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These daily news stories, listed in reverse chronological order, follow the American International Group story as covered online at BusinessInsurance.com. Click on the headline for the full text of the story.

March 8, 2010

  • AIG sells ALICO to MetLife for $15.5 billion

  • AIG puts remaining Transatlantic shares on the block

    March 5, 2010

  • AIG to sell off remaining Transatlantic stake

  • AIG nears $15B deal to sell second life unit: Sources

    March 4, 2010

  • AIG Financial Products employees defended bonuses: Report

  • Prudential lines up financing to buy AIG's Asian unit

    March 3, 2010

  • Former AIG general counsel Kelly joins DLA Piper

    March 1, 2010

  • AIG seeks to cut payouts to former employees

  • Sale of Asian life unit will speed debt repayment: AIG

    February 26, 2010

  • Chartis boosts reserves, reports profit for 2009

  • AIG alters payback plan to Fed

  • AIG posts $8.9 billion loss for quarter

    February 25, 2010

  • Pay czar says has struggled to rework AIG bonuses

    February 17, 2010

  • AIG, Metlife deal may be paused by tax dispute: Report

    February 12, 2010

  • AIG snubs JPMorgan? No role in AIA IPO

    February 11, 2010

  • AIG overhauls incentive pay system

  • AIG mandates 7 more banks for AIA IPO: Sources

    February 9, 2010

  • MetLife may pay AIG in stock, cash for ALICO unit: Source

    February 8, 2010

  • AIG hires exec to oversee finance, risk

    February 5, 2010

  • Top exec at AIG-owned aircraft leasing unit retires

    February 4, 2010

  • Barclays comes to AIG's aid in derivatives deals

    February 3, 2010

  • Geithner says bank fee can recoup AIG bonuses

    February 2, 2010

  • MetLife says in talks with AIG over ALICO

  • AIG fills general counsel position

    January 29, 2010

  • AIG filing casts doubt on 'limited exposure' claim

  • Employees at AIG unit agree to bonus cuts: Report

    January 27, 2010

  • Lawmakers turn up heat on Geithner over AIG

  • Bernanke says did not negotiate with AIG lenders

    January 26, 2010

  • TARP watchdog probing New York Fed on AIG bailout

    January 25, 2010

  • SEC mulled national security status for AIG details

  • Head of AIG aircraft leasing unit to leave: Report

    January 22, 2010

  • AIG's bailout disclosure surprised N.Y. Fed

    January 21, 2010

  • Congressmen request AIG bailout investigation

    January 19, 2010

  • N.Y. Fed denies pressured AIG on bank payments

  • Bernanke seeks government audit of Fed's AIG bailout

  • AIG in talks with MetLife to sell life unit: Report

  • AIG looks at different ways to repay bonuses

    January 18, 2010

  • Senator questions severance for former AIG legal chief

    January 15, 2010

  • Lawmaker calls for including Paulson, Bernanke in AIG probe

    January 14, 2010

  • Geithner: Right to pay AIG counterparties at par

  • Rep. Frank says panel will look at AIG bonuses again

  • Investor Ross not buying AIG unit

  • Geithner to testify on AIG: Aide

    January 12, 2010

  • House panel wants AIG counterparty payment documents

  • Senator urges SEC to probe N.Y. Fed over AIG e-mails

    January 11, 2010

  • Greenberg slams AIG bailout terms but says suit unlikely

    January 8, 2010

  • N.Y. Fed: Geithner not involved in AIG disclosures

  • U.S. lawmakers press for Geithner testimony on AIG

    January 7, 2010

  • New York Fed told AIG to withhold details: Report

    January 5, 2010

  • AIG names new administrative chief, other execs

    December 30, 2009

  • AIG executives Kelly, Folsom resign

    December 29, 2009

  • Outgoing AIG counsel to get millions in severance pay: Report

    December 23, 2009

  • AIG investigated executives regarding pay moves: Report

    December 22, 2009

  • AIG puts Chartis spinoff on hold: Report

    December 21, 2009

  • AIG needs two years to repay aid: Benmosche

  • Pay czar OKs incentives for key for AIG employee

    December 18, 2009

  • Best affirms most AIG units' financial strength ratings

    December 15, 2009

  • AIG top staff struggle financially: Report

    December 11, 2009

  • AIG retention bonuses OK for 'critical' execs: Pay czar

    December 10, 2009

  • Geithner: Don't expect AIG, others to repay full TARP investments

    December 8, 2009

  • Pay czar to exempt some AIG execs from salary cap: Report

    December 7, 2009

  • Five AIG execs say may quit over pay: Report

    December 4, 2009

  • AIG solicits offers for ILFC: Sources

    December 1, 2009

  • AIG reduces debt by $25 billion

    November 24, 2009

  • U.S. officials press Feinberg to ease AIG curbs: Report

  • AIG board OKs CEO pay, as Benmosche agrees to stay

