Wednesday, July 25, 2007
NEW YORK, Jul. 25, 2007 (Business Wire) -- NYMAGIC, INC. (NYSE - NYM) announced that its affiliate, Southwest Marine And General Insurance Company, has been approved by the Excess Lines Association of New York (ELANY) to write surplus lines business in the State of New York. Another NYMAGIC subsidiary, New York Marine And General Insurance Company is already authorized to write property, casualty and professional liability business in the New York Free Trade Zone. Southwest Marine And General will focus on smaller property, casualty and professional liability risks that do not qualify for the New York Free Trade Zone.
NYMAGIC, INC. is an insurance holding company whose property and casualty insurance subsidiaries specialize in underwriting ocean marine, inland marine and non-marine liability insurance, and whose agency subsidiaries specialize in establishing markets for such business. The Company maintains offices in New York and Chicago.
This report contains certain forward-looking statements concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition, including, in particular, the likelihood of the Company's success in developing and expanding its business. Any forward-looking statements concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and financial condition contained herein, including statements related to the outlook for the Company's performance in 2007 and beyond, are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which inherently are subject to uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Some of these assumptions may not materialize and unanticipated events may occur which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These include, but are not limited to, the cyclical nature of the insurance and reinsurance industry, premium rates, investment results, the estimation of loss reserves and loss reserve development, uncertainties associated with asbestos and environmental claims, including difficulties with assessing latent injuries and the impact of litigation settlements, bankruptcies and potential legislation, the uncertainty surrounding the loss amounts related to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the occurrence and effects of wars and acts of terrorism, net loss retention, the effect of competition, the ability to collect reinsurance receivables and the timing of such collections, the availability and cost of reinsurance, the possibility that the outcome of any litigation or arbitration proceeding is unfavorable, the ability to pay dividends, regulatory changes, changes in the ratings assigned to the Company by rating agencies, failure to retain key personnel, the possibility that our relationship with Mariner Partners, Inc. could terminate or change, and the fact that ownership of our common stock is concentrated among a few major stockholders and is subject to the voting agreement, as well as assumptions underlying any of the foregoing and are generally expressed with words such as 'intends,' 'intend,' 'intended,' 'believes,' 'estimates,' 'expects,' 'anticipates,' 'plans,' 'projects,' 'forecasts,' 'goals,' 'could have,' 'may have' and similar expressions. These risks could cause actual results for the 2007 year and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements made.
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