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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K
☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number 1-8787
American International Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 13-2592361 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York | 10020 | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 Per Share | AIG | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☑
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☑ | Accelerated filer ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Non-accelerated filer ☐ | Smaller reporting company ☐ | |||||||||||||
| Emerging growth company ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☑
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑
As of June 30, 2024, the aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and nonvoting common equity held by nonaffiliates was approximately $42,903,000,000.
As of February 7, 2025, 593,332,964 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share, were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
| Document of the Registrant | Form 10-K Reference Locations | ||||
| Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders | Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 |
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORM 10-K
| AIG | 2024 Form 10-K | 1 |
| Part I |
ITEM 1 | Business
| Sustaining Industry Leadership Momentum | Creating Value through Profitable Growth and a Culture of Underwriting and Operational Excellence |
| American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) is a leading global insurance organization. AIG provides insurance solutions that help businesses and individuals in over 200 countries and jurisdictions protect their assets and manage risks through AIG operations, licenses and authorizations as well as network partners. AIG is building on its industry leadership and is positioned to become a top-performing company recognized for the value it provides stakeholders in an environment of profound, complex and dynamic risk. AIG's achievements in 2024 demonstrate continued strength in executing multiple, complex initiatives simultaneously and with quality. With the deconsolidation of Corebridge Financial, Inc. (Corebridge) complete, a strong underwriting portfolio and culture, and excellent financial strength, AIG enters 2025 with strong momentum. | ||
In this Annual Report, unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context indicates otherwise, we use the terms “AIG,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to American International Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries. We use the term “AIG Parent” to refer solely to American International Group, Inc., and not to any of its consolidated subsidiaries.
About AIG
| World-Class Underwriting and Claims Expertise executed through franchises that are among the leaders in their geographies and segments, providing differentiated service. | Global Reach and Breadth of Loyal Customers including millions of clients in over 200 countries and jurisdictions, ranging from individuals to small and medium-sized businesses to multi-national Fortune 500 companies. | Broad and Long-Standing Distribution Relationships with brokers, agents, advisors, marketplaces and other distributors strengthened through AIG’s dedication to quality. |
| Global Workforce of more than 22,000 colleagues committed to taking ownership, setting the standard, winning together, being allies and doing what's right. | Balance Sheet Strength and Financial Flexibility with approximately $43 billion in shareholders’ equity and AIG Parent liquidity sources of $10.7 billion as of December 31, 2024. |
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AIG's global team is both results oriented and focused on how we achieve positive outcomes. This balance creates an aligned and inclusive culture that enables further progress. Unifying under our Purpose and Values empowers AIG colleagues to be conduits of positive change – delivering exceptional client service, enhanced shareholder value and a better experience for all stakeholders.
AIG’s five Values guide colleagues' actions:
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Take ownership:** we set clear expectations, we are proactive, we are accountable
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Set the standard:** we deliver quality—always, we are client-centric, we lead the industry
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Win together:** we are stronger together, we are aligned, we are one team
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Be an ally:** we strive for inclusion, we listen and learn, we speak with our actions
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Do what’s right:** we act with integrity, we lead by example, we lift up our communities
2025 Priorities
Deliver Sustainable Underwriting Results and Profitability Growth - Continue to focus on a culture of underwriting excellence and prudent expense management to support profitable growth.
Unlock the Full Potential of AIG’s Less Complex Operating Structure - Continue to refine our new operating structure to operate efficiently as a lean, agile and high-performing company.
Invest in our Talent for the Future AIG - Foster a performance-driven culture built on quality, excellence and continuous improvement through ongoing education and workplace learning opportunities.
Expand our Data and Digital Strategies - Responsibly scale the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI), focus on continued enhancement of data quality to inform decision making and further strengthen workflow capabilities across the company to accelerate our strategic business objectives.
Preserve and Harness Balance Sheet Strength and Financial Flexibility - Execute on our balanced capital management plan in order to deliver shareholder value and support AIG's strategic flexibility.
