Insurance News - Pekin Life Insurance Co. Leads Tuesday’s AMBG as Global Insurance Index Declines…
by admin on Nov.27, 2011, under Life and Health insurance
The AMBG closed Tuesday, Nov. 22 at 757.22 (-0.62%). Of the 15 A.M. Best stock indexes, one rose and 14 declined. Leading A.M. Best’s Global Insurance Composite Index (AMBG) were Pekin Life Insurance Co. (+9.43%) and Atlantic American Corp. (+8.15%). Trailing the list of global insurance stocks were CNinsure Inc. (-22.93%) and Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. (-14.06%).
The Asia/Pacific Insurance Index led the sector indexes, with the Global Insurance Brokers Index trailing the list. In descending order, the A.M. Best Insurance Stock Indexes closed at:
U.S. Health and HMO Insurance Index (AMBUH) -0.14%
U.S. Property/Casualty Insurance Index (AMBUPC) -0.31%
U.S. Life and Health/HMO Insurance Index (AMBULH) -0.64%
The U.S. Insurance Index (AMBUS) closed at 790.82 (-0.54%). Leading the AMBUS were Pekin Life Insurance Co. (+9.43%) and Atlantic American Corp. (+8.15%). Trailing the AMBUS were Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. (-14.06%) and Donegal Group (-5.17%).
The European Insurance Index (AMBEUR) closed at 657.68 (-1.11%). Leading the AMBEUR were Beazley Group (+2.16%) and Catlin Group (+1.99%). Trailing the AMBEUR were Axa S.A. (-4.49%) and Euler Hermes (-3.69%).
The Asia/Pacific Insurance Index (AMBAP) closed at 917.74 (+0.29%). Leading the AMBAP were Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (+2.59%) and Tower Ltd. (+2.05%). Trailing the AMBAP were CNinsure Inc. (-22.93%) and Austbrokers Holdings (-1.77%).
The Global Reinsurance Index (AMBGR) closed at 908.91 (-0.40%). Leading the AMBGR were Kenya Reinsurance Co. (+2.00%) and Catlin Group (+1.99%). Trailing the AMBGR were Axa S.A. (-4.49%) and Euler Hermes (-3.69%).
The Global Broker Index (AMBGB) closed at 1149.19 (-1.45%). Leading the AMBGB were Advance Create Co. (+1.87%) and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc (+0.99%). Trailing the AMBGB were CNinsure Inc. (-22.93%) and National Financial Partners (-3.12%).
The Global Multi-Line Insurance Index (AMBGML) closed at 445.38 (-1.25%). Leading the AMBGML were Atlantic American Corp. (+8.15%) and Generali Deutschland Holding (+0.87%). Trailing the AMBGML were Axa S.A. (-4.49%) and Hartford Financial Services Group (-1.74%).
The Global Nonlife Insurance Index (AMBGNL) closed at 1099.25 (-0.15%). Leading the AMBGNL were Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. (+2.59%) and Mercury General (+2.25%). Trailing the AMBGNL were Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. (-14.06%) and Donegal Group (-5.17%).
The Global Life Insurance Index (AMBGL) closed at 720.20 (-0.73%). Leading the AMBGL were Pekin Life Insurance Co. (+9.43%) and China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co. Ltd. (+1.78%). Trailing the AMBGL were ING Groep N.V. (-2.99%) and Aegon N.V. (-2.49%).
The U.S. Property/Casualty Index (AMBUPC) closed at 1177.12 (-0.31%). Leading the AMBUPC were Mercury General (+2.25%) and RLI Corp. (+2.16%). Trailing the AMBUPC were Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc. (-14.06%) and Donegal Group (-5.17%).
The U.S. Multi-Line Insurance Index (AMBUML) closed at 162.65 (-0.55%). Leading the AMBUML were Atlantic American Corp. (+8.15%) and Delphi Financial Group (+0.70%). Trailing the AMBUML were Hartford Financial Services Group (-1.74%) and Fortegra Financial Corp. (-1.41%).
The U.S. Life Insurance Index (AMBUL) closed at 621.14 (-1.28%). Leading the AMBUL were Pekin Life Insurance Co. (+9.43%) and StanCorp Financial Group (+1.58%). Trailing the AMBUL were Sun Life Financial (-2.02%) and American Equity Inv. Life (-2.00%).
The U.S. Life and Health/HMO Insurance Index (AMBULH) closed at 859.94 (-0.64%). Leading the AMBULH were Pekin Life Insurance Co. (+9.43%) and StanCorp Financial Group (+1.58%). Trailing the AMBULH were Triple-S Management Corp. (-2.27%) and Sun Life Financial (-2.02%).
The U.S. Health and HMO Index (AMBUH) closed at 1175.53 (-0.14%). Leading the AMBUH were Centene Corp. (+1.13%) and Humana (+0.60%). Trailing the AMBUH were Triple-S Management Corp. (-2.27%) and Coventry Health Care (-0.97%).
The U.S. Insurance Brokers Index (AMBUB) closed at 1068.06 (-1.42%). Leading the AMBUB were InsWeb (+0.51%) and eHealth Inc. (+0.20%). Trailing the AMBUB were National Financial Partners (-3.12%) and Willis Group Holdings (-1.89%).
Performance rankings of companies in each A.M. Best insurance sector index are published weekly in BestWeek.
The A.M. Best stock indexes cover 179 publicly traded insurance companies and brokers. Index values are calculated by Dow Jones Indexes in U.S. dollars. Companies in the A.M. Best stock indexes include insurers and insurance-related organizations with credit ratings from A.M. Best, along with brokers. A.M. Best does not provide investment recommendations. A listing of companies in each A.M. Best Index is available at http://www.ambest.com/stocks.
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