American International Group News

Chinese Firms in Talks to Buy AIG Aircraft Leasing Unit

A group of Chinese companies, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), is in talks to buy American International Group’s aircraft leasing unit for around $5.5 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. AIG, which …

AIG: Sandy Losses Won’t Be a Huge Issue Financially

The American International Group executives are assuring investors that Sandy-related losses won’t have any significant impact on the company’s financial strength. Also, AIG announced in its Sunday, Nov. 4, bulletin to employees that most of its offices in the New …

Activist Chairmen, Independent Directors Challenge CEOs, ‘Country Club’ Boards

In the summer of 2011, Yahoo Inc.’s board decided enough was enough. Directors had seen the Internet giant’s stock languish, and the answers they got from Carol Bartz, chief executive at the time, fell short of their expectations. So, the …

AIG Unveils New ‘Refreshed’ Logo

American International Group today revealed what the company described as “a refreshed AIG logo,” featuring a modernized design and new color palate.The updated logo will begin appearing widely in the company’s advertising and marketing later this fall, according to the …

AIG Targeted as Likely ‘Systemically Important’ Financial Firm

Insurance giant American International Group Inc. said that it has received a notice from the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) that it is under consideration as a “systemically important financial institution” pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act. The …

New York Fed Sells Last of Its AIG Assets, Ending Ties with Insurer

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York brought to a close another chapter in the government’s taxpayer-funded bailouts of 2008 with the sale of its remaining assets of insurer American International Group, the bank said on Thursday. The New York …

AIG Launches PR Push on YouTube to Repair Image

AIG is launching a public relations campaign to repair its reputation. Last Thursday, the once-mighty insurance giant American International Group posted several videos on YouTube, www.youtube.com/aig , proclaiming that AIG is proud to be an American corporation. AIG received the …

AIG Files Lawsuit Against IRS Seeking $30.2M in Tax Interest

American International Group, the insurance giant saved by a massive federal bailout, wants some tax money back — from 1991. AIG is suing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in Federal Claims Court in Washington, D.C. for $30.2 million. It says …

White Mountains to Acquire 2 Runoff Subsidiaries From AIG Division

White Mountains Solutions Holding Co., a specialist runoff acquisition operation for White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., is continuing its acquisition activities. White Mountains Solutions said it has entered into an agreement to acquire two runoff subsidiaries — American General Indemnity …

Connecticut Receives $1M in Multi-State AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement

Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi announced Monday that the state has received just over $1 million in fines and penalties from American International Group Inc. as part of a multi-state settlement over allegations that the company under-reported its premiums of …