While there is plenty of blame to go around for the ongoing financial meltdown, two prime causes were unregulated insurance transactions by AIG in the form of credit default swaps, and a negligent Congress that not only allowed such deals to go down, but tied the hands of state regulators who could have prevented the crisis, says NU Editor In Chief Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.property-casualty.com.

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