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		<title>Insurance ETF Jumps 6% as Irene Damage Less Than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/insurance-etf-jumps-6-as-irene-damage-less-than-expected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund indexed to the insurance sector rallied nearly 6% on Monday on relief Hurricane Irene didn&#8217;t cause as much damage on the East Coast as initially predicted.
Property and casualty insurers surged Monday as the Northeast wasn&#8217;t hit as hard as expected by the storm. Still, Irene did cause extensive damage along the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance ETFs Fall as Hurricane Irene Looms</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/insurance-etfs-fall-as-hurricane-irene-looms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking the insurance sector fell Thursday as the East Coast braced for Hurricane Irene.
The &#8220;potentially devastating&#8221; Category 3 storm is expected to carve a path along the coast and reach the Northeast this weekend.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday warned residents to be prepared to evacuate.
Shares of insurers Alltate (NYSE: ALL) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dow, Insurance ETFs Fall After Travelers Cuts Buybacks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/dow-insurance-etfs-lower-after-travelers-cuts-buybacks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurance exchange traded funds lost ground Friday after Travelers (NYSE: TRV) said it has limited its share buyback program due to catastrophe losses in April and May.
The Dow component said the losses resulted from multiple tornadoes and hail storms that hit the U.S., primarily in the Midwest and Southeast. Travelers now expects its total repurchases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goldman Ratings on E-Trade, TD Ameritrade to Move Broker ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/goldman-ratings-on-e-trade-td-ameritrade-to-move-broker-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 12:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exchange traded fund that invests in broker stocks could see elevated trading volume among specialized financial ETFs on Monday after Goldman Sachs analysts shuffled their ratings on E-Trade (NasdaqGS: ETFC) and TD Ameritrade (NasdaqGS: AMTD).
Goldman upgraded E-Trade to buy from neutral and set a $19 price target on the stock. The analysts like E-Trade’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MetLife, Prudential Earnings to Move Insurance ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/metlife-prudential-earnings-to-move-insurance-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 19:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the insurance sector will likely see increased interest Thursday following quarterly earnings from MetLife (NYSE: MET) and Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU).
Both companies are expected to report after Wednesday’s closing bell. MetLife and Prudential are the top two holdings in iShares Dow Jones U.S. Insurance Index Fund (NYSEArca: IAK) at nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance ETFs May Trade on Loews Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/05/insurance-etfs-may-trade-on-loews-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 12:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insurance exchange traded funds (ETFs) were on Monday’s agenda following quarterly results from Loews (NYSE: L).
The company said its first-quarter profit slipped to $382 million from $420 million in the year-ago period. One of the holding company’s key subsidiaries is insurance firm CNA Financial.
Insurance sector ETFs PowerShares Dynamic Insurance Portfolio (NYSEArca: PIC) and iShares Dow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Could Be Health Care ETFs&#8217; Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/12/2011-could-health-care-etfs-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health care-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) have done so-so this year. If analysts&#8217; calls are correct, 2011 could be the sector&#8217;s breakout year.

Michael  Gregory, manager of the Highland Long/Short Healthcare fund, believes that the health care sector will perform in 2011 as a result of the compromise in Washington, cheap valuations and consolidations among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 ETFs for a Financial Sector Recovery</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/6-etfs-financial-sector-recovery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial sector&#8217;s recovery may ultimately be an uneven one. Regional banks may prosper while larger ones still struggle under the weight of TARP and increased scrutiny. There are exchange traded funds (ETFs) to play the recovery &#8211; wherever it&#8217;s happening.
After a year of recuperating from the financial crisis, big banks may be healthy enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Insurance ETFs Ensure Your Market Earnings?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/09/can-insurance-etfs-ensure-your-market-earnings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ According to Zack&#8217;s,  the insurance sector and exchange traded funds(ETFs) is bound to impress investors with industry growth as the new rule of thumb is not to let earnings growth dictate the direction of an economic subset. 
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) is back in positive territory that&#8217;s being fed by optimism about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Year After Lehman: Are Financial ETFs Ready for Their Close-Up?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/09/a-year-after-lehman-are-financial-etfs-ready-for-their-close-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ One year ago today, Lehman Brothers collapsed and sent the entire financial system and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs) on a downward spiral. Today, the picture looks much different. Are financial ETFs ripe for the picking?
Since the market lows on March 9, financials have rebounded handsomely, up as much as 140% since then. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What TARP Funds Mean for Insurance ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/04/what-tarp-funds-mean-insurance-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Life insurers are now eligible for government capital injections because they have the status of bank holding companies, and focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) may benefit. 
A number of life insurance companies have met eligibility requirements for government capital, and their applications are being considered, reports David Lawder for the Associated Press. They were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Reasons Insurance ETFs Could Be Comeback Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/12/why-insurance-etfs-could-comeback-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bear market took a huge toll on the insurance industry, but it appears that better days might be ahead, sending stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) moving in a positive direction. Billions in writedowns in the industry have tarnished its reputation and led to the need for billions in bailout money for some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs, Financials Feel Pain of Credit Swap Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/11/etfs-financials-feel-pain-credit-swap-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The failure of big banks has been detrimental to the credit default swap market, but how has it influenced the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the big insurers that create these swaps?
In layman&#8217;s terms, a credit default swap (CDS) is a credit derivative contract between two counterparties, in which the buyer makes payments to the seller and in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance, Financial ETFs Thwacked After AIG Takeover</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/09/insurance-financial-etfs-thwacked-after-aig-takeover/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Financial exchange traded funds (ETFs) and Wall Street in general don&#8217;t look like they&#8217;ll be getting a reprieve today after the Federal Reserve stepped in to bailout American International Group (AIG).
Shares in the world&#8217;s largest insurer have plunged by almost half this morning after the $85 billion bailout that would give the government control of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIG&#8217;s Losses Drag Down Insurance ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2008/08/aigs-losses-drag-down-insurance-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American International Group (AIG) notched its third consecutive quarterly loss, which is putting the hurt on financial exchange traded funds (ETFs).
The world&#8217;s largest insurer lost more than $5.6 billion in credit default swaps &#8211; insurance policies to protect bondholders against defaults, reports Madlen Read for the Associated Press. Before taxes, AIG has lost more than [...]]]></description>
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