Barrons--a weekly trade publication for the investment community--has written favorably on parts of the U.S. life insurance sector over the past several months.
In particular, Barrons had singled-out perceived opportunities with shares of Hartford Financial Services Group and Prudential Financial.
The publication remains bullish on several of the companies that were recently approved for TARP funds.
In addition to Hartford and Prudential, Barrons has favorable views of Allstate and the Principal Financial Group.
Barrons believes that the TARP funding is a big positive for the sector in general.
Source: Barrons (subscription required)
