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THE LEADER IN PROPERTY & CASUALTY NEWS
January 17, 2011
VOL. 115, nO. 3
$6.00
BUYERS REPORT
Risk Managers' Learning
Opportunities Expand
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TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
AIG, Feds Agree To
Jan. 14 Repayment Date
American International Group said the
company would make good on its promise
to repay the American people, announcing
last Friday as the date a recapitalization plan
would likely be completed. E Page 6
Emotional Scars Keep
Insurers Clinging To Capital
Although property and casualty insurers weathered the global financial crisis
better than other financial services firms,
emotional scars remain, prompting them
to hoard capital, an expert said last week.
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Pro-OFC Group Says NCOIL
Letter To Congress Inaccurate
A group of agents who support creation of
a federal insurance charter lashed out at the
National Conference of Insurance Legislators for saying that premium taxes would
be lost if a charter is created. E Page 8
Insurance Critical To Address
Interconnected Global Risks
Global interconnection has increased
vulnerability to risks around the world, and
insurer involvement will be critical to finding answers, according to an official with
the World Economic Forum. E Page 10
Insurers And Reinsurers Faced Off In A December Staring Contest Until One Side Blinked. See page 12. First To Blink?
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