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Hartford Earnings Preview: What We're WatchingTrefis • Fri, Apr 26 -
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Big Week Looming For Healthcare, Insurance ETFsBenzinga • Tue, Feb 5
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Hartford Earnings Preview: What We're WatchingTrefis • Fri, Apr 26
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Hartford May Be Nearing A Deal To Sell Its Life Insurance Unit To PrudentialZvi Bar • Sun, Aug 19, 2012 -
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Innovation Drives Upside for Insurers Like Hartford FinancialTrefis • Thu, Apr 7, 2011
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The Hartford: Scenarios Hinging on Margin Share and Operating MarginTrefis • Tue, Dec 7, 2010
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Big Week Looming For Healthcare, Insurance ETFsBenzinga • Tue, Feb 5
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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - Analyst/Investor DayThu, Dec 8, 2011
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Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. - Special CallThu, Oct 6, 2011
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Hartford Financial Services Group Q2 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Aug 5, 2010
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Hartford Financial Services Group Q1 2010 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Apr 30, 2010
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Hartford Financial Services Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptWed, Nov 4, 2009 • 1 Comment
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Hartford Financial Services Q2 2009 Earnings Call TranscriptFri, Jul 31, 2009
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The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “The Hartford” or the “Company”) is an insurance and financial services company. The Hartford, headquartered in Connecticut, is among the largest providers of investment products, individual life, group life and group... More
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- Saturday, May 18, 8:45 AM Newly public ING U.S. (VOYA) is up 20% since its IPO 2 weeks ago, but only trades at 60% of book value compared to the average life insurer (MET, HIG, PRU) selling for near book, writes Andrew Bary. Not only that, but the company is misunderstood - it's more retirement-services specialist and asset manager (think PFG) than life insurer, and should command an even higher valuation. What's more the seller (ING) was forced by regulators to do so against its will, the ING CEO calling it a "significant destruction of capital." Spinoff & Reorg Profiles - rarely a fan of promoted IPOs - think's it's worth $31. With an easily digestible $6B market cap, it might be worth even more to an acquirer. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Financials]
- Thursday, May 16, 4:41 PM The Hartford (HIG) declares $0.10/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 1.30%. For shareholders of record June 3. Payable July 1 . Ex-div date May 30. (PR) 2 Comments [Dividends]
- Monday, May 13, 2:34 PM More on the insurance upgrades (I, II) by Barclays: Not convinced AIG can boost P&C results much more, or that either it or Hartford Financial (HIG) can do much to improve returns at their life insurance units, Jay Gelb says both should aim to boost value by buying back shares trading at steep discounts to book value. He sees $5B in buybacks for AIG for both 2014 and 2015, and $750M for Hartford. 1 Comment [Financials]
- Monday, May 13, 7:25 AM Barclays is busy with the insurers, upgrading Hartford Financial (HIG) to Buy along with its upgrade of AIG. Shares +0.2% premarket. Comment! [Financials]
- Friday, May 10, 11:11 AM A basket of 27 stocks drawing at least 10% of their revenue from Japan is up 11% YTD, 600 bps shy of the median gain for a S&P 500 stock, according to Goldman, doing the study as the yen devaluation continues. Insurers make up 3 of the 5 deriving the largest portion of revenue from Japan, with Aflac (AFL) a big underperformer, but Hartford (HIG) and Prudential (PRU) beating S&P gains. 1 Comment [Financials]
- Tuesday, April 30, 3:13 PM Hartford Financial (HIG +3.2%) surges to an new 52-week high post earnings, with JPMorgan's Jimmy Bhullar noting particularly strong margins in both commercial and consumer P&C lines, and suggesting an acceleration of share buybacks as a catalyst to even more upside. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Monday, April 29, 4:46 PM More on Hartford Financial (HIG) Q1 earnings: Earnings helped by lower than expected catastrophe losses. P&C combined ratio improved to 91.8 from 93.9 a year ago, written premiums fell 1%. Annualized investment yield of 4.3% is flat Y/Y. Book value/share (excl. AOCI) of $39.09, off 4% from a year ago. Talcott Resolution - the insurer's run-off life and annuity operation - cut $73M from profits vs. $102M a year ago. Conference call at 9 ET. Shares -1% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
- Monday, April 29, 4:32 PM Hartford Financial (HIG): Q1 EPS of $0.92 beats by $0.10. Shares -3.3% AH. Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials, On the Move]