    November 19, 2009

  • Geithner, under fire, defends AIG bailout

    November 18, 2009

  • Goldman Sachs was exposed to AIG losses: Government report

    November 17, 2009

  • N.Y. Fed failed to negotiate AIG concessions: Audit

  • Chinatrust agrees to buy stake of AIG's Taiwan unit

    November 11, 2009

  • Benmosche 'frustrated' but will remain at AIG

    November 10, 2009

  • AIG likely to be able to repay government: Moody's

    November 6, 2009

  • AIG taps $2.1B from U.S. for ILFC share purchase

  • AIG reports higher profits, lower insurance revenues

    November 4, 2009

  • AIG formally adding Chartis brand to up to 30 units

    November 2, 2009

  • Chinatrust lawyers study AIG unit sale

    October 30, 2009

  • AIG says won't sell Japan units Edison and Star

    October 29, 2009

  • AIG has recovered some securities-related losses: Report

    October 28, 2009

  • TARP special master doubts AIG will repay all it owes

    October 23, 2009

  • AIG to disburse $12M in delayed exec payments

    October 22, 2009

  • AIG executives subject to pay limits

  • Benmosche reassures AIG employees about salaries

    October 21, 2009

  • Government to order pay cuts at AIG, other firms: Report

    October 20, 2009

  • AIG lends $2 billion to aircraft leasing unit

    October 15, 2009

  • AIG sees $1.4 billion loss on Taiwan unit sale

  • AIG unit ILFC to repay $2 billion loan Thursday: Report

    October 14, 2009

  • Little attention to AIG pay during bailout: TARP official

    October 13, 2009

  • Treasury says AIG should lower retention payments

  • AIG to sell Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion

    October 6, 2009

  • Pay 'czar' OKs $10.5M package for AIG's Benmosche

    September 21, 2009

  • AIG shares rise as lawmaker eyes new bailout plan

  • AIG's ability to repay bailout funds unclear: GAO

    September 16, 2009

  • Buffett turned down AIG opportunity: CNBC interview

    September 15, 2009

  • Greenberg praises AIG's new CEO, urges bailout restructure

    September 11, 2009

  • Prosecutors may impanel AIG grand jury: WSJ

    September 8, 2009

  • AIG interviewing banks on ALICO IPO: Sources

    September 6, 2009

  • AIG to sell part of asset management unit for $500M

    September 1, 2009

  • AIG shares fall for second straight day

    August 31, 2009

  • AIG weighing many options for ILFC: Sources

  • Congressmen ask for audit of AIG trust arrangements

    August 28, 2009

  • AIG's Taiwan unit gets three low bids: Sources

    August 27, 2009

  • AIG shares soar 30% on CEO comments

  • AIG's new CEO reaches out to Greenberg

    August 26, 2009

  • AIG's Philippine unit to buy 51% of Ayala Life

    August 20, 2009

  • New AIG CEO says expects to repay taxpayers: Report

  • Wintrob named head of AIG's domestic life and retirement services

    August 19, 2009

  • AIG's new CEO takes scissors to restructuring plan

  • Taiwan's Chinatrust may drop bid for AIG's Nan Shan

    August 17, 2009

  • AIG awards new CEO Benmosche $7 million annual salary

    August 13, 2009

  • AIG finance arm cuts 900 jobs, sees sixth straight loss

    August 12, 2009

  • AIG sells Hong Kong consumer finance unit

    August 11, 2009

  • AIG Financial Products sells energy interests for $1.9B

    August 6, 2009

  • AIG names ex-American Express chief as chairman

    August 3, 2009

  • AIG taps former MetLife chief as CEO

  • Moody's downgrades AIG's aircraft leasing unit

    July 30, 2009

  • Primus gets Hong Kong partner for AIG Taiwan unit: Sources

    July 28, 2009

  • AIG sells life premium finance business for $679.5M

    July 27, 2009

  • AIG establishing Chartis just the beginning: Moor

  • AIU moves ahead with P/C separation, rebrands as Chartis

    July 16, 2009

  • AIG plans to speed stock offering of life insurance unit

  • Prudential in talks to buy AIG life units in Japan

    July 15, 2009

  • Franklin drops out of group eyeing AIG asset unit

    July 9, 2009

  • AIG in talks to sell big ALICO unit to MetLife: Report

  • AIG may have zero equity value: Citigroup

    July 2, 2009

  • Farmers completes purchase of AIG personal auto group

    June 25, 2009

  • AIG readies spinoff of life units, gives Fed stakes

    June 24, 2009

  • AIG to sell consumer finance units in Mexico

    June 23, 2009

  • AIG names exec to manage asset sales

  • AIG to sell New York buildings for $150 million: Source

    June 19, 2009

  • Eleven states ask TARP chief for AIG bonus probe

  • Private equity firms interested in AIG's Taiwan unit

    June 18, 2009

  • AIG picks Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley to manage IPO of AIA

