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ITEM 8 / NOTE 7. INVESTMENTS.....................................................................................................................................................................................For all other fixed maturity securities for which a credit impairment has occurred, the amortized cost is written downto the estimated recovery value with a corresp<strong>on</strong>ding charge to earnings. The estimated recovery value is thepresent value of cash flows expected to be collected, as determined by management. The difference between fairvalue and amortized cost that is not related to a credit impairment is recognized in unrealized appreciati<strong>on</strong>(depreciati<strong>on</strong>) of fixed maturity securities <strong>on</strong> which other-than-temporary credit impairments were taken (a separate<strong>com</strong>p<strong>on</strong>ent of Accumulated other <strong>com</strong>prehensive in<strong>com</strong>e (loss)).When estimating future cash flows for a structured fixed maturity security (e.g., RMBS, CMBS, CDO, ABS)management c<strong>on</strong>siders historical performance of underlying assets and available market informati<strong>on</strong> as well asb<strong>on</strong>d-specific structural c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong>s, such as credit enhancement and priority of payment structure of the security.In additi<strong>on</strong>, the process of estimating future cash flows includes, but is not limited to, the following critical inputs,which vary by asset class:• Current delinquency rates;• Expected default rates and the timing of such defaults;• Loss severity and the timing of any recovery; and• Expected prepayment speeds.For corporate, municipal and sovereign fixed maturity securities determined to be credit impaired, managementc<strong>on</strong>siders the fair value as the recovery value when available informati<strong>on</strong> does not indicate that another value ismore relevant or reliable. When management identifies informati<strong>on</strong> that supports a recovery value other than the fairvalue, the determinati<strong>on</strong> of a recovery value c<strong>on</strong>siders scenarios specific to the issuer and the security, and may bebased up<strong>on</strong> estimates of out<strong>com</strong>es of corporate restructurings, political and macroec<strong>on</strong>omic factors, stability andfinancial strength of the issuer, the value of any sec<strong>on</strong>dary sources of repayment and the dispositi<strong>on</strong> of assets.We c<strong>on</strong>sider severe price declines in our assessment of potential credit impairments. We may also modify ourmodeled outputs for certain securities when we determine that price declines are indicative of factors not<strong>com</strong>prehended by the cash flow models.In periods subsequent to the recogniti<strong>on</strong> of an other-than-temporary impairment charge for available for sale fixedmaturity securities that is not foreign exchange related, we prospectively accrete into earnings the difference betweenthe new amortized cost and the expected undiscounted recovery value over the remaining expected holding period ofthe security.Credit ImpairmentsThe following table presents a rollforward of the cumulative credit loss <strong>com</strong>p<strong>on</strong>ent of other-than-temporaryimpairments recognized in earnings for available for sale fixed maturity securities held by us, and includesstructured, corporate, municipal and sovereign fixed maturity securities:Years Ended December 31,(in milli<strong>on</strong>s) 2012 2011 2010Balance, beginning of year $ 6,504 $ 6,786 $ 7,803Increases due to:Credit impairments <strong>on</strong> new securities subject to impairment losses 194 235 627Additi<strong>on</strong>al credit impairments <strong>on</strong> previously impaired securities 483 735 1,294Reducti<strong>on</strong>s due to:Credit impaired securities fully disposed for which there was no prior intent orrequirement to sell (1,105) (529) (1,039)Credit impaired securities for which there is a current intent or anticipatedrequirement to sell (5) – (503)Accreti<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> securities previously impaired due to credit * (915) (544) (332)Hybrid securities with embedded credit derivatives reclassified to B<strong>on</strong>d tradingsecurities – (179) (748)Other 8 – (316)Balance, end of year $ 5,164 $ 6,504 $ 6,786* Represents accreti<strong>on</strong> recognized due to changes in cash flows expected to be collected over the remaining expected term of the credit impairedsecurities as well as the accreti<strong>on</strong> due to the passage of time...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................<strong>AIG</strong> 2012 Form 10-K 261

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