AIG Contents Introduction This report deals with the American International Group (AIG) scandal of 2008. Before the collapse of AIG and its credit reduction‚ AIG was the largest insurer in the world with total annual revenue of $110 billion. On September 2008‚ AIG’s credit rating was downgraded‚ and AIG was without enough collateral for credit default swaps sold to banks around the world forcing AIG to accept a massive federal bailout package from
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countries in limbo between autocracy and democracy‚ the way international issues are dealt with could change. One country almost exclusively found at the heart of important issues has been the United States. With the recent US presidential election‚ many have been left wondering if President Elect Donald J. Trump will hold true to his campaign promises: building the wall alongside the Mexican-American boarder‚ aiding the hardworking Americans who have been cheated of their wealth and cancelling payments
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. DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW António Abílio da Silva Couto‚ nº 5195 Cidália Martins Domingues‚ nº 5115 Joaquim Luís Sousa Pereira‚ nº 5194 Paula Marisa da Silva Lima Ferreira‚ nº 5100 Paulo José Branco‚ nº 5198 This work was oriented by Dr. Francisco Coelho ABSTRACT: Deciding for a distribution channel is probably one of the most important actions a marketer has to take in his career. In this work we identified the main distribution channels‚ the external factors that should
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L’oreal’s Way to Success in the European Haircare Products Industry Introduction: L’oreal‚ the name of the cosmetics giant‚ appears with high frequency in nearly all world-class newspapers and magazines in recent times. There is a striking headline in the Independent (London‚ England) on Feb 21‚ 2004 p54‚ “L’Oreal builds on two decades of growth as profits soar.” The news is “L’oreal has set its sights on notching up two decades of consecutive annual double-digit growth after reporting a 13.5 per
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Selecting a Pricing Method 3 major considerations in price setting : costs of production‚ distribution‚ communication set a floor to the price competitors’ prices and the price of substitutes provide an orienting point customers’ assessment of unique features establishes the price ceiling (plafond) Companies select a pricing method that includes 1 or more of these three considerations. We will examine 6 price-setting methods: Mark-up pricing‚ target-return pricing
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The Zero Moment of Truth Automotive Study Google/Shopper Sciences April 2011 Summary • The path to purchase in the automotive category is quite extensive. The vast majority of shoppers take several months to go from decision to action. • During this time‚ shoppers are using a wide array of sources. FMOT‚ ZMOT and Stimulus all have above average usage. • Mobile and Online Social source nodes are the only ones that do not pass the average. However‚ compared to Online Social and Mobile usage
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Evolution of the American Chocolate industry: Chocolate‚ a wonderful and tasteful product of sugar‚ flavor and soul. Chocolate is a multi-billion dollar industry that has prospered throughout the centuries‚ ever since the Mesoamerican’s discovered the sweet taste‚ people worldwide have fallen in love with the wonderful treat. The addiction to chocolate is so momentous that Americans actually on average eat twenty two (22) pounds of candy each year‚ or approximately 2.8 BILLION pounds annually
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Over the past 50 years‚ European Colonies have seen a massive growth in their population. With immigrants from Ireland‚ Scotland and Germany coming to America in search of religious freedom‚ a new American culture has seemed to evolve. Data shows that Englishmen have dominated the Colonies with an outstanding 49%. 14% of the population consists of Scottish and Germans‚ and the Scots-Irish make up 5% of our general public. While Blacks make up 20% of the Colonies‚ and are generally located in the
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environmental influences into six groups: political‚ economical‚ socio-cultural‚ technological‚ environmental and legal; making up the acronym PESTEL. Analysis Political factors Europe has traditionally been seen as the centre of the beer brewing industry. However‚ the level of alcohol consumption is gradually declining. This is because many of the key markets within Europe are increasingly more aware of the social and health issues caused by excessive alcohol consumption. Governments are actively
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Ann-Katrin Kohnle Organizational Behavior AIG American International Group‚ or AIG‚ started out as a company that represented American insurance companies in Shanghai. The company moved on to become a reinsurance company in the United States that would hekp insurance companies disperse their liabilites and therefore aid those companies to grow faster. In 1968‚ Maurice Greenberg took over as CEO and AIG grew and expanded into countries around the world. Today‚ AIG does not only provide reinsurance
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