Latest AIG Headlines

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Business Moves

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....

Icahn Doesn’t Buy AIG’s Strategy; Readies Slate of Directors

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...

Moody’s, S&P, A.M. Best Release Ratings for AIG After Strategic Plan Outlined

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...

AIG CEO Says Future Split Possible, But Downplays SIFI Risk; Will ‘Narrow’ P/C Focus

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...

AIG to Sell Advisor Group Broker-Dealer to Lightyear

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...

AIG Rejects Full Split; Will IPO Mortgage Business, Sell Advisory Unit, Reorganize into ‘Modular’ Units

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...

KBW Analyst Dismisses AIG Mortgage Business Spinoff

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...

AIG Eyes Partial Spinoff of Mortgage Insurance Unit: Reuters

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...

Icahn Activism Not AIG’s First Test Under Pressure

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...

AIG Increases Global Commercial Property Limits to $2.5B

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...

Icahn Renews Attack on AIG CEO Hancock; Insists ‘Drastic Shift’ Needed

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...

Argo Names AIG’s Mike-Mayer Chief Underwriter, NYWCB’s Wade Chief of Claims for U.S.

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...

MetLife Spinoff Plan Could Add to Pressure on AIG to Split

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...

Analyst Says Investors Support Icahn on AIG Revamp

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...

Insurance Execs’ Midlife Crisis Cure: Four AIG, ACE Veterans Join Startup P2P Insurer Lemonade

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...

Zurich Global Corporate North America Names AIG’s Pickens as Chief Underwriter

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...

AIG CEO Hancock Plans Public Webcast on His Vision, ‘Proactive Plan’ for Insurer

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...

AIG Bets on Workplace Safety Wearables with Investment in Startup HCS

Jan 6 2016 // Giant insurer American International Group Inc. is betting on new technology, artificial intelligence and connectivity to give companies more control over workers in risky jobs and make workplaces safer and more...

QBE North America Names AIG’s Davide as Senior VP for Risk Management

Jan 5 2016 // QBE North America said announced that Joseph Davide has joined the organization as senior vice president, Risk Management, QBE’s large risk business in North America. This business is part of QBE’s Standard...

Top 10 Property/Casualty Insurance News Stories of 2015

Dec 30 2015 // The year 2015 was a year during which the property/casualty insurance industry worried and learned about disruptive forces, new competitors, new leaders and emerging risks. Also, some of the industry’s news revived...