Latest AIG Headlines
All the headlines from our AIG Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bernanke Defends AIG Bailout Terms; Judge Opens Fed’s ‘Doomsday Book’
Oct 9 2014 // Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the sterner treatment of American International Group Inc. in the 2008 bailout compared with how investment banks were handled, saying the rescue of the insurer had a...
AIG Boosts Railroad Excess Liability Coverage to $1 Billion
Oct 9 2014 // American International Group Inc., the largest commercial insurer in the U.S. and Canada, introduced a policy to help railroads handle losses from catastrophic accidents as more crude oil is shipped by trains. The insurer...
Unfamiliar Fed Saw ‘Exceptional’ Risks in AIG Situation, Says Geithner
Oct 9 2014 // American International Group Inc.’s unique set of risks was seen by one of the primary orchestrators of its rescue as requiring tough conditions that included the government’s taking most of the insurer’s...
Was AIG’s High Bailout Loan Rate Forced by Regulators?
Oct 8 2014 // A “crazily high” interest rate levied on American International Group Inc.’s $85 billion bailout loan may have been forced on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York by other regulators, according to...
Geithner Asked Buffett for Opinion on AIG Before 2008 Bailout
Oct 8 2014 // Billionaire Warren Buffett said he gave an appraisal of American International Group Inc. to Timothy Geithner, then the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, just before it rescued AIG in 2008. Geithner asked...
Geithner Testifies He Was Responsible for AIG Loan Rate
Oct 8 2014 // Timothy Geithner backed away from two of his more provocative assessments of the 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc., in a day of courtroom testimony marked by careful answers and a lack of recollection about...
Ex-Treasurer Paulson Defends AIG’s Harsh Loan Terms
Oct 6 2014 // American International Group Inc. received harsher terms than other financial institutions in the 2008 financial crisis because regulators needed to send a message to markets that government help would cost them, Henry...
Geithner Expected to Testify on AIG Bailout Rate
Oct 5 2014 // Federal regulators cut a “loan sharky” interest rate on an $85 billion bailout loan to American International Group Inc. because it contributed to a debt service problem that threatened the insurer’s...
AIG Bailout Rushed Without Complete Documentation, Fed Lawyer Testifies
Oct 2 2014 // The Federal Reserve Bank of New York poured billions of dollars into rescuing American International Group Inc. in September 2008 without drawing up documents that would cement the government’s control of the giant...
Fed Counsel Grilled on AIG’s Bailout Terms vs. Banks’
Oct 1 2014 // The Federal Reserve Board of Governors set an interest rate for American International Group Inc.’s 2008 bailout loan that was meant to prevent shareholders from reaping a “windfall,” the Fed’s top...
Goldman, JPMorgan CEOs Pursued Private Rescue for AIG
Oct 1 2014 // The heads of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. told federal regulators days ahead of the 2008 government bailout of American International Group Inc. that they were putting together a private rescue of...
Federal Reserve Was Reluctant to Rescue AIG, Urged Private Sector Loan: Trial
Sep 30 2014 // The Federal Reserve Board of Governors didn’t want to bail out American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion loan, preferring that the insurer find a savior in the private marketplace, the Fed’s top...
Greenberg’s Lawyer Says U.S. Demonized, Extorted AIG Shareholders in Bailout
Sep 29 2014 // The U.S. extorted American International Group Inc. shareholders when it extended a $182 billion taxpayer bailout at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, a lawyer for Maurice “Hank” Greenberg...
Trial Over Greenberg’s Challenge to AIG Bailout to Get Underway
Sep 29 2014 // One of the more unusual trials to come out of the 2008 financial crisis is set to begin on Monday, when a federal judge will consider whether the U.S. government’s rescue of American International Group Inc was, in...
Execs Hired by Berkshire Specialty Balked at AIG Philosophy: Benmosche
Sep 24 2014 // Robert Benmosche, who led American International Group Inc. for half a decade, said an emerging challenge from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. hasn’t amounted to much so far. Buffett’s firm...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Enters Fidelity & Crime Market; Names AIG’s O’Neill
Sep 23 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) said it is entering the fidelity and crime insurance market, and has named Brian O’Neill to lead the effort. O’Neill joins BHSI with 30 years of fidelity and crime...
Greenberg’s Starr Sues U.S. Over Tax Dispute
Sep 21 2014 // Maurice “Hank” Greenberg’s Starr International Co. seeks a refund for overpayment of taxes for 2007 in a $38 million lawsuit against the U.S. The Internal Revenue Service has taken no action on...
New CEO Hancock Puts Stamp on AIG Management in Shake-Up
Sep 19 2014 // American International Group Inc. named Kevin Hogan to lead its main life insurance business, putting him in charge of offerings for individuals, as new Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock shakes up management. Hogan...
Global Excess Partners Hires Carmody From AIG in New York
Sep 17 2014 // Global Excess Partners, a managing general agent, has hired Liz Carmody as senior vice president. She is based in New York City. Carmody will assist in managing the firm’s large property and mid-market accounts. In...
AIG’s Regional Casualty Exec Thomas Joins Victor O. Schinnerer in Maryland
Sep 17 2014 // Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Company Inc. in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has hired Scott P. Thomas as senior vice president and senior underwriting manager leading the firm’s property/casualty segment...
