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New AIG Chief Liddy Has Finance in His Blood
Former CFO at Sears and G.D. Searle, his accomplishments include axing the Sears Catalog. September 17, 2008
Fed Rescues AIG in $85 Billion Takeover
Fearing a disorderly failure of AIG, the government lends the struggling insurance giant $85 billion in exchange for an 80 percent equity stake and steep interest charges. September 16, 2008
AIG: A Bridge to Somewhere?
The ailing insurer gets approval to lend $20 billion to itself. September 15, 2008
A Leaky Pool
The problems of insuring against systemic risk. September 8, 2008
Health Benefit Cost Hike Is a Drop
Preliminary results from a Mercer survey says corporate health-care costs will rise, but the hike is the lowest in a decade. September 4, 2008
Capital Ideas
Can banks use a "capital insurance" scheme to dampen future crises? August 28, 2008
Deals: Relativity Matters
In our M&A roundup for the period ended Aug. 10, two of the top buyers already have an interest in the targets, while private equity accounts for the third. August 11, 2008
D&O Insurance Rates Dip, after Plunge
"Baffling" crash in Q1 premiums moderates in Q2, though financial and real-estate companies are seeing rises in subprime-related claims. August 5, 2008
Monolines Are Feeling Safer from FAS 163
Moody's says that the embattled bond insurers are unlikely to face dowgrades due to the new accounting rule. July 30, 2008
Black Box Blues
Investors still struggle to understand Europe’s insurers. July 28, 2008