Articles by Zachary Tracer

Moving Jobs to Low Cost Cities Making AIG ‘Best’ in Efficiency: P/C CEO Hancock

American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, is shifting workers to locations including the Philippines and Texas to reduce costs. “We’re talking several thousand jobs migrating to these centers,” Peter Hancock, chief executive officer …

AIG Completes $7.6 Billion ILFC Sale to AerCap

AerCap Holdings NV completed its $7.6 billion purchase of International Lease Finance Corp., creating the largest independent jet-leasing firm and a windfall for seller American International Group Inc. ILFC, which pioneered the aircraft-leasing business under founder Steven Udvar-Hazy, is the …

AIG Could Gain Extra $2 Billion in Sale of Plane Leasing Unit

American International Group Inc. stands to get an extra $2 billion from the cash-and-stock sale of its plane-leasing unit after acquirer AerCap Holdings NV almost doubled in New York trading. AerCap has jumped since agreeing in December to buy AIG’s …

AIG Fined for Violating Cuba Sanctions

American International Group Inc. sold coverage to clients with ties to Cuba, a nation sanctioned by the U.S., when the insurer was owned by American taxpayers after its 2008 bailout. The insurer agreed to a $279,038 settlement after telling regulators …

Hartford to Sell Japan Operation to Orix in $895 Million Deal

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. agreed to sell its Japanese operation to Orix Corp. as Chief Executive Officer Liam McGee narrows the U.S. insurer’s focus. Orix will pay about $895 million for the business, which sold retirement products in Japan …

Genworth Financial to Raise as Much as $700 Million in Australia Offer

Genworth Financial Inc. plans to raise as much as $700 million by selling a minority stake in its Australian mortgage guarantor, in what may be the biggest share sale in the country for more than three years. The seller of …

Hartford CEO McGee’s Pay Up 58% to $17.7 Million As Stock Surges

Liam McGee, the chief executive officer of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., had his compensation increase 58 percent last year as he presided over a stock surge and sold assets to narrow the company’s focus. His package climbed to $17.7 …

AIG Still Has Work To Do, Says Chairman Miller

American International Group Inc. must do more to win over Wall Street, even after rallying 51 percent in the past two years, Chairman Steve Miller told shareholders. AIG is seeking to reward investors who helped recapitalize the company after losses …

N.Y. Regulator Lawsky Sued by AIG Over Probe Into Unlicensed Insurance

American International Group Inc. sued to block New York’s top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be unconstitutional. AIG, criticizing what it called a “flawed and unconstitutional” interpretation …

N.Y. Regulators Say MetLife Fined $60M, to Cooperate in Probe of AIG

MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, will pay $60 million after New York watchdogs found subsidiaries solicited business in the state without a license and made intentional misrepresentations to regulators. MetLife also agreed to cooperate with the New York …