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The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Emil Lee	Platinum Underwriters Dazzles Thanks to an absence of major catastrophes, Platinum Underwriters had a great 2006 and provided a relatively strong outlook for 2007. Investors, take note.
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BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Peter Coy	How Hedge Funds Are Taking On Mother Nature Hedge funds hope to cash in on catastrophe insurance, whose price has zoomed since Katrina wreaked $38 billion in insured losses.
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