2024 Highlights
Delivered Strong Financial Performance Driven by Underwriting Excellence
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Produced strong combined ratio of 91.8 and accident year combined ratio, as adjusted(a) of 88.2.
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Delivered $1.9 billion of underwriting income, which contributed to over $7 billion of cumulative underwriting income 2021-2024.
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Generated net premiums written of $23.9 billion, supported by new business growth, strong retention and rate discipline.
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Achieved 23 percent Net investment income growth year-over-year.
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Expanded capabilities in the non-admitted ultra and high-net-worth market through exclusive wholesale distribution partnership between Private Client Select (PCS) and Ryan Specialty.
Completed Multi-Year Strategies to Direct Focus to AIG’s Core Businesses
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Deconsolidated Corebridge from AIG and reduced AIG’s ownership of Corebridge common stock to 22.7 percent as of December 31, 2024 for aggregate gross proceeds of $6.0 billion through various sale transactions.
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Divested global individual personal travel insurance and assistance business for $600 million plus additional earn-out consideration, further enhancing AIG’s financial flexibility and sculpting our portfolio of businesses.
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Led the launch of Lloyd’s syndicate 2478 through multi-year Blackstone Inc. strategic relationship as part of AIG’s outwards reinsurance program.
Continued Balanced Capital Management Supporting Financial Strength, Growth and Shareholder Return
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Reduced general borrowings by $1.6 billion, which resulted in a debt-to-capital ratio of 17.0 percent.
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Repurchased $6.6 billion of AIG common stock, reducing outstanding shares by 12 percent.
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Paid $1.0 billion in AIG common stock dividends and increased quarterly common stock dividend amount by double digit percentage for the second consecutive year.
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Ended 2024 with parent liquidity of $7.7 billion.
(a)Non-GAAP measure – for reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP measure, see Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A).
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ITEM 1 | Business
Operating Structure
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company realigned its organizational structure and the composition of its reportable segments to reflect changes in how the Company manages its operations, specifically the level at which its chief operating decision makers (CODMs) regularly review operating results and allocate resources.
As of December 31, 2024, AIG reports the results of its businesses through three segments and Other Operations. The three segments are North America Commercial, International Commercial and Global Personal. Other Operations predominantly consists of Net Investment Income from our AIG Parent liquidity portfolio, Corebridge dividend income, corporate General operating expenses, and Interest expense. Prior years’ presentations have been recast to conform to the new reportable segments. Our General Insurance business (General Insurance) consists of our three segments and the Net investment income related to our insurance operations.
In September 2022, AIG closed on the initial public offering of Corebridge. Since then and through June 9, 2024, AIG has sold portions of its interests in Corebridge through secondary public offerings. On June 9, 2024, AIG held 48.4 percent of Corebridge common stock, waived its right to majority representation on the Corebridge Board of Directors and one of AIG's designees resigned from the Corebridge Board of Directors as of June 9, 2024 (the Deconsolidation Date). As a result, AIG met the requirements for the deconsolidation of Corebridge. The historical financial results of Corebridge, for all periods presented, are reflected in these Consolidated Financial Statements as discontinued operations.
For additional information on our segments, see Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Business Segment Operations and Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, and for information regarding the separation of Life and Retirement and our global individual personal travel insurance and assistance business, see Notes 1 and 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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| General Insurance is a leading provider of insurance products and services for commercial and personal insurance customers. It includes one of the world’s most far-reaching property casualty networks. General Insurance offers a broad range of products to customers through a diversified, multichannel distribution network. Customers value General Insurance’s strong capital position, extensive risk management and claims experience and its ability to be a market leader in critical lines of the insurance business. | ||||||||
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| General Insurance includes the following major operating companies: National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union); American Home Assurance Company (American Home); Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington); AIG General Insurance Company, Ltd.; AIG Asia Pacific Insurance, Pte, Ltd.; AIG Europe S.A.; American International Group UK Ltd.; Talbot Underwriting Ltd. (Talbot); Western World Insurance Company and Glatfelter Insurance Group (Glatfelter). | ||||||||
How We Generate Revenues and Profitability
We earn revenues primarily from insurance premiums and income from investments.
