AIG managed to raise on the financial market 20 billion USD

On the aftermath of the real estate crisis which cost it 7. 8 billion USD, the insurance giant managed to raise on the financial market 20 billion USD instead of the 12.5 billion USD it had expected initially. The success of this move designed to consolidate its shareholders' equity enabled AIG to maintain the rating “AA-” granted by the agency Fitch Ratings which, however, upheld the “negative outlook ”.