All the headlines from our AIG Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
Feb 8 2016 // Aspen, AgriLogicSpecialty insurer Aspen Insurance has acquired AgriLogic Insurance Services and certain affiliates for cash in a transaction that further diversifies Aspen’s specialty insurance business....
Feb 1 2016 // Carl Icahn, the activist investor calling for a breakup of American International Group Inc., said the alternative plan presented last week by the insurer’s chief executive officer was inadequate and that he’s...
Jan 28 2016 // American International Group Inc., which activist investor Carl Icahn is pressuring to divest assets, had the outlook on its credit rating changed to negative from stable by Standard & Poor’s after the insurer...
Jan 26 2016 // American International Group (AIG) CEO Peter Hancock, who announced the sale of the company’s AIG Advisor Group and a partial (19 percent) spin-off of mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp., said AIG is open to...
Jan 26 2016 // American International Group Inc. has agreed to sell AIG Advisor Group to investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC, a private equity firm specializing in financial services investing, and PSP Investments, one...
Jan 26 2016 // American International Group Inc. announced $3.6 billion in expenses to fill a reserve shortfall after higher-than-expected claims costs and will exit its mortgage insurer and sell an adviser network as Chief Executive...
Jan 25 2016 // American International Group Inc.’s plan to spin off a portion of its mortgage insurance unit is “almost pointless” given the challenges that Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock faces to fix the much...
Jan 24 2016 // American International Group Inc. has decided to pursue a spin-off of its mortgage insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would come as the U.S. insurer fends off activist investor...
Jan 21 2016 // American International Group Inc. knows what it’s like to be circled by hawks.Under pressure in 2009 to repay the insurer’s bailout, company executives were in a race to sell assets. Then Robert Benmosche...
Jan 19 2016 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has significantly raised available global commercial property limits to $2.5 billion per occurrence. According to the company, the move responds to the growing demand for capacity...
Jan 19 2016 // Activist investor Carl Icahn has again called for American International Group (AIG) to be divided into three separate companies and expressed doubt that AIG CEO Peter Hancock’s planned strategy presentation next...
Jan 19 2016 // Specialty insurance and reinsurance carrier Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced the appointments of Frank Mike-Mayer as chief underwriting officer and Mark Wade as chief claims officer, both serving as key...
Jan 13 2016 // After General Electric Co. began selling finance operations to exit too-big-to-fail status, American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said it wasn’t clear that escaping the government...
Jan 13 2016 // Most American International Group Inc. investors believe that billionaire activist Carl Icahn is right that the insurer needs a new strategy, according to a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst who polled shareholders.In...
Jan 12 2016 // An instech startup looking to disrupt the property/casualty insurance industry with a new business model has turned to four seasoned insurance executives from traditional carriers AIG and ACE Insurance to round out its...
Jan 7 2016 // Don Pickens is the new chief underwriting officer for Zurich’s Global Corporate in North America (GCiNA).The position was previously held by Patrick Daley, who will assume a new role as head of Property for the East...
Jan 7 2016 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that has rebuffed activist investor Carl Icahn’s push to divide into three companies, set a Jan. 26 presentation to outline Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock’s...