Our expenses consist of losses and loss adjustment expenses incurred, commissions and other costs of selling and servicing our products, interest expense and general operating expenses.
Our profitability is dependent on our ability to properly price and manage risk on insurance products, including establishing loss reserves, to manage our portfolio of investments effectively and to control costs through expense discipline.
For additional information on loss reserves and prior year loss development, see Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Critical Accounting Estimates – Loss Reserves, Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Insurance Reserves – Liability for Unpaid Losses and Loss Adjustment Expenses (Loss Reserves), and Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
For additional information on investment strategies, see Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Investments – Investment Strategies.
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Human Capital Management
Our talented and dedicated colleagues are our greatest asset and support our culture of underwriting expertise and excellence. To this end, we place significant focus on human capital management; namely retaining, developing and attracting high caliber talent.
Our Compensation and Management Resources Committee of the Board of Directors (CMRC) is responsible for overseeing human capital management practices and programs, including retention, talent development and compensation and benefits. Management periodically reports to the CMRC on our various human capital management initiatives and metrics, including succession planning for key roles.
At December 31, 2024, we had approximately 22,200 employees based in approximately 46 countries, of which 47 percent are located in North America, 26 percent are in the Asia Pacific region and the remaining 27 percent are in the European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region) and Latin America.
We believe that we foster a constructive and healthy work environment for our employees. The key programs and initiatives that are designed to attract, develop and retain our workforce include:
Competitive Compensation and Benefits. We seek to align compensation with individual and Company performance and provide the appropriate market-competitive incentives to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve outstanding results.
Management and the CMRC engage the services of third-party compensation consultants to help monitor the competitiveness of our incentive programs. We provide a performance-driven compensation structure that consists of base salary and, for eligible employees, short- and long-term incentives. We also offer comprehensive benefits to support the health, wellness, work-life balance and retirement preparedness/savings needs of our employees, including, for eligible employees, subsidized health care plans, life and disability insurance, wellness and mental health benefits, legal assistance plan, paid time off, 16 hours of paid volunteer time off, 2:1 matching grants for eligible charitable donations, parental and bonding leave and both matching and Company 401(k) contributions for eligible employees.
Health and Wellness. The health, safety and wellness of our employees is a priority. We offer numerous benefits and wellness programs focused on the physical, social and financial wellness of our employees. Nearly every country in which we operate has an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides employees with confidential counselling, mental health resources and information to help employees and their dependents through times of stress and anxiety. In many countries where local market and regulations permit, our EAP and other programs also offer work-life balance assistance, eldercare advice, bereavement support, and legal and financial guidance.
We also maintain the AIG Compassionate Colleagues Fund (the Fund), which enables the Company and its employees to provide direct relief to help eligible colleagues overcome unforeseen financial hardships and disasters. Since its inception in 2021, the Fund has helped approximately 2,500 employees in 17 countries.
Talent Development. Equipping our people with the skills and capabilities to be successful and contribute to AIG is another priority. We do this by giving our employees access to meaningful tools and resources to assist in their professional development no matter where they are in their career paths.
We offer numerous learning opportunities to support the development of our employees. All online learning programs are accessible through a global learning management system, Your Learning Journey. Through these programs, employees can increase their insurance and business knowledge, build critical job skills and earn continuing education credits.
Alongside online courses, we offer a series of live, interactive learning opportunities designed to reinforce our culture of excellence. These programs focus on providing employees with a strong foundation of core skills including communication, collaboration, coaching, change agility and problem solving. In addition to live courses and online training, we also offer tuition and certification training reimbursement to encourage employees to enhance their education and skills.
