AIG News

AIG, Ex-CEO Greenberg Settle Disputes

American International Group and former chief executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg have reached an agreement to bury a long-standing, bitter legal battle and the insurer will turn over materials the former boss can use to write his memoir, as well as …

Benmosche Agrees to Stay As AIG Board Approves His $7 Million Pay

American International Group Inc., the insurer that received billions of dollars in a U.S. bailout, has been authorized by its board to pay Chief Executive Robert Benmosche’s $7 million compensation, after it laid to rest concerns that he may quit …

AIG CEO Benmosche Frustrated with Degree of Government Oversight

An American International Group Inc.’s board meeting is expected next week against the backdrop of Chief Executive Robert Benmosche’s frustration with the U.S. government’s involvement in the insurer’s affairs, a source familiar with the matter said Thursday.But the board does …

Did Government Overpay to Bail Out AIG?

Officials handling the multibillion dollar bailout of insurance giant America International Group Inc. mismanaged an initial rescue attempt and may have overpaid other banks to wind down AIG’s business relationships, a government watchdog says. The Federal Reserve Bank of New …

Chartis CFO Says Insurer Isn’t Seeing Employee Exodus

Bailed out insurer American International Group Inc’s global property-casualty division, Chartis, has not seen an exodus of employees because of pay limits imposed by Washington, the unit’s chief financial officer said on Thursday. Robert Schimek praised AIG Chief Executive Robert …

Benmosche Denies He Might Leave AIG; ‘Totally Committed’ Says CEO

American International Group Chief Executive Robert Benmosche said on Wednesday he remains “totally committed” to staying at the company, countering an earlier report that he was considering stepping down. In a letter to employees obtained by Reuters, Benmosche said he …

CEO Benmosche Believes AIG Employees’ Compensation Too Low

American International Group Inc.’s tough talking chief executive has reportedly threatened to quit, but the giant insurer, which is showing signs of life after its brush with bankruptcy last year, could do fine without him. Robert Benmosche threatened to quit …

Greenberg: Story Line Shifts to His Private Company, C.V. Starr

When Maurice “Hank” Greenberg has been in the news during the past five years, the story usually has been about American International Group (AIG), the company he built into an insurance conglomerate and headed until his ouster in 2005. Now, …

Moody’s: AIG Likely Able to Repay Government Bailout Funds

American International Group Inc. has made tangible progress on its restructuring plan and will likely be able to repay the government’s loan and much of its preferred equity stake, Moody’s Investors Service said on Monday. The restructuring plan still relies …

AIG Draws $2.1 Billion to Buy Aircraft Leasing Firm Shares

American International Group Inc. tapped the U.S. government for another $2.1 billion to buy shares of its aircraft leasing arm, International Lease Finance Corp, or ILFC, the insurer said in a regulatory filing Friday. AIG, bailed out last year by …