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Insurance Mergers: Many Buys, Scarce Financing

The only place to raise capital to make hay out of the bargains that AIG and other insurers are dishing up is the stock market, an M&A expert says.

November 25, 2008

It's a commonly held truth about free-market capitalism that its potential to destroy some companies creates opportunities for others. While that may be true in the current financial crisis, the credit crunch has made it tough for the survivors to make hay out of such failures. Read more...

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AIG Restricts Pay; Gives Liddy $1 in Salary
The insurance giant, 80-percent owned by the U.S. in exchange for its $83.6b in borrowings, eliminates 2008 and 2009 bonuses and salary hikes at top level; announces other restrictions. November 25, 2008
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AIG Tries to Hang on to Corporate Insurance Buyers
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PMI Insurer Seeks Cover
The parent of Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. announces that it will no longer offer an insurance product to lenders that leaves it holding the bag for excess losses. September 26, 2008
Exposed and Disclosed: Filings Show Ties to Turmoil
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New AIG Chief Liddy Has Finance in His Blood
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