AIG News

AIG Ex-CEO Greenberg Fights Ruling on Reinsurance Fraud Charges

Former American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said New York’s attorney general should be barred from invoking a 91-year-old state law in a fraud case over two suspect reinsurance transactions. Greenberg and co-defendant Howard Smith, AIG’s former …

AIG Board Director Layton to Resign, Will Take CEO Role at Freddie Mac

American International Group Inc. said that board director Donald Layton has submitted his resignation from the board, due to his appointment as chief executive officer of Freddie Mac. The resignation is effective next week when AIG commences its annual meeting …

AIG Alleges Ex-Air Lease CEO, Employees Stole Trade Secrets

American International Group Inc. has sued the co-founder and former chief executive of its aircraft-leasing unit, Steven Udvar-Hazy, accusing him and other former employees of stealing several thousand electronic files containing trade secrets. The civil lawsuit by AIG, the insurer …

AIG Adopts FASB Accounting Update, Revises Up 2010-11 Income by $5.1B

American International Group Inc. said Thursday it revised up net income from 2010 and 2011 by a combined $5.096 billion after adopting an updated industry accounting standard from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The revised standard is called Accounting Standards …

AIG May Take Airplane Leasing Unit Public in Q2: CNBC

Bailed-out insurer AIG is considering launching the initial public offering of airplane leasing business International Lease Finance in the second quarter, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the deal. The IPO would potentially value ILFC Holdings at $6 …

AIG Makes Final Payment for AIA Aurora Stake

American International Group Inc. has made a final $1.5 billion payment to the United States Treasury Department to retire the Treasury’s interest in AIA Aurora LLC (AIA SPV) – a special purpose vehicle created to hold ordinary shares of American …

Liberty Mutual ‘Disappointed’ at $450M AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement

Liberty Mutual said it will continue its legal fight even after a federal judge formally approved a $450 million workers’ compensation class-action settlement between AIG and its rival companies. The class action alleged that American International Group (AIG) and its …

California Department of Insurance Takes Action Over Claims Handling

The California Department of Insurance has served an order to show cause, a statement of charges and a notice of penalty against the New Hampshire Insurance Co. and its authorized agent for claims processing, York Risk Services Group Inc. regarding …

AIG to Sell $6 Billion Worth of AIA shares to Repay U.S. Bail-out

American International Group is selling part of its stake in AIA Group to raise about $6 billion to help the U.S. insurer repay a huge federal government bail-out. AIG is looking to place some 1.7 billion AIA shares in a …

AIG Sells $500 Million Stake in Blackstone

Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. sold its entire $500 million stake in private equity firm Blackstone Group LP on Friday, according to a source familiar with the situation. AIG, which became majority owned by the U.S. government after it …