February 9, 2011
Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. said it would take a $4.1 billion charge at its Chartis unit after a review showed higher-than-expected claims on older policies for asbestos exposure and workers’ compensation. In a further bid to bolster capital …
February 7, 2011
As bailed-out insurer American International Group prepares to return to the public markets, some say it needs a sign from an eminent authority that it is a company with solid operations and a stock worth an investment of hard-earned money. …
February 1, 2011
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reported it has closed the sale of its Japan-based life insurance subsidiaries, AIG Star Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and AIG Edison Life Insurance Co., to Prudential Financial Inc. for a total purchase price of $4.8 …
January 27, 2011
Insurer American International Group Inc. paid Goldman Sachs Group Inc. $2.9 billion for the investment bank’s own account, a report said Thursday, adding new fuel to old accusations that AIG’s rescue was a backdoor bailout for Goldman. A report from …
January 27, 2011
The taxpayer bailout of giant American International Group (AIG) became necessary largely because of AIG’s poor risk management of its financial products and because deregulation of over-the-counter derivatives, including credit default swaps, let the company get away with its risky …
January 24, 2011
American International Group Inc. (AIG) said that CEO Robert H. Benmosche’s prognosis for his cancer is such that he is expected to be able to remain in his position at AIG on his previously announced timetable, which would have him …
January 19, 2011
American International Group (AIG) chose Bank of America , Deutsche Bank AG, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., to manage the sale of the government’s 92 percent stake in the insurer, a person familiar with the situation …
January 17, 2011
The recapitalization of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. closed last Friday, leaving the government with a 92 percent stake that it plans to sell quickly. Bankers were buzzing Friday about how soon that might happen, with at least one …
January 13, 2011
Some of the United States’ top bankers descended on a law firm in midtown Manhattan Thursday to pitch for what could be one of the largest share sales in history — a secondary offering for bailed-out insurer American International Group …
January 12, 2011
American International Group Inc. accepted a $2.16 billion cash offer for its Taiwan Nan Shan Life unit from a group led by local conglomerate Ruentex, marking the beginning of the end of a drawn-out process fraught with political wrangling. AIG …