March 17 (Reuters) - US Insurers:
* BofA Merrill raises Unum Group to buy from underperform
* BofA Merrill cuts Stancorp Financial Group to underperform from buy
* BofA Merrill raises Lincoln National Corp to buy from neutral
* BofA Merrill cuts Genworth Financial Inc to neutral from buy
* BofA Merrill raises Principal Financial Group price target to $34
from 432
* BofA Merrill raises Assurant Inc price target to $42 from $39
* BofA Merrill raises AFLAC Inc price target to $66 from $63
* BofA Merrill raises Torchmark Corp price target to $63 from $57
* BofA Merrill raises Prudential Financial Inc price target to $68 from
$66
* BofA Merrill raises Lincoln National Corp price target to $33 from
$28
* BofA Merrill raises Unum Group price target to $27 from $22
* BofA Merrill raises Genworth Financial Inc price target to $18 from
$17
* BofA Merrill raises MetLife Inc price target to $46 from $43
* BofA Merrill raises National Financial Partners price target to $10
from $8
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* BofA Merrill raises Unum Group to buy from underperform
* BofA Merrill cuts Stancorp Financial Group to underperform from buy
* BofA Merrill raises Lincoln National Corp to buy from neutral
* BofA Merrill cuts Genworth Financial Inc to neutral from buy
* BofA Merrill raises Principal Financial Group price target to $34
from 432
* BofA Merrill raises Assurant Inc price target to $42 from $39
* BofA Merrill raises AFLAC Inc price target to $66 from $63
* BofA Merrill raises Torchmark Corp price target to $63 from $57
* BofA Merrill raises Prudential Financial Inc price target to $68 from
$66
* BofA Merrill raises Lincoln National Corp price target to $33 from
$28
* BofA Merrill raises Unum Group price target to $27 from $22
* BofA Merrill raises Genworth Financial Inc price target to $18 from
$17
* BofA Merrill raises MetLife Inc price target to $46 from $43
* BofA Merrill raises National Financial Partners price target to $10
from $8
(Bangalore Equities Newsroom; +91 80 4135 5800; within U.S. +1 646 223 8780) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
