AIG News

AIG Board to Consider AIA’s Future; IPO Seen Most Likely Option

The board of American International Group is set to meet this week to consider the future of its AIA unit, with a public float seen as the most likely outcome, sources said on Tuesday. An initial public offering of AIA, …

AIG CEO, Chairman At Odds Over Failed Sale of Asian Life Unit

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Robert Benmosche and Chairman Harvey Golub, at odds over a botched sale of the company’s Asian life unit, have agreed to work out their differences, a source familiar with the situation said Thursday. AIG’s …

AIG’s Cassano Says U.S. Bailout Too Generous to Goldman

The former head of the AIG unit that nearly crippled the insurer said the 2008 taxpayer bailout of up to $182 billion was too generous to customers like Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs, in turn, insisted it simply followed its agreement …

Goldman Defends Its Claims on AIG As Legitimate

Goldman Sachs officials insisted demands for billions of dollars from insurer AIG ahead of a $182-billion government rescue package were based on legitimate market prices and denied gaming values for a massive payout. Members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission …

Financial Crisis Panel Hears from AIG’s Cassano, Goldman’s Lewis

The former head of the American International Group unit that precipitated a $182 billion bailout pledge from taxpayers stood by a 2007 proclamation that the insurer would not lose even a dollar on a portfolio of securities that included subprime …

AIG’s Cassano, Sullivan and Goldman Excutives to Face Crisis Panel

Joseph Cassano, a former AIG executive who played a big role in bringing the giant insurer to its knees, will face-off next week with a U.S. panel investigating the causes of the financial crisis. Cassano will rub shoulders with a …

Deadline Extended for AIG’s $2.2 Billion Sale of Taiwan Life Unit

Bailed out insurer American Insurance Group and China Strategic Holdings Ltd have agreed to extend the deadline for completing AIG’s planned $2.2 billion sale of its Taiwan unit. While the extension could help AIG and its buyers address concerns from …

SEC Said to Complete Probe of AIG and Executives

U.S. market regulators have closed an investigation of American International Group and some of its executives over the giant insurer’s near collapse in 2008 that led to a $182 billion government bailout, two sources with knowledge of the matter said …

Congressional Panel Criticizes Government Over AIG Bailout

A watchdog panel says it’s still unclear whether U.S. taxpayers will ever fully recoup the $182 billion they plowed into American International Group Inc., and the government should have used up all its options before bailing out the crippled insurance …

S&P: AIG Ratings Unchanged after AIA Deal Fails; Outlook Negative

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that its on American International Group Inc. , currently ‘A-‘ – Negative – debt ‘/A-1,’ and its insurance subsidiaries (most of which are rated A+/Negative/–) are not affected by the company’s announcement that it …