Articles by Karen Freifeld

Judge Temporarily Halts New York AG Suit Against Greenberg

Former American International Group (AIG) Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg on Thursday won a short reprieve from New York’s case accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions at AIG. State appeals court Associate Justice David Friedman granted Greenberg’s request to halt …

Greenberg Should Face Trial as ‘Deterrent,’ Says New York State

Hank Greenberg should still face trial over sham transactions he is accused of orchestrating while he was head of American International Group, even though New York has dropped most of its claims against him, a lawyer for the state argued …

Greenberg Seeks Dismissal of Spitzer Reinsurance Lawsuit

New York’s highest court will hear arguments on Tuesday on whether to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Hank Greenberg of orchestrating sham transactions when he was head of insurance company American International Group Inc. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman dropped …

New York AG May Follow Greenberg Case, Drop Claims Against BofA Over Merrill

Last month, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman withdrew claims for up to $6 billion in damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg. Now, another big case – against Bank of America over its acquisition of Merrill Lynch – looks …

MBIA, Bank of America Reach $1.6 Billion Settlement

Bank of America Corp. has agreed to pay $1.6 billion in cash to MBIA Inc. and will receive the right to buy a 4.9 percent stake in the bond insurer to resolve long-running litigation, the companies said on Monday. Bank …

States Drop Challenge to $8.5B Bank of America Deal; AIG Still Opposes

The New York and Delaware attorneys general and the U.S. housing regulator on Friday dropped their objections to Bank of America Corp.’s proposed $8.5 billion settlement with investors in Countrywide mortgage-backed securities, according to court filings. Other parties, including American …

New York Drop of Damages Claim Against Greenberg Avoids Test of AG’s Power

When New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman gave up a claim for damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg, he also likely neutralized a long-awaited challenge to his office’s power. New York’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments later …

AIG Reports P/C Underwriting Gain for Q1

American International Group Inc.’s property and casualty business booked its first underwriting profit in two and a half years during the first quarter, as the insurer wrote more premiums at higher prices and reported lower losses. The long-awaited turnaround in …

AIG Q4 Operating Results Beat Expectations

Insurer American International Group Inc. reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations, although Chief Executive Robert Benmosche said some employee bonuses will be smaller this year because the company did not meet all of its performance targets. Overall, the …

Government Suit Against S&P Could Embolden Other Investors to Sue

Lawyers for Standard and Poor’s, responding to a U.S. government probe, have tried for months to show it did nothing wrong in rating exotic securities in the run-up to the financial crisis. In one meeting, the McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc. unit, …