AIG split News

Update: AIG Weighs IPO or 19.9% Stake Sale of Life and Retirement Unit

Insurer American International Group Inc said on Friday it is considering an initial public offering or a private sale of nearly 20% of its life and retirement business to separate the unit from the rest of the company over the …

AIG’s Plan to Divest Life & Retirement Business Could Prompt Ratings Downgrades

American International Group’s plan to downsize by divesting its Life & Retirement (L&R) business is drawing cautious and wary reactions from rating agencies that follow the property/casualty insurance giant. They said that they’re worried about what the divestiture will do …

AIG Names Zaffino to Succeed Duperreault as CEO; Will Spin Off Life Insurance Business

American International Group has disclosed significant leadership changes as well as plans to separate its Life & Retirement business into an independent company. Peter Zaffino, currently AIG’s president and chief operating officer, will become its next CEO as of March …

Icahn Activism Not AIG’s First Test Under Pressure

American International Group Inc. knows what it’s like to be circled by hawks. American International Group Inc. knows what it’s like to be circled by hawks. Under pressure in 2009 to repay the insurer’s bailout, company executives were in a …

Icahn Renews Attack on AIG CEO Hancock; Insists ‘Drastic Shift’ Needed

Activist investor Carl Icahn has again called for American International Group (AIG) to be divided into three separate companies and expressed doubt that AIG CEO Peter Hancock’s planned strategy presentation next week will satisfy his demand. He said that if …

Analyst Sees AIG CEO Hancock Surviving Icahn Ouster Bid

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, whose call to break American International Group Inc. was rebuffed by the insurer, will probably be unable to force out Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock, Credit Suisse Group AG said. While Icahn may succeed in …

Credit Markets Oppose Splitting Up AIG

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock has a bit of ammo as he meets Thursday with activist shareholder Carl Icahn: The credit market has been on the insurer’s side. The cost to protect bondholders against an AIG …

AIG CEO Hancock Rejects Icahn’s Breakup Plan

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock dismissed activist investor Carl Icahn’s proposal to split the company into three insurers, saying a division would limit earnings diversity and reduce the value of some tax assets. The stock declined …

Call for Splitting AIG a Challenge to CEO Hancock

Peter Hancock may have met his hardest challenge yet. Since Hancock took over as chief executive officer of American International Group Inc. last year, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s new commercial insurer raided AIG for talent. The integration of two …

Activist Paulson Joins Icahn’s Call to Break Up AIG

Activist investor Carl Icahn said he owns a “large stake” in American International Group Inc. and urged the insurer to spin off its life and mortgage units into public companies to avoid being tagged as a systemically important financial institution. …