Q: Would It Have Been Illegal To Say That AIG Was Insolvent?

  • 2021 - Lessons Learned: Eric Dinallo, Journal of Financial Crises - 6p
    • (p6) - I wrote an op-ed for the [Financial Times] that lays out that there's a law, that [hedge fund manager] Bill Ackman and I argued about.
      • About not disparaging or questioning the solvency of an insurance company.
      • You can short the stock all day, and you can go out there and trash MBIA stock all day.
      • But when you start to question its solvency, that's actually against the law.
      • 2008 0731- FT (Financial Times) - Tackle False Rumours About Insurance Companies, Dinallo - [link]