Articles by Paritosh Bansal

AIG Still Working Out $15 Billion Sale of Alico to MetLife

A tax question holding up American International Group Inc.’s sale of its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc. is expected to be resolved favorably, clearing the way for a roughly $15 billion deal, sources familiar with the matter said …

U.S. May Follow Citigroup Exit Strategy for AIG

As American International Group Inc. prepares to shed two big units, it looks set to follow the same path as Citigroup Inc. out from under the U.S. government’s wing. The government is likely to follow an exit strategy similar to …

AIG to Sell ‘Crown Jewel’ Asian Life Unit to UK’s Prudential for $35.5 Billion

American International Group Inc. agreed to sell its Asian life insurance unit to Britain’s Prudential Plc for about $35.5 billion, in a deal that would help the U.S. government get back billions of its bailout money, sources familiar with the …

MetLife May Pay AIG in Stock, Cash for Life Insurance Unit

MetLife Inc. plans to pay American International Group Inc. in stock and cash for American Life Insurance Co. (Alico), as the two sides negotiate what could be a roughly $15 billion deal, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. …

AIG Hires KeyCorp’s Hancock to Oversee Finance, Risk

American International Group Inc. is expected to hire Peter Hancock, a KeyCorp vice chairman and financial services veteran, in a newly created role, overseeing finance, risk and investments, according to two sources close to the insurer. AIG, which was propped …

AIG Financial Product Employees Accept Retention Pay Cuts

Most current employees at the financial products unit of American International Group Inc. eligible for money owed them under a retention plan told the company they would accept less money in return for an earlier payout, a source familiar with …

AIG Owes $195 Million to Financial Product Unit Employees

A substantial number of AIG’s Financial Products employees set to get some $195 million in retention payments no longer work with the bailed out insurer, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. This will be the latest round of retention …

MetLife Eyes $14 Billion Deal for AIG’s Alico Life Insurance Unit

MetLife Inc. is in talks to buy AIG’s American Life Insurance Co (Alico) unit in a deal that could be valued between $14 billion and $15 billion, a source familiar with the matter said Tuesday. Nothing has been finalized yet …

Greenberg Urges U.S. Stake in AIG Below 20% to Attract Capital

Former AIG chief Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is campaigning for the U.S. government to cut its stake in the insurer to less than 20 percent, saying this would attract new capital to AIG and help taxpayers fully recoup bailout money it …

AIG Executive Quits Over Pay Limits

A top executive at American International Group Inc. has resigned because of pay curbs imposed by the Obama Administration’s pay czar, the insurer said last week. Anastasia Kelly, AIG’s vice chairman for legal, human resources, corporate affairs and corporate communications, …