XL Capital Ltd.

XL Capital to Host Global Risk Forum with Gen. Colin Powell, Sen. George Mitchell, Other Prominent Public Figures

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XL Capital:

XL Capital outlines hurricane losses

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- XL Captital Ltd. said Monday that it expects losses related to Hurricane Gustav to range from approximately $30 million to $35 million and losses related to Hurricane Ike to range from approximately $165 million to $235 million. The company also announced that less than 0.25% of its investment portfolio was exposed to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Market Pulse Stories are...

• XL Capital Ltd Announces Preliminary Loss Estimates for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike - PR News Wire
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Early Glance: Insurers companies

The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008

Shares of some top insurers companies are up at 10 a.m.: American Internation rose $.57 or 17.2 percent, to $3.88. MBIA rose $.80 or 6.5 percent, to $13.15. MGIC Investments rose $.66 or 8.4 percent, to $8.50. XL Capital rose $.67 or 3.9 percent, to $17.92.

Chart of Day: Short Ban 'Mother of All Squeezes'

The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 22/09/2008

Bloomberg: The CHART OF THE DAY shows the jump in short interest this year in the six worst-performing financial shares in the S&P 500 -- American International Group Inc., Washington Mutual Inc., National City Corp., Genworth Financial Inc., XL Capital Ltd. and Wachovia Corp. -- along with the percentage of each company's shares available for trading that were sold short at the end of August. Short...

Eight Insurers Which Stand to Gain from AIG's Pain

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008

FP Trading Desk submits: The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) and ACE Ltd. (ACE) are among the names that could benefit most from AIG’s credit woes as they are its biggest competitors in the large industrial risk, excess and surplus, and directors and officers liability markets. XL Capital Ltd. (XL) is also in the group of competitors that should be able to gain market share across many of AIG’s product...

• Insurers that stand to gain from AIG's pain (ACE; )TRV - Climateer Investing

XL Capital Ltd Announces the Appointment of Fiona Muldoon as Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: ) ("XL" or the "Company") announced today that it has appointed Fiona Muldoon as Senior Vice President, Global Treasurer. Ms. Muldoon previously served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Development and Planning Officer for the Company. In her new role, she will report to XL's Chief Financial Officer, Brian Nocco. ...

XL Capital Ltd Announces the Appointment of Jacob D. Rosengarten as Chief Enterprise Risk Officer

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/09/2008

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: ) ("XL" or the "Company") announced today that it has appointed Jacob D. Rosengarten as Executive Vice President and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer of the XL group of companies. Mr. Rosengarten, a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, will join XL on September 15, 2008. In his new role at XL, he will be responsible for ensuring...

XL Capital Ltd to Host Global Risk Conference in Washington, D.C.

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

Speaker Line Up Includes General Colin Powell, USA (RET.) and Activist And Musician Sir Bob Geldof HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XL Capital Ltd ("XL") (NYSE: ) today announced that it will host a global risk conference -- XL Congress -- on October 2-3 in Washington, D.C. with the theme of "Intelligent Change for A World At Risk". The conference, an invitation-only event, is...

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: International Business Machines Corp., DuPont Co., XL Capital, Ltd., Rudolph Technologies, Inc. and Dillard's, Inc.

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting

A.M. Best Removes Ratings of XL Capital Ltd and Its Subsidiaries From Under Review; Assigns Stable Outlook

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A.M. Best Co. has removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and issuer

Leading insurers Chubb and XL Capital quit Burma – Jamie Dunkley

Myanmar (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008

Two leading insurance companies are pulling out of the Burmese market in response to human rights offences being committed by the country’s military dictatorship.

Leading insurers Chubb and XL Capital quit Burma

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008

Two leading insurance companies are pulling out of the Burmese market in response to human rights offences being committed by the country's military dictatorship.

Syncora Holdings Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results; Provides Certain Proforma Information Relating to Transactions with XL Capital Ltd and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008

HAMILTON, Bermuda, August 11 -- Syncora Holdings Ltd. (formerly known as Security Capital Assurance Ltd) (NYSE: SCA) ("Syncora" or the "Company") today announced results for the three- and six-month periods ended

Syncora Holdings Ltd. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results; Provides Certain Proforma Information Relating to Transactions with XL Capital Ltd and Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008

- Second quarter 2008 net loss to common shareholders of $492.9 million, or $7.67 per common share, versus net income of $25.9 million, or $0.40 per common share in the second quarter of 2007; Six month 2008 net loss to common shareholders of $589.7 million, or $9.18 per common share, versus net income of $63.2 million, or $0.98 per common share in the first six months of 2007; - On a proforma...

Clarification: XL Capital Assurance

The Economist (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

In the issue of August 2nd 2008, the company with which Merrill Lynch recently settled a hedging dispute ("Thain takes the pain") is XL Capital Assurance, not XL Capital Ltd. The article has been changed online. ...