Latest AIG Headlines
All the headlines from our AIG Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Prudential Eyeing AIG Life Insurance Assets Beyond Asia, Says CEO
Oct 24 2008 // British life insurer Prudential is considering bidding for more than just the Asian operations of American International Group , its chief executive told the Financial Times on Friday. Prudential, the UK’s...
AIG Names Two to Lead Restructuring; Firm May Need More Cash
Oct 24 2008 // American International Group Inc. has named two executives to lead its restructuring, and its chief executive warned that $120 billion in emergency federal cash extended to the insurer may not be enough. CEO Edward Liddy,...
AIG Has Drawn $90.3 Billion of $123 Billion Government Loans
Oct 24 2008 // American International Group Inc., the insurer saved from bankruptcy by a federal bailout, has borrowed $90.3 billion from the Federal Reserve. Figures released by the Fed late on Thursday showed that as of Wednesday, AIG...
Minnesota Fines Agency for Advertisement Exploiting AIG Situation
Oct 23 2008 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce has taken action against a Duluth insurance agent and agency for publishing a newspaper advertisement that solicited business from current policyholders of American International Group...
AIG to Offer Banks ‘Commercial Umbrella’ Endorsement for Basel II
Oct 22 2008 // AIG Excess Casualty ®, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, announced that it is offering an endorsement to its commercial umbrella policy to help U.S. banks operating overseas meet Basel II requirements. “Basel...
Delaware Court Approves $115M Settlement with Former AIG Execs
Oct 22 2008 // The Delaware Chancery Court has given preliminary approval to a $115 million settlement in a shareholder derivative action brought by the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana against four former AIG executives...
Travelers Soothes Investors; Cites Opportunities in AIG Debacle
Oct 22 2008 // Large property insurer Travelers Cos. Inc. said some potential business opportunities have arisen from the troubles at its rival American International Group Inc., and that the rates it can charge for insurance may also...
New York AG Confirms Pay Freeze for Ex-AIG Execs Sullivan, Cassano
Oct 22 2008 // Troubled insurer American International Group Inc. will freeze payments to a former CEO and officers of the unit that was the main source of its financial problems, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said...
Lawmaker Wants Details on How AIG is Spending U.S. Loan
Oct 20 2008 // A top U.S. lawmaker has asked the chief executive of American International Group for details on how the company has used its $123 billion of taxpayer rescue funding so far. Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the U.S. House...
LA Public Transit Faces Dilemma Due to AIG Demise
Oct 20 2008 // Two public transportation agencies in Southern California are facing a financial dilemma and possible service cuts after a major lender fell victim to the nationwide economic crisis. Los Angeles County Metropolitan...
AIG Environmental Enhances Pollution Legal Liability Coverage
Oct 20 2008 // AIG Environmental, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, enhanced and expanded its Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) insurance coverage to cover risks related to indoor air quality, non-owned disposal sites, emergency response...
Too Much
Oct 20 2008 // There’s too much business news and too little time these days. Actually, just following AIG can be a full-time job. Since most of you hopefully still have full-time day jobs, it’s possible you missed some of...
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg
Oct 20 2008 // From tornadoes, hail and flooding to the impact of the AIG bailout and the federal versus state regulation debate, Sean Dilweg has a lot on his plate as Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner. Appointed by Wisconsin...
Regulatory Backlash?
Oct 20 2008 // Have the free-wheeling, capitalism-at-all-cost titans of business who maintain the market will fix all ills had their day — at least for now? For the last 30 years deregulation has been all the rage — from the airline...
AIG May Sell Hawaii Unit to Pay Federal Loan
Oct 20 2008 // American International Group Inc. may sell its AIG Hawaii unit to pay off the emergency $85 billion federal loan. The unit is part of the AIG Personal Auto Group, which the New York-based insurer listed for sale. AIG...
Too Much
Oct 20 2008 // There’s too much business news and too little time these days. Actually, just following AIG can be a full-time job. Since most of you hopefully still have full-time day jobs, it’s possible you missed some of...
Greenberg: AIG’s Risky Subprime Activity ‘Exploded’ After He Left
Oct 20 2008 // American International Group’s (AIG) exposure to the subprime mortgage market that precipitated the government’s $85 billion bailout came as a result of business conducted after he left the company, according...
Cross-Border Trucking, Competitiveness Concerns in Arizona
Oct 20 2008 // Being the sixth-largest state in the nation, and one of the fastest-growing, makes Arizona an attractive place to live and do business. And that means the state is desirable from an insurance perspective, too, according to...
AIG Commercial Insurance Battles Back
Oct 20 2008 // Execs Say Balance Sheet, Underwriting Appetite Remain Strong as Ever Exclusive Insurance Journal Interview with AIG Commercial Insurance CEO John Doyle and CFO Rob Schimek The very strengths in its balance sheet, surplus,...
Financial Crisis Dominates European Risk Manager Debates, Conference
Oct 20 2008 // One of Pat Oliphant’s more recent editorial cartoons shows presidential candidate John McCain held in the trunk of an enraged elephant labeled “The Economy.” “My friends,” says McCain to a...
