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States May Help AIG; Also Assure Policyholders Claims Will be Paid
Sep 16 2008 // State insurance officials from Pennsylvania and New York, where troubled American International Group’s insurance subsidiaries have a an estimated $120 billion in assets, are offering to assist AIG in raising...
Update: AIG Cash Crisis Mounts; Greenberg Explores Buyout; Conservatorship Reportedly Eyed
Sep 16 2008 // American International Group Inc. shares sank 48 percent on a report that regulators might take control of the giant insurer, though a U.S. government source said federal agencies do not have legal authority to put AIG...
CNBC Reports Federal Government May Loan AIG Funds
Sep 16 2008 // American International Group Inc. shares plummeted after the insurer’s credit ratings were cut, heightening concerns it might file for bankruptcy and further upset the global financial system. In late-morning...
New York Giants, Jets Cancel Stadium Naming Talks with Allianz
Sep 16 2008 // The New York Giants and Jets have canceled negotiations on stadium naming rights with a German insurance company that once had ties to the Nazis. Allianz had been seeking a deal to put its name on the stadium being built...
AIG Rescue at Hand: Government to Take 80% Stake in Exchange for $85 Billion
Sep 16 2008 // 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...
AIG Employees on Edge as Once-Safe Company in Turmoil
Sep 15 2008 // Disbelief and anxiety were written on the faces of staff at American International Group Inc. as they grappled with the idea that their company, which was once the largest insurer in the world and one of the safest places...
AIG Gets New York Governor’s Help in Accessing $20 Billion
Sep 15 2008 // Embattled insurer American International Group Inc. received New York state approval to post $20 billion of policyholders’ assets as collateral as it seeks to stave off a liquidity crisis and works with banks to fix...
New York Federal Reserve Hosting Meetings on AIG, Says Official
Sep 15 2008 // The New York Federal Reserve was hosting meetings Monday on the situation of embattled insurer American International Group Inc. with representatives of the Treasury Department, financial services firms and state...
Bank Insurance Brokerage Earnings Break Highest Mid-Year Level
Sep 15 2008 // Mid-year earnings from bank insurance brokerage hit their highest level ever in the first half of 2008. Bank insurance brokerage earnings in the first six months of 2008 were $2.12 billion, up 6.4 percent from $1.99...
AIG Facing Liquidity Crisis, Seeks $40 Billion Loan from Federal Reserve
Sep 14 2008 // Insurer American International Group Inc., working to stave off rating downgrades [See related article] and shore up the capital of its holding company, has made an unprecedented approach to the Federal Reserve seeking $40...
Former New York Regulator Pietroluongo Joins Cambridge Group
Sep 10 2008 // A longtime veteran of the New York State Department of Insurance, Louis “Lou” Pietroluongo, has been tapped as vice president of Business Relations for The Cambridge Group headed by Barry Goldwater, Jr.,...
New York Workers’ Comp Board Issues 1,000th Stop Work Order
Sep 9 2008 // Less than 14 months after it was granted the authority, the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board has issued 1,000 stop work orders to New York businesses that have failed to carry workers’ compensation...
Hanna Brings Flooding, Flight Delays to New York City
Sep 8 2008 // Tropical Storm Hanna dropped a month’s worth of rain within hours Saturday, flooding highways, delaying flights and halting the U.S. Open Tennis tournament. But officials reported no major damage. The storm dropped...
Ratings Roundup: Am Farm/Ranch, Great Northwest, Business Alliance
Sep 4 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘B-‘ (Fair) from ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating (ICR) to ‘bb-” from ‘bbb-” of Oklahoma City-based...
Ironshore to Sell E&S Coverage in New York
Sep 3 2008 // Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co. has been approved as an eligible excess and surplus lines insurer in New York. The Excess Line Association of New York added the company to its list of eligible E&S insurers...
Gas Prices Drive N.Y. Rate Decreases
Sep 1 2008 // One of New York state’s largest auto insurers, GEICO, agreed to drop two requests for rate hikes after a plea by the state’s top regulator to consider the effect of high gas prices on customers’ driving...
Business Moves
Sep 1 2008 // Aon, Benfield Chicago-based Aon Corp. is acquiring UK-based broker Benfield Group Limited for about $1.75 billion. The price includes $6.55 (£3.50) per share in cash and assumption of $170 million (£91 million) of...
Liberty Mutual Sues New York over Workers’ Comp Law Changes
Sep 1 2008 // Boston-based insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit challenging several recent amendments to New York State’s workers’ compensation law as unconstitutional. The suit alleges that changes...
N.Y. Toughens Penalties for Bribing Crane Inspectors, Falsifying Reports
Sep 1 2008 // New York Governor David Paterson has signed into law new criminal and civil penalties for crane inspectors who falsify their inspection reports, and those who try to interfere with the crane inspection...
N.Y. Requires Showing of Prejudice Before Insurers Disclaim for Late Notice
Sep 1 2008 // New York has enacted a bill requiring a showing of prejudice before insurers can disclaim coverage for late notice. The bill amends Section 3420 of the New York Insurance Law to require liability policies to provide that...