Additionally, we focus on building managerial capability for people managers through a series of interactive learning experiences focused on skills needed to lead teams effectively and achieve business priorities. To assess leadership skills and capabilities, we use distinct leadership assessment tools, including 360 degree feedback, which develops self-awareness and builds personalized leadership development goals.
We also place significant importance on promoting internal talent and succession planning. Accordingly, we use a globally consistent streamlined process to support succession planning and talent development. This approach helps identify a pipeline of talent for positions at all levels of the organization and the actions needed to support their development. In 2024, 39 percent of all our open positions were filled with internal talent.
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Culture of Inclusion. We strive to create an inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities for all colleagues. We believe in building a culture where everyone is valued and where all perspectives are welcome.
Regulation
GENERAL
Our insurance subsidiaries are subject to extensive regulation and supervision in the jurisdictions in which our insurance businesses are located or operate. Insurance regulatory authorities in those jurisdictions are the primary regulators for those businesses; however, our operations are subject to regulation by many different types of regulatory authorities, including insurance, securities and derivatives regulators in the United States and abroad.
Insurance regulators, other regulatory authorities, law enforcement agencies, and other governmental authorities from time to time make inquiries and conduct examinations or investigations regarding our compliance, as well as compliance by other companies in our industry, with applicable laws. In addition, regulation, legislation and administrative policies that are not limited in application solely to the insurance market may significantly affect the insurance industry and certain of our operations, including regulation, legislation and administrative policies related to privacy, cybersecurity, government sanctions, anti-discrimination, financial services, securities, taxation and climate change. See Item 1A. Risk Factors – Regulation – "Our businesses are heavily regulated and changes in laws and regulations may affect our operations, increase our insurance subsidiary capital requirements or reduce our profitability".
We expect that the U.S. and international regulations applicable to us and our regulated entities will continue to evolve for the foreseeable future. See Item 1A. Risk Factors – Regulation – "New laws and regulations or new interpretations of current laws and regulations, both domestically and internationally, may affect our businesses, results of operations, financial condition and ability to compete effectively".
FINANCIAL, MARKET CONDUCT & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT
The method of insurance regulation of our insurance subsidiaries varies, but generally has its source in statutes that delegate regulatory and supervisory powers to a state insurance official (in the United States) or another governmental agency (outside the United States). The regulation and supervision relate primarily to the financial condition of the insurers, corporate conduct and market conduct activities. In general, such regulation is for the protection of policyholders rather than the creditors or equity owners of these companies. Financial, market conduct and corporate conduct oversight varies by jurisdiction, but can include activities such as:
(a)approval of policy language and rates;
(b)advertising practices;
(c)establishing minimum capital and liquidity requirements;
(d)licensing of insurers and their agents;
(e)requiring registration and periodic reporting by insurance companies that are licensed in the jurisdiction;
(f)evaluating and, in some cases, requiring regulatory approval of, certain transactions between insurance company subsidiaries and their affiliates;
(g)imposing restrictions and limitations on the amount of dividends or other distributions payable by an insurance company;
(h)enforcing rules related to outsourcing of material functions;
(i)requiring deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders;
(j)establishing requirements for acceptability of reinsurers and credit for reinsurance;
(k)establishing requirements for reserves; and
(l)enterprise risk management (including technology risk management) and corporate governance requirements.
Our insurance subsidiaries are generally subject to laws and regulations that prescribe the type, quality and concentration of investments they can make and permissible investment practices, such as derivatives, securities lending and repurchase transactions. In non-U.S. jurisdictions, our insurance subsidiaries may also be subject to laws requiring certain amounts and types of local investment.
Insurance laws in many jurisdictions also provide that no person, corporation or other entity may acquire control of an insurance company, or a controlling interest in (or prescribed percentage of capital of) any direct or indirect parent company of an insurance company, without the prior approval of, or notice to, such insurance company’s domiciliary insurance regulator.
