US CREDIT-Bond insurers' capital won't cover extreme scenario
Story date: 2007-11-26 01:40:00
Added on: 2007-11-26 14:37:15
Reuters - Last: NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) -The amount of capital bond insurers hold to back up their ability to pay out on insurance claims has lagged the amount of risk the companies have taken on residential mortgage linked securities. And this may make it ...
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