http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/American_International_Group_IncFind stories, videos, and photos about American International Group Inc. from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:01 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/American_International_Group_Inc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about American International Group Inc. from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/companies/AIG_Greenberg_Smith_Starr_settlement/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/companies/AIG_Greenberg_Smith_Starr_settlement/index.htmAIG said Wednesday it agreed to settle long-standing legal disputes with the insurance giant's former chairman, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/aig_counterparties_sigtarp/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/aig_counterparties_sigtarp/index.htmFederal regulators, in rushing to rescue AIG last year, failed to use their clout to negotiate concessions from business partners of the troubled insurer, a bailout overseer said on Monday.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/11/news/companies/Benmosche_AIG/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/11/news/companies/Benmosche_AIG/index.htmAIG Chief Executive Robert Benmosche told his staff on Wednesday that he is "frustrated" with ongoing discussions with the government about bonuses, but he will remain with the company.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/companies/aig/index.htmAIG reported its second profitable quarter in a row early Friday, as stabilization in its insurance businesses, and the credit and mortgage markets helped boost results.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:55:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/companies/bonuses_charity.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/companies/bonuses_charity.breakingviews/index.htmGenerosity doesn't make bonuses smaller. Some critics of huge bank payouts apparently would go easier on recipients who give a chunk of their winnings to charity.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/companies/aig_bonuses_hearing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/companies/aig_bonuses_hearing/index.htmCongress is resurfacing its outrage over AIG's bonuses after a report detailed the vast scope and scale of the troubled insurer's executive compensation plan.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmThe Treasury Department, after missing an opportunity to rein in controversial bonuses to AIG employees last year, is now pressing the bailed out insurer to reduce a $198 million bonus pool, according to an overseer's report released Tuesday.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/ratings.reform.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/09/news/economy/ratings.reform.fortune/index.htmWhat to do with Wall Street's gluttonous gatekeepers?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/aig_benmosche/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/06/news/companies/aig_benmosche/index.htmSince being named AIG's chief executive in August, Robert Benmosche's brashness has unnerved board members and raised the ire of Congress.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/21/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmAIG has stabilized thanks to a massive government bailout, but more than $120 billion in taxpayer loans to the insurance company remain at risk, according to a report issued Monday by a bailout overseer.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/04/news/companies/willumstad_aig_ceo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/04/news/companies/willumstad_aig_ceo.fortune/index.htmIt may have been the shortest tenure as CEO of AIG when Bob Willumstad led the insurance giant during the summer of 2008, but oh, what a long three months those were.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/companies/aig_climbs_back.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/companies/aig_climbs_back.breakingviews/index.htmAlmost a year after it nearly collapsed, American International Group has only just found a chief executive who might stick around for a while. It has been a slow start to a marathon that began when Lehman Brothers went bust in September last year.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htmThe market keeps chugging along. But with speculative stocks like AIG and Vonage leading the way, you have to wonder if the rally won't soon go off the rails like Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train. Ay-Ay-Ay!Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/27/news/companies/aig_stock/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/27/news/companies/aig_stock/index.htmAIG's stock closed at $47.84 on Thursday. At the start of the month, shares were trading at a mere $13.14.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/markets/thebuzz/index.htmBanks are still failing left and right, and according to a recent survey of top financial services leaders, a big majority of bank executives think that a recovery in their industry will lag an overall economic rebound.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/20/news/companies/aig/index.htmShares of AIG jumped as much as 31% Thursday after newly appointed CEO Robert Benmosche said he was optimistic about returning the troubled insurer to its former glory.Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/17/news/companies/aig_ceo_salary/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/17/news/companies/aig_ceo_salary/index.htmAIG's new boss will make an annual salary of $3 million and receive bonuses and stock options worth millions more, according to a company filing on Monday.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/news/companies/aig_earnings/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/news/companies/aig_earnings/index.htmAIG may have reported its first quarterly profit in nearly two years on Friday, but the company still has a long way to go before it can repay the billions of dollars it owes U.S. taxpayers.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/news/companies/aig.runup.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/06/news/companies/aig.runup.fortune/index.htmLess than a year after it nearly brought down the financial system with a misguided derivatives bet, AIG is everyone's favorite lottery ticket.