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AIG Acquires Controlling Stake in ING Employee Benefits Global Network

May 20 2015 // American International Group Inc. has acquired a controlling stake in ING Employee Benefits Global Network and renamed it AIG Global Benefits Network. The network is based in Belgium. The network’s minority...

People – East

May 18 2015 // Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration announced the appointment of Daniel R. Judson as new commissioner at the Massachusetts Division of Insurance. Judson succeeds Joseph Murphy who stepped down from the...

Paulson’s Hedge Fund Bets $800M on AIG

May 17 2015 // Billionaire John Paulson’s hedge fund firm bought a position in American International Group Inc. in the first quarter valued at $800 million at the end of March, in his latest bet on the insurance industry. The New...

AIG Names Schreiber Chief Strategy Officer, Eyes M&A Deals

May 13 2015 // American International Group Inc. named dealmaker Brian Schreiber chief strategy officer as the insurer shifts to expanding through acquisitions after years of contracting through asset sales to repay a U.S....

Greenberg Feels Good About AIG Bailout Trial Closing

May 7 2015 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., said he’s happy with closing arguments in a trial his company has led against the U.S. regarding...

AIG Could Follow GE’s Move to Shed ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Tag

May 4 2015 // American International Group Inc., the insurer that received a $182.3 billion bailout, said it would weigh reshaping the company to escape the U.S. government risk tag that brings greater regulatory oversight. “The...

People – East

May 4 2015 // The Hartford named Kathy Bromage as chief marketing and communications officer and David Robinson as executive vice president and general counsel, effective June 1, 2015. Bromage joined The Hartford in 2004 as chief...

AIG’s Commercial Lines Improves in Q1

May 1 2015 // American International Group Inc.’s reported good news in its commercial lines business during the first quarter that was partially offset by low interest rates and weak investment returns. AIG on Thursday reported...

AIG Enhances Cybersecurity Services for Cyber Risk Management Program

May 1 2015 // American International Group has formed new partnerships with cybersecurity experts to expand the risk mitigation and prevention services it offers cyber insurance clients. The partnerships include: K2 Intelligence,...

Schinnerer Taps AIG’s Kletzli to Lead Management Liability Practice in Maryland

Apr 23 2015 // Matthew Kletzli Specialty underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Company hired Matthew Kletzli as senior vice president and Management Liability Practice leader. Kletzli will be based in the firm’s Chevy...

Judge Challenges Legality of U.S. Taking Over AIG During Bailout

Apr 23 2015 // The judge weighing a $25 billion investor lawsuit over the 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. challenged U.S. arguments that assuming control of the insurer didn’t amount to taking shareholder...

Greenberg Wants State’s High Court to Nix New York AG’s Fraud Case

Apr 22 2015 // In a last-ditch effort to avoid trial, former American International Group Inc Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is seeking permission to ask New York’s highest court to throw out the accounting fraud...

Greenberg May Have Advantage with Judge Deciding AIG Bailout Challenge

Apr 22 2015 // Former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg claims the U.S. bailout of the company cheated shareholders out of at least $25 billion. On Wednesday, the judge presiding over his...

Judge to Hear Closing Arguments in Greenberg’s Case Against AIG Bailout

Apr 21 2015 // Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. in a lawsuit challenging the 2008 government bailout of American International Group (AIG). The suit was brought by Starr...

People – East

Apr 20 2015 // American International Group Inc.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...

Former Northwest Airlines CEO Steenland Named AIG Chairman

Apr 16 2015 // American International Group Inc. named Douglas M. Steenland as the insurer’s seventh chairman since 2005, replacing Steve Miller who oversaw the promotion of Peter Hancock to chief executive officer last...

AIG Invests in Cybersecurity, Investigations Firm, K2 Intelligence

Apr 16 2015 // American International Group Inc. as acquired a minority stake in K2 Intelligence, an corporate investigations firm. The companies said they have agreed to co-develop products and services to help AIG’s customers...

AIG Names Kaiser’s Brady to New Post as Chief Technology Officer

Apr 10 2015 // American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, named Michael Brady to the new post of chief technology officer as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock works to modernize the...

Insurers AIG, USAA Receive OK to Test Use of Drones

Apr 8 2015 // Two more insurers have received approval to test the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for their business. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved requests from USAA and American...

AIG Sued by Pimco Over Swaps, Subprime Losses

Apr 6 2015 // Pacific Investment Management Co. accused American International Group Inc. of misleading investors about “colossal” losing bets on unregulated credit-default swaps and subprime debt before the 2008 financial...