Insurance Probe Rattles Stocks
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An investigation into U.S. insurers and brokers rattled insurance industry stocks for a second day on Friday as investors, shaken further by subpoenas delivered to the top U.S. life insurer, struggled to gauge how deep the probe might reach.
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U.S. stock futures fell early on  Thursday, pointing to a lower market open, with oil prices  rising and the insurance sector in the spotlight again after  American International Group AIG.N  said it was being  investigated by a federal grand jury.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange  Commission is investigating about a dozen brokerage firms that  may have failed to obtain the best price for stocks traded for  customers, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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The SEC investigation into a scandal that rocked Wall Street last week is not over
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Wall Street stocks were mixed after MBIA (NYSE:MBI), a bond insurer, revealed billions of dollars in exposure to high-risk securities, causing its shares to drop as much as 30 per cent.
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Shares of insurers and insurance  brokers fell sharply on Friday for a second straight day after  New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer leveled fraud charges  against major industry players.
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Marsh &amp; McLennan, the world&#39;s biggest insurance broker, last night disclosed that regulators had launched an investigation into transactions involving its directors.
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Stock futures slipped on Wednesday,  pointing to a weak market open, as firming oil prices and a  wide-reaching investigation into the insurance and health  industry cast a shadow over Wall Street.
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The probe into insurance bid-rigging  by New York's attorney general widened to health insurers on  Tuesday, unnerving investors worried that more revelations of  wrongdoing and lower profits lie ahead.
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Investors were reminded of the uncertainty plaguing Wall Street.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the company  run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said securities  regulators have requested information on insurance products  that might help companies distort earnings.
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Questions emerged on Tuesday about transactions between beleaguered WellCare Health Plans Inc  and an offshore entity, further hurting the health insurer's battered stock price.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as New  York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe of the insurance  industry widened to the health sector, hammering shares of  health insurers.
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New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has broadened his probe into insurance brokerage fees to include life and health insurance company practices.
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The insurer said difficulties in valuing a credit derivatives portfolio had triggered auditor questions over its internal controls, sending its shares down more than 11 percent.
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December 23, 2004 -- Marsh &amp; McLennan Cos., the world&#39;s largest insurance broker, said the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the stakes that directors, officers, and shareholders have in the company&#39;s buyout funds.
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U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe of the insurance industry widened to the health sector, hammering shares of health insurers.