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/aig_bonuses_treasury/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/companies/aig_bonuses_treasury/index.htmTroubled insurer AIG did not pay $2.4 million in bonuses scheduled to be delivered to top executives on July 15, according to a Treasury official nominee.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/news/companies/too_big_to_fail/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/30/news/companies/too_big_to_fail/index.htmLawmakers are quickly learning that "too big to fail" may be too complex to legislate away.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:55:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/27/news/companies/aig_chartis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/27/news/companies/aig_chartis/index.htmMaybe AIU sounded too much like AIG.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/10/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmBailed-out insurer AIG again found itself in the crosshairs of bonus rage on Friday over its plans to pay $2.4 million in executive bonuses next week.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/30/news/companies/aig_shareholder_meeting/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/30/news/companies/aig_shareholder_meeting/index.htmAIG shareholders, a.k.a. U.S. taxpayers, ousted the majority of the company's leadership at AIG's annual shareholders meeting Tuesday, removing the overseers of one of the biggest corporate unravelings in American history.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/29/news/companies/aig/index.htmAIG is expected to formally install its new board on Tuesday, when the company holds its first annual shareholders meeting since U.S. taxpayers were given majority control.Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/derivatives_regulation_risks.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/economy/derivatives_regulation_risks.fortune/index.htmSince it is chillingly clear that U.S. financial institutions have for a good while been regulated no more stringently than, say, demolition derby drivers, Washington has belatedly locked the garage door and begun to debate strict new rules. The blueprint at hand is President Obama's sweeping proposal in mid-June to revamp the responsibilities of government agencies and impose new regulations on the financial establishment. Nothing about this plan will fall easily into place: Too many government agencies will dig in their heels. Too many financial companies will battle every aspect of reform that threatens their bottom lines.Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/fed_balance_sheet/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/10/news/economy/fed_balance_sheet/index.htmThe government bailout of banks, lenders, Bear Stearns and AIG brought in billions of dollars to the Federal Reserve in the first quarter of 2009.Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/news/international/manchester_united_aon/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/news/international/manchester_united_aon/index.htmManchester United will soon shed the AIG logo, the British soccer team announced Wednesday, officially ending its association with the fallen insurance giant next year.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/companies/aig_liddy/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/news/companies/aig_liddy/index.htmAIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy announced Thursday that he plans to step down from the company once the insurer's board of directors finds a replacement.Thu, 21 May 2009 23:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/14/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmThe furor over AIG's controversial bonuses is boiling over again.Thu, 14 May 2009 21:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/12/news/companies/aig/index.htmAIG Chief Executive Edward Liddy will appear before a House committee Wednesday to lay out the company's plan for paying back billions of taxpayer dollars.Tue, 12 May 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/07/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/07/news/companies/aig/index.htmEmbattled insurer AIG reported its sixth-consecutive quarterly loss on Thursday, but the $4.4 billion loss narrowed sharply from the previous quarter's record-setting loss.Thu, 07 May 2009 23:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/25/campbell.brown.aig.hysteria/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/25/campbell.brown.aig.hysteria/index.html#cnnSTCTextLet's take a look at the other side of the witch hunt for executives who received bonuses from AIG.Fri, 01 May 2009 16:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/aig.sale.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/aig.sale.fortune/index.htmAIG made the first big dent Thursday in its mountain of IOUs to taxpayers.Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/magazines/fortune/allan_sloan.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/06/magazines/fortune/allan_sloan.fortune/index.htmWelcome to my first mailbag. I've shortened and edited most of these questions for clarity, and I'm identifying the authors by initials or the screen names they used.Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/obama.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/17/obama.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe American International Group debacle could be setting President Barack Obama up for trouble, should his administration try to move forward with additional bailouts.Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/aig.derivatives.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/aig.derivatives.fortune/index.htmThe derivatives traders that hit the jackpot with last fall's AIG bailout are getting more attention from the government.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmWe the people got what we wanted. Most of the top executives at AIG's financial products arm have agreed to pay back their bonuses. So, too, have many of the derivative business' rank and file employees.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/geithner.house.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/26/news/geithner.house.fortune/index.htmTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner called for new rules Thursday that would allow regulators to police the darkest corners of the financial markets, including big hedge funds and derivatives trading.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/news/companies/loomis_aig.