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| July, 2010 |
Seeking Alpha: “No apologies from the man who crashed the world,”byrkshelp.
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| June 30, 2010 |
BNet: “Ron Shelp, Author, 'Fallen Giant'.” Bloomberg interview transcribed.
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| June 30, 2010 |
Bloomberg, “Ronald Shelp Says Blame at AIG `Can Be Spread Around.” Appeared on Bloomberg television and posted at Bloomberg.com. Picked up by Washingtonpost.com, News Insurances.com, and posted on Youtube.com.
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| May 26, 2010 |
Bloomberg News, interview,Shelp Says Benmosche Has Taken AIG 'A Long Way' . Also picked up byBullfax.comandMefeedia.com.
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| May 19, 2010 |
Metropolitan Club, Washington DC; Speaker.
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| Apr. 13, 2010 |
Williams Club, New York City; Speaker.
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| March 8, 2010 |
American Public Media: Marketplace, “AIG Restructures, Aims to Earn Money,” with Jeremy Hobson. Radio interview. Read the interview, get podcast, MP3 download.
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| March 7, 2010 |
Wall Street Journal, “AIG, from Shanghai to Bailout,” by L. Gordon Crovitz.
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| March 4, 2010 |
Wall Street Journal, "The End of AIG's Asian Era", op-ed by Ron Shelp, in WSJ Business Asia. Article was reprinted in IndiaTimes, New Statesman, TreeHugger.
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| March 1, 2010 |
Telegraph.co.uk, “AIG to use Asian sale proceeds to pay off state debt”, by James Quinn, US Business Editor in New York.
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| March 1, 2010 |
BBC Radio World Business News, interview.
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| Feb. 3, 2010 |
Business Exchange at BusinessWeek.com. Review of Fallen Giant.
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| Dec. 15, 2009 |
Moneylife, “Fall from Grace: An insider’s account of the astounding rise and stunning collapse of AIG and its legendary CEO”. Review of “Fallen Giant” by Sanket Dhanorkar.
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| Dec. 4, 2009 |
National Underwriter: A View from the Press Box, “Will Hank Work Again With AIG?”. Posted by Sam Friedman, NU Editor in Chief.
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| Nov. 17, 2009 |
BBC World Business News. Interview.
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| Nov. 14, 2009 |
The Hindu (Chennai), “Businesses are built on simple calculations”. Review of “Fallen Giant” by D. Murali.
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| Nov., 2009 |
The Investment Professional (Journal of the New York Society of Security Analysts). Review of “Fallen Giant” by Arjun Kondamani. Read the review.
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| Oct. 20, 2009 |
New York Financial Writers Association: Speaker, Playwright Celtic Pub, New York City. See Fallen Giant photos of event “AIG Whiz”.
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| Sept. 26 , 2009 |
The Aleph Blog, by David Merkel. Review of book Fallen Giant.
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| Sept. 25, 2009 |
Britainniaradio, UK, Interview with Ron Shelp. Replay of Financial Sense Newshour.
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| Sept. 19, 2009 |
Financial Sense Newshour with Jim Puplava, Fallen Giant: The Amazing Story of Hank Greenberg and the History of AIG. On air intervirew with Ron Shelp.
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| Sept. 17 , 2009 |
The Telegraph (UK), “Lehman collpase: analysis at a premium in run-up to AIG’s failure”, by James Quinn, US Business Editor. At telegraph.co.uk.
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| Sept. 16, 2009 |
Business News Network (Canada). BNN talks to Ron Shelp about "Inside AIG" on SqueezePlay.
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| Sept. 15, 2009 |
Business Talk Radio Network, nationally syndicated Gabe Wisdom Show. Interview with Gabe Wisdom.
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| Sept. 15 , 2009 |
A.M. Best Video, AIG: Too Big to Fail, Part 2.
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| Sept. 15 , 2009 |
“Fallen Giant” book hits Amazon.com insurance best seller list – again.
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| Sept. 12, 2009 |
Moneytalk with Bob Brinker. National syndicated radio program.
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| Sept. 10, 2009 |
Stern (Germany), “Die Höllenfahrt”, by Katja Gloger, Cornelia Fuchs, Frank Donovitz. Author Ron Shelp quoted in retrospective look at the AIG bailout and the economic crisis.
