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Financeen-usFri, 4 Jul 2008 08:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080704/20080704005014.html?.v=1LONDON----The effective management of environmental risks is being hampered by a lack of certainty about the impact of environmental liabilities and slow progress on international regulatory harmonisation, according to the latest research amongst senior risk managers by the Economist Intelligence Unit , co-sponsored by insurer ACE .yahoo_finance/2503180379Fri, 4 Jul 2008 08:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=12nujsgqf/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/83776-berkshire-hathaway-at-a-good-buying-opportunity?source=yahooyahoo_finance/723550178Fri, 4 Jul 2008 07:32:59 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnbc/rss/SIG=11f2cp7ng/*http://www.cnbc.com/id/25520539/site/14081545?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahooyahoo_finance/3344437256Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:02:13 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnbc/rss/SIG=11f6svib9/*http://www.cnbc.com/id/25519018/site/14081545?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahooyahoo_finance/820245412Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:59:51 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/xl_capital_ratings.html?.v=1Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Thursday it placed XL Capital Ltd. on a negative credit watch because of uncertainty surrounding reinsurance and agreements with bond insurer Security Capital Assurance Ltd.yahoo_finance/3543250687Thu, 3 Jul 2008 18:02:49 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12ig15mjh/*http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/06/30/daily28.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/418748304Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:45:16 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cbsm/rss/SIG=11iiumket/*http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b068DC260-6354-4209-9A9E-948FF30B18DC%7d&siteid=yhoof2yahoo_finance/105893261Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:26:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/080703/newyorkinsuranceexchange.html?.v=1New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo is enlisting experts to examine the possibility of reviving the New York Insurance Exchange, which was seen as the U.S. equivalent of the Lloyd's of London market when it was founded to great fanfare in 1980.yahoo_finance/3014445960Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:15:04 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005504.html?.v=1RICHMOND, Va.----Stephen J. Vaccaro, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Max Specialty Insurance Company, an excess and surplus lines company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, today announced that, with the addition of Colorado, Max Specialty is now an eligible surplus lines insurer in a total of 48 states.yahoo_finance/2522877343Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:05:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/cnbc/rss/SIG=112lcdqj8/*http://www.cnbc.com//id/25515571?__source=yahoo|headline|quote|text|&par=yahooyahoo_finance/2162302967Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:50:50 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=130tnhqca/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/83746-progressive-introduces-variable-dividend-based-on-profit?source=yahooyahoo_finance/4036579627Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:38:20 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005475.html?.v=1OLDWICK, N.J.----A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength ratings of A++ and issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of The Cincinnati Insurance Companies and its property/casualty members under review with negative implications.yahoo_finance/1811638774Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:31:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12ek9vtch/*http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2008/06/30/daily46.html?ana=yfcpcyahoo_finance/2910562365Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:55:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/emc_insurance_group_outlook.html?.v=1Property and casualty insurer EMC Insurance Group Inc. on Thursday slashed its 2008 operating earnings outlook because of expected losses tied to storms in the Midwest.yahoo_finance/1129306839Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:42:44 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080703/20080703005381.html?.v=1DES MOINES, Iowa----EMC Insurance Group Inc. today announced that as a result of a record amount of Midwest storm losses during the second quarter, including the devastating tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa, management has revised its 2008 operating income1 guidance to a range of $1.20 to $1.45 per share from the previous range of $2.10 to $2.35 per share.yahoo_finance/1197282772Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:30:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080703/insurers_opening_glance.html?.v=1Shares of insurers opened mixed Thursday morning as the broader market veered between positive and negative territory after the Labor Department said the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent in June.yahoo_finance/1711072426Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:07:53 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080703/nyth021.html?.v=101PartnerRe Ltd. today announced dates for its 2008 second quarter and half year results press release and conference call.yahoo_finance/1830501708Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:31:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/080703/clth022.html?.v=101Cincinnati Financial Corporation today announced that Dirk J. Debbink, a director on the company's board since 2004, has been appointed Vice Admiral and Chief of Navy Reserve, U.S. Navy.yahoo_finance/580905793Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:00:00 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/pssa/rss/SIG=122u2uf8v/*http://seekingalpha.com/article/83660-aig-the-success-of-failure?source=yahooyahoo_finance/3864770074Thu, 3 Jul 2008 09:00:45 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/video/cnbc/rss/SIG=111eeu63j/*http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=783424381&__source=yahoo|headline|quote|video|&par=yahooKing Lip, portfolio manager at Baker Avenue Asset Management is keeping a third of his assets in cash as he believes the markets will continue to be volatile in the next quarter. He talks strategy, with CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.yahoo_finance/2771056487Wed, 2 Jul 2008 23:21:00 Etc/GMT