American International Group (AIG)

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American International Group provides insurance and financial services. The company operates under four segments: Genearl Insurance, Life Insurance and Retirement Services, Financial Services, and Asset Management.

The company was founded in 1919 when Cornelius Vander Starr established an insurnace agency in Shanghai, China.

American International Group's 2007 revenues were 110.1 billion dollars. The company has 116,000 employees, operates in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions, and is headquartered in New York, New York.

The copmany joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average on April 8, 2004. They are currently also a member of the Dow Jones Composite, S&P 100, S&P 500, and S&P 1500 Super Comp. The stock symbol is AIG.