AMENDMENT #1 TO FORM 10-K
 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)
     
(Mark One)
    
þ
   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004
 
or
 
o
   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
    For the transition period from                 to

Commission file number 1-8787

American International Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware
   13-2592361
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
70 Pine Street, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)		   10270
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 770-7000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 Per Share
   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

     
Title of each class
None
    

    Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes o         No þ

    Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes o         No þ

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes þ         No o

    Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K/A or any amendment to this Form 10-K/A. o

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

    Large Accelerated Filer þ         Accelerated Filer o         Non-Accelerated Filer o

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes o                   No þ

    The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of June 30, 2004 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), was approximately $148,570,190,000.

    As of March 31, 2005, there were outstanding 2,594,907,032 shares of Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share, of the registrant.

 
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Explanatory Note

Overview. This amendment to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 (2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/ A) is being filed for the purpose of amending Items 1 and 3 of Part I, Items 6, 7, 7A, 8 and 9A of Part II and Item 15 of Part IV of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), which was originally filed on May 31, 2005 (2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K), as well as Item 1 of Part I of AIG’s filings on Forms 10-Q/ A and 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004. All of the amendments are being filed to reflect the restatements of AIG’s financial results described herein. All other Items of the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as all other Items of the original filings on Forms 10-Q/ A and 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004, are unaffected by the changes described above and have been omitted from this amendment.

     Information in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/ A is generally stated as of December 31, 2004 and generally does not reflect any subsequent information or events other than the restatements described below and the fourth quarter 2004 changes in estimates described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, except that certain forward looking statements throughout this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/ A, “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business” in Item 1 of Part I, “Legal Proceedings” in Item 3 of Part I and “Controls and Procedures” in Item 9A of Part II have been revised to reflect events and developments subsequent to December 31, 2004. Information regarding subsequent periods with respect to AIG will be contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 (2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K) and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This filing should be read and considered in conjunction with such filings.

     First Restatement. In connection with the preparation of AIG’s consolidated financial statements included in AIG’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, AIG’s management initiated an internal review of its books and records, which was substantially expanded in mid-March 2005 with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of AIG. The review spanned AIG’s major business units globally, and included a number of transactions from 2000 to 2004. As disclosed in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as a result of the findings of the internal review, together with the results of investigations by outside counsel at the request of AIG’s Audit Committee and in consultation with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm, AIG restated its consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003 (the First Restatement).

     AIG disclosed in its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K that it had identified a number of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, including controls over certain balance sheet reconciliations, controls over the accounting for certain derivative transactions and controls over income tax accounting. AIG has been and continues to be actively engaged in the implementation of remediation efforts to address all of these material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting. See also “Controls and Procedures — Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.”

     Second Restatement. As announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 — “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (FAS 133), reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those relating to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), which were originally corrected in AIG’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (June 2005 Form 10-Q). The adjustments to correct the foregoing errors are referred to in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as the Initial Adjustments.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, AIG identified certain additional errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in the Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG). As a result, AIG is including further adjustments (the Additional Adjustments) in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005. The Initial Adjustments and the Additional Adjustments are referred to herein as the Second Restatement. AIG’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (September 2005 Form 10-Q) will not be amended because the Additional Adjustments to the financial statements included therein are not material to those financial statements.

     The financial information that is included in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A has been restated as part of

 
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the First Restatement (as previously filed in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K on May 31, 2005) and the Second Restatement (the Restatements).

     Subsequent Events. Prior to the date of this filing, AIG has announced subsequent events, which will be described fully in AIG’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. Other than as included in Note 25 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the financial information contained in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A does not reflect the subsequent events described below.

     On February 9, 2006, AIG announced that it has reached a resolution of claims and matters under investigation with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the SEC, the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and the New York State Department of Insurance (DOI). These settlements will result in an after-tax charge of approximately $1.15 billion to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005.

     The settlements resolve outstanding litigation filed by the SEC, NYAG and DOI against AIG and conclude negotiations with these authorities and the DOJ in connection with the accounting, financial reporting and insurance brokerage practices of AIG and its subsidiaries, as well as claims relating to the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments.

     As a result of these settlements, AIG will make payments totaling approximately $1.64 billion. A substantial portion of the monies will be available to resolve claims asserted in various regulatory and civil proceedings, including shareholder lawsuits.

     As part of these settlements, AIG has agreed to retain for a period of three years an independent consultant who will conduct a review that will include the adequacy of AIG’s internal controls over financial reporting and the remediation plan that AIG has implemented as a result of its own internal review.

     The settlements are described more fully under Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

     In addition, as announced previously, AIG commissioned Milliman Inc. (Milliman) to provide an independent, comprehensive review of the loss reserves of AIG’s principal property-casualty insurance operations, including an independent ground up study of AIG’s asbestos and environmental (A&E) exposures. The Milliman review encompassed nearly all of AIG’s carried loss reserves, other than those pertaining to the operations of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and 21st Century Insurance Group.

     After carefully considering the results of the Milliman review and AIG’s own actuarial analyses, AIG will take a fourth quarter 2005 after-tax charge to net income of approximately $1.2 billion, relating to an increase to its net reserve for losses and loss expenses of approximately $1.8 billion, or approximately 3 percent of its total General Insurance net reserve for losses and loss expenses. This net reserve increase comprises approximately $960 million for non-A&E reserves and approximately $870 million for A&E reserves.

     Loss reserves for DBG for non-A&E exposures will increase by approximately $1.4 billion. The reserve increase is attributable to adverse development from the directors and officers liability, excess casualty and excess workers compensation classes of business, including a provision for commuted reinsurance. Together, these three classes of business experienced approximately $4 billion of adverse development in 2005, primarily related to 2002 and prior accident years, offset by favorable development for the majority of DBG’s classes of business for accident years 2003 through 2005. Additionally, DBG will increase loss reserves for A&E by approximately $700 million, including a provision for insolvent reinsurers and commuted reinsurance.

     Loss reserves for AIG’s Foreign General business unit will be reduced by approximately $280 million. The net reduction of reserves in Foreign General reflects a reduction of approximately $450 million in non-A&E reserves, primarily related to financial lines, crisis management and property classes of business, partially offset by an increase of approximately $170 million in A&E reserves.

     AIG’s estimate of its total expected losses relating to third quarter 2005 catastrophe events included in the September 2005 Form 10-Q totaled approximately $1.6 billion after-tax. AIG also expects to record a fourth quarter after-tax charge of approximately $150 million, an increase of approximately 9.4 percent from the previous estimate, relating to adverse development from third quarter 2005 catastrophe events. In addition, AIG expects its after-tax insurance related losses from Hurricane Wilma, net of reinsurance recoverables and including net reinstatement premium costs, to be approximately $400 million for the fourth quarter 2005.

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

               
Page
PART I
 
Item 1.
  Business     5  
 
Item 3.
  Legal Proceedings     20  
 
PART II
 
Item 6.
  Selected Financial Data     23  
 
Item 7.
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations     34  
 
Item 7A.
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk     110  
 
Item 8.
  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data     110  
 
Item 9A.
  Controls and Procedures     226  
 
PART IV
 
Item 15.
  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules     229  
SIGNATURES
         230  
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

PART I

 
ITEM 1.  Business

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a Delaware corporation, is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in a broad range of insurance and insurance-related activities in the United States and abroad. AIG’s primary activities include both General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations. Other significant activities include Financial Services and Asset Management. The principal General Insurance company subsidiaries are American Home Assurance Company (American Home), National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. (National Union), New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire), Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington), The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, American International Underwriters Overseas, Ltd. (AIUO) and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company. Significant Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations include those conducted through American Life Insurance Company (ALICO), American International Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (AIRCO), American International Assurance Company, Limited together with American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA), Nan Shan Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (Nan Shan), The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (Philamlife), AIG Star Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (AIG Star Life), AIG Edison Life Insurance Company (AIG Edison Life), AIG Annuity Insurance Company (AIG Annuity), the AIG American General Life Companies (AIG American General), American General Life and Accident Insurance Company (AGLA), The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York (USLIFE), The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC), SunAmerica Life Insurance Company (SunAmerica Life) and AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company. AIG’s Financial Services operations are conducted primarily through International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), AIG Financial Products Corp. and AIG Trading Group Inc. (AIGTG) and their respective subsidiaries (collectively referred to as AIGFP), and American General Finance, Inc. and its subsidiaries (AGF). AIG’s Asset Management operations include AIG SunAmerica Asset Management Corp. (SAAMCo) and AIG Global Asset Management Holdings Corp. (formerly known as AIG Global Investment Group, Inc.) and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (AIG Global Investment Group). For information on AIG’s business segments, see Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     All financial information herein gives effect to the Restatements and adjustments for changes in estimates described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. As of March 31, 2005, beneficial ownership of approximately 12.0 percent, 2.0 percent and 1.8 percent of AIG common stock, was held by Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), The Starr Foundation and C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. (Starr), respectively. For a discussion of AIG’s current relationship with Starr and SICO, see “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — The Relationships Between AIG and Starr and SICO.”

     At December 31, 2004, AIG and its subsidiaries had approximately 92,000 employees.

     AIG’s Internet address for its corporate website is www.aigcorporate.com. AIG makes available free of charge, through the Investor Information section of AIG’s corporate website, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). AIG also makes available on its corporate website copies of its charters for its Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committees, as well as its Corporate Governance Guidelines, Director Independence Standards and Director, Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

     Throughout this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, AIG presents its operations in the way it believes will be most meaningful, as well as most transparent. Certain of the measurements used by AIG management are “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC rules and regulations. Statutory underwriting profit (loss) and combined ratios are determined in accordance with accounting principles prescribed by insurance regulatory authorities. For an explanation of why AIG management considers these “non-GAAP measures” useful to investors, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 
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The following table shows the general development of the business of AIG on a consolidated basis, the contributions made to AIG’s consolidated revenues and operating income and the assets held, in the periods indicated, by its General Insurance, Life Insurance & Retirement Services, Financial Services and Asset Management operations and other realized capital gains (losses). For additional information, see Selected Financial Data, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1, 2 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. AIG has restated its financial statements for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements” for a description of the adjustments included in the Restatements and Selected Financial Data and Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of previously reported amounts to the restated amounts.

                                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
General Insurance operations:
                                       
 
Gross premiums written
  $ 52,046     $ 46,938     $ 36,678     $ 28,341     $ 24,410  
 
Net premiums written
    40,623       35,031       26,718       19,793       17,588  
 
Net premiums earned
    38,537       31,306       23,595       18,661       16,345  
 
Underwriting profit (loss)(a)
    (247 )(c)     1,975       (1,082 )(d)     (777 )(e)     (540 )
 
Net investment income
    3,196       2,566       2,350       2,551       2,697  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    228       (39 )     (345 )     (189 )     (26 )
 
Operating income
    3,177 (c)     4,502       923 (d)     1,585 (e)     2,131  
 
Identifiable assets
    131,658       117,511       105,891       88,250       80,583  
 
Loss ratio
    78.8       73.1       83.1       79.3       79.1  
 
Expense ratio
    21.5       19.6       21.8       24.3       23.8  
 
Combined ratio(b)
    100.3 (c)     92.7       104.9 (d)     103.6 (e)     102.9  
Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations:
                                       
 
GAAP premiums
    28,088       23,496       20,694       19,600       17,702  
 
Net investment income
    15,269       12,942       11,243       10,451       10,022  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    43       240       (372 )     (400 )     33  
 
Operating income
    7,923       6,807       5,181       4,633 (f)     4,641  
 
Identifiable assets
    447,841       372,126       289,914       256,767       217,898  
 
Insurance in-force at end of year
    1,858,094       1,583,031       1,298,592       1,228,501       971,892  
Financial Services operations:
                                       
 
Interest, lease and finance charges(g)
    7,495       6,242       6,822       6,321       7,049  
 
Operating income(g)
    2,180       1,182       2,125       1,769       2,777  
 
Identifiable assets
    165,995       141,667       128,104       107,719       93,899  
Asset Management operations:
                                       
 
Advisory and management fees and net investment income from GICs
    4,714       3,651       3,467       3,565       3,125  
 
Operating income
    2,125       1,316       1,125       1,019       929  
 
Identifiable assets
    80,075       64,047       53,732       42,961       33,792  
Other realized capital gains (losses)
    (227 )     (643 )     (936 )     (321 )     (247 )
Revenues(h)
    97,666       79,421       66,171       59,958       56,700  
Total operating income(i)
    14,845       11,907       7,808       5,917       8,939  
Total assets
    801,145       675,602       561,598       490,614       422,709  
(a) Underwriting profit (loss), a Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measure, is statutory underwriting profit (loss) adjusted primarily for changes in the deferral of policy acquisition costs. This adjustment is necessary to present the financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Calculated on a statutory basis, includes catastrophe losses of $1.05 billion, $83 million, $61 million, $867 million and $44 million in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.
(c) Includes fourth quarter 2004 increase of $850 million to net loss reserves reflecting the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(d) In the fourth quarter of 2002, after completion of its annual review of General Insurance loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, AIG increased its net loss reserves relating to accident years 1997 through 2001 by $2.1 billion.
(e) Includes $769 million in World Trade Center and related losses (WTC losses).
(f) Includes $100 million in WTC losses.
(g) Includes the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses. For 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, the amounts included in interest, lease and finance charges are $(122) million, $(1.01) billion, $220 million, $56 million and $1.17 billion, and the amounts included in Financial Services operating income are $(149) million, $(964) million, $240 million, $75 million and $1.17 billion. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements.”
(h) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income, Financial Services interest, lease and finance charges, Asset Management advisory and management fees and net investment income from Guaranteed Investment Contracts (GICs), and realized capital gains (losses).
(i) Represents income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes. Includes segment operating income and other realized capital gains (losses) presented above, as well as AIG Parent and other operations of $(333) million, $(1.26) billion, $(610) million, $(751) million and $(977) million in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, and acquisition, restructuring and related charges of $(2.02) billion in 2001 and $(315) million in 2000.
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
General Insurance Operations

AIG’s General Insurance subsidiaries are multiple line companies writing substantially all lines of property and casualty insurance. Domestic General Insurance operations are comprised of the Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG), which includes the operations of HSB; Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (Transatlantic); Personal Lines, including 21st Century Insurance Group (21st Century); and United Guaranty Corporation (UGC).

     AIG’s primary domestic division is DBG. DBG’s business is derived from brokers in the United States and Canada and is conducted through its General Insurance subsidiaries including American Home, National Union, Lexington and certain other General Insurance company subsidiaries of AIG.

     DBG writes substantially all classes of business insurance, accepting such business mainly from insurance brokers. This provides DBG the opportunity to select specialized markets and retain underwriting control. Any licensed broker is able to submit business to DBG without the traditional agent-company contractual relationship, but such broker usually has no authority to commit DBG to accept a risk. Through 2004 AIG used managing general agents owned by Starr to produce business in certain lines.

     In addition to writing substantially all classes of business insurance, including large commercial or industrial property insurance, excess liability, inland marine, environmental, workers compensation and excess and umbrella coverages, DBG offers many specialized forms of insurance such as aviation, accident and health, equipment breakdown, directors and officers liability (D&O), difference-in-conditions, kidnap-ransom, export credit and political risk, and various types of professional errors and omissions coverages. The AIG Risk Management operation provides insurance and risk management programs for large corporate customers. The AIG Risk Finance operation is a leading provider of customized structured insurance products. Also included in DBG are the operations of AIG Environmental, which focuses specifically on providing specialty products to clients with environmental exposures. Lexington writes surplus lines, those risks for which conventional insurance companies do not readily provide insurance coverage, either because of complexity or because the coverage does not lend itself to conventional contracts.

     Certain of the products of the DBG companies include funding components or have been structured in a manner such that little or no insurance risk is actually transferred. Funds received in connection with these products are recorded as deposits, included in other liabilities, rather than premiums and incurred losses.

     The AIG Worldsource Division introduces and coordinates AIG’s products and services to U.S.-based multinational clients and foreign corporations doing business in the U.S. Transatlantic subsidiaries offer reinsurance capacity on both a treaty and facultative basis both in the U.S. and abroad. Transatlantic structures programs for a full range of property and casualty products with an emphasis on specialty risk.

     AIG’s personal lines operations engage in mass marketing of personal lines coverages, primarily private passenger auto and personal umbrella coverages, principally through American International Insurance Company and 21st Century. In 2003, AIG acquired the U.S.-based auto and home insurance business of General Electric Company (GE).

     The business of UGC and its subsidiaries is also included in the domestic operations of AIG. The principal business of the UGC subsidiaries is the writing of residential mortgage loan insurance, which is guaranty insurance on conventional first mortgage loans on single-family dwellings and condominiums. This type of insurance protects lenders against loss if borrowers default. UGC subsidiaries also write home equity and property improvement loan insurance on loans to finance residential property improvements, alterations and repairs and for other purposes not necessarily related to real estate. During 2003, UGC commenced providing guaranty insurance to providers of student loans. UGC had approximately $22 billion of guaranty risk in force at December 31, 2004.

     AIG’s Foreign General Insurance group accepts risks primarily underwritten through American International Underwriters (AIU), a marketing unit consisting of wholly owned agencies and insurance companies. The Foreign General Insurance group also includes business written by AIG’s foreign-based insurance subsidiaries. The Foreign General group uses various marketing methods and multiple distribution channels to write both business and personal lines insurance with certain refinements for local laws, customs and needs. AIU operates in Asia, the Pacific Rim, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     During 2004, DBG and the Foreign General Insurance group accounted for 55.4 percent and 23.2 percent, respectively, of AIG’s General Insurance net premiums written.

     AIG’s General Insurance company subsidiaries worldwide operate primarily by underwriting and accepting risks for their direct account and securing reinsurance on that portion of the risk in excess of the limit which they wish to retain. This operating policy differs from that of many insurance companies that will underwrite only up to their net retention limit, thereby requiring the broker or agent to secure commit-

 
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ments from other underwriters for the remainder of the gross risk amount.

     Certain of DBG’s commercial insurance is reinsured on a quota share basis by AIRCO. Various AIG profit centers, including AIU, AIG Reinsurance Advisors, Inc. and AIG Risk Finance, use AIRCO as a reinsurer for certain of their businesses, and AIRCO also receives premiums from offshore fronting arrangements for clients of AIG subsidiaries. In accordance with permitted accounting practices in Bermuda, AIRCO discounts reserves attributable to certain classes of business assumed from other AIG subsidiaries. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Operating Review – Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses.”

     The utilization of reinsurance is closely monitored by senior management and AIG’s Credit Risk Committee. AIG believes that no exposure to a single reinsurer represents an inappropriate concentration of risk to AIG, nor is AIG’s business substantially dependent upon any reinsurance contract. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIG is diversified both in terms of classes of business and geographic locations. In General Insurance, approximately 13 percent of net premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2004 represented workers compensation business. During 2004, of the direct General Insurance premiums written (gross premiums less return premiums and cancellations, excluding reinsurance assumed and before deducting reinsurance ceded), 12.0 percent and 6.7 percent were written in California and New York, respectively. No other state accounted for more than five percent of such premiums.

     The majority of AIG’s General Insurance business is in the casualty classes, which tend to involve longer periods of time for the reporting and settling of claims. This may increase the risk and uncertainty with respect to AIG’s loss reserve development. See also the Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Net Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 
Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated
Net Losses and Loss Expense Reserve
Development

The reserve for net losses and loss expenses represents the accumulation of estimates for reported losses (“case basis reserves”) and provisions for losses incurred but not reported (IBNR), both reduced by applicable reinsurance recoverable and the discount for future investment income. Losses and loss expenses are charged to income as incurred.

     Loss reserves established with respect to foreign business are set and monitored in terms of the respective local or functional currency. Therefore, no assumption is included for changes in currency rates. See also Note 1(w) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Management reviews the adequacy of established loss reserves through the utilization of a number of analytical reserve development techniques. Through the use of these techniques, management is able to monitor the adequacy of its established reserves and determine appropriate assumptions for inflation. Also, analysis of emerging specific development patterns, such as case reserve redundancies or deficiencies and IBNR emergence, allows management to determine any required adjustments. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     As a result of its internal review and remediation efforts, AIG has determined that its carried reserves for net losses and loss expenses are required to be restated and adjusted. The tables below present those amounts as so restated and adjusted. In addition, AIG has increased the reserves for asbestos and environmental exposures included within the reserve for net losses and loss expenses by $850 million in the fourth quarter of 2004 to reflect a change in estimate. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements,” “Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates” and “Operating Review – Asbestos and Environmental Reserves.” See also Notes 1(cc) and 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     The “Analysis of Consolidated Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development” table presents the development of net losses and loss expense reserves for calendar years 1994 through 2004. Immediately following this table is a second table that presents all data on a basis that excludes asbestos and environmental net losses and loss expense reserve development. The opening reserves held are shown at the top of the table for each year end date. The amount of loss reserve discount included in the opening reserve at each date is shown immediately below the reserves held for each year. The undiscounted reserve at each date is thus the sum of the discount and the reserve held. The upper half of the table shows the cumulative amounts paid during successive years related to the undiscounted opening loss reserves. For example, in the table that excludes asbestos and environmental losses, with respect to the net losses and loss expense reserve of $20.73 billion as of December 31, 1997, by the end of 2004 (seven years later) $18.97 billion had actually been paid in settlement of these net loss reserves. In addition, as

 
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reflected in the lower section of the table, the original reserve of $20.73 billion was reestimated to be $21.84 billion at December 31, 2004. This increase from the original estimate would generally result from a combination of a number of factors, including reserves being settled for larger amounts than originally estimated. The original estimates will also be increased or decreased as more information becomes known about the individual claims and overall claim frequency and severity patterns. The redundancy (deficiency) depicted in the table, for any particular calendar year, shows the aggregate change in estimates over the period of years subsequent to the calendar year reflected at the top of the respective column heading. For example, the deficiency of $2.19 billion at December 31, 2004 related to December 31, 2003 net losses and loss expense reserves of $37.08 billion represents the cumulative amount by which reserves for 2003 and prior years have developed deficiently during 2004. The deficiency that has emerged in the last year can be attributed primarily to approximately $750 million in development from claims for accident year 2002 and prior for D&O, and $500 million in development from claims for accident year 2000 and prior for excess casualty. Additionally, the general reinsurance operations of Transatlantic accounted for approximately $300 million of the adverse development in the latest year. Other classes of business contributed deficiencies or redundancies of lesser amounts. For most other classes, accident years 2001 and prior generally produced adverse development in the latest year, whereas accident year 2003 generally produced favorable development. In total, the favorable development for accident year 2003 was approximately $1.5 billion. The accident year emergence can be seen by comparing the respective development in 2004 for each column’s loss reserve in the table that follows. Loss development patterns utilized to test the reserves generally rely on the actual historical loss development patterns of prior accident years for each class of business. Additionally, as shown in the table excluding asbestos and environmental losses below, loss emergence from year end 1994 and 1995 has been favorable on an inception-to-date basis through year end 2004. Loss cost trends deteriorated significantly in the late 1990’s, creating the adverse development for years after 1996.

     The bottom of each table below shows the remaining undiscounted and discounted net loss reserve for each year. For example, in the table that excludes asbestos and environmental losses, for the 2000 year-end, the remaining undiscounted reserves held as of December 31, 2004 are $8.66 billion, with a corresponding discounted net reserve of $8.06 billion.

     The reserves for net losses and loss expenses with respect to Transatlantic and 21st Century are included only in consolidated net losses and loss expenses commencing with the year ended December 31, 1998. Reserve development for these operations is included only for 1998 and subsequent periods. Thus, the presentation for 1997 and prior year ends is not fully comparable to that for 1998 and subsequent years in the tables below.

 
 
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Analysis of Consolidated Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development

The following table presents for each calendar year the losses and loss expense reserves and the development thereof including those with respect to asbestos and environmental claims. As a result of the internal review and remediation efforts discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the amounts of carried reserves and the liabilities reestimated have been restated or adjusted for all periods presented. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

                                                                                           
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Net Reserves Held
  $ 18,754     $ 19,755     $ 20,496     $ 20,901     $ 25,418     $ 25,636     $ 25,684     $ 26,005     $ 29,347     $ 36,228     $ 47,254  
Discount (in Reserves Held)
    157       217       393       619       897       1,075       1,287       1,423       1,499       1,516       1,553  
Net Reserves Held (Undiscounted)
    18,911       19,972       20,889       21,520       26,315       26,711       26,971       27,428       30,846       37,744       48,807  
Paid (Cumulative) as of:
                                                                                       
 
One year later
    4,922       5,416       5,712       5,607       7,205       8,266       9,709       11,007       10,775       12,163          
 
Two years later
    8,338       8,982       9,244       9,754       12,382       14,640       17,149       18,091       18,589                  
 
Three years later
    10,702       11,363       11,943       12,939       16,599       19,901       21,930       23,881                          
 
Four years later
    12,541       13,108       14,152       15,484       20,263       23,074       26,090                                  
 
Five years later
    13,868       14,667       16,077       17,637       22,303       25,829                                          
 
Six years later
    15,036       16,120       17,551       18,806       24,114                                                  
 
Seven years later
    16,079       17,212       18,415       19,919                                                          
 
Eight years later
    16,947       17,792       19,200                                                                  
 
Nine years later
    17,359       18,379                                                                          
 
Ten years later
    17,806                                                                                  
                                                                                           
(in millions) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Net Reserves Held (undiscounted)
  $ 18,911     $ 19,972     $ 20,889     $ 21,520     $ 26,315     $ 26,711     $ 26,971     $ 27,428     $ 30,846     $ 37,744     $ 48,807  
Undiscounted Liability Restated as of:
                                                                                       
 
One year later
    18,522       19,782       20,795       21,563       25,897       26,358       26,979       31,112       32,913       40,931          
 
Two years later
    18,672       19,866       20,877       21,500       25,638       27,023       30,696       33,363       37,583                  
 
Three years later
    18,900       19,865       20,994       21,264       26,169       29,994       32,732       37,964                          
 
Four years later
    18,977       20,143       20,776       21,485       28,021       31,192       36,210                                  
 
Five years later
    19,173       19,991       20,917       22,405       28,607       33,910                                          
 
Six years later
    19,161       19,950       21,469       22,720       30,632                                                  
 
Seven years later
    19,119       20,335       21,671       24,209                                                          
 
Eight years later
    19,444       20,558       22,986                                                                  
 
Nine years later
    19,622       21,736                                                                          
 
Ten years later
    20,763                                                                                  
Net Redundancy/(Deficiency)
    (1,852 )     (1,764 )     (2,097 )     (2,689 )     (4,317 )     (7,199 )     (9,239 )     (10,536 )     (6,737 )     (3,187 )        
Remaining Reserves (Undiscounted)
    2,957       3,357       3,786       4,289       6,517       8,081       10,121       14,083       18,994       28,768          
Remaining Discount
    205       240       281       332       404       490       596       789       915       1,139          
Remaining Reserves
    2,752       3,117       3,505       3,957       6,113       7,591       9,525       13,294       18,079       27,629          

The table below shows the gross liability (before discount), reinsurance recoverable and net liability recorded at each year-end and the reestimation of these amounts as of December 31, 2004.

                                                                                         
(in millions) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Gross Liability, End of Year
  $ 30,982     $ 32,298     $ 32,605     $ 32,049     $ 36,973     $ 37,278     $ 39,222     $ 42,629     $ 48,173     $ 53,387     $ 63,431  
Reinsurance Recoverable,
End of Year
    12,071       12,326       11,716       10,529       10,658       10,567       12,251       15,201       17,327       15,643       14,624  
Net Liability, End of Year
    18,911       19,972       20,889       21,520       26,315       26,711       26,971       27,428       30,846       37,744       48,807  
Reestimated Gross Liability
    34,495       36,553       37,226       39,088       47,229       51,337       55,241       57,301       56,711       57,366          
Reestimated Reinsurance Recoverable
    13,732       14,817       14,240       14,879       16,597       17,427       19,031       19,337       19,128       16,435          
Reestimated Net Liability
    20,763       21,736       22,986       24,209       30,632       33,910       36,210       37,964       37,583       40,931          
Cumulative Gross Redundancy/(Deficiency)
    (3,513 )     (4,255 )     (4,621 )     (7,039 )     (10,256 )     (14,059 )     (16,019 )     (14,672 )     (8,538 )     (3,978 )        
 
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Analysis of Consolidated Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development Excluding Asbestos and Environmental Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development

The following table presents for each calendar year the losses and loss expense reserves and the development thereof excluding those with respect to asbestos and environmental claims. As a result of the internal review and remediation efforts discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, the amounts of carried reserves and the liabilities reestimated have been restated or adjusted for all periods presented. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

                                                                                           
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Net Reserves Held
  $ 18,424     $ 19,247     $ 19,753     $ 20,113     $ 24,554     $ 24,745     $ 24,829     $ 25,286     $ 28,650     $ 35,559     $ 45,742  
Discount (in Reserves Held)
    157       217       393       619       897       1,075       1,287       1,423       1,499       1,516       1,553  
Net Reserves Held (Undiscounted)
    18,581       19,464       20,146       20,732       25,451       25,820       26,116       26,709       30,149       37,075       47,295  
Paid (Cumulative) as of:
                                                                                       
 
One year later
    4,847       5,309       5,603       5,467       7,084       8,195       9,515       10,861       10,632       11,999          
 
Two years later
    8,156       8,771       8,996       9,500       12,190       14,376       16,808       17,801       18,283                  
 
Three years later
    10,417       11,013       11,582       12,618       16,214       19,490       21,447       23,430                          
 
Four years later
    12,117       12,645       13,724       14,972       19,732       22,521       25,445                                  
 
Five years later
    13,332       14,139       15,460       16,983       21,630       25,116                                          
 
Six years later
    14,435       15,404       16,792       18,014       23,282                                                  
 
Seven years later
    15,291       16,355       17,519       18,972                                                          
 
Eight years later
    16,018       16,798       18,149                                                                  
 
Nine years later
    16,294       17,230                                                                          
 
Ten years later
    16,588                                                                                  
                                                                                           
(in millions) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Net Reserves Held (undiscounted)
  $ 18,581     $ 19,464     $ 20,146     $ 20,732     $ 25,451     $ 25,820     $ 26,116     $ 26,709     $ 30,149     $ 37,075     $ 47,295  
Undiscounted Liability Restated as of:
                                                                                       
 
One year later
    17,940       18,937       19,904       20,576       24,890       25,437       26,071       30,274       32,129       39,261          
 
Two years later
    17,758       18,883       19,788       20,385       24,602       26,053       29,670       32,438       35,803                  
 
Three years later
    17,848       18,680       19,777       20,120       25,084       28,902       31,619       36,043                          
 
Four years later
    17,723       18,830       19,530       20,301       26,813       30,014       34,102                                  
 
Five years later
    17,793       18,651       19,633       21,104       27,314       31,738                                          
 
Six years later
    17,755       18,574       20,070       21,336       28,345                                                  
 
Seven years later
    17,676       18,844       20,188       21,836                                                          
 
Eight years later
    17,888       18,984       20,515                                                                  
 
Nine years later
    17,982       19,173                                                                          
 
Ten years later
    18,136                                                                                  
Net Redundancy/(Deficiency)
    445       291       (369 )     (1,104 )     (2,894 )     (5,918 )     (7,986 )     (9,334 )     (5,654 )     (2,186 )        
Remaining Reserves (undiscounted)
    1,547       1,942       2,366       2,864       5,063       6,621       8,656       12,613       17,519       27,263          
Remaining Discount
    205       240       281       332       404       490       596       789       915       1,139          
Remaining Reserves
    1,342       1,702       2,085       2,532       4,659       6,131       8,060       11,824       16,604       26,124          

The table below shows the gross liability (before discount), reinsurance recoverable and net liability recorded at each year-end and the reestimation of these amounts as of December 31, 2004.

                                                                                         
(in millions) 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Gross Liability, End of Year
  $ 29,568     $ 30,356     $ 30,302     $ 29,740     $ 34,474     $ 34,666     $ 36,777     $ 40,400     $ 46,036     $ 51,363     $ 59,897  
Reinsurance Recoverable,
End of Year
    10,987       10,892       10,156       9,008       9,023       8,846       10,661       13,691       15,887       14,288       12,602  
Net Liability, End of Year
    18,581       19,464       20,146       20,732       25,451       25,820       26,116       26,709       30,149       37,075       47,295  
Reestimated Gross Liability
    26,850       29,251       30,325       32,631       41,100       45,614       50,038       52,624       52,377       53,439          
Reestimated Reinsurance Recoverable
    8,714       10,078       9,810       10,795       12,755       13,876       15,936       16,581       16,574       14,178          
Reestimated Net Liability
    18,136       19,173       20,515       21,836       28,345       31,738       34,102       36,043       35,803       39,261          
Cumulative Gross Redundancy/(Deficiency)
    2,718       1,105       (23 )     (2,891 )     (6,626 )     (10,948 )     (13,261 )     (12,224 )     (6,341 )     (2,076 )        
 
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Reconciliation of Net Reserves for Losses and Loss Expenses
                           
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Net reserve for losses and loss
expenses at beginning of year
  $ 36,228     $ 29,347     $ 26,005  
Foreign exchange effect
    524       580       195  
Acquisition
    –       391 (a)     –  
Losses and loss expenses incurred:
                       
 
Current year
    26,793       20,509       15,648  
 
Prior years(b)
    3,564 (c)     2,363       3,964  
      30,357       22,872       19,612  
Losses and loss expenses paid:
                       
 
Current year
    7,692       6,187       5,458  
 
Prior years
    12,163       10,775       11,007  
      19,855       16,962       16,465  
Net reserve for losses and loss
expenses at end of year(d)
  $ 47,254     $ 36,228     $ 29,347  
(a) Reflects the opening balances with respect to the GE U.S.-based auto and home insurance business acquired in 2003.
(b) Includes accretion of discount of $377 million in 2004, $296 million in 2003 and $280 million in 2002.
(c) Includes fourth quarter charge of $850 million attributable to the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(d) See also Note 6(a) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     For further discussion regarding net reserves for losses and loss expenses, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     The adjustments made to the reserve for losses and loss expenses resulting from the internal review, including the fourth quarter 2004 charge attributable to a change in estimate for asbestos and environmental exposures, were restated or adjusted in the Annual Statements filed with state insurance departments and, where appropriate, with foreign regulatory authorities. In addition, because not all of AIG’s General Insurance operations are subject to regulatory filing requirements by the states, there are differences between the sum of reserves for losses and loss expenses as filed with the states and the reserves for losses and loss expenses as reported in AIG’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2004. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations

AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries offer a wide range of insurance and investment-oriented products both domestically and abroad. Insurance-oriented products consist of individual and group life, payout annuities, endowment and accident and health policies. Investment-oriented products consist generally of fixed and variable annuities. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations in foreign countries comprised 78.0 percent of Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums and 61.2 percent of Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income in 2004. AIG operates overseas principally through ALICO, AIA, Nan Shan, Philamlife, AIG Star Life, and AIG Edison Life. ALICO is incorporated in Delaware and all of its business is written outside of the United States. ALICO has operations either directly or through subsidiaries in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, South Asia and the Far East, with Japan being the largest territory. AIG added significantly to its presence in Japan with the acquisition of GE Edison Life Insurance Company (now AIG Edison Life), which was consolidated beginning with the fourth quarter of 2003. AIA operates primarily in China (including Hong Kong), Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, and India. The operations in India are conducted through a joint venture, Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited. Nan Shan operates in Taiwan. Philamlife is the largest life insurer in the Philippines. AIG Star Life operates in Japan. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIRCO acts primarily as an internal reinsurance company for AIG’s foreign life operations. This facilitates insurance risk management (retention, volatility, concentrations) and capital planning locally (branch and subsidiary). It also allows AIG to pool its insurance risks and purchase reinsurance more efficiently at a consolidated level and manage global counterparty risk and relationships.

 
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     AIG’s principal domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations include AGLA, AIG American General, AIG Annuity, USLIFE, VALIC and SunAmerica Life. These companies utilize multiple distribution channels including independent producers, brokerage, career agents and banks to offer life insurance, annuity and accident and health products and services as well as financial and investment products. The domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations comprised 22.0 percent of total Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums and 38.8 percent of Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income in 2004.

     There was no significant adverse effect on AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services results of operations from economic environments in any one state, country or geographic region for the year ended December 31, 2004. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     Life insurance products such as whole life and endowment continue to be significant in the overseas companies, especially in Southeast Asia, while a mixture of life insurance, accident and health and retirement services products are sold in Japan.

     In addition to the above, AIG also has subsidiary operations in Canada, Egypt, Mexico, Poland, Switzerland and Puerto Rico, and conducts life insurance business through a joint venture in Brazil and through an AIUO subsidiary company in Russia, and in certain countries in Central and South America.

     The foreign Life Insurance & Retirement Services companies have over 250,000 full and part-time agents, as well as independent producers, and sell their products largely to indigenous persons in local and foreign currencies. In addition to the agency outlets, these companies also distribute their products through direct marketing channels, such as mass marketing, and through brokers and other distribution outlets, such as financial institutions.

 
Insurance Investment Operations

A significant portion of AIG’s General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating revenues are derived from AIG’s insurance investment operations. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 1, 3 and 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table summarizes the investment results of the General Insurance operations. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                         
Annual Average Cash and Invested Assets
Cash
(including Return on Return on
Years Ended December 31, short-term Invested Average Cash Average
(in millions) invetments) Assets(a) Total and Assets Assets
2004 (Restated)
    $2,012     $ 73,338     $ 75,350       4.2 %(b)     4.4 %(c)
2003 (Restated)
    1,818       59,855       61,673       4.2  (b)     4.3  (c)
2002 (Restated)
    1,537       47,477       49,014       4.8  (b)     5.0  (c)
2001 (Restated)
    1,338       41,481       42,819       6.0  (b)     6.2  (c)
2000 (Restated)
    1,152       39,687       40,839       6.6  (b)     6.8  (c)
(a) Including investment income due and accrued, and real estate.
(b) Net investment income divided by the annual average sum of cash and invested assets.
(c) Net investment income divided by the annual average invested assets.

The following table summarizes the investment results of the Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                                         
Annual Average Cash and Invested Assets
Cash
(including Return on Return on
Years Ended December 31, short-term Invested Average Cash Average
(in millions) invetments) Assets(a) Total and Assets Assets
2004 (Restated)
  $ 5,089     $ 307,659     $ 312,748       4.9 %(b)     5.0 %(c)
2003 (Restated)
    4,680       247,608       252,288       5.1  (b)     5.2  (c)
2002 (Restated)
    3,919       199,750       203,669       5.5  (b)     5.6  (c)
2001 (Restated)
    3,615       162,708       166,323       6.3  (b)     6.4  (c)
2000 (Restated)
    4,644       137,947       142,591       7.0  (b)     7.3  (c)
(a) Including investment income due and accrued, and real estate.
(b) Net investment income divided by the annual average sum of cash and invested assets.
(c) Net investment income divided by the annual average invested assets.
 
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     AIG’s worldwide insurance investment policy places primary emphasis on investments in government and other high quality, fixed income securities in all of its portfolios and, to a lesser extent, investments in high yield bonds, common stocks and partnerships, in order to preserve policyholders’ surplus and generate net investment income. The ability to implement this policy is somewhat limited in certain territories as there may be a lack of adequate long-term investments or investment restrictions may be imposed by the local regulatory authorities. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 
Financial Services Operations

AIG’s Financial Services subsidiaries engage in diversified financial products and services including aircraft leasing, capital market transactions, and consumer and insurance premium financing.

     Aircraft Finance operations represent the operations of ILFC, which engages primarily in the acquisition of commercial jet aircraft and the leasing and remarketing of such aircraft to airlines around the world. ILFC also provides, for a fee, fleet management services to certain third-party operators. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     During the third quarter of 2003, AIG integrated the operations of AIG Trading Group Inc. with AIG Financial Products Corp., establishing the Capital Markets reporting unit. AIGFP engages as principal in standard and customized interest rate, currency, equity, commodity, and credit products with top-tier corporations, financial institutions, governments, agencies, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals throughout the world. AIGFP also raises funds through municipal reinvestment contracts and other private and public security offerings, investing the proceeds in a diversified portfolio of high grade securities and derivative transactions. AIGFP engages in various commodity and foreign exchange trading and market-making activities. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Consumer Finance operations include AGF as well as AIG Consumer Finance Group, Inc. (AIGCFG). See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AGF provides a wide variety of consumer finance products, including real estate mortgages, consumer loans, retail sales finance and credit-related insurance to customers in the United States.

     AIGCFG, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in developing a multi-product consumer finance business with an emphasis on emerging markets.

     Together, the Aircraft Finance, Capital Markets and Consumer Finance operations generate the vast majority of the revenues produced by AIG’s consolidated Financial Services operations.

     Imperial A.I. Credit Companies also contribute to Financial Services income. This operation engages principally in insurance premium financing for both AIG’s customers and those of other insurers. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
Asset Management Operations

AIG’s Asset Management operations comprise a wide variety of investment-related services and investment products, including institutional and retail asset management, broker dealer services and spread-based investment business from the sale of guaranteed investment contracts, also known as funding agreements (GICs). Such products and services are offered to individuals and institutions both domestically and overseas.

     AIG’s principal Asset Management operations are conducted through certain subsidiaries of AIG Retirement Services, Inc. (AIG SunAmerica), including SAAMCo and the AIG Advisor Group broker dealers and AIG Global Investment Group. AIG SunAmerica sells and manages mutual funds and provides financial advisory services through independent-contractor registered representatives. AIG Global Investment Group manages invested assets on a global basis for third-party institutional, retail, private equity and real estate investment funds, provides securities lending and custodial services and organizes and manages the invested assets of institutional private equity investment funds. Each of these subsidiary operations receives fees for investment products and services provided. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
Other Operations

Certain other AIG subsidiaries provide insurance-related services such as adjusting claims and marketing specialized products. Several wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of AIG operating in countries such as Ireland, Bermuda, Barbados and Gibraltar provide insurance and related administrative and back office services to a variety of insurance and reinsurance companies. These companies include captive insurance companies unaffiliated with AIG, subsidiaries of AIG and the subsidiaries of holding companies in which AIG holds an interest, such as IPC Holdings, Ltd (IPC) and Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd. (AWAC). AIG also has several other subsidiaries which engage in various businesses. For example, American

 
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International Technology Enterprises, Inc. provides information technology and processing services to businesses worldwide. Mt. Mansfield Company, Inc. owns and operates the ski slopes, lifts, school and an inn located at Stowe, Vermont.
 
Additional Investments

AIG holds a 24.3 percent interest in IPC, a reinsurance holding company, a 23.4 percent interest in AWAC, a property-casualty insurance holding company, and a 24.5 percent interest in The Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., a general insurance company. See also Note 1(q) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
Locations of Certain Assets

As of December 31, 2004, approximately 31 percent of the consolidated assets of AIG were located in foreign countries (other than Canada), including $4.1 billion of cash and securities on deposit with foreign regulatory authorities. Foreign operations and assets held abroad may be adversely affected by political developments in foreign countries, including such possibilities as tax changes, nationalization, and changes in regulatory policy, as well as by consequence of hostilities and unrest. The risks of such occurrences and their overall effect upon AIG vary from country to country and cannot easily be predicted. If expropriation or nationalization does occur, AIG’s policy is to take all appropriate measures to seek recovery of such assets. Certain of the countries in which AIG’s business is conducted have currency restrictions which generally cause a delay in a company’s ability to repatriate assets and profits. See also “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Foreign Operations” and Notes 1 and 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
Regulation

AIG’s operations around the world are subject to regulation by many different types of regulatory authorities, including insurance, securities, investment advisory, banking and thrift regulators in the United States and abroad. The regulatory environment can have a significant effect on AIG and its business. AIG’s operations have become more diverse and consumer-oriented, increasing the scope of regulatory supervision and the possibility of intervention. In addition, the investigations into financial accounting practices that led to the First Restatement of AIG’s financial statements have heightened regulatory scrutiny of AIG worldwide. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business – Regulatory Investigations” and Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Certain states require registration and periodic reporting by insurance companies that are licensed in such states and are controlled by other corporations. Applicable legislation typically requires periodic disclosure concerning the corporation that controls the registered insurer and the other companies in the holding company system and prior approval of intercorporate services and transfers of assets (including in some instances payment of dividends by the insurance subsidiary) within the holding company system. AIG’s subsidiaries are registered under such legislation in those states that have such requirements. See also Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIG’s insurance subsidiaries, in common with other insurers, are subject to regulation and supervision by the states and by other jurisdictions in which they do business. Within the United States, the method of such regulation varies but generally has its source in statutes that delegate regulatory and supervisory powers to an insurance official. The regulation and supervision relate primarily to approval of policy forms and rates, the standards of solvency that must be met and maintained, including risk-based capital measurements, the licensing of insurers and their agents, the nature of and limitations on investments, restrictions on the size of risks that may be insured under a single policy, deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders, requirements for acceptability of reinsurers, periodic examinations of the affairs of insurance companies, the form and content of reports of financial condition required to be filed, and reserves for unearned premiums, losses and other purposes. In general, such regulation is for the protection of policyholders rather than the equity owners of these companies. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

     In connection with its First Restatement, AIG undertook to examine and evaluate each of the items that have been restated or adjusted in its consolidated GAAP financial statements to determine whether restatement of the previously filed statutory financial statements of its insurance company subsidiaries would be required. In October and early November 2005, AIG completed its audited statutory financial statements for all of the Domestic General Insurance companies. The statutory accounting treatment of the various items requiring adjustment or restatement was reviewed and agreed to with the relevant state insurance regulators in advance of the filings. Adjustments necessary to reflect the cumulative effect on statutory surplus of adjustments relating to years prior to 2004 were made to 2004 opening surplus, and 2004 statutory net income was restated accordingly. Previously reported General Insurance statutory surplus at December 31, 2004 was reduced by approximately $3.5 billion to approximately $20.6 billion. The state regulators have also permitted the Domestic General Insurance companies to record a $724 million reduction to opening statutory surplus as of January 1, 2005 to reflect the effects of the Second Restatement.

 
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     AIG’s insurance operations are currently under review by various state regulatory agencies. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings for a further description of these investigations and see “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business – Regulatory Investigations” for more information on their application to AIG’s insurance businesses.

     Risk-Based Capital (RBC) is designed to measure the adequacy of an insurer’s statutory surplus in relation to the risks inherent in its business. Thus, inadequately capitalized general and life insurance companies may be identified.

