American International Group
![North China Daily News Building on the Bund, Shanghai (elevation): the original home of what became AIG; now the AIA building.](/Images/godic/202502/14/North_China_Daily_News_Building_Shanghai_Simon_Fieldhouse1729.jpg")
![70 Pine Street was known as the American International Building.](/Images/godic/202502/14/AIG_New_York_building_at_dusk1729.jpg")
![The AIG Headquarter Building in New York City.](/Images/godic/202502/14/AIG_Headquarters_New_York_City1729.jpg")
![The AIG Headquarter Building of Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.](/Images/godic/202502/14/Los_Angeles_Valley,_Warner_Center,_AIG_Towers1729.jpg")
American International Group, Inc. – also known as AIG – is an American multinational insurance corporation with more than 88 million customers in 130 countries. AIG companies employ over 64,000 people in 90 countries. The company operates through three businesses: AIG Property Casualty, AIG Life and Retirement and United Guaranty Corporation (UGC). AIG Property Casualty provides insurance products for commercial, institutional and individual customers. AIG Life and Retirement provides life insurance and retirement services in the United States. UGC focuses on mortgage guaranty insurance and mortgage insurance. AIG also focuses on global capital markets operations, direct investment and retained interests.