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| Sept. 8, 2009 |
A. M. Best Video, AIG: Too Big to Fail, Part 1.
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| Sept. 8, 2009 |
TradingMarkets.com The AIG Effect: What Happened and Where To from Here?
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| Aug 28, 2009 |
FOX Business, Opening Bell. "Where AIG is Headed".
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| August, 2009 |
Paperback and Kindle editions of Fallen Giant issued; new books have three new chapters that describe Greenberg’s efforts to save AIG and rebuild his reputation.
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| August 7, 2009 |
Fox Business News, “America’s Outrage”, Alexis Glick. Ron Shelp and Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief for Money and Investing Dennis Berman discuss profit, new leadership, other events at AIG. AIG Posts First Profit in 7 Quarters
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| August 7, 2009 |
Fox Business News, “America’s Outrage”, Alexis Glick. Ron Shelp and Wall Street Journal Deputy Bureau Chief for Money and Investing Dennis Berman discuss profit, new leadership, other events at AIG. AIG Posts First Profit in 7 Quarters
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| August 6 , 2009 |
BBC World News Tonight. Live interview.
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| July, 2009 |
Global Reinsurance, “Who’s Next at AIG?”, by David Sandham and David Banks.
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| June 1, 2009 |
Blog: Reality Chick, “Working for Satan,” recommends reading updated edition of Fallen Giant. http://www.christinagombar.com/blog/?p=133 history.
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| May 15, 2009 |
NYU Stern School of Business. Presentation and discussion to Executive MBA students. Watch the video.
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| April 5 , 2009 |
Bloomberg Television. Ron Shelp appearance on Asia Morning Call.
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| April 2 , 2009 |
Charleston. Rotary Club of North Charleston. Breakfast speaker.
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| April 1, 2009 |
Daniel Island Business Association. Breakfast speaker.
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| March 31, 2009 |
Charleston. Speaker, Lead Investor Breakfast, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce
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| March 30, 2009 |
Charleston. Luncheon speaker, North Charleston Rotary Club.
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| March 27, 2009 |
United Radio Stations. Interviews with 10 affiliated radio stations from San Diego to Hartford, CT.
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| March 27, 2009 |
Rocky Mountain Collegian. “Yes, they took your money and thought it was fair.” by Alex Stephens. Reprinted in TMC News. "AIG Bonuses an injustice to American taxpayer".
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| March 24, 2009 |
Atlanta. Luncheon speaker and book signing, Commerce Club of Atlanta: http://www.thecommerceclub.org
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| March 24, 2009 |
Charleston. Luncheon speaker, North Charleston Rotary Club.
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| March 23, 2009 |
Atlanta. Guest speaker, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce 2009 Annual Awards Dinner
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| March 22 , 2009 |
ABC Radio Network. Interview with Warren Pierce of ABC Radio Detroit; broadcast reaches listeners in 36 States.
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| March 19, 2009 |
CNN. Ron Shelp interviewed on American Morning.
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| March 19, 2009 |
C-Span. Washington Journal. Ron Shelp discusses the current situation with AIG and its history. http://www.c-span.org/Watch/watch.aspx?MediaId=WJE-A-16532.
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| March 18, 2009 |
Financial Times. “AIG furor transforms respected brand”, by Greg Farrell. Link to the article on FT.com
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| March 18, 2009 |
Fox Business. Interview with Stuart Varney.
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| March 17, 2009 |
Fox Business. "Countdown to the Closing Bell".
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| March 17, 2009 |
CNBC, AIG: Caveat Emptor, on “The New Economy with Erin Burnett”. Business.
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| March 17, 2009 |
Wall Street Journal, "AIG Can be Salvaged by a Breakup", op-ed by Ron Shelp. Business.
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| March 16, 2009 |
Fox Business. Appearance on “Money for Breakfast.”
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| March 12, 2009 |
Dubai Eye (UAE’s premier talk radio station).
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| March 10, 2009 |
LE MONDE, “La revanche de M. Greenberg”, by Sylvain Cypel. Article in leading French newspaper about Hank Greenberg. Includes excerpts from Fallen Giant. Read the article (in French).
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| March 7, 2009 |
The Guardian, “Hedge fund hotel yields up secrets”, by Andrew Clark. Article at guardian.co.uk.
