S&P to List Triad on SmallCap Index

Triad Guaranty, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based mortgage insurer, will replace Veritas DGC Inc. in the Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index.S&P said the move, scheduled to occur after the close of trading on Jan. 12, was prompted by the pending acquisition of Veritas by Compagnie Generale de Geophysique. Triad will be added to the index's Thrifts & Mortgage Finance Sub-industry index. The mortgage insurer can be found on the Web at http://www.triadguaranty.com.