International Business News - SFG 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 A Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst said Monday that the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. creates new risk for large life and health insurers, but added that the insurers have little direct exposure to Lehman's equity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080915/ahead-of-the-bell-insurers-face-risk-from-lehman.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:07:21 EDT StanCorp Financial Group Inc., an insurance provider, on Thursday named Greg Ness president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Ness also takes the same titles at StanCorp's largest subsidiary, Standard Insurance Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/stancorp-financial-names-new-president-coo.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:15:35 EDT StanCorp Financial Group Inc., an insurance provider, said Monday its second-quarter profit slipped 7 percent due to net capital losses. Net income for the quarter fell to $48.4 million, or 98 cents per share, from $52.1 million, or 97 cents per share, during the corresponding quarter a year earlier. Earnings per share rose despite a drop in net income because there were fewer shares outstanding during the most recent quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/stancorp-financials-2q-profit-falls-7-percent.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:40:26 EDT Shares of StanCorp Financial Group Inc. jumped Tuesday after the insurer posted solid first-quarter results, leading a Citi Investment Research analyst to affirm a "Buy" rating on the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/stancorp-financial-shares-up-on-solid-1st-quarter-results.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:42:11 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, April 22, from AP Financial News: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ PepsiAmericas Inc., a bottler of Pepsi beverages, said Tuesday its first quarter profit climbed 20 percent, helped by a big boost in volume in the central and eastern European markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/earnings-roundup-pepsiamericas-waddell-reed-financial.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:05:35 EDT Financial-services company StanCorp Financial Group Inc. on Thursday said it named Floyd Chadee as senior vice president and chief financial officer of the company and its subsidiary, Standard Insurance Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080327/stancorp-financial-names-cfo.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:41:02 EDT