2007 Annual Report - AIG.com
2007 Annual Report - AIG.com
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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