The rating agency presented its conclusion--along with the finding that Bermuda insurers have paid income taxes at a rate roughly 15 points lower than the rate for U.S. companies--in a recently

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A.M. Best Co. has placed the financial strength rating of Berkeley Heights, N.J.-based Palisades Group under review with negative implications after the company announced it planned a $70 million acqu