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December 03

43%

CB Insurer Chubb is in the catbird seat

Sector: Financial > Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)

Filed under: Chubb Corp (CB), Stocks to BuyInsurer Chubb Corp. (CB) is gaining amid a thinning insurance sector, which is a major reason I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended on May 29, 2009 at a price of $39.65. If you bought Chubb in May, you're up about 20%.The strength of Chubb's operation, in a nutshell: a strong personal insurance brand, a diversified busin...

Joseph Lazzaro

(+1.61% risk: moderate)

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December 02

43%

AFL Aflac's uptrend continues

Sector: Financial > Insurance (Accident & Health)

Filed under: AFLAC Inc (AFL), Stocks to BuySteady as she goes, with Aflac (AFL), to borrow a Star Trek phrase, and that's why I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company, first recommended on May 28, 2009 at a price of $36.07. If you bought AFL in May, you're up about 30%. After a slow start, institutional investors in mid-2010 finally noticed that not every insurer would be wiped-out by collater...

Joseph Lazzaro

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WLP	WellPoint Inc
MGI	MoneyGram International Inc.
GNW	Genworth Financial Inc.
SCA	Security Capital Assurance Ltd
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