AIG CEO Peter Hancock News

AIG Executives’ Pay Trimmed for Missing Profit Goals

American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investors to split up, cut short-term incentive pay for Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock by 29 percent last year as he missed profit targets. The CEO received $2.5 million from …

AIG Continues with Job Cuts; Warns 242 in New York Next to Go

American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s been under pressure from activist investors, said it plans to cut 242 jobs at five locations in New York City. The reductions will take place through Sept. 30, and include its Water Street …

AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Agrees with Current CEO Hancock, Not Icahn

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock won short-term relief at the risk of longer-term challenges by striking an accord with activist investors who want to shrink the company, former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said. “By doing that, …

AIG CEO Says Future Split Possible, But Downplays SIFI Risk; Will ‘Narrow’ P/C Focus

American International Group (AIG) CEO Peter Hancock, who announced the sale of the company’s AIG Advisor Group and a partial (19 percent) spin-off of mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp., said AIG is open to further divestiture, even of its biggest …

AIG Eyes Partial Spinoff of Mortgage Insurance Unit: Reuters

American International Group Inc. has decided to pursue a spin-off of its mortgage insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would come as the U.S. insurer fends off activist investor Carl Icahn. The spin-off …

Icahn Activism Not AIG’s First Test Under Pressure

American International Group Inc. knows what it’s like to be circled by hawks. American International Group Inc. knows what it’s like to be circled by hawks. Under pressure in 2009 to repay the insurer’s bailout, company executives were in a …

Icahn Renews Attack on AIG CEO Hancock; Insists ‘Drastic Shift’ Needed

Activist investor Carl Icahn has again called for American International Group (AIG) to be divided into three separate companies and expressed doubt that AIG CEO Peter Hancock’s planned strategy presentation next week will satisfy his demand. He said that if …

MetLife Spinoff Plan Could Add to Pressure on AIG to Split

After General Electric Co. began selling finance operations to exit too-big-to-fail status, American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said it wasn’t clear that escaping the government risk tag would offer significant benefits to his company. Then in …

AIG CEO Hancock Plans Public Webcast on His Vision, ‘Proactive Plan’ for Insurer

American International Group Inc., the insurer that has rebuffed activist investor Carl Icahn’s push to divide into three companies, set a Jan. 26 presentation to outline Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock’s vision. The presentation will be a live webcast at …

Will AIG Management Shakeup Improve Results?

American International Group Inc., the insurer being pressured by activist investor Carl Icahn to boost returns, said last week that Chief Financial Officer David Herzog is among top managers leaving the company as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock shakes up …