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The latest earnings report from American International Group (AIG) offers insights into their upward momentum. On the earnings call, CEO Peter Zaffino informed investors of potential significant moves, stating "We would expect to try and do something before the end of the second quarter." This positions the company towards what could be a transformative period.The financial performance for AIG in the first quarter of 2024 exhibited this trajectory. Noteworthy figures disclosed on the earnings call include a 9% increase in earnings per share compared to the previous year, a 19% expansion in General Insurance underwriting income, and a 13% growth in consolidated net investment income. These indicators provide evidence of AIG's steady progress towards profitability.In Global Commercial Insurance, AIG reported achievements in casualty lines and excess and surplus lines such as Lexington Casualty and Excess Casualty. Progress was also noted in the high net worth and international property units, which contributed to AIG's overall performance.While no direct mention was made to consumer trends on the earnings call, the good performance of AIG's Life & Retirement segment was apparent. It matched its best quarterly figures in ten years, which could be interpreted as increased consumer engagement and demand for life and retirement products, although it was not specified on the call.The strategic moves and investment endeavors of AIG aim to maintain its underwriting quality, grow profitability, and manage capital. Key initiatives highlighted during the earnings call, such as providing strategic independence to Corebridge Financial and prioritizing the AIG Next transformation program, signify their intention to improve operational efficiency and add value. The objective to secure $500 million in annual run rate savings by the end of 2025 illustrates AIG's commitment to its financial goals.While this sums up the key messages from the earnings call, the future outcomes of the company will depend on many variables and unpredictable factors. So, it's important to treat these projections with due consideration. This information should serve to provide perspective on AIG's current standing and strategic future endeavours, as conveyed to investors on their latest earnings call. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theprompt.email

Explore artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in the corporate environment, featuring Murli Buluswar, the Head of Analytics for the U.S. Personal Bank at Citi. The discussion focuses on integrating AI and ML into core business strategies and operations, offering a nuanced perspective on leveraging these technologies for improve decision-making and business outcomes.Key learnings from this episode include:► *Integrating AI/ML into Business Strategy and Operations:* Gain insights into how AI and ML are reshaping strategic planning and operational processes, emphasizing the need for a holistic approach that goes beyond simply adopting tools.► *Emphasis on Outcome-Driven AI Initiatives:* Discover the importance of focusing on measurable results in AI/ML projects, highlighting the significance of financial outcomes and the value of cross-functional team collaboration for impactful implementation.► *Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Curiosity in AI Adoption:* Learn about the challenges and strategies involved in creating an organizational culture that is receptive to AI, underlining the necessity for continuous learning, innovation, and curiosity to fully harness AI's potential in business.Join this thought-provoking episode with Murli Buluswar, examining strategic and operational facets of AI in the enterprise, uncovering key insights and actionable strategies for businesses aiming to navigate the enterprise AI.

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, a giant investment bank with a storied history, filed for bankruptcy. The shock was profound; world markets melted down.   Over the next few days, one financial behemoth after another, including American International Group (AIG), Washington Mutual, and Wachovia collapsed. The crown jewels of Wall Street – Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs – slid toward the abyss. The Federal Reserve, the Treasury, and other regulators were forced to step in, sometimes in conjunction with famous private investors, to rescue the system. The government in effect nationalized AIG and, after two cliffhanging votes in Congress, it directly injected capital into leading private banks.  Ever since then, debates have raged about why the authorities – the Fed and the Treasury -- allowed Lehman to go broke, after earlier helping to salvage a series of other institutions.  In this Podcast, INET President Robert Johnson and INET Research Director Thomas Ferguson review those dramatic events. They also draw disquieting parallels between the Lehman debacle and more recent episodes of financial deregulation, including recent controversies over crypto and private equity.  

