Articles by Jonathan Stempel and Lilla Zuill

Validus to Buy IPCRe

Validus Holdings Ltd. said it has agreed to buy Bermuda reinsurance rival IPC Holdings Ltd. for $1.65 billion in cash and stock, beating another rival, Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Ltd, and likely ending a months-long bidding war. On a conference call …

Billions At Stake Over Trust in Trial of AIG v. Ex-CEO Greenberg

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc., fabricated documents and lied under oath in a bid to rewrite history and cloud who is the rightful beneficiary of a valuable block of AIG stock, AIG lawyer Ted …

Jury Rules for Ex-CEO Greenberg Over AIG in Starr Case

A company run by former AIG CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg did not plunder billions from a retirement fund, a jury ruled, dashing the bailed-out insurer’s chances of collecting $4.3 billion in damages. American International Group Inc. took Starr International Co, …

AIG Elects New Directors; Few Air Grievances at Annual Meeting

American International Group Inc. got a new slate of government-backed directors at a subdued annual meeting on Tuesday, effectively revamping its board after the insurer’s $180 billion taxpayer bailout. The meeting attracted far fewer investors than in years past and …

AIG Shareholders Vote on New Directors Today

American International Group Inc., the insurer rescued by a series of federal bailouts, is set to pad out its shrinking board Tuesday when a new slate of directors stands for election at its annual meeting. The nominees will help rebuild …

AIU Holdings Names Schimek Global CFO; Vows No Breakup of P/C Group

AIU Holdings, the property/casualty division of insurer AIG and one of the world’s largest commercial insurers, has tapped Robert Schimek to be its first global chief financial officer, a role that includes preparing the company for a stake sale. AIU …

AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: AIG Never Involved in Management of Starr

Former American International Group Inc. chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg told a federal jury on Friday that his former company at no time played a role in the management of Starr International, a private company controlled by Greenberg that owns a …

AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: Worries About Privately-Funded Pension Plan

International Group Inc. had questioned for years a retirement bonus plan for top managers because it was funded by a private company at no cost to AIG and that may have violated good governance standards, AIG’s former CEO Maurice “Hank” …

AIG vs. Greenberg Trial: Stock Flown to Bermuda to Avoid Seizure

The former head of ailing U.S. insurance giant AIG told a court Wednesday that he had a private jet fly a large block of the company’s stock to Bermuda from New York to prevent AIG from seizing it. “It was …

Ex-CEO Greenberg: No Fiduciary Duty to Fund AIG Compensation Plan

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of insurer AIG, testified before a federal jury on Tuesday that he did not have a fiduciary duty to fund an AIG compensation plan. “I did not view myself as a fiduciary,” Greenberg, 84, …