AIG Has Borrowed $90.3 Billion

AIG, the giant insurer that was nationalized by the government because of its exposure to subprime mortgages, said that it has used $90.3 billion of the credit line it received from the Federal Reserve Bank in September. On October 22, AIG’s government-appointed CEO, Edward Liddy, said AIG may need more than $122.8 billion to continue operations.

There were published reports that two additional U.S.-based insurers–MetLife, which reports earnings October 29, and Prudential–might seek government funds from the Treasury Department’s $700 billion purse to shore up their operations.