- Monday, April 29, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: ANAD, ANH, BWLD, CBL, CRK, CSE, CYH, DTLK, ESRX, GGP, HIG, HLF, HTZ, IDTI, JEC, MAS, MSTR, NEM, PCL, QGEN, RGR, RJET, RVBD, SBAC, SSW, SU, TXRH, VECO 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Sunday, April 28, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Monday’s close: ANAD, ANH, BWLD, CBL, CRK, CSE, CYH, DTLK, ESRX, GGP, HIG, HLF, HTZ, IDTI, JEC, MAS, MSTR, NEM, PCL, QGEN, RGR, RJET, RVBD, SBAC, SSW, SU, TXRH, VECO 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Thursday, April 25, 10:35 AM Hartford Financial (HIG) controller and SVP Robert Bateman resigns with his duties to be assumed by CFO Chris Swift until a permanent replacement can be found. The company in March was forced to restate 2012 Q3 earnings after finding "material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting." Comment! [Financials]
- Tuesday, April 23, 11:05 AM The insurance sector is broadly higher following the MetLife dividend hike. Worth remembering - Met (MET) is a special case, until recently under the Fed's regulatory thumb due to its banking operations (now divested). PRU +2.8%, HIG +2.4%. Maybe most interesting is AIG +4.1% as investors ponder the capital return possibilities. 4 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
- Monday, April 15, 7:24 AM Hartford Financial (HIG) is reiterated a Buy, but with price target raised to $35 from $30 at MKM Partners. Impressed with management's claim (CC transcript) the company is less risky thanks to improvements at Talcott Resolution, MKM believes plans to repurchase $100M of stock each quarter could get a boost in 2014. Comment! [Financials]
- Friday, April 5, 2:56 PM A moderate late-session bounce in the S&P isn't helping many in the insurance sector stuck near the day's lows. Of particular interest is Aflac (AFL -4.1%) as the yen slides and the JGB market encountered a brutal selloff last night. The company presumably has significant exposure to both, but also presumably is hedged? PRU -3.4%, HIG -3.2%, LNC -2.4%. 3 Comments [Financials, On the Move]
- Wednesday, March 27, 9:37 AM Hartford Financial (HIG -1.6%) will record a charge of $200M in Q1 for its just-completed tender for $800M in senior notes. (PR) Comment! [Financials, On the Move]
- Friday, March 8, 11:15 AM Insurers put in a strong day as rising interest rates (the 10-year back to 2.05%) should help profits. PRU +2.3%, HIG +4%, LNC]] +3%. MetLife (MET +3.6%) - which failed last year's stress tests - was not included this year as it's offloaded its banking operations (it remains a SIFI). The firm continues to cut costs, planning to move 2.6K workers out of CA, MA, and NJ, and into NC. 1 Comment [Financials, On the Move]
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Chines33: Yes typically. It all depends on situation. Price, company, news, overall market. Lot of variables.
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wheelz23: i was swing trading, but have been day trading...it seems like swing trading is less work, more money for the stocks i was trading...thanks
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Stone Fox Capital
Most small cap stocks never gained on the recent rally. Still seeing very cheap valuations compared to potential. $AER, $HIG, $GSVC < BV. - View all 0 replies
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MyMinter.com
$HIG is the No.3 in the highlighted stock list from http://www.myminter.com . The stock will be above $100 in one year. - View all 0 replies
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nasdaqczar
HIG The Hartford Ins Upgraded to Strong Buy Target Set at $45 book value debt reduction, increased cashflow focus on P&C back to growth - View all 0 replies
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Stone Fox Capital
$HIG, $LNC, $NIHD all trade below book value. Couldn't sell them at a flea market. - View all 0 replies
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Stone Fox Capital
Interesting market with $HIG working back to the flatline. Incredible value in the stock to be unlocked. - View all 4 replies
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talbano: Life co use to throw off ton of cash, they got caught on the wrong side during the fin crisis , many asessts invested were bank perferreds -
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Stone Fox Capital
Is $JPM kidding on $HIG? Use a jump to 50% of BV to sell the stock. Is that a joke? - View all 0 replies
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Chines33: Yes typically. It all depends on situation. Price, company, news, overall market. Lot of variables.
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wheelz23: i was swing trading, but have been day trading...it seems like swing trading is less work, more money for the stocks i was trading...thanks
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Stone Fox Capital
Interesting market with $HIG working back to the flatline. Incredible value in the stock to be unlocked. - View all 4 replies
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talbano: Life co use to throw off ton of cash, they got caught on the wrong side during the fin crisis , many asessts invested were bank perferreds
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jmartz101: That's my thinking it will rise to 22-23 and than when they see the split not coming it'll go back below 20.
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Michael Bryant
Buy Hartford Financial (HIG) and Johnson Controls (JCI). Warrants and preferred shares rising. - View all 3 replies
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Mr. Massive: why u mess w banks? their earnings are shrinking, if GS cant make money, they are screwed. historically, they have low p/e and pay dividends -