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AIG Posts Q2 Profit on AIA Stake

Aug 5 2011 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group reported a profit for the second quarter Thursday, as tax benefits and its one-third stake in Asian insurer AIA offset a decline in operating income at its main...

General Re, AIG Executives’ Convictions Tossed; New Trial Ordered

Aug 2 2011 // Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. unit and one at American International Group Inc. won the reversal of their convictions over a reinsurance transaction that prosecutors said...

SEC Seeks More Disclosure by AIG on Credit Ratings

Aug 1 2011 // The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked insurer American International Group (AIG) to provide more disclosure about how and why it assigns credit ratings to investments in its portfolio, according to letters...

P/C Insurers Still Saddled with Asbestos Reserve Challenges

Jul 28 2011 // Asbestos-related diseases have been falling for a decade, but warnings from a pair of U.S. insurance giants about new claims raise questions about the industry’s ability to put the scourge behind it.While medical...

Commission Allows Group to Buy AIG Taiwan Unit

Jul 15 2011 // Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission says a local conglomerate has met conditions the commission stipulated in June to purchase AIG’s Taiwanese insurance unit, paving the way for final approval.The...

U.S. Industry Reserve Redundancy at $22 Billion: Aon Benfield

Jun 16 2011 // The overall U.S. insurance industry reserve redundancy is $22.0 billion versus $21.9 billion at year-end 2009, after the industry released $10.5 billion of reserves during 2010, a new study of year-end 2010 data shows.The...

Taiwan Conditionally Approves AIG’s Nan Shan Life Sale

Jun 9 2011 // Taiwan’s financial regulator gave conditional approval on Thursday to AIG’s $2.2 billion sale of its Nan Shan Life insurance unit, bringing closer to an end an almost two year long sale saga.The U.S. insurer,...

AIG Stock Dips After $8.7 Billion Share Sale by U.S. Treasury

May 25 2011 // of American International Group Inc. fell 3.6 percent Wednesday after the insurer and the U.S. Treasury sold $8.7 billion worth of AIG stock.The Treasury sold 200 million shares, reducing its stake in the company to 77...

Treasury Sells AIG Shares at Slight Profit

May 25 2011 // The U.S. Treasury is barely breaking even on its investment in beleaguered insurance giant American International Group Inc., according to an early litmus test of market interest in the firm’s stock.The Treasury sold...

AIG, U.S. Treasury to Sell Nearly $9 Billion in Stock

May 11 2011 // American International Group and the U.S. Treasury said Wednesday they will sell just under $9 billion in AIG stock, suggesting the government’s exit from its crisis-era investment will be more difficult than...

AIG Shares Fall Further, Put Pressure on Treasury

May 10 2011 // Later this month investors will get a chance to buy into the revived American International Group, but dreams of a blockbuster sale have faded with the steady decline in AIG’s shares.The stakes are high for the U.S....

AIG Shares Hit Lowest Level in Months

May 9 2011 // Shares in bailed-out insurer American International Group fell to their lowest levels in nearly eight months Monday, potentially moving them into loss-making territory for the U.S. Treasury.The Treasury holds 92.11 percent...

AIG Reports $1.5B Net Income Loss in Q1

May 6 2011 // American International Group posted a loss from continuing operations in the first quarter as it recorded a charge of more than $3 billion related to its recapitalization and termination of its credit facility from the...

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May 2 2011 // Marsh & McLennan announced several changes to its senior management team, including the appointment of Daniel S. Glaser, 50, to the newly created position of group president and chief operating officer. Glaser had...

AIG Files Lawsuit Against Two Money Management Firms

Apr 28 2011 // American International Group sued two money management firms Thursday as the bailed-out insurer launched a fight to recoup billions of dollars it said it lost due to fraud.The insurer, 92 percent owned by the U.S....

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Apr 18 2011 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) reorganized Chartis, its global property/casualty business, and named a new management team. Among the changes was a new CEO, Peter D. Hancock, currently AIG executive vice president...

Juhas Named to Head AIG Strategic Planning

Apr 13 2011 // Peter Juhas has been named head of Strategic Planning by American International Group Inc. (AIG). Juhas will be responsible for working with AIG’s businesses to capitalize on global growth opportunities and focus the...

AIG Urges Taiwan Unit Employees to Support Sale

Apr 12 2011 // American International Group Inc. has urged staff at Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd to voice their support for its planned $2.16 billion sale, saying their silence has allowed “ill-intentioned...

Federal Reserve Plans 2 Auctions of AIG Mortgage Securities

Apr 11 2011 // The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is planning two auctions of risky mortgage-backed securities from its Maiden Lane II portfolio next week, the bank’s website indicated Friday.The sales would be the Fed’s...

U.S. Pay Czar Allows AIG Flexibility with Pay Packages at AIG

Apr 11 2011 // The U.S. pay czar will allow bailed-out firms American International Group, Ally Financial and General Motors to be flexible with their compensation packages for certain high-paid employees, according to letters released...