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Symetra Financial Corporation CEO Hosts Annual General Meeting (Transcript)
Sat, May 4
Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Symetra Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of First Quarter 2013 Financial Results and Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Mar 27, 2013)
Symetra Financial Management Presents at J.P. Morgan 2013 Insurance Conference (Transcript)
Fri, Mar 22
Symetra Financial CFO Margaret Meister to Present at J.P. Morgan 2013 Insurance Conference on March 21, 2013

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Increases Cash Dividend to $0.08 per Share

Business Wire (Mar 6, 2013)
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 5
Symetra Reports Fourth Quarter, Full-Year 2012 Results

Business Wire (Feb 4, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results and 2013 Outlook Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 3, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Nov 6, 2012)
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Symetra Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Oct 24, 2012)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Sep 25, 2012)
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Symetra Financial CFO Margaret Meister to Present at KBW Insurance Conference on Sept. 5, 2012

Business Wire (Aug 27, 2012)
Symetra’s Registered Investments Sales Team Expands with Three East Coast-Based External Wholesalers

Business Wire (Aug 14, 2012)
Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Aug 8, 2012)
Symetra Implements FastTrack Tools to Help Employees on Disability Leaves Return to Work

Business Wire (Jul 31, 2012)

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Symetra Financial Corporation CEO Hosts Annual General Meeting (Transcript)
Sat, May 4
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Apr 25
Symetra Financial Management Presents at J.P. Morgan 2013 Insurance Conference (Transcript)
Fri, Mar 22
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Feb 5
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Symetra Financial's CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jul 26, 2012

Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (May 2, 2013)
Symetra Reports First Quarter 2013 Results

Business Wire (Apr 24, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of First Quarter 2013 Financial Results and Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Mar 27, 2013)
Symetra Financial CFO Margaret Meister to Present at J.P. Morgan 2013 Insurance Conference on March 21, 2013

Business Wire (Mar 18, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Increases Cash Dividend to $0.08 per Share

Business Wire (Mar 6, 2013)
Symetra Reports Fourth Quarter, Full-Year 2012 Results

Business Wire (Feb 4, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results and 2013 Outlook Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Jan 3, 2013)
Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Nov 6, 2012)
Symetra Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Oct 24, 2012)
Symetra Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Release of Third Quarter 2012 Financial Results and Webcast Conference Call

Business Wire (Sep 25, 2012)
Symetra Financial CFO Margaret Meister to Present at KBW Insurance Conference on Sept. 5, 2012

Business Wire (Aug 27, 2012)
Symetra’s Registered Investments Sales Team Expands with Three East Coast-Based External Wholesalers

Business Wire (Aug 14, 2012)
Symetra Financial Corporation Declares Cash Dividend

Business Wire (Aug 8, 2012)
Symetra Implements FastTrack Tools to Help Employees on Disability Leaves Return to Work

Business Wire (Jul 31, 2012)
Symetra Builds Out Dedicated Registered Investments Wholesaling Team; Hires Three More Industry Veterans to Drive Sales of Symetra True Variable Annuity

Business Wire (Jul 30, 2012)
Symetra Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

Business Wire (Jul 25, 2012)
Symetra Rolls Out New Group Life and Disability Income Insurance Claims and Employee Leave Management Capabilities

Business Wire (Jul 9, 2012)
Symetra Introduces Lapse Protection Benefit to Classic Universal Life Insurance Product

Business Wire (Jul 3, 2012)
Symetra Announces Management Change in Life Division

Business Wire (Jun 27, 2012)
Fourth-Annual ‘Symetra Week of Service’ Begins Today, June 25

Business Wire (Jun 25, 2012)

