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Study Finds Economic Costs of Federal Cat Legislation Significant

Taxpayers In At Least 20 States Could Face Multi-Billion Dollar Tax Burden Natural catastrophe legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and pending in the U.S. Senate would create a multi-billion dollar burden on taxpayers in at least 20 …

Hurricane and Political Seasons Stir Up National Cat Plan Proposals

As Losses Mount for Insurers, More Proposals for a National Solution Emerge Neither Gustav nor Ike walloped the property/casualty insurance industry the way Katrina did but there is still concern in insurance and reinsurance circles over the cumulative effect of …

AIG CEO Liddy Expects Assets ‘For Sale’ List Next Week

American International Group Inc. should have a list of assets it wants to sell by next week, its new chief executive said Monday, as the company prepares to split itself up to repay an emergency bailout loan. The New York-based …

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Credit Rating Agencies’ Cuts on AIG Signal Downgrades Ahead

Credit rating agencies, criticized for moving too slowly in cutting ratings on Wall Street firms and the complex instruments they devised, are now accused of acting too quickly. As the credit crisis enters a new phase, the pendulum has swung …

A.M. Best: AIG Ratings Remain Downgraded to ‘A’ and Under Review

A.M. Best Co. has reported that all financial strength ratings (FSR) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and its subsidiaries are unchanged from the downgrades it issued earlier this week. The “under review with negative …

Best Lowers Most of AIG’s Ratings to ‘A’ from ‘A+’ – Still ‘Under Review’

A.M. Best Co. has made an announcement concerning its financial strength ratings (FSRs) and its issuer credit ratings (ICRs) on American International Group and a number of its subsidiary companies. These actions are summarized as follows: — AIG’s domestic life …

Democratic, Republican Senate Banking Leaders Cool to AIG Loan

Both leaders of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee Tuesday expressed reservations about the federal government intervening to help insurer American International Group Inc. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the financial market oversight panel, said he is generally “skeptical” …

AIG Rescue at Hand: Government to Take 80% Stake in Exchange for $85 Billion

An $85 billion government rescue of insurer American International Group Inc. looked increasingly likely Tuesday to stave off a bankruptcy that would have thrown world markets back into turmoil. The Federal Reserve will extend AIG $85 billion in exchange for …

Ward Named to Lead Iroquois Network Expansion in New England

The Iroquois Group network of independent property/ casualty insurance agencies is planning to grow in the six New England states. Matt Ward has been named to direct the New England expansion with an expanded management team. Ward has been with …