AIG financial crisis News

Ex-AIG Employees, Seeking Back-Bonuses of $100M, Win British Court Ruling

A group of former traders and managers at American International Group Inc. won a London judge’s backing in their battle to obtain $100 million dating back to the financial crisis, after he said that the insurance giant couldn’t put forward …

Former AIG Employees Win UK Court Ruling over $100M in Back Bonuses

A group of former employees at American International Group Inc. won a U.K. court ruling that may pave the way for them to be paid $100 million in bonuses dating back to the financial crisis. The 23 former traders, analysts …

CEO Duperreault Bets on Underwriting Culture, Greenberg Ways in Restoring AIG to Greatness

Brian Duperreault, who rejoined American International Group Inc. as chief executive officer last year to turn the company around, remembers another era when the insurer was trying to blaze a trail toward greatness. In 1973, Duperreault arrived at AIG’s old …

Ex-CEO for AIG Unit Tells UK Court Politics Not Why Bonuses Were Cut

An ex-chief executive officer of AIG’s Financial Products unit repeatedly told a U.K court that political and media pressure didn’t influence the company’s decision to “wipe out” a $600 million employee bonus pool during the financial crisis. “We had pressure …

Former AIG Financial Product Staffers Seek Bonuses They Say They Were Promised

A former marketing director at Banque AIG told a London court that he was repeatedly assured he’d receive his bonuses, even as he helped clean up a company crumbling from its role in the global financial crisis. “I asked and …

AIG to Appeal Ruling Letting PIMCO Suit Over Financial Crisis Investments Proceed

American International Group Inc. failed to persuade a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Pacific Investment Management Co. over investments that were wiped out because of the insurer’s exposure to credit-default swaps and subprime debt in the run-up to …