U.s. Government Accountability Office
Published: 2017-08-16
Total Pages: 98
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"Assistance provided by theDepartment of the Treasury(Treasury) under the TroubledAsset Relief Program (TARP) andthe Board of Governors of theFederal Reserve System (FederalReserve) to American InternationalGroup, Inc. (AIG)-a holdingcompany that, through itssubsidiaries, is engaged in a broadrange of insurance and insurancerelatedactivities in the UnitedStates and abroad-represents oneof the federal government's largestinvestments in a private sectorinstitution since the financial crisisbegan in 2008. Treasury and theFederal Reserve providedassistance to AIG in September2008 that was restructured inNovember 2008 and March 2009. Aspart of GAO's statutorily mandatedoversight of TARP, this reportupdates the risk and repaymentindicators GAO originally reportedin September 2009 (GAO-09-975).Specifically in this report, GAOdiscusses (1) trends in AIG'sfinancial condition, (2) trends inthe unwinding of AIG FinancialProducts (AIGFP), (3) the financialcondition of AIG's insurancecompanies, and (4) the status ofAIG's repayment of its federalassistance. To update theindicators, GAO primarily useddata as of December 31, 2009, andmore current publicly availableinformation; reviewed ratingagencies' reports; identified criticalactivities; and discussed them"