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AIG Reports 17% Increase in Profit; Issues First Dividend Since 2008

Aug 2 2013 // American International Group Inc. announced its first capital return since its 2008 bailout, through a dividend and share buyback, sending its shares up 6 percent after the bell.The insurer, which was almost wiped out by...

Insurers, Customers Were Kept Safe from 2008 Financial Crisis: GAO Report

Jul 30 2013 // At a time when efforts are underway to require additional supervision of some large insurers, a new government report concludes that the insurance industry’s own practices and the policies of state and federal...

AIG to Close Down Savings Bank Unit Due to Dodd-Frank Limits

Jul 30 2013 // American International Group Inc. will return funds to customers of its banking unit and shut their accounts as the Dodd-Frank Act places limits on insurers with deposit-taking units.AIG Federal Savings Bank “will no...

Judge Says Bernanke Should Testify in Greenberg’s Suit Against Bailout

Jul 29 2013 // A U.S. judge said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should be required to testify in the lawsuit by the former chief of American International Group Inc., Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, against the United States...

Here Comes Berkshire Hathaway

Jul 22 2013 // When a veteran of CNA joined Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance to lead the new venture’s professional liability division a few weeks ago, the news did not receive the press that followed the first four recruits...

People – East

Jul 22 2013 // Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings plc promoted Todd Jones to chief executive officer of Willis North America. He is based in Willis’ New York office.Jones succeeds Vic Krauze who joined Willis in 1997 and has...

G20 to Require Largest Insurers to Hold More Capital from 2019

Jul 19 2013 // The largest global insurers will have to hold more capital from 2019 to cover risks they pose to the financial system should they go bust, global regulators said on Thursday.Regulators also released an initial list of nine...

Greenberg Lawyers Say Bernanke Testimony Key to Suit Over AIG Bailout

Jul 17 2013 // U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke should be required to testify in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit over the bailout of American International Group Inc., Greenberg’s lawyers...

AIG Ex-Chief Greenberg Sues Spitzer for Defamation

Jul 14 2013 // Former American International Group Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg sued Eliot Spitzer on Friday, alleging the former New York governor defamed him in several statements to the press, according to the...

Top 10 U.S. Aircraft Insurers: SNL

Jul 11 2013 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) has been reported to be the lead insurer for the recent Asiana Flight 214 tragedy in San Francisco. AIG’s role is not surprising, given its presence in Asia and focus on the...

Dwane Named President, CEO of AIG’s Latin American P/C Business

Jul 11 2013 // American International Group has appointed Jim Dwane as the new president and CEO for its property/casualty business in Latin America and the Caribbean, effective immediately.He will be responsible for AIG’s...

AIG, GE Capital Accept Systemically Important Designations

Jul 10 2013 // American International Group Inc. and General Electric Co.’s finance unit were designated systemically important by U.S. regulators, a ruling the companies had already agreed to accept.The vote by the Financial...

Will Bernanke Testify in Greenberg’s Bailout Lawsuit?

Jul 10 2013 // U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke shouldn’t be compelled to testify in Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s lawsuit over the government’s bailout of American International Group Inc., the...

AIG Reported to Be Lead Insurer for Asiana Crash in San Francisco

Jul 9 2013 // International Group Inc. was the lead insurer providing coverage for the Asiana Airlines Inc. jet that crashed while landing in San Francisco last weekend, according to two people familiar with the matter.The coverage is...

Prudential Will Appeal SIFI Designation; AIG, GE Will Not

Jul 3 2013 // Prudential Financial Inc., the No. 2 U.S. life insurer, is contesting a U.S. finding that it poses a potential risk to the financial system, becoming the first company to challenge the label that brings additional...

Insurers, State Regulators Try to Block Bank-Like Rules by Federal Reserve

Jul 3 2013 // MetLife Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc. have been joined by state regulators challenging the Federal Reserve on how to oversee the biggest insurers under the Dodd-Frank law.The insurers and watchdogs are pressuring the...

Greenberg’s $25B Suit Against Government Over AIG Bailout Can Proceed

Jun 27 2013 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg can continue his $25 billion lawsuit against the U.S. over losses from the bailout of his former company, American International Group Inc., without making claims on behalf of the...

Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg Must Face N.Y. Suit, Appeals Court Says

Jun 25 2013 // Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Maurice “Hank” Greenberg must face a fraud lawsuit brought by the New York attorney general, the state’s highest court ruled.The state can...

AIG Revives Plane Unit IPO After Continued Delay in China Sale

Jun 24 2013 // American International Group Inc. revived plans for an initial public offering of its plane- leasing unit after the insurer extended a deadline for a group of Chinese investors to buy the business.International Lease...

AIG UK Enhances Airside Liablity Offering

Jun 19 2013 // AIG’s Aerospace Unit in the UK has enhanced its airside premises and contractors liability protection with limits of indemnity and up to U.S. $50 million of war and terrorism cover included as...