However, our preliminaryestimate -- based on information in our 2003 Report to Congress and some limited follow-up with agencies -- is that approximately 55 (about 35%) of these nominations have resulted in agency action.
The Deutsche Bank estimate echoes preliminary speculation from the Insurance Information Institute that U.S. and non-Japanese insurers could escape the Japanese earthquake with limited damage.
The company revised its preliminary adjusted results showing earnings in January to reduce the estimate for charges related to discontinuing breakfast at certain locations and to reduce depreciation and amortization.
To be fair, CBO is clear that this is a preliminaryestimate that does not take into account a host of changes in the economy, technical matters, and the effects of the implementation to date.