Defendant Name:
General Re Corporation
Defendant Type:
Subsidiary of Public Company
Public Company Parent:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
SIC Code:
6331
CUSIP:
08467010
Document Reference:
comp21384
Document Details
Legal Case Name
SEC v. General Re Corporation
Document Name
Complaint
Document Date
20-Jan-2010
Document Format
Civil Proceeding
Case Number
10-cv-00458
Federal District Court
New York, Southern District of New York
Allegation Type
Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary
On January 20, 2010, the SEC filed a complaint against General Re Corporation. According to the SEC: "This action arises from Gen Re's involvement in separate schemes with American International Group, Inc. ('AIG') and Prudential financial, Inc. ('Prudential') to use sham transactions to manipulate those companies' financial statements. Gen Re knowingly provided substantial assistance to both AIG and Prudential in connection with their own violations of the books and records and internal control provisions of the federal securities laws..."