Tower Group, Inc. (Tower), through its subsidiaries, offers a range of commercial, personal and specialty property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses in various industries and to individuals. The Company operates in three segments: Brokerage Insurance, Specialty Business and Insurance Services. On February 5, 2009, Tower acquired CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd. (CastlePoint). On February 27, 2009, the Company and its subsidiary, CastlePoint, completed the acquisition of HIG, Inc. (Hermitage), a property and casualty insurance holding company. On October 14, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of the renewal rights to the workers compensation business of AequiCap Program Administrators, Inc. (AequiCap), an underwriting agency. On November 13, 2009, it acquired Specialty Underwriters Alliance, Inc. (SUA). In July 2010, Tower Group, Inc. acquired the Personal Lines Division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
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Tower Group International (NASDAQ:TWGP) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tower Group International's stock symbol?
Tower Group International trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "TWGP."
How were Tower Group International's earnings last quarter?
Tower Group International, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TWGP) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 25th. The insurance provider reported ($1.43) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($1.24) by $0.19. The insurance provider earned $472 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $402.40 million. View Tower Group International's Earnings History.
Has Tower Group International been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about TWGP stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Tower Group International earned a daily sentiment score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the insurance provider a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.
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