#datascience #analytics #banking #citibank #customerexperience Citibank uses data, analytics, and AI to improve the customer experience, but that's only the beginning. We speak with Murli Buluswar, Citi's Head of Analytics for the US Consumer Bank, about how his team supports businesses from origination to acquisition to customer retention and beyond. He also shares practical advice on how to bring data and analytics into your own organization.The conversation includes these topics:-- On data science and analytics at Citibank-- On the role of data science in financial services-- How are data science and analytics used in banking?-- How Citibank selects which data problems to solve?-- On using data science and analytics to achieve specific business outcomes-- Examples of data science in banking-- Examples of using data science to improve long-term customer outcomes at Citibank-- Using data science and analytics to manage risk and uncertainty-- How to build a data-centric culture?-- How Citibank uses data analytics in banking to improve customer service, loyalty, and retention?Read the full transcript: https://www.cxotalk.com/episode/analytics-data-science-citibankSubscribe to our newsletters and be notified of live shows: https://www.cxotalk.com/subscribeAs Head of U.S. Consumer Analytics (USCA), Murli Buluswar is leading the execution of the vision to ‘be a critical partner in achieving a quantum leap in customer intelligence' across Citibank's 30MM+ customer base. An ‘intrapreneurial' analytical and strategic C-Suite Financial Services Leader, Murli has successfully built alignment and achieved commercial outcomes by challenging conventional processes while harnessing data-driven intelligence. A former member of The Operating Committee of The American International Group (AIG), Murli has influenced Fortune 100 board members and senior leaders to expand innovative thinking and execution through data insights. As Chief Science Officer for AIG, Murli built a (data) Science team to ‘serve as a catalyst for consistent evidence-based decision making at AIG.' Science served as an internal data-driven innovation unit with a complementary set of capabilities in: problem structuring, data engineering, behavioral science, data science, and software development. The Science Team helped reduce operating costs, improve loss ratios, increase sales, and engage with customers to reduce risk.Prior to Citi, Murli was a Senior Advisor to The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and two startups. He helped shape clients' ability to retool decision making powered by data.

Poor Bill Murray had to replay the same day over and over again in Groundhog Day. But maybe there are lessons to learn that can translate over to investing. Justin and Irusha discuss the current market action as well as the repetition, routine and post analysis that can lead to investing success. We stick with the Groundhog Day theme in stocks like Philip Morris (PM), American International Group (AIG), Apple (AAPL), Bill.com (BILL) and Workday (WDAY). For the video version, visit investors.com/podcast.

Die Aktien im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum stiegen im Dienstagshandel. die Märkte auf dem chinesischen Festland blieben wegen des Neujahrsfestes geschlossen.Wachstumshoffnungen und erfreuliche Unternehmensnachrichten haben dem deutschen Aktienmarkt am Montag Gewinne beschert. Dabei spielte die Musik hauptsächlich in der zweiten Reihe. So war der MDax der mittelgroßen Börsenwerte auf ein Rekordhoch geklettert und schloss 0,95 Prozent höher bei 32 905,80 Punkten. Der Leitindex Dax legte lediglich um 0,42 Prozent auf 14 109,48 Punkte zu. Auch heute wird der Dax im Plus bei 14.118 Punkten erwartet. Heute auf derAgenda: Der"Wirtschaftsgipfel" von Bundeswirtschaftsminister Altmaier und mehr als 40 Wirtschaftsverbänden. Themen sind die aktuelle Lage der Wirtschaft in der Corona-Krise, die Corona-Beschlüsse von Bund und Ländern, mögliche Öffnungsperspektiven und die Wirtschaftshilfen.Die ZEW-Konjunkturerwartungen werden  heute besprochen.Die zweite Veröffentlichung des BIP in Europa des vierten Quartals 2020 steht an.Heute werden die Geschäftsberichte von Gerresheimer veröffentlicht, sowie auch die Zahlen  der American International Group (AIG) aus dem vierten Quartal.

