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Do you have any interest in insurance companies amidst the turmoil, disaster and current crises in Japan? A crises that followed so closely on the heals of the destruction of the New Zealand city of ChristChurch by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Perhaps you think this is even a poorer idea than catching that proverbial falling knife we are always hearing about when stock prices are collapsing.
Certainly there will be billions of dollars in claims. On the other hand, perhaps the burden will be spread around the globe to re-insurer’s such that none is struck too hard and this is a buying opportunity. After all, when the dust settles, insurers will cry for mercy, and in particular, rate increases. It is also likely those that never saw the need for insurance have been awakened and demand will increase.
This is a continuation of a series, begun earlier in the week Chasing Value: Insured Profits or a Mountain of Risk? Today we further explore the metrics of ten large players in this current quagmire of doom and gloom, not to mention claims and debt.
Continue reading Chasing Value: Insurance Stock Review — Part 2
Chasing Value: Insurance Stock Review — Part 2 originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It certainly is presumptuous, perhaps even self serving of me to assume the market is going higher in the face of so much uncertainty.
