Friday, February 29, 2008

Big losses in AIG

From www.bloomberg.com

American International Group Inc., the largest insurer by assets, said Joseph Cassano will step down from running the financial products unit after $11.1 billion in losses on guarantees sold to fixed-income investors.

Cassano's retirement is effective March 31, Chief Executive Officer Martin Sullivan said today in a conference call. He will serve as a consultant through the year, Sullivan said.

AIG reported the biggest quarterly loss in its 89-year history yesterday after writing down the value of so-called credit-default swaps. The New York-based company said for the first time in yesterday's statement that realized losses on the portfolio "could be material'' to quarterly earnings. The fourth-quarter net loss was $5.29 billion.

NOTE: AIG is the parent company of AIA (American International Assurance) in Singapore.

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