Millennium Live had the pleasure to catch up with Phil Fasano after he delivered the keynote at our Digital Enterprise/FSI Transformation Assembly. Phil served as the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of American International Group (AIG), and previously served as the Chief Information Officer of Kaiser Permanente. Digital transformation, technology and health-care industry leadership, and a recap of his keynote address were just some of the highlights

Following decades of enmity, on December 15, 1978, the United States and China announced the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as of January 1, 1979. Diplomatic rapprochement offered hope that the countries would be able to look beyond their differences to cooperate on the global stage. On December 18, the National Committee convened a panel representing the diverse fields of business, diplomacy, arts and culture, and academic exchange to reflect on where the bilateral relationship was 40 years ago, is today, and may be headed in the future. Speaker Bios: Cathy Barbash is a specialist in cultural diplomacy and creative industry development and an independent producer, working primarily with the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Cuba. Barbash has spent over 35 years managing and consulting to organizations including The Philadelphia Orchestra, the United States Department of State, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, Arts Midwest, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Juilliard School, Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, China Shanghai International Arts Festival, and the China National Centre for the Performing Arts. She was the lead architect of the Philadelphia Orchestra’s current China tour/residency project. Since normalization of United States-Cuba relations, she has worked with La Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, Casa de las Américas, and the Festival Jazz Plaza Havana.   Chas W. Freeman, Jr. is a senior fellow at Brown University's Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. He is the former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs (1993–1994), ambassador to Saudi Arabia (1989–1992), principal deputy assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1986–1989), and chargé d'affaires in Bangkok (1984–1986) and Beijing (1981–1984). He served as vice chair of the Atlantic Council (1996-2008), co-chair of the United States China Policy Foundation (1996–2009), and president of the Middle East Policy Council (1997–2009).   Mr. Maurice R. Greenberg is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starr Insurance Companies. Mr. Greenberg retired as Chairman and CEO of American International Group (AIG) in March 2005. He formed the American International Group, Inc. (AIG) as a Starr subsidiary, and served as that company’s chairman and CEO until March 2005. Under his nearly 40 years of leadership, AIG grew from an initial market value of $300 million to $180 billion, becoming the largest insurance company in the world.   David M. Lampton is Hyman Professor and director of China Studies Emeritus at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where he currently is senior fellow at SAIS’ Foreign Policy Institute. He will be an Oksenberg-Rohlen fellow and research scholar at Stanford University’s Asia Pacific Research Center beginning in January 2019. Having started his academic career at the Ohio State University, Dr. Lampton is chairman of the Asia Foundation, former president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and former Dean of Faculty at SAIS. He now serves as a director of the National Committee. He is the author of Same Bed, Different Dreams: Managing U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000 (2001); The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and Minds (2008); and, The Making of Chinese Foreign and Security Policy (editor, Stanford University Press, 2001).

