May 19, 2009
Validus Holdings Ltd slightly sweetened its hostile bid for IPC Holdings Ltd. to $1.69 billion Monday, in its latest attempt to wrest the Bermuda reinsurer from rival Max Capital Group. Validus’ new offer of $30.14 per share includes $3 of …
May 6, 2009
American International Group Inc. is expected to post a first-quarter net loss of about $5 billion, smaller than its year-ago loss and much lower than the record hit it took last quarter, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. …
May 5, 2009
American International Group Inc. is expected to post a first-quarter loss Thursday, but the insurer’s results will not trigger a new capital injection from the U.S. government, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. The loss in the first …
May 4, 2009
American International Group Inc is near a deal to sell its Japanese headquarters for about $1 billion in what would be one of its largest asset sales since a September rescue, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. A …
April 29, 2009
U.S. life insurers, weakened by the global financial crisis, are in for mergers and regulators will not shy away from playing matchmaker to deal with weak companies, Eric Dinallo, New York’s insurance superintendent, said Tuesday. Deals could happen in other …
April 16, 2009
American International Group is close to a deal to sell its U.S. auto insurance business to Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services for roughly $1.5 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A deal could be announced soon, …
March 4, 2009
The UK’s Prudential Plc and Canada’s Manulife Financial Corp made preliminary offers for American International Group Inc.’s Asian unit, but Prudential’s offer fell short of what AIG wants for the business, sources familiar with the matter said. Chinese insurer China …
March 1, 2009
The U.S. government threw a new $30 billion lifeline to American International Group Inc. Sunday as the embattled insurer prepared to report the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history. AIG’s board approved a new rescue package that also includes more …
February 27, 2009
The U.S. government may agree to finance the purchase of some American International Group Inc businesses and take direct stakes in others, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. The wide range of options under discussion between the insurer …
February 25, 2009
American International Group Inc.’s asset management business has attracted corporate and private equity buyers with initial bids coming in around $500 million, sources familiar with the matter said. The asset management business being sold rests within AIG Investments, which had …