Latest AIG Headlines

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AIG’s Losing Streak Continued in Q4

Feb 15 2017 // American International Group Inc. posted its fourth loss in six quarters, burned again by higher-than-expected claims costs as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock struggles to sustain profitability.The net loss widened...

Greenberg Fights New York AG’s Spin on Reinsurance Saga

Feb 14 2017 // Almost a dozen years ago, then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a fraud lawsuit against former American Insurance Group Inc. CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg over two reinsurance transactions that...

Greenberg, New York AG Settle Long-Running Reinsurance Dispute

Feb 12 2017 // Ex- American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice “Hank” Greenberg admitted to taking part in two deals to make the insurer’s financial condition look better than it was as part of a...

CNA Hardy Appoints AIG’s Beelders as Head of Multinational

Feb 2 2017 // CNA Hardy, a specialist commercial insurance provider within the Lloyd’s and company markets, announced the appointment of Jason Beelders as assistant vice president, head of Multinational.Reporting to Patrick Gage,...

S&P Ratings Reacts to AIG’s Pending Q4 Reserve Charge

Jan 31 2017 // American International Group’s anticipated reserve charge has attracted the attention of Standard & Poor’s, which has downgraded certain ratings in light of the disclosure.S&P said it lowered...

AIG, Fitch Put AIG Under Review Citing Reinsurance Deal, Reserve Adjustment

Jan 27 2017 // American International Group won’t be reporting its Q4 2016 financials until Feb. 14, but a disclosure about a “material adverse reserve adjustment” from the insurer for its U.S. commercial business drew...

NAIC Leader Says Insurer Systemic Risk Process Is Unnecessary

Jan 26 2017 // Although the Financial Stability Oversight Council created by the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform Act could serve an incredibly useful purpose, FSOC’s activities so far have been misguided, an insurance regulator...

AIG Reinsurance Deal May Spell Short-Term Loss, Long-Term Gain for Berkshire

Jan 25 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s record risk-transfer agreement with American International Group Inc. is so big that Warren Buffett’s company risks posting its first annual underwriting loss since 2002 at its...

Beazley Taps AIG’s Tigleanu as Data Breach & Information Security U/W

Jan 24 2017 // Beazley, a specialist in data breach response insurance, has appointed Monica Tigleanu as an underwriter focused on data breach and information security coverage for US companies out of its London headquarters.Beazley has...

Business Moves

Jan 23 2017 // AIG, Arch CapitalAmerican International Group (AIG) has completed the $3.4 billion sale of its mortgage guaranty unit to Arch Capital Group. The deal to sell United Guaranty Corp. closed on December 31. AIG has been...

AIG Signs Major Reinsurance Deal with Berkshire’s National Indemnity

Jan 20 2017 // American International Group Inc. announced that it has entered into a reinsurance agreement covering many of the long-term risks on previously-written commercial insurance policies.The agreement, with National Indemnity...

How to Gain ‘Digital Trust’ of Employees in Age of Internet of Things

Jan 5 2017 // Employers will need to accept tradeoffs to foster “digital trust” with employees if they want to gather the workplace data necessary to realize the full benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the sharing...

AIG Completes Sale of Mortgage Unit to Arch Capital for $3.4 Billion

Jan 4 2017 // American International Group said it has completed the $3.4 billion sale of its mortgage guaranty unit to Arch Capital Group.The deal to sell United Guaranty Corp. (UGC), first announced in August 2016, closed on Dec. 31....

Top 12 Insurance Trends and News Stories of 2016: Countdown

Dec 27 2016 // In the year 2016, as in past years, there were the familiar or continuing stories including reinsurers still wishing and hoping for a hardening market; property/casualty insurance carriers reporting financial results...

Hiscox UK Taps AIG’s White as London Regional Mgr, Professional & Specialty Lines

Dec 22 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Trish White as London regional manager for Professional and Specialty Commercial lines within Hiscox UK.White joins Hiscox from AIG, where she had worked...

Transportation Insurer National Interstate Promotes Skuggen, Adds AIG’s Blankenship

Dec 13 2016 // National Interstate Insurance Co. announced the promotion of George Skuggen to senior vice president and the hiring of Steve Blankenship as vice president, Passenger Transportation.In his new role, Skuggen will oversee...

Supreme Court Denies Greenberg Bid to Halt New York AG’s Reinsurance Case

Dec 12 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected former American International Group CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s bid to escape civil fraud charges in New York accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions...

AIG May Move Europe HQ from London to Another EU Country on Brexit

Nov 22 2016 // U.S. insurer AIG may move its European headquarters from London to another European Union country because of Britain’s vote to leave the EU, the head of the AIG’s European and UK operations said at an industry...

TMK Names Ex-AIG Exec Burke as Trade Credit & Political Risk U/W

Nov 21 2016 // Tokio Marine Kiln has appointed Gary Burke to the special risks division in its London office. Burke will focus on trade credit and political risks.Previously he worked for American International Group (AIG) where he held...

AIG Expects to Win Some, Lose Some in Sale of Assets

Nov 21 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s shrinking to free up capital for shareholder buybacks, said it expects to book a loss of about $430 million on the previously disclosed deal to sell Fuji Life...