Latest AIG Headlines
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Wells Fargo Upgrades AIG on Likely Exit from Government Bailout
Apr 10 2012 // American International Group Inc. will likely be independent from the U.S. government over the next year, Wells Fargo Securities said upgrading the shares of the bailed-out insurer to “outperform.” Since AIG...
Treasury Freezes Pay for CEOs at Bailed Out Firms AIG, Ally, GM
Apr 9 2012 // The chief executives of General Motors, AIG, and Ally Financial had their 2012 compensation packages frozen for a second year in a row by the U.S. Treasury Department after they got “exceptional” bailout help...
AIG May Take Airplane Leasing Unit Public in Q2: CNBC
Apr 4 2012 // Bailed-out insurer AIG is considering launching the initial public offering of airplane leasing business International Lease Finance in the second quarter, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the...
Mass. Senate Candidate Warren Continues to Condemn AIG’s Tax Break
Apr 2 2012 // U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts continues to criticize the government for granting American International Group billions of dollars worth of tax breaks, calling it “a stealth...
How AIG Will – or Won’t – Generate a Bailout Profit for Taxpayers
Mar 27 2012 // CEO Bob Benmosche says U.S. taxpayers will earn up to $10 billion on the $182 billion rescue of American International Group, the insurance company he runs. Of course, that depends on how one defines...
AIG CEO Benmosche Says Taxpayers Will Profit on Bailout
Mar 26 2012 // AIG expects American taxpayers to end up with a profit of $5 billion to $10 billion on the company’s 2008 rescue when all is said and done, the chief executive of the bailed-out insurer said on Monday. The U.S....
AIG Makes Final Payment for AIA Aurora Stake
Mar 23 2012 // American International Group Inc. has made a final $1.5 billion payment to the United States Treasury Department to retire the Treasury’s interest in AIA Aurora LLC (AIA SPV) – a special purpose vehicle created to...
U.S. Treasury Selling Off $6B in AIG Stock
Mar 19 2012 // The U.S. Treasury Department is selling $6 billion worth of American International Group stock and struck another deal for the insurer to pay down $8.5 billion more in obligations, taking a major step forward in an...
Business Moves
Mar 19 2012 // Golden Bear Stockton, Caif.-based Golden Bear Insurance Co. has opened its first office in the Pacific Northwest. The new office is in Edmonds, Wash. It was opened by Golden Bear Vice President Carl Heckman and his team,...
AIG, Atradius Execs Join Micro-insurance Investor LeapFrog for Africa, Asia
Mar 15 2012 // LeapFrog Investments, an investment fund focused on insurance and financial services companies, announced two senior appointments as it expands its investment portfolio in Asia and Africa. David Steel, previously Managing...
Bailout Watchdogs Criticize AIG Tax Deal
Mar 14 2012 // Former members of a congressional panel that oversaw bailouts during the financial crisis blasted the Treasury Department this week for quietly granting a tax break worth billions to insurance giant American International...
Liberty Mutual ‘Disappointed’ at $450M AIG Workers’ Comp Settlement
Mar 14 2012 // Liberty Mutual said it will continue its legal fight even after a federal judge formally approved a $450 million workers’ compensation class-action settlement between AIG and its rival companies. The class action...
U.S. to Sell $6 Billion in AIG Stock; AIG to Pay More to Taxpayers
Mar 7 2012 // The U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday it will sell $6 billion worth of American International Group stock and struck another deal for the insurer to pay down $8.5 billion more in obligations, taking a major step...
AIG, Marsh & McLennan Q4 Earnings Improve
Mar 5 2012 // American International Group AIG reported a $19.8 billion profit for the 2011 fourth quarter, boosted by $17.7 billion in tax benefits. AIG said it has determined that it is likely to be consistently profitable in the...
AIG to Sell $6 Billion Worth of AIA shares to Repay U.S. Bail-out
Mar 5 2012 // American International Group is selling part of its stake in AIA Group to raise about $6 billion to help the U.S. insurer repay a huge federal government bail-out. AIG is looking to place some 1.7 billion AIA shares in a...
AIG: Return to Sustainable Profitability?
Mar 5 2012 // AIG’s top executives struck an optimistic note as the insurer reported improved 2011 fourth-quarter profit results. CEO Robert Benmosche told analysts during a conference call following the earnings report last month...
AIG Sells $500 Million Stake in Blackstone
Mar 4 2012 // Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. sold its entire $500 million stake in private equity firm Blackstone Group LP on Friday, according to a source familiar with the situation. AIG, which became majority...
Chartis No Longer Writing Excess Workers’ Comp as Stand-Alone Product
Mar 2 2012 // American International Group disclosed in its annual report that Chartis management decided last year to cease writing excess workers’ compensation business as a stand-alone product — as “part of its...
U.S. Seeks Dismissal of Ex-CEO Greenberg’s $25B Lawsuit on AIG Takeover
Mar 2 2012 // The U.S. government has asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit relating to its 2008 takeover of American International Group that was filed by a company run by former AIG Chief Executive Maurice Greenberg, court documents...
Taxpayers See Gain As New York Fed Sells Last of AIG Bailout Bonds
Feb 29 2012 // The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday sold the remaining portion of mortgage-backed securities acquired in the 2008 rescue of American International Group Inc. The sale to a unit of Credit Suisse Group AG means...