     The RBC formula develops a risk adjusted target level of statutory surplus by applying certain factors to various asset, premium and reserve items. Higher factors are applied to more risky items and lower factors are applied to less risky items. Thus, the target level of statutory surplus varies not only as a result of the insurer’s size, but also on the risk profile of the insurer’s operations.

     The RBC Model Law provides for four incremental levels of regulatory attention for insurers whose surplus is below the calculated RBC target. These levels of attention range in severity from requiring the insurer to submit a plan for corrective action to placing the insurer under regulatory control.

     To the extent that any of AIG’s insurance entities would fall below prescribed levels of surplus, it would be AIG’s intention to infuse necessary capital to support that entity. In some cases, AIG is contractually obligated to contribute capital to insurance subsidiaries in DBG.

     A substantial portion of AIG’s General Insurance business and a majority of its Life Insurance business is carried on in foreign countries. The degree of regulation and supervision in foreign jurisdictions varies. Generally, AIG, as well as the underwriting companies operating in such jurisdictions, must satisfy local regulatory requirements. Licenses issued by foreign authorities to AIG subsidiaries are subject to modification or revocation by such authorities, and AIU or other AIG subsidiaries could be prevented from conducting business in certain of the jurisdictions where they currently operate. In the past, AIU has been allowed to modify its operations to conform with new licensing requirements in most jurisdictions.

     In addition to licensing requirements, AIG’s foreign operations are also regulated in various jurisdictions with respect to currency, policy language and terms, amount and type of security deposits, amount and type of reserves, amount and type of local investment and the share of profits to be returned to policyholders on participating policies. Some foreign countries regulate rates on various types of policies. Certain countries have established reinsurance institutions, wholly or partially owned by the state, to which admitted insurers are obligated to cede a portion of their business on terms which may not always allow foreign insurers, including AIG, full compensation. In some countries, regulations governing constitution of technical reserves and remittance balances may hinder remittance of profits and repatriation of assets.

     In 1999, AIG became a unitary thrift holding company when the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) granted AIG approval to organize AIG Federal Savings Bank. Annually, the OTS conducts an examination of AIG. The OTS examination involves assessing the organization’s overall risk profile.

 
Competition

AIG’s Insurance, Financial Services and Asset Management businesses operate in a highly competitive environment, both domestically and overseas. Principal sources of competition are insurance companies, banks, investment banks and other non-bank financial institutions.

     The insurance industry in particular is highly competitive. Within the United States, AIG’s General Insurance subsidiaries compete with approximately 3,100 other stock companies, specialty insurance organizations, mutual companies and other underwriting organizations. AIG’s subsidiaries offering Life Insurance and Retirement Services compete in the United States with approximately 2,100 life insurance companies and other participants in related financial services fields. Overseas, AIG subsidiaries compete for business with foreign insurance operations of the larger U.S. insurers, global insurance groups, and local companies in particular areas in which they are active.

     AIG’s strong ratings have historically provided a competitive advantage. The effect on the business of AIG of recent regulatory investigations, the Restatements, and subsequent ratings actions is currently unknown, but these developments may adversely affect the competitive position of AIG and its subsidiaries. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — AIG’s Credit Ratings.”

 
Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business

AIG’s Credit Ratings

     The downgrades in AIG’s credit ratings will increase AIG’s borrowing costs, may lessen AIG’s ability to compete in certain businesses and will require AIG to post additional collateral.

     From March through June of 2005, the major rating agencies downgraded AIG’s ratings in a series of actions. Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (S&P), lowered the long-term senior debt and counterparty ratings of AIG from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA’ and changed

 
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the rating outlook to negative. Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) lowered AIG’s long-term senior debt rating from ‘Aaa’ to ‘Aa2’ and changed the outlook to stable. Fitch Ratings (Fitch) downgraded the long-term senior debt ratings of AIG from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA’ and placed the ratings on Rating Watch Negative.

     The agencies also took rating actions on AIG’s insurance subsidiaries. S&P and Fitch lowered to ‘AA+’ the insurance financial strength ratings of most of AIG’s insurance companies. Moody’s lowered the insurance financial strength ratings generally to either ‘Aa1’ or ‘Aa2’. A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength ratings for most of AIG’s insurance subsidiaries from ‘A++’ to ‘A+’ and the issuer credit ratings from ‘aa+’ to ‘aa-’. Many of these companies’ ratings remain on a negative watch.

     In addition, S&P changed the outlook on ILFC’s ‘AA-’ long-term senior debt rating to negative. Moody’s affirmed ILFC’s long-term and short-term senior debt ratings (‘A1’/‘P-1’). Fitch downgraded ILFC’s long-term senior debt rating from ‘AA-’ to ‘A+’ and placed the rating on Rating Watch Negative and downgraded ILFC’s short-term debt rating from ‘F1+’ to ‘F1’. Fitch also placed the ‘A+’ long-term senior debt ratings of American General Finance Corporation and American General Finance, Inc. on Rating Watch Negative. S&P and Moody’s affirmed the long-term and short-term senior debt ratings of American General Finance Corporation at ‘A+’/‘A-1’ and ‘A1’/‘P-1’, respectively.

     These debt and financial strength ratings are current opinions of the rating agencies. As such, they may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the rating agencies as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, information or based on other circumstances. Ratings may also be withdrawn at AIG management’s request. This discussion of ratings is not a complete list of ratings of AIG and its subsidiaries.

     These ratings actions have affected and will continue to affect AIG’s business and results of operations in a number of ways.

•  Downgrades in AIG’s debt ratings will adversely affect AIG’s results of operations. AIG relies on external sources of financing to fund several of its operations. The cost and availability of unsecured financing are generally dependent on the issuer’s long-term and short-term debt ratings. These downgrades and any future downgrades in AIG’s debt ratings may adversely affect AIG’s borrowing costs and therefore adversely affect AIG’s results of operations.
 
•  The downgrade in AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings will adversely affect AIGFP’s ability to compete for certain businesses. Credit ratings are very important to the ability of financial institutions to compete in the derivative and structured transaction marketplaces. Historically, AIG’s triple-A ratings provided AIGFP a competitive advantage. The downgrades have reduced this advantage and, for specialized financial transactions that generally are conducted only by triple-A rated financial institutions, counterparties may be unwilling to transact business with AIGFP except on a secured basis. This could require AIGFP to post more collateral to counterparties in the future. See below for a further discussion of the effect that posting collateral may have on AIG’s liquidity.
 
•  Although the financial strength ratings of AIG’s insurance company subsidiaries remain high compared to many of their competitors, the downgrades have reduced the previous ratings differential. The competitive advantage of the ratings to AIG’s insurance company subsidiaries may be lessened accordingly.
 
•  As a result of the downgrades of AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings, AIG has been required to post approximately $1.16 billion of collateral with counterparties to municipal guaranteed investment contracts and financial derivatives transactions. In the event of a further downgrade, AIG will be required to post additional collateral. It is estimated that, as of the close of business on February 28, 2006, based on AIG’s outstanding municipal guaranteed investment agreements and financial derivatives transactions as of such date, a further downgrade of AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings to ‘Aa3’ by Moody’s or ‘AA-’ by S&P would permit counterparties to call for approximately $962 million of additional collateral. Further, additional downgrades could result in requirements for substantial additional collateral, which could have a material effect on how AIG manages its liquidity. The actual amount of additional collateral that AIG would be required to post to counterparties in the event of such downgrades depends on market conditions, the market value of the outstanding affected transactions and other factors prevailing at the time of the downgrade. Any additional obligations to post collateral will increase the demand on AIG’s liquidity.

Regulatory Investigations

     Significant legal proceedings have adversely affected AIG’s results of operations for 2005. As a result of the settlement discussed below under Item 3. Legal Proceedings, AIG recorded an after-tax charge of approximately $1.15 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005. AIG is party to numerous other legal proceedings and regulatory investigations. It is possible that the effect of these unresolved matters could be material to AIG’s consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period. For a discussion of these unresolved matters, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

 
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     Significant investigations into AIG’s business are continuing and the commencement of additional investigations is possible. Broad-ranging investigations into AIG’s business practices continue. These investigations are being conducted by a number of regulators, and related actions by regulators both within and outside the United States may be undertaken in response. The review of large amounts of information by various regulatory authorities may result in the commencement of new areas of inquiry and, possibly, new significant legal proceedings.

The Relationships Between AIG and Starr and SICO

     The relationships between AIG and Starr and SICO may take an extended period of time to unwind and/or resolve, and the consequences of such resolution are uncertain. Although AIG is currently working on unwinding and resolving its relationships with C.V. Starr & Co, Inc. (Starr) and Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), AIG cannot predict what its future relationship with Starr and SICO will be. AIG subsidiaries are in the process of terminating their agency relationships with the Starr agencies and are beginning to write the business previously produced by those agencies on a direct basis. AIG also continues to address the issues posed by compensation plans and programs previously provided to AIG executives by Starr and SICO, as AIG is providing compensation programs that recognize those plans and programs. In January 2006, Starr announced that it had completed its tender offers to purchase interests in Starr and that all eligible shareholders had tendered their shares. As a result of completion of the tender offers, no AIG executive currently holds any Starr interest. AIG has entered into agreements pursuant to which AIG agrees, subject to certain conditions, to assure AIG’s current employees that all payments are made under a series of two-year Deferred Compensation Profit Participation Plans provided by SICO (SICO Plans). See Note 12(f) and Note 16 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Nevertheless, there can be no assurance that AIG will be able to effectively address the consequences for its executives of the unwinding of their participation in the Starr and SICO plans and programs. Nor can there be any assurance that AIG will compete successfully for the business previously produced by the Starr agencies.

     Finally, litigation between AIG and Starr and SICO remains pending, and the timing and terms of any resolution cannot currently be predicted. As a result of the foregoing, there can be no assurance that the ultimate resolution of AIG’s relationships with Starr and SICO will not be adverse to AIG. For further information about litigation between AIG and Starr and SICO, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Certain Material Weaknesses

     Management identified a number of material weaknesses in AIG’s internal control over financial reporting. AIG will provide an update on the status of its remediation efforts related to these material weaknesses in its 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Delay in the implementation of remedial actions could affect the accuracy or timing of future filings with the SEC and other regulatory authorities. A discussion of these material weaknesses and AIG’s remediations efforts can be found in Item 9A of Part II of this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Access to Capital Markets

     AIG’s access to the U.S. public capital markets may be delayed by the SEC registration process. Although AIG is able to access the Rule 144A and Euro markets, AIG will be unable to access the U.S. public securities markets until it has filed and the SEC has declared effective a new registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. Depending upon the SEC’s review of these filings, this process may take several months or more.

     Unless relief is granted by the SEC, AIG will not be able to avail itself of certain favorable provisions of the Securities Act. AIG will not for a period of three years be a “well-known seasoned issuer.” During this period, AIG’s ability to communicate with respect to new product offerings and to structure client products will be more limited than they otherwise would. In addition, during this period, AIG will not be able to avail itself of provisions that allow for an automatically effective shelf registration statement or rely on the “forward-looking statements” safe harbor under the securities laws in providing forward-looking information to investors.

Foreign Operations

     Foreign operations expose AIG to risks that may affect its operations, liquidity and financial conditions. AIG provides insurance and investment products and services to both businesses and individuals in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. A substantial portion of AIG’s General Insurance business and a majority of its Life Insurance & Retirement Services businesses are conducted outside of the United States. Operations outside of the United States may be affected by regional economic downturns, political upheaval, nationalization and other restrictive governmental actions, which could also affect other AIG operations.

     The degree of regulation and supervision in foreign jurisdictions varies. Generally, AIG, as well as the underwriting companies operating in such jurisdictions, must satisfy local regulatory requirements. Licenses issued by foreign authori-

 
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ties to AIG subsidiaries are subject to modification and revocation. Thus, AIG’s insurance subsidiaries could be prevented from conducting future business in certain of the jurisdictions where they currently operate. AIG’s international operations include operations in various developing nations. Both current and future foreign operations could be adversely affected by unfavorable political developments including tax changes, regulatory restrictions and nationalization of AIG’s operations without compensation. Adverse affects resulting from any one country may affect AIG’s results of operations, liquidity and financial condition depending on the magnitude of the event and AIG’s net financial exposure at that time in that country.

Liquidity

     Payments from subsidiaries may be limited by regulators. AIG depends on dividends, distributions and other payments from AIG’s subsidiaries to fund dividend payments and to fund payments on AIG’s obligations, including debt obligations. Regulatory and other legal restrictions may limit AIG’s ability to transfer funds freely, either to or from AIG’s subsidiaries. In particular, many of AIG’s subsidiaries, including AIG’s insurance subsidiaries, are subject to laws and regulations that authorize regulatory bodies to block or reduce the flow of funds to the parent holding company, or that prohibit such transfers altogether in certain circumstances. These laws and regulations may hinder AIG’s ability to access funds that AIG may need to make payments on AIG’s obligations.

Regulation

     AIG is subject to extensive regulation in the jurisdictions in which it conducts its businesses. AIG’s operations around the world are subject to regulation by different types of regulatory authorities, including insurance, securities, investment advisory, banking and thrift regulators in the United States and abroad. AIG’s operations have become more diverse and consumer-oriented, increasing the scope of regulatory supervision and the possibility of intervention. In particular, AIG’s consumer lending business is subject to a broad array of laws and regulations governing lending practices and permissible loan terms, and AIG would expect increased regulatory scrutiny on this business.

     The regulatory environment could have a significant effect on AIG and its businesses. Among other things, AIG could be fined, prohibited from engaging in some of its business activities or subject to limitations or conditions on its business activities. Significant regulatory action against AIG could have material adverse financial effects, cause significant reputational harm, or harm business prospects. New laws or regulations or changes in the enforcement of existing laws or regulations applicable to clients may also adversely affect AIG and its businesses. See “Regulation” in this Item 1. Business.

    

Casualty Insurance Underwriting and Reserves

     Casualty insurance liabilities are difficult to predict and may exceed the related reserves for losses and loss expenses. Although AIG annually reviews the adequacy of the established reserve for losses and loss expenses, there can be no assurance that AIG’s ultimate loss reserves will not develop adversely and materially exceed AIG’s current loss reserves. Estimation of ultimate net losses, loss expenses and loss reserves is a complex process for long-tail casualty lines of business, which include excess and umbrella liability, D&O, professional liability, medical malpractice, workers compensation, general liability, products liability and related classes, as well as for asbestos and environmental exposures. Generally, actual historical loss development factors are used to project future loss development. However, there can be no assurance that future loss development patterns will be the same as in the past. Moreover, any deviation in loss cost trends or in loss development factors might not be discernible for an extended period of time subsequent to the recording of the initial loss reserve estimates for any accident year. Thus, there is the potential for reserves with respect to a number of years to be significantly affected by changes in loss cost trends or loss development factors that were relied upon in setting the reserves. These changes in loss trends or loss development factors could be attributable to changes in inflation on labor and material costs or in the judicial environment, or in other social or economic phenomena affecting claims. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Operating Review — Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses.”

Natural Disasters and Pandemic Diseases

     Natural disasters and pandemic disease could adversely affect AIG’s operating results. Natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes and other catastrophes have the potential to adversely affect AIG’s operating results. Other risks, such as an outbreak of a pandemic disease, such as the Avian Influenza A Virus (H5N1), could adversely affect AIG’s business and operating results to an extent that may be only minimally offset by reinsurance programs.

     While to date outbreaks of the Avian Flu continue to occur among poultry or wild birds in a number of countries in Asia, parts of Europe, and recently in Africa, transmission to humans has been rare. If the virus mutates to a form that can be transmitted from human to human, it has the potential to spread rapidly worldwide. If such an outbreak were to take

 
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place, early quarantine and vaccination could be critical to containment.

     Both the contagion and mortality rate of any mutated H5N1 virus that can be transmitted from human to human are highly speculative. AIG continues to monitor the developing facts. A significant global outbreak could have a material adverse effect on AIG’s life insurance business operating results and liquidity from increased mortality and morbidity rates.

 
ITEM 3.  Legal Proceedings

General

AIG and its subsidiaries, in common with the insurance industry in general, are subject to litigation, including claims for punitive damages, in the normal course of their business. See Notes 12(d), 12(g), 12(h) and 12(i) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as the Discussion and Analysis of Consolidated Net Losses and Loss Expense Reserve Development and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

2006 Regulatory Settlements

     In February 2006, AIG reached a final settlement with the SEC, DOJ, NYAG and DOI. The settlements resolved outstanding litigation filed by the SEC, NYAG and DOI against AIG and concluded negotiations with these authorities and the DOJ in connection with the accounting, financial reporting and insurance brokerage practices of AIG and its subsidiaries, as well as claims relating to the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments. These settlements resulted in an after-tax charge of approximately $1.15 billion recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005.

     As part of the settlement with the SEC, the SEC filed a civil complaint, alleging that from 2000 until 2005, AIG materially falsified its financial statements through a variety of transactions and entities in order to strengthen the appearance of its financial results to analysts and investors.

     AIG, without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC complaint, consented to the issuance of a final judgment on February 9, 2006: (a) permanently restraining and enjoining AIG from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and Sections 10(b), 13(a), 13(b)(2) and 13(b)(5) and Rules 10b-5, 12b-20, 13a-1, 13a-13 and 13b2-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act); (b) ordering AIG to pay disgorgement in the amount of $700 million; and (c) ordering AIG to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $100 million. These amounts have been paid into a fund under the supervision of the SEC to be available to resolve claims asserted in various civil proceedings, including shareholder lawsuits.

     In February 2006, AIG and the DOJ entered into a letter agreement. In the letter agreement, the DOJ notified AIG that in its view, AIG, acting through some of its employees, violated federal criminal law in connection with misstatements in periodic financial reports that AIG filed with the SEC between 2000 and 2004 relating to certain transactions. The settlement with the DOJ consists of, among other things, AIG’s cooperating with the DOJ in the DOJ’s ongoing criminal investigation, accepting responsibility for certain of its actions and those of its employees relating to these transactions and paying $25 million.

     Effective February 9, 2006, AIG entered into agreements with the NYAG and the DOI, settling claims under New York’s Martin Act and insurance laws, among other provisions, which were originally brought by the NYAG and the DOI in a civil complaint filed on May 26, 2005. Under the agreements, $375 million was paid into a fund under the supervision of the NYAG and the DOI to be available principally to pay certain AIG insureds who purchased excess casualty policies through Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. or Marsh Inc. In addition, approximately $343 million will be used to compensate participating state funds in connection with the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments. In addition, AIG paid $100 million as a fine to the State of New York.

     As part of these settlements, AIG has agreed to retain for a period of three years an independent consultant who will conduct a review that will include the adequacy of AIG’s internal controls over financial reporting and the remediation plan that AIG has implemented as a result of its own internal review.

PNC Settlement

     In November 2004, AIG and AIGFP reached a final settlement with the SEC, the Fraud Section of the DOJ and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana with respect to issues arising from certain structured transactions entered into with Brightpoint, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC), the marketing of transactions similar to the PNC transactions and related matters.

     As part of the settlement, the SEC filed against AIG a civil complaint, based on the conduct of AIG primarily through AIGFP, alleging violations of certain antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and for aiding and abetting violations of reporting and record keeping provisions of those laws. AIG, without admitting or denying the allegations in the SEC complaint, consented to the issuance of a final judgment perma-

 
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nently enjoining it and its employees and related persons from violating certain provisions of the Exchange Act, Exchange Act Rules and the Securities Act, ordering disgorgement of fees it received in the PNC transactions and providing for AIG to establish a transaction review committee to review the appropriateness of certain future transactions and to retain an independent consultant to examine certain transactions entered into between 2000 and 2004 and review the policies and procedures of the transaction review committee. The independent consultant has a broad mandate to review transactions entered into by AIG during this period. The review of the independent consultant is now ongoing and AIG cannot at this time predict the outcome of this review.

     The DOJ filed against AIGFP PAGIC Equity Holding Corp. (AIGFP PAGIC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIGFP, a criminal complaint alleging that AIGFP PAGIC violated federal securities laws by aiding and abetting securities law violations by PNC, in connection with a transaction entered into in 2001 with PNC that was intended to enable PNC to remove certain assets from its balance sheet.

     The settlement with the DOJ consists of separate agreements with AIG and AIGFP and a complaint filed against, and deferred prosecution agreement with, AIGFP PAGIC. Under the terms of the settlement, AIGFP paid a monetary penalty of $80 million. On January 17, 2006, the court approved an order dismissing the complaint with prejudice. The obligations of AIG, AIGFP and AIGFP PAGIC under the DOJ agreements relate principally to cooperating with the DOJ and other federal agencies in connection with their related investigations.

Investigations of Insurance Practices

     Regulators from several states have commenced investigations into insurance brokerage practices related to contingent commissions and other broker-related conduct, such as alleged bid rigging. Various parties, including insureds and shareholders, have also asserted putative class action and other claims against AIG or its subsidiaries alleging, among other things, violations of the antitrust and federal securities laws, and AIG expects that additional claims may be made. Pursuant to the settlements with the NYAG and the DOI, $375 million was paid into a fund under the supervision of the NYAG and the DOI to be available principally to pay certain AIG insureds who purchased excess casualty policies through Marsh Inc. In addition, approximately $343 million will be used to compensate participating states in connection with the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments. It is likely that many of the claims arising from state investigations, as well as claims made by insureds, will be settled using these funds.

     Various federal and state regulatory agencies are reviewing certain other transactions and practices of AIG and its subsidiaries in connection with industry-wide and other inquiries. AIG has cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with all these investigations, including by producing documents and other information in response to the subpoenas.

Pending Litigation

     A number of lawsuits have been filed regarding the subject matter of the investigations of insurance brokerage practices, including derivative actions, individual actions and class actions under the federal securities laws, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and state common and corporate laws in both federal and state courts, including the federal district court in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Southern District of New York), in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court and in the Delaware Chancery Court. All of these actions generally allege that AIG and its subsidiaries violated the law by allegedly concealing a scheme to “rig bids” and “steer” business between insurance companies and insurance brokers.

     Since October 19, 2004, AIG or its subsidiaries have been named as a defendant in fifteen complaints that were filed in federal court and two that were originally filed in state court (Massachusetts and Florida) and removed to federal court. These cases generally allege that AIG and its subsidiaries violated federal and various state antitrust laws, as well as federal RICO laws, various state deceptive and unfair practice laws and certain state laws governing fiduciary duties. The alleged basis of these claims is that there was a conspiracy between insurance companies and insurance brokers with regard to the use of contingent commission agreements, bidding practices, and other broker-related conduct concerning the coverage in certain sectors of the insurance industry. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation entered an order on February 17, 2005 consolidating most of these cases and transferring them to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (District of New Jersey). The remainder of these cases have been transferred to the District of New Jersey. On August 15, 2005, the plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation filed a Corrected First Consolidated Amended Commercial Class Action Complaint, which, in addition to the previously named AIG defendants, names new AIG subsidiaries as defendants. Also on August 15, 2005, AIG and two subsidiaries were named as defendants in a Corrected First Consolidated Amended Employee Benefits Class Action Complaint filed in the District of New Jersey, which asserts similar claims with respect to employee benefits insurance and a claim under ERISA on behalf of putative classes of employers and employees.

 
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On November 29, 2005, the AIG defendants, along with other insurer defendants and the broker defendants filed motions to dismiss both the Commercial and Employee Benefits Complaints. Plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification in the consolidated action. In addition, complaints were filed against AIG and several of its subsidiaries in Massachusetts and Florida state courts, which have both been stayed. In the Florida action, the plaintiff has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the District Court of Appeals of the State of Florida, Fourth District with respect to the stay order. On February 9, 2006, a complaint against AIG and several of its subsidiaries was filed in Texas state court, making claims similar to those in the federal cases above.

     In April and May 2005, amended complaints were filed in the consolidated derivative and securities cases, as well as in one of the ERISA lawsuits, pending in the Southern District of New York adding allegations concerning AIG’s accounting treatment for non-traditional insurance products. In September 2005, a second amended complaint was filed in the consolidated securities cases adding allegations concerning AIG’s First Restatement. Also in September 2005, a new securities action complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York, asserting claims premised on the same allegations made in the consolidated cases. Motions to dismiss have been filed in the securities actions. In September 2005, a consolidated complaint was filed in the ERISA case pending in the Southern District of New York. Motions to dismiss have been filed in that ERISA case. Also in April 2005, new derivative actions were filed in the Delaware Chancery Court, and in July and August 2005, two new derivative actions were filed in the Southern District of New York asserting claims duplicative of the claims made in the consolidated derivative action.

     In July 2005, a second amended complaint was filed in the consolidated derivative case in the Southern District of New York, expanding upon accounting-related allegations based upon AIG’s First Restatement, and in August 2005, an amended consolidated complaint was filed. In June 2005, the derivative cases in Delaware were consolidated. AIG’s Board of Directors has appointed a special committee of independent directors to review the matters asserted in the derivative complaints. The courts have approved agreements staying the derivative cases pending in the Southern District of New York and in the Delaware Chancery Court while the special committee of independent directors performs its work. In September 2005, a shareholder filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking documents relating to some of the allegations made in the derivative suits. AIG filed a motion to dismiss in October 2005.

     In late 2002, a derivative action was filed in the Delaware Chancery Court in connection with AIG’s transactions with certain entities affiliated with Starr and SICO. In May 2005, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint which adds additional claims premised on allegations relating to insurance brokerage practices and AIG’s non-traditional insurance products. Plaintiffs in that case have agreed to dismiss newly added allegations unrelated to transactions with entities affiliated with Starr and SICO without prejudice to pursuit of these claims in the separate derivative actions described above. On February 16, 2006, the Delaware Chancery Court entered an order dismissing the litigation with prejudice with respect to AIG’s outside directors and dismissing the claims against the remaining AIG defendants without prejudice.

     On July 8, 2005, SICO filed a complaint against AIG in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that AIG is in the possession of items, including artwork, which SICO claims it owns, and seeks an order causing AIG to release those items as well as actual, consequential, punitive and exemplary damages. On September 27, 2005, AIG filed its answer to SICO’s complaint denying SICO’s allegations and asserting counter-claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty relating to SICO’s breach of its commitment to use its AIG shares for the benefit of AIG and its employees. On October 17, 2005, SICO replied to AIG’s counter-claims and additionally sought a judgment declaring that SICO is neither a control person nor an affiliate of AIG for the purposes of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act, and Rule 144 under the Securities Act, respectively. AIG responded to the SICO claims on November 7, 2005.

Effect on AIG

     In the opinion of AIG management, AIG’s ultimate liability for the unresolved matters referred to above is not likely to have a material adverse effect on AIG’s consolidated financial condition, although it is possible that the effect would be material to AIG’s consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period.

 
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PART II

 
ITEM 6.  Selected Financial Data

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

AIG has restated its financial statements for each of 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000. The restated financial statements reflect corrections of errors, misapplications of GAAP and changes to conform to the current presentation. The Selected Consolidated Financial Data should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere herein. A reconciliation of previously reported financial statements to the restated financial statements follows the table below.

                                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
(in millions, except per share data) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Revenues(a):
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 66,625     $ 54,802     $ 44,289     $ 38,261     $ 34,047  
 
Net investment income
    18,465       15,508       13,593       13,002       12,719  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    44       (442 )     (1,653 )     (910 )     (240 )
 
Other revenues(b)
    12,532       9,553       9,942       9,605       10,174  
Total revenues
    97,666       79,421       66,171       59,958       56,700  
Benefits and expenses:
                                       
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits(c)
    58,360       46,034       40,005       33,984       30,627  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    24,461       21,480       18,358       18,040       16,819  
 
Acquisition, restructuring and related charges
    –       –       –       2,017       315  
Total benefits and expenses
    82,821       67,514       58,363       54,041       47,761  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes(d)
    14,845       11,907       7,808       5,917       8,939  
Income taxes
    4,407       3,556       1,919       1,594       2,700  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    10,438       8,351       5,889       4,323       6,239  
Minority interest
    (455 )     (252 )     (160 )     (101 )     (195 )
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    9,983       8,099       5,729       4,222       6,044  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (144 )     9       –       (136 )     –  
Net income
    9,839       8,108       5,729       4,086       6,044  
Earnings per common share(e):
                                       
 
Basic
                                       
 
  Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    3.83       3.10       2.20       1.61       2.32  
 
  Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –       (0.05 )     –  
 
  Net income
    3.77       3.10       2.20       1.56       2.32  
 
Diluted(f)
                                       
 
  Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    3.79       3.07       2.17       1.59       2.29  
 
  Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –       (0.05 )     –  
 
  Net income
    3.73       3.07       2.17       1.54       2.29  
Dividends per common share(g)
    0.29       0.24       0.18       0.16       0.14  
Total assets
    801,145       675,602       561,598       490,614       422,709  
Long-term debt and commercial paper(h)
                                       
 
Guaranteed by AIG
    8,498       7,469       7,144       8,141       3,855  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       1,682       –       –       –  
 
Matched/not guaranteed by AIG
    86,912       71,198       63,866       56,073       49,874  
Total Liabilities(i)
    721,273       606,180       501,163       438,551       374,056  
Shareholders’ equity
  $ 79,673     $ 69,230     $ 58,303     $ 49,881     $ 45,239  
(a) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income, Financial Services interest, lease and finance charges, Asset Management advisory and management fees and net investment income with respect to guaranteed investment contracts, and realized capital gains (losses).
(b) Includes the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses. For 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, the amounts included are $(122) million, $(1.01) billion, $220 million, $56 million and $1.17 billion. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”.
(c) Includes fourth quarter 2004 charge of $850 million attributable to change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(d) Includes catastrophe losses of $1.16 billion in 2004, net loss reserve charge of $2.1 billion in 2002 and World Trade Center losses of $900 million in 2001.
(e) Per share amounts for all periods presented reflect the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share.”
(f) Assumes conversion of contingently convertible bonds due to the adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-8 “Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share.”
(g) Dividends have not been restated to reflect dividends paid by AGC which was acquired by AIG on August 29, 2001.
(h) Including that portion of long-term debt maturing in less than one year. See also Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(i) Includes $2.1 billion, $2.2 billion and $1.4 billion for the years ended 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, of other liabilities connected to the consolidation of the Muni Tender Option Bond Program trusts. See also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”.
 
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    The following tables present the effect of the adjustments resulting from the Second Restatement on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated Statements of Income as of and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000. See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements” on pages 35 through 48 for a description of each transaction, accounting entry or entity category resulting in the adjustments and for analyses of the effect of the adjustments on the principal consolidated balance sheet and statement of income accounts affected. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                           
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
December 31, 2004 As Previously the Second Initial the Second
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement As Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
  $ 638,838     $ 886     $ 639,724     $ 566     $ 640,290  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    5,588       (32 )     5,556       –       5,556  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance of $690
    15,137       (349 )     14,788       834       15,622  
 
Reinsurance assets
    19,958       (101 )     19,857       (244 )     19,613  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    29,736       4       29,740       77       29,817  
 
Other assets
    15,322       961       16,283       (158 )     16,125  
 
All other assets
    74,081       13       74,094       28       74,122  
Total assets
     798,660       1,382       800,042       1,103       801,145  
Liabilities:
                                        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    62,371       –       62,371       (493 )     61,878  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    23,094       –       23,094       306       23,400  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    104,737       19       104,756       (16 )     104,740  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    216,655       (181 )     216,474       –       216,474  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,404       –       3,404       –       3,404  
 
Deferred income taxes payable
    7,042       (274 )     6,768       (180 )     6,588  
 
Financial services securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    21,264       2,317       23,581       –       23,581  
 
Financial services unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    18,132       (521 )     17,611       (1,626 )     15,985  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    65,162       23       65,185       1,613       66,798  
 
Other liabilities
    23,611       139       23,750       1,305       25,055  
 
All other liabilities
    172,382       (61 )     172,321       1,049       173,370  
Total liabilities
     717,854       1,461       719,315       1,958       721,273  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     199       –       199       –       199  
Total shareholders’ equity
     80,607       (79 )     80,528       (855 )     79,673  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 798,660     $ 1,382     $ 800,042     $ 1,103     $ 801,145  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                             
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
December 31, 2003 As Previously the Second Initial the Second
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement As Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
  $ 519,708     $ 702     $ 520,410     $ (270 )   $ 520,140  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    4,612       (19 )     4,593       –       4,593  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance of $568
    13,189       (349 )     12,840       989       13,829  
 
Reinsurance assets
    20,948       (101 )     20,847       (202 )     20,645  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    25,920       3       25,923       71       25,994  
 
Other assets
    14,190       800       14,990       (167 )     14,823  
 
All other assets
    75,586       (2 )     75,584       (6 )     75,578  
Total assets
    674,153       1,034       675,187       415       675,602  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    52,381       –       52,381       (510 )     51,871  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    20,910       –       20,910       325       21,235  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    92,912       10       92,922       (7 )     92,915  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    171,917       (70 )     171,847       (19 )     171,828  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,043       –       3,043       –       3,043  
 
Income taxes payable:
                                       
   
Current
    366       (48 )     318       (37 )     281  
   
Deferred
    4,633       (184 )     4,449       (212 )     4,237  
 
Financial services securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    15,813       2,080       17,893       –       17,893  
 
Financial services unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    14,658       (303 )     14,355       (1,115 )     13,240  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    57,252       (412 )     56,840       552       57,392  
 
Other liabilities
    21,191       89       21,280       1,421       22,701  
 
All other liabilities
    148,855       (41 )     148,814       730       149,544  
Total liabilities
     603,931       1,121       605,052       1,128       606,180  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     192       –       192       –       192  
Total shareholders’ equity
     70,030       (87 )     69,943       (713 )     69,230  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 674,153     $ 1,034     $ 675,187     $ 415     $ 675,602  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  25

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                           
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
December 31, 2002 As Previously the Second Initial the Second
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement As Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
  $ 428,378     $ 170     $ 428,548     $ (390 )   $ 428,158  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    4,014       (12 )     4,002       –       4,002  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance of $440
    11,858       (350 )     11,508       533       12,041  
 
Reinsurance assets
    23,051       (101 )     22,950       (168 )     22,782  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    21,845       3       21,848       74       21,922  
 
Other assets
    12,696       418       13,114       (146 )     12,968  
 
All other assets
    59,714       (26 )     59,688       37       59,725  
Total assets
    561,556       102       561,658       (60 )     561,598  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    47,095       –       47,095       (421 )     46,674  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    16,299       –       16,299       257       16,556  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    72,284       (14 )     72,270       11       72,281  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    142,111       (113 )     141,998       –       141,998  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    2,211       –       2,211       –       2,211  
 
Deferred income taxes payable
    3,906       (198 )     3,708       (298 )     3,410  
 
Financial services securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    9,359       992       10,351       –       10,351  
 
Financial services unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    11,658       (98 )     11,560       (39 )     11,521  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    48,123       (471 )     47,652       (604 )     47,048  
 
Other liabilities
    18,878       56       18,934       779       19,713  
 
All other liabilities
    128,674       (5 )     128,669       731       129,400  
Total liabilities
     500,598       149       500,747       416       501,163  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     2,153       (21 )     2,132       –       2,132  
Total shareholders’ equity
     58,805       (26 )     58,779       (476 )     58,303  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 561,556     $ 102     $ 561,658     $ (60 )   $ 561,598  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                           
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
December 31, 2001 As Previously the Second Initial the Second
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement As Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
  $ 360,483     $ (717 )   $ 359,766     $ (1,018 )   $ 358,748  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    3,522       4       3,526       –       3,526  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance of $338
    10,996       (342 )     10,654       (41 )     10,613  
 
Reinsurance assets
    20,818       (81 )     20,737       (152 )     20,585  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    19,030       2       19,032       78       19,110  
 
Other assets
    12,965       592       13,557       (136 )     13,421  
 
All other assets
    64,633       (59 )     64,574       37       64,611  
Total assets
     492,447       (601 )     491,846       (1,232 )     490,614  
Liabilities:
                                        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    41,638       –       41,638       (432 )     41,206  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    12,937       –       12,937       295       13,232  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    64,853       –       64,853       (10 )     64,843  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    119,380       (3 )     119,377       –       119,377  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    1,582       –       1,582       –       1,582  
 
Deferred income taxes payable
    2,175       (195 )     1,980       (234 )     1,746  
 
Financial services securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    11,478       –       11,478       –       11,478  
 
Financial services unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    10,379       (40 )     10,339       (29 )     10,310  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    36,833       (92 )     36,741       (812 )     35,929  
 
Other liabilities
    16,743       13       16,756       118       16,874  
 
All other liabilities
    121,719       9       121,728       246       121,974  
Total liabilities
     439,717       (308 )     439,409       (858 )     438,551  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     2,202       (20 )     2,182       –       2,182  
Total shareholders’ equity
     50,528       (273 )     50,255       (374 )     49,881  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 492,447     $ (601 )   $ 491,846     $ (1,232 )   $ 490,614  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  27

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                                           
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
December 31, 2000 As Previously the Second Initial the Second
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement As Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
  $ 300,685     $ (295 )   $ 300,390     $ (238 )   $ 300,152  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    3,413       2       3,415       –       3,415  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance of $278
    8,615       (326 )     8,289       (275 )     8,014  
 
Reinsurance assets
    17,579       (41 )     17,538       (170 )     17,368  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    16,544       1       16,545       73       16,618  
 
Other assets
    13,981       278       14,259       (134 )     14,125  
 
All other assets
    63,034       (45 )     62,989       28       63,017  
Total assets
     423,851       (426 )     423,425       (716 )     422,709  
Liabilities:
                                        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    38,111       –       38,111       (176 )     37,935  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    12,037       –       12,037       21       12,058  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    51,405       –       51,405       (10 )     51,395  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    99,327       140       99,467       –       99,467  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    395       –       395       –       395  
 
Deferred income taxes payable
    2,509       (202 )     2,307       (177 )     2,130  
 
Financial services securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    11,092       –       11,092       –       11,092  
 
Financial services unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    8,914       –       8,914       7       8,921  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    26,981       8       26,989       1       26,990  
 
Other liabilities
    12,773       9       12,782       (184 )     12,598  
 
All other liabilities
    110,869       (7 )     110,862       213       111,075  
Total liabilities
     374,413       (52 )     374,361       (305 )     374,056  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     3,414       –       3,414       –       3,414  
Total shareholders’ equity
     46,024       (374 )     45,650       (411 )     45,239  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 423,851     $ (426 )   $ 423,425     $ (716 )   $ 422,709  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
28 : FORM 10-K/A

 

 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                             
Year Ended December 31, 2004
Initial As Restated Additional
Adjustments in for the Adjustments in
As Previously the Second Initial the Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 66,593     $ 5     $ 66,598     $ 27     $ 66,625  
 
Net investment income
    18,434       (12 )     18,422       43       18,465  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (24 )     42       18       26       44  
 
Other revenues
    12,984       (343 )     12,641       (109 )     12,532  
 
Total revenues
     97,987       (308 )     97,679       (13 )     97,666  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    58,313       21       58,334       26       58,360  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    24,724       (351 )     24,373       88       24,461  
 
Total benefits and expenses
     83,037       (330 )     82,707       114       82,821  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    14,950       22       14,972       (127 )     14,845  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    2,676       (90 )     2,586       7       2,593  
 
Deferred
    1,944       (127 )     1,817       (3 )     1,814  
      4,620       (217 )     4,403       4       4,407  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    10,330       239       10,569       (131 )     10,438  
Minority interest
    (455 )     –       (455 )     –       (455 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
    9,875       239       10,114       (131 )     9,983  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (144 )     –       (144 )     –       (144 )
Net Income
   $ 9,731     $ 239     $ 9,970     $ (131 )   $ 9,839  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.79     $ 0.09     $ 3.88     $ (0.05 )   $ 3.83  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )
   
Net Income
    3.73       0.09       3.82       (0.05 )     3.77  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.75     $ 0.09     $ 3.84     $ (0.05 )   $ 3.79  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )
   
Net Income
    3.69       0.09       3.78       (0.05 )     3.73  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,606               2,606               2,606  
   
Diluted
    2,637               2,637               2,637  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  29

 

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (continued)
                                             
Year Ended December 31, 2003
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 54,880     $ 5     $ 54,885     $ (83 )   $ 54,802  
 
Net investment income
    15,468       (7 )     15,461       47       15,508  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (620 )     170       (450 )     8       (442 )
 
Other revenues
    9,718       (304 )     9,414       139       9,553  
 
Total revenues
     79,446       (136 )     79,310       111       79,421  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    46,145       23       46,168       (134 )     46,034  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    21,646       (267 )     21,379       101       21,480  
 
Total benefits and expenses
     67,791       (244 )     67,547       (33 )     67,514  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    11,655       108       11,763       144       11,907  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    2,786       (44 )     2,742       (1 )     2,741  
 
Deferred
    617       108       725       90       815  
      3,403       64       3,467       89       3,556  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    8,252       44       8,296       55       8,351  
Minority interest
    (252 )     –       (252 )     –       (252 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
    8,000       44       8,044       55       8,099  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    9       –       9       –       9  
Net Income
   $ 8,009     $ 44     $ 8,053     $ 55     $ 8,108  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.07     $ 0.01     $ 3.08     $ 0.02     $ 3.10  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    3.07       0.01       3.08       0.02       3.10  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.04     $ 0.01     $ 3.05     $ 0.02     $ 3.07  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    3.04       0.01       3.05       0.02       3.07  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,610               2,610               2,610  
   
Diluted
    2,637               2,637               2,637  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (continued)
                                             
Year Ended December 31, 2002
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 44,259     $ 4     $ 44,263     $ 26     $ 44,289  
 
Net investment income
    13,721       (70 )     13,651       (58 )     13,593  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (1,298 )     (386 )     (1,684 )     31       (1,653 )
 
Other revenues
    9,778       139       9,917       25       9,942  
 
Total revenues
     66,460       (313 )     66,147       24       66,171  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    39,987       (14 )     39,973       32       40,005  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    18,491       (178 )     18,313       45       18,358  
 
Total benefits and expenses
     58,478       (192 )     58,286       77       58,363  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    7,982       (121 )     7,861       (53 )     7,808  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    1,682       124       1,806       2       1,808  
 
Deferred
    274       (169 )     105       6       111  
      1,956       (45 )     1,911       8       1,919  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    6,026       (76 )     5,950       (61 )     5,889  
Minority interest
    (160 )     –       (160 )     –       (160 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
    5,866       (76 )     5,790       (61 )     5,729  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
Net Income
   $ 5,866     $ (76 )   $ 5,790     $ (61 )   $ 5,729  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 2.25     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.22     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.20  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    2.25       (0.03 )     2.22       (0.02 )     2.20  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 2.22     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.19     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.17  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    2.22       (0.03 )     2.19       (0.02 )     2.17  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,612               2,612               2,612  
   
Diluted
    2,643               2,643               2,643  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  31

 

 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (continued)
                                             
Year Ended December 31, 2001
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 38,532     $ 1     $ 38,533     $ (272 )   $ 38,261  
 
Net investment income
    13,015       (9 )     13,006       (4 )     13,002  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (919 )     9       (910 )     –       (910 )
 
Other revenues
    9,542       52       9,594       11       9,605  
 
Total revenues
    60,170       53       60,223       (265 )     59,958  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    34,249       –       34,249       (265 )     33,984  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    17,990       7       17,997       43       18,040  
 
Acquisition restructuring and related charges
    2,017       –       2,017       –       2,017  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    54,256       7       54,263       (222 )     54,041  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    5,914       46       5,960       (43 )     5,917  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    1,540       61       1,601       (10 )     1,591  
 
Deferred
    (35 )     27       (8 )     11       3  
      1,505       88       1,593       1       1,594  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    4,409       (42 )     4,367       (44 )     4,323  
Minority interest
    (101 )     –       (101 )     –       (101 )
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    4,308       (42 )     4,266       (44 )     4,222  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (136 )     –       (136 )     –       (136 )
Net Income
   $ 4,172     $ (42 )   $ 4,130     $ (44 )   $ 4,086  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 1.64     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.63     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.61  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.05 )     –       (0.05 )     –       (0.05 )
   
Net Income
    1.59       (0.01 )     1.58       (0.02 )     1.56  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 1.62     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.61     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.59  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.05 )     –       (0.05 )     –       (0.05 )
   
Net Income
    1.57       (0.01 )     1.56       (0.02 )     1.54  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,621               2,621               2,621  
   
Diluted
    2,659               2,659               2,659  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (continued)
                                             
Year Ended December 31, 2000
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 34,027     $ 1     $ 34,028     $ 19     $ 34,047  
 
Net investment income
    12,723       (4 )     12,719       –       12,719  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (239 )     11       (228 )     (12 )     (240 )
 
Other revenues
    10,340       (66 )     10,274       (100 )     10,174  
 
Total revenues
    56,851       (58 )     56,793       (93 )     56,700  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    30,609       16       30,625       2       30,627  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    16,752       32       16,784       35       16,819  
 
Acquisition restructuring and related charges
    315       –       315       –       315  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    47,676       48       47,724       37       47,761  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    9,175       (106 )     9,069       (130 )     8,939  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    1,529       23       1,552       (2 )     1,550  
 
Deferred
    1,310       (91 )     1,219       (69 )     1,150  
      2,839       (68 )     2,771       (71 )     2,700  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    6,336       (38 )     6,298       (59 )     6,239  
Minority interest
    (195 )     –       (195 )     –       (195 )
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    6,141       (38 )     6,103       (59 )     6,044  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
Net Income
   $ 6,141     $ (38 )   $ 6,103     $ (59 )   $ 6,044  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 2.36     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.34     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.32  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    2.36       (0.02 )     2.34       (0.02 )     2.32  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 2.33     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.31     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.29  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    2.33       (0.02 )     2.31       (0.02 )     2.29  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,607               2,607               2,607  
   
Diluted
    2,638               2,638               2,638  
See Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”. See also Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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ITEM 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, AIG presents its operations in the way it believes will be most meaningful. Gross premiums written, statutory underwriting profit (loss) and combined ratios are presented in accordance with accounting principles prescribed by insurance regulatory authorities because these are standard measures of performance used in the insurance industry and thus allow more meaningful comparisons with AIG’s insurance competitors. AIG has also incorporated into this discussion a number of cross-references to additional information included throughout this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A to assist readers seeking related information on a particular subject.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide the reader a narrative with respect to AIG’s operations, financial condition and liquidity and certain other significant matters.