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ITEM 1 | Business
As a holding company with no significant business operations of its own, AIG Parent depends on dividends from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations. U.S. state insurance laws typically provide that dividends in excess of certain prescribed limits are considered to be extraordinary dividends and require prior approval or non- disapproval from the applicable insurance regulator. Outside the U.S., insurers, subject to certain exceptions, are permitted to pay dividends subject to maintaining prescribed capital and solvency requirements and ensuring that dividends are made out of profits/retained earnings.
Further, as part of their regulatory oversight processes, insurance regulators conduct periodic examinations of our insurance subsidiaries. Such examinations can cover a broad scope of the insurance subsidiary’s operations, including the financial strength of the insurance subsidiary; sales, marketing and claims handling practices; risk management; capital and liquidity management; and information technology operations (including emerging technology risks).
Insurance and securities regulators and other law enforcement agencies and attorneys general also, from time to time, make inquiries, issue data calls and conduct examinations or investigations regarding compliance with insurance and other laws or for informational purposes that can be company-specific or part of a broader industry-wide effort.
There can be no assurance that any noncompliance with such applicable laws, regulations or guidance would not have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.
REGULATORY REGIMES
United States
States
At the state-level, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) is a standard-setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. The NAIC is not a regulator, but it assists state insurance regulators in establishing standards and best practices, conducting peer reviews and coordinating regulatory oversight. Model laws and regulations promulgated by the NAIC only become effective in a state once formally adopted by such state and are subject to revision by each state. Examples of NAIC models adopted in substantial part by all states include:
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The Risk-Based Capital (RBC) for Insurers Model Act, which incorporates an RBC formula calculated in accordance with instructions updated annually by the NAIC that is designed to measure the adequacy of an insurer’s total adjusted capital, as calculated pursuant to the RBC formula, in relation to certain risks inherent in its business, and authorizes certain regulatory actions regarding insurers whose RBC levels fall below specific thresholds. The NAIC has adopted certain changes, and is considering others, regarding how RBC is calculated, including initiatives aimed at a comprehensive review of the RBC investment framework. The RBC levels of each of our U.S. domiciled insurance companies exceeded each of these specific thresholds as of December 31, 2024. In addition to RBC requirements, the insurance laws of our domiciliary states prescribe certain minimum capital and surplus requirements for insurance companies. If any of our insurance entities fell below prescribed levels of statutory capital and surplus, it would be our intention to provide appropriate capital or other types of support to that entity. For additional information, see Part II, Item 7. MD&A – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Liquidity and Capital Resources of AIG Parent and Subsidiaries – Insurance Companies.
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The Insurance Holding Company System Regulatory Act and the Insurance Holding Company System Model Regulation (together, the Holding Company Models) include: provisions authorizing insurance commissioners to act as global group-wide supervisors for internationally active insurance groups and participate in supervisory colleges; standards for transactions between a domestic insurance company and its affiliates and regulatory approval requirements for certain of such transactions; requirements for obtaining regulatory approval for acquiring control of a domestic insurance company; and the requirement that the ultimate controlling person of a U.S. insurer file an annual enterprise risk report with its lead state regulator identifying risks likely to have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition or liquidity of its licensed insurers or the insurance holding company system as a whole, among other requirements. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is AIG’s lead U.S.-state regulator, and leads AIG’s Supervisory College meetings, which consist of AIG’s key global regulators.
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The Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Model Act, which requires that insurers maintain a risk management framework, conduct an internal own risk and solvency assessment of the insurer’s material risks in normal and stressed environments, and submit annual Own Risk and Solvency Assessment (ORSA) summary reports to the insurance group’s lead U.S.-state regulator.
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The Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Model Act (CGAD), which requires insurers to submit an annual filing regarding their corporate governance structure, policies and practices.
The NAIC also provides standardized insurance industry accounting and reporting guidance through the NAIC Accounting Manual, which establishes statutory accounting principles applicable to insurance companies. Statutory accounting principles promulgated by the NAIC may be modified by individual state laws, regulations and permitted practices granted by our domiciliary insurance regulators.
