[May 22, 2012] Hartford Financial Services has the Lowest Operating Margin in the Multi-line Insurance Industry (HIG, FRFHF, EIHI, AIZ, AFG) Tweet May 22, 2012 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Multi-line Insurance industry with the lowest operating margin. A healthy operating margin is required for a company to pay for its fixed costs and generate cash.Hartford Financial Services ranks lowest with a an operating margin of 1.6%. Fairfax Financial Holdings is next with a an operating margin of 3.6%. Eastern Insurance Holdings ranks third lowest with a an operating margin of 10.4%. Assurant follows with a an operating margin of 12.8%, and American Financial rounds out the bottom five with a an operating margin of 15.0%. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of Eastern Insurance Holdings on December 10th, 2009 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $8.81. Since that recommendation, shares of Eastern Insurance Holdings have risen 66.6%. We continue to monitor Eastern Insurance Holdings for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]