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Best Insurance Stocks on Jan-27

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These are the best insurance stocks for today, Friday, January 27, 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 $4.14 up 6.98% in today’s trading. MTG is trading 17.45% above its 50 day moving average and -6.01% below its 200 day moving average. MTG is -60.27% below its 52-week high and 174.17% 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.


Tower Group Inc. (NASDAQ:TWGP) is currently trading at $21.91 up 1.91% in today’s trading. TWGP is trading 5.66% above its 50 day moving average and -1.16% below its 200 day moving average. TWGP is -18.91% below its 52-week high and 11.83% above its 52-week low. TWGP’s PE ratio is 12.50 and their market cap is $857.42M.

Tower Group, Inc. through its subsidiaries offers property and casualty insurance products and insurance services and products.

MBIA Inc. (NYSE:MBI) is currently trading at $12.18 up 1.50% in today’s trading. MBI is trading 11.45% above its 50 day moving average and 34.40% above its 200 day moving average. MBI is -9.78% below its 52-week high and 103.34% 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.

CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) is currently trading at $28.26 up 1.18% in today’s trading. CNA is trading 6.75% above its 50 day moving average and 6.69% above its 200 day moving average. CNA is -9.34% below its 52-week high and 33.65% above its 52-week low. CNA’s PE ratio is 10.50 and their market cap is $7.52B.

CNA Financial Corporation serves a variety of customers, including small, medium and large businesses; associations; professionals; and groups and individuals with a range of insurance and risk management products and services.

Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. (NASDAQ:IPCC) is currently trading at $58.07 up 0.87% in today’s trading. IPCC is trading 4.05% above its 50 day moving average and 8.24% above its 200 day moving average. IPCC is -7.89% below its 52-week high and 34.00% above its 52-week low. IPCC’s PE ratio is 13.64 and their market cap is $681.05M.

Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation is a holding company which through subsidiaries provides personal automobile insurance with a concentration on nonstandard auto insurance.

American National Insurance Co. (NASDAQ:ANAT) is currently trading at $72.64 up 0.73% in today’s trading. ANAT is trading 1.87% above its 50 day moving average and -0.21% below its 200 day moving average. ANAT is -14.31% below its 52-week high and 11.76% above its 52-week low. ANAT’s PE ratio is 11.04 and their market cap is $1.93B.

American National Insurance is an insurance company, which provides financial products and services for current and future generations.It also offer individual and group health insurance and annuities, credit insurance, pension products, mutual funds.

CoreLogic Inc. (NYSE:CLGX) is currently trading at $14.56 up 0.62% in today’s trading. CLGX is trading 11.30% above its 50 day moving average and 3.71% above its 200 day moving average. CLGX is -30.57% below its 52-week high and 90.58% above its 52-week low. CLGX’s PE ratio is 8.56 and their market cap is $1.54B.

CoreLogic, Inc. is a provider of property, financial and consumer information, analytics and services to mortgage originators and servicers, financial institutions and other businesses and government entities.

American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG) is currently trading at $25.25 up 0.44% in today’s trading. AIG is trading 7.39% above its 50 day moving average and -2.76% below its 200 day moving average. AIG is -41.55% below its 52-week high and 31.65% above its 52-week low. AIG’s PE ratio is 2.50 and their market cap is $47.75B.

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

Alleghany Corp. (NYSE:Y) is currently trading at $288.05 up 0.37% in today’s trading. Y is trading 0.05% above its 50 day moving average and -6.31% below its 200 day moving average. Y is -15.95% below its 52-week high and 3.98% above its 52-week low. Y’s PE ratio is 9.35 and their market cap is $2.53B.

Alleghany Corporation is engaged, through Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries, RSUI, CATA, Darwin and EDC, in the property and casualty and surety insurance business.

Hilltop Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HTH) is currently trading at $8.65 up 0.23% in today’s trading. HTH is trading 3.16% above its 50 day moving average and 1.84% above its 200 day moving average. HTH is -14.53% below its 52-week high and 25.73% 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.

Markel Corp. (NYSE:MKL) is currently trading at $401.54 up 0.17% in today’s trading. MKL is trading -0.32% below its 50 day moving average and 1.73% above its 200 day moving average. MKL is -6.68% below its 52-week high and 18.97% above its 52-week low. MKL’s PE ratio is 16.84 and their market cap is $3.86B.

Markel Corporation markets and underwrites specialty insurance products and programs to a number of niche markets. It operates in three markets: excess and surplus lines, specialty admitted, and the London markets.

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN) is currently trading at $15.67 up 0.13% in today’s trading. HMN’s RSI is currently at 77.70 which indicates that the stock is overbought. HMN is trading 14.87% above its 50 day moving average and 12.44% above its 200 day moving average. HMN is -11.74% below its 52-week high and 50.53% above its 52-week low. HMN’s PE ratio is 12.52 and their market cap is $624.90M.

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.

Selective Insurance Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGI) is currently trading at $18.00 up 0.11% in today’s trading. SIGI is trading 4.98% above its 50 day moving average and 13.86% 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 35.25 and their market cap is $974.88M.

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.

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) is currently trading at $14.98 up 0.07% in today’s trading. FAF’s RSI is currently at 82.09 which indicates that the stock is overbought. FAF is trading 20.38% above its 50 day moving average and 7.80% above its 200 day moving average. FAF is -12.32% below its 52-week high and 43.21% above its 52-week low. FAF’s PE ratio is 18.95 and their market cap is $1.58B.

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.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:HIG) is currently trading at $17.57 up 0.06% in today’s trading. HIG is trading 2.91% above its 50 day moving average and -15.08% below its 200 day moving average. HIG is -42.40% below its 52-week high and 21.44% above its 52-week low. HIG’s PE ratio is 8.17 and their market cap is $7.83B.

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.

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