these are the best insurance stocks for today, Friday, January 13, 2012. the stock price for these home, auto and life insurance stocks performed the best in their industry of property and casuality insurance during today’s market hours.

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. (NASDAQ:AFSI) is currently trading at $24.13 up 1.05% in today’s trading. AFSI is trading -4.05% below its 50 day moving average and 6.96% above its 200 day moving average. AFSI is -12.35% below its 52-week high and 39.06% above its 52-week low. AFSI’s PE ratio is 8.97 and their market cap is $1.45B.

An insurance holding company through its subsidiaries provides specialty property and casualty insurance.

Mercury General Corporation (NYSE:MCY) is currently trading at $43.91 up 0.78% in today’s trading. MCY is trading 0.57% above its 50 day moving average and 11.40% above its 200 day moving average. MCY is -6.09% below its 52-week high and 33.70% above its 52-week low. MCY’s PE ratio is 27.27 and their market cap is $2.41B.

Mercury General Corporation and its subsidiaries are engaged in writing automobile insurance in a number of states, mainly California. it also writes homeowners, mechanical breakdown, fire, umbrella, and commercial automobile and property insurance.

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE:FAF) is currently trading at $13.09 up 0.69% in today’s trading. FAF is trading 8.89% above its 50 day moving average and -6.43% below its 200 day moving average. FAF is -23.38% below its 52-week high and 25.14% above its 52-week low. FAF’s PE ratio is 16.57 and their market cap is $1.38B.

first American Financial Corp is engaged in the business of providing financial services through its title insurance and services segment and its specialty insurance segment.

Kemper Corporation (NYSE:KMPR) is currently trading at $29.95 up 0.27% in today’s trading. KMPR is trading 8.54% above its 50 day moving average and 9.57% above its 200 day moving average. KMPR is -3.02% below its 52-week high and 36.89% above its 52-week low. KMPR’s PE ratio is 17.11 and their market cap is $1.81B.

Kemper Corp serves the basic financial needs of individuals, families and small businesses by providing property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, and automobile finance services.

The Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) is currently trading at $69.09 down -0.01% in today’s trading. CB is trading 2.77% above its 50 day moving average and 9.69% above its 200 day moving average. CB is -2.17% below its 52-week high and 26.26% above its 52-week low. CB’s PE ratio is 11.20 and their market cap is $19.21B.

the Chubb Corporation is a holding company with subsidiaries mainly engaged in the property and casualty insurance business.

Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE:HMN) is currently trading at $15.24 down -0.07% in today’s trading. HMN’s RSI is currently at 75.22 which indicates that the stock is overbought. HMN is trading 15.30% above its 50 day moving average and 9.01% above its 200 day moving average. HMN is -14.16% below its 52-week high and 46.40% above its 52-week low. HMN’s PE ratio is 12.19 and their market cap is $608.53M.

Horace Mann Educators is an insurance holding company through its subsidiaries markets and underwrites personal lines of property and casualty insurance, retirement annuities and life insurance in the United States of America.

Employers Holdings Inc. (NYSE:EIG) is currently trading at $17.85 down -0.22% in today’s trading. EIG is trading 3.12% above its 50 day moving average and 13.19% above its 200 day moving average. EIG is -14.01% below its 52-week high and 66.96% above its 52-week low. EIG’s PE ratio is 14.28 and their market cap is $622.61M.

the Company is a provider of worker’s compensation insurance focused on select small businesses engaged in low to medium hazard industries.

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HCC) is currently trading at $27.79 down -0.25% in today’s trading. HCC is trading 3.44% above its 50 day moving average and -4.01% below its 200 day moving average. HCC is -14.74% below its 52-week high and 13.97% above its 52-week low. HCC’s PE ratio is 11.48 and their market cap is $2.96B.

HCC Insurance Holdings Inc. provides property and casualty, surety, and group life, accident and health insurance coverages and related agency and reinsurance brokerage services to commercial customers and individuals.

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. (NYSE:TRH) is currently trading at $54.95 down -0.27% in today’s trading. TRH is trading 1.04% above its 50 day moving average and 9.71% above its 200 day moving average. TRH is -1.93% below its 52-week high and 26.38% above its 52-week low. TRH’s PE ratio is 36.39 and their market cap is $3.39B.

Transatlantic Holdings Inc. through its operating subsidiaries offers reinsurance capacity for a full range of property and casualty products to insurers and reinsures on a treaty and facultative basis.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE:ALL) is currently trading at $28.98 down -0.31% in today’s trading. ALL is trading 8.93% above its 50 day moving average and 4.96% above its 200 day moving average. ALL is -13.72% below its 52-week high and 31.23% above its 52-week low. ALL’s PE ratio is 44.58 and their market cap is $14.65B.

the Allstate Corporation is engaged in the personal property and casualty insurance business and the life insurance, retirement and investment products business.

RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI) is currently trading at $73.64 down -0.49% in today’s trading. RLI is trading 5.89% above its 50 day moving average and 22.49% above its 200 day moving average. RLI is -1.85% below its 52-week high and 58.64% above its 52-week low. RLI’s PE ratio is 11.17 and their market cap is $1.55B.

RLI Corporation underwrites selected property and casualty insurance through its subsidiaries, collectively known as RLI Insurance Group.

Harleysville Group Inc. (NASDAQ:HGIC) is currently trading at $56.80 down -0.53% in today’s trading. HGIC is trading -2.88% below its 50 day moving average and 40.78% above its 200 day moving average. HGIC is -4.95% below its 52-week high and 129.49% above its 52-week low. HGIC’s PE ratio is 631.11 and their market cap is $1.54B.

Harleysville Group Inc. is an insurance holding company, which through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance business on a regional basis.

CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE:CNA) is currently trading at $27.37 down -0.65% in today’s trading. CNA is trading 4.42% above its 50 day moving average and 3.02% above its 200 day moving average. CNA is -12.20% below its 52-week high and 29.44% above its 52-week low. CNA’s PE ratio is 10.29 and their market cap is $7.37B.

CNA Financial Corporation serves a variety of customers, including small, medium and large businesses; associations; professionals; and groups and individuals with a range of insurance and risk management products and services.

Cincinnati Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:CINF) is currently trading at $31.25 down -0.70% in today’s trading. CINF is trading 6.92% above its 50 day moving average and 10.88% above its 200 day moving average. CINF is -3.88% below its 52-week high and 35.93% above its 52-week low. CINF’s PE ratio is 32.22 and their market cap is $5.07B.

Cincinnati Financial Corporation’s main business is property casualty insurance marketed through independent insurance agents in 37 states. it has four segments Commercial lines property casualty,Life, personal lines property casualty and Investments.

Alleghany Corp. (NYSE:Y) is currently trading at $284.25 down -0.71% in today’s trading. Y is trading -3.15% below its 50 day moving average and -8.20% below its 200 day moving average. Y is -17.06% below its 52-week high and 2.61% above its 52-week low. Y’s PE ratio is 9.26 and their market cap is $2.51B.

Alleghany Corporation is engaged, through Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries, RSUI, CATA, Darwin and EDC, in the property and casualty and surety insurance business.

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