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| March 3, 2009 |
Huffington Post,"Looking for Bailout Love in All the Wrong Places", by Don McNay.
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| March 2, 2009 |
Fox5 News, New York. Five O’Clock News. Ron Shelp interviewed about recent news from AIG.
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| March 2, 2009 |
Fox Business. “AIG’s $61.7 Billion Loss”. Alexis Glick discusses AIG events with Ron Shelp.
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| Feb 28, 2009 |
Fox Business. Ron Shelp appears on ‘Money for Breakfast” with Alexis Glick.
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| Feb 12, 2009 |
Die Zeit. “Das schwarze Loch: Der Versicherungskonzern AIG trieb Amerika tief in die Finanzkrise – und kostet das Land jetzt mehr als jede Bank”, by Von Heike Buchter.
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| Winter 2009 |
The Citizen, Profile of Ron Shelp, by Kathleen Head. [download the article]
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| Dec 4, 2008
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Boston. Luncheon speaker, Boston Security Analysts Society: “The Tragedy of Hank Greenberg and AIG”.
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| Dec. 2008 |
Taiwan. Fallen Giant published and released in Taiwan by Wealth Group publishing.
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| Nov. 29 2008 |
“The Shady History of AIG: Review of "Fallen Giant: The Amazing Story of Hank Greenberg and the History of AIG " by Thomas Wilcox at Knol.
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| Oct 22, 2008 |
Proxy Partisans, “A Book About AIG”, Review of Fallen Giant. http://proxypartisans.blogspot.com
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| Oct 8, 2008 |
American-Tigress.blog, reprint of Financial Times story, “Inadequate Cover,” http://american-tigress.blog.sohu.com/101477005.html
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| Oct 7 , 2008 |
Walkosphere.blogspot.com, "The False Sense of Security..."
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| Oct 6, 2008 |
Financial Times, "Inadequate Cover", by Francesco Guerrera in New York and Andrea Felsted in London. Extensive overview of AIG under Greenberg, expansion into financial services, and events leading to the company’s current precarious position.
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| Sept 19, 2008 |
Directorship Boardroom Intelligence, "Greenberg Puts Blame on AIG Board" Cover,”
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| Sept 18, 2008 |
Calgary Herald, “Why AIG had to be kept afloat; Bailout prevents further chaos in financial sector”, by Zachary A. Goldfarb and Binyamin Appelbaum (Washington Post)
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| Sept 18, 2008 |
theage.com.au, "Healthy otherwise, AIG has subprime woes", ” Zachary Goldfarb and Binyamin Appelbaum. (Australia)
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| Sept 17, 2008
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NPR: All Things Considered, "In AIG Deal, Did the Feds Gamble Taxpayers' Cash?"
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| Sept 17, 2008 |
ABC News (online), "The Biggest Loser: Hank Greenberg, In a Matter of Days, the Former AIG CEO Lost His Fortune and His Legacy”
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| Sept 17, 2008
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The Washington Post/washingtonpost.com, "On the Line for Others' Losses After Insuring Risky Mortgages, AIG Teetered as Defaults Rose”, by Zachary A. Goldfarb and Binyamin Appelbaum.
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| Sept 17, 2008 |
Fox Business News, Alexis Glick , "AIG's Market Impact", interview on the Alexis Glick morning news show. (Search “former AIG exec” to view video).
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| Sept 16, 2008
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BBC BBC Radio 4, World Service Radio, interviews Ron Shelp.
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| Sept 16, 2008 |
Fox Business News: Alexis Glick, "Foreseeing AIG" , interview on the Alexis Glick morning news show. (Search “former AIG exec” to view video).
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| Sept 16, 2008
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The Guardian (UK), "AIG gets NY state help to stave off cash crunch", by Lilli Zuill (Reuters).
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| Sept 16, 2008 |
The New York Post, "Hank's Aigita on Stock" , by James Covert.
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| Sept 15, 2008
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Fox Business News: Cavuto, author Shelp is interviewed during AIG crisis. "Former AIG Exec on Management, Outlook" (search “former AIG exec” to view video).
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| Sept 15, 2008 |
FT.com, "AIG forms keystone of financial system", by Andrea Felsted and Kate Burgess.
