Although clouds are still forming over insurance giant AIG, many other insurers’ financial strength ratings continue to be ranked “stable.”

The New York-based analyst firm adds Ben Stinson as industry relations manager, bolsters insurance tech research group to more than 80 members.

On demands of accountability and oversight, the Fed chief said the AIG situation makes him angry, but justified the latest bailout move, saying the government needs to “move aggressively” to solve the economic crisis.

Just days after being downgraded by Standard & Poor’s, Lincoln National received a negative outlook from Fitch.

The goal is for every regulated financial institution to provide loss-event and tail data to regulatory authorities via an XBRL-based risk taxonomy.

Now on its fourth government bailout, the loan conditions for troubled insurance giant continue to grow more lenient.

The bank's executives are in talks with UK Financial Investments, which owns 43% of Lloyds, to secure taxpayer backing for more than £250bn of assets.

The rating agency took actions on Genworth Financial, Hartford Financial Services Group, Americo Financial Life & Annuity Insurance Co., Lincoln National, MetLife Inc., Pacific LifeCorp and Prudential Financial.

Privately funded StoneRiver comprises insurance, flood services, pharmacy, marketing and regulatory compliance divisions.

The loss in 2008 was driven by the P&C companies’ pretax operating loss, which was partially offset by income tax recoveries, the insurer says.

In the third version of the government's bailout of the firm, the Treasury Department will convert its existing $40 billion of preferred shares into new preferred shares that more closely resemble common stock.

On the eve of releasing what may be the largest reported fourth-quarter loss in history, AIG is expected to spin off up to 20% of its P&C business in an initial public offering, say sources.

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