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Fortune's 'Most Admired' Companies

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Fortune's 'Most Admired' Companies

Fortune's 'Most Admired' CompaniesPublished October 16, 2007

1Q '07 1Q '06 '07 Score
Securities
1 2 Lehman Brothers 6.92
2 3 Bear Stearns 6.70
3 4 Goldman Sachs 6.24
4 7 Legg Mason 5.77
5 10 Morgan Stanley 5.66
Megabanks
1 * American Express 7.56
2 2 Bank of America 7.45
3 1 Wells Fargo 7.10
4 4 Wachovia 6.49
5 3 Citigroup 6.41
Insurance: Property, Casualty
1 1 Berkshire Hathaway 8.06
2 4 Progressive 7.37
3 2 Chubb 7.29
4 5 Hartford Financial Services 6.70
5 3 Allstate 6.50
Insurance: Life and Health
1 1 Northwestern Mutual 7.31
2 2 New York Life 6.99
3 6 Prudential Financial 6.66
4 3 Aflac 6.65
5 4 Massachusetts Mutual Life 6.34
Mortgage Services
1 5 LandAmerica Financial Group 7.49
2 3 Washington Mutual 7.27
3 2 Countrywide Financial 6.91
4 4 Stewart Information Services 6.62
5 6 First American 6.54
Superegional Banks
1 1 Bank of New York 7.83
2 * Northern Trust Corp. 6.76
3 3 State Street 6.63
4 5 PNC Financial 6.16
5 2 M&T bank 6.01


Note: Results based on survey of 10,000 executives, directors, and analysts. Score based on innovation, financial soundness, employee talent, quality of management, use of corporate assets, long-term investment value, social responsibility, and quality of products and services. *Not ranked last year
Source: Fortune Magazine


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