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Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding company, which through its subsidiaries provides property and marine, casualty, and finite risk reinsurance coverage to a diverse clientele of insurers and select reinsurers. It operates through three segments: Property and Marine, Casualty, and Finite Risk. The company was founded on April 19, 2002 and is headquartered in Pembroke, Bermuda.

On March 10, 1864, the Maryland Legislature granted a charter incorporating the Safe Deposit Company as a secure repository for valuables, responding to concerns for the safety of Maryland's people and property in time of war. In 1876, the Safe Deposit was granted fiduciary powers and changed its name to Safe Deposit and Trust Company. This was the first corporate fiduciary in Maryland and one of the first in the nation. Mercantile Trust and Deposit merged with Safe Deposit and Trust Company in 1953 to form Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company (MSDT), which trades as Mercantile Bank & Trust. In 1969, Mercantile Bankshares Corporation (NASDAQ: MRKB) was organized as the first registered bank holding company in Maryland. With Mercantile Bank & Trust as its largest bank, Mercantile Bankshares began operations in September 1970. MSDT manages portfolios for individuals and institutions as well as the Mercantile family of mutual funds.

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Mercantile Bankshares Corp. provides banking services. It operates in two segments such as Banking, Investment and Wealth Management. The Banking segment accepts checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and time deposits. It provides cash management services, equipment leases, and real estate financing. The Investment and Wealth Management segment offers full-service, discount, online brokerage, account services, private wealth management services, private banking services, institutional investment management, trust administration, estate planning, and mercantile funds. Mercantile Bankshares was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

USF&G Corp. provided insurance services. It offered a wide variety of quality commercial, personal, fidelity and surety, life, and reinsurance products. The company was headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.