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Tower Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of specialized property and casualty insurance products and services to small to mid-sized businesses and individuals in the northeast United States. It operates in three segments: Insurance, Reinsurance, and Insurance Services. The Insurance segment offers commercial lines products, such as commercial multiple-peril, monoline general liability, commercial umbrella, monoline property, workerÂ’s compensation, and commercial automobile policies. This segment provides its products to various businesses, such as retail and wholesale ...
By  Marian Filo   (-24.55%  risk: aggressive)  03/27/09 Comment


Bullish on TWGP ... Graphic_rating_buy TWGP
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like the base breakout and pullback to the 20-SMA with a bull hammer followed by todays narrow range bar... business strong at TWGP as evidenced by rising earnings estimates...
By  Bull_flags   (+1.17%  risk: aggressive)  10/18/06 Comment




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Tower Completes SUAI Acquisition – Analyst Blog
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New York-based Tower Group Inc. (TWGP) has completed the acquisition of Illinois-based specialty insurer, Specialty Underwriters' Alliance Inc. (SUAI). The deal, which was previously announced during Jun 2009, cost $107 million for Tower. All the conditions contingent to the closing of the deal have been met.
 
The acquisition will enable Specialty Underwriters to better leverage and expand its independent general agent distribution network. The deal will allow Tower to create a separate underwriting and operational infrastructure dedicated to specialty business to take advantage of the grow...
By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/16/09 Comment


Tower Group Falls in Line – Analyst Blog
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Tower Group Inc.'s (TWGP) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Results were affected favorably by an increase in premiums written due to the acquisitions of CastlePoint and Hermitage. Last year, the company had reported earnings of 79 cents per share.

Gross premiums written and produced increased 39.4% year-over-year to $283 million. Total revenues increased 96.1% year-over-year to $256.3 million. Net premiums earned of $223.9 million represented 87.3% of total revenues in the reported quarter, compared to 67.5% for the same period in 2008.

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By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/06/09 Comment


Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., Darden Restaurants Inc., Brinker International Inc., Cosi Inc. and Tower Group Inc. – Press Releases
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For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – November 9, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. (RRGB), Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI), Brinker International Inc. (EAT), Cosi Inc. (COSI) and Tower Group Inc. (TWGP).

Get the most recent insight from Zacks Equity Research with the free Profit from the Pros newsletter: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5513

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By  StraightStocks   (-6.57%  risk: moderate)  11/09/09 Comment


Tower Group Falls in Line
Tower Group's (TWGP) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
By  Zacks.com   (-13.23%  risk: moderate)  11/06/09 Comment


Tower Group Falls in Line
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Tower Group's (TWGP) third-quarter earnings of 74 cents were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate.
By  reity   (-33.13%  risk: aggressive)  11/06/09 Comment



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