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AIG Names McElroy from Arch as CEO of Lexington Insurance Co.

Aug 2 2018 // American International Group Inc. announced that David H. McElroy will join the company as chief executive officer of Lexington Insurance Co. at a date to be determined.McElroy will lead Lexington Insurance Co. and report...

AIG, Carlyle Group Partner to Build Reinsurer, Run-Off Firm for Complex Risks

Aug 1 2018 // Global insurer American International Group and private equity and financial services firm The Carlyle Group are forming a partnership to build a standalone provider of reinsurance, claims handling and run-off management...

AGCS Taps AIG’s Davì-Greer as Regional Head of Financial Lines

Jul 30 2018 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has appointed Stefania Davì-Greer to head of Financial Lines for Regional Unit London (RUL). Based in London, Davì-Greer will join in October with responsibility for the...

AIG Completes $5.5 Billion Acquisition of Validus

Jul 18 2018 // American International Group Inc. said it has completed its acquisition of Bermuda reinsurer and specialist insurer Validus Holdings.The $5.56 billion all-cash transaction was first announced in January, about eight months...

Here’s a Shocker: Insurance Industry Reserves Still Adequate

Jun 25 2018 // Although analysts at Conning didn’t actually use the word “shocked” in their latest report on the property/casualty industry’s loss reserve position, the title of the report—and the image on the...

Personal Cyber Insurance-Security Packages Being Tested with Wealthy

Jun 18 2018 // Insurance is supposed to make you feel safe, but even those who sell special cyber-security protection packages worry about hacking threats.What makes Jerry Hourihan lose sleep is that everyone’s information already...

Personal Cyber Insurance-Security Packages Being Tested with Wealthy

Jun 7 2018 // Insurance is supposed to make you feel safe, but even those who sell special cyber-security protection packages worry about hacking threats.What makes Jerry Hourihan lose sleep is that everyone’s information already...

How Safe Must Driverless Vehicles Be to Be Accepted? Very Safe.

May 31 2018 // The race is on for companies to present their driverless cars to the public, but recent collisions involving autonomous vehicles developed by Uber Technologies Inc. and Tesla Inc. have led to doubts about whether these...

Mercer’s Sun to Succeed Zheng as CEO of AIG’s China Insurer

May 24 2018 // American International Group announced that Lisa Sun will join the company as chief executive officer of AIG Insurance Company China.Sun joins AIG from Mercer, where most recently she was CEO of Mercer’s Hong Kong...

Europe’s New Data Privacy Law Boosts Cyber Insurance Sales

May 22 2018 // Data privacy rules coming into force this week are giving Europe’s fledgling cyber insurance market a boost as they make companies more aware of the risks caused by customer information breaches.Europe’s...

U.S. Cyber Market Is $2 Billion, Growing Fast, Profitable: Fitch

May 21 2018 // Cyber insurance coverage continues to be one of the fastest growing segments and represents a significant growth opportunity for U.S. property/casualty insurers, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.The market has...

S&P Affirms Ratings for AIG with Negative Outlook

May 18 2018 // S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its ‘A+’ insurer financial strength rating and ‘BBB+’ long- and ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit ratings on American International Group Inc. (AIG), and...

Morin Assumes CFO Role at Arch as Lyons Exits to AIG

May 15 2018 // François Morin is assuming the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer of Arch Capital Group Ltd. Morin replaces outgoing CFO Mark Lyons, who is leaving Arch to become senior vice president and chief...

U.S. Cyber Market Is $2 Billion, Growing Fast, Profitable: Fitch

May 10 2018 // Cyber insurance coverage continues to be one of the fastest growing segments and represents a significant growth opportunity for U.S. property/casualty insurers, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.The market has...

AIG Shareholders Approve $43 Million Compensation for CEO Duperreault

May 9 2018 // American International Group Inc said shareholders approved a $43.1 million pay package for 2017 for Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault during the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday.A nonbinding resolution...

Shareholders to Decide If AIG CEO Should be Paid $43 Million

May 9 2018 // American International Group Inc. faces an uphill climb to convince shareholders to approve a $43.1 million pay package for Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault during the company’s annual meeting on...

Activist Icahn Breaks Up with AIG, Sells Shares

May 8 2018 // Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has sold his stake in American International Group Inc, ending a more than two-year association with one of the largest U.S. property and casualty insurers, according to a person familiar...

Ex-CEO for AIG Unit Tells UK Court Politics Not Why Bonuses Were Cut

May 4 2018 // An ex-chief executive officer of AIG’s Financial Products unit repeatedly told a U.K court that political and media pressure didn’t influence the company’s decision to “wipe out” a $600...

AIG CEO Vows to Improve Bottom Line by Year End

May 4 2018 // American International Group Inc. executives on Thursday defended their strategy for transforming the company, saying some key improvements would take hold by year-end, but failed to convince investors as shares slid more...

Cat Losses Cut Into AIG Q1 Profit

May 3 2018 // American International Group Inc. reported a 21 percent decline in first-quarter profit on Wednesday, due to higher catastrophe and bad weather claims, as well as weaker investment income.The insurer posted $938 million,...