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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.

The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center provides general medical and surgical services and other hospital services. The company was founded in 1773 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Johns Hopkins Medicine, Inc. owns and operates hospitals. It offers health care services in the areas of burn and wound care, cardiac surgery, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology/obstetrics, innovation in quality patient care, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery. The company was founded by Johns Hopkins in 1997 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

The Wills Group, Inc. provides petroleum products and services. It offers fuels, such as auto gas, clear kerosene, diesel exhaust fluids, dyed kerosene, fuel oil, gasoline, on-road diesel, off-road diesel, propane, and lubricants. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in LaPlata, 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.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. provides investment services.