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AIG’s United Guaranty Files for IPO

Mar 31 2016 // AIG’s mortgage insurance unit, United Guaranty Corp, filed for an initial public offering of up to $100 million with U.S. regulators, as part of a previously announced move to spin off the business.AIG announced in...

AIG Executives’ Pay Trimmed for Missing Profit Goals

Mar 30 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investors to split up, cut short-term incentive pay for Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock by 29 percent last year as he missed profit...

AIG Continues with Job Cuts; Warns 242 in New York Next to Go

Mar 23 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s been under pressure from activist investors, said it plans to cut 242 jobs at five locations in New York City.The reductions will take place through Sept. 30, and...

For Greenbergs Post-AIG, Business Is $650M Family Affair

Mar 22 2016 // Long after leaving American International Group Inc., members of the Greenberg family are expanding financial ties through companies they now oversee.Evan Greenberg’s Chubb Ltd., previously known as Ace Ltd., has...

People – East

Mar 21 2016 // John Q. Doyle, who was ousted from the executive ranks of American International Group in a management shakeup in December, is joining global insurance broker Marsh.Marsh said it has appointed Doyle as president, effective...

People – Southeast

Mar 21 2016 // John Q. Doyle, who was ousted from the executive ranks of American International Group in a management shakeup in December, is joining global insurance broker Marsh as president, effective April 15.In this newly-created...

AIG Frees Up Capital with Reinsurance Pact with Swiss Re

Mar 10 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer stung by losses on higher-than-expected claims costs, said Swiss Re AG has agreed to take on some of the company’s risks tied to casualty policies.The two-year...

Supreme Court Nixes AIG Bid to Recoup Foreign Tax Credits

Mar 7 2016 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected bids by three companies to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign tax credits denied by the Internal Revenue Service as the tax agency tries to curb corporate abuse of...

Former AIG Executive Doyle to Join Marsh as President

Mar 7 2016 // John Q. Doyle, who was ousted from the executive ranks of American International Group in a management shakeup in December, is joining global insurance broker Marsh.Marsh said it has appointed Doyle as president, effective...

Why Buyers, Sellers File Claims Under M&A Insurance: AIG

Mar 7 2016 // Nearly 14 percent of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance policies written globally by American International Group Inc. resulted in a claim, according to a study by the insurer, one of the largest writers of...

XL Catlin Expands Professional Liability Unit; Adds AIG’s Santiago

Mar 2 2016 // XL Catlin has announced the regional expansion of its Hartford-based Professional Liability underwriting operations, establishing offices in New York, Chicago, Denver and Toronto.According to Dan Kumpf, chief executive of...

AIG, Coventry Settle Life Settlements Case

Mar 1 2016 // American International Group Inc. said on Monday that it had reached a settlement resolving a $2 billion lawsuit accusing a Philadelphia-area firm overcharging it for life insurance policies acquired from elderly...

Why Buyers, Sellers File Claims Under M&A Insurance: AIG Study

Feb 26 2016 // Nearly 14 percent of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance policies written globally by American International Group Inc. resulted in a claim, according to a study by the insurer, one of the largest writers of...

Should Google’s Parent Buy AIG?

Feb 16 2016 // It’s an “audacious” idea, and Citigroup Inc. acknowledges as much.Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., should buy American International Group Inc. to expand into financial services, and turn the insurer...

AIG Takes More Off Top: Schreiber, Maag Out

Feb 16 2016 // American International Group Inc. veteran Brian Schreiber, who shepherded multibillion-dollar deals that expanded the company and then shrank it after the 2008 credit crisis, is departing as the insurer overhauls...

AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Agrees with Current CEO Hancock, Not Icahn

Feb 15 2016 // American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock won short-term relief at the risk of longer-term challenges by striking an accord with activist investors who want to shrink the company, former CEO...

AIG Reports $1.8 Billion Q4 Net Loss on Weak Underwriting, Investments

Feb 12 2016 // Disappointing underwriting and investment returns resulted in American International Group Inc. reporting an operating loss of $1.3 billion for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to operating income of $1.4 billion in...

Activists Icahn, Paulson Land Seats on AIG Board; Now What?

Feb 12 2016 // John Paulson and Carl Icahn, who became billionaires by identifying mispriced securities and pushing for corporate shakeups, face a new challenge after winning seats on the board of American International Group Inc., the...

Leading Reinsurers Line Up for Lemonade, the P2P Insurer

Feb 9 2016 // Lemonade, the startup peer-to-peer insurance carrier that has raised $13 million in initial funding, announced a line-up of global reinsurance partners, including Berkshire Hathaway and leading Lloyd’s of London...

AIG Scaling Back on Investments in Hedge Funds

Feb 9 2016 // American International Group Inc. plans to exit at least half the hedge funds in which the insurer is invested, according to people familiar with the company’s portfolio.The insurer has holdings in more than 100...