INDEX

             
Page
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING PROJECTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS
    34  
RESTATEMENTS OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    35  
FOURTH QUARTER 2004 CHANGES IN ESTIMATES
    49  
OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS RESULTS
    67  
 
Consolidated Results
     68  
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
    71  
OPERATING REVIEW
    71  
 
General Insurance Operations
     71  
   
General Insurance Results
     73  
   
Reinsurance
     74  
   
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses
     76  
   
Asbestos and Environmental Reserves
     81  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations
     85  
   
Life Insurance & Retirement Services Results
     86  
   
Underwriting and Investment Risk
     87  
 
Insurance and Asset Management Invested Assets
     89  
   
Credit Quality
     90  
   
Valuation of Invested Assets
     90  
 
Financial Services Operations
     93  
   
Financial Services Results
     95  
   
Financial Services Invested Assets
     96  
 
Asset Management Operations
     98  
   
Asset Management Results
     98  
 
Other Operations
     99  
CAPITAL RESOURCES
    99  
   
Borrowings
     99  
   
Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments
     102  
   
Shareholders’ Equity
     103  
   
Stock Purchase
     103  
   
Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries
     103  
   
Regulation and Supervision
     104  
LIQUIDITY
    104  
SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES AND OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
    105  
DERIVATIVES
    106  
MANAGING MARKET RISK
    107  
   
Insurance
     107  
   
Financial Services
     108  
RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
    109  
 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Projections and Other Information About Future Events

This 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and other publicly available documents may include, and AIG’s officers and representatives may from time to time make, projections concerning financial information and statements concerning future economic performance and events, plans and objectives relating to management, operations, products and services, and assumptions underlying these projections and statements. These projections and statements are not historical facts but instead represent only AIG’s belief regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside AIG’s control. These projections and statements may address, among other things, the status and potential future outcome of the current regulatory and civil proceedings against AIG and their potential effect on AIG’s businesses, financial position, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity, the effect of the credit rating downgrades on AIG’s businesses and competitive position, the unwinding and resolving of various relationships between AIG and Starr and SICO, and AIG’s strategy for growth, product development, market position, financial results and reserves. It is possible that AIG’s actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these projections and statements. Factors that could cause AIG’s actual results to differ, possible materially, from those in the specific projections and statements are discussed throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business” in Item 1, Part I of this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. AIG is not under any obligation (and expressly disclaims any such obligations) to update or alter any projection or other statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 
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Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements

In connection with preparation of AIG’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, AIG’s current management initiated an internal review of AIG’s books and records, which was substantially expanded in mid-March 2005. As a result of the internal review, AIG concluded that the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships needed to be restated or adjusted. AIG restated the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003 (the First Restatement).

     As announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls referred to in the Explanatory Note, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133, reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those related to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by ILFC, which were originally corrected in AIG’s June 2005 Form 10-Q. The adjustments to correct the foregoing errors are referred to in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as the Initial Adjustments.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to in the Explanatory Note, AIG identified certain additional errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in DBG. As a result, AIG is including further adjustments (the Additional Adjustments) in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of the preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005. The Initial Adjustments and the Additional Adjustments are referred to herein as the Second Restatement. AIG’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 (September 2005 Form 10-Q) will not be amended because the Additional Adjustments to the financial statements included therein are not material to those financial statements.

     The financial information that is included in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/ A has been restated as part of the First Restatement and the Second Restatement (the Restatements).

(a) First Restatement

     Subpoenas. In February 2005, AIG received subpoenas from the Office of the Attorney General for the State of New York (NYAG) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to investigations into the use of non-traditional insurance products and certain assumed reinsurance transactions and AIG’s accounting for such transactions. The United States Department of Justice and various state regulators are also investigating related issues. During these investigations, in March 2005, AIG’s then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer retired. In addition, AIG’s then Chief Financial Officer was terminated for failure to cooperate in the investigations. Subsequently, certain other AIG executives, including its former comptroller, were terminated for similar reasons. On May 26, 2005, the NYAG and the New York Superintendent of Insurance filed a civil complaint against AIG relating to these investigations. For more information on these investigations, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

     Internal Review. The internal review, conducted under the direction of current senior management with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, spanned AIG’s major business units globally, and included a review of information and a number of transactions from 2000 to 2004. In certain cases, items in periods prior to 2000 were examined due to the nature of the transactions under review. The business units subject to review were Domestic General Insurance, Foreign General Insurance, Reinsurance, Financial Services, Domestic and Foreign Life Insurance & Retirement Services and Asset Management. The internal review encompassed AIG’s books and records, thousands of files and e-mails and interviews with current and former employees and members of management. Management believes that the scope and process of its internal review was sufficient to identify issues of a material nature that could affect AIG’s financial statements.

     AIG’s internal review was complemented by investigations by outside counsel for AIG and for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (PwC or independent auditors), was consulted on the scope of the internal review for certain matters and reviewed the results of the internal review.

     As a result of the findings of the internal review, together with the results of investigations conducted by outside counsel at the request of AIG’s Audit Committee and in consultation with AIG’s independent auditors, AIG concluded that the ac-

 
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counting for certain transactions and certain relationships needed to be restated or adjusted.

     First Restatement. AIG restated its financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003. AIG’s previously issued financial statements for these and prior periods should no longer be relied upon. See Selected Financial Data and Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a reconciliation of previously reported amounts to the restated amounts.

     As part of its internal review, AIG evaluated the financial reporting consolidation process and the resulting financial statements as well as the appropriateness of AIG’s prior accounting and reporting decisions. Based on this evaluation, the First Restatement includes corrections of errors in current or prior accounting periods for improper or inappropriate transactions or entries identified by the review. In many cases these transactions or entries appear to have had the purpose of achieving an accounting result that would enhance measures believed to be important to the financial community and may have involved documentation that did not accurately reflect the true nature of the arrangements. In certain instances, these transactions or entries may also have involved misrepresentations to members of management, regulators and AIG’s independent auditors. The First Restatement includes adjustments, some of which had been previously identified but considered not to be sufficiently material to require correction. In addition, AIG has determined that certain accounts should be adjusted for the year ended December 31, 2004 to reflect changes in estimates made in the fourth quarter of 2004. The aggregate effect of these changes in estimates resulted in an after tax charge of approximately $1.19 billion. See “Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates” herein and Note 1(cc) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement. The accounting adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below. Many of the adjustments that do not affect previously reported net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity do, however, change both the consolidated and business segment reporting of premiums, underwriting results, net investment income, realized capital gains and losses and operating income, as well as other items. Adjustments that affect reported net income and consolidated shareholders’ equity relate to both the timing and recognition of revenues and expenses and affect the comparison of period-to-period results. Following the description of each transaction, accounting entry or entity category is a summary of the principal consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts affected by the adjustments relating to that category.

•  Risk Transfer. To recognize the cash flows under an insurance contract as premium and losses, GAAP requires the transfer of risk. If risk transfer requirements are not met, an insurance contract is accounted for as a deposit, resulting in the recognition of cash flows under the contract as deposit assets or liabilities and not as revenues or expense. AIG has concluded, based upon its internal review, that there was insufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance accounting for certain transactions where AIG subsidiaries either wrote direct insurance or assumed or ceded reinsurance. These transactions are now recorded using deposit accounting. The changes resulting from the change to deposit accounting affect both the consolidated balance sheet and statement of income. Detailed discussions of the principal accounts affected are provided below for each of the categories included.
 
–  Union Excess: AIG has concluded, based on documents and information identified during the course of the internal review, that reinsurance ceded to Union Excess Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Barbados-domiciled reinsurer (Union Excess), did not result in risk transfer because of AIG’s control over certain transactions undertaken directly or indirectly with Union Excess, including the timing and nature of certain commutations. Eliminating the cessions reduces reinsurance assets, effectively eliminates the inherent discount related to the loss reserves ceded under the contracts, and increases net premiums and losses. It should be noted that any income earned on the deposit assets in future periods would increase net investment income in those periods.

In addition, as a result of certain facts and circumstances related to the formation of Union Excess, as well as certain relationships with Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), Union Excess is now included in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. The facts and circumstances surrounding SICO’s involvement with Union Excess were not properly reflected in AIG’s books and records, were not known to all relevant AIG financial reporting personnel and, AIG now believes, were not known to AIG’s independent auditors. For example, a significant portion of the ownership interests of Union Excess shareholders are protected against loss under financial arrangements with SICO. Additionally, from its formation in 1991, Union Excess has reinsured risks emanating primarily or solely from AIG subsidiaries, both directly and indirectly. Further, it appears that the employees responsible for the reinsurance related to Union Excess managed that relationship to prevent signifi cant losses or gains to Union Excess so that substantially all of the risks and rewards of the underlying reinsurance inured to AIG. This relationship allowed AIG to absorb substantially all the economic returns, which in turn caused

 
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Union Excess to be deemed a variable interest entity (VIE). The effect of the adjustments and First Restatement relating to Union Excess on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 386     $ 439     $ 673     $ 726     $ 251  
 
Net investment income
    259       304       233       179       140  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (48 )     (17 )     105       39       61  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    671       433       683       638       955  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    48       48       52       111       63  
 
Net income
    (78 )     160       180       127       (368 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    2,417       1,923       1,477       956       119  
 
Reinsurance assets
    (5,511 )     (5,815 )     (5,856 )     (5,382 )     (4,763 )
 
Other assets
    1,607       2,549       2,760       2,561       2,327  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (951 )     (873 )     (1,033 )     (1,213 )     (1,340 )

–  Gen Re: In December 2000 and March 2001, an AIG subsidiary entered into an assumed reinsurance transaction with a subsidiary of General Re Corporation (Gen Re) involving two tranches of $250 million each. In connection with each tranche, consolidated net premiums written and consolidated incurred policy losses and benefits increased by $250 million in the fourth quarter of 2000 (with respect to the first tranche) and the first quarter of 2001 (with respect to the second tranche). The first tranche of the transaction was commuted in November 2004, reducing premiums and reserves for losses and loss expenses by approximately $250 million in the fourth quarter 2004. AIG has concluded that the transaction was done to accomplish a desired accounting result and did not entail sufficient qualifying risk transfer. As a result, AIG has determined that the transaction should not have been recorded as insurance. AIG’s restated financial statements recharacterize the transaction as a deposit rather than as insurance. This adjustment also includes the effects of a related commutation in 2001. Such recharacterization had virtually no effect on net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 245     $ –     $ –     $ (258 )   $ (250 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    250       –       –       (258 )     (250 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (250 )     (500 )     (500 )     (500 )     (250 )
 
Other liabilities
    250       500       500       500       250  

–  Other Risk Transfer: AIG has concluded that Richmond Insurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurance holding company (Richmond) in which AIG held a 19.9 percent ownership interest through December 31, 2004, should be treated as a consolidated entity in AIG’s financial statements due to AIG’s ability to exert control over that entity. Such determination was based, in part, on arrangements and documents, including put agreements requiring an AIG subsidiary to purchase the Richmond shares, that appear not to have been previously disclosed to appropriate AIG financial personnel or AIG’s independent auditors. Although as of December 31, 2004 AIG owned only a minority ownership interest in Richmond, a review of the operations of Richmond and its subsidiaries has shown significant previously undisclosed evidence of AIG control causing Richmond to be deemed a VIE. The consolidation of Richmond had virtually no effect on net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity. On June 30, 2005, AIG acquired an additional 49.9 percent of Richmond and in October 2005 AIG acquired the remaining 30.2 percent of Richmond.

As a result of its internal review of AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance and AIG Risk Management and certain transactions, AIG determined that adjustments were required because certain transactions lacked sufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance accounting under GAAP.

The effect of the First Restatement for Richmond, AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance, AIG Risk Management and certain other

 
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transactions on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ (287 )   $ 33     $ (856 )   $ (924 )   $ (815 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    (159 )     53       (862 )     (561 )     (739 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (112 )     (62 )     (35 )     (242 )     (65 )
 
Net income
    (26 )     –       22       (66 )     (4 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (362 )     (389 )     (537 )     (752 )     (932 )
 
Reinsurance assets
    (529 )     (1,185 )     (912 )     (937 )     (1,032 )
 
Other assets
    947       1,126       634       807       989  
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (1,154 )     (1,609 )     (1,609 )     (995 )     (748 )
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    82       112       (31 )     (131 )     (347 )
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    (740 )     (1,019 )     (1,021 )     (1,103 )     (1,040 )
 
Other liabilities
    1,910       2,114       1,850       1,392       1,120  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (77 )     (51 )     (52 )     (73 )     (7 )

•  Loss Reserves: Estimation of ultimate net losses and loss expenses is a complex process requiring the use of assumptions which may be highly uncertain at the time of estimation. As a result of its internal review, AIG has determined that the IBNR included in the General Insurance reserve for losses and loss expenses was adjusted on a regular basis without appropriate support for the changes requested to be made. Although AIG does not believe that any change materially affected the integrity of AIG’s loss reserve position because in each instance IBNR as adjusted was determined to be within an appropriate tolerance of the applicable actuarial point estimate, AIG has determined that the unsupported decreases in reserves generated independently from the actuarial process constituted errors which should be corrected and has restated the amounts of carried reserves accordingly. As a result, the fourth quarter 2002 charge relating to the increase in the General Insurance reserve for losses and loss expenses, previously reported as $2.8 billion, has been restated to $2.1 billion to reduce the original charge by the cumulative effect of the correction of the unsupported adjustments to reserves through that date (approximately $700 million). Therefore, the charge to pretax earnings is approximately $700 million less than previously reported, reflecting the removal of the unsupported adjustments to reserves in periods prior to and including the fourth quarter of 2002. The effect of the First Restatement of the loss reserves on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is set forth as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
  $ 302     $ 342     $ (351 )   $ 137     $ 223  
 
Net income
    (196 )     (222 )     228       (89 )     (145 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    880       578       236       587       450  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (572 )     (375 )     (153 )     (381 )     (292 )

•  Net Investment Income. As a result of the internal review, AIG determined that the accounting for certain transactions had the effect of improperly converting capital gains into net investment income and was not consistent with GAAP. The most significant of these transactions are:
 
–  Covered Calls: From 2001 through 2003, certain AIG subsidiaries entered into a series of transactions with third parties whereby these subsidiaries sold in-the-money calls, principally on municipal bonds in their investment portfolios that had unrealized appreciation associated with them. Upon exercise of a call, the related bonds were delivered to the purchaser of the call and subsequently reacquired by the subsidiaries pursuant to contingent forward agreements which permitted the AIG subsidiaries to repurchase the bonds at the prevailing market value. In connection with selling the calls, the AIG subsidiaries also entered into interest rate swaps to protect them against the effects of changes in value of the applicable bonds as a result of movements in interest rates during the transaction period. These transactions were accounted for as sales and subsequent purchases and appear to have been initiated to increase net investment income. AIG has determined that, because AIG was able to cause the bonds to be returned from the third parties even after the third parties exercised the call options, AIG did not cede control over the bonds and therefore the transactions
 
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should not have been accounted for as sales and subsequent purchases but rather as financings. The adjustments required to correct this error reduce previously reported amounts of net investment income and correspondingly increase realized capital gains from these transactions over the three-year period. The First Restatement had no net effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity for any period and the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net investment income
  $ 35     $ (179 )   $ (7 )   $ (146 )   $ –  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    57       118       61       55       –  
 
Net income
    59       (40 )     35       (59 )     –  

–  Synthetic Fuel Investment: AIG subsidiaries invest in certain limited liability companies that invest in synthetic fuel production facilities as a means of generating income tax credits. As a result of a misapplication of GAAP, AIG recorded net investment income or, in some cases, other revenues, on a pretax basis rather than reflecting the tax credit as a reduction of income tax expense, thereby increasing net investment income for AIG’s life insurance and retirement services segment and other revenues for the financial services segment. Certain of these entries were previously identified but not corrected as the amounts were viewed as not sufficiently material to require correction. In the fourth quarter of 2004, AIG changed its accounting to present these tax credits as a component of income taxes. AIG has now determined that it is necessary to record these adjustments for the periods prior to the fourth quarter of 2004. These adjustments had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net investment income
  $ (203 )   $ (238 )   $ (259 )   $ (31 )   $ –  
 
Other revenues
    (143 )     (200 )     (165 )     (212 )     (79 )
 
Income taxes
    (346 )     (438 )     (424 )     (243 )     (79 )

–  Hedge Fund Accounting: AIG subsidiaries invest in a variety of alternative asset classes, including hedge fund limited partnerships, that are accounted for as available for sale securities. As part of the underlying partnership agreements, such AIG subsidiaries have the right to redeem their interests at defined times. A redemption allows AIG to record net investment income to the extent there are gains in the underlying funds at the time. However, as a result of its internal review, AIG has determined that, in certain cases, the redemption resulted in inappropriate gain recognition because the proceeds were required to be immediately reinvested in the funds. In addition, the cost bases of certain funds were misallocated in determining gains. The restated consolidated financial statements correct these errors. These corrections had virtually no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts.
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net investment income
  $ 11     $ 29     $ 159     $ (177 )   $ (101 )
 
Other revenues
    (9 )     –       26       (27 )     (87 )
 
Net income
    2       19       120       (133 )     (122 )

–  Muni Tender Option Bond Program: From 2000 through early 2003, AIG subsidiaries participated in a program in which they transferred highly rated municipal bonds at market value to a third-party broker, which in turn transferred these securities to a trust that the broker had established. The trust then issued two sets of beneficial interests. Half of the beneficial interests were floating interest rate certificates. The remaining beneficial interests were “inverse” floating interest rate certificates. Third parties invested in the floating interest rate certificates, and AIG subsidiaries invested in the inverse floating interest rate certificates. AIG did not consolidate the trust into AIG’s balance sheet.

The AIG subsidiaries, as the holders of the residual interest inverse floating rate certificates, had the right to unilaterally liquidate the trust and cause the municipal bonds to be returned to AIG on short notice. Accordingly, the AIG subsidiaries did not cede control over the bonds. As a result, AIG now believes that the conclusion not to consolidate was an error in the application of GAAP. Therefore, AIG has now consolidated the trusts into its balance sheets at December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. The consolidations had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had

 
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the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net investment income
  $ 65     $ 60     $ 44     $ 11     $ –  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    27       (148 )     (47 )     (194 )     22  
 
Net income
    60       (57 )     (2 )     (119 )     14  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Other assets
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  
 
Other liabilities
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  

–  DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend: In 2002, AIG Capital Corporation issued shares of its preferred stock to National Union in exchange for shares of ILFC’s common stock. AIG did not eliminate the preferred stock investment in consolidation, instead recording the dividend as income in net investment income and as corresponding expense in other operating expenses. AIG has now determined that this accounting is a misapplication of GAAP. Accordingly, AIG has eliminated this intercompany investment and reversed the accounting entries in its consolidated statement of income. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net investment income
  $ (100 )   $ (100 )   $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (100 )     (100 )     –       –       –  

•  “Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves). Certain accounting entries originated at the parent company level had the effect of reclassifying realized capital gains to net investment income, as well as adjusting other line item reclassifications and other segment financial information. In some cases, expense deferrals were increased or reserves decreased, both having the effect of increasing reported earnings. In other
cases, the adjustments affected revenue and expense recognition between reporting periods or among business segments. Certain of these entries were previously identified but considered not to be sufficiently material to require correction. As part of its internal review, AIG analyzed and assessed “top level” adjustments since 2000 and determined that certain entries appear to have been made at the direction of certain former members of senior management without appropriate documentation or support.

–  Foreign Life Insurance Net Investment Income Reclassification: In addition to the matters described above, certain accounting entries, now determined to be errors, had the effect of reclassifying capital gains realized from investments made to match liabilities relating to policies in Japan and Southeast Asia. Due to the limited availability of long-duration bonds or bonds with sufficient yield to meet the policyholder liability requirements in Japan and Southeast Asia, AIG subsidiaries made alternative investments, including investments in equities. Until the fourth quarter of 2003, a portion of the capital gains realized on these alternative investments, including substantial amounts related to the sale of fixed income securities, was reclassified to net investment income in the consolidated statement of income to match these revenues against the incurred policy benefit expense of the underlying policies. Amounts so reflected, which were previously identified but not corrected as they were viewed as immaterial, are treated as corrections of errors in the restated financial statements, and are as follows: $57 million, $448 million, $278 million, $129 million, and $87 million for 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, a process was implemented to identify only certain equity-related gains in Southeast Asia and a limited amount of fixed income and equity gains in Japan and to segregate and treat such realized capital gains separately for segment reporting purposes only. The new process and limits were applied retroactively for 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 as part of the First Restatement.

  The First Restatement reverses all such unsupported “top level” and other directed entries, including the Foreign Life Insurance Net Investment Income Reclassification, with the
 
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  following effect on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 130     $ 250     $ (199 )   $ (272 )   $ (184 )
 
Net investment income
    (384 )     (783 )     (733 )     (514 )     (155 )
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    108       559       374       223       126  
 
Other revenues
    267       89       92       70       80  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    57       195       (337 )     (417 )     (97 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (229 )     (115 )     47       272       95  
 
Net income
    213       26       (112 )     (241 )     (112 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (15 )     (265 )     (456 )     (398 )     (306 )
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    –       (30 )     (306 )     (246 )     (95 )
 
Other liabilities
    252       231       251       155       (10 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (206 )     (401 )     (454 )     (342 )     (105 )

•  Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses. This category includes transactions and entries that had the principal effect of improperly recharacterizing underwriting losses as capital losses. Although these errors have a minimal effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004, they have an effect on underwriting results in each year. This category also includes insurance and reinsurance transactions where AIG’s accounting resulted in errors relating to the timing and classification of income recognition as well as errors relating to the timing of premium recognition. The most significant transactions in this category are the following:
 
–  Capco: AIG has determined that a series of transactions with Capco Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (Capco), a Barbados-domiciled reinsurer, involved an improper structure created to recharacterize underwriting losses relating to auto warranty business as capital losses. That structure, which appears to have not been properly disclosed to appropriate AIG personnel or its independent auditors, consisted primarily of arrangements between subsidiaries of AIG and Capco that require Capco to be treated as a consolidated entity in AIG’s financial statements. The result of such consolidation is to reverse capital losses for the years 2000 through 2003 and recognize a corresponding amount of underwriting losses in 2000.
 
–  The Robert Plan: AIG has restated the accounting for surplus notes purchased as part of a litigation settlement in 2002 with The Robert Plan Corporation (The Robert Plan). Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the surplus notes were to be repaid through profits received from a managing general agency relationship with The Robert Plan. When AIG deemed that repayment under the surplus notes was unlikely, AIG recorded the impairment charge as realized capital losses rather than underwriting losses. AIG now believes that this accounting treatment was an error and has restated the impairment charges as underwriting losses.
 
–  AIRCO Reinsurance: In each of 1999 and 2000, AIRCO entered into stop loss reinsurance agreements with Union Excess relating to accident and health business of Nan Shan. Concurrently with each reinsurance agreement, AIRCO entered into a swap agreement with Union Excess, under which the payments were linked to payments under the reinsurance agreement. The transaction had the effect of converting incurred policy losses into capital losses. AIG has determined that its prior accounting was a misapplication of GAAP and has reversed both the cessions under the reinsurance agreement and the corresponding swaps.

The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ –     $ –     $ (43 )   $ –     $ 1  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    116       19       48       66       58  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    –       –       130       –       192  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (6 )     (2 )     1       –       –  
 
Net income
    79       20       (65 )     66       (133 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance
    (116 )     (55 )     –       –       –  
 
Short-term investments, at cost
    –       –       (100 )     (120 )     (120 )
 
Other assets
    (5 )     (7 )     (22 )     (67 )     (133 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (30 )     (109 )     (129 )     (64 )     (130 )

•  Asset Realization. As a result of the internal review, AIG concluded that adjustments should be made to the value of
 
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certain assets included in its consolidated balance sheet. The most significant of these items are:
 
–  Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues: A review of allowances for doubtful accounts and other accruals recorded by certain DBG member companies has led AIG to conclude that the allowances related to certain premiums receivable, reinsurance recoverables and other assets were not properly analyzed in prior periods and that appropriate allowances were not properly recorded in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. Certain relevant information was known by certain members of senior management but, AIG now understands, not previously disclosed to the independent auditors. In addition, various accounts were not properly reconciled. AIG’s restated financial statements reflect the recording of appropriate amounts for these reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts for the appropriate time period, resulting in an after-tax reduction in consolidated shareholders’ equity at December 31, 1999 of $514 million. Because all of the reporting periods affected by these adjustments were prior to 2000, the First Restatement results in decreases in insurance acquisition and other operating expenses in 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000. The effect of the First Restatement resulting from DBG issues on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement of Income:
                                       
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
  $ (52 )   $ (224 )   $ (23 )   $ (22 )   $ (27 )
 
Net income
    34       146       15       13       17  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (864 )     (918 )     (1,142 )     (1,166 )     (1,249 )
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (509 )     (509 )     (509 )     (509 )     (509 )
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    (81 )     (81 )     (81 )     (81 )     (107 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (290 )     (324 )     (470 )     (484 )     (497 )

–  Other Than Temporary Declines: AIG’s investment accounting policies require that an investment that has been identified as impaired should be written down in the period in which such impairment is determined, and recorded as a realized capital loss. AIG has determined that realized capital losses with respect to certain impaired investments were not recorded in the appropriate periods, and the restatement will thus affect the timing of previously reported realized capital losses. The First Restatement adjustments resulting from other than temporary declines had only a minor effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but affected certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 4     $ 463     $ 307     $ (209 )   $ (202 )
 
Net income
    2       301       200       (136 )     (132 )

•  Other GAAP Corrections. As part of its internal review, AIG has considered the application of certain accounting principles to specific businesses and transactions, and has determined that certain misapplications of GAAP are errors that require restatement of its financial statements. These adjustments include the following:
 
–  Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting): AIG and its subsidiaries, including AIGFP, engage in hedging activities for their own accounts, which AIG believes have been and remain economically effective. AIG and its subsidiaries enter into derivative contracts principally to hedge interest rate risk and foreign currency risk associated with their assets, liabilities and forecasted cash flows. Such derivative transactions include interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps and forwards, which are generally executed through AIGFP. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 — “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (FAS 133) requires that third-party derivatives used for hedging must be specifically matched with the underlying exposures to an outside third party and documented contemporaneously to qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The internal review determined that in many cases AIG did not meet these hedging requirements with respect to certain hedging transactions. See the discussion under “Derivatives” herein.

AIG has historically reported the changes in the fair value of certain derivatives used for hedging activities through other comprehensive income in consolidated shareholders’ equity or in net income with a corresponding adjustment to the hedged item, depending on the nature of the hedging relationship. In order to comply with FAS 133, the restated consolidated financial statements include the changes in fair value for certain derivatives, previously recorded through other comprehensive income, in current period income and reverse the previous adjustments on certain assets and liabilities recorded in income in connection with hedge accounting. Because these activities did not qualify for hedge accounting, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards

 
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No. 115 — “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” requires AIG to recognize the corresponding changes in fair value, including foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate fluctuations, relating to available-for-sale investments through accumulated other comprehensive income. The First Restatement adjustments with respect to FAS 133 do not result in any changes in AIG’s liquidity or its overall financial condition even though inter-period volatility of earnings increases.

AIG is assessing the cost and benefits of modifying its hedging activities to obtain hedge accounting under the requirements of FAS 133. The First Restatement to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives, which also included reclassifications between the accounts securities available for sale, at market value and securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ (109 )   $ 104     $ (14 )   $ (36 )   $ –  
 
Other revenues
    524       (1,357 )     (503 )     (370 )     1,265  
 
Net income
    252       (783 )     (323 )     (252 )     822  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
Financial services assets:
                                       
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    8,021       8,328       9,263       6,264       (156 )
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    (7,325 )     (7,325 )     (7,825 )     (6,325 )     –  
Financial services liabilities:
                                       
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    2,061       1,003       197       (340 )     (216 )
 
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    (2,199 )     (610 )     394       1,566       333  
 
Retained earnings
    (394 )     (646 )     136       459       711  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,412       1,439       1,424       121       (134 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    1,018       792       1,561       581       577  

–  Accounting for Deferred Taxes: AIG identified certain misapplications of GAAP in its provision for deferred income taxes as follows:

For certain foreign subsidiaries for which AIG has plans to permanently reinvest undistributed earnings, AIG incorrectly provided U.S. deferred taxes on the unrealized appreciation associated with investment securities in accumulated other comprehensive income.

For certain foreign subsidiaries for which AIG does not have plans for permanent reinvestment of undistributed earnings, U.S. deferred taxes were incorrectly omitted on certain components of other comprehensive income.

The First Restatement had the following effects on consolidated net income and shareholders’ equity:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net income
  $ (5 )   $ (23 )   $ (22 )   $ –     $ –  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    889       761       490       324       166  

–  Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52): FAS 52 is used to determine the timing of the recognition of income or expense resulting from foreign exchange rate changes for transactions denominated in other than a functional currency.

AIG has determined that, in certain cases, its application of FAS 52 in its consolidated financial statements did not comply with the functional currency determination requirements of the standard. As a result, AIG has recorded accounting adjustments to reclassify currency transaction gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income. These corrections affected consolidated net income in certain periods but had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004 or for prior periods.

AIG adopted a practice in the 1990s of recording adjustments to general insurance reserves to offset increases or decreases in such reserves through other comprehensive income, net of tax, resulting from translation of reserves denominated in foreign currencies. AIG now believes that this accounting practice was a misapplication of GAAP. As a result of this adjustment, general insurance reserves denominated in foreign currencies have been restated to restore the translation effect to reserve for losses and loss expenses.

 
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Together, these adjustments had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ (127 )   $ (193 )   $ (52 )   $ 44     $ –  
 
Net income
    (124 )     (193 )     (53 )     75       119  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Other assets
    163       143       31       (6 )     (15 )
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (25 )     (407 )     (882 )     (902 )     (747 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    131       358       594       583       476  

–  Life Settlements. Life settlements are designed to assist life insurance policyholders to monetize the existing value of life insurance policies. AIG, through an insurance subsidiary and non-consolidated trusts, which are deemed to be a qualifying special purpose entity and a VIE, engages in this business. The non-consolidated trusts purchase life insurance policies from policyholders at an initial price and pay additional premiums to keep the policies in force until the insured dies. AIG’s proportionate share of the net death benefits from the purchased contracts, net of reinsurance to a third party reinsurer, was recorded as premium. The costs incurred by the trusts to acquire the contracts and keep them in force were recorded as paid losses by AIG, net of reinsurance. AIG’s accounting resulted in upfront gain recognition of expected profits and premium recognition for amounts loaned to the trusts by other AIG subsidiaries.
 
   AIG has determined, in light of new information which was not available to management or AIG’s independent auditors at the time the initial accounting determination was made, that the accounting for these transactions as insurance and reinsurance is a misapplication of GAAP that should be corrected through restatement. The First Restatement results in life settlements being accounted for using an investment method of accounting under FASB Technical Bulletin (FTB) 85-4 “Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance.” Under FTB 85-4, the carrying value of each contract at purchase and at the end of each reporting period is equal to the cash surrender value of the contract. Cash paid to purchase these contracts that is in excess of the cash surrender value at the date of purchase is recognized as a loss immediately, and periodic maintenance costs, such as premiums necessary to keep the underlying contract in force, are charged to earnings immediately. The life insurance benefits at the insured’s death are payable to the AIG subsidiary and reflected in income at that time. The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ (915 )   $ (809 )   $ (603 )   $ (147 )   $ –  
 
Net investment income
    (134 )     (143 )     (114 )     (20 )     –  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    (850 )     (743 )     (552 )     (134 )     –  
 
Net income
    (129 )     (136 )     (107 )     (22 )     –  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Other invested assets
    (486 )     (253 )     (142 )     (28 )     –  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (3,075 )     (1,842 )     (774 )     –       –  
 
Other assets
    341       219       111       29       –  
 
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses
    (1,734 )     (1,026 )     (527 )     (134 )     –  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    (1,242 )     (601 )     (193 )     –       –  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (396 )     (270 )     (129 )     (22 )     –  

   Recently, the FASB tentatively concluded that life settlement contracts could be accounted for as an investment, held at cost, with no loss recognized at inception, and revenue recognized when the death benefit is received. Alternatively, an entity could make an irrevocable item-by-item election to measure investments in life settlement contracts at fair value. The fair value election can be made for existing contracts at the date of adoption or for new contracts made upon entering into the life settlement contract. In its discussions, the FASB tentatively concluded that retroactive application will be required. AIG expects that approximately $250 million of the First Restatement adjustment to shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004 would be eliminated, under either the fair value or investment method, if the FASB’s tentative conclusion is adopted.
 
–  Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC): The internal review identified a misapplication of GAAP with respect to General Insurance DAC. As a result of “top level” entries, substantially all costs associated with underwriting and marketing operations were deferred. The internal review determined that certain of these costs did not vary sufficiently with the production of business and should not have been deferred. These costs have been allocated to the periods in which they were incurred and the corresponding DAC asset has been adjusted accordingly. In addition, AIG determined that the amortization period for certain DAC was longer than the typical life of the underlying policies and needed to be
 
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shortened, and that certain deferrals associated with an inter-company reinsurance treaty were in error and required correction. This adjustment includes the recharacterization of certain incurred policy losses and benefits to Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses. The effect of these adjustments on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
  $ (265 )   $ (231 )   $ (188 )   $ (133 )   $ (134 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    321       287       285       450       310  
 
Net income
    (33 )     2       (12 )     (138 )     (40 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    (485 )     (432 )     (383 )     (307 )     (85 )
 
Other assets
    (92 )     (94 )     (146 )     (204 )     (214 )
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (344 )     (311 )     (313 )     (301 )     (163 )

–  SICO Deferred Compensation: AIG has included in the First Restatement, expense amounts attributable to deferred compensation granted to certain AIG employees by SICO (pursuant to the SICO Plan described in Note 16), a private holding company that owns approximately 12 percent of AIG’s common stock. The amount of deferred compensation granted by SICO has previously been disclosed in the notes to AIG’s consolidated financial statements but was not included as an expense in the calculation of AIG’s consolidated net income because the amounts had been determined not to be material to AIG’s consolidated results of operations in any individual period. The expense related to SICO deferred compensation is recorded as a charge to reported earnings in the periods restated, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital reflecting amounts deemed contributed by SICO. For prior periods, AIG has recorded a reduction of $905 million in retained earnings on its December 31, 1999 consolidated balance sheet and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. The volatility in the expense is attributable to the variable accounting as well as the fact that shares are allocated only in alternate years. The inclusion of the expense attributable to the SICO Plans in AIG’s consolidated financial statements had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
  $ 56     $ 275     $ (173 )   $ 45     $ 293  
 
Net income
    (56 )     (275 )     173       (45 )     (293 )

–  Commutations: Certain direct insurance, and ceded and assumed reinsurance contracts, were commuted prior to their natural expiration. For certain commutations, the cash received was recorded through negative paid losses in accordance with statutory guidance, while for others it was recorded as written premiums. Despite the lack of guidance under GAAP with respect to this issue, AIG has determined that the accounting for certain commutations was in error due to the inconsistency in AIG’s accounting for commutations and the fact that certain commutations were recorded through the written premium line when there was no unearned premium balance outstanding. As part of this restatement any commutations that were originally recorded through written premium are reclassified to paid losses in the period in which they occurred. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but affected certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ (370 )   $ (405 )   $ (79 )   $ 4     $ (312 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    (370 )     (405 )     (79 )     4       (312 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Reserves for losses and loss expenses
    151       58       51       51       –  
 
Insurance balances payable
    (93 )     (51 )     (51 )     (51 )     –  

–  Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain AIG subsidiaries entered into dollar roll transactions with third parties designed to enhance the return on AIG’s mortgage backed securities (MBS) portfolio. In a dollar roll transaction, AIG subsidiaries agree to sell a pool of MBSs and simultaneously agree to repurchase substantially the same securities at a later date, typically in one month. AIG accounted for these transactions as collateralized financings under SFAS 140. Even though it had received collateral sufficient to fund substantially all of the cost of purchasing identical replacement securities at the time of transfer, AIG was not fully protected during the term of the contract to replace the asset in
 
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the event that the transferee defaulted. Accordingly, AIG should not have accounted for these transactions as financings, but rather as derivatives with mark-to-market changes reflected in earnings. The effect of the adjustments and restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts is as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 16     $ (98 )   $ 157     $ (46 )   $ 26  
 
Net income
    16       (98 )     157       (46 )     26  

–  Affordable Housing: Through an investment limited partnership, an AIG subsidiary, as the general partner, syndicates the tax benefits (including both tax credits and tax losses) generated by affordable housing real estate properties. AIG guarantees the return of the tax benefits to the limited partner investors. Prior to the second quarter of 2003, these syndication transactions were accounted for as sales and the gain was recorded on a straight-line basis over ten years. Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, because of the guarantees, AIG changed its accounting for these partnerships to record all new syndications as financings, rather than sales. At the same time, AIG adjusted its consolidated balance sheet to reflect previous syndications as financings, but did not record the cumulative impact to earnings because the amounts were viewed as immaterial. AIG has now determined that it is necessary to record these adjustments for the periods prior to the third quarter of 2003, and the First Restatement had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Other revenues
  $ (39 )   $ (44 )   $ (43 )   $ (71 )   $ (126 )
 
Net income
    (25 )     (28 )     (28 )     (46 )     (82 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Other invested assets
    1,452       1,652       1,585       1,427       1,172  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    (289 )     (254 )     (222 )     (149 )     (109 )
 
Other assets
    (1,688 )     (2,009 )     (7 )     (5 )     (2 )
 
Other liabilities
    (30 )     (154 )     1,770       1,644       1,360  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (322 )     (297 )     (269 )     (241 )     (195 )

–  SunAmerica Partnerships: As part of the First Restatement, management has reclassified the earnings of the SunAmerica partnerships out of other operations, where previously reported, into the Asset Management segment. This revised presentation characterizes the partnership earnings as revenues rather than as a component of insurance acquisition and operating expenses in AIG’s consolidated statement of income. Within the Asset Management segment, this presentation divides the partnership earnings into those of SunAmerica Life, whose equity supports the GIC business, and those of AIG SunAmerica, which are now classified as other asset management revenues. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but affected certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts as follows:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Other revenues
  $ 661     $ 323     $ 243     $ 475     $ 764  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    661       353       247       475       764  

(b) Second Restatement

     As announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133, reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those relating to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by ILFC, which were originally corrected in AIG’s June 2005 Form 10-Q. The adjustments to correct the foregoing errors are referred to as the Initial Adjustments.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, AIG identified certain additional errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in DBG. As a result, AIG is including further adjustments (the Additional Adjustments) in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005. The Initial Adjustments and the Additional Adjustments are referred to herein as the Second Restatement. AIG’s September 2005 Form 10-Q will not be amended because the

 
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Additional Adjustments to the financial statements included therein are not material to those financial statements.

     Details of Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement. The accounting adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below.

•  Accounting for Derivatives and Related Assets and Liabilities (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting). During the third quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors identified during the remediation of the previously disclosed material weakness in internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133. AIG continues to believe such hedging activities have been and remain economically effective, but do not currently qualify for hedge accounting.

Included in the Initial Adjustments to correct AIG’s accounting for derivatives are adjustments correcting the errors in accounting for certain secured financings where AIGFP had sold an available-for-sale security and concurrently entered into a total return swap with a repurchase obligation. The Initial Adjustments for these errors increased both securities available for sale, at market value, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, by approximately $2 billion as of December 31, 2004.

The Initial Adjustments to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives, which also included related currency translation gains and losses, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 42     $ 170     $ (386 )   $ 9     $ 11  
 
Other revenues
    (242 )     (167 )     276       138       –  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (321 )     (236 )     (139 )     (26 )     (2 )
 
Net income
    133       138       21       54       62  
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    2,320       2,028       989       –       –  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at market value
    2,317       2,080       992       –       –  

•  Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues. During the third quarter of 2005, AIG concluded that additional adjustments should be made to the value of certain DBG reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts for time periods prior to January 1, 2003. See also “(a) First Restatement — Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement — Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues.”

The Initial Adjustments had the following effects on consolidated net income and shareholders’ equity:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net income
  $ –     $ –     $ (18 )   $ (36 )   $ (36 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (205 )     (205 )     (205 )     (187 )     (151 )

•  Income Tax Accounting. During the third quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors in its income tax accounting. The most significant adjustment resulted from AIG incorrectly recording the income tax benefit resulting from employee exercises of stock options as a reduction in income tax expense rather than as an increase in additional paid-in capital as required by GAAP. The Initial Adjustments relating to income tax had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Income tax expense
  $ (169 )   $ 5     $ 9     $ 13     $ 22  
 
Net income
    169       (5 )     (9 )     (13 )     (22 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Additional paid-in capital
    113       95       90       81       68  
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    131       –       –       –       –  

•  Manufacturers’ Payments Received by ILFC. In the course of the ILFC review of its application of FAS 133 in connection with AIG’s internal review, ILFC, in consultation with its independent registered public accounting firm, identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances, the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events, including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC’s airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft, and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from lessees who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults.

 
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Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

Although ILFC restated its financial statements for the years 2000 through 2004 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 to correct its accounting for the payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers described above, AIG had previously considered these adjustments not to be sufficiently material to require correction by restatement in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. The Initial Adjustments relating to the manufacturers’ payment had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Other revenues
  $ (115 )   $ (145 )   $ (147 )   $ (89 )   $ (71 )
 
Net income
    (46 )     (67 )     (72 )     (37 )     (29 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (320 )     (274 )     (207 )     (135 )     (98 )

     Details of Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement. The Additional Adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below.

•  Asset Realization and Revenue Recognition — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues. During the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls, AIG concluded that additional adjustments should be made to the value of certain DBG reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, and revisions were necessary to the revenues previously recognized for certain long-tail environmental policies. See also “(a) First Restatement — Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement — Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues.”

  The Additional Adjustments had the following effects on consolidated net income and shareholders’ equity:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Net income
  $ (33 )   $ (31 )   $ (55 )   $ (42 )   $ (21 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
                                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (534 )     (478 )     (417 )     (397 )     (356 )

•  Accounting for Derivatives and Related Assets and Liabilities (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting). During the fourth quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors identified during the remediation of the previously disclosed material weaknesses in internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133. AIG continues to believe such hedging activities have been and remain economically effective, but do not currently qualify for hedge accounting.

The Additional Adjustments to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives, which also included related currency translation gains and losses, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Other revenues
    (121 )     142       57       11       (100 )
 
Net income
    (87 )     154       81       2       (89 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Total shareholders’ equity
    (65 )     (49 )     (68 )     (39 )     (65 )

•  Income Tax Accounting. During the fourth quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors in its income tax accounting. The income tax adjustments had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                                       
 
Income tax expense
    59       48       35       16       (34 )
 
Net income
    (59 )     (48 )     (35 )     (16 )     34  
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Total shareholders’ equity
    (98 )     (23 )     101       98       33  
 
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Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates

Adjustments in the First Restatement affecting the 2004 consolidated statement of income include changes in estimates relating to the reserve for losses and loss expenses, certain expenses and certain allowances. See “Critical Accounting Estimates” herein. Losses and loss expenses incurred for the fourth quarter includes $850 million relating to changes in estimates attributable to asbestos and environmental exposures, see “Asbestos and Environmental Reserve” herein, $232 million relating to changes in estimates attributable to the accruals for salvage and subrogation recoveries (see Note 1(cc) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) and $178 million attributable to an arbitration decision with Superior National Insurance Company over the rescission of a quota share reinsurance agreement, which increases the reserves for the matter to $370 million at December 31, 2004. See Note 12(h) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The changes in estimates also includes an adjustment of $56 million to deferred acquisition costs, principally relating to a refinement of costs eligible for deferral in accordance with AIG policy. The change in estimate for DBG asset realization includes an increase in the allowance for uncollectible receivables. With respect to income taxes, the change in estimate relates primarily from the determination that the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries are expected to be repatriated to the U.S. Accordingly, AIG can no longer assert that the undistributed earnings are permanently reinvested.

See Note 1(cc) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on fourth quarter changes in estimates.