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| Sept 15, 2008
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Reuters, "AIG gets NY state help to stave off cash crunch", by Lilli Zuill.
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| Sept 15, 2008 |
Bloomberg, "Greenberg, His Firms Lost $3.1 Billion as AIG Plunged", by Hugh Son.
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| July 23, 2008 |
Insurance Journal: Closing Quote posted on insurancejournal.com, "What AIG's Fall and New CEO Mean to Insurance" by Ron Shelp
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| June 23, 2008 |
Best's Insurance News, “After the Fall, Fence Mending at AIG” by Alyn Ackermann
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| June 5, 2008 |
L'AGEFI Hebdo, “Hollywood Greenberg” by Thomas Carlat
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| May 31, 2008 |
Paris
La Tribune interview
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| May 30, 2008 |
Paris
L'AGEFI interview
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| May 30, 2008 |
Paris
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. American Chamber
of Commerce in France, 156, Boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris Event Details
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| May 26, 2008 |
Amsterdam
18:15 Rotary Club Amsterdam International, Amsterdam Hilton Hotel, Apollolaan 138, 1077 BG Amsterdam
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| May 23, 2008 |
London
Evening Standard interview and podcast
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| May 22, 2008 |
London
City AM interview
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| May 21, 2008
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London
Presentation, International Underwriters Association Market Briefing, Balls Bros. Wine Bar, Mincing Lane, London EC3 , 12 noon to 1pm.
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| May 20, 2008 |
London
12:30 Waterstones, Leadenhall Market, Book signing
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| May 20, 2008 |
London
AM Best interview
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| May 20, 2008 |
London
Financial Times interview
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| May 19, 2008 |
London
19:00 Rotary Club of Canary Wharf ; Davy’s Wine Bar, Fisherman’s Walk E14 4DH
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| May 10, 2008 |
China
Chinese-language edition of “Fallen Giant” launched in markets across China.
Published by Grand China Publishing House, which also published “Freakonomics” in China. According to the publisher, “The simplified Chinese version contains 180,000 characters or so and is expected to be priced at about RMB 38. The total number of pages is about 300.”
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| April 1, 2008
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Best’s Review, “Future Impact”, by David Dankwa, Chad Hemenway.
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| March 3, 2008
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Best's Insurance News, “Guilty Verdict in Finite Re Trial Is Mixed Blessing for Industry, Experts Say”, by David Dankwa.
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| March, 2008
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Chiefexecutive.net to run “Fallen Giant” Chapter 13: “The Great Survivor Vows to Bounce Back” in online edition of CEO magazine.
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| Feb. 27, 2008
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Reuters “AIG seen posting loss on write-down” by Lilla Zuill: “ There are plenty of people who remember the golden (Greenberg) years," said Ron Shelp, a former AIG executive who reported directly to Greenberg and later wrote a book on him titled ‘Fallen Giant.’" Full article...
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| February, 2008
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Korea
EverRich Holdings, South Korea, acquires rights to publish “Fallen Giant” in Korean language.
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| Dec. 6, 2007 |
Union League Club – Book Fair, featured author
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| Dec. 3, 2007
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Faculty and students, Executive MBA program, Emory University
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| Dec. 3, 2007 |
The Mariners Club, Atlanta
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| Nov. 30 , 2007 |
University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA)
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| Nov. 26 , 2007 |
Forbes Asia publishes excerpt from “Fallen Giant": "Present at the Re-Creation."
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| Nov. 8, 2007 |
The New York Times, quoted in “A.I.G. Takes a Hit of $1.95 Billion on Housing Investments”, by Joseph B. Treaster. Read the article.
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| Nov. 8, 2007 |
New York Post, quoted in “Hank’s Cool Hand”, by Paul Tharp. Read the article.
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| Nov. 5, 2007 |
Reuters, author quoted in “Analysts skeptical Greenberg can put AIG into play”, by Ed Leefeldt. Read the article.
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| November, 2007 |
The OPC Bulletin, monthly newsletter of Overseas Press Club: “Fallen Giant” featured in New Books
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| Sept. 24, 2007 |
Yale Club, New York – dinner speaker
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| Sept. 13, 2007 |
The Union League Club, NYC – dinner speaker
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| Sept. 2007 |
University of Georgia Magazine, vol. 86. No. 4. “Fallen Giant” listed in “New Books” section.
