April 8, 2009
The in-house watchdog for the U.S. Treasury Department’s massive financial rescue program is examining billions of dollars in counterparty payments made by bailed-out insurer AIG to major banks, such as Goldman Sachs, according to a letter obtained Tuesday. American International …
April 7, 2009
The public outrage aimed at American International Group over bonuses given to its executives has reached the man whose committee approved the payouts: James F. Orr, former chief executive officer of Unum Corp. The Portland Press Herald said leaders of …
April 2, 2009
The chairman of a U.S. House oversight panel said Wednesday he will soon call the chief executive of American International Group Inc. to testify, amid the committee’s ongoing probe of the fall of the insurance giant. Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns, …
April 2, 2009
Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former CEO of American International Group Inc. and creator of the AIG unit whose investments triggered the insurance giants’s near collapse, portrayed himself as a victim in testimony before a congressional panel Thursday. Some lawmakers questioned his …
April 2, 2009
The former chief financial officer at a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for her role in a scheme to manipulate American International Group Inc.’s financial statements. Elizabeth Monrad, who was finance chief …
April 1, 2009
American International Group Inc. directors Virginia M. Rometty and Michael H. Sutton will not seek re-election at the insurer’s annual meeting, an AIG filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Tuesday. The company usually holds its annual …
March 30, 2009
A lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders of American International Group Inc. is demanding company executives return millions of dollars in bonuses, dividends and other perks. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, also seeks unspecified damages as well as the …
March 27, 2009
An executive at American International Group Inc. defended the insurer’s controversial $165 million in bonuses in a hearing in Hartford, saying the recipients did not create the problems that led to a government bailout and several had resigned following threats. …
March 27, 2009
A federal judge in Delaware has sentenced a former AIG employee who stole nearly $500,000 over four years to a year and a day in prison Stacey Baisden, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud last year, apologized in court Wednesday. …
March 26, 2009
AIG executives in Europe are adamant they should not have to return their controversial bonuses and some feel that pressure on them to do so may amount to blackmail, according to a company employee and internal emails. AIG Financial Products …