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AIG Again Battered by Catastrophes But Reinsurance Lowers 3Q Net Loss

Oct 31 2018 // Catastrophe losses in Japan and North America pushed American International Group to a net loss of $1.3 billion for the third quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $1.7 billion in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted...

AIG Appoints Bilsby from Talbot as Global Head of Specialty

Oct 30 2018 // American International Group Inc. announced the appointment of Peter Bilsby as global head of Specialty.In this new role, Bilsby will report to Christopher Townsend, chief executive officer of AIG General Insurance...

AIG’s European Restructuring Gets Nod in Final Step of Brexit Preparations

Oct 26 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced its European subsidiary, AIG Europe Ltd. (AEL) has received approval from the High Court of England & Wales to transfer its business into two new entities: American...

AIG Estimates Q3 Catastrophe Losses Will Be $1.5 Billion

Oct 18 2018 // American International Group said it expects to report third quarter 2018 catastrophe losses of approximately $1.5 to $1.7 billion. These losses are largely from multiple events in Japan, including Typhoons Jebi and Trami,...

Hurricanes Behind Cuts in Earnings Estimates for AIG, Chubb, Other S&P 500

Oct 16 2018 // The S&P 500 has plummeted more than 5 percent since early October. The culprit: slowing earnings growth stemming from rising interest rates and oil prices, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.That straightforward...

Reinsurers Including AIG’s Validus Await Hurricane Michael Claims

Oct 11 2018 // American International Group Inc.’s Brian Duperreault spent his first year as chief executive officer on a rebuilding effort, and his biggest acquisition is the one that can magnify the insurance giant’s...

AGCS Taps Brewer from AIG, Promotes Tiplady, for UK Broker Relationship Team

Oct 11 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), Allianz Group’s specialist carrier for corporate insurance business, announced the appointments of Lee Brewer as senior broker relationship manager and Harriet...

AIG Is Seeking More Than $200M for Manhattan Hotel

Oct 8 2018 // AIG Global Real Estate is seeking buyers for a Manhattan hotel that could fetch more than $200 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.AIG has tapped Eastdil Secured LLC to find prospective buyers for the...

Former AIG, Ironshore Executive Mitrovic Joins Cooper Levenson Law Firm

Sep 24 2018 // Veteran insurance executive Michael Mitrovic has joined the Cooper Levenson law firm in its insurance defense litigation practice. Mitrovic’s career spans nearly 40 years in the insurance industry. He served as...

AIG to Acquire Program Manager Glatfelter Insurance Group

Sep 21 2018 // American International Group has agreed to acquire Glatfelter Insurance Group, a prominent specialty insurance broker and program manager headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.The terms of the transaction were not disclosed....

AIG CEO Expects More Trading of Insurance-Linked Assets

Sep 17 2018 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Brian Duperreault said he sees “huge potential” within the insurer’s portfolio for use of a market in which investors trade assets tied to insurance...

XL Catlin’s Duffy to Join AIG as Bermuda Manager

Sep 11 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Catherine Duffy will join the company’s General Insurance business as Country Manager of Bermuda, at a date to be determined. In this role, Duffy will oversee...

CEO Duperreault Bets on Underwriting Culture, Greenberg Ways in Restoring AIG to Greatness

Sep 11 2018 // Brian Duperreault, who rejoined American International Group Inc. as chief executive officer last year to turn the company around, remembers another era when the insurer was trying to blaze a trail toward greatness.In...

AIG’s Turpin Joins Arch Insurance as Head of U.S. Property

Sep 6 2018 // Valerie Turpin has joined Arch Insurance as executive vice president and Head of U.S. Property. She succeeds Michael Kmetz, who has taken a different role within the firm. In this position, Turpin will have oversight of...

AIG CEO Expects More Trading of Insurance-Linked Assets

Sep 6 2018 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Brian Duperreault said on Wednesday he sees “huge potential” within the insurer’s portfolio for use of a market in which investors trade assets tied to...

Repko Joins AIG as AIG Chief Information Officer, Replacing Gallo

Aug 21 2018 // American International Group announced that John P. Repko will join the company as executive vice president, chief information officer, effective September 4, succeeding Martha Gallo, who the insurer said is leaving AIG to...

AIG CEO Duperreault Vows Continued ‘Sense of Urgency’ on Reaching Elusive Profitability

Aug 10 2018 // After a disappointing second quarter, AIG CEO Brian Duperreault restated his pledge that the struggling insurer would reach an underwriting profit after 2018. He also cautioned that the road to profitability will continue...

AIG Appoints Aspen Re’s Lillelund as CEO of AIG Europe in Luxembourg

Aug 8 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Thomas Lillelund will join as chief executive officer of AIG Europe SA.Headquartered in Luxembourg, AIG Europe SA is a new legal entity for AIG’s business in the...

AIG Names Wismer as SVP, Deputy Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer

Aug 7 2018 // American International Group, Inc. has appointed Jonathan Wismer as senior vice president, deputy chief financial officer and chief accounting officer, effective immediately.Wismer will be based in New York and report to...

AIG’s Q2 Profit Drops 17% as General Insurance Fails to Improve

Aug 3 2018 // American International Group Inc on Thursday reported a 17 percent fall in quarterly profit as its general insurance business failed to show improvement, missing analysts’ expectations.AIG shares fell more than 5.5...