AIG News

S&P Sees AIU Holdings Vehicle as Boost to Insurer’s Financial Flexibility

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its ratings on American International Group Inc. (AIG; A-/Negative/A-1) and its insurance subsidiaries (A+/Negative/–) are not affected by AIG’s announcement that it will transfer AIU Holdings Inc. to a special purpose vehicle and …

A.M. Best Calls AIU Vehicle ‘Positive First Step’ in AIG Insurance Rebranding

Rating organization A.M. Best Co. reported that its ratings and outlook of the property/ casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) remain unchanged following the company’s announcement of the acceleration of its restructuring and rebranding of its global property/ …

Q&A: AIG’s New AIU Tries to Rebrand In Challenging Market

Last month, shortly after American International Group, Inc. CEO Edward Liddy announced that AIG would be spinning off its global insurance operations into a new entity to be known as AIU Holdings, Inc., Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson spoke with John …

AIG Creates AIU Holdings; Prepares for Potential Sale of Minority Stake

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) today took the first steps to position the rebranding of its insurance units as an independent entity, AIU Holdings, by transferring the company to a special purpose vehicle (SPV) in preparation for the potential sale …

AIG Completes Sale of Private Bank to Aabar Investments

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced that it has completed the sale of AIG Private Bank Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, to a subsidiary of Aabar Investments PJSC , a global investment company based in Abu Dhabi. “Under …

U.S. Lawmaker Urges AIG CEO Liddy to Quit Over Goldman Sachs Stake

A U.S. congressman Thursday expressed concern about a stake in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. held by Edward Liddy, CEO of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc., and urged him to quit. Liddy owns shares and restricted stock units in Goldman …

AIG May Sell U.S. Auto Unit to Zurich

American International Group is close to a deal to sell its U.S. auto insurance business to Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services for roughly $1.5 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. A deal could be announced soon, …

Farmers To Acquire AIG’s Personal Auto Group for $1.9 Billion

Los Angeles-based the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has announced it will acquire American International Group’s (AIG’s) Personal Auto Group, which includes 21st Century Insurance Co. The acquisition price is $1.9 billion, subject to post closing adjustments. The possibility of …

Congressman Asks If AIG Used Bailout Fund for PR Firms

The head of a U.S. House of Representatives committee sent a letter Tuesday to American International Group Inc demanding to know if it used bailout money to pay for public relations firms to attack critics. Several congressional panels are probing …

Connecticut Official Says State Law Doesn’t Bar AIG Bonuses

The controversial bonuses given to executives at bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. do not violate Connecticut’s unfair trade practices law, the state’s consumer protection commissioner says. Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. is among numerous federal and state officials who have …