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UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09: The American International Building, home to American Insurance Group (AIG) Inc., sits at 70 Pine Street, in New York, on August, 9, 2007. American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer, said profit fell 27 percent on losses linked to the worst U.S. housing recession in 16 years. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 09:  The American International Building, home to American Insurance Group (AIG) Inc., sits at 70 Pine Street, in New York, on August, 9, 2007. American International Group Inc., the world's largest insurer, said profit fell 27 percent on losses linked to the worst U.S. housing recession in 16 years.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)