Indications so far are that damage has been relatively minorfrom the 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck the big island ofHawaii yesterday, with the overall insured losses unknown, said aspokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute.

And one investment bank analyst said severe insured losses arenot expected to result.

Bear Stearns property-casualty analyst David Small said that hisanalysis of market share data from A.M. Best suggests the eventwill have limited impact on the publicly traded insurers he coversand the largest market share players are either not U.S. companiesor not publicly traded.

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