Best Dividends in Title Insurance

The Most Promising Dividends in Title Insurance By Fool. Below, I've compiled some of the major dividend-paying players in this industry (and a few smaller outfits), ranked according to their dividend yields.

Here are the best promising dividends in title insurance:

Company	Recent Yield	5-Year Avg. Annual Div. Growth Rate	Payout Ratio
Old Republic International(NYSE: ORI  )	6.50%	-5.50%	NM
OneBeacon Insurance Group	6.30%	Irregular	50%*
Fidelity National Financial(NYSE: FNF  )	3%	3.60%	38%
Assured Guaranty (NYSE:AGO  )	1.20%	7.10%	10%
Stewart Information Services (NYSE: STC  )	0.50%	-48%	19%
Radian Group (NYSE: RDN  )	0.20%	-38.70%	NM

Related Stock Ticker:
ORI, FNF, AGO, STC, RDN

Source: Fool.com

Best Dividends in Insurance Broker Industry

Below is a little table with stocks from the insurance broker industry. In there are some major dividend-paying players ranked according to their dividend yields:

Company	Recent Yield	Payout Ratio	5-Year Avg. Annual Div. Growth Rate
Arthur J. Gallagher(NYSE:AJG)	4.60%	85%	2.30%
Donegal Group(Nasdaq:DGICA)	3.90%	87%	18.30%
Marsh & McLennan(NYSE:MMC)	2.90%	74%	3.90%
Willis Group Holdings	2.50%	63%	3.50%
Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO)	1.30%	28%	14.10%
Aon (NYSE:AON)	1.20%	24%	0%

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AJG, DGIA, MMC, BRO, AON

Best Dividends in Insurance Industry

Best Dividends in Insurance Industry by Dividend Yield - Stock, Capital, Investment. Below is an interesting table of 6 insurance stocks with a) dividend yield, b) payout ratio and c) dividend growth. The screen record stocks with a dividend yield of at least 2 percent, a payout ratio of less than 60 percent, and a growth rate of at least 5 percent.

Here are the results:

Company	Dividend Yield	Payout Ratio	5-Year Dividend Growth
Flagstone Re   (NYSE:FSR )	1.90%	13%	N/A
Montpelier Re (NYSE:MRH)	2.20%	32%	-15.10%
ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE)	2.50%	21%	7.80%
Universal Insurance (AMEX:UVE)	6.40%	27%	51.90%
Hartford Financial   (NYSE:HIG)	1.10%	12%	-7.30%
Fidelity National (NYSE:FNF)	3.80%	34%	-2.80%

Related Stock Ticker:

FSR, MRH, ACE, UVE, HIG, FNF

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Dividend Stock Idea of the Day – Aflac (NYSE:AFL)

Dividend Stock Ideas by Dividend Yields – Stock, Capital Investment. Our Dividend Idea of the day is the insurance company Aflac (NYSE:AFL). The current dividend yield amounts to 2.53 percent.

Aflac Incorporated (Aflac) is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services. Its principal business is supplemental health and life insurance, through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus (Aflac), which operates in the United States (Aflac U.S.) and as a branch in Japan (Aflac Japan). Aflac’s business consists of two segments: Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. Aflac Japan sells voluntary supplemental insurance products, including cancer plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, care plans, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans and annuities. Aflac U.S. sells voluntary supplemental insurance products, including loss-of-income products (life and short-term disability plans) and products designed to protect individuals from depletion of assets (hospital indemnity, fixed-benefit dental and vision care) (More on Reuters).

Here are some Fundamental Figures:

Sales	20.78 Bil
Income	2.10 Bil
Net Profit Margin	10.12%
Return on Equity	21.02%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0.27
Revenue/Share	43.94
Earnings/Share	4.45
Book Value/Share	23.58
Dividend Rate	1.2
Payout Ratio	26.00%

Here are some Pricing Figures:

Price/Earnings	10.5
Price/Book	2
Price/Sales	1.1
Price/Cash Flow	2.8
Dividend Yield %	2.53
Forward Price/Earnings	7.3
PEG Ratio	0.7
PEG Payback (Yrs)	4.7

Here are some Trading Figures:

Last Price	47.43
52-Wk High	59.54
52-Wk Low	42.53
Volume	2.58 Mil
Avg Daily Vol (13 Wks)	4.02 Mil
50-Day Moving Average	49.56
200-Day Moving Average	53.74
Volatility (beta)	1.76

Sales and Income AFLAC (Click to enlarge)

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15 Biggest Player In Property & Casualty Insurance Business

Here is a current sheet of the 15 biggest players within the property & casualty insurance industry. Insurance companies in this industry sell property insurance (insurance on homes, cars and businesses) casualty insurance (liability insurance). All stocks have a market capitalization of more than USD 4 billion. 80 Stocks are listed on American’s stock exchanges. Insurance companies make money by collecting premiums for the policies that they issue and by investing those premiums in the market. If the total amount that a company collects from premiums as well as the gains that it makes from its investments exceeds the amount that the company has to pay out in claims, then the company is able to turn a profit.

The average P/E ratio is 11.46 while the average dividend yield amounts to 2.21percent. Price to book ratio is 1.07 and price to sales ratio 1.07 too. The average operating margin amounts to 11.68 percent. Stocks are traded at AMEX, NYSE, NASDAQ as well as being part of the Dow Jones, S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite.

Here is the table of the 15 biggest players within the insurance industry with some fundamentals:
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(NYSE:BRK.A) Berkshire Hathaway, (NYSE:AIG) American Intl. Group, (NYSE:TRV) The Travelers Companies, (NYSE:ACE) ACE Limited, (NYSE:CB) The Chubb Corporation, (NYSE:L) Loews Corporation, (NYSE:ALL) The Allstate Corporation, (NYSE:PGR) The Progressive Corp., (NYSE:HIG) Hartford Financial Services, (NYSE:XL) XL Group, (NYSE:CNA) CNA Financial Corporation, (NYSE:PRE) PartnerRe Ltd., (NASDAQ:CINF) Cincinnati Financial, (NYSE:RE) Everest Re Group, (NYSE:AXS) Axis Capital Holdings

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