Join Dr. Krister Lowe and leading organizational coach Dr. Pamela Van Dyke for this week's episode of The Team Coaching Zone Podcast.   Dr. Van Dyke is a Managing Principal at The Van Dyke Resource Group and is a Human Capital Consultant, an Executive Coach, a Team and Group Coach, an Author, a Speaker and a Leading Generation Y Specialist.  For more than 25 years Pam has been helping individuals, teams and organizations define and reach their goals.  Pam started her career in behavioral healthcare where she was a practicing therapist for 13 years.  For the last several years, she has worked at the executive level of organizations in a variety of capacities.  Her corporate experience has included financial and insurance services, manufacturing, aerospace, and healthcare.  Working for Fortune 500 companies such as Tenet Healthcare, Baylor Healthcare, American Airlines, Bell Helicopter, American International Group (AIG) and Tenet Healthcare, she has held executive level positions in Human Resources, Talent and Leadership Development, Organization Development, Employee Engagement and Quality and Risk Management.   Pam has a passion for helping others connect the dots, whether personally or professionally.  Pam’s diverse background in behavioral health, fortune 500 companies and academia, provides her with a unique and rich blend to understand the needs of others and the complex dynamics in which they find themselves.  For the past fifteen years Pam has been an Adjunct Instructor at several universities teaching both virtually and on Campus.  Currently, she teaches at Southern Methodist University – Cox School of Business located in Dallas, Texas and virtually at Colorado State University-Global Campus. Pam, a life-long learner, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, a Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology, a Masters of Arts in Education, a Masters of Arts in Healthcare Management, a Masters of Arts in Human and Organizational Development and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems.   In this episode of the podcast, Pam introduces listeners to the P.E.R.F.O.R.M. team and group coaching model that emerged from her doctoral dissertation work on virtual group and team coaching.  The acronym stands for: P - Participant Selection; E - Elements of Group Process; R - Regular Cadence; F - Facilitation Skills; O - Organization and Logistics; R - Results Orientation; M - Medium.  These 7 foundational elements provide team and group coaches with a strong platform and a frame of reference for their coaching.  Other themes explored in the episode include: the emergence of team and group coaching as bona fide coaching disciplines; differentiating team, group and peer coaching; working in an emergent way as a coach vs. "cookie cutter" approaches; lengths of team coaching engagements as well as frequency; coaching the process vs. coaching the individuals; the need for dialogue among team coaches in order to develop the field and more.  Pam also shares two stories from her coaching practice: one involving an executive team and one a newly promoted leaders team.  The episode is rich with a balance of theory, research and practical tips and will help new as well as experienced team and group coaches take their coaching game to the next level!

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. [Part I -- 69 min.] Opening Remarks Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Plenary Session: Policy & Practice Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill [Part II -- 40 min.] Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College [Part III -- 68 min.] Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College. Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

Baruch College hosts the "Employment and Visual Impairment: Policy & Practice" conference. Karen Gourgey, Director, Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (CCVIP), moderates the event. The conference is co-sponsored by American International Group (AIG) and Verizon with additional support from the New York Community Trust, the Lavelle Fund for the Blind, and the Allene Reuss Memorial Trust. The event takes place on April 2, 2008, at the Baruch College Vertical Campus, Room 14-220. [Part I -- 69 min.] Opening Remarks Ann Clarkson, Assistant Dean, Continuing and Professional Studies, Baruch College; Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Plenary Session: Policy & Practice Moderator: Barbara Fife, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College Presenters: Tony Spinelli, former Regional Director, Rehabilitation Services Administration; Arnie Kramer, District Manager, NYC Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped District Office; and Aaron Shmueli, Disability Program Navigator Supervisor, Goowill [Part II -- 40 min.] Keynote Address by Gale A. Brewer, NYC Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government, introduced by David Birdsell, Dean, School of Public Affairs, Baruch College [Part III -- 68 min.] Matthew Sapolin, Commissioner, NYC Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, presents Access Builder awards to exemplary employers chosen by the Metropolitan Placement Consortium for Visually Impaired Job Seekers Plenary Session: Employee/Manager Relationship Moderators: Barbara Sirois, Director, Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, Baruch College; Leah Schanke, Training and Development Specialist, Office of Human Resources, Baruch College. Presenters: Sherry DeFrancesco and Mel Tansman, Westchester Disabled on the Move; R. Brian Watson, JPMorgan Chase; Giovanni Aguirre and Derek Suarez, BPA International

The Turnaround Kid Tackles Huge Corporate Challenge, Scott, Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext, Steve Miller, Chairman, American International Group (AIG)

