Key Trends for 3 Big Stocks

By Jessica Alling – Oct 31, 2013 at 5:29PM

NYSE: TRV

Travelers Companies

Market Cap

$49B

Today's Change

(0.26%) $0.56

Current Price

$213.99

Price as of April 25, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Travelers Companies was one of the first public insurers to report third-quarter earnings, so as investors wait for fan-favorites American International Group and Markel to report, we can find some underlying trends to follow.

As earnings season continues, more and more insurers are set to report their third-quarter results. With Travelers Companies (TRV 0.26%) as one of the first to do so, it's easy for investors to glean some larger marketwide trends from its results. Though each company will have specific challenges ahead of it, American International Group (AIG -0.45%) and Markel (MKL -0.78%) will likely be facing similar pressures seen in Travelers' report.

In the video below, Motley Fool contributor Jessica Alling discusses three big trends that insurers are facing and how investors should be looking at the most recent quarter's results.

Fool contributor Jessica Alling has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends and owns shares of American International Group and Markel and has the following options: long January 2014 $25 calls on American International Group. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.