On Monday, AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL)’s shares declined -0.19% to $62.10.
AFLAC Incorporated (AFL) declared that Japan Post will be expanding the number of post offices selling Aflac cancer products to an additional 10,064 starting July 1, 2015, which will bring the total number of post offices selling Aflac cancer products to 20,076 throughout Japan.
As stated last week at the company’s financial analysts briefing, Aflac Japan anticipates third sector sales, which comprise cancer and medical products, to grow by an average of 15% for the first nine months of 2015, and potentially be down significantly in the fourth quarter due to difficult comparisons from the prior year’s final quarter. As also communicated, the company will share its expectation for Aflac Japan’s full year sales with the second quarter earnings release planned for July 28, 2015.
Aflac Incorporated, through its partner, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. It operates through two segments, Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. The Aflac Japan segment offers various voluntary supplemental insurance products, counting cancer plans, general medical indemnity plans, medical/sickness riders, care plans, living benefit life plans, ordinary life insurance plans, and annuities in Japan.
E Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DANG)’s shares dropped -1.43% to $8.25.
E Commerce China Dangdang Inc (ADR) (DANG) declared its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.
First Quarter 2015 Highlights
- Total net revenuesfor the first quarter of 2015 were RMB2,217.3 million ($357.7 million), a 27.7% enhance from the corresponding period in 2014. Gross Merchandise Value (“GMV”) from the marketplace in the first quarter of 2015 was RMB1,771.5 million ($285.8 million), a 49.4% enhance from the corresponding period in 2014. The combination of product revenue from principal business and GMV from the marketplace reached RMB3,920.2 million ($632.4 million) and grew 37.3% year-over-year.
- Dangdang had about 10.2 million active customerscounting about 4.1 million new customers,in the first quarter of 2015, representing enhances of 18% and 46%, respectively, from the corresponding period in 2014. Total orders for the first quarter of 2015 were about 21.3 million, a 29% enhance from the corresponding period in 2014.
- Mobile ordersaccounted for 41% of total orders for the first quarter of 2015, contrast to 14% for the corresponding period in 2014.
E-Commerce China Dangdang Inc. operates as a business-to-consumer e-commerce company in the People’s Republic of China. It primarily sells books, periodicals, electronic publications, consumer electronics, and audio-visual products through its Website dangdang.com.
At the end of Monday’s trade, Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC)‘s shares surged 0.74% to $75.90.
Centene Corp (CNC) issued a final reminder recently regarding its formerly declared annual Investor Day. The event will be held on Friday, June 12, 2015, at the Pierre Hotel on East 61st Street in New York City. The meeting, which also will be webcast live, will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time and end about at noon Eastern Time, with breakfast and registration starting at 7:30 a.m. At the meeting, Centene’s senior administration team is predictable to make remarks regarding the Company’s performance and future prospects.
Institutional investors and analysts who have not already registered and are still interested in attending the investor meeting can respond to Libby Abelt in Centene’s Investor Relations department either via telephone at 1-212-759-5665 or e-mail at: [email protected].
Centene Corporation operates as a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States. It operates in two segments, Managed Care and Specialty Services. The Managed Care segment offers Medicaid and Medicaid-related health plan coverage to individuals through government subsidized programs, counting Medicaid, the State children’s health insurance program, long-term care, foster care, and dual-eligible individuals, in addition to aged, blind, or disabled programs.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.B), ended its Monday’s trading session with 0.24% gain, and closed at $143.35.
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and the issuer credit rating of “aa” of Seaworthy Insurance Company (Seaworthy) (Annapolis, MD). The outlook for both ratings is stable.
The ratings reflect Seaworthy’s strong risk-adjusted capital, historical favorable experience within the ocean and inland marine specialty niche and the implicit and explicit support offered by the ultimate parent, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. [BRK.B], and members of the Berkshire organization.
The ratings take into account noteworthy reinsurance protection offered by National Indemnity Company (NICO) (Omaha, NE) through a 75% quota share agreement, together with an additional reinsurance agreement providing 100% coverage for named windstorms. In addition to these programs, GEICO Corporation now serves as an agent for Seaworthy’s inland marine (boat) business.
These positive rating factors are partially offset by Seaworthy’s product concentration and the execution risk with the expansion of business outside its historical business distribution model.
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Through its auxiliaries, the firm primarily engages in the insurance and reinsurance of property and casualty risks business. Berkshire Hathaway was founded in 1889 and is based in Omaha, Nebraska.
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