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NEW YORK - JUNE 7: (FILE PHOTO) In this file photo, the Citigroup building is seen June 7, 2005 in New York City. Citigroup Inc. , the world's largest financial-services company, announced October 1, 2007 that its earnings would drop 60 percent in the third quarter, primarily due to the collapse of the subprime mortgage business.

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  8. Primus Financial Managing Director, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert Morse speaks during a news conference in Taipei October 13, 2009. AIG struck a deal to sell its Taiwan life insurance for $2.15 billion, marking its largest disposal of a division since a government bailout last year saved it from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former Asia investment banking head, together with a Hong Kong partner, agreed to buy Nan Shan Life, ending a five-month auction that saw big interest from many corporates and private equity bidders.
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  15. A security guard gestures to the photographer to stop taking pictures, inside the Nanshan insurance headquarters building in Taipei October 13, 2009. American International Group (AIG) has agreed to sell it's Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, a key step in its effort to raise cash after a U.S. government bailout last year saved the company from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former investment banking head in Asia and a Chinese partner, has agreed to purchase Nan Shan Life, AIG said on Tuesday.
  16. A man walks past a Nanshan logo outside an insurance office building in Taipei October 13, 2009. American International Group (AIG) has agreed to sell it's Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, a key step in its effort to raise cash after a U.S. government bailout last year saved the company from collapse. Primus Financial, a new firm founded by Citigroup's former investment banking head in Asia and a Chinese partner, has agreed to purchase Nan Shan Life, AIG said on Tuesday.

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