NU Online News Service, July 25, 1:33 p.m. EDT

The drought in the United States is expected to cause as much as $68 million in third-quarter crop-insurance losses for ACE, says the company's chief executive.

During a conference call with financial analysts today, Evan G. Greenberg, chairman and chief executive officer for the Zurich-based international insurer ACE Ltd., says that while second-quarter results for crop insurance were in-line with expectations, the remainder of the year would likely produce higher loss results.

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