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/25/news/companies/loomis_aig.fortune/index.htmThe public uproar over the retention payments that American International Group made to the employees of its Financial Products (FP) division has drowned out all other revelations about the huge, government-controlled insurer. But certain new facts and assertions that have emerged in the company's 10-K and recent hearings seem worth more attention than national outrage has permitted.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmTechnology and bank shares led a selloff Tuesday, as investors stepped back after the previous session's big rally, Wall Street's best in four months.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/news/aig.states.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/news/aig.states.fortune/index.htmIt seems cash-strapped states didn't make out quite as well in the AIG bailout as the troubled insurer initially claimed.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/news/economy/obama_week_nine/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/news/economy/obama_week_nine/index.htmOutrage over bonuses AIG paid to top executives after having received more than $170 billion in taxpayer-funded assistance eclipsed President Obama's ninth week in office.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:46:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/markets/thebuzz/index.htmTreasury Secretary Tim Geithner proposed tough new rules Tuesday, saying they could prevent another AIG debacle.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/news/economy/geithner_bernanke_hearing/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/24/news/economy/geithner_bernanke_hearing/index.htmThe officials managing the bailout of AIG, facing an onslaught of questions from angry lawmakers Tuesday, said the government had no choice but to effectively seize control of the troubled insurer last September and asked for more power to prevent a similar collapse in the future.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/23/news/economy/bonus_tax_onsecondthought/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/23/news/economy/bonus_tax_onsecondthought/index.htmLast week's angry-mob-with-pitchforks approach to bonuses paid by AIG is giving way to a more pragmatic approach this week as lawmakers and investors weigh the potential risks of the proposals before them.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/23/aig.senate.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/23/aig.senate.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe populist wave that swept Capitol Hill last week against controversial bonuses paid to AIG executives stalled Monday after the White House and several key senators raised concerns about legislation to heavily tax the bonus payments.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/23/news/economy/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/23/news/economy/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmPresident Barack Obama is clearly uncomfortable with legislation that would retroactively levy huge taxes on bonuses paid by the largest recipients of government bailout money. But he should do more and actually oppose it.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/23/zelizer.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/23/zelizer.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the explosion of outrage over the AIG executive bonus scandal, each party has hurled charges at the other. Both parties are blaming each other for rejecting measures that would have limited executive bonuses.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/21/aig.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/21/aig.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextAIG understated the amount of money it paid out to top executives after receiving federal bailout money, the attorney general of Connecticut says -- but AIG denies the accusations.Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/aig.states/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/20/aig.states/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty state attorneys general announced investigations Friday into the $165 million bonuses paid by insurance giant AIG last week, with Connecticut's top lawyer issuing subpoenas to CEO Edward Liddy and 11 other executives.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks managed gains for the second week in a row despite tumbling Friday, as investors pulled back after the recent run.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/dodd.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/dodd.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextA defiant Sen. Chris Dodd defended his actions on bonuses for AIG executives Friday as news surfaced that a senior company executive was returning his $6 million bonus.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/minow.aig.board/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/minow.aig.board/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe stories about the outrageous $160 million bonus payments at AIG have all omitted the most important names.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/bonus.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/bonus.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate is taking up a controversial bill that would impose a hefty tax on bonuses paid out by companies propped up by taxpayer money.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/20/markets/thebuzz/index.htmArrogance. Incompetence. Greed.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/pm.aig.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/20/pm.aig.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextForget al Qaeda, Weapons of Mass Destruction and the Axis of Evil. A once obscure acronym is on the lips of President Barack Obama, just about every politician in Washington and a lot of angry taxpayers nationwide.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/aig.contracts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/aig.contracts/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama and his economic team say they were powerless to avoid paying AIG's bonus contracts, but some top legal experts disagree with that argument.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/bonus.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/bonus.bill/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday to try to recoup bonuses paid to Wall Street executives with taxpayer money.Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmThe pitchfork-wielding anti-bonus mob stirred up by American International Group is making for lousy tax policy.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/westen.obama.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/westen.obama.aig/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn getting the nation's economy back on its feet and pursuing an agenda aimed at keeping it there for the next 40 years, the White House has to do two things at once: implement effective policies and keep the public behind the president long enough to keep implementing them until they work.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks rallied Wednesday, posting gains for their sixth of seven sessions, after the Federal Reserve said it would buy up to $300 billion in long-term government bonds.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/frank.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/18/frank.qanda/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the tide of outrage over AIG bonuses continued unabated Wednesday, a congressional committee became the epicenter of the issue as Edward Liddy, CEO and chairman of the troubled insurer, prepared to answer questions about executive bonuses.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/liddy.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/18/liddy.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextEdward Liddy, chief executive officer of American International Group, is known for straight talking, consistent profit-making and innovative thinking.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htmWhen American International Group CEO Ed Liddy appeared before Congress Wednesday, he was allowed to sit in a chair. But it might be more fitting if he were tied to a stake.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/liddy_advice.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/liddy_advice.fortune/index.htmHere's a last-minute suggestion for American International Group chief Ed Liddy as he prepares to be berated this afternoon by the House Financial Services Committee for having decided to pay the employees at AIG Financial Products the payments they were contractually owed: At the end of this afternoon's hearing, he should walk up to each representative still there and hand over a letter of resignation.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/news/companies/aig_primer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/news/companies/aig_primer/index.htmSo how did it come to this? How did American International Group go from insurance giant to national outcast?Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/aig.bonusgate.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/aig.bonusgate.fortune/index.htmThe latest spectacle in the AIG circus is a supposedly tough federal rule on executive compensation that has drawn no blood.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/companies/aig_bonuses/index.htmThe fallout continued Tuesday over $165 million in bonus payments paid to executives by bailed-out insurer American International Group.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/companies/AIG_update/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/companies/AIG_update/index.htmAnger over $165 million in bonuses doled out to American International Group senior employees reached a fevered pitch on Monday, prompting the Obama administration to vow to recoup the money and a New York prosecutor to subpoena the firm for recipients' names.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.banks.list/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.banks.list/index.html#cnnSTCTextTroubled insurance giant AIG, already under fire for intending to pay out $165 million in bonuses and compensation, succumbed Sunday to congressional pressure, identifying banks that received chunks of the company's billions in federal bailout funds last year.Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/16/AIG.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/16/AIG.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama said Monday he will attempt to block bonuses to executives at ailing insurance giant AIG, payments he described as an "outrage."Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/companies/bonus_retreat.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/companies/bonus_retreat.fortune/index.htmWhile Washington's attacks on Wall Street bonuses have reached a fever pitch - "outrageous," declared President Obama's economic advisor Larry Summers on Sunday about AIG's bonuses - this latest round of firepower is being leveled at forces already in retreat.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:50:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/15/news/companies/barr_aig.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/15/news/companies/barr_aig.fortune/index.htmAIG gave in to demands from Congress Sunday, naming the banks that pocketed billions of dollars last fall as part of a federal bailout of the troubled insurer.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/markets/cds.bear.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/markets/cds.bear.fortune/index.htmA year after the government rescued Bear Stearns, the economy has stumbled badly.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/15/AIG.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhite House officials and some members of Congress reacted strongly Sunday to news that insurance giant AIG had intended to pay out $165 million in bonuses and compensation. The company has received at least $170 billion in federal bailout money.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/15/news/companies/bloch_aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/15/news/companies/bloch_aig/index.htmUnder pressure from the Treasury, insurance giant AIG - a recipient of at least $170 billion in federal bailout money - is scaling back bonuses and compensation for some of its top-earning employees.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/aig.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/aig.bonuses/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnder pressure from the Treasury Department, insurance giant AIG plans to scale back bonuses and compensation for some of its top-earning employees.Sun, 15 Mar 2009 05:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/07/news/companies/aig.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/07/news/companies/aig.fortune/index.htmDonald Kohn, vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, learned this week about blackmail, Senate style, when he refused to disclose the names of financial institutions benefiting from the bailout of American International Group.Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/campbell.brown.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/campbell.brown.bailout/index.html#cnnSTCTextWe want to know why the Federal Reserve is helping insurance giant AIG keep its secrets.Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/06/markets/penny_stocks.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/06/markets/penny_stocks.fortune/index.htmEven though Citigroup shares dropped below a dollar Thursday, volume appeared healthy as 577 million shares changed hands.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:44:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/markets/thebuzz/index.htmIf you're an insurance company hoping for a government handout, unless your name is AIG, you've been out of luck so far.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/news/fed.transparency.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/news/fed.transparency.fortune/index.htmOfficials shouldn't reveal which Wall Street firms pocketed billions of dollars in the government's bailout of AIG, a top Federal Reserve official said.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/03/news/companies/breaking_views2.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/03/news/companies/breaking_views2.breakingviews/index.htmAmerican International Group is keeping the spin machine employed. The U.S. insurance giant - which just received its fourth taxpayer bailout - has four public relations groups on its payroll.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/04/news/aig.transparency.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/04/news/aig.transparency.fortune/index.htmLawmakers want to know who's pocketing the money taxpayers have spent to prop up AIG.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:30:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/companies/aig/index.htmThe U.S. government, saying it needed to prevent broad damage to the financial system, announced Monday that it was again restructuring the bailout of American International Group after the battered insurer reported a staggering $62 billion quarterly loss.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/markets/bondcenter/credit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/markets/bondcenter/credit/index.htmBond prices rose Monday as stocks buckled in response to a massive quarterly loss by insurance giant AIG and ongoing concerns about the economy.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/aig.plan.c.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/aig.plan.c.fortune/index.htmThe government has a new remedy for sickly financial giants -- but signs of healing remain scarce.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/02/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htmAmerican International Group has set a doleful record. The insurer has reported a $61.7 billion quarterly loss, the largest ever. The swelling of its woes also makes U.S. taxpayers even bigger losers.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/markets/thebuzz/index.htmYou and I will soon own a very big chunk of Citigroup.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:16:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/27/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmTroubled insurer American International Group is looking for more help from the federal government as it struggles to sell off assets and keep its core businesses afloat.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/companies/aig.breakingviews/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/companies/aig.breakingviews/index.htmIt's not as if U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner doesn't have enough to worry about. Now, American International Group is back. The struggling insurer said on Monday that it continues to "work with the U.S. government to evaluate potential new alternatives". Unfortunately, Geithner is already familiar with the most likely not-so-new scenario.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:13:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/24/news/companies/aig_bailout/index.htmThe government may again have to overhaul its bailout of troubled insurer American International Group.Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/19/magazines/fortune/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/19/magazines/fortune/investor_daily.fortune/index.htmIt's a sure sign of the bad times when safe, stable and unexciting insurance companies are cracking up.Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/international/uk_soccer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/21/news/international/uk_soccer/index.htmThe British soccer team Manchester United - one of the most valuable sports franchises in the world - is looking for a new shirt sponsor.Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/companies/aig/index.htmTo help troubled insurer American International Group stabilize its finances, the Federal Reserve and Treasury have offered AIG a sizeable lifeline to be paid back over the next five years - and to date, the company has borrowed almost all of it.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:24:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/companies/AIG_150bailout_Loomis.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/companies/AIG_150bailout_Loomis.fortune/index.htmWithin insurance giant American International Group, but known to only a few people, is something irreverently called the "kill list."Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/markets/markets_newyork/index.htmStocks fell Monday in a thinly traded session amid concerns about fourth-quarter corporate earnings, falling oil prices and ongoing woes in the auto industry.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/news/companies/aig/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/22/news/companies/aig/index.htmAs part of its plan to pay back a massive government bailout, American International Group Inc. is selling assets, with its most recent sale on Monday.Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/news/companies/AIG/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/02/news/companies/AIG/index.htmTroubled insurer American International Group moved another step closer to stabilizing its finances on Tuesday.Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:54:00 EST