International Business News - LNC 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 Shares of major insurance companies traded lower Monday, dragged down by bearish comments on American International Group Inc. and the fallout from Tropical Storm Fay. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-fall-led-by-aig.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:20:02 EDT Shares of major insurance companies traded mostly down Wednesday, as investors appeared to be waiting out Tropical Storm Fay. Hundreds of homes in central Florida have been flooded by the storm, which forecasters had originally expected to energize over the ocean and possibly become a hurricane. But the storm's center remained just inland Wednesday, moving slowly. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mostly-down.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:22:00 EDT Shares of major insurance companies traded mostly lower Monday, as investors appeared to start a new week with uncertainty following fluctuating second-quarter earnings reports last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mostly-lower.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:43:25 EDT Shares of major insurance companies traded up Friday, as investors ended a week of fluctuating second quarter earnings reports. Leading the way, bond insurer MBIA Inc. rose 72 cents, or 8.7 percent, to $9 after reporting on Friday that its second-quarter earnings rose because of unrealized gains on credit derivatives. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-soar.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:33:40 EDT Insurance company stocks mostly rose Tuesday, as investors responded to a fairly positive second-quarter report from Safeco Corp. and awaited reports from other insurance companies after the close of regular trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/sector-snap-insurance-stocks-mostly-rise.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:51:56 EDT Insurer and investment manager Lincoln National Corp. spent $410,000 in the first quarter to lobby on tax legislation and other financial issues. The Philadelphia-based company lobbied Congress and the Treasury Department on tax issues affecting retirement accounts, mutual fund fees and legislation to overhaul the patent system, according to an April 18 filing with the House clerk's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080617/lincoln-national-spent-410-000-lobbying-in-1q.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:24:01 EDT Lincoln Financial Group's first-quarter earnings fell 27 percent on investment losses, the insurance and investment-management firm said Wednesday. Lincoln shares rose $1.85, or 3.5 percent, to $54.30 in afternoon trading. In the past year, the stock has ranged from $45.50 to $74.72. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/lincoln-financial-1q-profit-drops-27-percent.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:02:56 EDT Insurance and investment manager Lincoln National Corp. paid its current chief executive and president, Dennis Glass, about $16.3 million in compensation in 2007, according to a regulatory filing. G... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080403/lincoln-national-pays-ceo-16-3-million.htm Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:52:44 EDT Shares of most insurance companies rose in early morning trading Thursday as the broader markets posted slight gains. Shares of American International Group Inc. rose 95 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $43.13. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080320/opening-glance-insurance-companies.htm Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:03:39 EDT Shares of insurers mostly rose Wednesday morning as broader markets moved higher in early morning trading. How some major insurers were performing after the opening bell: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080319/opening-glance-insurers.htm Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:10:56 EDT Shares of most insurers fell Monday afternoon as the broader markets declined on worries surrounding the uncertainty in the credit markets. Insurers in the financial guaranty and bond insurance sectors fell the most. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080317/sector-snap-insurers-fall.htm Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:41:12 EDT Lincoln National Corp. spent about $1.6 million in 2007 to lobby on tax legislation tied to investments. The insurance and investment provider spent $890,000 during the second half of 2007 to lobby Congress, according to a disclosure form posted online Tuesday by the Senate's public records office. It lobbied on specific legislation relating to tax rates on mutual funds for capital gains and dividends and fee disclosure legislation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080215/lincoln-national-spent-1-6m-lobbying.htm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:13:15 EST Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc. fell in Wednesday afternoon trading after Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to "Underperform" from "Neutral." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080123/principal-financial-falls-on-downgrade.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:40:33 EST