Articles by Zachary Tracer

AIG Open to New ILFC Offer or IPO as China Group Deadline Extended

American International Group Inc. said it is open to new offers for its plane-leasing business and may pursue a public offering of the unit after a group of Chinese investors missed another deadline to buy the operation. The group, led …

N.Y.’s Call for Moratorium on Life Insurance Captives Questioned by NAIC

National Association of Insurance Commissioners President Jim Donelon questioned the need for a countrywide halt on approvals of captive insurance deals one day after New York’s regulator said the transactions hide risk. “I don’t see an obvious need for such …

Berkshire Hathaway to Release More Data on Insurance Cat Losses

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is providing more data about claims costs at insurance units after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pressed the company for the information. We “agree to provide disclosures in future filings of the significant catastrophe …

AIG Names Doyle, Sankaran to Executive Group

American International Group Inc. added John Doyle and Sid Sankaran to the insurer’s executive group as Chief Executive Office Robert Benmosche narrows the company’s focus after repaying a U.S. bailout. Doyle is CEO of AIG’s commercial property/casualty business, and Sankaran …

AIG in Joint Deal to Sell Life Insurance in China

American International Group Inc. reached a deal with People’s Insurance Company Group of China Ltd. for a joint venture to sell life insurance in China. AIG will contribute 24.9 million yuan ($4.1 million) and People’s PICC Life Insurance Co. unit …