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Yahoo! Finance: Property & Casualty Insurance Industry News         Outsize solutions to big problems January 16, 2011 at 9:30 PM   [at Financial Times] - When Mike McGavick was thrown in at the deep end of the nascent financial meltdown in early 2008, he recalled a lesson from the late 1980s.         Hallmark Financial: Admitting I Was Wrong January 15, 2011 at 6:46 AM         Hazy's Air Lease Offers $100 Million in Shares to Help Buy Jets January 15, 2011 at 2:39 AM         AIG Repays Final Bit of NY Fed Debt January 15, 2011 at 2:29 AM         Hazy's Air Lease Files for $100 Million Public Offer January 15, 2011 at 2:00 AM         Shares of AIG fall after co repays federal bailout January 15, 2011 at 12:49 AM   [AP] - Shares of American International Group fell 5 percent Friday after the U.S. Treasury Department said it had completed a restructuring that allowed it to repay bailout funds it received during the height of the financial crisis.         A.I.G. Repays Fed Debt and Looks Toward Big Stock Sale January 15, 2011 at 12:36 AM         CNA Appoints Andy Hall Branch Vice President for Its Seattle Office January 15, 2011 at 12:20 AM   [Business Wire] - CNA Financial Corporation announced that Andy Hall is returning to CNA as branch vice president of its Seattle office. In this position, Hall will be responsible for expanding CNA's profitable growth and producer relationships throughout the Northwest.         AIG's Benmosche Tells Fox Business He Feels Fine Amid Treatments January 15, 2011 at 12:19 AM         [$$] Bondlife: More than Words January 14, 2011 at 11:38 PM         AIG Short-Term Ratings Cut by Standard & Poor's January 14, 2011 at 11:24 PM         Former Marsh exec acquitted of remaining charge January 14, 2011 at 11:02 PM   [AP] - The remaining charge against former Marsh & McLennan Cos. executive Edward McNenney was dismissed this week after the New York Attorney General declined to retry the case, according to a statement Friday from McNenney's attorneys at Cooley LLP.         Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and First Mercury Financial Corporation Announce Results of a Special Meeting of the Stockholders of First Mercury January 14, 2011 at 11:02 PM         AIG repays Fed; Treasury takes big stake January 14, 2011 at 10:57 PM   [at MarketWatch] - American International Group repays $21 billion it borrowed from the Federal Reserve, while the Treasury Department exchanges its preferred shares into common stock, leaving it owning about 92% of the insurer.         AIG Repays Fed, Swaps Treasury Investment for Stock January 14, 2011 at 10:35 PM         AIG Repays Fed, Swaps Treasury Investment for Common as U.S. Unwinds Stake January 14, 2011 at 10:35 PM         Treasury May Take 18 Months to Divest AIG, Benmosche Tells CNBC January 14, 2011 at 10:34 PM         US judge in Mich. spikes challenge to AIG rescue January 14, 2011 at 9:26 PM   [AP] - A federal judge in Michigan has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the bailout of American International Group on religious grounds.         UK unmatched for bank bonus-bashing January 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM   [at Financial Times] - On Wednesday night all the rhetoric and hand-wringing over bankers' bonuses that has dominated the British parliament and press since the new year was distilled into something small but very tangible.         Fairholme's Berkowitz Says Not Selling AIG Shares, CNBC Says January 14, 2011 at 8:06 PM         New Year's Financial Resolution: Ignoring the Noise January 14, 2011 at 8:00 PM         Fed Ends Assistance to AIG January 14, 2011 at 7:12 PM         Taiwan Regulator Says Ruentex Comments Out of Context January 14, 2011 at 9:53 AM         Ruentex, Pou Chen Says Report on Yin, AIG Decision is Untrue January 14, 2011 at 9:13 AM         Ruentex Industries Falls After AIG-Nan Shan Sale Probe Report January 14, 2011 at 5:31 AM         Geithner warns of future government intervention January 14, 2011 at 2:39 AM   [at MarketWatch] - Treasury secretary tells TARP bailout oversight group that U.S. government "may have to do exceptional things again" if there's another financial crisis as large as the last one.         CNA Announces Expanded Courses in Its 2011 School of Risk Control Excellence® January 14, 2011 at 12:33 AM   [Business Wire] - CNA recently introduced its new School of Risk Control Excellence® catalog and courses for 2011. Designed with agents, business owners and risk managers in mind, more than 200 SORCE courses are available to help them better understand and manage potential business risks.         