Treasury to Extend Bailout Funds to Insurance Companies
By David Cho, Zachary A. Goldfarb and Binyamin Appelbaum
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, October 24, 2008; 2:38 PM
The Treasury Department is working on ways to broaden its $700 billion bank
rescue program to help insurance companies that are a critical backstop to a
wide range of deals, bond issues and leasing arrangements, sources familiar
with the matter said..............................