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$115 Million Amount at which four former executives of American International Group Inc., including ex-CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, agreed to settle a long-standing shareholder lawsuit. The lawsuit was brought in 2002 by the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana, an AIG …

AIG CEO Liddy Expects Assets ‘For Sale’ List Next Week

American International Group Inc. should have a list of assets it wants to sell by next week, its new chief executive said Monday, as the company prepares to split itself up to repay an emergency bailout loan. The New York-based …

Key Lawmaker Wants AIG Internal Documents on CEO, Board, Pay

Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has asked the new chief executive officer at American International Group Inc. to give his committee internal documents related to events that culminated in the $85 …

U.S. Looks to Former Allstate CEO Liddy to Run AIG

The U.S. government is betting former Allstate chief Edward M. Liddy is the safest pair of hands to oversee the dismantling of American International Group Inc. and prevent further unraveling of the world’s stressed financial system. Liddy, 62, was the …

CNBC Reports Federal Government May Loan AIG Funds

American International Group Inc. shares plummeted after the insurer’s credit ratings were cut, heightening concerns it might file for bankruptcy and further upset the global financial system. In late-morning trading, AIG shares were down $2.29, or 48.1 percent, at $2.47 …

Update: AIG Cash Crisis Mounts; Greenberg Explores Buyout; Conservatorship Reportedly Eyed

American International Group Inc. shares sank 48 percent on a report that regulators might take control of the giant insurer, though a U.S. government source said federal agencies do not have legal authority to put AIG into a conservatorship. Bloomberg …

AIG Facing Liquidity Crisis, Seeks $40 Billion Loan from Federal Reserve

Insurer American International Group Inc., working to stave off rating downgrades [See related article] and shore up the capital of its holding company, has made an unprecedented approach to the Federal Reserve seeking $40 billion in short-term financing, the New …

Four Former AIG Execs Including Greenberg Settle Shareholder Suit

Four former executives of American International Group Inc., including ex-CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, agreed on Thursday to settle a long-standing shareholder lawsuit for $115 million. The insurer will receive proceeds from the settlement, less fees. The settlement will save the …

AIG CEO Says He Will ‘Take a Scalpel’ to Reshape Giant Insurer

American International Group’s Chief Executive Robert Willumstad will soon take the scalpel to the world’s largest insurer — and not a minute too soon for investors blindsided by mortgage losses that led to an unexpected $5.36 billion quarterly loss. Willumstad, …

AIG CEO Ready to ‘Take a Scalpel’ to Reshape Insurer

American International Group’s Chief Executive Robert Willumstad will soon take the scalpel to the world’s largest insurer — and not a minute too soon for investors blindsided by mortgage losses that led to an unexpected $5.36 billion quarterly loss. Willumstad, …