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Harleysville Group: Dividend Stock Analysis
Dividend Monk • Tue, Sep 6, 2011 • 27 Comments
Harleysville Group Inc.: Dividend Stock Analysis
Dividends4Life • Mon, Aug 29, 2011 • 6 Comments
Harleysville Group at Historical High Yield of 4.7%
Clay King • Mon, Jun 20, 2011 • 18 Comments
Harleysville Group: A Low Debt, High Cash Flow, Undervalued Stock
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Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
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Kapitall • Tue, Apr 24, 2012
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Asif Suria • Mon, Apr 16, 2012
April's Merger Arbitrage Option Plays
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Value Research • Tue, Mar 13, 2012
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Harleysville Group Inc. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
Harleysville Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Feb 20, 2009
Harleysville Group Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Nov 4, 2008
Harleysville Group, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Aug 5, 2008
Harleysville Group, Inc.Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 23, 2008
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Wed, Mar 26, 2008

Harleysville policyholders and shareholders approve merger with Nationwide

Business Wire (Apr 25, 2012)
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Company Description

Harleysville Group Inc. (the Company) is an insurance holding company headquartered in Pennsylvania which, through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance business on a regional basis. As used herein, “Harleysville Group” refers to Harleysville Group Inc. and its... More

Sector: Financial

Industry: Property & Casualty Insurance

Country: United States

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Monday, March 5, 2012, 12:44 PM A special litigation committee concludes that Harleysville's (HGIC +0.8%) proposed merger with Nationwide Mutual should proceed, over the objections of policyholders who contend that a possible competing offer was better for them and unfairly enriches HGIC executives at the expense of policyholders. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, December 29, 2011, 5:15 PM Liberty Mutual has asked regulators to scrutinize the sale of Harleysville (HGIC) to a rival after its own bid for the company was rejected. The offer included a payout of $250M to its customers; HGIC instead agreed to a sale to Nationwide with no customer payout. Noteworthy: CEO Michael Browne's stock and options would be worth ~$27.9M in a sale to Nationwide vs. ~$13.9M in a Liberty deal. Comment! [M&A, Financials]
Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 10:39 AM Harleysville (HGIC -5.5%) shares sink after the insurance company rejects a takeover offer competing with an offer it accepted in September from Nationwide. The new offer provided $250M for some policy holders, who would not receive a payout in a Nationwide deal. The disclosure "could add to the challenges already raised against the merger," the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. 1 Comment [Financials, M&A, On the Move]
Friday, October 7, 2011, 11:43 AM Directors for Harleysville (HGIC -0.6%) could come under fire for potential conflicts of interest when customers vote on the sale of the company to rival Nationwide Mutual, Bloomberg reports. Several directors serve on both boards and could reap millions in shares and options - “It doesn’t sound like arm’s length." Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, September 29, 2011, 2:55 PM Dealmakers may not like it when reports cite one-day premiums, arguing they are an incomplete snapshot. But before this morning's announcement that Nationwide had paid a near-90% premium for Harleysville (HGIC +86.1%), the acquired company's shares were down 3.8% over the last 12 months, and the highest they had reached was ~$37.50. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, September 29, 2011, 9:45 AM Shares of property and casualty insurance peers surge on the Harleysville (HGIC +85.2%) buyout offer: TRV +2.9%, CINF +3%, THG +2.6%, TWGP +3.5%. Life insurers too: MET +5.8%, PRU +5.9%, LNC +6.6%, GNW +5.5%. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Thursday, September 29, 2011, 9:34 AM Nationwide Insurance buys Harleysville Group (HGIC) for $60 a share, confirming a rumor reported last week. The $1.6B deal is expected to close in early 2012. Shares of HGIC skyrocket 85% on the news. Comment! [Financials, M&A, On the Move, Breaking News]
Friday, September 23, 2011, 2:51 PM Insurance company Harleysville Group (HGIC +26%) skies on a Bloomberg report it is in talks to be acquired by Nationwide Financial. 1 Comment [Financials, On the Move, M&A]

hedas2303
When will Nationwides acquisition of HGIC go thru? I still sit with HGIC stocks and had expected that these would be gone by now.
4/26/12
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Tony Kau
TrendExhaustionPRO live SELL recommendations: $TLT $CNS $HGIC $GEO $PSMT $LQDT $PCLN $AAPL $AUBN $DFG http://bit.ly/HbSeYM
4/10/12
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Tony Kau
TrendExhaustionPRO live SELLS: $AAPL $TLT $CNS $PSMT $LQDT $INFI $GEO $PCLN $HGIC $VVUS http://bit.ly/HbSeYM
4/10/12
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Derek A. Barrett
Yeah baby 87% one-day gain with HGIC, talk about dumb luck
9/30/11
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Mr. Massive: Im long 10/22 now , but placed same amount for same price, but 11/19, and plan to add jan calls as well as add to others with 1/4dailyprofit
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Mr. Massive: just as a complete bet, have a little gambler in me
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Dr. Kris
M&A arbitrage: HGIC being acquired for $60/share in cash. Early '12 close. Stock @ $58.51-->2.5% ROI or 8-10% annualized return. Nice!
9/29/11
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Asif Suria
Nationwide to buy Harleysville for $760 million $HGIC
9/29/11
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Dr. Kris
Zooming: Insurer HGIC up 25% on 14x vol. Co in take-over talks w/Nationwide Mutual but nothing has been inked as yet.
9/23/11
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Dividend Sheet
Dividend Yield: High Yield Financial Shares With Growing Dividends + http://t.co/Taxqrty + $MCY $ORI $CINF $PBCT $HGIC $CTBI
7/21/11
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15 Dividend Stocks Below Fair Value + http://t.co/20w4q4m + $WMT $ABT $TGT $PG $INTC $LMT $LOW $HGIC $MCD $CLX $STR $CL $MSFT $WSO $WAG
7/12/11
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Sam Subramanian
Got rewarded if you added risk to your portfolio late last week. Silver SLW, Insurance HGIC and HIG, and energy svc SLB all nicely higher
3/21/11
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