The following table summarizes the more significant of the fourth quarter changes in estimates:

           
For the Three Months and
Twelve Months Ended
(in millions) December 31, 2004
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates:
       
 
Increase in reserve for asbestos and environmental losses and loss expenses
  $ (850 )
 
Deferred acquisition costs adjustments
    (56 )
 
Accrual for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    (232 )
 
Subsequent events related to reinsurance arbitration
    (178 )
 
DBG asset realization
    (150 )
 
Other changes in estimates
    (136 )
 
Total pretax changes in estimates
    (1,602 )
 
Income tax adjustments
    (146 )
 
Less: tax effect related to changes in estimates
    561  
 
Total changes in estimates
  $ (1,187 )
 
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The following tables summarize the effect on major balance sheet and statement of income accounts of the adjustments included in the Restatements and the fourth quarter 2004 changes in estimates by transaction, accounting entry or entity category.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

Total Assets

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Total Assets, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 804,607     $ 678,346     $ 561,229     $ 493,061     $ 426,671  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    (1,487 )     (1,343 )     (1,619 )     (1,865 )     (2,317 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    47       (456 )     (822 )     (888 )     (981 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (108 )     (413 )     (735 )     (626 )     (405 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (837 )     (872 )     (1,017 )     (1,032 )     (1,105 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    2,297       1,985       2,347       742       (206 )
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    (848 )     (603 )     (427 )     (580 )     (484 )
   
Life Settlements
    (3,241 )     (1,895 )     (817 )     (147 )     –  
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (546 )     (495 )     (498 )     (480 )     (268 )
   
Affordable Housing
    (525 )     (611 )     1,356       1,273       1,061  
 
All Other — Net
    (699 )     510       484       790       436  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (5,947 )     (4,193 )     327       (614 )     (2,820 )
Total Assets, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     798,660       674,153       561,556       492,447       423,851  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    2,284       1,868       848       (34 )     –  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (508 )     (438 )     (333 )     (218 )     (158 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (310 )     (310 )     (310 )     (282 )     (226 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (84 )     (86 )     (103 )     (67 )     (42 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,382       1,034       102       (601 )     (426 )
Total Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     800,042       675,187       561,658       491,846       423,425  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    408       618       209       (366 )     (599 )
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    391       (6 )     (121 )     (628 )     144  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    304       (197 )     (148 )     (238 )     (261 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,103       415       (60 )     (1,232 )     (716 )
Total Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 801,145     $ 675,602     $ 561,598     $ 490,614     $ 422,709  
 
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Other Invested Assets

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Other Invested Assets, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 21,316     $ 16,787     $ 12,680     $ 12,704     $ 10,623  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (486 )     (253 )     (142 )     (28 )     –  
   
Affordable Housing
    1,452       1,652       1,585       1,427       1,172  
 
All Other — Net
    245       298       253       245       (1 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,211       1,697       1,696       1,644       1,171  
Other Invested Assets, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    22,527       18,484       14,376       14,348       11,794  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (56 )     (50 )     (45 )     3       5  
Other Invested Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     22,471       18,434       14,331       14,351       11,799  
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,088       (16 )     (18 )     –       –  
Other Invested Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 23,559     $ 18,418     $ 14,313     $ 14,351     $ 11,799  

Premiums and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 17,202     $ 14,166     $ 13,088     $ 12,412     $ 11,215  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    2,417       1,923       1,477       956       119  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (362 )     (389 )     (537 )     (752 )     (932 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (15 )     (265 )     (456 )     (398 )     (306 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (864 )     (918 )     (1,142 )     (1,166 )     (1,249 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (3,075 )     (1,842 )     (774 )     –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (166 )     514       202       (56 )     (232 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,065 )     (977 )     (1,230 )     (1,416 )     (2,600 )
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    15,137       13,189       11,858       10,996       8,615  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (349 )     (349 )     (350 )     (342 )     (326 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (349 )     (349 )     (350 )     (342 )     (326 )
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     14,788       12,840       11,508       10,654       8,289  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    834       989       533       (41 )     (275 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    834       989       533       (41 )     (275 )
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 15,622     $ 13,829     $ 12,041     $ 10,613     $ 8,014  
 
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Reinsurance Assets

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Reinsurance Assets, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 26,171     $ 27,962     $ 29,882     $ 27,199     $ 23,386  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    (5,511 )     (5,815 )     (5,856 )     (5,382 )     (4,763 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (529 )     (1,185 )     (912 )     (937 )     (1,032 )
 
Fourth Quarter Changes in Estimates:
                                       
   
Accruals for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    (201 )     –       –       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    28       (14 )     (63 )     (62 )     (12 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (6,213 )     (7,014 )     (6,831 )     (6,381 )     (5,807 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    19,958       20,948       23,051       20,818       17,579  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (101 )     (101 )     (101 )     (81 )     (41 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (101 )     (101 )     (101 )     (81 )     (41 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     19,857       20,847       22,950       20,737       17,538  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (244 )     (202 )     (168 )     (152 )     (170 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (244 )     (202 )     (168 )     (152 )     (170 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 19,613     $ 20,645     $ 22,782     $ 20,585     $ 17,368  

Other Assets

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Other Assets, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 15,062     $ 12,820     $ 7,661     $ 8,000     $ 9,806  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    1,607       2,549       2,760       2,561       2,327  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    947       1,126       634       807       989  
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    (5 )     (7 )     (22 )     (67 )     (133 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    341       219       111       29       –  
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (92 )     (94 )     (146 )     (204 )     (214 )
   
Affordable Housing
    (1,688 )     (2,009 )     (7 )     (5 )     (2 )
 
All Other – Net
    (850 )     (414 )     (370 )     (355 )     (241 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    260       1,370       5,035       4,965       4,175  
Other Assets, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    15,322       14,190       12,696       12,965       13,981  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    961       800       418       592       278  
Other Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     16,283       14,990       13,114       13,557       14,259  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (181 )     (169 )     (157 )     (172 )     (154 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    23       2       11       36       20  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (158 )     (167 )     (146 )     (136 )     (134 )
Other Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 16,125     $ 14,823     $ 12,968     $ 13,421     $ 14,125  
 
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Total Liabilities

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Total Liabilities, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 721,537     $ 606,901     $ 499,973     $ 438,709     $ 375,818  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Other Risk Transfer
    123       (406 )     (770 )     (815 )     (972 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (548 )     (548 )     (548 )     (548 )     (609 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,280       1,195       787       162       (783 )
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    (1,738 )     (1,364 )     (917 )     (904 )     (650 )
   
Life Settlements
    (2,847 )     (1,626 )     (688 )     (126 )     –  
   
Affordable Housing
    (204 )     (314 )     1,625       1,514       1,255  
 
All Other — Net
    251       93       (939 )     (474 )     (1,095 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (3,683 )     (2,970 )     625       1,008       (1,405 )
Total Liabilities, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     717,854       603,931       500,598       439,717       374,413  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,917       1,436       432       (124 )     91  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (456 )     (315 )     (283 )     (184 )     (143 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,461       1,121       149       (308 )     (52 )
Total Liabilities, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     719,315       605,052       500,747       439,409       374,361  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    942       1,096       626       31       (242 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    1,016       32       (210 )     (889 )     (63 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,958       1,128       416       (858 )     (305 )
Total Liabilities, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 721,273     $ 606,180     $ 501,163     $ 438,551     $ 374,056  
 
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Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 64,641     $ 56,118     $ 51,539     $ 44,792     $ 40,613  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Gen Re
    (250 )     (500 )     (500 )     (500 )     (250 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (1,154 )     (1,609 )     (1,609 )     (995 )     (748 )
 
Loss Reserves
    880       578       236       587       450  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    –       (30 )     (306 )     (246 )     (95 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (509 )     (509 )     (509 )     (509 )     (509 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (25 )     (407 )     (882 )     (902 )     (747 )
   
Life Settlements
    (1,734 )     (1,026 )     (527 )     (134 )     –  
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Accounting Estimates:
                                       
   
Increase in asbestos and environmental loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
    850       –       –       –       –  
   
Accruals for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    31       –       –       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (359 )     (234 )     (347 )     (455 )     (603 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,270 )     (3,737 )     (4,444 )     (3,154 )     (2,502 )
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    62,371       52,381       47,095       41,638       38,111  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –       –       –       –  
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     62,371       52,381       47,095       41,638       38,111  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (498 )     (511 )     (421 )     (432 )     (176 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    5       1       –       –       –  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (493 )     (510 )     (421 )     (432 )     (176 )
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 61,878     $ 51,871     $ 46,674     $ 41,206     $ 37,935  
 
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Reserve for Unearned Premiums

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 23,072     $ 20,762     $ 16,336     $ 13,148     $ 12,510  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Other Risk Transfer
    82       112       (31 )     (131 )     (347 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (81 )     (81 )     (81 )     (81 )     (107 )
 
All Other — Net
    21       117       75       1       (19 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    22       148       (37 )     (211 )     (473 )
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    23,094       20,910       16,299       12,937       12,037  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –       –       –       –  
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     23,094       20,910       16,299       12,937       12,037  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    344       355       264       278       –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (38 )     (30 )     (7 )     17       21  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    306       325       257       295       21  
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 23,400     $ 21,235     $ 16,556     $ 13,232     $ 12,058  

Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 5,386     $ 4,664     $ 3,425     $ 2,685     $ 1,435  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (740 )     (1,019 )     (1,021 )     (1,103 )     (1,040 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (1,242 )     (601 )     (193 )     –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    –       (1 )     –       –       –  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,982 )     (1,621 )     (1,214 )     (1,103 )     (1,040 )
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    3,404       3,043       2,211       1,582       395  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –       –       –       –  
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     3,404       3,043       2,211       1,582       395  
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –       –       –       –  
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 3,404     $ 3,043     $ 2,211     $ 1,582     $ 395  
 
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Other Liabilities

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Other Liabilities, as Previously Announced or Reported
  $ 21,101     $ 18,282     $ 12,189     $ 10,807     $ 8,645  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Gen Re
    250       500       500       500       250  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    1,910       2,114       1,850       1,392       1,120  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    252       231       251       155       (10 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    –       –       2,075       2,199       1,449  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Affordable Housing
    (30 )     (154 )     1,770       1,644       1,360  
 
All Other — Net
    128       218       243       46       (41 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    2,510       2,909       6,689       5,936       4,128  
Other Liabilities, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
    23,611       21,191       18,878       16,743       12,773  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    139       89       56       13       9  
Other Liabilities, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     23,750       21,280       18,934       16,756       12,782  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    1,348       1,474       972       362       91  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (43 )     (53 )     (193 )     (244 )     (275 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,305       1,421       779       118       (184 )
Other Liabilities, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 25,055     $ 22,701     $ 19,713     $ 16,874     $ 12,598  
 
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Total Shareholders’ Equity

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 82,871     $ 71,253     $ 59,103     $ 52,150     $ 47,439  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    (951 )     (873 )     (1,033 )     (1,213 )     (1,340 )
 
Loss Reserves
    (572 )     (375 )     (153 )     (381 )     (292 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (206 )     (401 )     (454 )     (342 )     (105 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (290 )     (324 )     (470 )     (484 )     (497 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,018       792       1,561       581       577  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    889       761       490       324       166  
   
Life Settlements
    (396 )     (270 )     (129 )     (22 )     –  
   
Affordable Housing
    (322 )     (297 )     (269 )     (241 )     (195 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates Effect on Statement of Income
    (1,187 )     –       –       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (247 )     (236 )     159       156       271  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,264 )     (1,223 )     (298 )     (1,622 )     (1,415 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     80,607       70,030       58,805       50,528       46,024  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (79 )     (87 )     (26 )     (273 )     (374 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     80,528       69,943       58,779       50,255       45,650  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (534 )     (478 )     (417 )     (397 )     (356 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (321 )     (235 )     (59 )     23       (55 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (855 )     (713 )     (476 )     (374 )     (411 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 79,673     $ 69,230     $ 58,303     $ 49,881     $ 45,239  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  57

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 6,373     $ 4,244     $ 691     $ (1,724 )   $ (2,440 )
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,412       1,439       1,424       121       (134 )
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    938       805       511       324       166  
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    305       408       451       387       355  
 
All Other – Net
    565       348       549       953       465  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    3,220       3,000       2,935       1,785       852  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     9,593       7,244       3,626       61       (1,588 )
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (80 )     176       290       (19 )     (146 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     9,513       7,420       3,916       42       (1,734 )
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (16 )     9       39       3       –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (53 )     (92 )     122       186       84  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (69 )     (83 )     161       189       84  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 9,444     $ 7,337     $ 4,077     $ 231     $ (1,650 )
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME ACCOUNTS

Net Income

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Net Income, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 11,048     $ 9,274     $ 5,519     $ 5,363     $ 6,639  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    (78 )     160       180       127       (368 )
 
Loss Reserves
    (196 )     (222 )     228       (89 )     (145 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Covered Calls
    59       (40 )     35       (59 )     –  
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    2       19       120       (133 )     (122 )
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    60       (57 )     (2 )     (119 )     14  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    213       26       (112 )     (241 )     (112 )
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    79       20       (65 )     66       (133 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Other Than Temporary Declines
    2       301       200       (136 )     (132 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    252       (783 )     (323 )     (252 )     822  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    (5 )     (23 )     (22 )     –       –  
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (124 )     (193 )     (53 )     75       119  
   
Life Settlements
    (129 )     (136 )     (107 )     (22 )     –  
   
SICO Deferred Compensation
    (56 )     (275 )     173       (45 )     (293 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates
    (1,187 )     –       –       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (209 )     (62 )     95       (363 )     (148 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,317 )     (1,265 )     347       (1,191 )     (498 )
Net Income, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     9,731       8,009       5,866       4,172       6,141  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    133       138       21       54       62  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (46 )     (67 )     (72 )     (37 )     (29 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    152       (27 )     (25 )     (59 )     (71 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    239       44       (76 )     (42 )     (38 )
Net Income, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     9,970       8,053       5,790       4,130       6,103  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (33 )     (31 )     (55 )     (42 )     (21 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (98 )     86       (6 )     (2 )     (38 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (131 )     55       (61 )     (44 )     (59 )
Net Income, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729     $ 4,086     $ 6,044  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  59

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Premiums and Other Considerations

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 67,852     $ 55,226     $ 45,135     $ 39,194     $ 35,298  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    386       439       673       726       251  
   
Gen Re
    245       –       –       (258 )     (250 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (287 )     33       (856 )     (924 )     (815 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    130       250       (199 )     (272 )     (184 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (915 )     (809 )     (603 )     (147 )     –  
   
Commutations
    (370 )     (405 )     (79 )     4       (312 )
 
All Other — Net
    (448 )     146       188       209       39  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,259 )     (346 )     (876 )     (662 )     (1,271 )
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     66,593       54,880       44,259       38,532       34,027  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    5       5       4       1       1  
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     66,598       54,885       44,263       38,533       34,028  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    12       (91 )     15       (278 )     –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    15       8       11       6       19  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    27       (83 )     26       (272 )     19  
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 66,625     $ 54,802     $ 44,289     $ 38,261     $ 34,047  
 
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Net Investment Income

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Net Investment Income, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 19,127     $ 16,596     $ 14,714     $ 13,698     $ 12,831  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    259       304       233       179       140  
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Covered Calls
    35       (179 )     (7 )     (146 )     –  
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (203 )     (238 )     (259 )     (31 )     –  
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    11       29       159       (177 )     (101 )
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    65       60       44       11       –  
   
DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend
    (100 )     (100 )     –       –       –  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (384 )     (783 )     (733 )     (514 )     (155 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (134 )     (143 )     (114 )     (20 )     –  
 
All Other — Net
    (242 )     (78 )     (316 )     15       8  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (693 )     (1,128 )     (993 )     (683 )     (108 )
Net Investment Income, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     18,434       15,468       13,721       13,015       12,723  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (12 )     (7 )     (70 )     (9 )     (4 )
Net Investment Income, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     18,422       15,461       13,651       13,006       12,719  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    38       46       (55 )     (4 )     –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    5       1       (3 )     –       –  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    43       47       (58 )     (4 )     –  
Net Investment Income, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 18,465     $ 15,508     $ 13,593     $ 13,002     $ 12,719  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  61

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Realized Capital Gains (Losses)

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ (92 )   $ (1,433 )   $ (2,441 )   $ (836 )   $ (314 )
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    (48 )     (17 )     105       39       61  
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Covered Calls
    57       118       61       55       –  
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    27       (148 )     (47 )     (194 )     22  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    108       559       374       223       126  
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    116       19       48       66       58  
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Other Than Temporary Declines
    4       463       307       (209 )     (202 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (109 )     104       (14 )     (36 )     –  
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (127 )     (193 )     (52 )     44       –  
   
Dollar Roll Transactions
    16       (98 )     157       (46 )     26  
 
All Other — Net
    24       6       204       (25 )     (16 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    68       813       1,143       (83 )     75  
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     (24 )     (620 )     (1,298 )     (919 )     (239 )
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    42       170       (386 )     9       11  
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    42       170       (386 )     9       11  
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     18       (450 )     (1,684 )     (910 )     (228 )
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    26       8       31       –       (12 )
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 44     $ (442 )   $ (1,653 )   $ (910 )   $ (240 )
 
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Other Revenues

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Other Revenues, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 11,728     $ 10,914     $ 10,074     $ 9,710     $ 8,523  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (143 )     (200 )     (165 )     (212 )     (79 )
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    (9 )     –       26       (27 )     (87 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    267       89       92       70       80  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    524       (1,357 )     (503 )     (370 )     1,265  
   
SunAmerica Partnerships
    661       323       243       475       764  
 
All Other — Net
    (44 )     (51 )     11       (104 )     (126 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,256       (1,196 )     (296 )     (168 )     1,817  
Other Revenues, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     12,984       9,718       9,778       9,542       10,340  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (242 )     (167 )     276       138       –  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (115 )     (145 )     (147 )     (89 )     (71 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    14       8       10       3       5  
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (343 )     (304 )     139       52       (66 )
Other Revenues, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     12,641       9,414       9,917       9,594       10,274  
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (109 )     139       25       11       (100 )
Other Revenues, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 12,532     $ 9,553     $ 9,942     $ 9,605     $ 10,174  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  63

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 57,697     $ 46,390     $ 41,402     $ 34,864     $ 30,776  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    671       433       683       638       955  
   
Gen Re
    250       –       –       (258 )     (250 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (159 )     53       (862 )     (561 )     (739 )
 
Loss Reserves
    302       342       (351 )     137       223  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    57       195       (337 )     (417 )     (97 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Life Settlements
    (850 )     (743 )     (552 )     (134 )     –  
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (265 )     (231 )     (188 )     (133 )     (134 )
   
Commutations
    (370 )     (405 )     (79 )     4       (312 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Accounting Estimates:
                                       
   
Increase in asbestos and environmental loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
    850       –       –       –       –  
   
Accrual for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    232       –       –       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (102 )     111       271       109       187  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    616       (245 )     (1,415 )     (615 )     (167 )
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     58,313       46,145       39,987       34,249       30,609  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    21       23       (14 )     –       16  
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     58,334       46,168       39,973       34,249       30,625  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    13       (90 )     11       (255 )     –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    13       (44 )     21       (10 )     2  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    26       (134 )     32       (265 )     2  
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 58,360     $ 46,034     $ 40,005     $ 33,984     $ 30,627  
 
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Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 23,668     $ 21,005     $ 17,938     $ 16,746     $ 15,224  
Adjustments:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Union Excess
    48       48       52       111       63  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (112 )     (62 )     (35 )     (242 )     (65 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend
    (100 )     (100 )     –       –       –  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (229 )     (115 )     47       272       95  
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (52 )     (224 )     (23 )     (22 )     (27 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    321       287       285       450       310  
   
SICO Deferred Compensation
    56       275       (173 )     45       293  
   
SunAmerica Partnerships
    661       353       247       475       764  
 
All Other — Net
    463       179       153       155       95  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,056       641       553       1,244       1,528  
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     24,724       21,646       18,491       17,990       16,752  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (321 )     (236 )     (139 )     (26 )     (2 )
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (45 )     (41 )     (36 )     (31 )     (26 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    15       10       (3 )     64       60  
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (351 )     (267 )     (178 )     7       32  
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     24,373       21,379       18,313       17,997       16,784  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    86       93       35       37       31  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    2       8       10       6       4  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    88       101       45       43       35  
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 24,461     $ 21,480     $ 18,358     $ 18,040     $ 16,819  
 
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Income Taxes (Current and Deferred)

                                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Previously Announced or Reported
   $ 5,473     $ 4,264     $ 2,328     $ 2,339     $ 2,971  
Adjustments:
                                       
 
Net Investment Income:
                                       
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (346 )     (438 )     (424 )     (243 )     (79 )
 
All Other — Net
    (507 )     (423 )     52       (591 )     (53 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (853 )     (861 )     (372 )     (834 )     (132 )
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Adjusted or Restated in the First Restatement
     4,620       3,403       1,956       1,505       2,839  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Income Tax Accounting
    (169 )     5       9       13       22  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (48 )     59       (54 )     75       (90 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (217 )     64       (45 )     88       (68 )
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     4,403       3,467       1,911       1,593       2,771  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (16 )     (17 )     (31 )     (22 )     (10 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    20       106       39       23       (61 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    4       89       8       1       (71 )
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 4,407     $ 3,556     $ 1,919     $ 1,594     $ 2,700  
 
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Overview of Operations and Business Results

In 2003 and prior years, AIG’s operations were conducted by its subsidiaries principally through four operating segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance, Financial Services and Retirement Services & Asset Management. Beginning with the first quarter of 2004, AIG reports Retirement Services results in the same segment as Life Insurance, reflecting the convergence of protective financial and retirement products and AIG’s current management of these operations. All financial information herein gives effect to the Restatements and adjustments for changes in estimates described in “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements” and “Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates” herein. Information for years prior to 2004 included herein has been reclassified to show AIG’s results of operations and financial position on a comparable basis with the 2004 presentation.

     Through these segments, AIG provides insurance and investment products and services to both businesses and individuals in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. This geographic, product and service diversification is one of AIG’s major strengths and sets it apart from its competitors. The importance of this diversification was especially evident in 2004, when record catastrophe losses in certain insurance operations were more than offset by profitability in those operations as well as in other segments and product lines. Although regional economic downturns or political upheaval could negatively affect parts of AIG’s operations, AIG believes that its diversification makes it unlikely that regional difficulties would have a material effect on its operating results, financial condition or liquidity.

     AIG’s subsidiaries serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through an extensive property-casualty and life insurance and retirement services network. In the United States, AIG companies are the largest underwriters of commercial and industrial insurance and one of the largest life insurance and retirement services operations as well. AIG’s Financial Services businesses include commercial aircraft and equipment leasing, capital markets operations and consumer finance, both in the United States and abroad. AIG also provides asset management services and offers guaranteed investment contracts (GICs) to institutions and individuals.

     AIG’s 2004 operating performance reflects implementation of various long-term strategies and defined goals in its various operating segments.

     A primary goal of AIG in managing its General Insurance operations is to achieve an underwriting profit. To achieve this goal, AIG must be disciplined in its risk selection and premiums must be adequate and terms and conditions appropriate to cover the risk accepted. AIG believes in strict control of expenses.

     Another central focus of AIG operations in current years is the development and expansion of new distribution channels. In 2004, AIG expanded its distribution channels in many Asian countries, which now include banks, credit card companies and television-media home shopping. In late 2003, AIG entered into an agreement with PICC Property and Casualty Company, Limited (PICC), which will enable the marketing of accident and health products throughout China through PICC’s branch networks and agency system. AIG participates in the underwriting results through a reinsurance agreement and also holds a 9.9 percent ownership interest in PICC. Other examples of new distribution channels used both domestically and overseas include banks, affinity groups, direct response and e-commerce.

     AIG patiently builds relationships in markets around the world where it sees long-term growth opportunities. For example, the fact that AIG has the only wholly-owned foreign life insurance operations in eight cities in China is the result of relationships developed over nearly 30 years. AIG’s more recent extensions of operations into India, Vietnam, Russia and other emerging markets reflect the same growth strategy. Moreover, AIG believes in investing in the economies and infrastructures of these countries and growing with them. When AIG companies enter a new jurisdiction, they typically offer both basic protection and savings products. As the economies evolve, AIG’s products evolve with them, to more complex and investment-oriented models.

     Growth for AIG may be generated both internally and through acquisitions which both fulfill strategic goals and offer adequate return on investment. In recent years, the acquisitions of AIG Star Life and AIG Edison Life have broadened AIG’s penetration of the Japanese market through new distribution channels and will result in operating efficiencies as they are integrated into AIG’s previously existing companies operating in Japan.

     AIG provides leadership on issues of concern to the global and local economies as well as the insurance and financial services industries. In recent years, efforts to reform the tort system and class action litigation procedures, legislation to deal with the asbestos problem and the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act have been key issues, while in prior years trade legislation and Superfund had been issues of concern.

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

The following table summarizes AIG’s revenues, income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes and net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                         
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Total revenues
  $ 97,666     $ 79,421     $ 66,171  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    14,845       11,907       7,808  
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  

Consolidated Results

The 23.0 percent growth in revenues in 2004 was primarily attributable to the growth in net premiums earned from global General Insurance operations as well as growth in both General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services net investment income and Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums. An additional factor was the capital gains realized in 2004 rather than the capital losses realized in 2003.

     The realized capital gains in 2004 reflects an improved economy, stronger corporate balance sheets and a significantly lower level of impairment loss provisions. The realized capital losses in 2003 reflect primarily impairment loss provisions. Upon the ultimate disposition of these holdings, a portion of these losses may be recovered depending on future market conditions.

     AIG’s income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes increased 24.7 percent in 2004 when compared to 2003. Life Insurance & Retirement Services, Financial Services and Asset Management operating income gains, together with the realized capital gains, generated the increase over 2003 in both pretax income and net income.

The following table summarizes the net effect of catastrophe losses for December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

                         
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Pretax
  $ 1,155 *   $ 83     $ 61  
Net of tax and minority interest
    729       53       36  
* Includes $96 million in catastrophe losses from partially owned companies.

The following table summarizes the operations of each principal segment for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

                           
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Revenues(a):
                       
 
General Insurance(b)
  $ 41,961     $ 33,833     $ 25,600  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services(c)
    43,400       36,678       31,565  
 
Financial Services(d)
    7,495       6,242       6,822  
 
Asset Management(e)
    4,714       3,651       3,467  
 
Other
    96       (983 )     (1,283 )
Total
  $ 97,666     $ 79,421     $ 66,171  
Operating Income(a)(f)(g):
                       
 
General Insurance
  $ 3,177 (h)   $ 4,502     $ 923 (i)
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    7,923       6,807       5,181  
 
Financial Services
    2,180       1,182       2,125  
 
Asset Management
    2,125       1,316       1,125  
 
Other(j)
    (560 )     (1,900 )     (1,546 )
Total
  $ 14,845     $ 11,907     $ 7,808  
(a) Revenues and operating income reflect the adjustments necessary pursuant to FAS 133. See Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements – Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting).
(b) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, net investment income and realized capital gains (losses).
(c) Represents the sum of Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income and realized capital gains (losses).
(d) Represents interest, lease and finance charges.
(e) Represents management and advisory fees, and net investment income with respect to GICs.
(f) Represents income before income taxes, minority interest, and cumulative effect of accounting changes.
(g) Catastrophe losses were $1.16 billion, $83 million and $61 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(h) Includes $850 million charge reflecting the change in estimates for asbestos and environmental reserves and $232 million charge reflecting change in estimate for salvage and subrogation recoveries in 2004.
(i) Includes loss reserve charge of $2.1 billion.
(j) Represents other income (deductions)-net and other realized capital gains (losses).

General Insurance

AIG’s General Insurance operations provide property and casualty products and services throughout the world. General Insurance operating income includes catastrophe losses of $1.05 billion, $83 million and $61 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, General Insurance operations generated realized capital gains of $228 million in 2004 compared to realized capital losses of $39 million in 2003. General Insurance operating income in 2003 was substantially higher than 2002 due to the $2.1 billion reserve charge in 2002.

 
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Life Insurance & Retirement Services

AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations provide insurance, financial and investment products throughout the world. Foreign operations provide over 61 percent of AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income.

     Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income increased by 16.4 percent in 2004. This increase resulted from growth in each of AIG’s principal Life Insurance & Retirement Services businesses. Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income also grew in 2003 relative to 2002 by 31.4 percent.

Financial Services

AIG’s Financial Services subsidiaries engage in diversified financial products and services including aircraft leasing, capital market transactions, consumer finance and insurance premium financing.

     Financial Services operating income increased in 2004 compared to 2003 primarily due to the fluctuation in earnings resulting from derivative activities that did not qualify for hedge accounting under FAS 133. Offsetting this increase is the effect of ILFC’s disposition of approximately $2 billion in aircraft through securitizations in the third quarter of 2003 and first quarter of 2004. Fluctuations in revenues and operating income from quarter to quarter are not unusual because of the transaction-oriented nature of Capital Markets operations and the effect of the FAS 133 adjustments. The charge relating to the PNC settlement, see Item 3. Legal Proceedings, also had a significant negative effect on results. Consumer Finance operations increased revenues and operating income, both domestically and internationally.

Asset Management

AIG’s Asset Management operations include institutional and retail asset management and broker dealer services and spread-based investment business from the sale of GICs. These products and services are offered to individuals and institutions, both domestically and overseas.

     Asset Management operating income increased 61.5 percent in 2004 when compared to 2003 as a result of the upturn in worldwide financial markets and a strong global product portfolio; operating income also increased in 2003 when compared to 2002.

Capital Resources

At December 31, 2004, AIG had total consolidated shareholders’ equity of $79.67 billion and total borrowings of $96.90 billion. At that date, $86.91 billion of such borrowings were either not guaranteed by AIG or were matched borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements (GIAs) or matched notes and bonds payable.

     During 2004, AIG repurchased in the open market 16,299,300 shares of its common stock.

Liquidity

At December 31, 2004, AIG’s consolidated invested assets included $18.11 billion in cash and short-term investments. Consolidated net cash provided from operating activities in 2004 amounted to $30.72 billion. AIG believes that its liquid assets, cash provided by operations and access to short term funding through commercial paper and bank credit facilities will enable it to meet any anticipated cash requirements.

Outlook

From March through June of 2005, the major rating agencies downgraded AIG’s ratings in a series of actions. S&P lowered the long-term senior debt and counterparty ratings of AIG from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA’ and changed the rating outlook to negative. Moody’s lowered AIG’s long-term senior debt rating from ‘Aaa’ to ‘Aa2’ and changed the outlook to stable. Fitch downgraded the long-term senior debt ratings of AIG from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA’ and placed the ratings on Rating Watch Negative.

     The agencies also took rating actions on AIG’s insurance subsidiaries. S&P and Fitch lowered to ‘AA+’ the insurance financial strength ratings of most of AIG’s insurance companies. Moody’s lowered the insurance financial strength ratings generally to either ‘Aa1’ or ‘Aa2’. A.M. Best downgraded the financial strength ratings for most of AIG’s insurance subsidiaries from ‘A++’ to ‘A+’ and the issuer credit ratings from ‘aa+’ to ‘aa-’. Many of these companies’ ratings remain on a negative watch.

     In addition, S&P changed the outlook on ILFC’s ‘AA-’ long-term senior debt rating to negative. Moody’s affirmed ILFC’s long-term and short-term senior debt ratings (‘A1’/‘P-1’). Fitch downgraded ILFC’s long-term senior debt rating from ‘AA-’ to ‘A+’ and placed the rating on Rating Watch Negative and downgraded ILFC’s short-term debt rating from ‘F1+’ to ‘F1’. Fitch also placed the ‘A+’ long-term senior debt ratings of American General Finance Corporation and American General Finance, Inc. on Rating Watch Negative. S&P and Moody’s affirmed the long-term and short-term senior debt ratings of American General Finance Corporation at ‘A+’/‘A-1’ and ‘A1’/‘P-1’, respectively.

     These debt and financial strength ratings are current opinions of the rating agencies. As such, they may be changed, suspended or withdrawn at any time by the rating agencies as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, information or

 
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based on other circumstances. Ratings may also be withdrawn at AIG management’s request. This discussion of ratings is not a complete list of ratings of AIG and its subsidiaries. For a discussion of the effect of these ratings downgrades on AIG’s businesses, see “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — AIG’s Credit Ratings” in Item 1. Business.

     Despite industry price erosion in some classes of general insurance, AIG expects to continue to identify profitable opportunities and build attractive new General Insurance businesses as a result of AIG’s broad product line and extensive distribution networks. AIG expects total General Insurance premiums to increase for 2005 and expects cash flow for investments to remain strong. Thus, General Insurance net investment income is expected to rise in future quarters even in a continued low interest rate environment.

     In China, AIG has wholly-owned life insurance operations in eight cities. These operations should benefit from China’s rapid rate of economic growth and growing middle class, a segment that is a prime market for life insurance. AIG believes that it may also have opportunities in the future to grow by entering the group insurance business. However, in March 2005 it withdrew its application to serve the group insurance market until certain regulatory issues are resolved. Among the regulatory issues to be addressed is the response to AIG’s acknowledgment that certain of its Hong Kong based agents sold life insurance to customers on the Chinese mainland in contravention of applicable regulations.

     AIG Edison Life, acquired in August 2003, adds to the current agency force in Japan, and provides alternative distribution channels including banks, financial advisers, and corporate and government employee relationships. AIG Edison Life’s integration into AIG’s existing Japanese operations will provide future operating efficiencies. In January 2005, AIG Star Life entered into an agreement with the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, one of Japan’s largest banks, to market a multi-currency fixed annuity. Through ALICO, AIG Star Life and AIG Edison, AIG has developed a leadership position in the distribution of annuities through banks. AIG is also a leader in the direct marketing of insurance products through sponsors and in the broad market. AIG also expects continued growth in India, Korea and Vietnam.

     Domestically, AIG anticipates continued operating growth in 2005 as distribution channels are expanded and new products are introduced. The home service operation has not met business objectives, although its cash flow has been strong, and domestic group life/health was also weak in 2004. AIG American General’s current ratings remain equal to or higher than many of its principal competitors. In addition, recent events have caused independent producers and distributors of AIG American General’s products to be more cautious in placing business with AIG. Therefore, AIG is unable to predict the effect of these issues on AIG’s business, including any increase in associated surrender or replacement activity.

     In the airline industry, changes in market conditions are not immediately apparent in operating results. Lease rates have firmed considerably, as a result of strong demand spurred by the recovering global commercial aviation market, especially in Asia. Sales have begun to increase, and AIG expects an increasing level of interest from a variety of purchasers. Therefore, AIG believes that the improvements in that market which commenced in 2003 will be gradually reflected in ILFC’s results in 2005. In the Capital Markets operations, the integration of AIG Trading Group Inc. and its subsidiaries into the operations of AIG Financial Products Corp. and its subsidiaries created operating efficiencies that will continue to be realized, although quarter to quarter variations are to be expected in this transaction-oriented business. AIG also expects increased contributions to Financial Services revenues and income from its consumer finance operations both domestically and overseas. However, the downgrades of AIG’s credit ratings may adversely affect funding costs for AIG and its subsidiaries and AIGFP’s ability to engage in derivative transactions and certain structured products. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business – AIG’s Credit Ratings” in Item 1. Business.

     GICs, which are sold domestically and abroad to both institutions and individuals, are written on an opportunistic basis when market conditions are favorable. AIG expects to launch a matched investment program utilizing issuances of AIG debt securities, which will become AIG’s principal spread-based investment activity. However, in light of recent developments, the timing of the launch of this program is uncertain. Because AIG’s credit spreads in the capital markets have widened following the ratings declines, there may be a reduction in the earnings on new business in AIG’s spread based funding businesses.

     AIG has many promising growth initiatives underway around the world in its insurance and other operations. Cooperative agreements such as those with PICC and various banks in the U.S., Japan and Korea are expected to expand distribution networks for AIG’s products and provide models for future growth.

     For a description of “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business” see Item 1. Business.

 
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Critical Accounting Estimates

AIG considers its most critical accounting estimates those with respect to reserves for losses and loss expenses, future policy benefits for life and accident and health contracts, deferred policy acquisition costs, estimated gross profits for investment-oriented products, fair value determinations for certain Capital Markets assets and liabilities and other than temporary declines in value — investments. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the time of estimation. To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, AIG’s results of operations would be directly affected.

     Throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, AIG’s critical accounting estimates are discussed in detail. The major categories for which assumptions are developed and used to establish each critical accounting estimate are highlighted below.

Reserves for Losses and Loss Expenses (General Insurance):

•  Loss trend factors: used to establish expected loss ratios for subsequent accident years based on premium rate adequacy and the projected loss ratio with respect to prior accident years.
•  Expected loss ratios for the latest accident year: in this case, accident year 2004 for the year end 2004 loss reserve analysis. For low-frequency, high-severity classes such as excess casualty and directors and officers liability (D&O), expected loss ratios generally are utilized for at least the three most recent accident years.
•  Loss development factors: used to project the reported losses for each accident year to an ultimate amount.

Future Policy Benefits for Life and Accident and Health Contracts (Life Insurance & Retirement Services):

•  Interest rates: which vary by geographical region, year of issuance and products.
•  Mortality, morbidity and surrender rates: based upon actual experience by geographical region modified to allow for variation in policy form.

Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs (General Insurance):

•  Recoverability and eligibility based upon the current terms and profitability of the underlying insurance contracts.

Estimated Gross Profits (Life Insurance & Retirement Services):

•  Estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated duration of the contracts (investment-oriented products) affects the carrying value of deferred policy acquisition costs under FAS 97. Estimated gross profits include investment income and gains and losses on investments less required interest, actual mortality and other expenses.

Fair Value Determinations of Certain Assets and Liabilities (Financial Services — Capital Markets):

•  Valuation models: utilizing factors, such as market liquidity and current interest, foreign exchange and volatility rates.
•  AIG attempts to secure reliable and independent current market price data, such as published exchange rates from external subscription services such as Bloomberg or Reuters or third-party broker quotes for use in this model. When

such prices are not available, AIG uses an internal methodology, which includes interpolation from verifiable prices from trades occurring on dates nearest to the dates of the transactions.

Other Than Temporary Declines in Value — Investments:

Securities are considered a candidate for impairment based upon the following criteria:

•  Trading at a significant (25 percent or more) discount to par, amortized cost (if lower) or cost for an extended period of time (nine months or longer).
 
•  The occurrence of a discrete credit event resulting in the debtor default, seeking bankruptcy or insolvency protection or voluntary reorganization.
 
•  The possibility of non-realization of a full recovery on its investment, irrespective of the occurrence of one of the foregoing events.
 
Operating Review

General Insurance Operations

AIG’s General Insurance subsidiaries are multiple line companies writing substantially all lines of property and casualty insurance both domestically and abroad. See “General Insurance Operations” in Item 1. Business for more information relating to General Insurance subsidiaries.

     As previously noted, AIG believes it should present and discuss its financial information in a manner most meaningful to its investors. Accordingly, in its General Insurance business, AIG uses certain non-GAAP measures, where AIG has determined these measurements to be useful and meaningful.

     A critical discipline of a successful general insurance business is the objective to produce operating income from underwriting exclusive of investment-related income. When underwriting is not profitable, premiums are inadequate to pay for insured losses and underwriting related expenses. In these situations, the addition of general insurance related investment income and realized capital gains may, however,

 
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enable a general insurance business to produce operating income. For these reasons, AIG views underwriting profit to be critical in the overall evaluation of performance. Although in and of itself not a GAAP measurement, AIG believes that underwriting profit is a useful and meaningful disclosure. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein.

     Underwriting profit is measured in two ways: statutory underwriting profit and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) underwriting profit.

     Statutory underwriting profit is derived by reducing net premiums earned by net losses and loss expenses incurred and net expenses incurred. Statutory accounting generally requires immediate expense recognition and ignores the matching of revenues and expenses as required by GAAP. That is, for statutory purposes, expenses are recognized immediately, not over the same period that the revenues are earned.

     A basic premise of GAAP accounting is the recognition of expenses at the same time revenues are earned, the accounting principle of matching. Therefore, to convert underwriting results to a GAAP basis, acquisition expenses are deferred (deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC)) and amortized over the period the related net premiums written are earned. Accordingly, the statutory underwriting profit has been adjusted as a result of acquisition expenses being deferred as required by GAAP. DAC is reviewed for recoverability, and such review requires management judgment. See also “Critical Accounting Estimates” herein and Notes 1, 2 and 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIG, along with most General Insurance companies, uses the loss ratio, the expense ratio and the combined ratio as measures of underwriting performance. The loss ratio is the sum of losses and loss expenses incurred divided by net premiums earned. The expense ratio is statutory underwriting expenses divided by net premiums written. The combined ratio is the sum of the loss ratio and the expense ratio. These ratios are relative measurements that describe, for every $100 of net premiums earned or written, the cost of losses and statutory expenses, respectively. The combined ratio presents the total cost per $100 of premium production. A combined ratio below 100 demonstrates underwriting profit; a combined ratio above 100 demonstrates underwriting loss.

     Net premiums written are initially deferred and earned based upon the terms of the underlying policies. The net unearned premium reserve constitutes deferred revenues which are generally earned ratably over the policy period. Thus, the net unearned premium reserve is not fully recognized in income as net premiums earned until the end of the policy period.

     The underwriting environment varies from country to country, as does the degree of litigation activity. Regulation, product type and competition have a direct effect on pricing and consequently on profitability as reflected in underwriting profit and statutory general insurance ratios.

 
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General Insurance operating income is comprised of underwriting profit (loss), net investment income and realized capital gains and losses. These components, as well as net premiums written, net premiums earned and statutory ratios for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

                             
2004 2003 2002
(in millions, except ratios) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Net premiums written:
                       
 
Domestic General
                       
   
DBG
  $ 22,506     $ 19,563     $ 14,326  
   
Transatlantic
    3,749       3,341       2,500  
   
Personal Lines
    4,354       3,732       3,208  
   
Mortgage Guaranty
    607       531       508  
 
Foreign General
    9,407       7,864       6,176  
Total
  $ 40,623     $ 35,031     $ 26,718  
Net premiums earned:
                       
 
Domestic General
                       
   
DBG
  $ 21,215     $ 16,704     $ 12,200  
   
Transatlantic
    3,661       3,171       2,370  
   
Personal Lines
    4,291       3,678       2,939  
   
Mortgage Guaranty
    539       496       502  
 
Foreign General
    8,831       7,257       5,584  
Total
  $ 38,537     $ 31,306     $ 23,595  
Underwriting profit (loss)(a):
                       
 
Domestic General
                       
   
DBG
  $ (1,340 )(b)   $ 387     $ (1,627 )(c)
   
Transatlantic
    (47 )     109       (57 )(c)
   
Personal Lines
    160       183       (136 )(d)
   
Mortgage Guaranty
    278       264       247  
 
Foreign General(e)
    702 (f)     1,032       491  
Total
  $ (247 )   $ 1,975     $ (1,082 )
Net investment income:
                       
 
Domestic General
                       
   
DBG
  $ 1,965     $ 1,433     $ 1,397  
   
Transatlantic
    307       271       252  
   
Personal Lines
    186       152       167  
   
Mortgage Guaranty
    120       142       139  
   
Intercompany adjustments and eliminations – net
    —       7       23  
 
Foreign General
    618       561       372  
Total
  $ 3,196     $ 2,566     $ 2,350  
Realized capital gains (losses)
    228       (39 )     (345 )
Operating income(a)
  $ 3,177 (b)(f)   $ 4,502     $ 923 (c)(d)
Domestic General:
                       
 
Loss ratio
    83.88       78.35       90.06  
 
Expense ratio
    19.21       17.25       19.28  
Combined ratio
    103.09       95.60       109.34  
Foreign General:
                       
 
Loss ratio
    61.61       55.52       60.74  
 
Expense ratio(e)
    29.20       27.82       30.19  
Combined ratio(e)
    90.81       83.34       90.93  
Consolidated:
                       
 
Loss ratio(g)
    78.78       73.06       83.12  
 
Expense ratio
    21.52       19.62       21.81  
Combined ratio
    100.30       92.68       104.93  

(a) Catastrophe losses for 2004 by reporting unit were: DBG $582 million, Personal Lines $25 million, Transatlantic $215 million and Foreign General $232 million. Catastrophe losses for 2003 by reporting unit were: DBG $48 million, Personal Lines $5 million, Transatlantic $4 million and Foreign General $26 million. Catastrophe losses in 2002 by reporting unit were: DBG $20 million and Foreign General $41 million.
(b) Includes fourth quarter charge of $700 million attributable to the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(c) Includes loss reserve charge of $2.1 billion in the aggregate.
(d) Includes 21st Century’s loss adjustment expense pretax provision of $43 million for SB1899 Northridge earthquake claims.
(e) Includes the results of wholly owned AIU agencies.
(f) Includes fourth quarter charge of $150 million attributable to the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(g) The effect of the asbestos and environmental charge on the loss ratio was an increase of 2.21 in 2004. The effect of catastrophe losses on the loss ratio was an increase of 2.74 in 2004, 0.27 in 2003 and 0.26 in 2002. The effect of the loss reserve charge on the loss ratio was an increase of an additional 8.90 in 2002.

General Insurance Results

General Insurance operating income in 2004 showed positive results, even after accounting for catastrophe losses and the charge for asbestos and environmental exposures. Net investment income and the capital gains realized in 2004 rather than the capital losses realized in 2003 and 2002 also benefitted General Insurance results.

     Like most AIG units, DBG benefited in 2004 from the flight to quality, a strong profit center focus and growing distribution channels. Overall, DBG’s net premiums written increased in 2004 and 2003. Domestic property-casualty rates are generally satisfactory at this time, although in some classes of business, including property, D&O and energy, rates should be firmer. The underwriting loss in 2004 resulted from the fourth quarter charge attributable to the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves and catastrophe losses. Lexington, the largest excess and surplus lines carrier and a major underwriter of property insurance, was also significantly affected by catastrophe losses.

     Transatlantic’s net premiums written and net premiums earned increased as a result of growth in its international business. However, Transatlantic’s results were substantially affected by record catastrophes in the U.S. and around the world.

     Net premiums written in personal lines operations for 2004 and 2003 include $359 million and $159 million, respectively, from the domestic insurance operations of GE that were acquired in August 2003. The increase in net premiums written apart from this acquisition resulted from increased marketing efforts as well as rate increases in several states.

 
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     The underwriting profit in 2003 resulted from premium rate increases and growth in net premiums written and earned.

     Net premiums written by Mortgage Guaranty operations increased 14.3 percent in 2004 over 2003. UGC achieved record premiums in 2004, excellent underwriting results that are substantially better than the overall mortgage guaranty insurance industry, and continued expansion of its international operations.

     Foreign General Insurance had excellent results in 2004, achieving a combined ratio of 90.81 even after sustaining $232 million in catastrophe losses. Growth in net premiums written was due to premium rate increases as well as new business and new distribution channels. Every major region of the worldwide network contributed to this performance. The Far East region had good results despite several typhoon losses. In Japan, corporate and personal accident business expanded. Commercial lines in Europe continue to exhibit strong growth, as did personal lines operations in Brazil and Latin America. Additionally, AIG’s joint venture in India has expanded its commercial lines leadership among the private sector companies.

AIG transacts business in most major foreign currencies. The following table summarizes the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the growth of General Insurance net premiums written.

         
2004
Growth in original currency
    13.8 %
Foreign exchange effect
    2.2  
Growth as reported in U.S. dollars
    16.0 %

     AIG’s General Insurance results reflect the net effect on incurred losses from catastrophes of $1.05 billion, $83 million and $61 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The effect on losses caused by catastrophes can fluctuate widely from year to year, making comparisons of recurring type business more difficult. With respect to catastrophe losses, AIG believes that it has taken appropriate steps, such as careful exposure selection and obtaining reinsurance coverage, to reduce the effect of the magnitude of possible future losses. The occurrence of one or more catastrophic events of unanticipated frequency or severity, such as a terrorist attack, earthquake or hurricane, that causes insured losses, however, could have a material adverse effect on AIG’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

     General Insurance net investment income grew in 2004 when compared to 2003. AIG is benefiting from strong cash flow as well as increased partnership income. In 2003, net investment income increased slightly when compared to 2002. As AIG believes that net premiums written will continue to increase in 2005, AIG expects that cash flow for investment will continue to be strong, resulting in growth in net investment income in 2005. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein and Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Realized capital gains and losses resulted from the ongoing investment management of the General Insurance portfolios within the overall objectives of the General Insurance operations. The realized capital gains in 2004 reflect an improved economy and stronger corporate balance sheets with significantly fewer impairments. Realized capital losses in 2003 and 2002 were reflective of weakness in the equity markets in early 2003 and prior periods and impairment loss provisions for both equity and fixed income holdings in all three years. See the discussion on “Valuation of Invested Assets” herein.

