CDR: Editor's Choice: Winning Stocks in the Insurance Industry, 10/2/00

Mon Oct 2 02:42:43 PDT 2000

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TODAY'S NEWSLETTER LOOKS AT WINNING STOCKS IN THE INSURANCE 
INDUSTRY

A number of insurance stocks hit 52-week highs in recent weeks, in
part because several Wall Street analysts raised their ratings and
earnings estimates for these firms. Over the past three months, 
insurance shares are up 9 percent while the S&P 500 index has 
dipped 2 percent. What many investors like about these companies 
is their growth beyond the insurance business. Many providers are 
looking like financial services firms with diverse product lines. 
Other firms are expanding their businesses globally or raising 
their premiums. In today's newsletter, we look at companies, trends, 
and financial performance in the insurance business.

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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES FROM: National Underwriter, Rough Notes,
123Jump, and American Agent & Broker

2. FREE SAMPLES OF THE DAY FROM: SNL Securities and Graham & Whiteside

3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: ACE Limited (ACL)

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1. EDITOR'S CHOICE STORIES

a. "INSURER STOCKS SOAR"
Source: National Underwriter, September edition
Stock prices in the property-casualty insurance industry continue 
to hit 52-week highs.
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b. "THE EVOLUTION OF AXA"
Source: Rough Notes, September 27 edition
The insurance giant has embarked on a program to transform its 
career agents into financial advisers.
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c. "SECTOR PROFILE: INSURANCE STOCKS"
Source: 123Jump, September 29 article
This group of stocks in the insurance sector is up 237 percent 
this year.
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d. "LOOKING AT THE INTERNET'S IMPACT ON INSURANCE PROVIDERS"
Source: American Agent & Broker, September edition
The ability to perform meaningful insurance transactions via the 
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Insurance Daily, courtesy of SNL Securities. 
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b. GRAHAM & WHITESIDE MAJOR COMPANIES REPORT: ACE LIMITED, courtesy 
of Graham & Whiteside.
ACE Limited (ACL) sells property-casualty insurance to industrial, 
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3. COMPANY OF THE DAY: ACE Limited (ACL)

ACE Limited's shares, which hit a new 52-week high of $40.188 
Friday, are up about 140 percent this year. Analyst Ronald W Frank 
at Salomon Smith Barney recently gave the company a "buy" rating, 
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