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AIG’s Bernal Joins AXA XL’s Broker/Client Management Team in Texas

Jan 17 2019 // Roman E. Bernal has joined AXA XL’s broker and client management team in Houston as client distribution leader for the US South Central region, reporting to Wayne Speeg, US South Central regional leader.Bernal will...

Former CNA CEO Motamed Joins AIG Board

Jan 16 2019 // The board of directors of American International Group has elected Thomas Firouz Motamed, who retired as chairman and chief executive officer of CNA Financial Corp. in 2016, as a director. Motamed has also been appointed...

CorPro Underwriting Managers Expands AIG Management Liability Offering

Jan 8 2019 // CorPro Underwriting Managers has expanded its availability of several new key coverage enhancements under the Private Edge Plus and Not-for-Profit Risk Protector products (directors and officers, employment practices,...

Harris to Head Argo International Operations; Hernandez Takes on Strategic Initiatives Role

Dec 18 2018 // Global specialty insurer and reinsurer Argo Group International Holdings, has appointed Matt Harris to be group head of the company’s international insurance operations, including the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia,...

A Desire to Leave the World Better Than He Found It: Acts of Generosity from AIG’s Founder C.V. Starr

Dec 17 2018 // Cornelius Vander Starr had many identities, including American entrepreneur, successful businessman, salesman, fearless world traveler and business pioneer. As the founder of what is now American International Group, he...

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Dec 17 2018 // NAS Insurance Services LLC has expanded its senior management team with several new appointments, including naming Marcus D’Anna chief financial officer.D’Anna’s appointment as CFO comes after five years...

AIG Arranges First CLO Deal Since Financial Crisis

Dec 12 2018 // American International Group Inc. has returned to the red-hot collateralized loan obligation market as an asset manager with its first sale since the financial crisis.The $500 million transaction is being arranged by...

AIG Expands Coverage as Whisky Collecting Gains Among Wealthy

Dec 10 2018 // With prices of rare whisky soaring into the six and seven digits, ensuring that precious spirit is protected is not only recommended but essential, says Ron Fiamma, head of global collections at AIG’s private client...

AIG Chief Data Officer DalleMule Jumps to Insurtech Startup Planck

Dec 6 2018 // Planck Resolution, AI-based data platform for commercial insurance, has hired Leandro DalleMule as general manager, North America.Prior to joining Planck Resolution, DalleMule was the chief data officer (CDO) and head of...

AIG Appoints MetLife’s Shah as Asia Pacific CEO

Dec 5 2018 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has appointed Sachin N Shah as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific, AIG General Insurance. Shah has been chairman, president and CEO of MetLife Japan since 2013 and prior to...

AIG Names Lyons as CFO, Succeeding Sankaran

Dec 5 2018 // American International Group (AIG) has appointed Mark D. Lyons to the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), succeeding Sid Sankaran, who will remain at AIG in an advisory capacity through the...

Global Regulators Delay, Rethink ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Designation for Insurers

Nov 15 2018 // Global insurance regulators will put off singling out insurers deemed so important to the financial system that they are required to hold extra capital, in a victory for companies such as American International Group and...

AIG, Carlyle Complete Deal Creating Run-Off Reinsurer, Fortitude Re

Nov 14 2018 // The Carlyle Group has completed its acquisition of a 19.9 percent stake in Fortitude Group Holdings, a reinsurer operating as Fortitude Re, formerly known as DSA Re.The AIG-Carlyle transaction, first announced in August,...

Former AIG Employees Win UK Court Ruling over $100M in Back Bonuses

Nov 13 2018 // A group of former employees at American International Group Inc. won a U.K. court ruling that may pave the way for them to be paid $100 million in bonuses dating back to the financial crisis.The 23 former traders, analysts...

Insurers’ Firefighting Teams Move to Limit Damage from California Wildfires

Nov 13 2018 // California’s raging wildfires are so bad that American International Group Inc. and Chubb Ltd. are deploying teams of specialists and former firefighters to spray retardants on homes. The season may soon rank among...

SEC Wants More Details from AIG on Berkshire Reinsurance

Nov 12 2018 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told American International Group Inc. to improve disclosures about its use of reinsurance to mitigate losses in its property and casualty unit, according to correspondence made...

Patrick Ryan Hails Program Business Amid Retail Consolidation, Moves Toward MGAs

Nov 8 2018 // Insurance industry trailblazer Patrick Ryan thinks the insurance program business could be headed for interesting times given recent consolidation in the retail insurance agency sector, an influx of capital and the recent...

AIG Finalizes Acquisition of Program Manager Glatfelter Insurance

Nov 7 2018 // American International Group said it has completed the acquisition of insurance program manager Glatfelter Insurance Group, a deal announced in September.The addition is a key element in AIG’s strategy to reposition...

AIG Winds Down Iran Business It Acquired Along With Validus

Nov 7 2018 // American International Group Inc. is exiting business activities in Iran that came with a subsidiary it acquired and which now butt up against the sanctions against Iran that have been reimposed by the Trump...

AIG Executives Outline Path to Underwriting Profit in 2019

Nov 2 2018 // “We do see it coming. We expect that in 2019 we’re going to be in an underwriting profit position, not a great one, but a profit. And we’ll move from there to a great one.”So said Brian Duperreault,...