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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corp. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Our first question comes from Joe DeMarino with Piper Jaffray. Joe DeMarino - Piper Jaffray Thank you. Good afternoon or good morning. My first question, correct me if I&#8217;m wrong, but I&#8217;m looking at your balance sheet and your net loss reserves, and it looks like...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corp. STFC   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   July 28, 2009 10:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corporation Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Joseph DeMarino with Piper Jaffray. Joseph DeMarino - Piper Jaffray  My first question is on the deterioration in the Workman&#8217;s Comp loss ratio.  Would you say that is driven by higher severity and if so is that...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corp. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first call comes from Joseph DeMarino &#8211; Piper Jaffray. Joseph DeMarino &#8211; Piper Jaffray My first question, on the reinsurance, did you say you had $50 million in losses towards your aggregate? Steve English Correct.  That's on a group basis....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Joseph DeMarino. Joseph DeMarino  What investments caused the impairments or write-downs in the quarter? Steven E. English  The investments &#8211; the write-downs were primarily from our large cap stock portfolio and the international funds. And collectively they...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Michael Phillips - Stifel Nicolaus.  Michael Phillips - Stifel Nicolaus  Bob, a couple things. You mentioned the homeowners doing well ex cat. You mentioned auto was somehow affected by weather and cat. Any way you can help us...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Everest Re Group, Ltd., State Auto Financial Corp., Sangamo Biosciences, Inc., Lloyds TSB Group Plc. and HBOS Plc]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- 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: Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE), State Auto Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptState Auto Financial Corporation STFC Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript July 24, 2008 10:00 am ET Executives Steve English &#8211; VP and CFO  Bob Restrepo &#8211; Chairman, President and CEO  Cindy Powell &#8211; Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer  Analysts  Joseph DeMarino &#8211; Piper...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Auto Financial Corporation Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator Instructions  Your first question comes from Joseph Demarino - Piper Jaffray.   Joseph Demarino - Piper Jaffray  What accident years primarily resulted in the increase in losses under the commercial umbrella? Robert P. Restrepo Jr.  There were two.  There...]]></description>
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