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MGIC Investment (MTG) Lifts Insurers Following Strong Q3 Performance (RDN) (MBI)

October 16, 2013 11:20 AM EDT
Private mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) is ripping following Q3 results issued earlier, boosting the segment higher today.

MGIC reported Q3 profit of 4 cents per share while consensus views were expecting a loss of 13 cents per share in the quarter. The company said, as of September 30, 2013, MGIC's primary insurance in force was $159.2 billion, compared with $162.1 billion at December 31, 2012, and $164.9 billion at September 30, 2012. New insurance written moved from $7.0 billion up to $8.6 billion in the quarter.

Higher on the session today includes: Radian Group (NYSE: RDN), Assured Guaranty (NYSE: AGO), Old Republic (NYSE: ORI), and MBIA (NYSE: MBI). MGIC itself is up about 16 percent.


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