Maurice “Hank” Greenberg News

Ex-CEO Greenberg Sues AIG, Alleges Securities Fraud

American International Group Inc., whose $61.66 billion quarterly loss was the largest ever for a U.S. company, has been sued for securities fraud by former Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg. Greenberg, the insurer’s largest individual shareholder, accused AIG of overstating …

Business Moves

Liberty Mutual, Wausau Liberty Mutual Group, which sells insurance both direct and through independent agents, is discontinuing direct distribution to mid-sized businesses and now plans to distribute its commercial property/casualty insurance products in the middle market exclusively through independent agents …

Greenberg Fights New York AG to Keep Reinsurance Testimony Private

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former chief executive of American International Group Inc., has gone to court to prevent New York’s attorney general from releasing testimony Greenberg gave in a state lawsuit accusing him of fraud, according to court documents. Greenberg’s efforts …

Former AIG Vice President Sentenced to 4 Years for Reinsurance Scheme

The former vice president of reinsurance of American International Group Inc. (AIG) has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate AIG’s financial statements, according to the Department of Justice. Christian M. …

Former AIG CEO Greenberg, Ironshore in Joint Excess Casualty Venture

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the man who ran American International Group for nearly 40 years and who now runs C.V. Starr & Co., is being reunited with some executives who used to work under him when he ran AIG. C.V. Starr …

Ex-CEO Greenberg Protests AIG Sale of Asian Life ‘Crown Jewel’

Former AIG Chief Executive Maurice “Hank” Greenberg said in a letter Thursday the insurer should halt asset sales until the new administration in Washington can assess what is best for the now government-controlled insurer. Greenberg, a vocal critic of successive …

AIG Gets Bids for Aircraft Leasing Unit; Shops Asset Manager

American International Group Inc., moving ahead with asset sales, has received the first round of bids for its aircraft leasing unit, and is expected to start shopping its asset management business soon, people familiar with the matter said Monday. AIG …

2008: Top Stories of the Year

2008 can be described as a year like no other in the property/casualty insurance world. This year we saw the near death of the world’s largest and most successful insurance company, AIG. The soft market continued to hamper revenues in …

2008 Quotes to Remember… and Forget

“You always find out who’s been swimming naked when the tide goes out. We found out that Wall Street has been kind of a nudist beach.” —Warren Buffett on the credit crisis “As a strong supporter of free enterprise, I …

2008: A Year of Financial Storms

2008 can be described as a year like no other in the property/casualty insurance world. This year, the industry witnessed the near death of the world’s largest and most successful insurance company, AIG. The soft market continued to hamper revenues …