American International Group, the insurer that's fighting for its life, may be the first major financial firm to sell a "death bond" to investors.rnWall Street firms have been salivat -ing over so-called life settlements forrnyears. Under such arrangements, people sell their life insurance policies to financial firms that pay the premiums and collect the payouts. The idea was to bundle the policies into exotic securities, reaping huge fees from the death bonds. Alterrnthe credit crisis, the plans got shelved.
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机译：一直在为自己的生命而奋斗的保险公司美国国际集团（American International Group）可能是第一家向投资者出售“死亡债券”的大型金融公司。华尔街公司一直在苦苦挣扎，这是所谓的人寿结算法。根据这种安排，人们将其人寿保险单出售给支付保费并收取支出的金融公司。当时的想法是将这些保单捆绑到异国证券中，从死亡保证金中收取巨额费用。在信贷危机之后，计划被搁置了。
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