Latest AIG Headlines

All the headlines from our AIG Topic Page, ordered by recency.

AIG to Sell its 13.8% Stake in Transatlantic Holdings

Mar 5 2010 // American International Group said it would sell its 13.8 percent stake in reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings Inc, worth about $500 million at Thursday’s closing stock price.AIG, nearly 80 percent owned by the U.S....

Prudential and AIG Execs Selling AIA Deal to Asia Staff

Mar 4 2010 // The chief executives of Britain’s Prudential Plc and American International Group met employees of the two firms in Southeast Asia on Thursday, in a bid to address concerns about the insurance industry’s record...

Best Makes No Ratings Changes on AIG Due to Sale of AIA

Mar 4 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries are “unchanged following the announcement that AIG will sell the AIA Group, Limited to Prudential plc in a deal...

U.S. May Follow Citigroup Exit Strategy for AIG

Mar 2 2010 // As American International Group Inc. prepares to shed two big units, it looks set to follow the same path as Citigroup Inc. out from under the U.S. government’s wing.The government is likely to follow an exit...

Ratings Recap: AIA/AIAB, SOVAG, Coface, PhilNaRe, Generali Rueck

Mar 2 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has placed its ‘A+’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on American International Assurance Co. Ltd. (AIA) and American International Assurance Co....

Pru-AIG’s AIA Life Marriage Makes Strategic Sense But Carries Risks

Mar 1 2010 // Prudential Plc’s $35.5 billion offer for American International Group Inc.’s Asia business marries the UK insurer’s fast-growth strategy with AIA’s mature business profile — a logical,...

AIG to Sell ‘Crown Jewel’ Asian Life Unit to UK’s Prudential for $35.5 Billion

Feb 28 2010 // American International Group Inc. agreed to sell its Asian life insurance unit to Britain’s Prudential Plc for about $35.5 billion, in a deal that would help the U.S. government get back billions of its bailout...

AIG To Pay $8 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Oregon Pension Fund Losses

Feb 26 2010 // The Oregon Public Employee Retirement Fund will recover losses that were attributable to a pattern of poor disclosure and bid-rigging by insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG), under a settlement announced...

AIG Reduces Q4 Loss; Reports Some Stabilization While Challenges Remain

Feb 26 2010 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reported a net loss of $8.9 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to a net loss of $61.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008.The company said that net loss in the...

Pay Czar Struggles to Rework Bonuses at AIG, Other Bailed-Out Firms

Feb 25 2010 // The Obama administration’s pay czar said his attempts to renegotiate valid pay contracts at bailed-out companies, particularly insurer AIG, has been a “unique challenge,” according to testimony released...

Ohio AG: Ruling Clears Way for State to Take AIG to Trial

Feb 24 2010 // Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced he is encouraged by a recent federal court ruling granting class certification in the securities litigation against American International Group Inc. (AIG).The ruling in the...

Judge Certifies Stockholders’ Class Action Against AIG

Feb 23 2010 // A U.S. judge on Monday certified a class action lawsuit for stockholders, but not bondholders, against American International Group Inc.U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts denied a request by three Ohio state public pension...

Despite Outrage at AIG Bonuses, Private Sector Still Rewards Failure

Feb 23 2010 // To many Americans, it’s a matter of common sense: traders who failed so spectacularly at their jobs that they nearly brought down the global economy should be fired, not rewarded with handsome bonuses.Yet AIG, the...

Why AIG Omitted JP Morgan from Underwriters for Life Insurer IPO

Feb 12 2010 // American International Group Inc. turned down JPMorgan’s attempts to get in on the estimated $10 billion Hong Kong IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, sources involved with the deal said on Friday, in a snub partly...

MetLife May Pay AIG in Stock, Cash for Life Insurance Unit

Feb 10 2010 // MetLife Inc. plans to pay American International Group Inc. in stock and cash for American Life Insurance Co. (Alico), as the two sides negotiate what could be a roughly $15 billion deal, a source familiar with the matter...

AIG Hires KeyCorp’s Hancock to Oversee Finance, Risk

Feb 8 2010 // American International Group Inc. is expected to hire Peter Hancock, a KeyCorp vice chairman and financial services veteran, in a newly created role, overseeing finance, risk and investments, according to two sources close...

Treasury Chief Geithner Says Bank Fee Can Recoup AIG Bonuses

Feb 4 2010 // U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that insurer AIG’s multimillion-dollar bonus contracts were “outrageous,” but Congress can help recoup these payments by passing an Obama...

AIG Retention Bonuses Will Be Completed in March, Says Pay Czar

Feb 3 2010 // President Barack Obama’s pay czar Wednesday predicted the issue of hefty bonuses for AIG employees would end in March and denied a Republican claim that the firm outmaneuvered the Obama administration.“It ends...

AIG Filing Casts Doubt on ‘Limited Exposure’ Claim

Feb 1 2010 // A controversial regulatory filing detailing the federal bailout of American International Group Inc. could put the spotlight back on the former executive who headed the division most responsible for the insurer’s...

AIG Financial Product Employees Accept Retention Pay Cuts

Jan 29 2010 // Most current employees at the financial products unit of American International Group Inc. eligible for money owed them under a retention plan told the company they would accept less money in return for an earlier payout,...