The Courage to Compete: The World According to Greenberg

In 1968 when the Maurice "Hank" Greenberg took over what was to become American International Group (AIG), it was an insurance agency selling other insurers' policies around the globe. Within years, AIG was no longer selling other companies' policies but was itself bigger than the biggest of insurance companies in the world. Twenty-five years ...

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