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51Economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks — Major economic effects arose from September 11 attacks, with initial shock causing global stock markets to drop sharply. The attacks themselves caused approximately $40 billion in insurance losses, making it one of the largest insured events ever …
52Developments in the States, 1999 — ▪ 2000 Introduction Basking in the nation s unprecedented economic performance, state and local governments in the U.S. recorded a relatively quiet legislative year in 1999. States enacted multibillion dollar tax cuts for the sixth… …
53Piracy on the High Seas — ▪ 2006 by John S. Burnett To the astonishment of many, high seas piracy, a crime thought long relegated to legend, made headlines in late 2005 when a luxury cruise ship was attacked off the Somali coast. The Seabourn Spirit, carrying 151 Western …
54Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States — Main article: Catholic sexual abuse scandals Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States refers to a series of lawsuits, criminal prosecutions, and scandals related to sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests and members of religious… …
55Mortgage industry of the United States — Historical U.S. Prime Rates The Mortgage industry of the United States is a major financial sector. The federal government created several programs, or government sponsored entities, to foster mortgage lending, construction and encourage home… …
56List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Parliament — This is a list of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland, from its first session in 1921 to suspension in 1972.The short titles for these Acts were distinguished from those passed by the Westminster parliament by the insertion of the… …
57List of companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange — Economy of Hong Kong     Identity         Hong Kong Dollar           Banknotes           Coins         Monetary Authority …
58Association of British Insurers — ABI A trade association representing some 380 insurance companies offering any class of insurance business, whose members transact over 95% of the business of the British insurance market. It was formed in 1985 by a merger the British Insurance… …
59piece of the action — Part ownership; involvement in a project; some of the sales or profits. ► “The prospect of one stop financial services shops has a lot of insurance agents worried and a lot of banks, securities firms and large insurers anxious to get a piece of …
60take your foot off the accelerator — ► to make something happen or progress more slowly: »Insurers are taking their foot off the accelerator in anticipation of a softer market. Main Entry: ↑accelerator …
