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Category: AIG Financial Products
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"Credit default swaps nearly brought down the world financial system last fall when it was discovered that AIG Financial Products had written hundreds of billions of dollars worth of credit protection without setting aside sufficient reserves. Yet since then, pathetically little has been done to get this corner of the derivatives market under control" Today's…
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The AIG office in Vestal, NY, was not staffed by individuals connected to the credit default swap crisis. The employees there are dedicated professionals with families, who have endured hardships like everyone else due to the poor decision-making within the London financial products division.
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While the news headlines will focus on the $61B Q4 2008 loss, American International Group, Inc.(AIG) today announced a broad restructuring that includes the intention to form a General Insurance holding company, with a board of directors, managementteam and brand distinct from AIG.The establishment of the new holding company, including its Commercial Insurance Group, Foreign General…
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AIG announced on December 2, 2008, through its website, the launch of a financing entity created by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to address AIG’s liquidity challenges related to credit default swaps (CDS) and similar derivativeswritten on multi-sector collateralized debt obligations (CDOs).
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n the face of continuing media and consumer confusion regarding AIG and the role of state insurance regulators, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has moved to correct the misinformation and in a published statement urges caution and a close examination of the facts.