     The contribution of General Insurance operating income to AIG’s consolidated income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes was 21.4 percent in 2004, compared to 37.8 percent in 2003 and 11.8 percent in 2002. The decrease in contribution percentage in 2004 was largely the result of the effects of catastrophe losses and the fourth quarter charge for asbestos and environmental exposures, while the increase of 2003 over 2002 reflected the $2.1 billion loss reserve charge in 2002.

     In 2002, AIG’s General Insurance results reflect the net effect of the loss reserve charge of $2.1 billion with respect to accident years 1997 through 2001. Such charge was the result of AIG’s annual year-end review of General Insurance loss reserves. On a gross basis, incurred losses included $2.8 billion attributable to the loss reserve charge.

Reinsurance

AIG is a major purchaser of reinsurance for its General Insurance operations. AIG insures risks globally, and its reinsurance programs must be coordinated in order to provide AIG the level of reinsurance protection that AIG desires. Reinsurance is an important risk management tool to manage transaction and insurance line risk retention at prudent levels set by management. AIG also purchases reinsurance to mitigate its catastrophic exposure. AIG is cognizant of the need to exercise good judgment in the selection and approval of both domestic and foreign companies participating in its reinsurance programs because one or more catastrophe losses could negatively affect AIG’s reinsurers and result in an inability of AIG to collect reinsurance recoverables. AIG’s reinsurance department evaluates catastrophic events and assesses the probability of occurrence and magnitude of catastrophic events through the use of state-of-the-art industry recognized program models among other techniques. AIG supplements

 
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these models through continually monitoring the risk exposure of AIG’s worldwide General Insurance operations and adjusting such models accordingly. While reinsurance arrangements do not relieve AIG from its direct obligations to its insureds, an efficient and effective reinsurance program substantially limits AIG’s exposure to potentially significant losses.

     AIG’s consolidated general reinsurance assets amounted to $18.22 billion at December 31, 2004 and resulted from AIG’s reinsurance arrangements. Thus, a credit exposure existed at December 31, 2004 with respect to reinsurance recoverable to the extent that any reinsurer may not be able to reimburse AIG under the terms of these reinsurance arrangements. AIG manages its credit risk in its reinsurance relationships by transacting with reinsurers that it considers financially sound, and when necessary AIG holds substantial collateral in the form of funds, securities and/or irrevocable letters of credit. This collateral can be drawn on for amounts that remain unpaid beyond specified time periods on an individual reinsurer basis. At December 31, 2004, approximately 43 percent of the general reinsurance assets were from unauthorized reinsurers. In order to obtain statutory recognition, the majority of these balances were collateralized. The remaining 57 percent of the general reinsurance assets were from authorized reinsurers. The terms authorized and unauthorized pertain to regulatory categories, not creditworthiness. Approximately 90 percent of the balances with respect to authorized reinsurers are from reinsurers rated A (excellent) or better, as rated by A.M. Best, or A (strong) or better, as rated by Standard & Poor’s. These ratings are measures of financial strength.

     AIG maintains a reserve for estimated unrecoverable reinsurance, but it has been largely successful in its previous recovery efforts. At December 31, 2004, AIG had allowances for unrecoverable reinsurance approximating $800 million. At that date, AIG had no significant reinsurance recoverables due from any individual reinsurer that was financially troubled (e.g., liquidated, insolvent, in receivership or otherwise subject to formal or informal regulatory restriction).

     AIG’s Reinsurance Security Department conducts ongoing detailed assessments of the reinsurance markets and current and potential reinsurers, both foreign and domestic. Such assessments include, but are not limited to, identifying if a reinsurer is appropriately licensed and has sufficient financial capacity, and evaluating the local economic environment in which a foreign reinsurer operates. This department also reviews the nature of the risks ceded and the requirements for credit risk mitigants. For example, in AIG’s treaty reinsurance contracts, AIG includes provisions that frequently require a reinsurer to post collateral when a referenced event occurs. Furthermore, AIG limits its unsecured exposure to reinsurers through the use of credit triggers, which include, but are not limited to, insurer financial strength rating downgrades, policyholder surplus declines at or below a certain predetermined level or a certain predetermined level of a reinsurance recoverable being reached. In addition, AIG’s Credit Risk Committee reviews the credit limits for and concentrations with any one reinsurer.

     AIG enters into intercompany reinsurance transactions, including through AIRCO, for its General Insurance and Life Insurance operations. AIG enters into these transactions as a sound and prudent business practice in order to maintain underwriting control and spread insurance risk among AIG’s various legal entities. All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. AIG generally obtains letters of credit in order to obtain statutory recognition of these intercompany reinsurance transactions. At December 31, 2004, approximately $3.3 billion of letters of credit were outstanding to cover intercompany reinsurance transactions with AIRCO or other General Insurance subsidiaries.

     At December 31, 2004, the consolidated general reinsurance assets of $18.22 billion include reinsurance recoverables for paid losses and loss expenses of $474 million and $14.62 billion with respect to the ceded reserve for losses and loss expenses, including ceded losses incurred but not reported (IBNR) (ceded reserves). The ceded reserves represent the accumulation of estimates of ultimate ceded losses including provisions for ceded IBNR and loss expenses. The methods used to determine such estimates and to establish the resulting ceded reserves are continually reviewed and updated by management. Any adjustments thereto are reflected in income currently. It is AIG’s belief that the ceded reserves at December 31, 2004 were representative of the ultimate losses recoverable. In the future, as the ceded reserves continue to develop to ultimate amounts, the ultimate loss recoverable may be greater or less than the reserves currently ceded.

 
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Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses

The table below classifies as of December 31, 2004 the components of the General Insurance reserve for losses and loss expenses (loss reserves) with respect to major lines of business on a statutory basis*:

         
(in millions) (Restated)
Other liability occurrence
  $ 16,074  
Other liability claims made
    10,036  
Workers compensation
    9,181  
Auto liability
    5,548  
Property
    4,098  
International
    3,490  
Reinsurance
    2,415  
Medical malpractice
    2,145  
Aircraft
    1,663  
Products liability
    1,384  
Commercial multiple peril
    1,142  
Accident and health
    1,090  
Fidelity/ surety
    960  
Other
    2,652  
Total
  $ 61,878  
*  Presented pursuant to statutory reporting requirements as prescribed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

     These loss reserves represent the accumulation of estimates of ultimate losses, including IBNR and loss expenses on a statutory accounting basis.

    

     At December 31, 2004, General Insurance net loss reserves increased $11.03 billion from the prior year end to $47.3 billion. The net loss reserves represent loss reserves reduced by reinsurance recoverables, net of an allowance for unrecoverable reinsurance and the discount for future investment income. The table below classifies the components of the General Insurance net loss reserves by business unit as of December 31, 2004.

         
(in millions) (Restated)
DBG(a)
  $ 32,356  
Personal Lines(b)
    2,310  
Transatlantic
    4,981  
Mortgage Guaranty
    352  
Foreign General(c)
    7,255  
Total Net Loss Reserve
  $ 47,254  
(a)  DBG loss reserves include approximately $3.26 billion ($3.91 billion before discount) related to business written by DBG but ceded to AIRCO and reported in AIRCO’s statutory filings. DBG loss reserves also include approximately $3.02 billion and $263 million related to business ceded to Union Excess and Richmond, respectively, and are now included in AIG’s results as a result of insufficient risk transfer and the consolidation of these entities.
(b)  Personal Lines loss reserves include $668 million related to business ceded to DBG and reported in DBG’s statutory filings.
(c)  Foreign General loss reserves include approximately $1.77 billion related to business reported in DBG’s statutory filings. Foreign General loss reserves also include approximately $218 million and $19 million related to business ceded to Union Excess and Richmond, respectively, but now included in AIG’s results as a result of insufficient risk transfer and the consolidation of these entities.

     The DBG net loss reserve of $32.36 billion is comprised principally of the business of AIG subsidiaries participating in the American Home/ National Union pool (11 companies) and the surplus lines pool (Lexington, Starr Excess Liability Insurance Company and Landmark Insurance Company).

     Beginning in 1998, DBG ceded a quota share percentage of its other liability occurrence and products liability occurrence business to AIRCO. The quota share percentage ceded was 40 percent in 1998, 65 percent in 1999, 75 percent in 2000 and 2001, 50 percent in 2002 and 2003 and 40 percent in 2004 and covered all business written in these years for these lines by participants in the American Home/National Union pool. In 1998 the cession reflected only the other liability occurrence business, but in 1999 and subsequent years included products liability occurrence. AIRCO’s loss reserves relating to these quota share cessions from DBG are recorded on a discounted basis. As of year-end 2004, AIRCO carried a discount of approximately $651 million applicable to the $3.91 billion in undiscounted reserves it assumed from the American Home/National Union pool via this quota share cession. AIRCO also carries approximately $368 million in net loss reserves relating to Foreign General insurance business. These reserves are carried on an undiscounted basis.

     Beginning in 1997, the Personal Lines division ceded a percentage of all business written by the companies participating in the personal lines pool to the American Home/National Union pool. As noted above, the total reserves carried by participants in the American Home/National Union pool relating to this cession amounted to $668 million as of year-end 2004.

     The companies participating in the American Home/ National Union pool have maintained a participation in the business written by AIU for decades. As of year-end 2004, these AIU reserves carried by participants in the American Home/ National Union pool amounted to approximately $1.77 billion. The remaining Foreign General reserves are carried by AIUO, AIRCO, and other smaller AIG subsidiaries domiciled outside the United States. Statutory filings in the U.S. by AIG companies reflect all the business written by U.S. domiciled entities only, and therefore exclude business written by AIUO, AIRCO, and all other internationally domiciled subsidiaries. The total reserves carried at year-end 2004 by AIUO and AIRCO were approximately $3.21 billion and $3.65 billion, respectively. AIRCO’s $3.65 billion in total general insurance reserves consist of approximately $3.26 billion from business assumed from the American Home/National Union pool and an additional $368 million relating to Foreign General Insurance business.

 
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     At December 31, 2004, AIG’s overall general insurance net loss reserves reflects a loss reserve discount of $1.55 billion, including tabular and non-tabular calculations. The tabular workers compensation discount is calculated using a 3.5 percent interest rate and the 1979-81 Decennial Mortality Table. The non-tabular workers compensation discount is calculated separately for companies domiciled in New York and Pennsylvania, and follows the statutory regulations for each state. For New York companies, the discount is based on a five percent interest rate and the companies’ own payout patterns. For Pennsylvania companies, the statute has specified discount factors for accident years 2001 and prior, which are based on a six percent interest rate and an industry payout pattern. For accident years 2002 and subsequent, the discount is based on the yield of U.S. Treasury securities ranging from one to twenty years and the company’s own payout pattern, with the future expected payment for each year using the interest rate associated with the corresponding Treasury security yield for that time period. The discount is comprised of the following: $399 million – tabular discount for workers compensation in DBG; $503 million – non-tabular discount for workers compensation in DBG; and, $651 million – non-tabular discount for other liability occurrence and products liability occurrence in AIRCO. The total undiscounted workers compensation loss reserve carried by DBG is approximately $6.4 billion as of year-end 2004. The other liability occurrence and products liability occurrence business in AIRCO that is assumed from DBG is discounted using a 5.5 percent interest rate and the DBG payout pattern for this business. The undiscounted reserves assumed by AIRCO from DBG totaled approximately $3.91 billion at December 31, 2004.

     The methods used to determine loss reserve estimates and to establish the resulting reserves are continually reviewed and updated by management. Any adjustments resulting therefrom are reflected in operating income currently. It is management’s belief that the General Insurance net loss reserves are adequate to cover all General Insurance net losses and loss expenses as at December 31, 2004. While AIG annually reviews the adequacy of established loss reserves, there can be no assurance that AIG’s ultimate loss reserves will not adversely develop and materially exceed AIG’s loss reserves as of December 31, 2004. In the opinion of management, such adverse development and resulting increase in reserves is not likely to have a material adverse effect on AIG’s consolidated financial position, although it could have a material adverse effect on AIG’s consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period.

     In a very broad sense, the General Insurance loss reserves can be categorized into two distinct groups. One group is long-tail casualty lines of business which include excess and umbrella liability, D&O, professional liability, medical malpractice, workers compensation, general liability, products liability, and related classes. The other group is short-tail lines of business consisting principally of property lines, personal lines and certain classes of casualty lines.

     For operations writing short-tail coverages, such as property coverages, the process of recording quarterly loss reserve changes is geared toward maintaining an appropriate reserve level for the outstanding exposure, rather than determining an expected loss ratio for current business. For example, the IBNR reserve required for a class of property business might be expected to approximate 20 percent of the latest year’s earned premiums, and this level of reserve would be maintained regardless of the loss ratio emerging in the current quarter. The 20 percent factor is adjusted to reflect changes in rate levels, loss reporting patterns, known exposures to large unreported losses, or other factors affecting the particular class of business.

     Estimation of ultimate net losses and loss expenses (net losses) for long-tail casualty lines of business is a complex process and depends on a number of factors, including the line and volume of the business involved. Experience in the more recent accident years of long-tail casualty lines shows limited statistical credibility in reported net losses because a relatively low proportion of net losses would be reported claims and expenses and an even smaller proportion would be net losses paid. Therefore, IBNR would constitute a relatively high proportion of net losses.

     AIG’s carried net long-tail loss reserves are tested using loss trend factors that AIG considers most appropriate for each class of business. A variety of actuarial methods and assumptions is normally employed to estimate net losses for long-tail casualty lines. These methods ordinarily involve the use of loss trend factors intended to reflect the estimated annual growth in loss costs from one accident year to the next. For the majority of long-tail casualty lines, net loss trend factors approximated five percent. Loss trend factors reflect many items including changes in claims handling, exposure and policy forms; current and future estimates of monetary inflation and social inflation and increases in litigation and awards. These factors are periodically reviewed and subsequently adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect emerging trends which are based upon past loss experience. Thus, many factors are implicitly considered in estimating the year to year growth in loss costs recognized.

     A number of actuarial assumptions are made in the review of reserves for each line of business. For longer tail lines

 
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of business, actuarial assumptions generally are made with respect to the following:

•  Loss trend factors which are used to establish expected loss ratios for subsequent accident years based on the projected loss ratio for prior accident years.
 
•  Expected loss ratios for the latest accident year (i.e., accident year 2004 for the year end 2004 loss reserve analysis) and, in some cases, for accident years prior to the latest accident year. The expected loss ratio generally reflects the projected loss ratio from prior accident years, adjusted for the loss trend (see above) and the effect of rate changes and other quantifiable factors. For low-frequency, high-severity classes such as excess casualty and D&O, expected loss ratios generally are utilized for at least the three most recent accident years.
 
•  Loss development factors which are used to project the reported losses for each accident year to an ultimate basis.

     AIG records quarterly changes in loss reserves for each of its many General Insurance profit centers. The overall change in AIG’s loss reserves is based on the sum of these profit center level changes. For most profit centers which write longer tail classes of casualty coverage, the process of recording quarterly loss reserve changes involves determining the estimated current loss ratio for each class of coverage. This loss ratio is multiplied by the current quarter’s net earned premium for that class of coverage to determine the quarter’s total estimated net incurred loss and loss expense. The change in loss reserves for the quarter for each class is thus the difference between the net incurred loss and loss expense, estimated as described above, and the net paid losses and loss expenses in the quarter.

     The process of determining the current loss ratio for each class or business segment begins in the profit centers in the latter part of the previous year. The loss ratios determined for each profit center are based on a variety of factors. These include, but are not limited to, the following considerations: prior accident year and policy year loss ratios; actual and anticipated rate changes; actual and anticipated changes in coverage, reinsurance, or mix of business; actual and anticipated changes in external factors affecting results, such as trends in loss costs or in the legal and claims environment. Each profit center’s loss ratio for the following year is subject to review by the profit center’s management, by actuarial and accounting staffs, and ultimately by senior management. At the close of each quarter, the assumptions underlying the loss ratios are reviewed to determine if the loss ratios based thereon remain appropriate. This process includes a review of the actual claims experience in the quarter, actual rate changes achieved, actual changes in coverage, reinsurance or mix of business, and changes in certain other factors that may affect the loss ratio. When this review suggests that the initially determined loss ratio is no longer appropriate, the loss ratio for current business would be changed to reflect the revised assumptions.

     A comprehensive annual loss reserve review is conducted in the fourth quarter of each year for each AIG General Insurance subsidiary. These reviews are conducted in full detail for each class or line of business for each subsidiary, and thus consist of literally hundreds of individual analyses. The purpose of these reviews is to confirm the reasonableness of the reserves carried by each of the individual subsidiaries, and thereby of AIG’s overall carried reserves. The reserve analysis for each business class is performed by the actuarial personnel who are most familiar with that class of business. In completing these detailed actuarial reserve analyses, the actuaries are required to make numerous assumptions, including for example the selection of loss development factors and loss cost trend factors. They are also required to determine and select the most appropriate actuarial method(s) to employ for each business class. Additionally, they must determine the appropriate segmentation of data or segments from which the adequacy of the reserves can be most accurately tested. In the course of these detailed reserve reviews for each business segment, a point estimate of the loss reserve is generally determined. The sum of these point estimates for each of the individual business classes for each subsidiary provides an overall actuarial point estimate of the loss reserve for that subsidiary. The overall actuarial point estimate is compared to the subsidiary’s carried loss reserve. If the carried reserve can be supported by actuarial methods and assumptions which are also believed to be reasonable, then the carried reserve would generally be considered reasonable and no adjustment would be considered. The ultimate process by which the actual carried reserves are determined considers not only the actuarial point estimate but a myriad of other factors. Other crucial internal and external factors considered include a qualitative assessment of inflation and other economic conditions in the United States and abroad, changes in the legal, regulatory, judicial and social environments, underlying policy pricing, terms and conditions, and claims handling. Loss reserve development can also be affected by commutations of assumed and ceded reinsurance agreements.

     With respect to the 2004 year-end actuarial loss reserve analysis for DBG, the actuaries continued to utilize the modified assumptions which gave additional weight to actual loss development from the more recent years, as identified during the 2002 and 2003 analysis, with appropriate adjustments to account for the additional year of loss experience which emerged in 2004. Although the actuaries continued to use actuarial assumptions that rely on expected loss ratios based on the

 
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results of prior accident years, the expected loss ratio assumptions used continue to give far greater weight to the more recent accident year experience than was the case in the prior year-end assumptions. For example, for the excess casualty lead umbrella class of business, 100 percent weight was given to the experience of accident years 1998-2001, with no weight given to the more favorable experience of accident years prior to 1998.

     AIG’s annual loss reserve review does not calculate a range of loss reserve estimates. Because a large portion of the loss reserves from AIG’s General Insurance business relates to long-tail casualty lines driven by severity rather than frequency of claims, such as excess casualty and D&O, developing a range around loss reserve estimates would not be meaningful. An estimate is calculated which AIG’s actuaries believe provides a reasonable estimate of the required reserve. This amount is then evaluated against actual carried reserves.

     There is potential for significant variation in the development of loss reserves, particularly for long-tail casualty classes of business such as excess casualty, when actual costs differ from the assumptions used to test the reserves. Such assumptions include those made for loss trend factors and loss development factors, as described earlier. Set forth below is a sensitivity analysis demonstrating the estimated effect on the loss reserve position of alternative loss trend or loss development factor assumptions as compared to those actually used to test the carried reserves.

     For the excess casualty class of business the assumed loss cost trend was five percent. Thus, in establishing the expected loss ratios for accident years 2002 through 2004, the loss costs from accident years 1998 through 2001 were trended by this five percent factor per annum. A five percent change in the assumed loss cost trend from each accident year to the next would cause approximately a $600 million change (either positively or negatively) to the net loss and loss expense reserve for this business. For the D&O and related management liability classes of business the assumed loss cost trend was four percent. Thus, in establishing the expected loss ratios for accident years 2002 through 2004, the loss costs from accident years 1997 through 2001 were trended by this four percent factor per annum. A five percent change in this assumed loss cost trend would cause approximately a $500 million change (either positively or negatively) to the net loss and loss expense reserve for such business. For healthcare liability business, including hospitals and other healthcare exposures, a five percent change in the assumed loss cost trend would cause approximately a $150 million change (either positively or negatively) to the loss and loss expense reserve for this business. Actual loss cost trends in the early 1990’s were negative for these classes, whereas in the late 1990’s loss costs trends ran well into the double digits for each of these three classes. The sharp increase in loss costs in the late 1990’s was thus much greater than the five percent changes cited above, and caused significant increases in the overall loss reserve needs for these classes. While changes in the loss cost trend assumptions can have a significant effect on the reserve needs for other smaller classes of liability business, the potential effect of these changes on AIG’s overall carried reserves would be much less than for the classes noted above.

     For the excess casualty class, if future loss development factors differed by five percent from those utilized in the year-end 2004 loss reserve review, there would be approximately a $450 million change (either positively or negatively) to the overall AIG loss reserve position. The comparable effect on the D&O and related management liability classes would be approximately $200 million (either positive or negative) if future loss development factors differed by five percent from those utilized in the year-end 2004 loss reserve review. For healthcare liability classes, the effect would be approximately $125 million (either positive or negative). For workers compensation reserves, the effect of a five percent deviation from the loss development factors utilized in the year-end 2004 reserve reviews would be approximately $750 million (either positive or negative). Because loss development factors for this class have shown less volatility than higher severity classes such as excess casualty, however, actual changes in loss development factors are expected to be less than five percent. There is some degree of volatility in loss development patterns for other longer tail liability classes as well. However, the potential effect on AIG’s reserves would be much less than for the classes cited above.

     The calculations of the effect of the five percent change in loss development factors are made by selecting the stage of accident year development where it is believed reasonable for such a deviation to occur. For example, for workers compensation, the $750 million amount is calculated by assuming that each of the most recent eight accident years develop five percent higher than estimated by the current loss development factors utilized in the reserve study, i.e. the factor 1.05 is multiplied by the incurred losses (including IBNR and loss expenses) for these accident years.

     AIG management believes that using a five percent change in the assumptions for loss cost trends and loss development factors provides a reasonable benchmark for a sensitivity analysis of the reserves of AIG’s most significant lines of general insurance business. For excess casualty business, both the loss cost trend and the loss development factor assumptions are critical. Generally, actual historical loss development factors are used to project future loss development. However, there can be no assurance that future loss development pat-

 
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terns will be the same as in the past. Moreover, as excess casualty is a long-tail class of business, any deviation in loss cost trends or in loss development factors might not be discernible for an extended period of time subsequent to the recording of the initial loss reserve estimates for any accident year. Thus, there is the potential for the reserves with respect to a number of accident years to be significantly affected by changes in the loss cost trends or loss development factors that were initially relied upon in setting the reserves. These changes in loss trends or loss development factors could be attributable to changes in inflation or in the judicial environment, or in other social or economic phenomena affecting claims. For example, during the lengthy periods during which losses develop for excess casualty, actual changes in loss costs from one accident year to the next have ranged from negative values to double-digit amounts. Thus, there is the potential for significant volatility in loss costs for excess casualty and, although five percent is considered a reasonable benchmark for sensitivity analysis for this business, there is the potential for variations far greater than this amount (either positive or negative). Likewise, in the judgment of AIG’s actuaries, five percent is considered an appropriate benchmark for sensitivity analysis with respect to the loss development factor assumptions used to test the reserves. It should be noted that the loss cost trend factor for excess casualty was reduced to five percent in the year-end 2004 loss reserve review compared to the 7.5 percent loss trend factor used in the 2003 review for excess casualty. This reduction was made by AIG’s actuaries in response to a significant favorable loss trend that had emerged from accident year 2000 to 2001. This favorable trend appears to be continuing in accident years 2002 and 2003, although these accident years are still immature.

     For D&O and related management liability classes of business, the loss cost trend assumption is critical. The loss development factor assumption is important but less critical than for excess casualty. As this coverage is written on a claims-made basis, claims for a given accident year are all reported within that year. Actual changes in loss costs from one accident year to the next in the 1990s ranged from double digit negative values for several accident years in the early 1990s to nearly 50 percent per year for the period from accident year 1996 to accident year 1999. Thus, there is the potential for extreme volatility in loss costs for this business and, although five percent is considered a reasonable benchmark for sensitivity analysis, there is the potential for variations far greater than this amount (either positive or negative). Five percent is also considered an appropriate benchmark for sensitivity analysis with respect to the loss development factor assumptions used to test the reserves for these classes. However, as noted above, the effect of such a deviation is less than that of a similar deviation in loss cost trends. It should be noted that the loss cost trend factor for D&O and related management liability classes was reduced to four percent in the year end 2004 loss reserve reviews compared to six percent in the 2003 review. This reduction was made by AIG’s actuaries in response to a relative stabilization in loss costs from accident year 1999 to 2001 following the period of sharp increases in loss costs through 1999. The stabilization in loss costs appears to be continuing in accident years 2002 and 2003, although these accident years are still immature.

     For healthcare liability classes, both the loss cost trend and the loss development factor assumptions are critical. The nature of the potential volatility would be analogous to that described above for the excess casualty business. However, AIG’s volume of business in the healthcare classes is much smaller than for excess casualty, hence the potential effect on AIG’s overall reserves is smaller for these classes than for excess casualty. AIG’s healthcare liability business includes both primary and excess exposures.

     For workers compensation, the loss development factor assumptions are important. Generally, AIG’s actual historical workers compensation loss development would be expected to provide a reasonably accurate predictor of future loss development. A five percent sensitivity indicator for workers compensation would thus be considered to be toward the high end of potential deviations for this class of business. AIG’s workers compensation reserves include a small portion relating to excess workers compensation coverage. The analysis applicable to excess casualty would apply to these reserves. However, the volume of such business is de minimis compared to the volume of excess casualty. The loss cost trend assumption for workers compensation is not believed to be material with respect to AIG’s loss reserves other than for that portion representing excess workers compensation. This is primarily because AIG’s actuaries are generally able to use loss development projections for all but the most recent accident year’s reserves, so there is limited need to rely on loss cost trend assumptions for workers’ compensation business.

     For casualty business other than the classes noted above, there is generally some potential for deviation in both the loss cost trend and loss development factor selections. However, the effect of such deviations would not be material when compared to the effect cited above for excess casualty and D&O.

     The comprehensive annual loss reserve review process results in an accumulation of point estimates for AIG’s General Insurance business. The loss reserve carried at year-end 2004 for AIG’s General Insurance business was approximately equal to the aggregate reserve indicated by the actuarial point estimates. This represents a relative improvement of approximately two percent from AIG’s position as of December 31,

 
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2003. This comparison excludes the reserves relating to asbestos and environmental exposures, which are calculated using different methodologies, as described below.

Asbestos and Environmental Reserves

The estimation of loss reserves relating to asbestos and environmental claims on insurance policies written many years ago is subject to greater uncertainty than other types of claims due to inconsistent court decisions as well as judicial interpretations and legislative actions that in some cases have tended to broaden coverage beyond the original intent of such policies and in others have expanded theories of liability. The insurance industry as a whole is engaged in extensive litigation over these coverage and liability issues and is thus confronted with a continuing uncertainty in its efforts to quantify these exposures.

     AIG continues to receive claims asserting injuries from toxic waste, hazardous substances, and other environmental pollutants and alleged damages to cover the cleanup costs of hazardous waste dump sites, referred to collectively as environmental claims, and indemnity claims asserting injuries from asbestos.

     The vast majority of these asbestos and environmental claims emanate from policies written in 1984 and prior years. Commencing in 1985, standard policies contained an absolute exclusion for pollution related damage and an absolute asbestos exclusion was also implemented. However, AIG currently underwrites environmental impairment liability insurance on a claims-made basis and has excluded such claims from the analysis herein.

     The majority of AIG’s exposures for asbestos and environmental claims are excess casualty coverages, not primary coverages. Thus, the litigation costs are treated in the same manner as indemnity reserves. That is, litigation expenses are included within the limits of the liability AIG incurs. Individual significant claim liabilities, where future litigation costs are reasonably determinable, are established on a case basis.

     Estimation of asbestos and environmental claims loss reserves is a subjective process and reserves for asbestos and environmental claims cannot be estimated using conventional reserving techniques such as those that rely on historical accident year loss development factors.

     Significant factors which affect the trends that influence the asbestos and environmental claims estimation process are the inconsistent court resolutions and judicial interpretations which broaden the intent of the policies and scope of coverage. The current case law can be characterized as still evolving, and there is little likelihood that any firm direction will develop in the near future. Additionally, the exposures for cleanup costs of hazardous waste dump sites involve issues such as allocation of responsibility among potentially responsible parties and the government’s refusal to release parties.

     Due to this uncertainty, it is not possible to determine the future development of asbestos and environmental claims with the same degree of reliability as with other types of claims. Such future development will be affected by the extent to which courts continue to expand the intent of the policies and the scope of the coverage, as they have in the past, as well as by the changes in Superfund and waste dump site coverage issues. If the asbestos and environmental reserves develop deficiently, such deficiency would have an adverse effect on AIG’s future results of operations. AIG does not discount asbestos and environmental reserves.

     With respect to known asbestos and environmental claims, AIG established over a decade ago specialized toxic tort and environmental claims units, which investigate and adjust all such asbestos and environmental claims. These units evaluate these asbestos and environmental claims utilizing a claim-by-claim approach that involves a detailed review of individual policy terms and exposures. Because each policyholder presents different liability and coverage issues, AIG generally evaluates exposure on a policy-by-policy basis, considering a variety of factors such as known facts, current law, jurisdiction, policy language and other factors that are unique to each policy. Quantitative techniques have to be supplemented by subjective considerations including management judgment. Each claim is reviewed at least semi-annually utilizing the aforementioned approach and adjusted as necessary to reflect the current information.

     In both the specialized and dedicated asbestos and environmental claims units, AIG actively manages and pursues early settlement with respect to these claims in an attempt to mitigate its exposure to the unpredictable development of these claims. AIG attempts to mitigate its known long-tail environmental exposures by utilizing a combination of proactive claim-handling techniques including policy buybacks, complete environmental releases, compromise settlements, and, where indicated, litigation.

     With respect to asbestos claims handling, AIG’s specialized claims staff operates to mitigate losses through proactive handling, supervision and resolution of asbestos cases. Thus, while AIG has resolved all claims with respect to miners and major manufacturers (Tier One), its claims staff continues to operate under the same proactive philosophy to resolve claims involving accounts with products containing asbestos (Tier Two), products containing small amounts of asbestos, companies in the distribution process, and parties with re-

 
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mote, ill defined involvement in asbestos (Tiers Three and Four). Through its commitment to appropriate staffing, training, and management oversight of asbestos cases, AIG mitigates to the extent possible its exposure to these claims.

     In order to evaluate the overall reasonableness of the asbestos and environmental reserves established using the claim-by-claim approach as described above, AIG uses two methods, the market share method and the frequency/ severity or report year method.

     The market share method produces indicated asbestos and environmental reserve needs by applying the appropriate AIG market share to estimated potential industry ultimate loss and loss expenses based on the latest estimates from A.M. Best and Tillinghast. The market share method is a series of tests. Six estimates of potential industry ultimate losses for asbestos and environmental claims are tested. Additionally, a second series of tests are performed, using estimated industry unpaid losses, instead of industry ultimate losses. The market share tests are also performed using estimates of AIG’s market share. The reason AIG’s market share is an estimate is that there are assumptions as to which years and classes of business the asbestos and environmental exposure applies. For example, commercial multiple peril business is included in the market share calculation in some, but not all, of the scenarios.

     AIG’s estimate of the carried net asbestos and environmental reserves were approximately $50 million greater than the mean indication of the outcomes of market share testing. However, the market share method does not give weight to AIG’s actual asbestos and environmental loss experience.

     The frequency/severity or report year approach, is also a series of tests which are performed separately for asbestos and for environmental exposures. For asbestos, these tests project the expected losses to be reported over the next twenty years, i.e. from 2005 through 2024, based on the actual losses reported through 2004 and the expected future loss emergence for these claims. Three scenarios are tested, with a series of assumptions ranging from more optimistic to more conservative. In the first scenario, all carried asbestos case reserves, as determined above using the claim-by-claim approach, are assumed to be within ten percent of their ultimate settlement value.

     The second scenario relies on an actuarial projection of report year developments for asbestos claims reported from 1993 to the present to estimate case reserve adequacy as of year-end 2004. The third scenario also relies on an actuarial projection of report year claims for asbestos, but reflects claims reported from 1989 to the present to estimate case reserve adequacy as of year-end 2004. As of year-end 2004, the results of the second and third scenarios varied significantly. In the second scenario, case reserves were indicated to be at slightly less than 60 percent of the ultimate settlement value at year-end 2004, whereas in the third scenario they were indicated to be at less than 25 percent of ultimate settlement value.

     Based on the results of the prior report years for each of the three scenarios described above, the report year approach then projects forward to the year 2024 the expected future report year losses, based on AIG’s estimate of reasonable loss trend assumptions.

     These calculations are performed on losses gross of reinsurance. The IBNR (including a provision for development of reported claims) on a net basis is based on applying a factor reflecting the expected ratio of net losses to gross losses for future loss emergence.

     For environmental claims, an analogous series of frequency/severity tests are produced. In general, the case reserve adequacy assumptions are narrower, as case reserve adequacy is indicated within approximately 25 percent of adequacy in all scenarios tested. Environmental claims from future report years (i.e. IBNR) are projected out ten years, i.e. through the year 2014.

     As of year-end 2004, the range of outcomes from the scenarios tested for environmental ranged from $20 million below AIG’s carried reserve to approximately $200 million greater than AIG’s carried reserve. The range of outcomes for asbestos was greater. The indication from the first scenario, as described above, was approximately $140 million below AIG’s carried reserve. The indication from the second scenario was approximately $10 million below AIG’s carried reserves. The indication from the third scenario was approximately $650 million greater than AIG’s carried reserve.

     At year-end 2004, AIG considered a number of factors and recent experience to determine the appropriate reserve that should be carried for these claims, including the following:

     1. Actual calendar experience for past ten years, five years, three years, and one year. AIG has experienced consistent adverse development on its carried asbestos and environmental reserves over the years. The net carried reserves from ten years ago have run off $1.45 billion deficient; from five years ago $430 million deficient; from three years ago $350 million deficient; and from one year ago $150 million deficient. Thus the reserves have consistently produced adverse development per year, with no evidence of recent improvement. These figures are prior to the year-end 2004 reserve increase.

 
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     On a gross of reinsurance basis, the adverse developments have been analogous, with approximately $450 million in the latest year and $4.8 billion over the past ten years.

     2. Input from claims officers on latest year events. DBG’s claims officers have observed an increasing trend toward adverse claims experience in the layers underlying its excess attachment points for a number of Tier Two claims, increasing the probability of further adverse loss developments going forward. They also noted the emergence of several asbestos non-products cases recently, raising a concern that asbestos non-products cases could become a more serious problem in the future.

     3. Deterioration in Report Year claims experience. As noted above, the Scenario Two and Scenario Three indications for case reserve adequacy in AIG’s 2004 year-end actuarial report indicated an increasing deficiency in carried case reserves for asbestos. This was the result of continued adverse development on prior year case reserves and suggests future loss development will be at higher levels than previously indicated. As a result, the Scenario Three indicated reserve deficiency increased from approximately $480 million in the 2003 year-end reserve review to a deficiency of approximately $650 million in the year-end 2004 review. Furthermore, the year-end 2004 review utilized data evaluated as of June 30, 2004. An update to this data was recently produced (for all large claims) with claims evaluated as of March 31, 2005, i.e., an additional nine months of data beyond the year-end 2004 reserve study. This update showed that report year losses in the nine months from June 2004 to March 2005 have produced additional adverse loss development. In fact, more loss development was observed during these nine months than for the twelve months from the June 2003 through June 2004 period. Thus, both the latest year’s data used in the year-end 2004 actuarial study and the nine months of additional data subsequent to that study indicate the experience is deteriorating beyond what was expected at year-end 2003.

     4. Survival Ratios. AIG’s year-end 2004 survival ratio for asbestos was 5.7 and 5.2 on a gross and a net basis, respectively, prior to the year-end 2004 reserve increase. AIG’s year-end 2004 survival ratio for environmental was 4.8 and 3.8 on a gross and a net basis, respectively, prior to the year-end 2004 reserve increase. These survival ratios indicate AIG’s carried reserves are sufficient to fund four to five years of payments for these claims, assuming payment levels remain stable. Based on the latest two years of actual paid losses, AIG does not expect its losses to decline as quickly as these ratios imply.

     5. Industry experience. The industry has experienced a significant wave of adverse development for asbestos since 2001, with little, if any, signs of recent improvement. Furthermore, the litigation environment has become increasingly adverse.

     6. Reinsurance Recoverable. Although AIG has been successful in collecting the vast majority of its reinsurance on asbestos and environmental claims, the greater the future losses and the longer the exposure persists, the greater the likelihood of increased problems in collecting reinsurance. Thus, the continued adverse developments and lack of any signs that loss experience is beginning to diminish increases the risk of uncollectible reinsurance.

     After considering all of these factors, particularly its recent experience, AIG determined that its carried reserve for asbestos and environmental claims would be best estimated by scenario three described above. This resulted in a $650 million increase in net asbestos reserves, and a $200 million increase in net environmental reserves. The corresponding increases in gross reserves were $1.2 billion for asbestos and $250 million for environmental reserves.

Significant uncertainty remains as to AIG’s ultimate liability relating to asbestos and environmental claims. This uncertainty is due to several factors including:

•  The long latency period between asbestos exposure and disease manifestation and the resulting potential for involvement of multiple policy periods for individual claims;
 
•  The increase in the volume of claims by currently unimpaired plaintiffs;
 
•  Claims filed under the non-aggregate premises or operations section of general liability policies;
 
•  The number of insureds seeking bankruptcy protection and the effect of prepackaged bankruptcies;
 
•  Diverging legal interpretations;
 
•  With respect to environmental claims, the difficulty in estimating the allocation of remediation cost among various parties; and
 
•  The possibility of federal legislation that would address the asbestos and environmental issue.
 
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A summary of reserve activity, including estimates for applicable IBNR, relating to asbestos and environmental claims separately and combined at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 follows:

                                                   
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
Asbestos:
                                               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at beginning of year
  $ 1,235     $ 386     $ 1,304     $ 400     $ 1,114     $ 312  
 
Losses and loss expenses incurred*
    1,595 (a)     772 (a)     175       43       395       168  
 
Losses and loss expenses paid*
    (271 )     (98 )     (244 )     (57 )     (205 )     (80 )
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at end of year
  $ 2,559     $ 1,060     $ 1,235     $ 386     $ 1,304     $ 400  
Environmental:
                                               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at beginning of year
  $ 789     $ 283     $ 832     $ 296     $ 1,115     $ 407  
 
Losses and loss expenses incurred*
    314 (b)     234 (b)     133       52       (140 )     (44 )
 
Losses and loss expenses paid*
    (129 )     (66 )     (176 )     (65 )     (143 )     (67 )
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at end of year
  $ 974     $ 451     $ 789     $ 283     $ 832     $ 296  
Combined:
                                               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at beginning of year
  $ 2,024     $ 669     $ 2,136     $ 696     $ 2,229     $ 719  
 
Losses and loss expenses incurred*
    1,909 (c)     1,006 (c)     308       95       255       124  
 
Losses and loss expenses paid*
    (400 )     (164 )     (420 )     (122 )     (348 )     (147 )
Reserve for losses and loss expenses at end of year
  $ 3,533     $ 1,511     $ 2,024     $ 669     $ 2,136     $ 696  
* All amounts pertain to policies underwritten in prior years.
(a) Includes increases of $1.2 billion and $650 million for the fourth quarter relating to gross and net losses and loss expenses incurred, respectively, attributable to the change in estimate.
(b) Includes increases of $250 million and $200 million for the fourth quarter relating to gross and net losses and loss expenses incurred, respectively, attributable to the change in estimate.
(c) Includes increases of $1.45 billion and $850 million for the fourth quarter relating to gross and net losses incurred, respectively, attributable to the change in estimate.

The gross and net IBNR included in the reserve for losses and loss expenses, relating to asbestos and environmental claims separately and combined, at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, including the fourth quarter 2004 charge, were estimated as follows:

                                                 
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
Asbestos
  $ 2,033     $ 876     $ 695     $ 200     $ 709     $ 211  
Environmental
    606       284       347       80       313       72  
Combined
  $ 2,639     $ 1,160     $ 1,042     $ 280     $ 1,022     $ 283  

A summary of asbestos and environmental claims count activity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

                                                                           
2004 2003 2002
Asbestos Environmental Combined Asbestos Environmental Combined Asbestos Environmental Combined
Claims at beginning of year
    7,474       8,852       16,326       7,085       8,995       16,080       6,672       9,364       16,036  
Claims during year:
                                                                       
 
Opened
    909       2,592       3,501       669       2,106       2,775       959       1,657       2,616  
 
Settled
    (100 )     (279 )     (379 )     (86 )     (244 )     (330 )     (154 )     (546 )     (700 )
 
Dismissed or otherwise resolved
    (708 )     (2,949 )     (3,657 )     (194 )     (2,005 )     (2,199 )     (392 )     (1,480 )     (1,872 )
Claims at end of year
    7,575       8,216       15,791       7,474       8,852       16,326       7,085       8,995       16,080  

     The table below presents AIG’s survival ratios for asbestos and environmental claims for year end 2004, 2003 and 2002. The survival ratio is derived by dividing the year end carried loss reserve by the average payments for the three most recent calendar years for these claims. Therefore the survival ratio is a simplistic measure estimating the number of years it would be before the current ending loss reserves for these claims would be paid off using recent year average payments. Many factors, such as aggressive settlement procedures, mix of business and level of coverage provided, have a significant effect on the amount of asbestos and environmental reserves and payments and the resultant survival ratio. Thus, caution should be exercised in attempting to determine reserve adequacy for these claims based simply on this survival ratio.

 
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AIG’s survival ratios for asbestos and environmental claims, separately and combined were based upon a three-year average payment. These ratios for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

                   
Gross Net
2004
               
Survival ratios:
               
 
Asbestos
    10.7       13.5  
 
Environmental
    6.5       6.8  
 
Combined
    9.1       10.5  
2003
               
Survival ratios:
               
 
Asbestos
    4.7       4.5  
 
Environmental
    4.7       4.1  
 
Combined
    4.7       4.3  
2002
               
Survival ratios:
               
 
Asbestos
    4.1       4.9  
 
Environmental
    5.4       5.3  
 
Combined
    4.5       5.1  

Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations

AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries offer a wide range of insurance and retirement savings products both domestically and abroad. Insurance-oriented products consist of individual and group life, payout annuities, endowment and accident and health policies. Retirement savings products consist generally of fixed and variable annuities. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Domestically, AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations offer a broad range of protection products, including life insurance, group life and health products, including disability income products and payout annuities, which include single premium immediate annuities, structured settlements and terminal funding annuities. Home service operations include an array of life insurance, accident and health, and annuity products sold through career agents. In addition, home service includes a small block of run-off property and casualty coverage. Retirement services include group retirement products, individual fixed and variable annuities sold through banks, broker dealers and exclusive sales representatives, and annuity runoff operations which include previously-acquired “closed blocks” and other fixed and variable annuities largely sold through distribution relationships that have been discontinued.

     Overseas, AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations include insurance and investment-oriented products such as whole and term life investment linked, universal life and endowments, personal accident and health products, group products including pension, life and health, and fixed and variable annuities.

Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations presented on a major product basis for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

                           
2004 2003(a) 2002(a)
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
GAAP Premiums:
                       
Domestic Life:
                       
 
Life insurance
  $ 1,888     $ 1,751     $ 1,611  
 
Home service
    812       834       854  
 
Group life/health
    1,128       1,046       967  
 
Payout annuities(b)
    1,484       1,272       1,044  
 
Total
    5,312       4,903       4,476  
Domestic Retirement Services:                
 
Group retirement products
    313       250       243  
 
Individual fixed annuities
    59       53       35  
 
Individual variable annuities
    407       331       333  
 
Individual fixed annuities – runoff(c)
    80       86       93  
 
Total
    859       720       704  
Total Domestic
    6,171       5,623       5,180  
Foreign Life:
                       
 
Life insurance
    14,938       13,204       11,708  
 
Personal accident & health
    4,301       3,126       2,491  
 
Group products(d)
    2,215       1,267       1,094  
 
Total
    21,454       17,597       15,293  
Foreign Retirement Services:
                       
 
Individual fixed annuities
    395       255       216  
 
Individual variable annuities
    68       21       5  
 
Total
    463       276       221  
Total Foreign
    21,917       17,873       15,514  
Total GAAP Premiums
  $ 28,088     $ 23,496     $ 20,694  
Net investment income:
                       
Domestic Life:
                       
 
Life insurance
  $ 1,287     $ 1,179     $ 958  
 
Home service
    608       616       589  
 
Group life/health
    123       121       108  
 
Payout annuities
    801       699       615  
 
Total
    2,819       2,615       2,270  
Domestic Retirement Services:                
 
Group retirement products
    2,201       2,055       1,890  
 
Individual fixed annuities
    3,100       2,567       2,001  
 
Individual variable annuities
    239       239       174  
 
Individual fixed annuities – runoff(c)
    1,076       1,266       1,416  
 
Total
    6,616       6,127       5,481  
Total Domestic
    9,435       8,742       7,751  
Foreign Life:
                       
 
Life insurance
    4,065       3,356       2,874  
 
Personal accident & health
    179       161       140  
 
Group products
    431       326       249  
 
Intercompany adjustments
    (18 )     (15 )     (12 )
 
Total
    4,657       3,828       3,251  
 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)
                           
2004 2003(a) 2002(a)
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Foreign Retirement Services:
                       
 
Individual fixed annuities
    1,034       368       240  
 
Individual variable annuities
    143       4       1  
 
Total
    1,177       372       241  
 
Total Foreign
    5,834       4,200       3,492  
Total net investment income
  $ 15,269     $ 12,942     $ 11,243  
Pricing net investment gains(e)
    225       156       88  
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (182 )     84       (460 )
 
Total realized gains (losses)(e)
    43       240       (372 )
Total operating income
  $ 7,923     $ 6,807     $ 5,181  
Life insurance in–force:
                       
 
Domestic
  $ 772,251     $ 645,606     $ 577,686  
 
Foreign
    1,085,843       937,425 (f)     720,906  
Total
  $ 1,858,094     $ 1,583,031     $ 1,298,592  
(a) Adjusted to conform to 2004 presentation.
(b) Includes structured settlements, single premium immediate annuities and terminal funding annuities.
(c) Represents runoff annuity business sold through discontinued distribution relationships.
(d) 2004 includes approximately $640 million of premium from a reinsurance transaction involving terminal funding business. This single premium amount is offset by a similar increase of benefit reserves.
(e) For purposes of this presentation, pricing net investment gains are segregated as a component of total realized gains (losses). They represent certain amounts of realized capital gains where gains are an inherent element in pricing certain life products in some foreign countries.
(f) Approximately $124 billion relates to the acquisition of AIG Edison Life in August 2003.

     AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries report their operations through the following operating units: Domestic Life — AIG American General, including American General Life Insurance Company (AG Life), USLIFE and AGLA; Domestic Retirement Services — VALIC, AIG Annuity and AIG SunAmerica; Foreign Life — ALICO, AIG Edison Life, AIG Star Life, AIA, Nan Shan and Philamlife.

Life Insurance & Retirement Services Results

The increase in operating income in 2004 compared to 2003 was caused by strong growth, particularly overseas. Similarly, the increase in operating income in 2003 compared to 2002 was due to strong growth, particularly overseas, coupled with realized capital gains in 2003 as opposed to the realized capital losses incurred in 2002.

     Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums grew in 2004 when compared with 2003. AIG’s Domestic Life operations had record universal and term life sales and good performance from the independent distribution channels. Payout annuities also had strong growth. The domestic group business is below AIG’s growth standards, largely because several accounts where pricing was unacceptable were not renewed and loss experience was higher than anticipated. Restructuring efforts in this business are focused on new product introductions, cross selling and other growth strategies. AGLA, the home service business, is diversifying product offerings, enhancing the capabilities and quality of the sales force, and broadening the markets served beyond those historically serviced in an effort to accelerate growth.

     The Domestic Retirement Services businesses most correlated to the equity markets performed well, with the strongest sales growth in the individual variable annuity segment. VALIC, the group retirement services business, also benefited from improved equity market performance and has had continued success cross-selling individual variable annuities, fixed annuities and mutual funds. AIG Annuity, the individual fixed annuity business, showed growth in operating income. AIG expects to remain disciplined in pricing and return requirements even though rising short-term interest rates and aggressive competitor pricing have created a more difficult environment.

     AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets, the individual variable annuity business, reported record operating income and sales in 2004. Equity market gains, along with the strong increase in sales and net flows, resulted in a significant improvement in variable annuity fee income when compared to 2003. The decrease in fourth quarter sales followed declining equity markets in the third quarter and the first half of the fourth quarter. AIG is continuing to increase the size of the wholesaler organization as a measure to improve sales.

     The majority of the growth in Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums in Foreign Life operations was attributable to the life insurance, personal accident & health, and group products lines of business. Globally, AIG’s deep and diverse distribution, which includes bancassurance, worksite marketing, direct marketing, and strong agency organizations, provides a powerful platform for growth. This growth was most significant in Southeast Asia where AIG maintains significant market share established by its strong agency force, and in Japan, where AIG has benefited from a flight to quality and development of multiple distribution channels. In light of AIG’s recent credit rating downgrades, it is unclear whether this flight to quality will continue to benefit AIG. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — AIG’s Credit Ratings” in Item 1. Business, for a further discussion of the potential effect of the rating downgrades on AIG’s businesses. Also in Japan, AIG Edison Life is being integrated successfully into AIG’s life operations. AIG Star Life is growing first year premiums as a result of new product introductions and an expanded agency force, and is benefiting from more successful conservation of

 
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in-force business. The Foreign Retirement Services business continues its strong growth based upon its success in Japan and Korea by expanding its extensive distribution network and leveraging AIG’s product expertise. AIG is introducing annuity products in new markets. In January 2005, AIG Star Life entered into an agreement with the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi, one of Japan’s largest banks, to market a multi-currency fixed annuity.

     In China, where AIG has a 57 percent market share of the total 2004 premiums written by foreign life insurers, first year life insurance premiums increased 36.6 percent in 2004 over the prior year. In addition, AIG had very good results in Greece, Central Europe and Russia. Foreign Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations produced 78.0 percent, 76.1 percent and 75.0 percent of Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

AIG transacts business in most major foreign currencies. The following table summarizes the effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the growth of Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums.

         
2004
Growth in original currency
    16.0 %
Foreign exchange effect
    3.5  
Growth as reported in U.S. dollars
    19.5 %

     Under U.S. GAAP, deposits and certain other considerations received under deferred annuity (variable and fixed) and universal life contracts are not included as GAAP premiums. If such amounts were to be included, the overall growth from 2004 over 2003 would be greater, due in part to large increases in foreign individual fixed annuities.

     The growth in net investment income in 2004 was attributable to both foreign and domestic invested new cash flow for investment. Additionally, net investment income was positively affected by the compounding of previously earned and reinvested net investment income. Lastly, AIG’s adoption of Statement of Position 03-1, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts” (SOP 03-1), increased net investment income in 2004 over prior years. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein and Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     The contribution of Life Insurance & Retirement Services operating income to AIG’s consolidated income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes amounted to 53.4 percent in 2004, compared to 57.2 percent in 2003 and 66.4 percent in 2002. The relative contribution percentage remained constant between years. The decrease in 2003 over 2002 was a result of the $2.1 billion loss reserve charge for General Insurance in 2002.

Underwriting and Investment Risk

The risks associated with the life and accident and health products are underwriting risk and investment risk. The risk associated with the financial and investment contract products is primarily investment risk.

     Underwriting risk represents the exposure to loss resulting from the actual policy experience adversely emerging in comparison to the assumptions made in the product pricing associated with mortality, morbidity, termination and expenses. The emergence of significant adverse experience would require an adjustment to DAC and benefit reserves that could have a substantial effect on AIG’s results of operations.

     AIG’s Foreign Life companies generally limit their maximum underwriting exposure on life insurance of a single life to approximately $1.7 million of coverage, and AIG’s Domestic Life companies generally limit their maximum underwriting exposure on life insurance of a single life to $5 million of coverage by using yearly renewable term reinsurance. See the discussion under “Liquidity” herein and Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIRCO acts primarily as an internal reinsurance company for AIG’s foreign life operations. This facilitates insurance risk management (retention, volatility, concentrations) and capital planning locally (branch and subsidiary). It also allows AIG to pool its insurance risks and purchase reinsurance more efficiently at a consolidated level and manage global counterparty risk and relationships.

     AIG’s domestic Life Insurance and Retirement Services operations utilize internal and third-party reinsurance relationships to manage insurance risks and to facilitate capital management strategies. Pools of highly-rated third-party reinsurers are utilized to manage net amounts at risk in excess of retention limits. AIG’s domestic life insurance companies also cede excess, non-economic reserves carried on a statutory-basis only on certain term and universal life insurance policies and certain fixed annuities to AIG Life of Bermuda Ltd., a wholly owned Bermuda reinsurer.

 
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     AIG generally obtains letters of credit in order to obtain statutory recognition of these intercompany reinsurance transactions. For this purpose, AIG entered into a $2.5 billion syndicated letter of credit facility in December 2004. Letters of credit totaling $2.17 billion were outstanding as of December 31, 2004, and letters of credit for all $2.5 billion were outstanding as of December 31, 2005. The letter of credit facility has a ten-year term, but the facility can be reduced or terminated by the lenders beginning after seven years.

     The investment risk represents the exposure to loss resulting from the cash flows from the invested assets, primarily long-term fixed rate investments, being less than the cash flows required to meet the obligations of the expected policy and contract liabilities and the necessary return on investments. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein.

     To minimize its exposure to investment risk, AIG tests the cash flows from the invested assets and the policy and contract liabilities using various interest rate scenarios to assess whether there is a liquidity excess or deficit. If a necessary rebalancing of the invested assets to the policy and contract claims does not occur, a demand could be placed upon liquidity. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein.

     AIG actively manages the asset-liability relationship in its foreign operations, as it has been doing throughout AIG’s history, even though certain territories lack qualified long-term investments or certain local regulatory authorities may impose investment restrictions. For example, in Japan and several Southeast Asian countries, the duration of the investments is often for a shorter period than the effective maturity of the related policy liabilities. Therefore, there is a risk that the reinvestment of the proceeds at the maturity of the initial investments may be at a yield below that of the interest required for the accretion of the policy liabilities. Additionally, there exists a future investment risk associated with certain policies currently in force which will have premium receipts in the future. That is, the investment of these future premium receipts may be at a yield below that required to meet future policy liabilities.

     To maintain an adequate yield to match the interest necessary to support future policy liabilities, management focus is required to reinvest the proceeds of the maturing securities and to invest the future premium receipts while continuing to maintain satisfactory investment quality.

     Certain foreign jurisdictions, including Japan, have limited long-dated bond markets, and AIG may use alternative investments, including equities, real estate and foreign currency denominated fixed income instruments to extend the effective duration and increase the yield of the investment portfolio to more closely match the requirements of the policyholder liabilities and DAC recoverability, particularly in Taiwan, where Nan Shan has approximately 30 percent of invested assets in foreign currencies. Using foreign currency denominated investments to support policyholder liabilities could increase the risk to and volatility of cash flows and income. AIG actively manages this risk through regular monitoring and selected hedging strategies.

     AIG actively manages the asset-liability relationship in its domestic operations. This relationship is more easily managed through the ample supply of qualified long-term investments.

     AIG uses asset-liability matching as a management tool worldwide to determine the composition of the invested assets and appropriate marketing strategies. As a part of these strategies, AIG may determine that it is economically advantageous to be temporarily in an unmatched position due to anticipated interest rate or other economic changes. In addition, the absence of long-dated fixed income instruments in certain markets may preclude a matched asset-liability position in those markets.

     A number of guaranteed benefits are offered on certain variable life and variable annuity products. See Note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of new accounting guidance for these benefits.

     DAC for life insurance and retirement services products arises from the deferral of those costs that vary with, and are directly related to, the acquisition of new or renewal business. Policy acquisition costs for life insurance products are generally deferred and amortized over the premium paying period of the policy. Policy acquisition costs which relate to universal life and investment-type products, including variable and fixed annuities (investment-oriented products) are deferred and amortized, with interest, as appropriate, in relation to the historical and future incidence of estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the contracts. With respect to universal life and investment-oriented products, AIG’s policy, as appropriate, has been to adjust amortization assumptions for DAC when estimates of current or future gross profits to be realized from these contracts are revised. With respect to variable annuities sold domestically (representing the vast majority of AIG’s variable annuity business), the assumption for the long-term annual net growth rate of the equity markets used in the determination of DAC amortization is approximately ten percent. A methodology referred to as “reversion to the mean” is used to maintain this long-term net growth rate assumption, while giving consideration to short-term variations in equity markets. Estimated gross profits include investment income and gains and losses on investments less interest required as well as other charges in the contract less actual mortality and expenses. Current experience and changes in the expected future gross profits are analyzed to determine the effect on the amortization of

 
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DAC. The estimation of projected gross profits requires significant management judgment. The elements with respect to the current and projected gross profits are reviewed and analyzed quarterly and are adjusted appropriately.

     AIG’s variable annuity earnings will be affected by changes in market returns because separate account revenues, primarily composed of mortality and expense charges and asset management fees, are a function of asset values.

     DAC for both insurance-oriented and investment-oriented products as well as retirement services products are subject to review for recoverability, which involve estimating the future profitability of current business. This review also involves significant management judgment. If the actual emergence of future profitability were to be substantially different than that estimated, AIG’s results of operations could be significantly affected in future periods. See also Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Insurance and Asset Management Invested Assets

AIG’s investment strategy is to invest primarily in high quality securities while maintaining diversification to avoid significant exposure to issuer, industry and/or country concentrations. With respect to General Insurance, AIG’s strategy is to invest in longer duration fixed maturity investments to maximize the yields at the date of purchase. With respect to Life Insurance & Retirement Services, AIG’s strategy is to produce cash flows required to meet maturing insurance liabilities. See also the discussion under “Operating Review — Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations” herein. AIG invests in equities for various reasons, including diversifying its overall exposure to interest rate risk. Available for sale bonds and equity securities are subject to declines in fair value. Such declines in fair value are presented in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments, net of taxes as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Generally, insurance regulations restrict the types of assets in which an insurance company may invest. When permitted by regulatory authorities and when deemed necessary to protect insurance assets, including invested assets, from adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices, AIG and its insurance subsidiaries may enter into derivative transactions as end users. See also the discussion under “Derivatives” herein.

     In certain jurisdictions, significant regulatory and/or foreign governmental barriers exist which may not permit the immediate free flow of funds between insurance subsidiaries or from the insurance subsidiaries to AIG parent.

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

The following tables summarize the composition of AIG’s insurance and asset management invested assets by segment, at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                           
Life
Insurance & Percent Distribution
General Retirement Asset Percent
(dollars in millions) Insurance Services Management Total of Total Domestic Foreign
2004 (Restated)
                                                       
Fixed maturities:
                                                       
 
Available for sale, at market value
  $ 44,376     $ 259,602     $ 39,077     $ 343,055       68.5 %     61.2 %     38.8 %
 
Held to maturity, at amortized cost
    18,294       –       –       18,294       3.7       100.0       –  
 
Trading securities, at market value
    –       600       2,384       2,984       0.6       1.2       98.8  
Equity securities:
                                                       
 
Common stocks, at market value
    4,165       11,280       177       15,622       3.1       21.9       78.1  
 
Preferred stocks, at market value
    1,466       565       –       2,031       0.4       91.9       8.1  
Mortgage loans on real estate, policy and collateral loans
    22       16,858       5,093       21,973       4.4       65.6       34.4  
Short-term investments, including time deposits, and cash
    2,113       5,515       9,679       17,307       3.4       37.1       62.9  
Real estate
    592       3,007       326       3,925       0.8       22.8       77.2  
Investment income due and accrued
    997       4,035       461       5,493       1.1       57.3       42.7  
Securities lending collateral
    4,889       34,923       9,357       49,169       9.8       86.7       13.3  
Other invested assets
    5,604       7,072       8,316       20,992       4.2       86.7       13.3  
Total
  $ 82,518     $ 343,457     $ 74,870     $ 500,845       100.0 %     63.8 %     36.2 %
                                                           
2003 (Restated)
                                                       
Fixed maturities:
                                                       
 
Available for sale, at market value
  $ 41,610     $ 225,404     $ 32,453     $ 299,467       74.6 %     64.0 %     36.0 %
 
Held to maturity, at amortized cost
    8,037       –       –       8,037       2.0       100.0       –  
 
Trading securities, at market value
    –       282       –       282       0.1       100.0       –  
Equity securities:
                                                       
 
Common stocks, at market value
    3,759       3,649       60       7,468       1.9       44.0       56.0  
 
Preferred stocks, at market value
    1,371       525       –       1,896       0.5       91.7       8.3  
Mortgage loans on real estate, policy and collateral loans
    25       15,546       5,228       20,799       5.2       68.5       31.5  
Short-term investments, including time deposits, and cash
    1,912       4,662       2,343       8,917       2.2       53.1       46.9  
Real estate
    569       2,903       285       3,757       0.9       28.6       71.4  
Investment income due and accrued
    778       3,343       410       4,531       1.1       59.9       40.1  
Securities lending collateral
    5,225       19,734       4,433       29,392       7.3       78.1       21.9  
Other invested assets
    4,898       5,990       5,965       16,853       4.2       88.7       11.3  
Total
  $ 68,184     $ 282,038     $ 51,177     $ 401,399       100.0 %     66.2 %     33.8 %

Credit Quality

At December 31, 2004, approximately 63 percent of the fixed maturities investments were domestic securities. Approximately 32 percent of such domestic securities were rated AAA by one or more of the principal rating agencies. Approximately six percent were below investment grade or not rated.

     A significant portion of the foreign fixed income portfolio is rated by Moody’s, S&P or similar foreign services. Similar credit quality rating services are not available in all overseas locations. AIG reviews the credit quality of the foreign portfolio nonrated fixed income investments, including mortgages. At December 31, 2004, approximately 20 percent of the foreign fixed income investments were either rated AAA or, on the basis of AIG’s internal analysis, were equivalent from a credit standpoint to securities so rated. Approximately four percent were below investment grade or not rated at that date. A large portion of the foreign fixed income portfolio are sovereign fixed maturity securities supporting the policy liabilities in the country of issuance.

     Any fixed income security may be subject to downgrade for a variety of reasons subsequent to any balance sheet date.

Valuation of Invested Assets

AIG has the ability to hold any fixed maturity security to its stated maturity, including those fixed maturity securities classified as available for sale. Therefore, the decision to sell any such fixed maturity security classified as available for sale reflects the judgment of AIG’s management that the security sold is unlikely to provide, on a relative value basis, as attractive a return in the future as alternative securities entailing comparable risks. With respect to distressed securities, the sale decision reflects management’s judgment that the risk-discounted anticipated ultimate recovery is less than the value achievable on sale.

 
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     The valuation of invested assets involves obtaining a market value for each security. The source for the market value is generally from market exchanges or dealer quotations, with the exception of nontraded securities.

     If AIG chooses to hold a security, it evaluates the security for an impairment in valuation. As a matter of policy, the determination that a security has incurred an other-than-temporary decline in value and the amount of any loss recognition requires the judgment of AIG’s management and a continual review of its investments.

     In general, a security is considered a candidate for impairment if it meets any of the following criteria:

•  Trading at a significant (25 percent or more) discount to par, amortized cost (if lower) or cost for an extended period of time (nine months or longer);
 
•  The occurrence of a discrete credit event resulting in (i) the issuer defaulting on a material outstanding obligation; or (ii) the issuer seeking protection from creditors under the bankruptcy laws or any similar laws intended for the court supervised reorganization of insolvent enterprises; or (iii) the issuer proposing a voluntary reorganization pursuant to which creditors are asked to exchange their claims for cash or securities having a fair value substantially lower than par value of their claims; or
 
•  In the opinion of AIG’s management, it is possible that AIG may not realize a full recovery on its investment, irrespective of the occurrence of one of the foregoing events.

     Once a security has been identified as impaired, the amount of such impairment is determined by reference to that security’s contemporaneous market price and recorded as a charge to earnings.

     As a result of these policies, AIG recorded impairment losses net of taxes of approximately $369 million, $1.0 billion and $595 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The recovery in global equity and credit markets and reasonably steady domestic interest rates were the primary reasons for the decline in impairment loss recognition from 2003 to 2004.

     No impairment charge with respect to any one single credit was significant to AIG’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations, and no individual impairment loss exceeded 1.0 percent of consolidated net income for 2004.

     Excluding the impairments noted above, the changes in market value for AIG’s available for sale portfolio, which constitutes the vast majority of AIG’s investments, were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as unrealized gains or losses, net of tax.

     At December 31, 2004, the fair value of AIG’s fixed maturities and equity securities aggregated to $383.9 billion. At December 31, 2004, aggregate unrealized gains after taxes for fixed maturity and equity securities were $11.5 billion. At December 31, 2004, the aggregate unrealized losses after taxes of fixed maturity and equity securities were approximately $1.2 billion.

     The effect on net income of unrealized losses after taxes will be further mitigated upon realization, because certain realized losses will be charged to participating policyholder accounts, and realization will result in current decreases in the amortization of certain deferred policy acquisition costs.

     At December 31, 2004, unrealized losses for fixed maturity securities and equity securities did not reflect any significant industry concentrations.

The amortized cost of fixed maturities available for sale in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 2004, by contractual maturity, is shown below:

         
(in millions) Amortized Cost
Due in one year or less
  $ 1,637  
Due after one year through five years
    13,310  
Due after five years through ten years
    22,334  
Due after ten years
    28,824  
Total
  $ 66,105  

     In the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, the pretax realized losses incurred with respect to the sale of fixed maturities and equity securities were $1.8 billion. The aggregate fair value of securities sold was $31.7 billion, which was approximately 95 percent of amortized cost. The average period of time that securities sold at a loss during the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 were trading continuously at a price below book value was approximately four months.

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

At December 31, 2004, aggregate pretax unrealized gains were $17.8 billion, while the pretax unrealized losses with respect to investment grade bonds, below investment grade bonds and equity securities were $1.3 billion, $284 million and $256 million, respectively. Aging of the pretax unrealized losses with respect to these securities, distributed as a percentage of cost relative to unrealized loss (the extent by which the market value is less than amortized cost or cost), including the number of respective items, was as follows:

                                                                                                   
Less than or equal to Greater than 20% to Greater than 50%
20% of Cost(a) 50% of Cost(a) of Cost(a) Total
Aging Unrealized Unrealized Unrealized Unrealized
(dollars in millions) Cost(a) Loss Items Cost(a) Loss Items Cost(a) Loss Items Cost(a) Loss(b) Items
Investment grade bonds
                                                                                               
 
0-6 months
  $ 29,918     $ 265       2,736     $ 11     $ 4       1     $ 2     $  2       9     $ 29,931     $ 271       2,746  
 
7-12 months
    18,614       348       1,765       65       16       1       –       –       –       18,679       364       1,766  
 
>12 months
    12,561       604       1,158       203       50       32       2       1       1       12,766       655       1,191  
Total
  $ 61,093     $ 1,217       5,659     $ 279     $ 70       34     $ 4     $ 3       10     $ 61,376     $ 1,290       5,703  
Below investment grade bonds
                                                                                               
 
0-6 months
  $ 2,190     $ 58       249     $ 15     $ 4       11     $ 4     $  3       20     $ 2,209     $ 65       280  
 
7-12 months
    1,058       47       174       15       5       7       9       6       14       1,082       58       195  
 
>12 months
    1,220       101       217       204       51       63       14       9       4       1,438       161       284  
Total
  $ 4,468     $ 206       640     $ 234     $ 60       81     $ 27     $ 18       38     $ 4,729     $ 284       759  
Total bonds
                                                                                               
 
0-6 months
  $ 32,108     $ 323       2,985     $ 26     $ 8       12     $ 6     $  5       29     $ 32,140     $ 336       3,026  
 
7-12 months
    19,672       395       1,939       80       21       8       9       6       14       19,761       422       1,961  
 
>12 months
    13,781       705       1,375       407       101       95       16       10       5       14,204       816       1,475  
Total
  $ 65,561     $ 1,423       6,299     $ 513     $ 130       115     $ 31     $ 21       48     $ 66,105     $ 1,574       6,462  
Equity securities
                                                                                               
 
0-6 months
  $ 1,563     $ 78       570     $ 87     $ 25       54     $ 13     $ 13       48     $ 1,663     $ 116       672  
 
7-12 months
    446       38       223       311       93       80       15       9       42       772       140       345  
 
>12 months
    –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –  
Total
  $ 2,009     $ 116       793     $ 398     $ 118       134     $ 28     $ 22       90     $ 2,435     $ 256       1,017  
(a) For bonds, represents amortized cost.
(b) As more fully described above, upon realization, certain realized losses will be charged to participating policyholder accounts, or realization will result in a current decrease in the amortization of certain deferred policy acquisition costs.

     As stated previously, the valuation for AIG’s investment portfolio comes from market exchanges or dealer quotations, with the exception of nontraded securities. AIG considers nontraded securities to mean certain fixed income investments, certain structured securities, direct private equities, limited partnerships, and hedge funds. The aggregate carrying value of these securities at December 31, 2004 was approximately $65.0 billion, or approximately 13 percent of the portfolio.

     The methodology used to estimate fair value of nontraded fixed income investments is by reference to traded securities with similar attributes and using a matrix pricing methodology. This technique takes into account such factors as the industry, the security’s rating and tenor, its coupon rate, its position in the capital structure of the issuer, and other relevant factors. The change in fair value is recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.

     For certain structured securities, the carrying value is based on an estimate of the security’s future cash flows pursuant to the requirements of Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 99-20, “Recognition of Interest Income and Impairment on Purchased and Retained Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets.” The change in carrying value is recognized in income.

     Hedge funds and limited partnerships in which AIG holds in the aggregate less than a five percent interest are carried at fair value. The change in fair value is recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax.

     With respect to hedge funds and limited partnerships in which AIG holds in the aggregate a five percent or greater interest, AIG uses the equity method to record these investments. Changes in value are recorded in earnings.

     AIG obtains the fair value of its investments in limited partnerships and hedge funds from information provided by the general partner or manager of each of these investments, the accounts of which are generally audited on an annual basis.

     Each of these investment categories is regularly tested to determine if impairment in value exists. Various valuation techniques are used with respect to each category in this determination.

 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Financial Services Operations

AIG’s Financial Services subsidiaries engage in diversified activities including aircraft leasing, capital market transactions, and consumer and insurance premium financing. See also Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Aircraft Finance

AIG’s Aircraft Finance operations represent the operations of ILFC, which generates its revenues primarily from leasing new and used commercial jet aircraft to domestic and foreign airlines. Revenues also result from the remarketing of commercial jets for its own account, for airlines and for financial institutions.

     ILFC finances its purchases of aircraft primarily through the issuance of a variety of debt instruments. The composite borrowing rates at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were 4.34 percent, 4.53 percent and 4.73 percent, respectively. See also the discussions under “Capital Resources” and “Liquidity” herein and Notes 3 and 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     ILFC is exposed to operating loss and liquidity strain through nonperformance of aircraft lessees, through owning aircraft which it would be unable to sell or re-lease at acceptable rates at lease expiration and, in part, through committing to purchase aircraft which it would be unable to lease.

     ILFC manages the risk of nonperformance by its lessees with security deposit requirements, through repossession rights, overhaul requirements, and closely monitoring industry conditions through its marketing force. However, there can be no assurance that ILFC would be able to successfully manage the risks relating to the effect of possible future deterioration in the airline industry. Approximately 90% of ILFC’s fleet is leased to non-U.S. carriers, and this fleet, comprised of the most efficient aircraft in the airline industry, continues to be in high demand from such carriers.

     ILFC typically contracts to re-lease aircraft before the end of the existing lease term. For aircraft returned before the end of the lease term, ILFC has generally been able to re-lease such aircraft within two to six months of its return. As a lessor, ILFC considers an aircraft “idle” or “off lease” when the aircraft is not subject to a signed lease agreement or signed letter of intent. ILFC had one aircraft off lease at December 31, 2004. As of March 31, 2005, all new aircraft deliveries in 2005 have been leased, and 92 percent of 2006 new aircraft deliveries have been leased. See also the discussions under “Capital Resources” and “Liquidity” herein.

     ILFC sold two portfolios consisting of 34 and 37 aircraft in 2004 and 2003, respectively, to two trusts connected to securitization transactions. Certain of AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services businesses purchased a large share of the securities issued in connection with these securitizations, which included both debt and equity securities.

     Management formally reviews regularly, and no less frequently than quarterly, issues affecting ILFC’s fleet, including events and circumstances that may cause impairment of aircraft values. Management evaluates aircraft in the fleet as necessary, based on these events and circumstances in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 – “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (FAS 144). ILFC has not recognized any impairment related to its fleet, as the existing service potential of the aircraft in ILFC’s portfolio has not been diminished. Further, ILFC has been able to re-lease the aircraft without diminution in lease rates to an extent that would require an impairment write-down. See also the discussions under “Liquidity” herein.

Capital Markets

AIG’s Capital Markets operations represents the integrated operations of AIGFP and AIGTG. The integration of its Capital Markets operations has produced and will continue to produce greater efficiencies and product synergies as well as growth opportunities. As Capital Markets is a transaction-oriented operation, current and past revenues and operating results may not provide a basis for predicting future performance. Also, AIG’s Capital Markets operations may be adversely affected by the downgrades in AIG’s credit ratings. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business – AIG’s Credit Ratings” in Item 1. Business for a further discussion of the potential effect of the rating downgrades on AIG’s Capital Markets businesses.

     AIG’s Capital Markets operations derive substantially all their revenues from hedged financial positions entered in connection with counterparty transactions rather than from speculative transactions. These subsidiaries participate in the derivatives dealer market conducting, primarily as principal, an interest rate, currency, equity, commodity, and credit products business.

     As a dealer, AIGFP marks all derivative and trading transactions to fair value daily. Thus, a gain or loss on each transaction is recognized daily. Under GAAP, in certain instances, gains and losses are required to be recorded in earnings immediately, whereas in other instances, they are required to be recognized over the life of the underlying instruments. AIGFP economically hedges the market risks arising from its transactions. However, for GAAP financial statements, hedge accounting, as described in FAS 133, is not currently being applied to any of the derivatives and related assets and liabilities. Accordingly, revenues and operating income are exposed to volatility resulting from differences in the timing of revenue recognition

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

between the derivatives and the hedged assets and liabilities. Revenues of the Capital Markets operations and the percentage change in revenues for any given period are significantly affected by the number and size of transactions entered into by these subsidiaries during that period relative to those entered into during the prior period as well as the volatility noted above for the accounting under FAS 133. Operating income and the percentage change in operating income for any period are determined by the number, size and profitability of the transactions attributable to that period relative to those attributable to the prior period as well as the volatility noted above for the accounting under FAS 133. Generally, the realization of trading revenues as measured by the receipt of funds is not a significant reporting event as the gain or loss on AIGFP’s trading transactions is currently reflected in operating income as the fair values change from period to period.

     Derivative transactions are entered into in the ordinary course of Capital Markets operations. Therefore, income on interest rate, currency, equity, commodity, and credit derivatives, are recorded on a mark to market value or at estimated fair value where market prices are not readily available with the resulting unrealized gains or losses reflected in the income statement in the current year. In 2004, less than five percent of revenues resulted from transactions valued at estimated fair value. The mark to fair value of derivative transactions is reflected in the balance sheet in the captions “Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions” and “Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions.” Pursuant to ISDA Master Agreements, unrealized gains represent the present value of the aggregate of each net receivable by counterparty, and the unrealized losses represent the present value of the aggregate of each net payable by counterparty as of December 31, 2004. These amounts will change from one period to the next due to changes in interest rates, currency rates, equity and commodity prices and other market variables, as well as cash movements, execution of new transactions and the maturing of existing transactions. See also the discussion under “Derivatives” herein and Note 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     Spread income on investments and borrowings is recorded on an accrual basis over the life of the transaction. Investments are classified as securities available for sale and are marked to market with the resulting unrealized gains or losses reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income. AIGFP hedges the economic exposure on its investments and borrowings through its derivatives portfolio. The requirements under FAS 133 hedge accounting were not met for these hedge transactions for the years ending December 31, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000.

     The related investments continue to be classified as securities available for sale. The related U.S. dollar denominated borrowings are carried at cost. AIGFP borrowings in any currency other than the U.S. dollar result in unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses reported as income.

Consumer Finance

Domestically, AIG’s Consumer Finance operations derive a substantial portion of their revenues from finance charges assessed on outstanding mortgages, home equity loans, secured and unsecured consumer loans and retail merchant financing. Credit quality continues to be strong and receivables grew substantially. Overseas operations, particularly those in emerging markets, provide credit cards, personal and auto loans, term deposits, savings accounts, sales finance and mortgages.

     Consumer Finance operations are exposed to loss when contractual payments are not received. Collection exposure is managed through tight underwriting controls, mix of loans and collateral thereon.

Financial Services operations for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

                           
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Revenues(a):
                       
 
Aircraft Finance(b)
  $ 3,136     $ 2,897     $ 2,698  
 
Capital Markets(c)(d)
    1,278       595       1,577  
 
Consumer Finance(e)
    2,978       2,642       2,473  
 
Other
    103       108       74  
Total
  $ 7,495     $ 6,242     $ 6,822  
Operating income (loss)(a):
                       
 
Aircraft Finance
  $ 642     $ 672     $ 684  
 
Capital Markets(d)
    662       (188 )     890  
 
Consumer Finance
    808       623       507  
 
Other, including intercompany adjustments
    68       75       44  
Total
  $ 2,180     $ 1,182     $ 2,125  
(a) Includes the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses. For 2004, 2003 and 2002, the effect was $(27) million, $49 million and $20 million, respectively, in operating income for Aircraft Finance and $(122) million, $(1.01) billion and $220 million in both revenues and operating income for Capital Markets.
(b) Revenues were primarily from ILFC aircraft lease rentals.
(c) Revenues, shown net of interest expense, are primarily from hedged financial positions entered into in connection with counterparty transactions and the effect of hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133 described in (a) above.
(d) Certain transactions entered into by AIGFP generate tax credits and benefits which are shown in the income tax line on the consolidated statement of income. Thus, this source of income is not reflected in the revenues and operating income categories. The amount of tax credits and benefits for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 are $107 million, $123 million and $96 million, respectively.
(e) Revenues were primarily finance charges.
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Financial Services Results

Financial Services operating income increased in 2004 compared to 2003. Fluctuations in revenues and operating income from quarter to quarter are not unusual because of the transaction-oriented nature of Capital Markets operations and the volatility resulting from the accounting treatment for the economic hedges under FAS 133. Capital Markets operating income was also negatively affected in 2004 by the costs of the PNC settlement. See Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

     To the extent the Financial Services subsidiaries, other than AIGFP, use derivatives to economically hedge their assets or liabilities with respect to their future cash flows, and such hedges do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133 (as previously discussed in Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements), the changes in fair value of such derivatives are recorded in realized capital gains (losses) or other revenues.

     Financial market conditions in 2004 compared with 2003 were characterized by interest rates which were broadly unchanged across fixed income markets globally, a tightening of credit spreads and higher equity valuations. Capital Markets results in 2004 compared with 2003 reflected a shift in product segment activity to respond to these conditions. See also Note 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     The most significant component of Capital Markets operating expenses is compensation, which was approximately $497 million, $616 million and $557 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The amount of compensation was not affected by unrealized gains or losses attributable to economic hedges, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses not qualifying for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133.

     The decrease in Aircraft Finance operating income reflects the effect of the disposition of approximately $2 billion in aircraft through securitizations in the third quarter 2003 and first quarter 2004. Offsetting the benefit to operating income of the growth in ILFC’s aircraft fleet is a decrease of its lease margin for 2004 compared to 2003.

     With respect to ILFC, the revenue growth in each year resulted primarily from the increase in flight equipment under operating lease, despite the aforementioned effect of securitizations, and the increase in the relative value of the leased fleet. The decline in ILFC’s operating income for 2003 was largely a result of the decline in aircraft remarketing due to the relatively weak market conditions for the sale of secondhand aircraft.

     ILFC continued to see net improvements in lease rates and an increasing level of interest from traditional buyers, third-party investors and debt providers for the purchase of aircraft from ILFC’s extensive lease portfolio. Thus, the outlook for 2005 is positive.

     In connection with a global aircraft lease transaction entered into in 2000 for a total of 14 aircraft, ILFC acquired certain securities of and issued certain guarantees to ATA Airlines and related entities (ATA). During the fourth quarter of 2004, ATA filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On the basis of estimates of the probable outcome of the ATA bankruptcy, ILFC recorded a charge in the fourth quarter to write down the value of the ATA securities and record obligations assumed under the guarantee. The pre-tax charges aggregated $54 million (reported as a realized capital loss) and did not have a material effect on AIG’s results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.

     ATA has cured all of the defaults under the existing leases and continues to perform under the leases at the pre-bankruptcy contracted lease terms.

     Consumer Finance operations, both domestically and internationally, did very well with increased revenues and operating income.

     The increase in Consumer Finance revenues in 2004 was the result of growth in average finance receivables. Credit quality continues to be strong. Foreign Consumer Finance operations performed well, as the operations in Poland continued its strong growth, and the Hong Kong credit card business benefited from the strengthening local economy, resulting in less need for loan loss provisions. Further, reductions of the cost to borrow led to an improvement in the operating income in 2003 over 2002.

     Financial Services operating income represented 14.7 percent of AIG’s consolidated income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes in 2004. This compares to 9.9 percent and 27.2 percent in 2003 and 2002, respectively. The increase in contribution percentage in 2004 and the decrease in 2003 was primarily due to the fluctuation in earnings resulting from derivatives that did not qualify for hedge accounting under FAS 133. The decrease in contribution percentage in 2003 was also influenced by the effect of the 2002 General Insurance loss reserve charge on General Insurance operating income and the reduced contribution of General Insurance operations to income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  95

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

Financial Services Invested Assets

The following table is a summary of the composition of AIG’s Financial Services invested assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003. See also the discussions under “Operating Review — Financial Services Operations”, “Capital Resources” and “Derivatives” herein.

                                 
2004 2003
(Restated) (Restated)
Invested Percent of Invested Percent of
(dollars in millions) Assets Total Assets Total
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
  $ 32,130       21.6 %   $ 29,870       23.6 %
Finance receivables, net of allowance
    23,574       15.9       17,500       13.8  
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    22,670       15.3       21,459       16.9  
Securities available for sale, at market value
    31,225       21.0       24,938       19.7  
Trading securities, at market value
    2,746       1.8       3,538       2.8  
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    26,272       17.7       20,819       16.4  
Trading assets
    3,433       2.3       2,500       2.0  
Spot commodities
    534       0.4       245       0.2  
Other, including short-term investments
    5,982       4.0       5,804       4.6  
Total
  $ 148,566       100.0 %   $ 126,673       100.0 %

     As previously discussed, the cash used for the purchase of flight equipment is derived primarily from the proceeds of ILFC’s debt financings. The primary sources for the repayment of this debt and the interest expense thereon are the cash flow from operations, proceeds from the sale of flight equipment and the rollover and refinancing of the prior debt. During 2004, ILFC acquired flight equipment costing $4.86 billion. See also the discussion under “Operating Review — Financial Services Operations” and “Capital Resources” herein.

     At December 31, 2004, ILFC had committed to purchase 371 new and used aircraft deliverable from 2005 through 2010 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $21.6 billion and had options to purchase six new aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $361 million. As of March 31, 2005, ILFC has entered into leases for all of the new aircraft to be delivered in 2005, 86 of 93 of the new aircraft to be delivered in 2006 and 29 of 166 of the new aircraft to be delivered subsequent to 2006. ILFC will be required to find customers for any aircraft currently on order and any aircraft to be ordered, and it must arrange financing for portions of the purchase price of such equipment. In a rising interest rate environment, ILFC negotiates higher lease rates on any new contracts. ILFC has been successful to date both in placing its new aircraft on lease or under sales contract and obtaining adequate financing, but there can be no assurance that such success will continue in future environments.

     AIG’s Consumer Finance operations provide a wide variety of consumer finance products, including real estate mortgages, consumer loans, retail sales finance and credit-related insurance to customers both domestically and overseas, particularly in emerging markets. These products are funded through deposits and various borrowings including commercial paper and medium term notes. AIG’s Consumer Finance operations are exposed to credit risk and risk of loss resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates. Over half of the loan balance is related to real estate loans which are substantially collateralized by the related properties.

     With respect to credit losses, the allowance for finance receivable losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to absorb anticipated credit losses existing in that portfolio.

     Capital Markets derivative transactions are carried at market value or at estimated fair value when market prices are not readily available. AIGFP reduces its economic risk exposure through similarly valued offsetting transactions including swaps, trading securities, options, forwards and futures. The estimated fair values of these transactions represent assessments of the present value of expected future cash flows. These transactions are exposed to liquidity risk if AIGFP were required to sell or close out the transactions prior to maturity. AIG believes that the effect of any such event would not be significant to AIG’s financial condition or its overall liquidity. See also the discussion under “Operating Review — Financial Services Operations” and “Derivatives” herein.

     AIGFP uses the proceeds from the issuance of notes, bonds and GIA borrowings to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities, including securities available for sale, at market, and derivative transactions. The funds may also be temporarily invested in securities purchased under agreements to resell. The proceeds from the disposal of the aforementioned securities available for sale and securities purchased under agreements to resell have been used to fund the maturing GIAs or other AIGFP financings. See also the discussion under “Capital Resources” herein.

 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

     Securities available for sale is predominately a portfolio of debt securities, where the individual securities have varying degrees of credit risk. At December 31, 2004, the average credit rating of this portfolio was AA+ or the equivalent thereto as determined through rating agencies or internal review. AIGFP has also entered into credit derivative transactions to economically hedge its credit risk associated with $225 million of these securities. Securities deemed below investment grade at December 31, 2004 amounted to approximately $87 million in fair value representing 0.4 percent of the total AIGFP securities available for sale. There have been no significant downgrades through March 31, 2005.

     AIGFP’s risk management objective is to minimize interest rate, currency, commodity and equity risks associated with its securities available for sale. That is, when AIGFP purchases a security for its securities available for sale investment portfolio, it simultaneously enters into an offsetting internal hedge such that the payment terms of the hedging transaction offset the payment terms of the investment security, which achieves the economic result of converting the return on the underlying security to USD LIBOR plus or minus a spread based on the underlying profit on each security on the initial trade date. The market risk associated with such internal hedges is managed on a portfolio basis, with third party hedging transactions executed as necessary. As hedge accounting treatment is not achieved in accordance with FAS 133, the unrealized gains and losses on these securities, resulting from changes in interest rates, currency rates, commodity and equity prices, are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income while the unrealized gains and losses on the related economic hedges are reflected in operating income. When a security is sold, the related hedging transaction is terminated. The realized gain or loss with respect to each security is then recorded in operating income.

     Securities purchased under agreements to resell are treated as collateralized financing transactions. AIGFP takes possession of or obtains a security interest in securities purchased under agreements to resell. AIGFP further minimizes its credit risk by monitoring counterparty credit exposure and, when it deems necessary, it requires additional collateral to be deposited. Trading securities, at market value are marked to market daily and are held to meet the short-term risk management objectives of AIGFP.

     AIGFP is exposed to credit risk. If its securities available for sale portfolio were to suffer significant default and the collateral held declined significantly in value with no replacement, or the credit default swap counterparty failed to perform, AIGFP could have a liquidity strain. AIG guarantees AIGFP’s payment obligations, including its debt obligations.

     AIGFP also conducts, as principal, market-making and trading activities in foreign exchange and commodities, primarily precious metals. AIGFP owns inventories in the commodities in which it trades and may reduce the exposure to market risk through the use of swaps, forwards, futures, and option contracts. AIGFP uses derivatives to manage the economic exposure of its various trading positions and transactions from adverse movements of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. AIGFP supports its trading activities largely through trading liabilities, unrealized losses on swaps, short-term borrowings, securities sold under agreements to repurchase and securities and commodities sold but not yet purchased. See also the discussions under “Capital Resources” herein and Note 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

The gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses of Capital Markets operations included in the financial services assets and liabilities at December 31, 2004 were as follows:

                 
Gross Gross
Unrealized Unrealized
(in millions) Gains Losses
Securities available for sale, at market value(a)
  $ 2,166     $ 112  
Unrealized gain/loss on swaps, options and forward transactions(b)
    22,670       15,985  
(a) See also Note 8(h) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b) These amounts are also presented as the respective balance sheet amounts.

     AIGFP’s interest rate and currency risks on securities available for sale, at market, are economically managed by taking internal offsetting positions on a security by security basis with its derivatives portfolio, thereby offsetting a significant portion of the unrealized appreciation or depreciation. As previously discussed in “Financial Services Results” these economic offsets do not meet the hedge accounting requirements of FAS 133.

     Trading securities, at market value, and securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value, are marked to market daily with the unrealized gain or loss being recognized in income at that time. These trading securities are held to meet the short-term risk management objectives of Capital Markets operations.

     The senior management of AIG defines the policies and establishes general operating parameters for Capital Markets operations. AIG’s senior management has established various oversight committees to review the various financial market, operational and credit issues of the Capital Markets operations. The senior management of AIGFP reports the results of its operations to and reviews future strategies with AIG’s senior management.

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued)

     AIG actively manages the exposures to limit potential losses, while maximizing the rewards afforded by these business opportunities. In doing so, AIG must continually manage a variety of exposures including credit, market, liquidity, operational and legal risks.

     AIGFP held a large portfolio of privately negotiated financing transactions with institutional counterparties in the United Kingdom. Certain provisions in the UK Finance Bill that was published by the House of Commons on March 22, 2005 have caused AIGFP’s counterparties to exercise rights to unwind these transactions early. Although the unwind of these transactions will not cause AIGFP to suffer any losses, the unwinds do mean that AIGFP will not realize spread income in the future that AIGFP expects it would have realized had the transactions remained outstanding. The aggregate reduction in 2005 operating income attributable to such foregone future accrual earnings is currently expected to be approximately $75 million.

Asset Management Operations

AIG’s Asset Management operations comprise a wide variety of investment-related services and investment products including institutional and retail asset management, broker dealer services and spread-based investment business from the sale of guaranteed investment contracts, also known as funding agreements (GICs). Such services and products are offered to individuals and institutions both domestically and overseas.

     As discussed above, AIG Retirement Services operations are now reported with Life Insurance operations. Therefore, Asset Management operations now represent the results of AIG’s asset management and brokerage services operations, mutual fund operations and the foreign and domestic GIC operations.

Asset Management revenues and operating income for 2004, 2003 and 2002 were as follows:

                           
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Revenues:
                       
 
Guaranteed Investment Contracts
  $ 3,192     $ 2,619     $ 2,534  
 
Institutional Asset
Management
    1,049       671       557  
 
Brokerage Services and Mutual Funds
    249       206       227  
 
Other
    224       155       149  
Total
  $ 4,714     $ 3,651     $ 3,467  
Operating income:
                       
 
Guaranteed Investment Contracts(a)
  $ 1,328     $ 885     $ 787  
 
Institutional Asset Management(b)
    515       227       149  
 
Brokerage Services and Mutual Funds
    70       60       48  
 
Other
    212       144       141  
Total
  $ 2,125     $ 1,316     $ 1,125  
(a)  The effect of hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133 was $313 million, $230 million and $138 million for 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(b)  Includes the results of certain AIG managed private equity and real estate funds that are consolidated effective December 31, 2003 pursuant to FIN46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities”. For 2004, operating income includes $195 million of third-party limited partner earnings offset in Minority interest expense.

