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They Did It Their Way

Dec 16 2002 // When you’re compiling a list of top 10’s, there is always the fear of leaving someone off, admitting someone who maybe does not deserve the billing or having the players out of order of importance. Believe me,...

Settlement between AIG, WorldCom Approved by Judge

Nov 27 2002 // A federal judge has approved an insurance settlement between bankrupt telecommunications company WorldCom Inc. and National Union Fire Insurance Company, a unit of AIG. According to Dow Jones, the approval was reached days...

AIG’s American International Companies Unveils Workplace Violence Insurance

Nov 15 2002 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced that the American International Companies have introduced Workplace Assurance(SM), an insurance coverage for the financial loss associated with incidents of violence in...

AIG Fund Buys 25% of Indian Coffee Co.

Nov 8 2002 // AIG may not qualify as an international conglomerate quite yet, but if it continues the way it’s going some day it just might. A report from Bangalore, India notes that a $750 million private equity fund run by AIG...

Independent Directors Liability

Nov 4 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: American International Group Inc. (AIG) unveiled Independent Directors Liability Insurance, a standalone policy designed to protect the personal assets of independent directors in case corporate...

AIG Unit Offers Mold Protection Program to Eastern Schools

Oct 30 2002 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, a unit of American International Group, announced it would offer a mold protection program to help clients prevent and manage risks stemming from mold growth. The...

Hartville Group Acquires Pet Insurance Policies Previously Underwritten by AIG

Oct 23 2002 // Ohio’s Hartville Group, Inc. announced that its pet insurance marketing subsidiary and provider of the Company’s Petshealth Care Plans has entered into an agreement to acquire Pet Insurance policies formerly...

AIG, K&K Insurance Group Form Partnership

Oct 23 2002 // AIG and K&K Insurance Group have formed a partnership to write sports, leisure and entertainment business nationwide. The $100 million program business is written through both admitted and non-admitted...

AIG Elects Bensinger, McFate to Positions

Oct 9 2002 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) has elected Steven Bensinger vice president and treasurer of AIG. He will report to Howard Smith, AIG vice chairman, chief financial officer and chief administrative...

AIG Appoints Schreiber Vice President, Strategic Planning

Sep 23 2002 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) appointed Brian Schreiber vice president, Strategic Planning. Schreiber is managing director of AIG Global Investment Group, Inc., with responsibility for mergers, acquisitions and...

AIG Unveils New Policy

Sep 19 2002 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) has unveiled Independent Directors Liability Insurance, a standalone policy designed to protect the personal assets of independent directors in case corporate wrongdoing prevents...

Speculation Grows on AIG Takeover of Zurich

Sep 2 2002 // Rumors of a possible takeover of Zurich Finan-cial by U.S. insurance juggernaut American International Group (AIG) gained steam as the Swiss concern’s stock rose sharply last week. According to Reuters, speculative...

Sept. 11 Revisited: The Future of the Industry

Sep 2 2002 // When the nation awoke on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, little did it know that the events over the next few hours would change its lives forever. Not only were there thousands of lives lost and injured, but many more...

Exclusions Persist as Congress Debates Federal Terrorism Backstop Legislation

Sep 2 2002 // Nearly a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the issue of federal insurance backstop legislation to protect carriers against future losses stemming from more attacks remains a crucial yet unresolved issue for the...

Speculation Grows on AIG Takeover of Zurich

Sep 2 2002 // Rumors of a possible takeover of Zurich Financial by U.S. insurance juggernaut American International Group (AIG) gained steam as the Swiss concern’s stock rose sharply last week. According to Reuters, speculative...

A Year Later, Industry Takes Stock of Itself

Sep 2 2002 // When the nation awoke on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, little did it know that the events over the next few hours would change its lives forever. Not only were there thousands of lives lost and injured, but many more...

Exclusions Persist as Congress Debates Federal Terrorism Backstop Legislation

Sep 2 2002 // Nearly a year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the issue of federal insurance backstop legislation to protect carriers against future losses stemming from more attacks remains a crucial yet unresolved issue for the...

EPIX Links with AIG to Provide Workers’ Compensation Coverage

Aug 29 2002 // EPIX Holdings Corporation, a privately held Professional Employer Organizations (PEO) headquartered in Tampa, Fla., annouced it has established a relationship with American International Group Inc. (AIG) to provide...

AIG to Treat Stock Options as Expense

Aug 13 2002 // American International Group Inc said it will begin treating stock options as an expense from the beginning of 2003. Chief Executive Maurice Greenberg had said last month when the company announced second-quarter results...

AIU Makes Appointments to Divisions

Aug 12 2002 // American International Underwriters (AIU), the international property-casualty insurance organization of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), has named Julio Portalatin president of its Accident & Health Division...