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AIG has insured $1.6 trillion in derivatives


And you thought AIG’s $62 billion quarterly loss last month was bad — turns out that the company has a further $1.6 trillion in outstanding derivatives exposure, according to this leaked memo that AIG sent to the US Treasury in order to beg for another $30 billion.

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(via The Dynamics of Cats)

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