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AIG says CEO Will Step Down in September

One of AIG's top executives will take over as CEO, replacing Robert Benmosche, who led the company's effort to repay its government bailout.
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/ Source: The Associated Press

Insurer AIG says one of its top executives will take over as CEO on Sept. 1, replacing Robert Benmosche, who steered the company's effort to repay its government bailout.

American International Group Inc. said Tuesday that Peter Hancock would become president and CEO and join the board.

Hancock, 55, is an executive vice president and CEO of AIG's property casualty unit. He joined AIG in 2010 after 20 years at J.P. Morgan, where he established the bank's global derivatives group.

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The New York-based insurer said that Benmosche was expected to also resign from the board and take on an advisory role with the company.

Benmosche, 70, became CEO in August 2009. He led AIG's effort to repay its $182 billion bailout from the federal government at the height of the 2008 financial crisis. AIG has also been restructuring and selling off businesses, cutting its size in half.

Image: Benmosche speaks during an interview
AIG CEO Robert Benmosche, seen in this 2009 file photo, will leave the company Sept. 1.NIKOLA SOLIC / Reuters file

He had said that he planned to step down in early 2015. The company had said the board was considering internal and external candidates to replace him.

Hancock's experience in financial services, including risk management, and his success in revitalizing the property casualty business were among factors in his favor, said Chairman Robert Miller in a statement Tuesday.

Shares of AIG fell 6 cents to close at $55.01. In late trading after the CEO announcement, they were down 11 cents to $54.90. The stock has gained 8 percent this year.

-The Associated Press