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The NAIC has undertaken a multi-pronged effort to determine whether additional standards, safeguards or disclosures are required in connection with certain investments by U.S. insurance companies, including related party investments, structured securities and other complex assets.
In December 2020, the NAIC amended the Holding Company Models to incorporate a Group Capital Calculation (GCC) requirement, which requires the ultimate controlling person of every U.S. insurer to submit GCC reports to the insurance group’s lead state insurance regulator on an annual basis unless an exemption applies. These GCC provisions were incorporated in New York State laws in August 2023, making AIG formally subject to the GCC beginning in 2024. The GCC is intended to serve as an analytical tool for evaluating a firm’s capital position at the group level and is not intended as a prescribed group capital requirement.
U.S. states have state insurance guaranty associations in which insurers admitted in the state are required by law to be members. Member insurers may be assessed by the associations for certain obligations of insolvent insurance companies to policyholders and claimants. The aggregate assessments levied against us have not been material to our financial condition in any of the past three years.
Federal
At the U.S. federal level, AIG is impacted by the activities of policymakers and by the laws and regulations enforced by various federal agencies.
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), signed into law in 2010, brought about extensive changes to financial regulation in the United States and established the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) to serve as the central insurance authority in the federal government. While not serving a regulatory function, FIO performs certain duties related to the business of insurance and has authority to collect information on the insurance industry and recommend prudential standards. In addition, FIO monitors market access issues, represents the United States in international insurance forums and has authority to determine if certain regulations are preempted by covered agreements. FIO’s approval is required to subject a financial company whose largest U.S. subsidiary is an insurer to the special orderly liquidation process outside the federal bankruptcy code, administered by the FDIC pursuant to Dodd-Frank. U.S. insurance subsidiaries of any such financial company, however, would remain subject to rehabilitation and liquidation proceedings under state insurance laws.
FIO also assists the Secretary of the Treasury in administering the U.S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), enacted in 2002 to support insurance coverage for certain terrorist acts in the U.S. The program was continued under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (TRIPRA) through December 31, 2027 and is intended to provide reinsurance coverage from the federal government in limited circumstances for certified acts of terrorism that exceed a certain threshold of industry losses.
Title I of Dodd-Frank established the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council), which is authorized to determine that certain nonbank financial companies be designated as nonbank systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) subject to supervision by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and enhanced prudential standards. Designation by the Council of any nonbank SIFI is subject to certain statutory and regulatory standards and to the Council’s guidance. The Council may also recommend that state insurance regulators or other regulators apply new or heightened standards and safeguards for activities or practices that insurers or other nonbank financial services companies engage in.
Title V of Dodd-Frank authorizes the United States to enter into covered agreements with foreign governments or regulatory entities regarding the business of insurance and reinsurance. On September 22, 2017, the U.S. and the European Union (EU) entered into such an agreement, and on December 18, 2018, the U.S. signed a covered agreement with the United Kingdom (UK), which is similar to the agreement with the EU. Under the agreements, AIG is subject to consolidated group supervision by its relevant U.S. insurance supervisors only, and generally does not have to satisfy EU Solvency II capital, reporting and governance requirements at the consolidated group level. The covered agreements also required various U.S. reinsurance collateral reforms, which were adopted by all U.S. states.
Title VII of Dodd-Frank provides for significantly increased regulation of, and restrictions on, derivatives markets and transactions that have affected various activities of insurance and other financial services companies, including (i) regulatory reporting for swaps, including security-based swaps, (ii) mandated clearing through central counterparties and execution through regulated swap execution facilities for certain swaps (other than security-based swaps) and (iii) margin and collateral requirements.
International
In the UK, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is the lead prudential supervisor for our UK insurance operations and the Financial Conduct Authority has oversight of AIG’s insurance operations for consumer protection and competition matters. The Society of Lloyd’s also provides regulatory oversight of AIG’s Lloyd’s Managing Agent, Talbot Underwriting Limited.
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