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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries<br />

4. Lending activities<br />

Continued<br />

Finance receivables, net of unearned finance charges, were as follows:<br />

Years Ended December 31,<br />

(in millions) <strong>2007</strong> 2006<br />

Real estate loans $20,023 $20,321<br />

Non-real estate loans 5,447 4,506<br />

Retail sales finance 3,659 3,092<br />

Credit card loans 1,566 1,413<br />

Other loans 1,417 978<br />

Total finance receivables 32,112 30,310<br />

Allowance for losses (878) (737)<br />

Finance receivables, net $31,234 $29,573<br />

5. Reinsurance<br />

ment (retention, volatility, concentrations) and capital planning<br />

locally (branch and subsidiary). It also allows <strong>AIG</strong> to pool its<br />

In the ordinary course of business, <strong>AIG</strong>’s General Insurance and<br />

insurance risks and purchase reinsurance more efficiently at a<br />

Life Insurance <strong>com</strong>panies place reinsurance with other insurance<br />

consolidated level, manage global counterparty risk and relation<strong>com</strong>panies<br />

in order to provide greater diversification of <strong>AIG</strong>’s<br />

ships and manage global life catastrophe risks.<br />

business and limit the potential for losses arising from large<br />

risks. In addition, <strong>AIG</strong>’s General Insurance subsidiaries assume<br />

reinsurance from other insurance <strong>com</strong>panies.<br />

General Reinsurance<br />

General reinsurance is effected under reinsurance treaties and by<br />

Supplemental information for gross loss and benefit<br />

negotiation on individual risks. Certain of these reinsurance<br />

reserves net of ceded reinsurance at December 31, <strong>2007</strong><br />

arrangements consist of excess of loss contracts which protect<br />

and 2006 follows:<br />

<strong>AIG</strong> against losses over stipulated amounts. Ceded premiums are<br />

As<br />

Net of considered prepaid reinsurance premiums and are recognized as<br />

(in millions) <strong>Report</strong>ed Reinsurance a reduction of premiums earned over the contract period in<br />

<strong>2007</strong><br />

proportion to the protection received. Amounts recoverable from<br />

Reserve for losses and loss expenses $ (85,500) $ (69,288) general reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the<br />

Future policy benefits for life and<br />

claims liabilities associated with the reinsurance and presented<br />

accident and health insurance<br />

as a <strong>com</strong>ponent of reinsurance assets. Assumed reinsurance<br />

contracts (136,068) (134,461) premiums are earned primarily on a pro-rata basis over the terms<br />

Reserve for unearned premiums (28,022) (24,029) of the reinsurance contracts. For both ceded and assumed<br />

Reinsurance assets* 21,811 —<br />

reinsurance, risk transfer requirements must be met in order for<br />

2006 reinsurance accounting to apply. If risk transfer requirements are<br />

Reserve for losses and loss expenses $ (79,999) $ (62,630) not met, the contract is accounted for as a deposit, resulting in<br />

Future policy benefits for life and<br />

the recognition of cash flows under the contract through a deposit<br />

accident and health insurance<br />

asset or liability and not as revenue or expense. To meet risk<br />

contracts (121,004) (119,430)<br />

transfer requirements, a reinsurance contract must include both<br />

Reserve for unearned premiums (26,271) (22,759)<br />

insurance risk, consisting of both underwriting and timing risk,<br />

Reinsurance assets* 22,456 —<br />

and a reasonable possibility of a significant loss for the assuming<br />

* Represents gross reinsurance assets, excluding allowances and reinsurance<br />

recoverable on paid losses.<br />

entity. Similar risk transfer criteria are used to determine whether<br />

AIRCO acts primarily as an internal reinsurance <strong>com</strong>pany for<br />

<strong>AIG</strong>’s insurance operations. This facilitates insurance risk manage-<br />

directly written insurance contracts should be accounted for as<br />

insurance or as a deposit.<br />

<strong>AIG</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Form 10-K 157

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