2007 Annual Report - AIG.com
2007 Annual Report - AIG.com
2007 Annual Report - AIG.com
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries<br />
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of<br />
Financial Condition and Results of Operations Continued<br />
Liquidity<br />
excess casualty, expected loss ratios generally are utilized for<br />
at least the three most recent accident years.<br />
<strong>AIG</strong> manages liquidity at both the subsidiary and parent <strong>com</strong>pany ( Loss development factors: used to project the reported losses<br />
levels. At December 31, <strong>2007</strong>, <strong>AIG</strong>’s consolidated invested<br />
for each accident year to an ultimate amount.<br />
assets, primarily held by its subsidiaries, included $65.6 billion in ( Reinsurance recoverable on unpaid losses: the expected recovcash<br />
and short-term investments. Consolidated net cash provided eries from reinsurers on losses that have not yet been<br />
from operating activities in <strong>2007</strong> amounted to $35.2 billion. At reported and/or settled.<br />
both the subsidiary and parent <strong>com</strong>pany level, liquidity management<br />
activities are intended to preserve and enhance funding Future Policy Benefits for Life and Accident and Health Contracts<br />
stability, flexibility, and diversity through a wide range of potential (Life Insurance & Retirement Services):<br />
operating environments and market conditions. <strong>AIG</strong>’s primary ( Interest rates: which vary by geographical region, year of<br />
sources of cash flow are dividends and other payments from its issuance and products.<br />
regulated and unregulated subsidiaries, as well as issuances of ( Mortality, morbidity and surrender rates: based upon actual<br />
debt securities. Primary uses of cash flow are for debt service, experience by geographical region modified to allow for variation<br />
subsidiary funding, shareholder dividend payments and <strong>com</strong>mon in policy form, risk classification and distribution channel.<br />
stock repurchases. As a result of disruption in the credit markets<br />
Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (Life Insurance & Retirement<br />
during <strong>2007</strong>, <strong>AIG</strong> took steps to enhance the liquidity of its<br />
Services):<br />
portfolios, including increasing the liquidity of the collateral in the<br />
( Recoverability: based on current and future expected profitabilsecurities<br />
lending program. Management believes that <strong>AIG</strong>’s liquid<br />
ity, which is affected by interest rates, foreign exchange rates,<br />
assets, cash provided by operations and access to the capital<br />
mortality experience and policy persistency.<br />
markets will enable it to meet its anticipated cash requirements,<br />
including the funding of increased dividends under <strong>AIG</strong>’s new Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (General Insurance):<br />
dividend policy. ( Recoverability: based upon the current terms and profitability of<br />
the underlying insurance contracts.<br />
Critical Accounting Estimates<br />
Estimated Gross Profits (Life Insurance & Retirement Services):<br />
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with account- ( Estimated gross profits: to be realized over the estimated<br />
(<br />
(<br />
ing principles generally accepted in the United States of America duration of the contracts (investment-oriented products) affect<br />
requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a the carrying value of DAC, unearned revenue liability and<br />
significant degree of judgment. <strong>AIG</strong> considers that its accounting associated amortization patterns under FAS 97, ‘‘Accounting<br />
policies that are most dependent on the application of estimates and <strong>Report</strong>ing by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Longand<br />
assumptions, and therefore viewed as critical accounting<br />
Duration Contracts and for Realized Gains and Losses from the<br />
estimates, to be those relating to reserves for losses and loss Sale of Investments’’ (FAS 97); and Sales Inducement Assets<br />
expenses, future policy benefits for life and accident and health under American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)<br />
contracts, recoverability of DAC, estimated gross profits for<br />
Statement of Position (SOP) 03-1, ‘‘Accounting and <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
investment-oriented products, fair value measurements of certain by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Durafinancial<br />
assets and liabilities, other-than-temporary impairments, tion Contracts and for Separate Accounts’’ (SOP 03-1). Estithe<br />
allowance for finance receivable losses and flight equipment mated gross profits include investment in<strong>com</strong>e and gains and<br />
recoverability. These accounting estimates require the use of<br />
losses on investments less required interest, actual mortality<br />
assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at and other expenses.<br />
the time of estimation. To the extent actual experience differs<br />
Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments:<br />
from the assumptions used, <strong>AIG</strong>’s results of operations would be<br />
<strong>AIG</strong> measures financial instruments in its trading and available<br />
directly affected.<br />
for sale securities portfolios, together with securities sold but not<br />
Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of<br />
yet purchased, certain hybrid financial instruments, and derivative<br />
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, <strong>AIG</strong>’s critical<br />
assets and liabilities at fair value. The fair value of a financial<br />
accounting estimates are discussed in detail. The major categoinstrument<br />
is the amount that would be received to sell an asset<br />
ries for which assumptions are developed and used to establish<br />
or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between<br />
each critical accounting estimate are highlighted below.<br />
market participants at the measurement date.<br />
Reserves for Losses and Loss Expenses (General Insurance):<br />
The degree of judgment used in measuring the fair value of<br />
financial instruments generally correlates with the level of pricing<br />
Loss trend factors: used to establish expected loss ratios for<br />
subsequent accident years based on premium rate adequacy observability. Financial instruments with quoted prices in active<br />
and the projected loss ratio with respect to prior accident markets generally have more pricing observability and less<br />
years.<br />
judgment is used in measuring fair value. Conversely, financial<br />
instruments traded in other than active markets or that do not<br />
Expected loss ratios for the latest accident year: in this case,<br />
accident year <strong>2007</strong> for the year-end <strong>2007</strong> loss reserve<br />
have quoted prices have less observability and are measured at<br />
analysis. For low-frequency, high-severity classes such as fair value using valuation models or other pricing techniques that<br />
38 <strong>AIG</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Form 10-K