Insurance Unit Sends Loews Corp Profit Up
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Loews Corp., the conglomerate  controlled by the Tisch family, on Thursday said fourth-quarter  profit rose 37 percent, helped by investment gains at insurer  CNA Financial Corp., its largest business.
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Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. , the world's largest insurance brokerage company, said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings soared, helped by growth in its consulting business and cost cuts.
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Insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.  said on Thursday that second-quarter profit rose, helped by higher premium revenue and favorable operating margins.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   on Thursday said fourth-quarter operating profit surged 56 percent, helped by gains in insurance operations a year after it paid out billions in hurricane claims.
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Reynolds American Inc. , the No. 2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit, compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a restructuring and cost savings following the merger that formed the company last year.
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Profits rise at No. 1 insurer but miss forecasts; sees no big financial effect from Spitzer probe. NEW YORK  - American International Group said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose despite losses
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Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.
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Second-quarter profit rose 16 percent as higher prices overshadowed an increase in advertising costs.
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The Loews Corporation, the conglomerate run by the Tisch family, reported a nearly sixfold increase in fourth-quarter profit yesterday, helped by gains at its insurance and oil drilling units.
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Wal-Mart reported a better-than-expected 9.8 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit yesterday, helped by new strategy and cost-control measures at its flagship U.S. stores division.
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Insurer Coventry Health Care Inc  said on Friday that third-quarter profit increased as premiums rose.
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Chubb Corp. CB.N, a large insurer of  businesses and wealthy individuals, said on Tuesday its  quarterly earnings rose, helped by an increase in property and  casualty net premiums written.
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Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc., the  world's largest insurance brokerage company, said on Tuesday  that fourth-quarter earnings soared, helped by growth in its  consulting businesses.
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Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit rose more than 30  percent, boosted by asset sales, more digital cable and phone  customers, and a rise in AOL advertising sales.
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Rising textbook sales and strong growth in international bond ratings at its Standard & Poorâs unit helped lift earnings to $452 million, the company said.
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MetLife, one of the nationâs biggest insurance companies, and Marsh & McLennan, the nationâs largest insurance brokerage firm, both reported yesterday that profit soared in the fourth quarter on strong revenue growth.
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NEW YORK  - Washington Post Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit jumped, boosted by results at its Kaplan education unit and television broadcasting operations.