Tuesday, March 3, 2009

AIG announces US record in quarterly loss, gets more aid

AIG announces US record in quarterly loss, gets more aid
HT Business, March 3, 2009, Page 23

Chariotte, North Carolina: America can International Group Inc (AIG), once the world’s largest insurer, said on Monday that it lost $61.7 billion in the Oct-Dec quarter; the biggest quarterly loss in US corporate history, amid continued financial market turmoil. The results come as the US government announced a restructuring of a bailout plan for the troubled insurer, extending $30 billion in additional aid to the company. New York-based AIG lost $5.3 billion in the quarter a year ago.

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