Asset Management Results

Asset Management operating income increased in 2004 as a result of the upturn in worldwide financial markets and a strong global product portfolio. The operating income growth results from fees related to the management of mutual funds and various investment portfolios that are, in great part, contingent upon the growth in the equity markets and customer interest in equity sensitive products. Thus, as equity markets expand and contract, the appetite for listed and private equity investments changes. The revenues and operating income with respect to this segment are similarly affected. GICs are sold domestically and abroad to both institutions and individuals. These products are written on an opportunistic basis when market conditions are favorable. Thus, revenues, operating income and cash flow attributable to GICs will vary from one reporting period to the next. AIG expects to launch a matched investment program utilizing issuances of AIG debt securities, which will become AIG’s principal spread-based investment activity. In light of recent developments, the timing of the launch of this program is unclear. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Access to Capital Markets” in Item 1. Business for a discussion of how the timing of this program may be delayed. Because AIG’s credit spreads in the capital markets have widened following the ratings declines, there may be a reduction in the earnings on new business in AIG’s institutional spread based funding business.

     Asset Management operating income represented 14.3 percent of AIG’s consolidated income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes in 2004. This compares to 11.1 percent and 14.4 percent in 2003 and 2002, respectively.

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tional accounts, approximated $51 billion and the aggregate GIC reserve was $53.8 billion.

Other Operations

Other income (deductions)-net includes AIG’s equity in certain minor majority-owned subsidiaries and certain partially owned companies, realized foreign exchange transaction gains and losses in substantially all currencies and unrealized gains and losses in hyperinflationary currencies, the cash distributions on the liabilities connected to trust preferred stock, as well as the income and expenses of the parent holding company and other miscellaneous income and expenses. Other income (deductions)-net amounted to $(333) million, $(1.26) billion and $(610) million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. AIG’s equity in certain partially owned subsidiaries includes $96 million in catastrophe losses in 2004. The decline in 2003 was primarily the result of increases in pension and interest expenses.

 
Capital Resources

At December 31, 2004, AIG had total consolidated shareholders’ equity of $79.67 billion and total borrowings of $96.90 billion. At that date, $86.91 billion of such borrowings were either not guaranteed by AIG or were AIGFP’s matched borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements (GIAs) or matched notes and bonds payable.

Borrowings

At December 31, 2004, AIG’s net borrowings were $8.50 billion after reflecting amounts that were matched borrowings under AIGFP’s obligations of GIAs, matched notes and bonds payable, amounts not guaranteed by AIG and liabilities connected to trust preferred stock. The following table summarizes borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                   
December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
AIG’s net borrowings
  $ 8,498     $ 7,469  
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       1,682  
AIGFP
               
 
GIAs
    18,919       15,337  
 
Matched notes and bonds payable
    22,257       16,871  
Borrowings not guaranteed by AIG
    45,736       38,990  
Total debt
  $ 96,899     $ 80,349  

Borrowings issued or guaranteed by AIG and those borrowings not guaranteed by AIG at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                   
December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
AIG borrowings:
               
 
Medium term notes
  $ 667     $ 791  
 
Notes and bonds payable
    2,980       3,141  
 
Loans and mortgages payable
    349       337  
 
Total
    3,996       4,269  
Borrowings guaranteed by AIG:
               
AIGFP
               
 
GIAs
    18,919       15,337  
 
Notes and bonds payable
    22,695       17,604  
 
Total
    41,614       32,941  
AIG Funding, Inc. commercial paper
    2,969       1,223  
AGC Notes and bonds payable
    1,095       1,244  
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       1,682  
Total borrowings issued or
guaranteed by AIG
    51,163       41,359  
Borrowings not guaranteed by AIG:
               
ILFC
               
 
Commercial paper
    2,670       1,575  
 
Medium term notes
    5,972       5,960  
 
Notes and bonds payable(a)
    15,734       14,431  
 
Loans and mortgages payable(b)
    40       143  
 
Total
    24,416       22,109  
AGF
               
 
Commercial paper
    3,686       2,877  
 
Medium term notes
    13,709       9,704  
 
Notes and bonds payable
    1,585       1,739  
 
Total
    18,980       14,320  
Commercial paper:
               
 
AIG Credit Card Company (Taiwan)
    359       250  
 
AIG Finance (Taiwan) Limited
    9       13  
 
Total
    368       263  
Loans and mortgages payable:
               
 
AIGCFG
    792       624  
 
AIG Finance (Hong Kong) Limited
    49       161  
 
Total
    841       785  
Other Subsidiaries
    832       729  
(continued)
 
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December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
Variable Interest Entity debt:
               
 
ILFC(c)
    –       464  
 
AIG Global Investment Group
    –       6  
 
AIG Global Real Estate Investment
    8       –  
 
AIG Capital Partners
    165       148  
 
AIG SunAmerica
    126       166  
 
Total
    299       784  
Total borrowings not guaranteed by AIG
    45,736       38,990  
Total debt
  $ 96,899     $ 80,349  
(a) Includes borrowings under Export Credit Facility of $1.7 billion.
(b) Capital lease obligations.
(c) Synthetic lease obligations expired in September 2004.

For a description of the effects on AIG’s capital resources, including the cost of borrowing, of recent downgrades and rating actions by the major rating agencies, see the discussion under “Outlook” herein and “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — AIG’s Credit Ratings” in Item 1. Business as well as Note 9 of Notes to Financial Statements.

     During 2004, AIG did not issue any medium term notes, and $124 million of previously issued notes matured or were redeemed. AIG completed an exchange offer in April 2004 with respect to Rule 144A/ Regulation S Notes and issued in exchange substantially identical notes that are registered under the Securities Act. On August 15, 2004, Eurodollar zero coupon notes with a face value of $189 million matured. AIG intends to continue its customary practice of issuing debt securities from time to time to meet its financing needs and those of certain of its subsidiaries for general corporate purposes, as well as to initiate a matched investment program. However AIG’s ability to do so may be limited due to the delay in filing its periodic financial reports. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Access to Capital Markets” in Item 1. Business.

     On November 9, 2001, AIG received proceeds of approximately $1 billion from the issuance of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2031 with an aggregate principal amount at maturity of approximately $1.52 billion. Commencing January 1, 2002, the debentures are convertible into shares of AIG common stock at a conversion rate of 6.0627 shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures if AIG common stock trades at certain levels for certain time periods. The debentures are callable by AIG on or after November 9, 2006. Also, holders can require AIG to repurchase these debentures once every five years beginning on November 9, 2006.

     AIGFP uses the proceeds from the issuance of notes and bonds and GIA borrowings to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities and derivative transactions. The borrowings may also be temporarily invested in securities purchased under agreements to resell. See also the discussions under “Operating Review,” “Liquidity” and “Derivatives” herein and Notes 1, 8, 9 and 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     AIGFP has established a Euro Medium Term Note Program under which an aggregate principal amount of up to $5.0 billion of notes may be outstanding. The program provides that additional notes may be issued to replace matured or redeemed notes. As of December 31, 2004, $7.24 billion of notes had been issued under the program, $4.57 billion of which were outstanding, including $213 million resulting from foreign exchange translation into U.S. dollars. Notes issued under this program are included in Notes and Bonds Payable in the preceding table of borrowings.

     AIG Funding, Inc. (AIG Funding), through the issuance of commercial paper, helps fulfill the short-term cash requirements of AIG and its subsidiaries. AIG Funding intends to continue to meet AIG’s funding requirements through the issuance of commercial paper guaranteed by AIG. The issuance of AIG Funding’s commercial paper is subject to the approval of AIG’s Board of Directors.

     AIG and AIG Funding are parties to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $2.75 billion, consisting of $1.375 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2005 and $1.375 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2007. The 364-day facility allows for the conversion by AIG of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AIG’s commercial paper programs administered by AIG Funding. AIG expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

     AIG obtained waivers from the lenders under these revolving credit facilities providing for the extension of the delivery date of AIG’s consolidated financial statements for year-end 2004 and for the first quarter of 2005 through June 30, 2005.

     AIG is also a party to an unsecured inter-company revolving credit facility provided by certain of its subsidiaries aggregating $2 billion that expires in October of 2005. The facility allows for the conversion of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facility can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AIG’s commercial paper programs. AIG expects to replace or extend this credit facility on or prior to its expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

     As of November 2001, AIG guaranteed the notes and bonds of AGC. During 2002, AGC issued $200 million in notes which matured in March 2003. During 2004, $149 million of previously issued notes matured.

     Preferred stock issued by an AGC subsidiary, American General Capital I, with a liquidation value of $200 million

 
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was redeemed for cash on September 8, 2004. AGC redeemed the related Junior Subordinated Debentures at that time, extinguishing the liabilities connected to the trust preferred stock.

     ILFC fulfills its short term cash requirements through the issuance of commercial paper. The issuance of commercial paper is subject to the approval of ILFC’s Board of Directors and is not guaranteed by AIG. ILFC is a party to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $6.0 billion at December 31, 2004. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for ILFC’s commercial paper program and consist of $4.0 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in October 2005, with a one-year term out option, and $2.0 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in October 2009. ILFC expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

     During 2004, ILFC increased the aggregate principal amount outstanding of its medium term and long-term notes, which included $518 million resulting from foreign exchange translation into U.S. dollars as of year-end. ILFC had $13.13 billion of debt securities registered for public sale at December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2004, $5.59 billion of debt securities were issued. In addition, ILFC has a Euro Medium Term Note Program for $7.0 billion, under which $4.48 billion in notes were sold through December 31, 2004. ILFC has substantially eliminated the currency exposure arising from foreign-currency denominated notes by either hedging the notes through swaps or through the offset provided by operating lease payments in Euros. Notes issued under this program are included in Notes and Bonds Payable in the preceding table of borrowings.

     ILFC had a $4.3 billion Export Credit Facility for use in connection with the purchase of approximately 75 aircraft delivered through 2001. This facility was guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The interest rate varies from 5.75 percent to 5.90 percent on these amortizing ten-year borrowings depending on the delivery date of the aircraft. At December 31, 2004, ILFC had $1.5 billion outstanding under this facility. The debt is collateralized by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary of ILFC, which holds title to the aircraft financed under the facility. In May 2004, ILFC entered into a similarly structured Export Credit Facility (ECA) for up to a maximum of $2.64 billion for Airbus aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2005. The facility becomes available as the various European Export Credit Agencies provide their guarantees for aircraft based on a six-month forward-looking calendar, and the interest rate is determined through a bid process. At December 31, 2004, ILFC had $202 million outstanding under this facility. Borrowings with respect to these facilities are included in Notes and Bonds Payable in the preceding table of borrowings.

     In August 2004, ILFC received a commitment for an Ex-Im Bank comprehensive guarantee in the amount of $1.68 billion to support the financing of up to 30 new Boeing aircraft. The delivery period initially extends from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005, but may be extended to August 31, 2006. ILFC did not have any borrowings outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2004. During 2003, ILFC entered into various bank financings for a total funded amount of $1.3 billion. The financings mature through 2009. One tranche of one of the loans totaling $410 million was funded in Japanese yen and swapped to U.S. dollars.

     The proceeds of ILFC’s debt financing are primarily used to purchase flight equipment, including progress payments during the construction phase. The primary sources for the repayment of this debt and the interest expense thereon are the cash flow from operations, proceeds from the sale of flight equipment and the rollover and refinancing of the prior debt. See also the discussions under “Operating Review” and “Liquidity” herein.

     AGF fulfills its short term cash requirements through the issuance of commercial paper. The issuance of commercial paper is subject to the approval of AGF’s Board of Directors and is not guaranteed by AIG. AGF is a party to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $3.25 billion, consisting of $1.75 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2005 and $1.5 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2007. The 364-day facility allows for the conversion by AGF of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AGF’s commercial paper programs. AGF expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2004.

     AGF is also party to several bilateral credit agreements aggregating $260 million at March 31, 2005. The terms and conditions of these agreements are identical to AGF’s 364-day revolving credit facility.

     During 2004, AGF issued $2.94 billion of fixed rate and variable rate medium term notes ranging in maturities from two to ten years. As of December 31, 2004, notes aggregating $13.71 billion were outstanding with maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2014 at interest rates ranging from 1.38 percent to 7.50 percent. To the extent deemed appropriate, AGF may enter into swap transactions to manage its effective borrowing with respect to these notes.

 
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     In addition, AGF issued $2.85 billion of long-term funding in 2004 from sources including Euro-denominated and Sterling-denominated transactions totaling the equivalent of $1.82 billion. Other funding sources included private placement debt, retail note issuances and bank financings.

     AIG Credit Card Company (Taiwan) — (AIGCCC-Taiwan) and AIG Finance (Taiwan) Limited — (AIGF-Taiwan), both consumer finance subsidiaries in Taiwan, have issued commercial paper for the funding of their own operations. At December 31, 2004, AIG did not guarantee the commercial paper of any of its subsidiaries other than AIG Funding. See also the discussion under “Derivatives” herein and Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

The maturity schedule of AIG’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2004 was as follows:

                                         
Payments due by Period
Less One Four
Than Through Through After
Total One Three Five Five
(in millions) Payments Year Years Years Years
Borrowings(a)
  $ 86,907     $ 24,560     $ 17,847     $ 14,728       $29,772  
Loss reserves(b)
    61,878       17,016       18,873       8,973       17,016  
Insurance and investment contract liabilities(c)
    54,630       10,317       15,557       15,054       13,702  
Operating leases
    2,682       543       708       505       926  
Aircraft purchase commitments
    21,587       5,839       10,132       5,249       367  
Total
  $ 227,684     $ 58,275     $ 63,117     $ 44,509       $61,783  
(a) Excludes commercial paper and obligations included as debt pursuant to FIN46R and includes ILFC’s capital lease obligations. See also Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(b) Represents future loss and loss adjustment expense payments estimated based on historical loss development payment patterns.
(c) Insurance and investment contract liabilities include various investment-type products with contractually scheduled maturities including periodic payments of a term certain nature and guaranteed maturities under guaranteed investment contracts. Items excluded from the table include (i) liabilities for future policy benefits of approximately $105 billion, and (ii) policyholder contract deposits of approximately $165 billion. Amounts excluded from the table are generally comprised of policies or contracts where (i) AIG is currently not making payments until the occurrence of an insurable event, such as death or disability, (ii) payments are conditional on survivorship, or (iii) the occurrence of a payment due to a surrender or other non-scheduled event out of AIG’s control. The determination of these liability amounts and timing of payment are not reasonably fixed and determinable. Significant uncertainties relating to these liabilities include mortality, morbidity, expenses, persistency, investment returns, inflation, and future policyholder elections as to benefits.

The maturity schedule of AIG’s other commercial commitments by segment at December 31, 2004 was as follows:

                                           
Amount of Commitment Expiration
Less One Four
Total Than Through Through After
Amounts One Three Five Five
(in millions) Committed Year Years Years Years
Letters of credit:
                                       
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
  $ 185     $ 81     $ 4     $ –     $ 100  
 
DBG
    211       115       96       –       –  
Standby letters of credit:
                                       
 
Capital Markets
    1,556       2       43       35       1,476  
Guarantees:
                                       
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services(a)
    2,523       225       340       –       1,958  
 
Asset Management
    156       105       40       11       –  
Other commercial commitments(b):
                                       
 
Capital Markets(c)
    16,286       484       1,933       3,023       10,846  
 
Aircraft Finance(d)
    853       234       361       –       258  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services(e)
    2,275       429       753       278       815  
 
Asset Management
    347       250       97       –       –  
 
DBG(f)
    1,519       –       –       –       1,519  
Total
  $ 25,911     $ 1,925     $ 3,667     $ 3,347     $ 16,972  

(a) Primarily AIG SunAmerica construction guarantees connected to affordable housing investments.
(b) Excludes commitments with respect to pension plans. The annual pension contribution for 2005 was $393 million. See also Note 15 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(c) Primarily liquidity facilities provided in connection with certain municipal swap transactions and collateralized bond obligations.
(d) Primarily in connection with options to acquire aircraft.
(e) Primarily AIG SunAmerica commitments to invest in partnerships.
(f) Primarily commitments to invest in limited partnerships.
 
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     “Rating triggers” have been defined by one independent rating agency to include clauses or agreements the outcome of which depends upon the level of ratings maintained by one or more rating agencies. Rating triggers generally relate to events which (i) could result in the termination or limitation of credit availability, or require accelerated repayment, (ii) could result in the termination of business contracts or (iii) could require a company to post collateral for the benefit of counterparties.

     AIG believes that any of its or its subsidiaries’ contractual obligations that are subject to “ratings triggers” or financial covenants relating to “ratings triggers” would not have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, future operating results or liquidity.

     As a result of the downgrades of AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings, AIG has been required to post approximately $1.16 billion of collateral with counterparties to municipal guaranteed investment contracts and financial derivatives transactions. In the event of a further downgrade, AIG will be required to post additional collateral. It is estimated that, as of the close of business on February 28, 2006, based on AIG’s outstanding municipal guaranteed investment contracts and financial derivatives transactions as of such date, a further downgrade of AIG’s long-term senior debt ratings to ‘Aa3’ by Moody’s or ‘AA-’ by S&P would permit counterparties to call for approximately $962 million of additional collateral. Further, additional downgrades could result in requirements for substantial additional collateral, which could have a material effect on how AIG manages its liquidity. The actual amount of additional collateral that AIG would be required to post to counterparties in the event of such downgrades depends on market conditions, the market value of the outstanding affected transactions and other factors prevailing at the time of the downgrade. The requirement to post additional collateral may increase if additional counterparties begin to require credit support from AIG through collateralization agreements. Additional obligations to post collateral will increase the demand on AIG’s liquidity.

Shareholders’ Equity

AIG’s consolidated shareholders’ equity increased $10.44 billion during 2004. During 2004, retained earnings increased $9.08 billion, resulting from net income less dividends. Unrealized appreciation of investments, net of taxes, increased $1.26 billion and the cumulative translation adjustment loss, net of taxes, decreased $823 million. During 2004, there was a gain of $50 million, net of taxes, relating to derivative contracts designated as cash flow hedging instruments. See also the discussion under “Operating Review” and “Liquidity” herein, Notes 1(z), 8(d) and 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

     AIG has in the past reinvested most of its unrestricted earnings in its operations and believes such continued reinvestment in the future will be adequate to meet any foreseeable capital needs. However, AIG may choose from time to time to raise additional funds through the issuance of additional securities.

Stock Purchase

During 2004, AIG purchased in the open market 16,299,300 shares of its common stock. AIG from time to time may buy shares of its common stock in the open market for general corporate purposes, including to satisfy its obligations under various employee benefit plans. At December 31, 2004, an additional 39,019,800 shares could be purchased under the then current authorization by AIG’s Board of Directors. Through March 31, 2005, AIG purchased an additional 2,477,100 shares of its common stock.

Dividends from Insurance Subsidiaries

Payments of dividends to AIG by its insurance subsidiaries are subject to certain restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities. With respect to AIG’s domestic insurance subsidiaries, the payment of any dividend requires formal notice to the insurance department in which the particular insurance subsidiary is domiciled. Under the laws of many states, an insurer may pay a dividend without prior approval of the insurance regulator when the amount of the dividend is below certain regulatory thresholds. Largely as a result of the restrictions, approximately 89 percent of consolidated shareholders’ equity was restricted from immediate transfer to AIG parent at December 31, 2004. However, AIG cannot predict how recent regulatory investigations may affect the ability of its regulated subsidiaries to pay dividends. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Regulatory Investigations” in Item 1. Business.

     With respect to AIG’s foreign insurance subsidiaries, the most significant insurance regulatory jurisdictions include Bermuda, Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Thailand and Singapore.

     AIG cannot predict whether the regulatory investigations currently underway or future regulatory issues will impair AIG’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. To AIG’s knowledge, no AIG company is currently on any regulatory or similar “watch list” with regard to solvency. See also the discussion under “Liquidity” herein and Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, as well as “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business” in Item 1. Business.

 
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Regulation and Supervision

AIG’s insurance subsidiaries, in common with other insurers, are subject to regulation and supervision by the states and jurisdictions in which they do business. In the U.S. the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has developed Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements. RBC relates an individual insurance company’s statutory surplus to the risk inherent in its overall operations. At December 31, 2004, the risk-based adjusted surplus of each of AIG’s Domestic General companies and of each of AIG’s Domestic Life companies exceeded each of their RBC standards. As discussed above, various regulators have commenced investigations into certain insurance business practices, including with respect to AIG. While such investigations are in their early stages, it is possible that they may result in additional regulation of the insurance industry and specific action with respect to AIG, and AIG cannot predict the ultimate effect that such additional regulation might have on its business. Federal, state or local legislation may affect AIG’s ability to operate and expand its various financial services businesses, and changes in the current laws, regulations or interpretations thereof may have a material adverse effect on these businesses. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Regulatory Investigations” in Item 1. Business for a further discussion of the effect these investigations may have on AIG’s businesses.

     AIG’s U.S. operations are negatively affected under guarantee fund assessment laws which exist in most states. As a result of operating in a state which has guarantee fund assessment laws, a solvent insurance company may be assessed for certain obligations arising from the insolvencies of other insurance companies which operated in that state. AIG generally records these assessments upon notice. Additionally, certain states permit at least a portion of the assessed amount to be used as a credit against a company’s future premium tax liabilities. Therefore, the ultimate net assessment cannot reasonably be estimated. The guarantee fund assessments net of credits for 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $118 million, $77 million and $76 million, respectively.

     AIG is also required to participate in various involuntary pools (principally workers compensation business) which provide insurance coverage for those not able to obtain such coverage in the voluntary markets. This participation is also recorded upon notification, as these amounts cannot reasonably be estimated.

     A substantial portion of AIG’s General Insurance business and a majority of its Life Insurance & Retirement Services business are conducted in foreign countries. The degree of regulation and supervision in foreign jurisdictions varies. Generally, AIG, as well as the underwriting companies operating in such jurisdictions, must satisfy local regulatory requirements. Licenses issued by foreign authorities to AIG subsidiaries are subject to modification and revocation. Thus, AIG’s insurance subsidiaries could be prevented from conducting future business in certain of the jurisdictions where they currently operate. AIG’s international operations include operations in various developing nations. Both current and future foreign operations could be adversely affected by unfavorable political developments up to and including nationalization of AIG’s operations without compensation. Adverse effects resulting from any one country may affect AIG’s results of operations, liquidity and financial condition depending on the magnitude of the event and AIG’s net financial exposure at that time in that country.

     Foreign operations are individually subject to local solvency margin requirements that require maintenance of adequate capitalization, which AIG complies with by country. In addition, certain foreign locations, notably Japan, have established regulations that can result in guarantee fund assessments. These have not had a material effect on AIG’s results of operations.

 
Liquidity

AIG’s liquidity is primarily derived from the operating cash flows of its General and Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations. Management believes that AIG’s liquid assets, its net cash provided by operations, and access to short term funding through commercial paper and bank credit facilities will enable it to meet any anticipated cash requirements. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Access to Capital Markets” in Item 1. Business.

     At December 31, 2004, AIG’s consolidated invested assets included $18.11 billion of cash and short-term investments. Consolidated net cash provided from operating activities in 2004 amounted to $30.72 billion.

     The liquidity of the combined insurance operations is derived both domestically and abroad. The combined insurance operating cash flow is derived from two sources, underwriting operations and investment operations. Cash flow includes periodic premium collections, including policyholders’ contract deposits, cash flows from investment operations and paid loss recoveries less reinsurance premiums, losses, benefits, and acquisition and operating expenses. Generally, there is a time lag from when premiums are collected and, when as a result of the occurrence of events specified in the policy, the losses and benefits are paid. Investment income cash flow is primarily derived from interest and dividends received and includes realized capital gains net of realized capital losses. See also the discussions under “Operating Review — General Insurance

 
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Operations” and “Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations” herein.

     With respect to General Insurance operations, if paid losses accelerated beyond AIG’s ability to fund such paid losses from current operating cash flows, AIG might need to liquidate a portion of its General Insurance investment portfolio and/or arrange for financing. Potential events causing such a liquidity strain could be the result of several significant catastrophic events occurring in a relatively short period of time. Additional strain on liquidity could occur if the investments sold to fund such paid losses were sold into a depressed market place and/or reinsurance recoverable on such paid losses became uncollectible or collateral supporting such reinsurance recoverable significantly decreased in value. See also the discussions under “Operating Review — General Insurance Operations” herein.

     With respect to Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations, if a substantial portion of the Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations bond portfolio diminished significantly in value and/or defaulted, AIG might need to liquidate other portions of its Life Insurance & Retirement Services investment portfolio and/or arrange financing. Potential events causing such a liquidity strain could be the result of economic collapse of a nation or region in which AIG Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations exist, nationalization, terrorist acts, or other such economic or political upheaval. In addition, a significant rise in interest rates leading to a significant increase in policyholder surrenders could also create a liquidity strain. See also the discussions under “Operating Review — Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations” herein.

     In addition to the combined insurance pretax operating cash flow, AIG’s insurance operations held $7.63 billion in cash and short-term investments at December 31, 2004. Operating cash flow and the cash and short-term balances held provided AIG’s insurance operations with a significant amount of liquidity.

     This liquidity is available, among other things, to purchase predominately high quality and diversified fixed income securities and, to a lesser extent, marketable equity securities, and to provide mortgage loans on real estate, policy loans, and collateral loans. This cash flow coupled with proceeds of approximately $126 billion from the maturities, sales and redemptions of fixed income securities and from the sale of equity securities was used to purchase approximately $184 billion of fixed income securities and marketable equity securities during 2004.

     AIG’s major Financial Services operating subsidiaries consist of AIGFP, ILFC, AGF and AIGCFG. Sources of funds considered in meeting the liquidity needs of AIGFP’s operations include guaranteed investment agreements, issuance of long-term and short-term debt, maturities and sales of securities available for sale, securities sold under repurchase agreements, trading liabilities, and securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased. ILFC, AGF and AIGCFG all utilize the commercial paper markets, bank loans and bank credit facilities as sources of liquidity. ILFC and AGF also fund in the domestic and international capital markets without reliance on any guarantee from AIG. An additional source of liquidity for ILFC is the use of export credit facilities. AIGCFG also uses wholesale and retail bank deposits as sources of funds. On occasion, AIG has provided equity capital to ILFC, AGF and AIGCFG and provides intercompany loans to AIGCFG. Cash flow provided from operations is a major source of liquidity for AIG’s primary Financial Services operating subsidiaries.

     AIG, the parent company, funds its short-term working capital needs through commercial paper issued by AIG Funding. As of March 31, 2005, AIG Funding had $3.485 billion of commercial paper outstanding with an average maturity of 26 days. As additional liquidity, AIG parent has a $2 billion inter-company revolving credit facility provided by certain of its subsidiaries, a $1.375 billion 364-day revolving bank credit facility that expires in July 2005 and a $1.375 billion five year revolving bank credit facility that expires in July 2007. AIG parent’s primary sources of cash flow are dividends and loans from its subsidiaries. Largely as a result of regulatory restrictions, approximately 89 percent of consolidated shareholders’ equity was restricted from immediate transfer to AIG parent at December 31, 2004. However AIG cannot predict how recent regulatory investigations may affect the ability of its regulated subsidiaries to pay dividends. See “Certain Factors Affecting AIG’s Business — Regulatory Investigations” in Item 1. Business. AIG parent’s primary uses of cash flow are for debt service and the payment of dividends to shareholders. See also Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on debt maturities for AIG and its subsidiaries.

 
Special Purpose Vehicles and Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

AIG uses special purpose vehicles (SPVs) and off balance sheet arrangements in the ordinary course of business. As a result of recent changes in accounting, a number of SPVs and off balance sheet arrangements have been reflected in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. In addition, certain entities have been consolidated in connection with the Restatements of AIG’s financial statements. See Notes 2 and 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. In January 2003, FASB

 
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issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). FIN 46 addressed the consolidation and disclosure rules for nonoperating entities that are now defined as Variable Interest Entities (VIEs). In December 2003, FASB issued a revision to Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46R).

     AIG has restrictive guidelines with respect to the formation of and investment in SPVs and off balance sheet arrangements. In particular, AIG has expanded the responsibility of its Complex Structured Financial Transaction Committee (CSFT) to include the review of any transaction that could enable a third party to achieve an accounting or financial reporting result that is not in conformity with applicable GAAP or subject AIG to heightened legal, reputational, regulatory or other risk. See “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting” in Item 9A of Part II for a further discussion of the CSFT.

     For additional information related to AIG’s activities with respect to VIEs and certain guarantees see “Recent Accounting Standards” herein and also Notes 1 and 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Also, for additional disclosure regarding AIG’s commercial commitments (including guarantors), see “Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments” herein.

 
Derivatives

Derivatives are financial instruments among two or more parties with returns linked to or “derived” from some underlying equity, debt, commodity or other asset, liability, or index. Derivatives payments may be based on interest rates and exchange rates and/or prices of certain securities, certain commodities, financial or commodity indices, or other variables. The more significant types of derivative arrangements in which AIG transacts are swaps, forwards, futures and options. In the normal course of business, with the agreement of the original counterparty, these contracts may be terminated early or assigned to another counterparty.

     The overwhelming majority of AIG’s derivatives activities are conducted by the Capital Markets operations, thus permitting AIG to participate in the derivatives dealer market acting primarily as principal. In these derivative operations, AIG structures agreements which generally allow its counterparties to enter into transactions with respect to changes in interest and exchange rates, securities’ prices and certain commodities and financial or commodity indices. AIG’s customers – such as corporations, financial institutions, multinational organizations, sovereign entities, government agencies and municipalities – use derivatives to hedge their own market exposures. For example, a futures, forward or option contract can be used to protect the customers’ assets or liabilities against price fluctuations.

     A counterparty may default on any obligation to AIG, including a derivative contract. Credit risk is a consequence of extending credit and/or carrying trading and investment positions. Credit risk exists for a derivative contract when that contract has a positive fair value to AIG. To help manage this risk, AIGFP’s credit department operates within the guidelines set by the AIG Credit Risk Committee. This committee establishes the credit policy, delegates limits to AIGFP’s credit department for counterparties based upon AIG’s evaluation of the financial condition of the counterparty as reflected in its internal risk rating and provides limits for derivative transactions with counterparties having different credit ratings. In addition to credit ratings, this committee takes into account other factors, including the industry and country of the counterparty. Exposures and transactions which exceed these limits or fall outside these pre-established guidelines require the approval of the AIG Credit Risk Committee. It is also AIG’s policy to establish reserves for potential credit impairment when appropriate. In addition, AIGFP utilizes various credit enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, collateral, credit triggers, credit derivatives, and margin agreements to reduce the credit risk relating to its outstanding derivative financial transactions. AIGFP requires credit enhancements in connection with specific transactions based on, among other things, the creditworthiness of the counterparties, and the transaction’s size and maturity.

     AIG’s Derivatives Review Committee provides an independent review of any proposed derivative transaction or program except those derivative transactions entered into by AIGFP with third parties. The committee examines, among other things, the nature and purpose of the derivative transaction, its potential credit exposure, if any, and the estimated benefits.

     Generally, AIG conducts its businesses in the currencies of the local operating environment. Thus, exchange gains or losses occur when AIG’s foreign currency net investment is affected by changes in the foreign exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar from one reporting period to the next.

     FAS 133 requires that third-party derivatives used for hedging must be specifically matched with the underlying exposures to an outside third party and documented contemporaneously to qualify for hedge accounting treatment. In many cases AIG did not meet these hedging requirements with respect to certain hedging transactions.

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in net income with a corresponding adjustment to the hedged item, depending on the nature of the hedge relationship. In order to comply with FAS 133, the restated consolidated financial statements include the changes in fair value for certain derivatives, previously recorded through other comprehensive income, in current period income and reverse the previous adjustments on assets and liabilities recorded in net income in connection with hedge accounting. Because these derivatives did not qualify for hedge accounting, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 — “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” requires AIG to recognize the corresponding changes in fair value, including foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate fluctuations relating to available for sale investments through other comprehensive income. The adjustments in the Restatements with respect to FAS 133 do not result in any changes in AIG’s liquidity or its overall financial condition even though inter-period volatility of earnings increased.

     See also Notes 2 and 20 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for detailed information relating to AIG’s derivative activities, and Note 1(z) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for AIG’s derivative accounting policies.

 
Managing Market Risk

Market risk is the risk of loss of fair value resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates, foreign currencies, equities and commodity prices. AIG has exposures to these risks.

     AIG analyzes market risk using various statistical techniques including Value at Risk (VaR). VaR is a summary statistical measure that applies the estimated volatility and correlation of market factors to AIG’s market positions. The output from the VaR calculation is the maximum loss that could occur over a defined period of time given a certain probability. While VaR models are relatively sophisticated, the quantitative market risk information generated is limited by the assumptions and parameters established in creating the related models. AIG believes that statistical models alone do not provide a reliable method of monitoring and controlling market risk. Therefore, such models are tools and do not substitute for the experience or judgment of senior management.

Insurance

AIG has performed a separate VaR analysis for the General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services segments and for each market risk within each segment. For purposes of the VaR calculation, the insurance assets and liabilities from GICs are included in the Life Insurance & Retirement Services segment. For the calculations in the analyses the financial instrument assets included are the insurance segments’ invested assets, excluding real estate and investment income due and accrued, and the financial instrument liabilities included are reserve for losses and loss expenses, reserve for unearned premiums, future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts and other policyholders’ funds.

     AIG calculated the VaR with respect to the net fair value of each of AIG’s insurance segments as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. The VaR number represents the maximum potential loss that could be incurred with a 95 percent confidence (i.e., only five percent of historical scenarios show losses greater than the VaR figure) within a one-month holding period. AIG uses the historical simulation methodology that entails repricing all assets and liabilities under explicit changes in market rates within a specific historical time period. AIG uses the most recent three years of historical market information for interest rates, foreign exchange rates, and equity index prices. For each scenario, each transaction was repriced. Portfolio, business unit, and finally AIG-wide scenario values are then calculated by netting the values of all the underlying assets and liabilities.

The following table presents the VaR on a combined basis and of each component of market risk for each of AIG’s insurance segments as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. Due to diversification effects, the combined VaR is always smaller than the sum of its components.

                                   
Life Insurance &
General Insurance Retirement Services
(in millions) 2004 2003 2004 2003
Market risk:
                               
 
Combined
  $ 1,396     $ 1,100     $ 5,024     $ 3,075  
 
Interest rate
    1,563       1,173       4,750       2,967  
 
Currency
    139       125       478       257  
 
Equity
    727       797       1,024       758  
 
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The following table presents the average, high and low VaRs on a combined basis and of each component of market risk for each of AIG’s insurance segments as of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003. Due to diversification effects, the combined VaR is always smaller than the sum of its components.

                                                     
2004 2003
(in millions) Average High Low Average High Low
General Insurance:
                                               
 
Market risk:
                                               
   
Combined
  $ 1,299     $ 1,497     $ 1,100     $ 888     $ 1,120     $ 658  
   
Interest rate
    1,407       1,591       1,173       732       1,173       411  
   
Currency
    111       139       88       94       147       64  
   
Equity
    744       797       688       781       935       631  
Life Insurance & Retirement Services:
                                               
 
Market risk:
                                               
   
Combined
  $ 4,021     $ 5,024     $ 3,075     $ 2,262     $ 3,419     $ 1,299  
   
Interest rate
    3,831       4,750       2,967       2,207       3,347       1,376  
   
Currency
    326       478       257       204       257       166  
   
Equity
    884       1,024       758       762       975       627  

     The notable increase in the Combined and Interest rate VaRs from 2003 to 2004 in the General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services segments was predominantly caused by strong growth in the businesses.

Financial Services

AIG generally manages its market exposures within Financial Services by maintaining offsetting positions. Capital Markets seeks to minimize or set limits for open or uncovered market positions. Credit exposure is managed separately. See the discussion on the management of credit risk above.

     AIG’s Market Risk Management Department provides detailed independent review of AIG’s market exposures, particularly those market exposures of the Capital Markets operations. This department determines whether AIG’s market risks, as well as those market risks of individual subsidiaries, are within the parameters established by AIG’s senior management. Well established market risk management techniques such as sensitivity analysis are used. Additionally, this department verifies that specific market risks of each of certain subsidiaries are managed and hedged by that subsidiary.

     ILFC is exposed to market risk and the risk of loss of fair value and possible liquidity strain resulting from adverse fluctuations in interest rates. As of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, AIG statistically measured the loss of fair value through the application of a VaR model. In this analysis, the net fair value of Aircraft Finance operations was determined using the financial instrument assets which included the tax adjusted future flight equipment lease revenue, and the financial instrument liabilities which included the future servicing of the current debt. The estimated effect of the current derivative positions was also taken into account.

     AIG calculated the VaR with respect to the net fair value of Aircraft Finance operations using the historical simulation methodology, as previously described. As of December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003, the average VaR with respect to the net fair value of Aircraft Finance operations was approximately $70 million and $38 million, respectively.

     Capital Markets operations are exposed to market risk due to changes in the level and volatility of interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity prices and commodity prices. AIGFP hedges its exposure to these risks primarily through swaps, options, forwards, and futures. To economically hedge interest rate risks, AIGFP may also purchase U.S. and foreign government obligations.

     AIGFP does not seek to manage the market risk of each transaction through an individual third party offsetting transaction. Rather, AIGFP takes a portfolio approach to the management of its market risk exposures. AIGFP values the predominant portion of its market-sensitive transactions by marking them to market currently through income. A smaller portion is priced by estimated fair value based upon a conservative extrapolation of market factors. There is another limited portion of transactions where changes in fair value are not recorded through income currently and gains or losses are accrued over the life of the transactions. These valuations represent an assessment of the present values of expected future cash flows and may include reserves for such risks as are deemed appropriate by AIGFP and AIG management.

     AIGFP manages market risk with a variety of transactions, including swaps, trading securities, futures and forward contracts, and other transactions as appropriate. The recorded values of these transactions may be different from the values that might be realized if AIGFP were required to sell or close out the transactions prior to maturity. AIG believes that such differences are not significant to the results of operations,

 
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financial condition or liquidity. Such differences would be immediately recognized when the transactions are sold or closed out prior to maturity.

     AIGFP attempts to secure reliable and independent current market prices, such as published exchange prices, external subscription services such as from Bloomberg or Reuters or third-party broker quotes for use in this model. When such prices are not available, AIGFP uses an internal methodology which includes extrapolation from observable and verifiable prices nearest to the dates of the transactions. Historically, actual results have not materially deviated from these models.

     Systems used by Capital Markets operations can monitor each unit’s respective market positions on an intraday basis. AIGFP operates in major business centers overseas and therefore is open for business essentially 24 hours a day. Thus, the market exposure and offset strategies are monitored, reviewed and coordinated around the clock.

     AIGFP applies various testing techniques which reflect significant potential market movements in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity and equity prices, volatility levels, and the effect of time. These techniques vary by currency and are regularly changed to reflect factors affecting the derivatives portfolio. The results from these analyses are regularly reviewed by AIG management.

     As described above, Capital Markets operations are exposed to the risk of loss of fair value from adverse fluctuations in interest rate and foreign currency exchange rates and equity and commodity prices as well as implied volatilities thereon. AIG statistically measures the losses of fair value through the application of a VaR model across Capital Markets.

     Capital Markets asset and liability portfolios for which the VaR analyses were performed included over the counter and exchange traded investments, derivative instruments and commodities. Because the market risk with respect to securities available for sale, at market, is substantially hedged, segregation of market sensitive instruments into trading and other than trading was not deemed necessary. The VaR calculation is unaffected by the accounting treatment of hedged transactions under FAS 133.

     In the calculation of VaR for Capital Markets operations, AIG uses the same historical simulation methodology, described under Insurance above, which entails repricing all assets and liabilities under explicit changes in market rates within a specific historical time period. AIGFP has recently enhanced its library of factors by including implied option volatilities to construct the historical scenarios for simulation.

The following table presents the VaR on a combined basis and of each component of risk for Capital Markets operations as of December 31, 2004 and 2003. Due to diversification effects, the combined VaR is always smaller than the sum of its components.

                 
(in millions) 2004 2003*
Combined
  $ 17     $ 13  
Interest rate
    11       8  
Currency
    4       4  
Equity
    16       5  
Commodity
    7       4  
*  Adjusted to conform to 2004 methodology.

The following table presents the average, high, and low VaRs on a combined basis and of each component of risk for Capital Markets operations as of December 31, 2004 and 2003. Due to diversification effects, the combined VaR is always smaller than the sum of its components.

                                                 
2004 2003*
(in millions) Average High Low Average High Low
Combined
  $ 19     $ 24     $ 13     $ 17     $ 19     $ 13  
Interest rate
    9       12       5       9       11       8  
Currency
    4       4       3       7       10       4  
Equity
    13       16       5       11       16       5  
Commodity
    6       7       4       6       11       4  
*  Adjusted to conform to 2004 methodology.
 
Recent Accounting Standards

In December 2003, FASB issued a revision to Interpretation No. 46 (FIN46R). See also Note 19 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     In July 2003, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued SOP 03-1. See also Note 21 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

     At the March 2004 meeting, the Emerging Issue Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus with respect to Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” On September 30, 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) EITF Issue 03-1-1, Effective Date of Paragraphs 10-20 of EITF Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.”

     At the September 2004 meeting, the EITF reached a consensus with respect to Issue No. 04-8, “Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share.”

     In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123 (revised 2004) (FAS 123R), “Share Based Payment.”

     In March 2005, FASB issued FSP FIN46R-5, “Implicit Variable Interests under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.”

     For further discussion of these recent accounting standards and their application to AIG, see Note 1(bb) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 
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ITEM 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 
ITEM 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
         
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    112  
Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2004 and 2003 (Restated)
    115  
Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (Restated)
    117  
Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (Restated)
    118  
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (Restated)
    119  
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (Restated)
    121  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    122  
Schedules:
       
I  – Summary of Investments – Other Than Investments in Related Parties at December 31, 2004 (Restated)
    247  
II  – Condensed Financial Information of Registrant at December 31, 2004 and 2003 and for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 (Restated)
    248  
III  – Supplementary Insurance Information at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for the years then ended (Restated)
    250  
IV – Reinsurance at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for the years then ended (Restated)
    251  
 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
American International Group, Inc.:

     We have completed an integrated audit of American International Group, Inc.’s 2004 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and audits of its 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.

Consolidated financial statements and

financial statement schedules

     In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of American International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (AIG) at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of AIG’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

     As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, AIG restated its 2004, 2003 and 2002 consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules.

     As described in Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements, AIG changed its accounting for certain non-traditional long duration contracts and for separate accounts as of January 1, 2004.

Internal control over financial reporting

     Also, we have audited management’s assessment, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A, that AIG did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 because of the effect of the material weaknesses relating to the (1) control environment, (2) controls over the evaluation of risk transfer, (3) controls over certain balance sheet reconciliations, (4) controls over the accounting for certain derivative transactions and (5) controls over income tax accounting, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). AIG’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on management’s assessment and on the effectiveness of AIG’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

     We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.

     A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of

 
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management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

     Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

     A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. As of December 31, 2004, the following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment.

     Control environment: Certain of AIG’s controls within its control environment were not effective to prevent certain members of senior management, including the former Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Financial Officer, from having the ability, which in certain instances was utilized, to override certain controls and effect certain transactions and accounting entries. In certain of these instances, such transactions and accounting entries appear to have been largely motivated to achieve desired accounting results and were not properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP. Further, in certain of these instances, information critical to an effective review of transactions, accounting entries, and certain entities used in these transactions and accounting entries, were not disclosed to the appropriate financial and accounting personnel, regulators and us. As a result, discussion and thorough legal, accounting, actuarial or other professional analysis did not occur. This control deficiency is based primarily on these overrides. Specifically, this control deficiency permitted the following:

•  Creation of Capco, a special purpose entity used to effect transactions that were recorded to convert, improperly, underwriting losses to investment losses and that were not correctly accounted for in accordance with GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, realized capital gains (losses), incurred policy losses and benefits and related balance sheet accounts.
 
•  Incorrect recording under GAAP of reinsurance transactions that did not involve sufficient risk transfer, such as the Gen Re transaction, and in some cases also related to entities which should have been consolidated, such as Union Excess and Richmond. This incorrect recording under GAAP resulted in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, incurred policy losses and benefits, net investment income, reinsurance assets, deferred policy acquisition costs, other assets, reserve for losses and loss expenses, reserve for unearned premiums, other liabilities and retained earnings. See below for a related discussion under Controls over the evaluation of risk transfer.
 
•  Various transactions, such as Covered Calls and certain “Top Level” Adjustments, converted realized and unrealized gains into investment income, thereby incorrectly applying GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of net investment income, realized capital gains (losses), and accumulated other comprehensive income.
 
•  Incorrect recording under GAAP of changes to loss reserves and changes to loss reserves through “Top Level” Adjustments without adequate support, resulting in a misstatement of incurred policy losses and benefits, reserves for losses and loss expenses, foreign currency translation adjustments and retained earnings.

     Controls over the evaluation of risk transfer: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the proper evaluation, documentation and disclosure of whether certain insurance and reinsurance transactions involved sufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance and reinsurance accounting. These transactions included Gen Re, Union Excess, Richmond and certain transactions involving AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance and AIG Risk Management. As a result, AIG did not properly account for these transactions under GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, incurred policy losses and benefits, net investment income, reinsurance assets, deferred policy acquisition costs, other assets, reserve for losses and loss expenses, reserve for unearned premiums, other liabilities and retained earnings.

     Controls over certain balance sheet reconciliations: AIG did not maintain effective controls to ensure the accuracy of certain balance sheet accounts in certain key segments of AIG’s operations, principally in the Domestic Brokerage Group. Specifically, accounting personnel did not perform timely reconciliations and did not properly resolve reconciling items for premium receivables, reinsurance recoverables and intercompany accounts. As a result, insurance acquisition and other operating expenses, premiums and insurance balances receivable, reinsurance assets, other assets and retained earnings were misstated under GAAP.

     Controls over the accounting for certain derivative transactions: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the evaluation and documentation of whether certain derivative transactions qualified under GAAP for hedge accounting, resulting in a misstatement of net investment income, realized capital gains (losses), other revenues, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and related balance sheet accounts.

     Controls over income tax accounting: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the determination and reporting of

 
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certain components of the provision for income taxes and related deferred income tax balances. Specifically, AIG did not maintain effective controls to review and monitor the accuracy of the components of the income tax provision calculations and related deferred income taxes and to monitor the differences between the income tax basis and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities to effectively reconcile the differences to the deferred income tax balances. As a result, deferred income taxes payable, retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income were misstated under GAAP.

