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Former AIG Financial Product Staffers Seek Bonuses They Say They Were Promised

May 3 2018 // A former marketing director at Banque AIG told a London court that he was repeatedly assured he’d receive his bonuses, even as he helped clean up a company crumbling from its role in the global financial...

AIG Acquisition Target Validus Reports Q1 Loss

May 3 2018 // Validus Holdings reported it lost money during the 2018 first quarter, due partly to more expenses, an underwriting loss in its insurance segment and a drop in income for the carrier’s reinsurance arm.The downbeat...

XL’s Vidovich Joins AIG’s General Insurance as Chief Claims Officer

Apr 20 2018 // American International Group, Inc. announced that Anthony Vidovich will join the company as chief claims officer for General Insurance, effective May 14, 2018. In this role, Vidovich will be responsible for claims...

AIG Prepares for Brexit with Authorization of UK, Luxembourg Subsidiaries

Apr 20 2018 // American International Group Inc. announced the authorization of new insurance companies in the United Kingdom and Luxembourg in preparation for the UK’s exit from the European Union.The formation of the two new...

CNA Names AIG’s James as Senior VP for Global Reinsurance

Apr 12 2018 // CNA reports that Mark James will join the company as senior vice president for Global Reinsurance. He will be responsible for CNA’s reinsurance strategies and purchasing around the globe. James has more than 15 years...

AIG Launches Travel Insurance on Demand App in Canada

Mar 28 2018 // Travel Guard Group Canada, Inc., the Toronto-based subsidiary of AIG, has launched a travel insurance app allowing Canadian customers (except Quebec residents) to purchase coverage in blocks of time through their...

Here’s What AIG Paid CEO Duperreault

Mar 28 2018 // American International Group paid its new chief executive Brian Duperreault $43.1 million last year, a securities filing showed on Tuesday.AIG, which during the financial crisis faced questions over the compensation of...

Ex-AIG Execs Kick-Off New High Net Worth Insurer Vault in Florida

Mar 27 2018 // It was a no-brainer for former thought-leaders from AIG to set up shop for their new high net worth insurer in the Sunshine State, a state known for beautiful beaches, a growing economy and lots of wealthy individuals. A...

Marsh’s Dandridge Joins AIG as Marketing, Communications Head for General Insurance

Mar 26 2018 // American International Group said Ed Dandridge will join the company as head of Marketing and Communications, General Insurance, effective April 16. In this role, Dandridge will be responsible for General Insurance’s...

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Greenberg Appeal Over AIG Bailout

Mar 26 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a defeat to former American International Group Inc. CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, refusing to hear an appeal he led arguing that the federal government illegally bailed...

Ally of Activist Investor Icahn to Leave AIG Board

Mar 15 2018 // Samuel Merksamer, who represents billionaire Carl Icahn on the board of American International Group Inc., will not seek re-election to the post at the insurer’s annual meeting in May, the company said in a filing on...

AM General Faces Michigan Breach of Contract Suit over $3M in Unpaid Bills

Mar 12 2018 // A Michigan company is suing AM General, alleging the vehicle manufacturer owes more than $3 million for contract work at its northern Indiana plant.Michigan-based Allied Industrial Group’s original contract called...

Sompo International to Launch Specialty Operation in Spain; Executive Team Named

Mar 6 2018 // Sompo International announced it will launch a specialty insurance underwriting operation in Barcelona, Spain.Sompo currently has a London-based operation but must open EU-based headquarters in order to conduct business...

AIG Partners with Expedia to Provide Travel Insurance

Mar 5 2018 // Insurer American International Group Inc on Friday said that it has struck a deal with online travel services provider Brand Expedia Group to sell travel insurance to the company’s global customers.The move is part...

AIG’s Doubling of Q4 Loss Pinned on Wildfires, Tax Act

Feb 9 2018 // American International Group reported a net loss of $6.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to a net loss of $3.0 billion in the prior-year quarter. The fourth quarter of 2017 net loss included a charge of...

Former CIA Attorney Krass to Join AIG in General Counsel Roles

Feb 6 2018 // American International Group announced that Caroline Krass will join the company as senior vice president and general counsel for General Insurance, and deputy general counsel for AIG, effective in March.Krass previously...

People

Feb 5 2018 // David Kramer and Theodore Nittis have launched Gemini Risk Partners as an independent professional liability insurance brokerage in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.The firm will focus on serving law firms, as it did when it was...

AIG’s Dealmaker CEO Duperreault Says Validus ‘Fits Like a Glove’

Jan 23 2018 // American International Group Inc. is getting bigger again.Eight months after Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault took over and began to undo his predecessor’s retrenchment strategy, the company announced a...

If They Try It, They’ll Like It: How Ridesharing, Autonomous Cars Will Win Over the Public

Jan 23 2018 // Five years ago, when she was still an insurance broker with Marsh, Kate Sampson called insurance underwriters at American International Group (AIG) and other insurers with a new concept.“I’m working with this...

AIG to Buy Bermuda Reinsurer Validus for $5.6B in Cash, Reversing Retrenchment

Jan 22 2018 // Eight months after Chief Executive Officer Brian Duperreault took over and began to undo his predecessor’s retrenchment strategy, the company announced a $5.56 billion, all-cash deal to purchase Bermuda reinsurer...