Taiwan Regulator to Probe AIG-Ruen Chen Deal, Daily News Says January 14, 2011 at 12:09 AM         AIG Share Sale May Place Investor Focus on Chief Executive Succession Plan January 14, 2011 at 12:00 AM         Geithner warns of future bailouts January 13, 2011 at 11:58 PM   [at MarketWatch] - Treasury secretary tells TARP bailout oversight group that U.S. government "may have to do exceptional things again" if there's another financial crisis as large as the last one.         Argo Group Announces Management Changes January 13, 2011 at 11:55 PM   [Business Wire] - Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. , an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products, announced today the appointment of Andrew Carrier to the newly created position of group chief underwriting officer.         Ruentex Development Cut to 'Hold' From 'Buy' at BNP Paribas January 13, 2011 at 11:50 PM         AIG Divests, Aims for Recapitalization January 13, 2011 at 11:30 PM         Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Announces Addition to Underwriting Team January 13, 2011 at 11:14 PM   [GlobeNewswire] - GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands -- Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. , a multi-line broker market property and casualty reinsurance company with a partnership approach to underwriting, today announced the appointment of Jim Ehman as Vice President and Senior Underwriter.         Big quarterly profit seen from Berkshire January 13, 2011 at 11:12 PM   [at MarketWatch] - Whitney Tilson, longtime Berkshire investor, expects "mother of all earnings reports" from Warren Buffett's insurance-focused conglomerate.         AIG warrants close unchanged at $22 January 13, 2011 at 11:06 PM         Federal Reserve Balance Sheet: Snapshot January 13, 2011 at 10:36 PM         U.S. Federal Reserve AIG, JPMorgan Portfolio Holdings January 13, 2011 at 10:30 PM         Aspen Insurance Holdings to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2010 Results on February 7, 2011 and Host Conference Call on February 8, 2011 January 13, 2011 at 7:21 PM   [Business Wire] - Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its fourth quarter and year-end 2010 financial results on Monday, February 7, 2011, following the close of U.S. markets. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. .         [$$] AIG Warrants Debut January 13, 2011 at 6:20 PM   [at Barrons.com] - Price implies the stock will trade at 46 after warrant issuance.         AIG warrants jump more than 5% January 13, 2011 at 4:56 PM         AIG's Planned Share Sale May Place Investors' Focus on CEO Succession Plan January 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM         AIG Share Sale Places Investor Focus on Succession January 13, 2011 at 4:12 PM         AIG 10-Year Warrants Change Hands at $23.50 as Trading Begins in New York January 13, 2011 at 3:52 PM         RLI Corp - Upgrades & Downgrades January 13, 2011 at 3:51 PM         RenRe North America Holdings Inc. Commences Consent Solicitation For Its 5.75% Senior Notes Due 2020 January 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM   [Business Wire] - RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, RenRe North America Holdings Inc. , is soliciting consents from the holders of RRNAH's outstanding 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 , for a one-time waiver of the merger and sales covenant set forth in the indenture under which the Notes were issued.         American Financial Group, Inc. Announces Its 2010 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Earnings Conference Call and Upcoming Investor Conference Presentation January 13, 2011 at 3:12 PM   [Business Wire] - American Financial Group, Inc. expects to release its 2010 fourth quarter and full year earnings after the market closes on Thursday, February 3, 2011. The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on AFG's website at www.AFGinc.com.         Prudential Invests $500 Million in China Buyout Fund January 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM         10 Worst-Rated Stocks May Get a Boost January 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM             This email was sent to bruno.jovanov.insurance@blogger.com. Delivered by Feed My Inbox PO Box 682532 Franklin, TN 37068 Account Login Unsubscribe Here