Basel almost destroyed AIG
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Basel almost destroyed AIG

Basel II is flawed. It encouraged banks to reduce their capital requirements by obtaining guarantees from insurers. This not only left the banks undercapitalised, it undermined the integrity of insurers such as AIG

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