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Sector: Financial

Industry: Life Insurance

Country: United States

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Wednesday, May 22, 9:40 AM A favorite of value investors, Symetra Financial (SYA) just repurchased about 5% of its float - buying 6.1M shares from an affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners (director Sandy Levy) at $13.43 each. The board boosted the 10M share buyback program by 6M to accommodate the purchase. Book value as of March 31 was $18.32/share. Comment! [Financials, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, May 2, 3:37 PM Symetra Financial Corporation (SYA) declares $0.08/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.40%. For shareholders of record May 16. Payable May 30. Ex-div date May 14. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, April 24, 5:15 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q1 EPS of $0.37 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $557.1M beats by $38.71M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials]
Wednesday, March 6, 3:47 PM Symetra Financial Corporation (SYA) declares $0.08/share quarterly dividend, 14% increase from prior dividend of $0.07. Forward yield 2.36%. For shareholders of record Mar. 18. Payable Mar. 29. Ex-div date Mar. 14. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Tuesday, February 5, 5:18 AM Symetra Financial Corporation (SYA) board authorized to repurchase up to 10M shares in open market from time to time. (PR) Comment! [Financials]
Monday, February 4, 4:34 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q4 EPS of $0.24 misses by $0.1. Revenue of $520.8M beats by $4.38M. Shares +7.2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News, Financials, On the Move]
Sunday, December 16, 2012, 3:56 AM Symetra Financial (SYA) has reportedly joined Apollo Global (APO) to bid for the U.S. unit of U.K. insurer Aviva (AV) and the companies could forge an agreement within days. However, Guggenheim Partners, which had joined Apollo in the bid, has dropped out. Any deal would come at a "substantial discount" to the subsidiary's book value, excluding debt, of £2.4B ($3.88B). Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 5:31 AM The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has voted in favor of new regulations for how life insurers fix reserves for future claims in a decision that could free up billions of dollars for acquisitions, dividend increases and buybacks. However, critics, who include New York's Benjamin Lawsky, fear that insurers will become under-reserved and vulnerable to economic downturns. 8 Comments [Financials]
Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 2:44 PM Symetra Financial Corporation (SYA) declares $0.07/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. For shareholders of record Nov. 20. Payable Dec. 7. Ex-div Nov. 16. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 5:20 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q3 EPS of $0.40 beats by $0.06. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 1:06 PM Symetra (SYA) declares $0.07/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.33%. For shareholders of record Aug 22. Payable Sep 07. Ex-div date Aug 20. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 6:07 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q2 EPS of $0.34 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $508.4M (+3.4% Y/Y) misses by $2.76M. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 6:15 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q1 EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.11. Revenue of $543M (+10.5% Y/Y) beats by $33M. (PR) 2 Comments [Earnings, Financials]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 6:41 PM Symetra Financial (SYA): Q4 EPS of $0.54 beats by $0.20. Revenue of $561.6M (+13% Y/Y) beats by $54M. Shares -2% AH. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Financials]

Ocean Man
Bought $SYA at $13.27. A life and annuity insurer, has traded with $MET and $PRU for the past 2 years, however over the past month,
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Ocean Man: That was the 5% buyback I referred to above.
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ZetaKap
7 Low-Debt, Undervalued Small-Cap Stocks http://bit.ly/R2AUbs $BPI $CVG $DV $FLY $NX $SNX $SYA @ZetaKap
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Ex-Dividend Stocks On August 22, 2011 ++ http://t.co/abbpZKc ++ $ABBC $ANW $DCI $DK $FWRD $HPY $LABL $LARK $PRK $RRST $SB $STM $SYA
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Last hour bulls $CSTR,$MWW,$CTCT,$TC,$WBC,$DECK,$QCOR,$MXIM,$MIPS,$SYA...more http://s-t.cc
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+8.3% -- Symetra (SYA) IPO http://bit.ly/5zO0o0
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IPO Symetra (SYA) prices at $12 range bottom trades tomorrow, Friday: Buffett doesn't sell http://bit.ly/5zO0o0
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Ocean Man
Bought $SYA at $13.27. A life and annuity insurer, has traded with $MET and $PRU for the past 2 years, however over the past month,
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Ocean Man: That was the 5% buyback I referred to above.
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