    June 12, 2009

  • AIG to use any winnings in trial to repay taxpayers

    June 9, 2009

  • Investors buy two AIG buildings in New York

    June 5, 2009

  • AIG prices Transatlantic shares in secondary offering

    June 4, 2009

  • Lawsuit arguing AIG bailout is unconstitutional can proceed

  • AIG weighs options as it pushes on ILFC sale: Source

    June 3, 2009

  • Real estate firm buys N.J. property from AIG

  • AIG cuts asking price for Taiwan unit: Paper

    June 2, 2009

  • Two Asian firms join in consortium for AIG Investments

  • AIG in deal to sell two New York buildings: Source

  • AIG to sell Argentina consumer finance business

    May 28, 2009

  • AIG's search for new CEO led by director Dammerman

    May 22, 2009

  • Expect 'heck of time' filling Liddy's shoes at AIG: Consultant

    May 21, 2009

  • AIG searching for CEO to replace Liddy

    May 20, 2009

  • AIG in talks to sell money management unit

    May 19, 2009

  • AIG investors to get funds from SEC fraud pact

  • AIG nominates new board directors

    May 18, 2009

  • AIG plans to spin off Asian life unit

    May 15, 2009

  • Fitch downgrades AIG units

    May 13, 2009

  • AIG bailout payback possible within 5 years: CEO

  • Process for AIG Asian unit IPO to start soon: Sources

  • AIG CEO sees bailout repayment if economy holds

    May 12, 2009

  • Fire-sale prices ruled out: AIG's Liddy

  • AIG CEO to fight criticism of employees: Report

    May 11, 2009

  • AIG to sell Tokyo building for $1.2 billion

    May 8, 2009

  • Macquarie bidding for AIG unit: Report

  • AIG in talks with Nippon Life for Japan HQ: Source

    May 7, 2009

  • AIG completes sale of commodity index unit

    May 5, 2009

  • AIG to post 1Q loss; no new bailout: Source

    May 4, 2009

  • AIG nears sale of Japanese headquarters: Report

    May 1, 2009

  • Liddy's panel testimony moved to May 13

    April 30, 2009

  • AIG's P/C arm eager to split, new name in question

    April 29, 2009

  • AIG's title of world's largest insurer gone: Liddy

    April 28, 2009

  • Authorities investigating AIG execs: Report

    April 27, 2009

  • AIG completes German unit sale

  • AIG aircraft leasing unit gets bids under $5 billion

    April 24, 2009

  • Liddy asked to testify before oversight panel: Report

  • AIG names new vice chairman of transition planning

    April 21, 2009

  • AIG accelerates spinoff of P/C units

    April 20, 2009

  • Treasury commits $30 billion to AIG

  • AIG considers board reshuffle: Report

    April 16, 2009

  • AIG to sell personal auto unit to Farmers Group

  • AIG completes sale of AIG Private Bank

  • Lawmaker urges AIG CEO to quit over Goldman stake

    April 15, 2009

  • Lawmaker asks if AIG used bailout fund for PR attack

    April 13, 2009

  • Action on AIG unit may cost taxpayers: Report

    April 9, 2009

  • Conn. consumer chief: No jurisdiction on AIG bonuses

    April 8, 2009

  • AIG completes asset sale for $45 million in proceeds

  • AIG aircraft unit seeks $5 billion Fed credit line: Report

    April 7, 2009

  • TARP to audit AIG counterparty payments

    April 2, 2009

  • Fed asked to investigate AIG debt-reduction request

