Monoline


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Monoline

A business that only has one competency. For example, a factory that only makes one component part of an oil pump and nothing else may be called a monoline.
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Eventually, their analysis led them to the conclusion that creating a mutual bond insurance company 100% owned by policyholders was a financial model that would enable a monoline company to sustain itself without relying on insuring nonmunicipal debt.
New mutual model: veterans of public finance Robert P. Cochran and Sean McCarthy formed a mutual insurer solely devoted to insuring municipal debt
Monolines cover the risk of defaults on bonds and other securities.
Dollar falls to 3-yr low in 102 yen level on U.S. recession fears
demonstrated its Unijet monoline system with a Netstal Discjet 600 molding press.
DVDs spur resin & machinery advances
From 2007 through the first quarter of 2011, the 12 firms included in the study took aggregate credit provisions in the form of Counterparty Valuation Adjustment (CVA) Charges of approximately $54 billion on their monoline exposures.
Monoline Exposures Resulted in $54 Billion in Charges for Banks, According to New ISDA Study
Recently, the currency market has been largely swayed by negative news in connection with monolines and the U.
Dollar slightly up in lower 107 yen level on stocks' rebound
The monoline product covers small and mid-sized risks with a policy premium up to $25,000, and it may be particularly suited for risks involving clerical office employees, retail stores, physicians and outside sales.
Safeco augments its workers' comp
Coverage will be monoline, written on a claims-made-and-reported basis and covers bodily injury and legal defense costs within the limit of liability.
RSA forms purchasing group for lead paint insurance
Despite constant emphasis on improving cycle times and quality, injection molding of compact discs has changed relatively little since disc replication moved from the clean room to the monoline some years ago.
What's next for CD molding?
These positive rating factors are partially offset by the inherent challenges associated with largely being a single state, monoline medical malpractice insurer, particularly as they relate to price competition, legislative (tort) reform, loss cost trends and regulatory challenges.
A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Connecticut Medical Insurance Company; Revises Outlook to Positive
market will react to these monoline rescue plans, said Kwang-ja Kim, deputy general manager of Shinsei Bank's capital markets division.
Dollar firms in lower 107 yen level on stocks' rebound
said it's launched two new products: a monoline employment practices liability insurance coverage and the addition of animal shelters to the company's nonprofit product offering.
Philadelphia Insurance covers EPLI, animal shelters
Established in 1983, FGIC is one of the four leading monoline financial guarantors.
Romero Joins FGIC's Structured Finance Team

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