** Shares of U.S. insurers jump after President Donald Trump says he has authorized a 90-day tariff pause for many countries, effective immediately
** MetLife MET.N jumps 8.3%, Prudential Financial PRU.N rises 8.16%, Travelers TRV.N up 4.2% and American International Group AIG.N up 6.6%
** Trump, however, says he would raise the duties on Chinese imports to 125% from the 104% level
** YTD, including session's moves, MET down ~9.8%, PRU down ~13.2%, TRV up ~1.2% and AIG up ~12.5%
(Reporting by Prakhar Srivastava in Bengaluru)
((Prakhar.srivastava2@thomsonreuters.com))
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