Articles by Paritosh Bansal and Steve Eder

AIG’s Cassano, Sullivan and Goldman Excutives to Face Crisis Panel

Joseph Cassano, a former AIG executive who played a big role in bringing the giant insurer to its knees, will face-off next week with a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crisis. Cassano will rub shoulders with a …

SEC Said to Complete Probe of AIG and Executives

U.S. market regulators have closed an investigation of American International Group and some of its executives over the giant insurer’s near collapse in 2008 that led to a $182 billion government bailout, two sources with knowledge of the matter said …

AIG CEO Benmosche Looks Safe Despite AIA Deal Failure

When large deals fail, heads often roll. In the case of Prudential Plc’s failed attempt to buy American International Group Inc.’s Asian life insurance unit for $35.5 billion, the British insurer’s management has more to worry about than AIG’s. Prudential …

AIG Reviewing Goldman, Other Deals

AIG is reviewing its dealings with all its counterparties during the financial crisis, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., to see if it was harmed, Chief Executive Robert Benmosche said Wednesday. The bailed-out insurer will take appropriate action if it finds …

AIG Posts $1.5B Net Income in Q1; Chartis Sees 1.1% Drop in Premiums

American International Group Inc. turned a quarterly profit after a year-ago loss as the bailed-out insurer got a boost from its investments and general insurance operations appeared to stabilize. Chartis, the general insurance business, saw net premiums decline, but AIG …

AIG ‘Strongly Objected’ to Pay Czar’s Cuts

American International Group Inc. “strongly objected” last year when U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg imposed large cuts in the cash salaries of two of its top executives, regulatory filings showed Monday. Feinberg slashed the salaries of David Herzog, chief financial …

AIG Financial Products, Goldman Sachs Unwind Credit Default Swaps

American International Group Inc. realized a loss of up to $2 billion last year as its Financial Products unit ended most of its remaining trades with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. AIG …

Fees from AIG Asset Sales Enrich Wall Street Banks

The crumbling empire of American International Group Inc. is helping to pave Wall Street with gold. Auctions of the bailed-out insurer’s assets have generated more than half a billion dollars in fees since its near-collapse in September 2008, with every …

Ex-AIG Employees Might Sue Over Reduced Bonuses

Several former American International Group Inc. employees might sue the insurer after it gave them less retention bonus money than they should have received, their lawyers said Monday. AIG is holding back $21 million from retention bonuses for current and …

AIG Sells Alico Unit to MetLife for $15.5 Billion

AIG is selling its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc. for about $15.5 billion, its second major asset sale in a week as it raises funds to repay a massive U.S. government bailout. MetLife said Monday that it would …