AIG News

Judge Affirms Jury Verdict Against AIG in Starr Oral Trust Lawsuit

A U.S. judge ruled on Monday against American International Group in the insurer’s legal battle with Starr International Co., affirming a July jury verdict that Starr did not breach a trust. At issue in the case brought in 2005 were …

AIG Plane Leasing Executive May Bid for Business

The head of the aircraft leasing company owned by the giant financial services company American International Group is reportedly talking about buying a part of the business. The aircraft leasing company has been up for sale for more than a …

AIG, Former CEO Greenberg, CFO Smith Agree to Binding Arbitration

American International Group Inc. and former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said Monday they have agreed to privately arbitrate a shareholder lawsuit, and possibly another, potentially ending a an extended legal fight between the parties. Relations between Greenberg and AIG have …

New AIG CEO Benmosche Reaches Out to Ex-CEO Greenberg

AIG to Hank: All is forgiven, we need your help! That is the message from Robert Benmosche, the new CEO of American International Group Inc., to Maurice “Hank” Greenberg — the man who built the company into what was the …

Reuters: Interview with New AIG CEO Benmosche in Croatia

Wearing flip-flops, khaki shorts and a green polo shirt, the new chief executive of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. says he’s getting a lot of work done from his massive villa overlooking the Adriatic. “People criticize me for being …

$1 Billion Suit Against AIG Over Workers’ Compensation Dismissed

American International Group Inc. won dismissal of a federal lawsuit accusing the troubled insurer of fraudulently shortchanging state workers’ compensation pools out of more than $1 billion. However, Thursday’s ruling by Judge Robert Gettleman of the U.S. District Court in …

New CEO Says AIG to Repay U.S. Taxpayers, Boost Shareholder Value

Robert Benmosche, the newly appointed chief executive officer of American International Group Inc., says he expects the bailed-out insurer to be able to repay its federal debts and to boost value for shareholders, according to a report by Bloomberg News. …

New AIG CEO Decides to Keep, Not Sell, Investment Advisory Unit

Robert Benmosche, the newly appointed chief executive of AIG, has started to cut up the insurer’s restructuring plan, deciding it is better to hold on to an investment advisory unit that is part of the insurer’s retirement services group. “Benmosche …

New AIG CEO Benmosche to Be Paid $7 Million

American International Group Inc., the insurer that received billions of dollars in a U.S. bailout, said on Monday that it will pay newly-appointed Chief Executive Robert Benmosche an annual salary of $7 million. In a filing with the U.S. Securities …

U.S. Pay Czar Weighs ‘Claw Backs’ over Executive Compensation

Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s pay czar, said on Sunday he has broad and “binding” authority over executive compensation, including the ability to “claw back” money already paid, and he is weighing how and whether to use that power. Feinberg …