is set to grow on a compelling portfolio, strong renewal retention, positive rate increases, strategic initiatives to fuel profitability and a solid capital position.

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Zacks Equity Research

NMI Holdings (NMIH) Surges 29% YTD: Will the Rally Last?

NMI Holdings (NMIH) is set to grow on an improving mortgage insurance portfolio, higher new insurance written volume, a comprehensive reinsurance program and its solid capital position.

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Sushmita Sarker

5 Dividend-Paying P&C Insurers That Ensure Stable Income

Here, we have picked five insurance stocks, Axis Capital (AXS), Cincinnati Financial (CINF), CNA Financial (CNA), First American Financial (FAF) and American Financial (AFG), which have a solid dividend history.

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Zacks Equity Research

Manulife (MFC) Stock Rises 19% YTD: Will the Rally Last?

Manulife (MFC) appears well-poised for growth on its strengthening Asia business, expanding Wealth and Asset Management business, cost savings to improve profitability and solid capital position.

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Zacks Equity Research

Here's Why Investors Should Hold Voya Financial (VOYA) Now

Voya Financial (VOYA) is well-poised to gain from favorable retention, positive impacts of the Benefitfocus buyout, higher investment income and surplus income.

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Zacks Equity Research

Do Options Traders Know Something About American Coastal (ACIC) Stock We Don't?

Investors need to pay close attention to American Coastal (ACIC) stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

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Derek Lewis

Buybacks: 3 Companies Aggressively Buying Shares

Companies commonly deploy repurchase programs to boost shareholder value, all of which we've recently seen from Builders FirstSource, Unum Group, and Bank of America.

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Zacks Equity Research

Here's Why Hold Strategy is Apt for Cincinnati Financial (CINF)

Cincinnati Financial (CINF) stands to gain from higher level of insured exposure, rate increase, agent-focused business model, consistent cash flow and a solid capital position.

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Zacks Equity Research

New Strong Buy Stocks for August 19th

STX, STRL, AXS, TSM and TXRH have been added to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) List on August 19, 2024.

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Zacks Equity Research

MGIC Investment (MTG) Gains 24% YTD: More Room for Growth?

MGIC Investment (MTG) is set to grow on solid insurance in force, a decline in loss and claims payments, lower delinquency, better housing market fundamentals and prudent capital deployment.

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Zacks Equity Research

Radian (RDN) Gains 21% YTD: Will It Retain the Bull Run?

Radian (RDN) looks poised for growth on solid insurance in force, a decline in loss and claims payments and lower delinquency.

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Zacks Equity Research

Allstate (ALL) Estimates $226M Initial Loss From Hurricane Beryl

Allstate's (ALL) estimated catastrophe losses for July are $587 million from 20 events.

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Derek Lewis

3 Companies Reporting Remarkable Results: WMT, LLY, CAH

All three companies posted robust results and upped their outlooks, a bullish pairing. Is it time to buy?

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Sanghamitra Saha

Should You Buy Chubb-Heavy ETFs Following Buffett?

Berkshire Hathaway has boosted its position in Chubb slightly, to nearly 6.7% in Q2 of 2024 from 6.4% in the prior quarter.

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Zacks Equity Research

Sun Life (SLF) Grows on Solid Asia Business Amid Cost Woes

Sun Life (SLF) is set to grow given focus on Asia operation, growing asset management businesses and scaling-up and integration of U.S. operations. Yet, escalating expenses ail.

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Zacks Equity Research

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Arch Capital, The Allstate, The Progressiv, RLI and Root

Arch Capital, The Allstate, The Progressiv, RLI and Root are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.

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Zacks Equity Research

Zacks.com featured highlights include Ingredion, YETI, Dutch Bros, Heritage Insurance and Genpact

Ingredion, YETI, Dutch Bros, Heritage Insurance and Genpact are part of the Zacks Screen of the Week article.

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Zacks Equity Research

Allstate (ALL) to Sell Employer Voluntary Benefits Unit for $2B

Allstate's (ALL) plan to sell its Employer Voluntary Benefits business to The Standard is expected to boost deployable capital by $1.6 billion. The move aligns with ALL's strategy to focus on its core operations.

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Zacks Equity Research

Selective Insurance (SIGI) Banks on Premiums Amid Cost Woes

Selective Insurance (SIGI) gains from strong renewal, fuel price increases, exposure growth, higher income earned on fixed-income securities portfolio and prudent capital deployment.

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Zacks Equity Research

Arch Capital (ACGL) Rallies 32% YTD: More Room for Growth?

Arch Capital (ACGL) continues to gain from business opportunities, rate increases, growth in existing accounts and a solid capital position.

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Zacks Equity Research

Kinsale Capital (KNSL) Rises 40.4% YTD: What's Driving It?

Kinsale Capital (KNSL) stock rallies on the back of its focus on the excess and supply market, prudent underwriting, solid growth projections and effective capital deployment.

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Nalak Das

Buy 5 Property & Casualty Insurers to Enhance Your Portfolio

We have narrowed our search to five P&C insurers with strong potential for the rest of 2024. These are: ACGL, ALL, PGR, RLI, ROOT.

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Swayta Shah

5 Stocks With Upgraded Broker Ratings to Bet on Right Now

Brokers have deeper insights into stocks and macroeconomic factors. So, one must follow broker rating upgrades to pick stocks like Ingredion (INGR), YETI Holdings (YETI), Dutch Bros (BROS), Heritage Insurance (HRTG) & Genpact (G).

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Zacks Equity Research

Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: Progressive, Brown and Brown and Arthur J. Gallagher

Progressive, Brown and Brown and Arthur J. Gallagher are part of the Zacks Investment Ideas article.

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