Apart from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Assurance, these are the last two remaining bond insurers to keep their triple-A rating, after American peers MBIA, Ambac Financial and FGIC were stripped of their top rating for the guarantees they provided on risky assets like residential-mortgage backed securities.
The companies respond that they are providing a risky service, much like subprime loans, to people who would otherwise be unlikely to obtain a computer.
But China's emergence means these big affairs are no longer risky, provided they are tame enough to get a Chinese screening slot.
If anything, BABs have provided a less risky, less costly and more transparent longer term borrowing instrument.
He served Madison in states where slavery had been partially abolished, which may have provided an opportunity, however risky, for him to abandon Madison altogether.
Drugscience, a charity founded by Prof David Nutt, a former chair of the Advisory Committee on the Misuse of Drugs, describes nitrous oxide as as "one of the least risky drugs" provided the user "is in good health, understands the risks and avoids dangerous methods".
The correspondence highlighted a broadening rift between President Barack Obama and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party over economic policy, less than a week after Warren and Obama squared off over a budget deal that provided government subsidies for risky derivatives trading.
Where Cinemax is concerned, expectations are few, and thus, within certain budgetary and programming limits, it can have fun with friskier and riskier ideas, provided they're wrapped in the right kind of packaging.
"If the company has more bargaining power, bank managers might lose face so they continue to provide loans to risky borrowers".
The private company, which provides advice on risky overseas investments and investigative services, has attracted little attention from the media until this week.
