Overall, investors are trading roughly 35 call options on HIG for each single put option in play today.

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Other competitors in the financial sector include: Hartford Finl Svcs (HIG), HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC), and American Financial Group (AFG).

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Hartford Financial Services ( HIG - news - people ), says the House vote create more opportunities in the next year to 18 months for the health care sector.

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Note also the stocks at the bottom, including Hartford Financial (HIG), Best Buy (BBY) and Kinder Morgan (KMI), where the earnings per share are negative, but the companies continue to pay a dividend.

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She is a director of The Hartford Financial Services Group (nyse: HIG - news - people ) and also serves as an adviser to two business schools: her alma mater, Carnegie Mellon, and St.

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Insurance industry stocks that can be at risk for losses during the hurricane season are companies such as American International Group Inc. (NYSE:AIG), Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (NYSE:HIG), Principal Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:PFG), and XL Group PLC (NYSE:XL).

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His top choices in the group are Hartford Financial Services (HIG), one of the largest U.S. multi-line insurance holding companies and a leading property-and-casualty insurer, and Prudential Financial (PRU), which provides a wide range of insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services.

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