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• Unitrin, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) reported today income from continuing operations of $4.5 million ($0.07 per common share) for the second quarter of 2008, compared to $58.7 million ($0.89 per common share) for the second quarter of 2007. Unitrin reported a net loss, including discontinued operations, of $2.9 million ($0.05...

  Articles 2008-08-04

• Fitch Downgrades Unitrin's IDR and Debt Rtgs & IFS on Life Subs; Outlook to Negative

  CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings today announced the following ratings actions related to Unitrin, Inc. Unitrin and its insurance subsidiaries: Unitrin --Issuer Default Rating IDR downgraded to 'BBB' from 'BBB+'; --$560 million senior notes downgraded to 'BBB-' from 'BBB'. United...

  Articles 2008-06-26

• New Transoft Product Gives Benefits of Relational Databases to Organizations Using COBOL Applications

  ATLANTA -- Transoft, an expert in innovative modernization software and services solutions, today announced the launch of CIO, its new product which enables organizations to maximize the potential of their existing systems by using COBOL applications with relational databases RDBMS, replacing older proprietary COBOL ISAM file handlers....

  Articles 2008-06-12

• A.M. Best Revises Outlook to Positive for AmTrust Group; Downgrades Ratings of Recently Acquired Unitrin Companies

  OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A- Excellent and issuer credit ratings ICR of "a-" of AmTrust Group AmTrust (New York, NY). The ratings apply to AmTrust International Insurance, Ltd. AII Bermuda, Technology Insurance Company, Inc. Technology (Nashua, NH),...

  Articles 2008-06-12

• Unitrin Direct Implements Autonomy etalk Solutions for Quality and Risk Management

  Multi-Site Deployment Includes Interaction Recording, Agent Performance, and Speech Analytics Technology CAMBRIDGE, England and DALLAS, Texas, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autonomy Corporation plc , a global leader in infrastructure software for the enterprise, today announced that Unitrin Direct, a leading automobile insurance provider, has...

  Articles 2008-06-04

• Unitrin Completes Sale of Unitrin Business Insurance to AmTrust

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) announced today that it has completed the previously disclosed sale of its Unitrin Business Insurance segment ("UBI") to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. ("AmTrust") in a cash transaction. Terms were not disclosed; however, Unitrin indicated that the transaction is not expected to have a significant impact...

  Articles 2008-06-03

• Unitrin Selects Guidewire ClaimCenter

  Market-leading property casualty claims system selected by Unitrin companies to standardize claims systems and processes across enterprise SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Guidewire Software([R]), Inc., a leading global provider of solutions to property and casualty insurers, today announced that Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR), a $3 billion financial services company, has...

  Articles 2008-05-29

• Unitrin Announces Quarterly Dividend

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE: UTR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share payable on June 2, 2008 to its shareholders of record as of May 16, 2008. Unitrin is a $3 billion financial services company focused on creating...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Unitrin, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE: UTR) reported today net income of $22.5 million ($0.35 per common share) for the first quarter of 2008, compared to $72.4 million ($1.08 per common share) for the first quarter of 2007. Income from Continuing Operations was $27.2 million ($0.43 per common share) for the...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Unitrin, Inc.; Upgrades Ratings of Mutual Savings Fire and Mutual Savings Life

  OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A Excellent and issuer credit ratings ICR of "a" of Unitrin Property and Casualty Insurance Group Unitrin and some of its members. The outlook for these ratings is stable. A.M. Best also has continued...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• Unitrin Completes Acquisition of Primesco, Inc

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) said today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Primesco, Inc. of Decatur, Alabama, in a cash merger transaction valued at $95.6 million. Primesco's wholly-owned subsidiaries, Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company ("Mutual Savings") and Mutual Savings Fire Insurance Company ("Mutual Savings Fire"), specialize...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• CarInsurance.com Offers New Jersey Drivers an Easier Way to Compare and Buy Auto Insurance

  ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. -- CarInsurance.com, a website and sales center designed to sell auto insurance over the Internet and directly to consumers through its Online Insurance Marketplace[TM], has expanded its single site shopping experience to New Jersey. New Jersey drivers can now compare insurance companies' rates and purchase online or...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• Boston, MA -- Form4Oracle: Insider Trading Report: Unitrin Inc (UTR).

  M2 PRESSWIRE-6 March 2008-Form 4 Oracle: Boston, MA -- Form4Oracle: Insider Trading Report: Unitrin Inc UTRC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06032008 Several insiders at Unitrin Inc UTR have reported buying more than $72.91K today: - Southwell...

  Articles 2008-03-06

• Unitrin Announces Increase in Quarterly Dividend

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share payable on March 3, 2008 to its shareholders of record as of February 15, 2008. This represents an increase of $0.015 over the prior quarterly dividend of $0.455 per...

  Articles 2008-02-06

• Global Market Perspective vs. Unitrin Inc.

  M2 PRESSWIRE-6 February 2008-The Street Corner: Global Market Perspective vs. Unitrin IncC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:06022008 Streetinvesting.com has now resumed our progressive review of Unitrin Inc (NYSE:UTR) after it traded down $4.71 Tuesday, early in the afternoon with above-average...

  Articles 2008-02-06

• Unitrin, Inc. Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter Earnings

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) reported today net income of $217.8 million ($3.32 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $283.1 million ($4.17 per common share) for the year ended December 31, 2006. Income from Continuing Operations was $189.0 million ($2.88 per common share) for...

  Articles 2008-02-04

• Unitrin Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Unitrin Business Insurance to AmTrust

  CHICAGO -- Unitrin, Inc. (NYSE:UTR) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Unitrin Business Insurance unit ("UBI") to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. ("AmTrust") in a cash transaction. Terms were not disclosed. Unitrin had previously announced in September an agreement in principle for the sale....

  Articles 2007-12-10

• A.M. Best Comments on the Pending AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. Acquisition of Insurance Entities and Renewal Rights on Certain Lines of Unitrin, Inc

  OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of AmTrust Group AmTrust (New York, NY) and its members remain unchanged following the recent announcement that AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. AFSI (New York, NY) will acquire the Unitrin Business Insurance unit UBI from Unitrin, Inc....

  Articles 2007-12-10

• A.M. Best Places Ratings of Certain Unitrin Companies Under Review with Negative Implications

  OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating FSR of A Excellent and the issuer credit ratings ICR of "a" of Unitrin Property and Casualty Insurance Group's following members under review with negative implications: Milwaukee Casualty Insurance Co. (Brookfield, WI), Security National Insurance...

  Articles 2007-12-10