  • Greenberg spars with lawmakers over AIG mess

    April 1, 2009

  • House panel seeks confidential AIG reports

  • Munich Re completes HSB purchase

    March 31, 2009

  • Treasury should seek changes at AIG: GAO

  • Two AIG directors will not seek re-election: Filing

    March 30, 2009

  • AIG delays funds to some real-estate ventures: Report

    March 26, 2009

  • AIG official defends bonuses at Conn. hearing

  • Cuomo to subpoena AIG for swaps info

  • AIG financial execs in Paris to stay during transition

  • AIG execs in Europe resist returning bonuses

    March 25, 2009

  • Controversial AIG unit sees more departures: Source

  • Treasury seeks financial institution oversight

  • AIG aircraft unit says may need more financing

  • AIG memo hints privacy tied to bonus return: WSJ

    March 24, 2009

  • Dodd endorses distressed firm takeover plan

  • Connecticut subpoenas AIG execs over bonuses

  • AIG shows need for regulatory change: Bernanke

  • Financial firm intervention authority needed: Geithner

  • AIG employees hand over bonuses: Cuomo

    March 23, 2009

  • Sen. Reid renews push to tax AIG bonus money

  • Connecticut analyzes AIG bonuses, possible remedies

  • AIG rivals met Bernanke to complain: Report

  • AIG starts makeover, changes sign at N.Y. office

  • AIG bonuses $218 million: Connecticut attorney general

    March 20, 2009

  • AIG, Countrywide in legal duel over subprime loans

  • Connecticut gets AIG bonus data under subpoena

  • AIG's top Asia executive Edmund Tse retires

    March 19, 2009

  • AIG provides bonus details after subpoena: Cuomo

  • House OKs tax on bonuses at AIG, others

  • AIG could face court action on bonus details: Cuomo

    March 18, 2009

  • Panel told no evidence of AIG underpricing seen

  • Inquiry sought into Treasury's role in AIG bonuses

  • Justice Department looking at AIG bonuses: Holder

  • House panel backs bill to get AIG bonuses back

  • AIG CEO asks employees to repay some bonus money

  • AIG CEO defends bonuses as public fury mounts

  • U.S. to claw back AIG bonuses, lawmakers eye tax

    March 17, 2009

  • Congress eyes bonus surtax amid AIG outrage

  • Sen. Schumer threatens huge tax on AIG bonuses

  • House eyes surtax on massive AIG bonuses

  • Senator gibes AIG execs, suggests suicide

    March 16, 2009

  • Uproar over AIG won't stop future bailout: Experts

  • U.S. Treasury modifying AIG aid to recoup bonuses

  • Obama says AIG bonuses should be blocked

  • AIG names counterparties, European banks dominate

  • AIG's massive payments to banks stoke bailout rage

  • SocGen defends AIG cash, Barclays mulls unit sale

  • Rep. Barney Frank: 'Time to fire some people' at AIG

    March 15, 2009

  • AIG CEO expected to testify at hearing on bailout

    March 13, 2009

  • Berkshire rebuffed AIG appeals for aid: Report

    March 11, 2009

  • Controls in place for AIG expenditures: Bernanke

    March 9, 2009

  • AIG bailout was the right move: Buffett

  • Pressure builds to reveal AIG counterparties

    March 6, 2009

  • Fed won't say who helped by AIG rescue

    March 5, 2009

  • Lawmaker: AIG failure would 'bring down Europe'

