AIG Logo — American International Group, Inc. (AIG) is a global leader in insurance services and financial. Its network spans more than 130 countries. Her clients are individuals, institutions and companies. In the United States AIG is the largest player in the field of commercial and industrial insurance. Listed on the exchanges of New York, Zurich, Paris and Tokyo. On September 17th of 2008, the Federal Reserve bought U.S. American International Group, acquired 79.9% of its assets and granted a loan of 85,000 million dollars to avoid bankruptcy, the largest economic intervention of the Federal Reserve in its 100 year history. Notably, the company sponsored the English football club Manchester United FC.
AIG was founded in 1919 by Cornelius Vander Starr in Shanghai. Soon spans Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. On the death of its founder and until 2005 is led by Maurice R. Greenberg (who resigned to inflate AIG’s accounts), replaced by Martin J. Sullivan. More