Carl Icahn News

AIG Agrees to Sell Japan Life Business to Hong Kong’s FWD Group

Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li is poised to buy American International Group Inc.’s Fuji Life Insurance Co. business, a deal that marks his FWD Group’s first foray into Japanese insurance. AIG will continue to offer property-casualty coverage in the Asian …

Critic Icahn Warms to AIG CEO Hancock’s Plans, Likes $3.4 Billion Deal

Carl Icahn, who won representation to the board of American International Group Inc. after threatening a proxy battle, said he’s warming to the approach of the insurer’s chief executive officer. ” Peter Hancock and I don’t see eye-to-eye on everything, …

AIG CEO Focus on Boosting Returns, Not Too Big to Fail Label

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock said he’s more focused on boosting returns than worrying about the government’s classification of his company as too big to fail. “Of all of the strategic issues that we face as …

Pressure Building on AIG CEO Hancock

The American International Group Inc. chief executive officer has posted three straight quarterly losses and will probably report Tuesday that profit in the three months ended June 30 fell 32 percent, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. Hancock has presided …

AIG CEO Hancock Finds Common Ground, Transparency with Activist Directors

Activist investors Carl Icahn and John Paulson are making American International Group (AIG) more transparent through their representation on its board, the U.S. insurer’s president and chief executive Peter Hancock said on Wednesday. Hedge fund manager Paulson and Samuel Merksamer, …

AIG Weighs Cutting Nearly 125 U.K. Jobs, in Plan to Reduce Costs: Sources

American International Group Inc., the insurer under pressure from activist investors, may eliminate about 125 positions in the U.K. as it scales back in certain countries and moves jobs to lower-cost locations, according to people familiar with the plan. The …

Activists Icahn, Paulson Land Seats on AIG Board; Now What?

John Paulson and Carl Icahn, who became billionaires by identifying mispriced securities and pushing for corporate shakeups, face a new challenge after winning seats on the board of American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s been too big to manage …

Icahn Doesn’t Buy AIG’s Strategy; Readies Slate of Directors

Carl Icahn, the activist investor calling for a breakup of American International Group Inc., said the alternative plan presented last week by the insurer’s chief executive officer was inadequate and that he’s assembling a slate of directors to shake up …

Icahn Renews Attack on AIG CEO Hancock; Insists ‘Drastic Shift’ Needed

Activist investor Carl Icahn has again called for American International Group (AIG) to be divided into three separate companies and expressed doubt that AIG CEO Peter Hancock’s planned strategy presentation next week will satisfy his demand. He said that if …

Analyst Says Investors Support Icahn on AIG Revamp

Most American International Group Inc. investors believe that billionaire activist Carl Icahn is right that the insurer needs a new strategy, according to a Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst who polled shareholders. In a survey of more than 100 …