This is a guest lecture by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former Chief Executive Officer at American International Group. Mr. Greenberg starts his lecture with reflections on his time in the U.S. Army during World War II and the Korean War as well as on his first job in the insurance business as a junior underwriter. Subsequently, after meeting Cornelius Vander Starr, he restructures Starr’s failing company The American Home and creates the American International Group (AIG). Factors that have contributed to AIG’s success include global diversification through the opening of markets worldwide, the development of innovative insurance products, like political risk insurance and kidnap ransom insurance, and a unique corporate culture that manifests itself in Mr. Greenberg’s view of the senior management during his time as a band of brothers. Turning his attention to the early years of the 21st century, he addresses Eliot Spitzer’s role in his parting from AIG in 2005 and describes the developments at AIG that ultimately resulted in the government’s bailout of the company. He concludes with his personal assessment of the causes of the financial crisis from 2007-2008 and a critical perspective on the role of the government during this crisis. In the following questions-and-answers session, he talks, among other topics, about the insurance industry in China, and shares his views about AIG’s current CEO Robert Benmosche and the Dodd-Frank Act from 2010. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2011.

In the beginning of the lecture, Professor Shiller talks about risk pooling as the fundamental concept of insurance, followed by references to moral hazard and selection bias as prominent problems of the insurance industry. In order to provide an explicit example from the insurance industry, he elaborates on the story behind American International Group (AIG), from its creation by Cornelius Vander Starr in Shanghai in 1919, to Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s time as CEO, until its bailout by the U.S. government in 2008. Subsequently, he turns toward the regulation of the insurance industry, covering state insurance guarantee funds, the role of the McCarran-Ferguson Act from 1945, as well as the impact of the Dodd-Frank bill on the insurance industry. He devotes special attention to two branches of the insurance industry--life insurance and health insurance--and emphasizes, among other aspects, the consequences of the health care overhaul in the U.S. from 2010. He discusses the example of earthquakes, with insurance in Haiti and catastrophe bonds in Mexico. At the end of the lecture, he critically reflects on the role of the insurance industry in the face of catastrophes. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2011.

Professor Shiller provides a description of the course, including its general theme, the relevant textbooks, as well as the interplay of his course with Professor Geanakoplos’s course “Economics 251–Financial Theory.” Finance, in his view, is a pillar of civilized society, dealing with the allocation of resources through space and time in order to manage big and important risks. After talking about finance as an occupation, he emphasizes the moral imperative to use wealth for the purposes of philanthropy, in the spirit of Andrew Carnegie, but also of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. Subsequently, he introduces the guest speakers David Swensen, Yale University’s chief investment officer, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at American International Group (AIG) and current CEO of C.V. Starr & Co. and of Starr International, and Laura Cha, former vice chair of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and of the government of the People’s Republic of China, and director of the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). Finally, he concludes with a description of the topics to be discussed in each lecture. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2011.

The recent turmoil on Capitol Hill and downgrading of the U.S. credit rating by the Standard and Poor's has been un-nerving, causing an environment of uncertainty, but what is the real story? Ringler Radio special guests, Ardavan Mobasheri, American International Group (AIG) chief economist and head of global economics and John Gatesman, Senior Vice President, Specialty Markets Group at American General, join host Larry Cohen to give some insights on stock market volatility and consumer confidence, perception versus reality regarding economic factors affecting people with regard to annuities and insurance and the status of economies overseas.

American International Group (AIG) -- the insurance giant and poster child for the financial crisis -- will once again sell its stock to the public in a ”re-IPO” set for May. The firm which was shaken by soured bets on mortgage derivatives says it is recovering from its near collapse and looking forward to a bright future. Can it return to its former glory? Or should its disparate operations be broken up? Most importantly: What does the AIG story say about how well the government handled trouble at a huge financial services firm whose missteps hurt so many innocent bystanders? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the most visible examples of the recent economic crisis, was the U.S. government's investment in American International Group (AIG). On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes Mary Jane Fortin, president and chief executive officer of American General Life, to discuss how AIG is going about repaying the government. Mary Jane talks about AIG's strategy and the progress being made and takes a look at American General's financial strength, structured settlements as a financial part of the portfolio of American General and how the company is performing since the crisis.

