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alephblog.com - 4/29/2009
To What Degree Were AIG’s Operating Insurance Subsidiaries Sound? (3)
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Capital Stacking, Cross-guarantees, and Surplus Notes After the difficulties with securities lending, the next issue reminded me a lot of the first company I worked for: Southmark. A two-time loser in chapter 11, in their second trip of insolvency, they interlaced the capital of their ...
Where to Begin.....
adamsoptions.blogspot.com - 4/23/2009
Where to Begin.....
— adamsoptions.blogspot.com — Pretty unreal tale, this Lenny Dykstra article over on ESPN.com yesterday. And not just saying that because,... well, I was quoted in it. And really kind of sad, honestly. This part especially. Even members of Dykstra's family are lined up on the ... (more) Where to Begin.....

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alephblog.com - 4/29/2009
To What Degree Were AIG’s Operating Insurance Subsidiaries Sound? (2)
— alephblog.com — The Securities Lending Fiasco Most, if not all life insurance companies engage in securities lending to some... degree. AIG did it in a big way, involving almost all of their life subsidiaries. When a life insurer lends out its bonds, they receive back safe liquid collateral equal to 100-102% ... (more) To What Degree Were AIG’s Operating Insurance ...

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angrybear.blogspot.com - 4/22/2009
A brand name that pays back...?
— angrybear.blogspot.com — rdan 24/7 Wallstreet suggests AIG might pay back much of the money lent to it by Uncle... Sam. Is this notion really in the cards for the taxpayer?? AIG (AIG) may be the only large company in America that both the management and federal government want torn apart. If AIG succeeds in selling most ... (more) A brand name that pays back...?

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