  • U.S. officials offer mea culpa on AIG, defend actions

  • AIG securities lending losses manageable: Dinallo

    March 4, 2009

  • AIG's AIA gets Pru, Manulife offers, China Life out

    March 3, 2009

  • Bernanke 'angry' about AIG situation

  • Greenberg sues AIG after losing $2 billion

  • AIG changes should be good for policyholders: U.K. chief

  • China Life drops out of bidding for AIG Asian unit

  • Ex-CEO Greenberg sues AIG, alleges fraud

    March 2, 2009

  • AIG reports $62B 4Q loss, will separate P/C unit

  • AIG's P/C spinoff plan draws mixed reviews

  • AIG's Liddy won't rule out more public funding

  • Another AIG woe: $600 million pension contribution

  • AIG ratings affirmed on new bailout plan

    March 1, 2009

  • AIG board OKs revised bailout plan: Source

  • Rating agencies back AIG bailout revision: Report

  • AIG near deal on new terms of U.S. bailout: Source

    February 27, 2009

  • Federal funding may weaken competition: AIA

    February 26, 2009

  • AIG, U.S. government discuss easing aid terms: Source

  • U.S. Senate panel sets March 5 hearing on AIG: Source

  • U.S. may break up AIG to keep it afloat: FT

    February 25, 2009

  • AIG's fading hope of AIA sale pinned on three parties: Sources

    February 24, 2009

  • AIG likely to get more federal help: Analysts

  • Brokers hear from worried AIG clients

  • AIG asset management unit gets bids around $500M: Sources

  • AIG willing to cede control of Asia

    February 23, 2009

  • AIG seeks more federal rescue funds: Report

    February 20, 2009

  • Groups form for AIG aircraft leasing unit bid

  • Prudential in lead to buy AIG Japan units: Sources

    February 19, 2009

  • Greenberg slams pay cap plan, AIG bailout

    February 18, 2009

  • Four bidders in fray for AIG's Philippine assets: Sources

    February 13, 2009

  • AIG Financial Products sell energy contracts

    February 12, 2009

  • U.K. investigates AIG Financial Products

    February 10, 2009

  • AIG in talks to sell auto business to Zurich: Source

    February 6, 2009

  • AIG, Citi deals gave Treasury least value: Report

    February 5, 2009

  • AIG to sell two Thailand companies

    February 4, 2009

  • More changes to AIG bailout needed: Greenberg

    February 3, 2009

  • AIG shares fall on fears more government cash needed

    February 2, 2009

  • AIG in talks with U.S. on guarantees: Wall St. Journal

    January 30, 2009

  • AIG may use IPOs to sell some units: Report

    January 28, 2009

  • AIG's ILFC sale may face financing hurdle

    January 27, 2009

  • AIG offers $450 million to keep unit staff: Report

    January 26, 2009

  • Bidders for AIG leasing unit emerge: Source

  • AIG plans sale of finance units in Latin America: Sources

  • AIG to sell fund management business

    January 22, 2009

  • S&P downgrades AIG aircraft leasing unit

  • AIG sells some Philippine assets for $42M: Sources

    January 20, 2009

  • AIG names new chief investment officer

    January 19, 2009

  • UBS agrees to buy commodity index from AIG

    January 16, 2009

  • Federal Reserve forms trust to hold AIG stock

    January 14, 2009

  • AIG regulator Dinallo says CEO's efforts paying off

    January 13, 2009

  • AIG to sell Canadian life unit for $308M

  • AIG receives bids for its aircraft leasing unit

    January 9, 2009

  • AIG Financial to rebrand itself

    January 8, 2009

  • AIG defers compensation payments

    January 6, 2009

  • AIG Environmental execs depart for Ironshore

  • Greenberg questions HSB sale

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