The recent financial crisis triggered primarily by bad bets in the financial sector has added momentum to the idea that executive compensation should be tied more closely to corporate debt rather than equity. Last month for example American International Group (AIG) announced that it will link incentive pay to the value of the troubled insurer's bonds. In a new paper Wharton finance professor Alex Edmans and doctoral student Qi Liu argue that these types of incentives protect bondholders' interests and the value of the firm particularly when a company's solvency is in question. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, is pleased to offer Episode #1 of the "Ace USA Mergers & Acquisitions Podcast." In this program, we chat with Seth Gillston and Mitch Schmidt of ACE USA about the risk exposure and management issues companies need to consider in merger and acquisition situations. Seth Gillston Seth Gillston is Senior Vice President of ACE Financial Solutions and leads the ACE USA Mergers & Acquisitions Industry Practice. The practice consists of a deal team of specialized product and service experts who concentrate on both private equity groups and strategic mergers and acquisitions. Seth is a 12 year veteran of the insurance industry. He joined ACE Financial Solutions in 2000. In his current role, he provides nontraditional insurance and customized insurance solutions for companies facing complex risk management issues, by implementing structured products, loss portfolio transfers and novations programs. Prior to his tenure with ACE USA, Seth spent five years at American International Group (AIG), serving in a variety of underwriting and marketing positions. He has a Bachelor of Science degree with a dual major in Risk Management and Economics from Temple University in Philadelphia. Mitch Schmidt Mitch Schmidt is Senior Vice President and National Underwriting Manager for ACE USA's Custom Casualty Unit. Mitch manages the Custom Casualty portfolio of products, which includes general liability, primary auto, supported lead umbrella, buffer excess and Legacy Liability Insurance Coverage. Mitch joined ACE USA in July 2003 as Midwest Regional Excess Casualty Manager. Before joining ACE USA, Mitch held several branch and regional casualty management and underwriting positions with Chubb & Son, Inc. in Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City and Chicago. He hods a Bachelor of Science degree with a dual major in Political Science and Business from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Download the Podcast here. ( 29.5 mb stereo MP3 file, 00:20:59 duration). # # # ACE USA is the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, headed by ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor's. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.ace-ina.com. The ACE Group of Companies provides insurance and reinsurance for a diverse group of clients around the world. Keywords: mergers,acquisitions,m&a,insurer,schmidt,gillston,risk transfer, multinational, underwriting,nontraditional,structured,alternative risk,insurance,risk,podcast,lubetkin,cherry hill,philadelphia,ace-ina Produced in the studios of Professional Podcasts LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ

ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, is pleased to offer Episode #1 of the "Ace Global Markets Political Risk Podcast." Increasing political unrest in emerging markets around the world is making it more important than ever for risk managers to conduct a thorough assessment of political risks when considering significant investments in these markets. In this program, we chat with Frederik Murer, Vice President and Manager, North America, ACE Global Markets Political Risk and Credit. Fredrik started his career in Political Risk and Trade Credit in 1993 as a senior underwriter with the American International Group (AIG) in AIG's New York and Chicago offices. He was also a Senior Underwriter and Vice President in charge of Political Risk in North America for Chubb & Son, and in 2001 became Executive Political Risk Underwriter and Vice President for UK and Continental Europe for Chubb Insurance Company of Europe, based in London. Before joining ACE in 2004, he worked for Zurich Emerging Markets Solutions (ZEMS) in London as a Senior Underwriter. Fredrik holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management; and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Download the Podcast here. ( 28.8 mb stereo MP3 file, 21:00 duration). # # # ACE USA is the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group of Companies, headed by ACE Limited (NYSE: ACE), and is rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and A+ (Strong) by Standard & Poor's. ACE USA, through its underwriting companies, provides insurance products and services throughout the U.S. Additional information on ACE USA and its products and services can be found at www.ace-ina.com. The ACE Group of Companies provides insurance and reinsurance for a diverse group of clients around the world. Keywords: political risk, sovereign,government,emerging market,insurance,risk,podcast,lubetkin,cherry hill,philadelphia,murer,ace-ina