AIG News

Bank of East Asia to Buy AIG’s Taiwan Securities Unit

The Bank of East Asia said on Thursday that it has signed a deal to buy the Taiwan securities arm of American International Group as the ailing U.S. insurance giant sells assets to raise cash. “The deal is subject to …

Connecticut Lawmakers Delay Vote on AIG Bill

The Connecticut House of Representatives is not ready to vote on a bill that would stop companies that received federal assistance, such as American International Group Inc., from awarding bonuses under a state law. Douglas Whiting, a spokesman for Democratic …

Obama Team Seeks Powers to Wind Down Non-Banks Like AIG

The Obama administration Tuesday mounted a full-scale push for government authority to shut down troubled institutions like insurer AIG to avoid the need for future bailouts. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, testifying before lawmakers still fuming about big bonuses for …

15 AIG Employees Give Back Bonuses

Fifteen of 20 American International Group leading bonus recipients have agreed to give them back in full, said New York’s top legal officer who is probing into $165 million in executive pay at the troubled company bailed out by the …

Senate Push Over AIG Bonuses Appears to Lose Steam

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vowed Monday to push to recoup millions of dollars in executive bonuses at taxpayer-funded insurer American International Group, but the legislation appeared to be losing momentum in the Senate. President Barack Obama voiced concern …

New York Federal Reserve Chief: U.S. to Get Back All Funds Given to AIG

The new head of the New York Federal Reserve Tuesday defended saving American International Group from collapse as the right thing to do to prevent further damage to the world economy and said AIG will eventually be able to pay …

Treasury’s Geithner, Fed’s Bernanke Testify on AIG, Need for Reform

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told an angry Congress on Tuesday that he needs authority to step in to shut down troubled institutions like American International Group to avoid future government bailouts. Geithner’s call for new authority to take over …

AIG Begins Name Change to AIU, Starting with N.Y. Building

Workmen rolled up their sleeves at American International Group Inc. this weekend to take down the most prominent sign at the downtown Manhattan offices of the embattled insurer that has become the scorn of America. A spokesman said the company …

AIG, Countrywide in Legal Feud Over Insurance for Subprime Loans

An AIG unit and Countrywide Financial Corp., now part of Bank of America Corp., have sued each other, alleging breach of contract, in a dispute over insurance losses for subprime mortgage loans now in default. American International Group Inc.’s United …

Iowa Mill Company Suing AIG, ACE Over Flood Insurance Claims

A Cedar Rapids corn milling company is suing a unit of insurance giant AIG and another company, accusing them of acting in bad faith for refusing to pay flood insurance claims. Penford Products Co. is one of many eastern Iowa …