INSIDER TRADING

American International Group Inc.: Lloyd Bentsen, director, purchased 169 shares of common stock at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 4,404 common shares.

Barber B. Conable, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 8,776 common.

Carla Anderson Hills, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly and indirectly holds 5,642 common.

Frank J. Hoenemeyer, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 19,817 common.

Dean P. Phypers, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 14,672 common.

Pei Yuan Chia, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 5,150 common.

Marshall Cohen, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly holds 4,051 common.

Martin S. Feldstein, director, purchased 169 shares of common at $123.81 each on June 4 and now directly and indirectly holds 19,528 common.

Maurice R. Greenberg, chairman, disposed of by gift 222 shares of common at an unreported price on June 26, 1998. He indirectly acquired by gift 148 shares of common at an unreported price that same day. On July 23, Mr. Greenberg disposed of by gift 196 shares of common at an unreported price and now directly and indirectly holds 37,775,894 common.

AIG stock closed at $79.00 a share on Sept. 11.

CNA Financial Corp.: Bernard L. Hengesbaugh, officer, purchased 1,800 shares of common stock between $41.31 and $41.56 each on Aug. 20 and now directly holds 2,400 common shares.

CNA stock closed at $38.19 a share on Sept. 11.

The Chubb Corp.: Henry G. Gulick, vp, sold 2,000 shares of common stock at $79.94 each on June 30 and now directly and indirectly holds 14,888 common shares.

Thomas F. Motamed, vp, exercised an option for 2,000 shares of common between $40.97 and $41.78 each on June 1 and now directly and indirectly holds 7,425 common.

Henry G. Gulick, vp, disposed of by gift 100 shares of common at $77.88 each on July 24, 1998. Mr. Gulick indirectly acquired by gift 100 shares of common at $77.88 each that same day and now directly and indirectly holds 14,891 common.

Chubb stock closed at $64.94 a share on Sept. 11.

HSB Group Inc.: Colin G. Campbell, director, indirectly sold 600 shares of common stock at $47.75 each on June 9 and now indirectly holds 600 common shares.

Henrietta Holsman Fore, director, purchased 1,000 shares of common at $53.56 each on July 27 and now directly holds 1,000 common.

William A. Kerr, vp, purchased 100 shares of common at $53.88 each on July 24 and now directly holds 4,079 common.

HSB Group stock closed at $43.56 a share on Sept. 11.

Lincoln National Corp.: Herbert Thomas McMeekin, vp, exercised an option for 2,400 shares of common stock at $26.03 each on June 9. To cover expenses of the transaction, McMeekin turned in 1,713 shares for $90.84 each on June 9 and now directly and indirectly holds 20,380 common shares.

Gabriel L. Shaheen, officer of subsidiary, exercised an option for 17,063 shares of common between $39.44 and $45.38 each on July 31, 1998. To cover expenses of the transaction, Mr. Shaheen turned in 11,997 shares for $94.06 each on July 31 and now directly holds 24,902 common.

Lincoln National stock closed at $88.50 a share on Sept. 11.

SAFECO Corp.: Roger H. Eigsti, chairman, exercised an option for 3,538 shares of common stock at an unreported price on June 9 and now directly and indirectly holds 128,590 common.

William Passavant Gerberding, director, purchased 200 shares of common at $45.94 each on July 31 and now directly holds 2,200 common.

Judith M. Runstad, director, purchased 500 shares of common between $43.65 and $44.75 each from July 30 to July 31 and now directly holds 3,500 common.

SAFECO stock closed at $43.47 a share on Sept. 11.

Insider Trading, compiled by Invest/Net Trading Group Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, tracks stock sales and purchases by insurance industry directors and officers. The column is distributed by Tribune Media Services Inc.