AIG News

AIG Appoints Former IRS Attorney as Deputy Tax Director

American International Group Inc. (AIG) has hired Clarissa Potter, former deputy chief counsel at U.S. Internal Revenue Service and former law professor, as deputy tax director. In this role, Potter will be responsible for AIG’s global tax planning, including continued …

‘Hank’ Greenberg to Host Fundraiser for Republican Candidate Perry

C. V. Starr & Co. Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg is scheduled to host a fundraising event in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, for Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Perry is one of the leading Republican Party candidates …

Cantlay to Join AIG-Backed Lloyd’s Syndicate, Ascot, as Executive Director

Ex-Aon Benfield Chairman Charlie Cantlay is to join the Board of Directors of AIG’s Lloyd’s Syndicate, Ascot Underwriting, as Executive Director starting 3rd October. Ascot manages Lloyd’s Syndicate 1414. Cantlay resigned as Chairman of Aon Benfield UK earlier this year. …

AIG’s Plane Leasing Unit ILFC Files for Initial Public Offering

AIG’s aircraft leasing unit, International Lease Finance Corp., filed for an initial public offering Friday despite deep uncertainty in equity markets that could delay an offering until next year. ILFC Holdings Inc., as the company will be called, is the …

AIG Suit Against Bank of America Raises Disclosure Issues

Top Bank of America Corp. lawyers knew as early as January that American International Group Inc. was prepared to sue the bank for more than $10 billion, seven months before the lawsuit was filed, according to sources familiar with the …

AIG Plans to Keep Mortgage Insurance Unit

Bailed-out insurer American International Group plans to hold on to its mortgage insurance business even as the rest of that industry struggles with rising claims, AIG’s chief executive said Friday. Mortgage insurers have been struggling, with losses mounting and capital …

General Re, AIG Executives’ Convictions Tossed; New Trial Ordered

Four former executives at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s General Re Corp. unit and one at American International Group Inc. won the reversal of their convictions over a reinsurance transaction that prosecutors said fraudulently boosted AIG’s loss reserves. The 2nd U.S. Circuit …

SEC Seeks More Disclosure by AIG on Credit Ratings

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked insurer American International Group (AIG) to provide more disclosure about how and why it assigns credit ratings to investments in its portfolio, according to letters between the regulator and the company disclosed …

P/C Insurers Still Saddled with Asbestos Reserve Challenges

Asbestos-related diseases have been falling for a decade, but warnings from a pair of U.S. insurance giants about new claims raise questions about the industry’s ability to put the scourge behind it. While medical evidence suggests fewer new cases of …

Bresnahan Named President of Lexington Insurance

David J. Bresnahan has been named president of Lexington Insurance Co., the surplus lines unit of Chartis Insurance. He is succeeding Peter Eastwood, who is mving into his new role as president and chief executive officer of Chartis for the …