Latest AIG Headlines
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MetLife Unwavering in Battle Over Systemic Risk Rules
Jun 3 2014 // Steven Kandarian got MetLife Inc. out of banking to escape Federal Reserve oversight. Now, the insurer is fighting again to avoid the central bank’s reach. Kandarian, MetLife’s chief executive officer, has...
Moving Jobs to Low Cost Cities Making AIG ‘Best’ in Efficiency: P/C CEO Hancock
May 29 2014 // American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, is shifting workers to locations including the Philippines and Texas to reduce costs. “We’re talking several thousand...
Judge Rejects Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg’s Bid to Avoid Trial
May 28 2014 // A New York state judge has rejected a request by Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc. chief executive officer, to dismiss a long-running civil lawsuit by the state’s...
New York AG Says AIG’s Lawsuit Is Bid to Hobble Unlicensed Sales Probe
May 21 2014 // New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked a judge to dismiss American International Group Inc.’s lawsuit against the state’s top financial regulator, saying the insurer is trying to interfere with a...
Bank of America Off Hook for Allegedly Hiding AIG Lawsuit: Court
May 19 2014 // A federal appeals court said Bank of America Corp. was not liable to shareholders for allegedly concealing a $10 billion fraud lawsuit by American International Group Inc., whose filing led to a 20-percent one-day plunge...
AIG Completes $7.6 Billion ILFC Sale to AerCap
May 15 2014 // AerCap Holdings NV completed its $7.6 billion purchase of International Lease Finance Corp., creating the largest independent jet-leasing firm and a windfall for seller American International Group Inc. ILFC, which...
AIG Could Gain Extra $2 Billion in Sale of Plane Leasing Unit
May 14 2014 // American International Group Inc. stands to get an extra $2 billion from the cash-and-stock sale of its plane-leasing unit after acquirer AerCap Holdings NV almost doubled in New York trading. AerCap has jumped since...
Ex-Executive’s Lawsuit Alleges AIG Defrauded U.S. in Bailout
May 14 2014 // American International Group Inc. defrauded the U.S. by failing to disclose it was selling insurance without a license during negotiations with the government over a bailout in the financial crisis, a former executive...
Hancock, Wintrob Top Candidates to Be Next AIG CEO: WSJ
May 13 2014 // American International Group Inc.’s search for its next chief executive has narrowed down to two internal candidates, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Peter Hancock and Jay...
AIG Fined for Violating Cuba Sanctions
May 8 2014 // American International Group Inc. sold coverage to clients with ties to Cuba, a nation sanctioned by the U.S., when the insurer was owned by American taxpayers after its 2008 bailout. The insurer agreed to a $279,038...
AIG Profit Falls 27% in Q1; Hurt by Catastrophes, Severe Losses
May 6 2014 // Global insurer American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported net income of $1.6 billion for the first quarter, a 27 percent drop compared to $2.2 billion for the first quarter of 2013. After-tax operating income was...
AIG, Prudential Financial on Federal Reserve’s List of 15 Firms for Extra Supervision
May 4 2014 // The Federal Reserve released a list of 15 firms that merit an extra layer of supervision because they pose heightened systemic risks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. The tally published on the...
Town of Greenwich, Conn., Reaches $2.4M Storm Settlement With AIG
May 1 2014 // The town of Greenwich in Connecticut has reached a $2.4 million settlement with its insurance company to cover damage to municipal buildings and other property by Superstorm Sandy in October, 2012. The Greenwich Time...
AIG Expands Cyber Coverage to Include Physical Risks from Cyber Events
Apr 23 2014 // AIG has expanded its cyber insurance offering to include property damage and bodily injury exposures. This new cyber offering provides commercial customers a way to manage physical risks to their operations from cyber...
People – East
Apr 21 2014 // Jerry HourihanAmerican International Group (AIG) has named Jerry Hourihan as president of Private Client Group for the U.S. and Canada. He will report to Ralph Mucerino, CEO of Consumer Regional, Americas. Hourihan will be...
Massachusetts Judge Criticizes AIG in $7M Decision
Apr 14 2014 // A Massachusetts judge has ordered AIG Inc. to pay at least $7 million to a Wellesley, Mass., man injured after he was struck by a bus in a scathing decision that accuses the insurer of hiding evidence and manipulating...
AIG Still Has Work To Do, Says Chairman Miller
Apr 9 2014 // American International Group Inc. must do more to win over Wall Street, even after rallying 51 percent in the past two years, Chairman Steve Miller told shareholders. AIG is seeking to reward investors who helped...
New York DFS Becoming ‘National Player’ Among Insurance, Banking Regulators
Apr 7 2014 // On a June morning in 2012, New York bank examiners paid surprise visits to the offices of Ocwen Financial Corp., the biggest non-bank mortgage servicer. That break with tradition — examiners typically set up...
N.Y. Regulator Lawsky Sued by AIG Over Probe Into Unlicensed Insurance
Apr 3 2014 // American International Group Inc. sued to block New York’s top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be...
Hourihan Named President of AIG Private Client Group, U.S. and Canada
Apr 1 2014 // Jerry Hourihan has been named president of American International Group’s (AIG) Private Client Group for the U.S. and Canada. He will report to Ralph Mucerino, CEO of Consumer Regional, Americas. Hourihan will be a...
