AFFIRMATIVE INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC AFFM (last ticker on record)
CIK 1282543Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 5
- Newest began Oct 2015
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2007 to Nov 2012
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 0
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
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Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Akin GumpFirst linked Sep 2004 · Named in a filing · 582 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.24× · Went dark 0.52× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
- Balch & BinghamFirst linked Mar 2004 · Named in a filing · 42 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 0.55× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Gump | Sep 2004 | Named in a filing | 582 | 1.24 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Balch & Bingham | Mar 2004 | Named in a filing | 42 | 1.59 | 0.55 | 1.12 |