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Insurers subpoenaed in municipal GIC probe

Several financial guarantee insurers have been subpoenaed by the antitrust division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and, in some cases, by the Securities and Exchange Commission in an investigation of brokers of municipal guaranteed investment contracts. Companies that say they have received subpoenas include units of American International Group Inc., XL Capital Ltd. and General Electric Co. A Justice Department spokeswoman said, "The antitrust division is investigating the possibility of anticompetitive practices in the municipal bond industry.''

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