AIG divestiture News

AIG Wants to Sell $2 Billion in Life Settlements Business

American International Group Inc. wants to sell a $2 billion portfolio of life settlements that would pay out when sick or elderly customers die, two people familiar with the matter said. AIG, the largest commercial insurer in the United States …

AIG Completes Sale of Japanese Life Unit to FWD Group

American International Group announced it has successfully completed the sale of AIG Fuji Life Insurance Co. Ltd. (AFLI) to FWD Group, the insurance arm of Pacific Century Group. The terms of the deal, which was originally announced in November 2016, …

AIG Expects to Win Some, Lose Some in Sale of Assets

American International Group Inc., the insurer that’s shrinking to free up capital for shareholder buybacks, said it expects to book a loss of about $430 million on the previously disclosed deal to sell Fuji Life Insurance Co. in Japan. That …

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 …

AIG Commercial Lines CEO Schimek Eyes Acquisitions for Value-Added, Not Scale

American International Group Inc. would weigh acquisitions to bolster high-priority businesses, even as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock exits other units, the head of the company’s commercial insurance operation said. “We are very active in looking at any way to …

AIG Reported to Be Selling Its Last Shares in China’s PICC Insurer

American International Group (AIG) is seeking to raise about $190 million by selling its remaining shares in China’s PICC Property and Casualty Co Ltd, according to a term sheet of the deal seen by IFR on Saturday. AIG is offering …

WSJ: AIG May Sell Shares in Lloyd’s Unit Ascot to Canadian Pension Board

American International Group Inc. is in early talks to sell its minority stake in the Lloyd’s of London syndicate manager Ascot Underwriting Holdings Ltd. to Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. If the …

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 …

AIG CEO Says Future Split Possible, But Downplays SIFI Risk; Will ‘Narrow’ P/C Focus

American International Group (AIG) CEO Peter Hancock, who announced the sale of the company’s AIG Advisor Group and a partial (19 percent) spin-off of mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp., said AIG is open to further divestiture, even of its biggest …

AIG to Sell Advisor Group Broker-Dealer to Lightyear

American International Group Inc. has agreed to sell AIG Advisor Group to investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC, a private equity firm specializing in financial services investing, and PSP Investments, one of Canada’s largest pension investment managers. Terms of …