Articles by Noah Buhayar and Zachary Tracer

AIG to Get $905 Million From Brookfield to End Rate-Swap Dispute

American International Group Inc., the insurer that repaid a U.S. rescue last year, agreed to accept $905 million from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to resolve a dispute tied to interest-rate swaps. Brookfield, Canada’s largest alternative-asset manager, said the payment will …

Meadowbrook Receives Waiver for Covenants, Will Pay Dividend

Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., the insurer that had its rating cut this month by A.M. Best, said it received a waiver from lenders after violating two financial covenants. The waiver is effective until Sept. 20 and allows the company to …

July Hailstorms in Germany May Cost $2 Billion

Hailstorms that struck Germany at the end of July may have caused as much as $2 billion in damage, catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide said on its website. Damages from the storms, which pounded northern and southern areas of the country, …

Downgraded Meadowbrook Delays Filing to Review Goodwill Impairment

Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc., the insurer whose rating was cut by A.M. Best Co. last week, delayed filing a quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the company reviews the size of a goodwill impairment it will …

AIG to Close Down Savings Bank Unit Due to Dodd-Frank Limits

American International Group Inc. will return funds to customers of its banking unit and shut their accounts as the Dodd-Frank Act places limits on insurers with deposit-taking units. AIG Federal Savings Bank “will no longer be servicing retail deposit accounts …

AIG, GE Capital Accept Systemically Important Designations

American International Group Inc. and General Electric Co.’s finance unit were designated systemically important by U.S. regulators, a ruling the companies had already agreed to accept. The vote by the Financial Stability Oversight Council subjects AIG and GE Capital to …

AIG Reported to Be Lead Insurer for Asiana Crash in San Francisco

International Group Inc. was the lead insurer providing coverage for the Asiana Airlines Inc. jet that crashed while landing in San Francisco last weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter. The coverage is split among several insurers and …

Prudential Will Appeal SIFI Designation; AIG, GE Will Not

Prudential Financial Inc., the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, is contesting a U.S. finding that it poses a potential risk to the financial system, becoming the first company to challenge the label that brings additional oversight. Prudential requested a hearing …

Insurers, State Regulators Try to Block Bank-Like Rules by Federal Reserve

MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. have been joined by state regulators challenging the Federal Reserve on how to oversee the biggest insurers under the Dodd-Frank law. The insurers and watchdogs are pressuring the Fed to avoid bank-like capital rules …

AIG Revives Plane Unit IPO After Continued Delay in China Sale

American International Group Inc. revived plans for an initial public offering of its plane- leasing unit after the insurer extended a deadline for a group of Chinese investors to buy the business. International Lease Finance Corp., the plane business owned …