solid

I like it.

good strong Canadian financial Co. with a lot of interest in US as well. Became shareholder when Co. demutualized

very financially sound

"If we can take the pressure off this group, including MetLife (MET) and Pru (PRU) and Manulife (MFC) and Allstate (ALL), it would eliminate a second albatross -- mark to cash flow (as I like to call it) will take the pressure off banks with performing loans that had to be marked lower because of the inflexibility of the accounting system." ("Next, Fix the Insurers," 4-8-09)

From a recent Mad Money show:"There was an article today talking about a coming short squeeze in the insurers. If you want to play that pop, you should look at AFLAC (AFL) and MetLife (MET), those are your plays."

good bargain

However, Canada's largest insurer, Manulife Financial (MFC), said it would not cut its payout. Manulife, which yields 4%, also said it believes concerns about its capital position are grossly exaggerated.

just keeps going up, for some reason

8%

financial worries