Latest AIG Headlines

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Insurers Rethinking $17.7 Billion Invested in Hedge Funds

May 24 2016 // Insurers have had about enough of hedge funds.Stung by market-trailing returns, the insurance industry in the U.S. is reversing course after more than doubling its hedge fund allocation over five years, to $17.7 billion as...

Activist Investor Icahn Buys More Shares in AIG

May 17 2016 // Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in American International Group Inc. by 5.2 percent, putting him in a better position to pressure the insurer to split into three independent companies.Icahn now owns 44.4...

Global, Diversified Multiline Insurers Best Placed to Withstand Challenges: S&P

May 13 2016 // Global, diversified insurers are best positioned to withstand the industry’s top economic and competitive challenges, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings.Geographic and...

AIG Chairman Defends Keeping Both Life and P/C Insurance Units

May 12 2016 // American International Group Inc., which is shrinking under pressure from activist investors, is committed to retaining operations in both life insurance and property/casualty coverage, Chairman Doug Steenland...

AIG Pursues $4.1B from Hedge Funds After Q1 Loss

May 3 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer burned by losses on hedge funds, has submitted notices of redemption for $4.1 billion of those holdings through the end of the first quarter.“As of today, we have...

AIG Q1 Net Loss of $183M Tied to Hedge Funds, Energy Investments

May 3 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s shrinking under pressure from activist shareholders, posted a third-straight unprofitable quarter on losses from hedge funds and declines in the value of other...

Ex-AIG Executive Johnston to Succeed Duclos as CEO for QBE North America

May 3 2016 // A former AIG executive is joining QBE to become CEO of its North American operations.Russell Johnston will succeed David Duclos in the role of QBE CEO for its North American operation starting on May 31, and be based in...

AIG Selling $1.2 Billion Worth of Shares in China’s PICC P&C: Report

May 2 2016 // American International Group is offering for sale about $1.2 billion worth of shares in China’s PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. (PICC P&C) in a block deal, IFR said on Saturday, citing a term sheet of the...

Kingstone Hires AIG Exec Delaney as Senior VP in New York

Apr 27 2016 // Kingstone Companies Inc., a multi-line regional property/casualty insurance holding company based in New York, announced that David Delaney has joined the senior management team at its subsidiary Kingstone Insurance...

AIG, Hamilton, Two Sigma to Launch Small-Medium Business Insurance Joint Venture

Apr 26 2016 // American International Group, Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group and affiliates of hedge fund firm Two Sigma Investments said they have agreed to create a technology-enabled insurance platform for sales to the small to...

Ryan Specialty Launches Marine Unit; AIG’s Pecci and Stahl to Lead

Apr 25 2016 // Specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty Group (RSG) has formed a specialty marine underwriting business and tapped two executives who were formerly with American International Group (AIG) to lead it.The newly-formed...

People – Southeast

Apr 18 2016 // EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced that Stephen McKenzie has joined the firm’s Employee Benefits Consulting...

People – East

Apr 18 2016 // Susan L. Donegan, who has been serving as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) for past three years, will step down from her position on June 30.Donegan has met with Vermont Gov. Peter...

Ex-AIG CEO Benmosche’s Memoir Talks of Fending Off Wall Street Sharks

Apr 13 2016 // Robert Benmosche, the former American International Group Inc. chief executive officer who repaid a U.S. bailout, left behind criticism for Wall Street after his death.“The commissions being charged on the auctions...

AIG’s Patel Joins QBE North America as Chief Human Resources Officer

Apr 12 2016 // QBE North America reported that Shruti Patel has joined the organization as chief human resources officer. Patel replaces Hy Pomerance, who was recently appointed chief human resources officer, Emerging Markets, an...

AIG Weighs Cutting Nearly 125 U.K. Jobs, in Plan to Reduce Costs: Sources

Apr 7 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer under pressure from activist investors, may eliminate about 125 positions in the U.K. as it scales back in certain countries and moves jobs to lower-cost locations, according...

AIG Prize Fight Hancock vs. Icahn: Who’s Winning Now?

Apr 7 2016 // News that activist investor Carl Icahn has his eye on a company must make any chief executive officer feel a bit like a water buffalo that has suddenly realized it is being tracked by a hungry lion. So it’s worth...

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Hires AIG Exec Valzania in Boston

Apr 5 2016 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has hired David Valzania as customer and broker engagement leader for the eastern U.S. region. He is based in BHSI’s office in Boston. Valzania comes to BHSI with nearly...

AIG CEO Hancock Sees Opportunity in MetLife Systemic Risk Win

Mar 31 2016 // A judge’s ruling that MetLife Inc. is not “too big to fail” opens up an opportunity for insurer American International Group Inc. to seek an exemption from the tag, AIG Chief Executive Peter Hancock said...

MetLife Victory Could Push AIG, Pru to Fight Systemic Risk Designations

Mar 31 2016 // After regulators slapped the too-big-to-fail label on MetLife Inc., Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian had several responses. One was to challenge government watchdogs in court — a move shunned by other insurers...