Abstract AIG traces its root to 1919‚ when American Cornelius Vander Starr established a general insurance agency‚ American Asiatic Underwriters‚ in Shanghai‚ China. Since then‚ an enterprising spirit‚ ingenuity‚ and tenacity have built the company into one of the world’s leading insurers. Today‚ AIG is focused on what it has been known for since the beginning: the willingness and ability to provide insurance coverage to meet the diverse needs of its clients. American International Group‚ Inc. (AIG) is
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Coping with Financial and Ethical Risks at American International Group (AIG) 1. Discuss the role that AIG’s corporate culture played in its downfall. The corporate ethical culture at AIG was far from a good one. The corporate culture focused on high risk taking schemes that were only there to focus mostly on short-term financial gain. The AIG Financial Products unit specialized in derivatives and other complex financial contracts that were tied to subprime mortgages or commodities. While its
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It is easy to judge‚ it always was‚ but how ethical is the judgment? How ethical is the action itself? What moral right and justification does a company have to ask for money from the Government? And how should the Government reply? We would like to discuss this issue in the following case – at the Example of the Bail out of General Motors by the US Government. 2. The Phenomenon A bailout is a colloquial pejorative term for giving a loan to a company or country which faces serious financial
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Coping with Financial and Ethical Risks at American International Group (AIG). Abstract American International Group‚ Inc. (AIG) reported bogus transactions that hid losses and inflated its net worth. AIG inflated reserve funds that were to be used for paying claims by millions of dollars and that AIG’s CEO Maurice Greenberg repeatedly directed AIG traders late in the day to buy AIG shares to prop up its price. However‚ aside from AIG’s corporate financial reporting errors or outright fraud
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[pic] THE INTERNAL CONTROLS AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES THAT LED TO THE BAILOUT OF OUR NATION’S LARGEST INSURANCE COMPANY By: Monte Schwartz PREFACE Anyone who watches TV has most likely seen the American International Group (hereinafter AIG) commercial with the little boy who walks into his parent’s room while they are sleeping. When his mother asks if he had a nightmare‚ he says “no” and that he’s worried about his parent’s financial future. After a twenty-second
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American International Group and the Bonus Fiasco On September 16‚ 2008 AIG suffered a liquidity crisis following the downgrade of its credit rating. In response‚ the federal government allotted AIG 85 billion in a bailout to keep the firm afloat in exchange for an equity stake in the company. In a very controversial move‚ AIG paid out more than 500 million in salaries and bonuses to senior employees after accepting the federal assistance money. This outraged the public‚ and in turn politicians
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Stephanie N. Herr November 30‚ 2008 The Government Bailout‚ Who Benefits? The big three American automobile companies are showing considerable operating loses. GM is losing $1 billion or more a month. How does a capital injection help? The companies will just burn through the cash (using it to pay labor or pay off debts‚ old and new‚ until it is gone). The banks‚ on the other hand‚ that are receiving bailout funds have operating profits‚ they can borrow low and lend high‚ but suffer from
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What Commercials have done to the American Dream In the article “Master of Desire” Jack Solomon claims the American dream has two faces that contradict the dream and lures us to achieve social distinction and bask alone in the glory. Although this article was written in the 80’s when it comes to advertisement nothing has changed in the aspect that advertisers can still persuade us into believing that their product will make our life better. The two faces that are mentioned are communally
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The Chrysler Bailout and the Challenger Disaster are two examples of possible outcomes when implementing a strategic decision-making process. Without the presence of a decision‐making model a successful outcome is extremely unlikely. Chrysler’s decision to secure subsequent loans from the government resulted in success because it used a judgmental approach in search of a satisficing solution. In the case of the Challenger Disaster‚ the decision to launch deemed to be premature because the launch
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What have mentors done in my life to allow me to get to where I am today. In todays class assignment I understood what most of my mentors have done in my life. Throughout my existence I have had many people to help me continue on my journey as I went thru many test and trials. As I have had troubles with getting thru school with classes‚ students life‚ and motivation. One of my mentors would always be available to lend a helping hand to move on. My parents‚ siblings‚ family‚ and family friends have
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