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| Aug. 30, 2007 |
Financial Director (U.K.) Comments in article “Below the surface”, byPeter Bartram
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| Aug. 10 , 2007 |
CITY SPY, The Evening Standard (U.K.), “Fallen Giant” noted, with specific interest in book’s description of soft-boiled eggs at Morefar.
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| July 18 , 2007 |
Knowledge@Emory, “Thought-provoking Tomes Tops Faculty Favorites”. “Fallen Giant” recommended by Benn Konsynski, a chaired professor of decision and information analysis at Goizueta Business School.
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| June 22 , 2007 |
Broward Library, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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| June 21 , 2007 |
Miami Rotary Club, Miami, FL
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| June 19, 2007 |
Books & Books, Coral Gables, FL
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| June 14, 2007 |
Eastsider, weekly newspaper, Ft. Lauderdale; article plus photo
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| May 15 , 2007 |
University Club, New York – dinner speaker
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| April 29, 2007 |
2007 RIMS Conference, New Orleans – article on Fallen Giant in Risk Management magazine
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| April 19, 2007 |
Barnes & Noble, Atlanta, reading and book signing
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| April 18, 2007 |
University of Georgia, speaker, “Library Presents"
Watch a highlight of the meeting
Request a copy of Ron Shelp's entire speech
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| April 2, 2007 |
Barnes & Noble, Salt Lake City, reading and book signing
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| April 1, 2007 |
Risk Management Magazine, “Fallen Giant: Ron Shelp and Goliath”, An interview with Ron Shelp
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| March 16 , 2007 |
USA Today interview
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| March 8, 2007 |
New York Sun, “Hank Greenberg: From China to Spitzer to Cuomo”
by Jay Akasie. “Ron Shelp recalls the day Maurice 'Hank" Greenberg called him into his office at American International Group's Pine Street headquarters shortly..." read more...
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| March 6 , 2007 |
Rotary Club at the Princeton Club, New York – luncheon speaker
Watch a highlight of the meeting
Request a copy of Ron Shelp's entire speech
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| March 2, 2007 |
Reuters interview
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| Feb. 28, 2007 |
Knickerbocker Club, New York – speaker
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| Feb. 20, 2007 |
Barnes & Noble, Citigroup Center, 160 E. 54th St., New York - book signing, 6:30 p.m.
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| Feb. 8, 2007 |
Private luncheon speaker, hosted by senior executive, AON.
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| February, 2007 |
Family Club, San Francisco
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| Jan. 22, 2007 |
Risk Management Risk Management magazine interview
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| January 2007 |
Directors & Boards magazine – book review
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| January 2007 |
China Grand China Publishing House, China, acquires rights to translate, print, and distribute Fallen Giant in China
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| Dec. 18, 2006 |
“Fallen Giant or Comeback Kid? (A View from the Press Box)”
Friedman blog on nationalunderwriter.com
Posted by Sam Friedman, December 18, 2006
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| Dec. 18, 2006 |
National Underwriter
Sam Friedman reviews Fallen Giant in National Underwriter December 18, 2006
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| Dec. 17, 2006 |
The New York Times
Roger Lowenstein reviews Fallen Giant in “The Foundation, and the Flaws, of an Empire”, Sunday Business, December 17, 2006
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| Dec. 8 , 2006 |
Fallen Giant top-selling insurance book on Amazon
Of 100 best sellers on Amazon that deal with insurance related topics, Fallen Giant is the top-seller
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| Dec. 4 , 2006 |
BestWeek
“Book: Greenberg May Not Regain Reputation”, David Dankwa, BestWeek Weekly Insurance Newsletter, December 4, 2006
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| Nov. 30 , 2006 |
Audio interview with AM Best editors
BestDay Audio
iTunes Podcast
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| Nov. 16, 2006 |
Book launch event, New York City
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| Nov. 12, 2006 |
Book signing, 1 to 3 PM, Chatham Book Store
Main Street, Chatham, NY
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| Nov. 7, 2006 |
Les XXVI Dinner, New York - speaker
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| Oct. 16, 2006 |
Biz Radio Network, live interview
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