International Business News - CINF http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Wednesday its third quarter net income nearly doubled as nearly half of its profit was tied to investment gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/cincinnati-financial-3q-profit-nearly-doubles.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:12:23 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Monday, Oct. 13, from AP Financial News: GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. (AP)--Technology consulting company Ciber Inc. said Monday its third-quarter earnings will be within the range of its previous guidance. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/outlook-roundup-ciber-orbotech.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:34:08 EDT Property and casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. on Monday reaffirmed its 2008 full-year outlook, saying it continues to anticipate that its results will be hurt by a decline in investment income of at least 10 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/cincinnati-financial-reaffirms-2008-guidance.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:57:45 EDT Consumers are growing more satisfied with their auto insurance, but not so with their homeowners insurance, a survey by J.D. Powers and Associates shows. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/satisfaction-gap-with-home-car-insurance-widens.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:25 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Thursday amid overall market uneasiness about the economy and whether the financial bailout package will be able to help the economy avoid a recession. The remarks also came a day after Senate majority leader Harry Reid said a major insurer is on the verge of going bankrupt, but analysts generally said that was not moving the financial sector or the overall market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/insurers-fall-on-sen-reids-bankruptcy-comments.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:55:26 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Thursday amid overall market uneasiness about the economy and whether the financial bailout package will be able to help the economy avoid a recession. The moves also came a day after Senate majority leader Harry Reid said a major insurer is on the verge of going bankrupt, but analysts generally said that was not moving the financial sector or the overall market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/insurers-fall-on-sen-reids-bankruptcy-comments.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:21:01 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, Sept. 16, from AP Financial News: EAST HILLS, N.Y. (AP)--Filter and purifiers manufacturer Pall Corp. said it expects its fiscal 2009 profit to rise by as much as 17 percent over 2007 levels, on growing demand for its products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/outlook-roundup-pall-cincinnati-financial.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:17:22 EDT Property and casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Tuesday its 2008 results will be hurt by investments in troubled financial institutions Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and AIG. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/investments-to-hamper-cincinnati-financial-results.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:28:20 EDT Shares of major insurance companies traded mostly down Friday, as investors appeared to be waiting for Tropical Storm Gustav. Gustav ripped off roofs, downed power lines and pounded rain into Jamaica on Friday, triggering landslides and flooding. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080829/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mostly-down.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:35:10 EDT Shares of insurance companies rose Wednesday, along with the broader market, after a better-than-expected report on durable goods orders alleviated some of investors' concerns about the economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/sector-wrap-insurance-stocks-rise.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:41:31 EDT Shares of insurance companies were mixed late Wednesday after a batch of varying financial results from a number of companies in the sector. Earlier in the day, Cincinnati Financial Corp. reported an 82 percent drop in its second-quarter profit, hurt by record catastrophe losses. But results beat the average analyst forecast and were an improvement over the company's loss in the first quarter of this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/sector-wrap-insurance-companies-mixed.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:36:35 EDT Cincinnati Financial Corp. on Wednesday reported an 82 percent profit decline for the second quarter after the insurer suffered record catastrophe losses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/cincinnati-financial-profit-drops-on-storm-losses.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:09:54 EDT Shares of major insurance companies were mixed Monday, ahead of another string of earnings reports from the sector this week. Among those insurers that report quarterly results this week are American International Group Inc., Ambac Financial Group Inc. and Marsh & McLennan Cos. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mixed.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:23:37 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Thursday, July 17, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Nucor Corp. on Thursday issued a third-quarter forecast that widely missed Wall Street expectations, and shares of the big steel maker dropped sharply. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/outlook-roundup-nucor-amphenol.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:37:39 EDT Property and casualty insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Thursday it expects to post a profit for the second quarter, after posting a first-quarter loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/cincinnati-financial-forecasts-2nd-quarter-profit.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:23:07 EDT Shares of insurers fell Friday along with the broader market amid continuing concern about the financial stability of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/closing-glance-insurers-fall.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:19:58 EDT Shares of insurers fell early Friday as the broader market plunged amid fears Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's largest purchasers of mortgages, would need a government bailout. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/opening-glance-insurers.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:58:03 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Thursday as Moody's Investors Service cut the rating of mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp. a day after lowering ratings on PMI Group Inc. and American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurance subsidiaries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/closing-glance-insurers-drop.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:15:53 EDT Shares of insurers were mixed early Thursday, a day after Moody's Investors Service cut the financial strength ratings of PMI Group Inc. and American International Group Inc.'s mortgage insurance units amid continued concerns in the lending markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080710/opening-glance-insurers-mixed.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:50:59 EDT Shares of insurers mostly fell Wednesday along with the broader market as oil prices rebounded after two consecutive days of declines. Here's a look at how some insurers fared Wednesday: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/closing-glance-insurers.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:16:54 EDT