AIG News

AIG to Open $5.5M Tech Center, Bring 230 New Jobs to Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina officials announced American International Group will invest more than $5.5 million to establish a technology center in Charlotte, N.C. With the new technology center, AIG plans to bring 230 new jobs to the region by the end of …

AIG Using Science to Define ‘Broker Quality Index,’ Not Following Market: Benmosche

Property/casualty insurance brokers who aren’t diligent about the accounts they’re presenting to American International Group risk being discovered through one of the features of the carrier’s analytical process, AIG’s CEO Bob Benmosche said Friday. Speaking on an earnings conference call …

Talent War Continues: XL Hires AIG’s Miller to Oversee Global P/C Claims

XL Group Plc, the insurer led by Chief Executive Officer Mike McGavick, hired David Miller as senior vice president and head of claims for international property/casualty coverage. Miller joins from American International Group Inc. and will work in London, reporting …

Judge Dismisses Suit Against Bank of America For Not Disclosing AIG Claims

Bank of America Corp. has won the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit in which shareholders accused it of concealing a $10 billion fraud case brought by American International Group Inc. In a decision made public on Monday, U.S. District Judge …

AIG’s Q3 Profit Advances 17% to $2.17B; Property/Casualty Sales Decline

American International Group Inc., the insurer that repaid a U.S. rescue last year, said third- quarter profit climbed 17 percent as underwriting margins improved at the property-casualty business. Net income rose to $2.17 billion, or $1.46 a share, from $1.86 …

Premium Finance Firm to Pay $160K for Prematurely Canceling Mass. Auto Policies

A New York-based premium financing provider has agreed to pay $160,000 to resolve allegations that it illegally cancelled certain financed auto insurance policies affecting close to 100 Massachusetts customers, according to an announcement today by Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. …

AIG Launches Product Recall Estimate Service, Raises Contaminated Product Limits

In response to the growing financial impact and frequency of product recalls for food and beverage manufacturers, distributors and importers in the U.S. and Europe, American International Group (AIG) today launched NOVI, a web-based service to help companies estimate the …

AIG Sued by Small Businesses Over Workers’ Compensation Reporting

Class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts have been initiated on behalf of small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey against American International Group (AIG) over workers’ compensation reporting. Plaintiff attorneys say the case could involve …

Insurer, Cargo Firm Sue FAA Over Payments for Military Crash in Afghanistan

National Air Cargo Group Inc. and its insurer sued the U.S. for breach of contract, saying the government failed to provide reimbursement of as much as $45 million for the crash of a Boeing 747-400 on a military mission in …

AIG Not Renewing Reinsurance with Rival Berkshire: Source

American International Group Inc. has decided against signing new reinsurance contracts with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. after Warren Buffett’s company started a commercial insurer competing against AIG, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. AIG stopped entering into the …