Comments on: AIG Fiddles… http://donklephant.com/2008/10/08/aig-fiddles/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:08:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Brunswick http://donklephant.com/2008/10/08/aig-fiddles/comment-page-1/#comment-419906 Dave Brunswick Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:28:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8870#comment-419906 For those that care about the truth, this is typical media garbage. I have no relationship with AIG but this is wrong. The so called junklet was a normal business practice of a sales program for independent (that means not employed by AIG) life insurance agents. This is normal practice in many industries such as inssurance, car dealers, etc. The program was over befoe the bailout and I believe AIG had a moral if not legal obligation to fulfill their commitment. I would suspect they had the liability accrued on their balance sheet. I would suggest you all get off of Mr Liddy's back and try the truth for a change, something that is contrary to most media reporting. Of the approx 100 participants that attended, only 10 were AIG employees and they were not from the corporate headquarters. For those that care about the truth, this is typical media garbage. I have no relationship with AIG but this is wrong. The so called junklet was a normal business practice of a sales program for independent (that means not employed by AIG) life insurance agents. This is normal practice in many industries such as inssurance, car dealers, etc. The program was over befoe the bailout and I believe AIG had a moral if not legal obligation to fulfill their commitment. I would suspect they had the liability accrued on their balance sheet. I would suggest you all get off of Mr Liddy’s back and try the truth for a change, something that is contrary to most media reporting. Of the approx 100 participants that attended, only 10 were AIG employees and they were not from the corporate headquarters.

]]> By: AIG Blog Relations http://donklephant.com/2008/10/08/aig-fiddles/comment-page-1/#comment-419336 AIG Blog Relations Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:20:52 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=8870#comment-419336 Earlier today, AIG announced an important policy change - one that we wanted to be sure you knew about. A short time ago, our Chairman and CEO Ed Liddy said that he has ordered the immediate cancellation of all outside meetings, conferences, and recognition events across AIG, except those that are required by law or that are deemed absolutely critical to sustain our ongoing business needs. Given AIG's commitment to our customers, business partners, regulators, and American taxpayers, coupled with the new and very different challenges our company now faces, we take these responsibilities extremely seriously. Their trust is critical to our success. We recognize the need to be sensitive about all company expenditures. As we move forward, we will continue our focus our efforts to pay back the $85 billion loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as quickly as possible. Earlier today, AIG announced an important policy change – one that we wanted to be sure you knew about.

A short time ago, our Chairman and CEO Ed Liddy said that he has ordered the immediate cancellation of all outside meetings, conferences, and recognition events across AIG, except those that are required by law or that are deemed absolutely critical to sustain our ongoing business needs.

Given AIG’s commitment to our customers, business partners, regulators, and American taxpayers, coupled with the new and very different challenges our company now faces, we take these responsibilities extremely seriously. Their trust is critical to our success. We recognize the need to be sensitive about all company expenditures.

As we move forward, we will continue our focus our efforts to pay back the $85 billion loan from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as quickly as possible.

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