First Trade Date for American International Group, Inc.
Company Name | First Trade Date (yyyy-mm-dd) |
American International Group, Inc. | 1984-10-08 |
Company Name | Symbol |
American International Group, Inc. | AIG |
History and Business of Company (this information may include date of incorporation) | |
American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company which through its subsidiaries is engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. AIG's primary activities include both general and life insurance operations. Other significant activities include financial services, and retirement savings and asset management. The principal general insurance company subsidiaries are American Home Assurance Company (American Home), National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire), Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington), The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, American International Underwriters Overseas, Ltd. (AIUO) and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company. Significant life insurance operations include those conducted through American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), American International Assurance Company Limited, together with American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA), Nan Shan Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (Nan Shan), American International Reinsurance Company, Ltd., AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd., AIG Annuity Insurance Company (AIG Annuity), the AIG American General Life Companies (American General Life), and SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (SunAmerica Life). AIG's financial services operations are conducted primarily through International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), AIG Financial Products Corp. and its subsidiaries (AIGFP), and American General Finance, Inc. and its subsidiaries (AGF), while retirement savings and asset management operations include The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC), AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (SAAMCo), AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company (formerly known as Anchor National Life Insurance Company) and AIG Global Investment Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (AIG Global Investment Group). On August 29, 2001, AIG acquired American General Corporation (AGC). In connection with the acquisition, AIG issued approximately 290 million shares of common stock, $2.50 par value per share (common stock) in an exchange for all the outstanding common stock of AGC based on an exchange ratio of 0.5790 of a share of AIG common stock for each share of AGC common stock. The acquisition was accounted for as a pooling of interests and all prior historical financial information presented herein has been restated to include AGC. The merger of SunAmerica Inc., a leading company in the retirement savings and asset accumulation business, with and into AIG became effective January 1, 1999. The transaction was treated as a pooling of interests for accounting purposes. AIG issued 0.855 shares of common stock in exchange for each share of SunAmerica Inc. stock outstanding at the effective time of the merger for an aggregate issuance of approximately 187.5 million shares. For information on AIG's business segments, see Note 2 of Notes to Financial Statements. All per share information herein gives retroactive effect to all stock dividends and stock splits. As of January 31, 2003, beneficial ownership of approximately 12.0 percent, 2.2 percent and 1.8 percent of AIG common stock, was held by Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), The Starr Foundation and C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. (Starr), respectively. At December 31, 2002, AIG and its subsidiaries had approximately 80,000 employees. AIG's Internet address for its corporate website is www.aigcorporate.com. AIG makes available free of charge, on or through the Investor Information section of AIG's corporate website, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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