Mercer’s Garg Returns to AIG as CEO of Personal Insurance

American International Group Inc. has named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before joining Mercer.

Garg will lead a team within Consumer Insurance and oversee all aspects of the Personal Insurance business, including auto, personal accident, and personal property lines as well as service programs including extended warranty and travel insurance products and services.

He will report to Kevin Hogan, CEO of Global Consumer Insurance, who rejoined AIG from Zurich in 2013.

Garg has more than 28 years of global insurance market experience. He rejoins AIG from Mercer, where he has served as president and senior partner, Growth Markets Region, as well as a member of the Executive Committee since 2012. He was responsible for growing Mercer’s business across 22 countries in Asia, Japan, Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Latin America.

After first joining AIG in 2000, Garg held various management and leadership positions across AIG’s Personal Line insurance business. In 2007, he was named CEO and managing director, Tata AIG, one of the fastest growing non-life insurance companies in India.