For the reader who wants to do extended reading on the subject, we recommend references
[1] and [3] to get a deeper look at the financial crisis and AIG.
Reference [4] explains insurance companies and their risks and compares it in the end with
a case study of AIG. A brief reading of [7] and [8] gives the reader a deeper understanding of
what a CDS and a CDO really is, which is very helpful to understand how AIG almost fell.