You can go to the Web sites of the four biggest insurers Financial Security Assurance, MBIA Insurance, Ambac Assurance and Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. to see their client lists.
But what we know now is that in a big, bad world, those assurances no longer apply".
Ordinarily, players whose objectives are different are reluctant to make big investments without assurances that others in the network will back them.
"As these insurers get bigger, Californians deserve assurances they will get better," said Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access, a consumer advocacy group.
As more cases are disclosed, there will no doubt be more big fines and more assurances from senior executives that they had no idea what was going on.
Amid assurances of big gains — each of his companies had the letter X in its title, signifying multiple returns — his personal fortune soared, even as the companies brought in little revenue.
Despite bland assurances from big oil that they're doing all they can to make things right in the Gulf, impacts from the industry on our people and ecosystems are vast.
"The gas companies say don't worry, but we don't have any assurances when big weather and flooding happens". Residents and advocates said they are particularly worried that an explosion could occur if the pipeline, running beneath a densely populated area, is damaged.
Bonds ended up in the portfolios of mutual funds, as well as big American life assurance firms, notably AFLAC, which has a reported $428m of exposure.
Without that assurance, big corporate customers will not invest in Web services, which analysts say could be a huge new business.
