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Best Insurance Stocks on Jan-18

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These are the best insurance stocks for today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The stock price for these home, auto and life insurance stocks performed the best in their industry of property and casuality insurance during today’s market hours.

MGIC Investment Corp. (NYSE:MTG) is currently trading at $4.17 up 6.38% in today’s trading. MTG is trading 24.32% above its 50 day moving average and -9.02% below its 200 day moving average. MTG is -64.42% below its 52-week high and 176.16% above its 52-week low.

MGIC Investment Corporation is a holding company, which through its wholly owned subsidiary Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation is a provider of private mortgage insurance in the United States.


Employers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EIG) is currently trading at $18.32 up 3.97% in today’s trading. EIG is trading 5.41% above its 50 day moving average and 16.37% above its 200 day moving average. EIG is -11.75% below its 52-week high and 71.36% above its 52-week low. EIG’s PE ratio is 14.10 and their market cap is $614.59M.

The Company is a provider of worker’s compensation insurance focused on select small businesses engaged in low to medium hazard industries.

MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) is currently trading at $12.66 up 3.01% in today’s trading. MBI is trading 22.20% above its 50 day moving average and 41.05% above its 200 day moving average. MBI is -6.22% below its 52-week high and 111.35% above its 52-week low.

MBIA Incorporated provides financial guarantee insurance, as well as related reinsurance, advisory and portfolio services, for the public and structured finance markets, and asset management advisory services, on a global basis.

American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) is currently trading at $25.23 up 2.73% in today’s trading. AIG is trading 8.39% above its 50 day moving average and -4.03% below its 200 day moving average. AIG is -45.15% below its 52-week high and 31.54% above its 52-week low. AIG’s PE ratio is 2.44 and their market cap is $46.64B.

American International Group is a holding company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in insurance and insurance related activities in the United States and abroad.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:HIG) is currently trading at $18.11 up 2.61% in today’s trading. HIG is trading 6.76% above its 50 day moving average and -13.75% below its 200 day moving average. HIG is -40.63% below its 52-week high and 25.17% above its 52-week low. HIG’s PE ratio is 8.21 and their market cap is $7.87B.

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. is an insurance and financial services company providing investment products, individual life, group life and group disability insurance products and property and casualty insurance products in the United States.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) is currently trading at $8.54 up 2.40% in today’s trading. HTH is trading 3.15% above its 50 day moving average and 0.01% above its 200 day moving average. HTH is -15.61% below its 52-week high and 24.13% above its 52-week low.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. provides fire and homeowners insurance to low value dwellings and manufactured homes in Texas and other areas of the south, southeastern and southwestern United States through its casualty insurance holding company, NLASCO, Inc.

Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. (NYSE:MIG) is currently trading at $11.57 up 2.30% in today’s trading. MIG’s RSI is currently at 70.55 which indicates that the stock is overbought. MIG is trading 10.87% above its 50 day moving average and 18.78% above its 200 day moving average. MIG is 1.85% above its 52-week high and 41.16% above its 52-week low. MIG’s PE ratio is 12.03 and their market cap is $577.38M.

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. offers a full range of insurance products and services, focused on niche and specialty program business, which we believe is under served by the standard insurance market.

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN) is currently trading at $15.61 up 2.23% in today’s trading. HMN’s RSI is currently at 79.11 which indicates that the stock is overbought. HMN is trading 17.30% above its 50 day moving average and 11.73% above its 200 day moving average. HMN is -12.08% below its 52-week high and 49.95% above its 52-week low. HMN’s PE ratio is 12.22 and their market cap is $609.73M.

Horace Mann Educators is an insurance holding company through its subsidiaries markets and underwrites personal lines of property and casualty insurance, retirement annuities and life insurance in the United States of America.

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) is currently trading at $13.48 up 1.89% in today’s trading. FAF is trading 11.49% above its 50 day moving average and -3.42% below its 200 day moving average. FAF is -21.10% below its 52-week high and 28.87% above its 52-week low. FAF’s PE ratio is 16.75 and their market cap is $1.40B.

First American Financial Corp is engaged in the business of providing financial services through its title insurance and services segment and its specialty insurance segment.

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI) is currently trading at $24.96 up 1.79% in today’s trading. AFSI is trading -0.58% below its 50 day moving average and 10.36% above its 200 day moving average. AFSI is -9.33% below its 52-week high and 43.36% above its 52-week low. AFSI’s PE ratio is 9.12 and their market cap is $1.47B.

An insurance holding company through its subsidiaries provides specialty property and casualty insurance.

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF) is currently trading at $31.87 up 1.76% in today’s trading. CINF’s RSI is currently at 70.27 which indicates that the stock is overbought. CINF is trading 8.52% above its 50 day moving average and 13.09% above its 200 day moving average. CINF is -1.97% below its 52-week high and 38.62% above its 52-week low. CINF’s PE ratio is 32.29 and their market cap is $5.08B.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s main business is property casualty insurance marketed through independent insurance agents in 37 states. It has four segments Commercial lines property casualty,Life, personal lines property casualty and Investments.

Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) is currently trading at $18.00 up 1.58% in today’s trading. SIGI is trading 6.71% above its 50 day moving average and 14.02% above its 200 day moving average. SIGI is -2.08% below its 52-week high and 49.99% above its 52-week low. SIGI’s PE ratio is 34.75 and their market cap is $960.78M.

Selective Insurance Group is a holding company for seven insurance subsidiaries that offers property and casualty insurance products and services in the East and Midwest of the United States.

Safety Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SAFT) is currently trading at $41.90 up 1.53% in today’s trading. SAFT is trading 2.66% above its 50 day moving average and 2.76% above its 200 day moving average. SAFT is -12.34% below its 52-week high and 19.53% above its 52-week low. SAFT’s PE ratio is 28.46 and their market cap is $626.89M.

Safety Insurance Group is a provider of private passenger automobile insurance in Massachusetts & also offers a portfolio of property & casualty insurance products, including commercial automobile, homeowners, dwelling fire & business owner policies.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) is currently trading at $29.47 up 1.45% in today’s trading. ALL’s RSI is currently at 73.38 which indicates that the stock is overbought. ALL is trading 10.25% above its 50 day moving average and 6.81% above its 200 day moving average. ALL is -12.26% below its 52-week high and 33.45% above its 52-week low. ALL’s PE ratio is 44.69 and their market cap is $14.68B.

The Allstate Corporation is engaged in the personal property and casualty insurance business and the life insurance, retirement and investment products business.

The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (NYSE:THG) is currently trading at $36.10 up 1.43% in today’s trading. THG is trading 1.90% above its 50 day moving average and -1.90% below its 200 day moving average. THG is -24.05% below its 52-week high and 18.41% above its 52-week low. THG’s PE ratio is 38.27 and their market cap is $1.60B.

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is a holding company, whose main business operations include insurance products and services in three property and casualty operating segments.

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