National Bank of Greece (ADR) (NYSE: NBG) fell -3.32%, to close at $0.550 and its overall traded volume was 1.18M shares during the last session the stock had average daily volume of 4.09M shares. NBG opened at $0.57 and is trading within the range of $0.54-$0.58. the 52-week range of the stock is $0.44-$2.37. NBG’s market capitalization is $2.62B and it has 4.77B outstanding shares.

BOSTON, Nov 14, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Delphi Technology, the recognized industry leader in technology solutions for the medical professional liability industry and a leading provider of technology solutions to the insurance and risk management industries, announces the release of a new predictive analytics solution that revolutionizes the way medical professional liability insurers and healthcare risk managers target, assess and manage physician risks. OASIS Predictive Analytics gives medical professional liability insurers the ability to more effectively select risks, more insightfully price coverages, more creatively develop new products, and more specifically target their proactive loss management activities.

Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:12am EST

(The following statement was released by the rating agency)

– Weqaya Takaful Insurance & Reinsurance Co.’s capitalization remains strong relative torisk, despite previous high depletion of shareholders’ funds due to start-up and earlyoperational costs.

– In our opinion, the company’s business profile in its domestic Saudi Arabian market will improve to a satisfactory level by 2013, bringing at least adequate, sustainable earnings.

November 03, 2011, 10:39 PM EDT

(Updates with Transatlantic comment in seventh paragraph.)

Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Validus Holdings ltd. said it would seek to replace the board of Transatlantic Holdings Inc. after the company didn’t accept its increased cash-and-stock bid of as much as $3.46 billion.

By Wang Zhenghua China Daily/Asia News Network Wednesday, Nov 02, 2011

SHANGHAI – Shanghai plans to increase the number of financial professionals by about 40 per cent in the next five years, the city’s latest attempt to turn into an international financial hub.

HARTFORD, Conn., Nov 02, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) –The risk of additional property damage from the weekend snowstorm that devastated the Northeast could increase as utilities restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses unless steps are taken now to protect electrical equipment including computers, entertainment systems and appliances from high voltage surges.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –WeiserMazars LLP, a leading accounting and financial advisory services firm, today announced the appointment of three senior managers to partner at the firm’s New York City and Lake Success, N.Y. offices. The promotions of Seth Cohen, Guillaume Wadoux and Roberto Viceconte have been made in recognition of their contributions in the areas of tax practice and procedure, insurance and reinsurance, and private clients services, respectively.

IBR Staff Writer Published 10 November 2011

Beazley, a risk insurance and reinsurance company operating through Lloyds syndicates, has been selected by CalSurance Associates, a division of Brown & Brown of California, as Information Security & Privacy liability insurer for insurance agents and other financial services professionals.

CalSurance will offer Beazley’s flagship product, Information Security & Privacy Insurance with Electronic Media Liability coverage, according to insurer.

Author: Rick Stelnick : Posted to Decoded Science on November 5, 2011 at 8:09 am

In the early 1960′s, Stanley Goldblum created Equity Funding Corporation of America, also known as EFCA. In 1964, EFCA, under the direction of Goldblum, began to create fictitious entries, to make the company look good to investors.

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Magnum Hunter Resources Corp (NYSE: MHR) fell -1.35%, to close at $5.13 and its overall traded volume was 2.59M shares during the last session with the total traded volume of 4.46M shares. MHR shares were trading within the range of $4.94-$5.24 while its opening price was $5.11. The stock has a 52 week low of $2.33 and 52 week high of $8.66. MHR’s market capitalization is $648.21M and it has 126.36M outstanding shares.