     The control deficiencies described above resulted in the restatement of AIG’s 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 annual consolidated financial statements and 2004 and 2003 interim consolidated financial statements, as well as adjustments, including audit adjustments, relating to the derivative matter described above, to AIG’s 2004 annual consolidated financial statements. Also, the control deficiencies above related to the accounting for certain derivative transactions, income tax accounting and certain balance sheet reconciliations resulted in the further restatement to AIG’s 2004, 2003 and 2002 annual consolidated financial statements and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003, as well as for the first three quarters of 2005. Furthermore, these control deficiencies could result in other misstatements in the aforementioned financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim AIG consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management has concluded that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2004 consolidated financial statements, and our opinion regarding the effectiveness of AIG’s internal control over financial reporting does not affect our opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

     In our opinion, management’s assessment that AIG did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. Also, in our opinion, because of the effects of the material weaknesses described above on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, AIG has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the COSO.

     AIG’s management and we previously concluded that AIG did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 because of the material weaknesses described above. However, AIG’s management subsequently determined that the Second Restatement described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements was an additional effect of the material weaknesses related to certain derivative transactions, income tax accounting and certain balance sheet reconciliations described above. Accordingly, the Second Restatement did not affect management’s assessment or our opinion on internal control over financial reporting.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 27, 2005, except for the effects of the
Second Restatement discussed in Note 2,
the updates after May 27, 2005 discussed
in Notes 7 and 12 to the consolidated
financial statements, and except for the
matter in the penultimate paragraph of
Management’s Report on Internal Control
Over Financial Reporting, as to which the
date is March 16, 2006

 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

                       
December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
Assets:
               
 
Investments, financial services assets and cash:
               
   
Fixed maturities:
               
     
Bonds available for sale, at market value (amortized cost: 2004 – $329,838; 2003 – $287,810)
  $ 344,399     $ 300,935  
     
Bonds held to maturity, at amortized cost (market value: 2004 – $18,791; 2003 – $8,173)
    18,294       8,037  
     
Bond trading securities, at market value (cost: 2004 – $2,973; 2003 – $252)
    2,984       282  
   
Equity securities:
               
     
Common stocks, at market value (cost: 2004 – $8,424; 2003 – $6,614)
    9,772       7,377  
     
Common stocks trading, at market value (cost: 2004 – $5,651; 2003 – $125)
    5,894       156  
     
Preferred stocks, at market value (cost: 2004 – $2,017; 2003 – $1,743)
    2,040       1,906  
   
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance (2004 – $65; 2003 – $68)
    13,146       12,328  
   
Policy loans
    7,035       6,658  
   
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance (2004 – $18; 2003 – $15)
    3,303       3,926  
   
Financial services assets:
               
     
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation (2004 – $6,390; 2003 – $5,458)
    32,130       29,870  
     
Securities available for sale, at market value (cost: 2004 – $29,171; 2003 – $23,131)
    31,225       24,938  
     
Trading securities, at market value
    2,746       3,538  
     
Spot commodities
    534       245  
     
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    22,670       21,459  
     
Trading assets
    3,433       2,500  
     
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    26,272       20,845  
     
Finance receivables, net of allowance (2004 – $571; 2003 – $562)
    23,574       17,500  
   
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    49,169       29,392  
   
Other invested assets
    23,559       18,418  
   
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    16,102       8,908  
   
Cash
    2,009       922  
 
   
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
    640,290       520,140  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    5,556       4,593  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance (2004 – $690; 2003 – $568)
    15,622       13,829  
 
Reinsurance assets
    19,613       20,645  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    29,817       25,994  
 
Investments in partially owned companies
    1,495       1,457  
 
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation (2004 – $4,650; 2003 – $4,282)
    6,192       5,966  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    57,741       60,536  
 
Goodwill
    8,556       7,619  
 
Income taxes receivable – current
    138       –  
 
Other assets
    16,125       14,823  
Total assets
  $ 801,145     $ 675,602  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (continued)

                     
December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions, except share data) (Restated) (Restated)
Liabilities:
               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 61,878     $ 51,871  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    23,400       21,235  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    104,740       92,915  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    216,474       171,828  
 
Other policyholders’ funds
    10,280       9,124  
 
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    4,629       4,645  
 
Insurance balances payable
    3,661       2,887  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,404       3,043  
 
Income taxes payable:
               
   
Current
    –       281  
   
Deferred
    6,588       4,237  
 
Financial services liabilities:
               
   
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    18,919       15,337  
   
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    23,581       17,893  
   
Trading liabilities
    2,503       6,353  
   
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    5,404       5,673  
   
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    15,985       13,240  
   
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    4,248       3,627  
   
Commercial paper
    6,724       4,715  
   
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    61,296       51,525  
 
Commercial paper
    2,969       1,223  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    5,502       5,867  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       1,682  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    57,741       60,536  
 
Minority interest
    4,831       3,547  
 
Securities lending payable
    49,972       30,195  
 
Other liabilities
    25,055       22,701  
Total liabilities
    721,273       606,180  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    199       192  
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (See Note 12)
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
 
Common stock, $2.50 par value; 5,000,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued 2004 – 2,751,327,476; 2003 – 2,751,327,476
    6,878       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    2,094       2,028  
 
Retained earnings
    63,468       54,384  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    9,444       7,337  
 
Treasury stock, at cost; 2004 – 154,904,286; 2003 – 142,880,430 shares of common stock (including 119,263,196 and 119,250,750 shares, respectively, held by subsidiaries)
    (2,211 )     (1,397 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    79,673       69,230  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 801,145     $ 675,602  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

                             
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions, except per share data) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Revenues:
                       
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 66,625     $ 54,802     $ 44,289  
 
Net investment income
    18,465       15,508       13,593  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    44       (442 )     (1,653 )
 
Other revenues
    12,532       9,553       9,942  
 
Total revenues
    97,666       79,421       66,171  
Benefits and expenses:
                       
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    58,360       46,034       40,005  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    24,461       21,480       18,358  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    82,821       67,514       58,363  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    14,845       11,907       7,808  
Income taxes:
                       
 
Current
    2,593       2,741       1,808  
 
Deferred
    1,814       815       111  
      4,407       3,556       1,919  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of accounting changes
    10,438       8,351       5,889  
Minority interest
    (455 )     (252 )     (160 )
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
    9,983       8,099       5,729  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (144 )     9       –  
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
Earnings per common share:
                       
 
Basic
                       
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 3.83     $ 3.10     $ 2.20  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –  
   
Net income
    3.77       3.10       2.20  
 
Diluted
                       
   
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 3.79     $ 3.07     $ 2.17  
   
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –  
   
Net income
    3.73       3.07       2.17  
Average shares outstanding:
                       
 
Basic
    2,606       2,610       2,612  
 
Diluted
    2,637       2,637       2,643  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                               
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions, except per share data) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Common stock:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 6,878     $ 6,878     $ 6,876  
   
Issued under stock plans
    –       –       2  
 
Balance at end of year
    6,878       6,878       6,878  
Additional paid-in capital:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
    2,028       1,783       2,004  
   
Excess of cost over proceeds of common stock issued under stock plans
    (105 )     (76 )     (94 )
   
Adjustment in connection with AGC acquisition
    –       –       5  
   
Other
    171       321       (132 )
 
Balance at end of year
    2,094       2,028       1,783  
Retained earnings:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
    54,384       46,908       41,659  
   
Net income
    9,839       8,108       5,729  
   
Dividends to common shareholders ($.29, $.24 and $.18 per share, respectively)
    (755 )     (632 )     (480 )
 
Balance at end of year
    63,468       54,384       46,908  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
    7,337       4,077       231  
   
Unrealized appreciation of investments – net of reclassification adjustments
    1,868       4,159       5,938  
     
Deferred income tax expense on changes
    (612 )     (1,237 )     (1,879 )
   
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    993       347       (75 )
     
Applicable income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (170 )     4       (51 )
   
Net derivative gains (losses) arising from cash flow hedging activities
    83       75       (104 )
     
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (33 )     (22 )     58  
   
Retirement plan liabilities adjustment, net of tax
    (22 )     (66 )     (41 )
   
Other comprehensive income
    2,107       3,260       3,846  
 
Balance at end of year
    9,444       7,337       4,077  
Treasury stock, at cost:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
    (1,397 )     (1,343 )     (888 )
   
Cost of shares acquired during year
    (1,083 )     (207 )     (734 )
   
Issued under stock plans
    263       151       260  
   
Other
    6       2       19  
 
Balance at end of year
    (2,211 )     (1,397 )     (1,343 )
Total shareholders’ equity at end of year
  $ 79,673     $ 69,230     $ 58,303  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                               
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Summary:
                       
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 30,716     $ 33,241     $ 20,185  
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (97,115 )     (66,904 )     (61,744 )
 
Net cash provided by financing activities
    66,494       33,070       42,092  
 
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    992       350       (66 )
 
Change in cash
    1,087       (243 )     467  
 
Cash at beginning of year
    922       1,165       698  
 
Cash at end of year
  $ 2,009     $ 922     $ 1,165  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
   
Noncash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in income:
                       
   
Change in:
                       
     
General and life insurance reserves
    26,937       22,456       15,625  
     
Premiums and insurance balances receivable and payable – net
    (1,020 )     (2,236 )     (1,495 )
     
Reinsurance assets
    1,032       2,137       (2,197 )
     
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    (4,042 )     (3,778 )     (3,763 )
     
Investment income due and accrued
    (916 )     (388 )     (476 )
     
Funds held under reinsurance treaties
    361       832       629  
     
Other policyholders’ funds
    1,156       687       9  
     
Current and deferred income taxes – net
    1,396       2,179       496  
     
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    (16 )     1,005       62  
     
Other assets and liabilities – net
    1,113       579       3,464  
     
Bonds and common stocks trading, at market value
    (3,582 )     544       (108 )
     
Trading assets and liabilities – net
    (4,783 )     4,592       687  
     
Trading securities, at market value
    792       764       1,507  
     
Spot commodities
    (289 )     240       (133 )
     
Net unrealized (gain) loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    1,534       (4,500 )     (2,631 )
     
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
    (5,427 )     (3,010 )     (2,480 )
     
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    5,688       7,542       (1,127 )
     
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    (269 )     (6,306 )     3,646  
   
Realized capital (gains) losses
    (44 )     442       1,653  
   
Equity in income of partially owned companies and other invested assets
    (1,279 )     (707 )     (202 )
   
Amortization of premium and discount on securities
    324       60       (198 )
   
Depreciation expenses, principally flight equipment
    2,035       1,861       1,686  
   
Provision for finance receivable losses
    389       429       402  
   
Other – net
    (213 )     (291 )     (600 )
   
Total adjustments
    20,877       25,133       14,456  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 30,716     $ 33,241     $ 20,185  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(continued)
 
FORM 10-K/A :  119

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (continued)

                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
Cost of bonds, at market sold
  $ 91,714     $ 90,430     $ 98,618  
 
Cost of bonds, at market matured or redeemed
    13,958       15,966       13,666  
 
Cost of equity securities sold
    11,711       10,012       6,492  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    44       (442 )     (1,653 )
 
Purchases of fixed maturities
    (158,023 )     (153,742 )     (148,257 )
 
Purchases of equity securities
    (13,674 )     (10,473 )     (5,954 )
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    –       (2,091 )     –  
 
Mortgage, policy and collateral loans granted
    (2,128 )     (3,016 )     (4,042 )
 
Repayments of mortgage, policy and collateral loans
    1,731       2,043       2,011  
 
Sales of securities available for sale
    4,291       8,376       4,382  
 
Maturities of securities available for sale
    5,802       4,690       3,882  
 
Purchases of securities available for sale
    (16,133 )     (12,010 )     (8,747 )
 
Sales of flight equipment
    1,329       1,212       184  
 
Purchases of flight equipment
    (4,860 )     (5,460 )     (5,248 )
 
Change in securities lending collateral
    (19,777 )     (6,048 )     (13,120 )
 
Net additions to real estate and other fixed assets
    (950 )     (1,131 )     (924 )
 
Sales or distributions of other invested assets
    8,453       8,730       12,261  
 
Investments in other invested assets
    (11,599 )     (10,483 )     (12,580 )
 
Change in short-term investments
    (2,542 )     (1,563 )     16  
 
Investments in partially owned companies
    1       255       (479 )
 
Finance receivable originations and purchases
    (21,636 )     (14,690 )     (10,066 )
 
Finance receivable principal payments received
    15,173       12,531       7,814  
Net cash used in investing activities
  $ (97,115 )   $ (66,904 )   $ (61,744 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 
Receipts from policyholders’ contract deposits
  $ 55,919     $ 38,867     $ 42,210  
 
Withdrawals from policyholders’ contract deposits
    (24,497 )     (18,422 )     (19,589 )
 
Change in trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    648       641       785  
 
Change in commercial paper
    3,755       (3,174 )     (2,421 )
 
Proceeds from notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    31,918       23,665       22,104  
 
Repayments on notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    (22,565 )     (14,408 )     (11,515 )
 
Liquidation of zero coupon notes payable
    (189 )     –       –  
 
Proceeds from guaranteed investment agreements
    10,814       6,387       7,167  
 
Maturities of guaranteed investment agreements
    (7,232 )     (5,900 )     (8,709 )
 
Change in securities lending payable
    19,777       6,501       13,121  
 
Redemption of subsidiary company preferred stock
    (200 )     (371 )     (50 )
 
Proceeds from common stock issued
    158       74       168  
 
Cash dividends to shareholders
    (730 )     (584 )     (467 )
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    (1,083 )     (207 )     (734 )
 
Other – net
    1       1       22  
Net cash provided by financing activities
  $ 66,494     $ 33,070     $ 42,092  
Supplementary information:
                       
Taxes paid
  $ 3,060     $ 2,454     $ 1,203  
Interest paid
  $ 4,314     $ 4,128     $ 3,590  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

                             
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Comprehensive income (loss):
                       
 
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                       
 
Unrealized appreciation of investments – net of reclassification adjustments
    1,868       4,159       5,938  
   
Deferred income tax expense on above changes
    (612 )     (1,237 )     (1,879 )
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    993       347       (75 )
   
Applicable income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (170 )     4       (51 )
 
Net derivative gains (losses) arising from cash flow hedging activities
    83       75       (104 )
   
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (33 )     (22 )     58  
 
Retirement plan liabilities adjustment, net of tax
    (22 )     (66 )     (41 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    2,107       3,260       3,846  
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 11,946     $ 11,368     $ 9,575  
See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 
 1.  Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies

(a) Principles of Consolidation: Certain of AIG’s foreign subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial statements report on a fiscal year ending November 30. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AIG, its majority owned subsidiaries and those entities required to be consolidated under applicable accounting standards. See also Note 1(bb) herein. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

(b) Basis of Presentation: The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accompanying financial statements give effect to the Restatements and adjustments for changes in estimates described in Notes 1(cc) and 2.

     General Insurance Operations: AIG’s General Insurance subsidiaries are multiple line companies writing substantially all lines of property and casualty insurance. Premiums are earned primarily on a pro rata basis over the term of the related coverage. The reserve for unearned premiums represents the portion of premiums written relating to the unexpired terms of coverage.

     Acquisition costs represent those costs, including commissions and premium taxes, that vary with and are primarily related to the acquisition of new business. These costs are deferred and amortized over the period in which the related premiums written are earned. The deferred policy acquisition cost (DAC) asset is reviewed for recoverability based on the profitability of the underlying insurance contracts. Investment income is not anticipated in the recoverability of deferred policy acquisition costs.

     Losses and loss expenses are charged to income as incurred. The reserve for losses and loss expenses represents the accumulation of estimates for reported losses and includes provisions for losses incurred but not reported. The methods of determining such estimates and establishing resulting reserves, including amounts relating to reserves for estimated unrecoverable reinsurance, are reviewed and updated. Adjustments resulting therefrom are reflected in income currently. AIG discounts its loss reserves relating to workers compensation business written by its U.S. domiciled subsidiaries as permitted by the domiciliary statutory regulatory authorities. As of year end 2004, this discount is $399 million on a tabular basis and $503 million on a non-tabular basis. Additionally, AIG discounts liability business assumed by AIRCO from DBG as permitted by its domiciliary regulatory authority. As of year end 2004, this discount is $651 million. The total amount of discount is $1.55 billion or less than three percent of outstanding loss reserves as reflected on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

     Life Insurance & Retirement Services Operations: AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries offer a wide range of insurance and retirement savings products both domestically and abroad. Insurance-oriented products consist of individual and group life, payout annuities, endowment, and accident and health policies. Retirement savings-oriented products generally consist of fixed and variable annuities.

     Premiums for life insurance products and life contingent annuities are recognized as revenues when due. Estimates for premiums due but not yet collected are accrued. Benefits and expenses are provided against such revenues to recognize profits over the estimated life of the policies. Revenues for universal life and investment-type products consist of policy charges for the cost of insurance, administration, and surrenders during the period. Policy charges collected with respect to future services are deferred and recognized in a manner similar to the deferred policy acquisition costs related to such products. Expenses include interest credited to policy account balances and benefit payments made in excess of policy account balances. Personal accident products are accounted for in a manner similar to general insurance products described above.

     Policy acquisition costs for life insurance products are generally deferred and amortized over the premium paying period of the policy (FAS 60). Policy acquisition costs and policy issuance costs related to universal life and investment-type products (investment-oriented products) are deferred and amortized, with interest, in relation to the incidence of estimated gross profits to be realized over the estimated lives of the contracts (FAS 97). Estimated gross profits are composed of net interest income, net realized investment gains and losses, fees, surrender charges, expenses, and mortality and morbidity gains and losses.

     The resulting DAC asset is reviewed for recoverability based on the profitability (both current and projected future) of the underlying insurance contracts.

     The deferred policy acquisition costs for investment-oriented products are adjusted with respect to estimated gross profits as a result of changes in the net unrealized gains or losses on debt and equity securities available for sale. That is,

 
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as debt and equity securities available for sale are carried at aggregate fair value, an adjustment is made to deferred policy acquisition costs equal to the change in amortization that would have been recorded if such securities had been sold at their stated aggregate fair value and the proceeds reinvested at current yields. The change in this adjustment, net of tax, is included with the change in net unrealized gains/losses on debt and equity securities available for sale that is credited or charged directly to comprehensive income. Deferred policy acquisition costs have been decreased by $2.26 billion at December 31, 2004 and decreased by $2.05 billion at December 31, 2003 for this adjustment. See also Note 4 herein.

     Value of Business Acquired (VOBA) is determined at time of acquisition. This value is based on present value of future pre-tax profits discounted at current yields applicable at time of purchase. For products accounted under FAS 60, the VOBA is amortized over the life of the business similar to that for Deferred Acquisition Costs based on the assumptions at purchase. For FAS 97 products, the VOBA is amortized in relation to the estimated gross profits to date for each period. No impairments have occurred for acquired business as of December 31, 2004.

     The liabilities for future policy benefits and policyholders’ contract deposits are established using assumptions described in Note 6 herein.

     Financial Services: AIG’s Financial Services subsidiaries engage in diversified activities including aircraft leasing, capital market transactions, and consumer and insurance premium financing.

     Aircraft Finance operations represent the operations of ILFC, which engages primarily in the acquisition of commercial jet aircraft and the leasing and remarketing of such aircraft to airlines around the world. ILFC also provides, for a fee, fleet management services to certain third-party operators.

     ILFC, as lessor, leases flight equipment principally under operating leases. Accordingly, income is recognized over the life of the lease as rentals become receivable under the provisions of the lease or, in the case of leases with varying payments, under the straight-line method over the noncancelable term of the lease. In certain cases, leases provide for additional payments contingent on usage. Rental income is recognized at the time such usage occurs less a provision for future contractual aircraft maintenance. ILFC is also a remarketer of flight equipment for its own account and for airlines and financial institutions and provides, for a fee, fleet management services to certain third-party operators. ILFC’s revenues from such operations consist of net gains on sales of flight equipment and commissions.

     During the third quarter of 2003, AIG integrated the operations of AIG Trading Group Inc. with AIG Financial Products Corp., establishing the Capital Markets reporting unit. AIGFP engages as principal in standard and customized interest rate, currency, equity, commodity, and credit products with top-tier corporations, financial institutions, governments, agencies, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals throughout the world. AIGFP also raises funds through municipal reinvestment contracts and other private and public securities offerings, investing the proceeds in a diversified portfolio of high grade securities and derivative transactions. AIGFP engages in various commodity and foreign exchange trading and market-making activities. AIGFP owns inventories in the commodities in which it trades and may reduce the exposure to market risk through the use of swaps, forwards, futures, and option contracts. See also Note 3 herein.

     Consumer Finance operations include AGF as well as AIG Consumer Finance Group, Inc. (AIGCFG). AGF provides a wide variety of consumer finance products, including real estate mortgages, consumer loans, retail sales finance and credit-related insurance to customers in the United States. AIGCFG, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in developing a multi-product consumer finance business with an emphasis on emerging markets. See also Note 3 herein.

     Finance charges are recognized as revenue using the interest method. Revenue ceases to be accrued when contractual payments are not received for four consecutive months for loans and retail sales contracts, and for six months for revolving retail accounts and private label receivables. Extension fees, late charges, and prepayment penalties are recognized as revenue when received.

     Direct costs of originating loans, net of nonrefundable points and fees, are deferred and included in the carrying amount of the related loans. The amount deferred is recognized as an adjustment to finance charge revenues, using the interest method over the lesser of the contractual term or the expected life based on prepayment experience. If loans are prepaid, any remaining deferral is charged or credited to revenue.

     The allowance for finance receivable losses is maintained at a level considered adequate to absorb estimated credit losses in the existing portfolio. The portfolio is periodically evaluated on a pooled basis and considers factors such as economic conditions, portfolio composition, and loss and delinquency experience in the evaluation of the allowance.

 
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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

     Foreclosure proceedings are initiated on real estate loans when four monthly installments are past due, and these loans are charged off at foreclosure. All other finance receivables are charged off when minimal or no collections have been made for six months.

     Together, the Aircraft Finance, Capital Markets and Consumer Finance operations generate the vast majority of the revenues produced by AIG’s consolidated Financial Services operations.

     Imperial A.I. Credit Companies also contribute to Financial Services income. This operation engages principally in insurance premium financing for both AIG’s customers and those of other insurers.

     Asset Management Operations: AIG’s Asset Management operations comprise a wide variety of investment-related services and investment products including institutional and retail asset management, broker dealer services and spread-based investment business from the sale of guaranteed investment contracts (GICs), also known as funding agreements. Such products and services are offered to individuals and institutions both domestically and overseas. The fees generated with respect to Asset Management operations are recognized as revenues when earned. Certain costs incurred in the sale of mutual funds are deferred and subsequently amortized.

(c) Investments in Fixed Maturities and Equity Securities: Bonds held to maturity are principally owned by the insurance subsidiaries and are carried at amortized cost where AIG has the ability and positive intent to hold these securities until maturity.

     Where AIG may not have the positive intent to hold bonds and preferred stocks until maturity, these securities are considered to be available for sale and carried at current market values. Interest income with respect to fixed maturity securities is accrued as earned.

     Premiums and discounts arising from the purchase of bonds are treated as yield adjustments over their estimated lives, or call date if applicable.

     Bond trading securities are carried at current market values, as it is AIG’s intention to sell these securities in the near term.

     Common and preferred stocks are carried at current market values. Dividend income is generally recognized when receivable.

     Unrealized gains and losses from investments in equity securities and fixed maturities available for sale are reflected as a separate component of comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes in consolidated shareholders’ equity currently. Unrealized gains and losses from investments in trading securities are reflected in income currently.

     Realized capital gains and losses are determined principally by specific identification. AIG evaluates its investments for impairment. As a matter of policy, the determination that a security has incurred an other-than-temporary decline in value and the amount of any loss recognition requires the judgment of AIG’s management and a continual review of its investments.

     In general, a security is considered a candidate for impairment if it meets any of the following criteria:

•  Trading at a significant (25 percent or more) discount to par, amortized cost (if lower) or cost for an extended period of time (nine months or longer);
 
•  The occurrence of a discrete credit event resulting in (i) the issuer defaulting on a material outstanding obligation; or (ii) the issuer seeking protection from creditors under the bankruptcy laws or any similar laws intended for the court supervised reorganization of insolvent enterprises; or (iii) the issuer proposing a voluntary reorganization pursuant to which creditors are asked to exchange their claims for cash or securities having a fair value substantially lower than par value of their claims; or
 
•  In the opinion of AIG’s management, it is probable that AIG may not realize a full recovery on its investment, irrespective of the occurrence of one of the foregoing events.

     Once a security has been identified as impaired, the amount of such impairment is determined by reference to that security’s contemporaneous market price and recorded as a charge to earnings.

     AIG also enters into dollar roll agreements. These are agreements to sell mortgage-backed securities and to repurchase substantially similar securities at a specified price and date in the future. At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, there were no dollar roll agreements outstanding.

(d) Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Policy, and Collateral Loans – net: Mortgage loans on real estate, policy loans, and collateral loans are carried at unpaid principal balances. Interest income on such loans is accrued as earned.

     Impairment of mortgage loans on real estate and collateral loans is based upon certain risk factors and when collection of all amounts due under the contractual term is not probable. This impairment is generally measured based on the

 
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present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate subject to the fair value of underlying collateral. Interest income on such loans is recognized as cash is received.

     There is no allowance for policy loans, as these loans serve to reduce the death benefit paid when the death claim is made and the balances are effectively collateralized by the cash surrender value of the policy.

(e) Financial Services – Flight Equipment: Flight equipment is stated at cost. Major additions, modifications and interest are capitalized. Normal maintenance and repairs, airframe and engine overhauls and compliance with return conditions of flight equipment on lease are provided by and paid for by the lessee. Under the provisions of most leases for certain airframe and engine overhauls, the lessee is reimbursed for costs incurred up to but not exceeding contingent rentals paid to AIG by the lessee. AIG provides a charge to income for such reimbursements based upon the expected reimbursements during the life of the lease. Depreciation and amortization are computed on the straight-line basis to a residual value of approximately 15 percent over the estimated useful lives of the related assets but not exceeding 25 years. AIG monitors the global aircraft market and the values of various types and models of aircraft within that market relative to the values of its own fleet. If events or circumstances were such that the carrying amount of AIG’s aircraft might be impaired, AIG would determine if such impairment existed and recognize such impairment in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.”

     This caption also includes deposits for aircraft to be purchased. At the time the assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and associated accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the related accounts and the difference, net of proceeds, is recorded as a gain or loss.

(f) Financial Services – Securities Available for Sale, at market value: These securities are held to meet long-term investment objectives and are accounted for as available for sale, carried at current market values and recorded on a trade date basis. This portfolio is hedged using interest rate, foreign exchange, commodity and equity derivatives. The market risk associated with such hedges is managed on a portfolio basis, with third party hedging transactions executed as necessary. As hedge accounting treatment is not achieved in accordance with FAS 133, the unrealized gains and losses on these securities resulting from changes in interest rates, currency rates and equity prices are recorded in consolidated shareholders’ equity while the unrealized gains and losses on the related economic hedges are reflected in operating income.

(g) Financial Services – Trading Securities, at market value: Trading securities are held to meet short term investment objectives, including hedging securities. These securities are recorded on a trade-date basis and carried at current market values. Unrealized gains and losses are reflected in income currently.

(h) Financial Services – Spot Commodities: Spot commodities are carried at lower of cost or market value and are recorded on a trade-date basis. The exposure to market risk may be reduced through the use of forwards, futures and option contracts. Lower of cost or market value reductions in physical commodity positions and unrealized gains and losses in related derivatives are reflected in income currently.

(i) Financial Services – Unrealized Gain and Unrealized Loss on Swaps, Options and Forward Transactions: Interest rate, currency, equity and commodity swaps, swaptions, options and forward transactions are accounted for as contractual commitments recorded on a trade-date basis and are carried at current market values or estimated fair values when market values are not available. Unrealized gains and losses are reflected in income currently, where appropriate. In certain instances, income is recognized over the life of the contract. Estimated fair values are based on the use of valuation models that utilize, among other things, current interest, foreign exchange, equity, commodity and volatility rates. AIG attempts to secure reliable and independent current market prices, such as published exchange prices, external subscription services’ prices such as Bloomberg or Reuters or third-party broker quotes for use in these models. When such prices are not available, AIG uses an internal methodology which includes extrapolation from observable and verifiable prices nearest to the dates of the transactions. These valuations represent an assessment of the present values of expected future cash flows of these transactions and reflect market and credit risk. The portfolio’s discounted cash flows are evaluated with reference to current market conditions, maturities within the portfolio, and other relevant factors. Based upon this evaluation, it is determined what offsetting transactions, if any, are necessary to reduce the market risk of the portfolio. AIG manages its market risk with a variety of transactions, including swaps, trading securities, futures and forward contracts and other transactions as appropriate. Because of the limited liquidity of some of these instruments, the recorded values of these transactions may be different from the values that might be realized if AIG were to sell or close out the transactions prior to maturity. AIG believes that such differences are not significant to the results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. Such differences would be immediately recognized in income when the transactions are sold or closed out prior to maturity.

 
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(j) Financial Services – Trading Assets and Trading Liabilities: Trading assets and trading liabilities include option premiums paid and received and receivables from and payables to counterparties which relate to unrealized gains and losses on futures, forwards, and options and balances due from and due to clearing brokers and exchanges.

     Futures, forwards, and options purchased and written are accounted for as contractual commitments on a trade-date basis and are carried at fair values. Unrealized gains and losses are reflected in income currently. The fair values of futures contracts are based on closing exchange quotations. Commodity forward transactions are carried at fair values derived from dealer quotations and underlying commodity exchange quotations. For long-dated forward transactions, where there are no dealer or exchange quotations, fair values are derived using internally developed valuation methodologies based on observable and available market information. Options are carried at fair values based on the use of valuation models that utilize, among other things, current interest or commodity rates, and foreign exchange and volatility rates, as applicable.

(k) Financial Services – Securities Purchased (Sold) Under Agreements to Resell (Repurchase), at contract value: Purchases of securities under agreements to resell and sales of securities under agreements to repurchase are accounted for as collateralized lending transactions and are recorded at their contracted resale or repurchase amounts, plus accrued interest. Generally, AIG’s policy is to take possession of or obtain a security interest in securities purchased under agreements to resell.

     AIG minimizes the credit risk that counterparties to transactions might be unable to fulfill their contractual obligations by monitoring customer credit exposure and collateral value and generally requiring additional collateral to be deposited with AIG when deemed necessary.

(l) Financial Services – Finance Receivables: Finance receivables are carried at amortized cost, plus unamortized fees, net of an allowance.

(m) Securities Lending Collateral and Securities Lending Payable: AIG’s insurance and asset management operations lend their securities and primarily take cash as collateral with respect to the securities lent. Income earned on invested collateral, net of interest payable to the collateral provider, is recorded in net investment income.

     The market value of securities pledged under securities lending arrangements were $48.8 billion and $29.5 billion as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. Of these amounts, $48.2 billion and $29.3 billion represent securities included in the bonds available for sale caption in AIG’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

(n) Other Invested Assets: Other invested assets consist primarily of investments by AIG’s insurance operations in hedge funds and limited partnerships.

     Hedge funds and limited partnerships in which AIG holds in the aggregate less than a five percent interest are carried at fair value. The change in fair value is recognized as a component of other comprehensive income.

     With respect to hedge funds and limited partnerships in which AIG holds in the aggregate a five percent or greater interest, AIG’s carrying value is the net asset value. The changes in such net asset values are recorded in earnings through net investment income.

     AIG obtains the fair value of its investments in limited partnerships and hedge funds from information provided by the general partner or manager of each of these investments, the accounts of which are generally audited on an annual basis.

(o) Reinsurance Assets: Reinsurance assets include the balances due from both reinsurance and insurance companies under the terms of AIG’s reinsurance agreements for paid and unpaid losses and loss expenses, ceded unearned premiums and ceded future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts and benefits paid and unpaid. Amounts related to paid and unpaid losses and loss expenses with respect to these reinsurance agreements are substantially collateralized.

(p) Deposit Liabilities: AIG has entered into certain insurance and reinsurance contracts, primarily in its general insurance segment, which do not contain sufficient amount and timing risk to be accounted for as insurance or reinsurance. Accordingly, these transactions are recorded based upon deposit accounting, and the premiums received, after deduction for certain related expenses, are recorded as deposits within Other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Net proceeds of these deposits are invested and generate net investment income. As amounts are paid, consistent with the underlying contracts, the deposit liability is reduced. Periodically, AIG evaluates the expected payments to be made under each contract and adjusts the deposit liability through earnings in the current period.

(q) Investments in Partially Owned Companies: Generally, the equity method of accounting is used for AIG’s investment in companies in which AIG’s ownership interest approximates

 
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20 percent but is not greater than 50 percent (minority owned companies). At December 31, 2004, AIG’s significant investments in partially owned companies included its 24.3 percent interest in IPC Holdings, Ltd., its 23.4 percent interest in Allied World Assurance Holdings, Ltd. and its 24.5 percent interest in The Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. This balance sheet caption also includes investments in less significant partially owned companies and in certain minor majority owned subsidiaries. The amounts of dividends received from unconsolidated entities owned less than 50 percent were $22 million, $13 million and $13 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The undistributed earnings of unconsolidated entities owned less than 50 percent was $445 million, $320 million and $191 million as of December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

(r) Real Estate and Other Fixed Assets: The costs of buildings and furniture and equipment are depreciated principally on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives (maximum of 40 years for buildings and ten years for furniture and equipment). Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to income as incurred; expenditures for betterments are capitalized and depreciated.

     From time to time, AIG assesses the carrying value of its real estate relative to the market values of real estate within the specific local area, for the purpose of determining any asset impairment.

(s) Separate and Variable Accounts: Separate and variable accounts represent funds for which investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to the policyholders who predominantly bear the investment risk. Each account has specific investment objectives, and the assets are carried at market value. The assets of each account are legally segregated and are not subject to claims which arise out of any other business of AIG. The liabilities for these accounts are generally equal to the account assets.

(t) Financial Services – Securities and Spot Commodities Sold but not yet Purchased, at market value: Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased represent sales of securities and spot commodities not owned at the time of sale. The obligations arising from such transactions are recorded on a trade-date basis and carried at market values.

(u) Liabilities Connected to Trust Preferred Stock: Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock relates to outstanding securities issued by AGC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. Cash distributions on such preferred stock are accounted for as interest expense.

(v) Preferred Shareholders’ Equity in Subsidiary Companies: Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies relates principally to outstanding preferred stock or interest of ILFC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. Cash distributions on such preferred stock or interest are accounted for as interest expense.

(w) Translation of Foreign Currencies: Financial statement accounts expressed in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation” (FAS 52). Under FAS 52, functional currency assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars generally using current rates of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date of each respective subsidiary and the related translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of comprehensive income, net of any related taxes, in consolidated shareholders’ equity. Functional currencies are generally the currencies of the local operating environment. Income statement accounts expressed in functional currencies are translated using average exchange rates. The adjustments resulting from translation of financial statements of foreign entities operating in highly inflationary economies are recorded in income. Exchange gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are recorded in income currently. The exchange gain or loss with respect to utilization of qualifying foreign exchange hedging activities is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income. In the situation where the qualifying hedge is identified to an underlying foreign currency transaction, the hedging activity exchange or loss is transferred out of other comprehensive income and netted against the exchange gain or loss of the underlying in income.

(x) Income Taxes: Deferred federal and foreign income taxes are provided for temporary differences for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in AIG’s financial statements or tax returns.

(y) Earnings Per Share: Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, retroactively adjusted to reflect all stock dividends and stock splits. Diluted earnings per share are based on those shares used in basic earnings per share plus shares that would have been outstanding assuming issuance of common shares for all dilutive potential common shares outstanding, retroactively adjusted to reflect all stock dividends and stock splits.

 
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The computation of earnings per share for December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was as follows:

                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions, except per share data) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Numerator for basic earnings per share:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 9,983     $ 8,099     $ 5,729  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (144 )     9       –  
Net income applicable to common stock
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
                       
Average shares outstanding used in the computation of per share earnings:
                       
 
Common stock issued
    2,752       2,752       2,752  
 
Common stock in treasury
    (146 )     (142 )     (140 )
Average shares outstanding – basic
    2,606       2,610       2,612  
Numerator for diluted earnings per share:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 9,983     $ 8,099     $ 5,729  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (144 )     9       –  
Net income applicable to common stock
    9,839       8,108       5,729  
Interest on contingently convertible bonds, net of tax(a)
    11       11       10  
Adjusted net income applicable to common stock(a)
  $ 9,850     $ 8,119     $ 5,739  
Denominator for diluted earnings per share:
                       
Average shares outstanding
    2,606       2,610       2,612  
Incremental shares from potential common stock:
                       
Average number of shares arising from outstanding employee stock plans (treasury stock method)(b)
    22       18       22  
Contingently convertible bonds(a)
    9       9       9  
Adjusted average shares outstanding – diluted(a)
    2,637       2,637       2,643  
Earnings per share:
                       
Basic:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 3.83     $ 3.10     $ 2.20  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –  
Net income
  $ 3.77     $ 3.10     $ 2.20  
Diluted:
                       
Income before cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 3.79     $ 3.07     $ 2.17  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       –  
Net income
  $ 3.73     $ 3.07     $ 2.17  
(a)  Assumes conversion of contingently convertible bonds due to the adoption of EITF Issue No. 04-8 “Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share.”
(b)  Certain shares arising from employee stock plans were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share where the exercise price of the options exceeded the average market price and would have been antidilutive. The number of shares excluded were 7 million, 26 million and 9 million for 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

(z) Derivatives: AIG carries all derivatives in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The financial statement recognition of the change in the fair value of a derivative depends on a number of factors, including the intended use of the derivative and the extent to which it is effective as part of a hedge transaction. The changes in fair value of the derivative transactions of AIGFP are currently presented as a component of AIG’s operating income. However, in certain instances income is recognized over the life of the contract, where appropriate.

     The discussion below relates to the derivative activities of AIG (other than those of AIGFP) that qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133. (See also Note 2 “Other GAAP Corrections — Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)”).

     For derivatives designated as hedges, on the date the derivative contract is entered into, AIG designates the derivative as: (i) a hedge of the subsequent changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value” hedge); (ii) a hedge of a forecasted transaction, or the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge); or (iii) a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. Fair value and cash flow hedges may involve foreign currencies (“foreign currency hedges”). The gain or loss in the fair value of a derivative that is appropriately and contemporaneously documented, designated and is highly effective as a fair value hedge is recorded in current period earnings, along with the loss or gain on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. The

 
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gain or loss in the fair value of a derivative that is appropriately and contemporaneously documented, designated and is highly effective as a cash flow hedge is recorded in other comprehensive income, until earnings are affected by the variability of cash flows. The portion of the gain or loss in the fair value of a derivative in a cash flow hedge that represents hedge ineffectiveness is recognized immediately in current period earnings. The gain or loss in the fair value of a derivative that is appropriately and contemporaneously documented, designated and is highly effective as a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation is recorded in the foreign currency translation adjustments account within other comprehensive income. Changes in the fair value of derivatives used for other than hedging activities are reported in current period earnings (principally in realized capital gains and losses for AIG’s insurance operations).

     AIG assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flows of hedged items.

     In addition to hedging activities, AIG also uses derivative instruments with respect to investment operations, which include, among other things, credit default swaps, and purchasing investments with embedded derivatives, such as equity linked notes and convertible bonds. All changes in the market value of these derivatives are recorded in earnings. AIG bifurcates an embedded derivative where: (i) the economic characteristics of the embedded instruments are not clearly and closely related to those of the remaining components of the financial instrument; (ii) the contract that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not remeasured at fair value; and (iii) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded instrument meets the definition of a derivative under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” See also Note 20 herein.

(aa) Goodwill and Intangible Assets: Goodwill is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that a possible impairment has occurred. The assessment of impairment involves a two-step process whereby an initial assessment for potential impairment is performed, followed by a measurement of the amount of impairment, if any. No impairment has been recorded by AIG in 2004, 2003 or 2002.

     On August 29, 2003, AIG acquired 100 percent of the outstanding common shares of GE Edison Life Insurance Company in Japan and the U.S.-based auto and home insurance business of General Electric Company (GE) for $2.1 billion. The acquisition expanded AIG’s life insurance presence in Japan and AIG’s auto and home insurance presence in the U.S. At the date of acquisition, the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were $20 billion and $19 billion, respectively. Goodwill associated with this transaction as of December 31, 2003 amounted to $1.3 billion, primarily related to the life business.

     Other changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are primarily caused as a result of foreign currency translation adjustments and other purchase price adjustments.

(bb) Recent Accounting Standards: In December 2003, FASB issued Interpretation No. 46R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities Revised” (FIN46R). See also Notes 2 and 19 herein.

In March 2005, FASB issued FSP FIN46R-5 “Implicit Variable Interests under FASB Interpretation No. 46 (revised December 2003), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FSP FIN46R-5) to address whether a reporting enterprise has an implicit variable interest in a variable interest entity (VIE) or potential VIE when specific conditions exist. Although implicit variable interests are mentioned in FIN46R, the term is not defined and only one example is provided. FSP FIN46R-5 offers additional guidance, stating that implicit variable interests are implied financial interests in an entity that change with changes in the fair value of the entity’s net assets exclusive of variable interests. An implicit variable interest acts the same as an explicit variable interest except it involves the absorbing and/or receiving of variability indirectly from the entity (rather than directly). The identification of an implicit variable interest is a matter of judgment that depends on the relevant facts and circumstances. FSP FIN46R-5 is effective for the second quarter of 2005, and AIG is currently assessing the effect, if any, of FSP FIN46R-5.

     In July 2003, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position 03-1, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts” (SOP 03-1). See also Note 21 herein.

     In December 2003, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 132 (Revised), “Employers’ Disclosures About Pensions and Other Post Retirement Benefits,” which revised disclosure requirements with respect to defined benefit plans. See also Note 15 herein.

     At the March 2004 meeting, the Emerging Issue Task Force (EITF) reached a consensus with respect to Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” On September 30, 2004, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP)

 
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EITF No. 03-1-1, Effective Date of Paragraphs 10-20 of EITF Issue No. 03-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments” delaying the effective date of this guidance until the FASB has resolved certain implementation issues with respect to this guidance. The disclosure requirements of EITF 03-1 were previously adopted by AIG as of December 31, 2003 and reflected in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for that year for investments accounted for under FAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” For all other investments within the scope of this Issue, the disclosures are effective for the year ending December 31, 2004.

     At the September 2004 meeting, the EITF reached a consensus with respect to Issue No. 04-8, “Accounting Issues Related to Certain Features of Contingently Convertible Debt and the Effect on Diluted Earnings per Share.” This Issue addresses when the dilutive effect of contingently convertible debt (Co-Cos) with a market price trigger should be included in diluted earnings per share (EPS). The EITF concluded that these securities should be treated as convertible securities and included in a dilutive EPS calculation (if dilutive), regardless of whether the market price triggers (or other contingent features) have been met. Co-Cos are generally convertible into common shares of the issuer after the common stock has exceeded a predetermined threshold for a specific time period. The predetermined threshold is greater than the conversion price of the debt. The guidance is effective for the year ending December 31, 2004; AIG has applied the guidance retroactively and has restated previously reported EPS. The adoption of Issue No. 04-8 did not have a material effect on AIG’s diluted EPS.

     In December 2004, the FASB issued Statement No. 123 (revised 2004) (FAS 123R), “Share-Based Payment.” FAS 123R replaces FASB Statement No. 123 (FAS 123), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” and supersedes APB Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” FAS 123, as originally issued in 1995, established as preferable a fair-value-based method of accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees. On January 1, 2003, AIG adopted the recognition provisions of FAS 123. See also Note 14 herein. In April 2005, the SEC delayed the effective date for FAS 123R until the first fiscal year beginning after June 15, 2005. As a result, AIG expects to adopt the provisions of the revised FAS 123R in the first quarter of 2006. AIG is currently assessing the effect of FAS 123R and believes the effect will not be material to AIG’s results of operations.

(cc) Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make extensive use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Examples of some of the significant estimates in AIG’s financial statements include estimation of loss and loss adjustment expense reserves, deferred acquisition costs, allowances for reinsurance recoverable, estimation of future cash flows for use in evaluating asset valuation and potential asset impairments, loss contingencies, fair value of financial instruments, income tax provisions and tax valuation reserves and various assumptions with regard to the valuation of pension and other post-retirement employee benefit expenses.

     In connection with the preparation of AIG’s consolidated financial statements included in AIG’s 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, AIG’s management initiated an internal review of its books and records. AIG’s internal review, described more fully in Note 2 below, was complemented by investigations by outside counsel for AIG and for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (PwC or independent auditors), was consulted on the scope of the internal review for certain matters and reviewed the results of the internal review.

     As a result of the findings of the internal review, together with the results of investigations conducted by outside counsel at the request of AIG’s Audit Committee and in consultation with PwC, AIG has concluded that the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships needs to be restated or adjusted. See Note 2 herein – “Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements”.

     In connection with the internal review previously described, AIG has made extensive evaluation of information used in the preparation of certain estimates made in completing the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. These estimates were reflected in the previously released unaudited results of operations disclosed in AIG’s press release furnished in its Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 9, 2005. Management believes that the additional information now available provides additional evidence about conditions that existed at the balance sheet date that have come to management’s attention prior to the release of the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. Accordingly, certain fourth quarter 2004 estimates were revised to reflect the financial statement effect of the additional information upon management’s estimates.

 
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The following table summarizes the more significant of the fourth quarter changes in estimates:

           
For the Three Months and
Twelve Months Ended
(in millions) December 31, 2004
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates:
       
 
Increase in reserve for asbestos and environmental losses and loss expenses
  $ (850 )
 
Deferred acquisition costs adjustments
    (56 )
 
Accrual for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    (232 )
 
Subsequent events related to reinsurance arbitration
    (178 )
 
DBG asset realization
    (150 )
 
Other changes in estimates
    (136 )
 
Total pretax changes in estimates
    (1,602 )
 
Income tax adjustments
    (146 )
 
Less: tax effect related to changes in estimates
    561  
 
Total changes in estimates
  $ (1,187 )
 
 2.  Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements

In connection with preparation of AIG’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, AIG’s current management initiated an internal review of AIG’s books and records, which was substantially expanded in mid-March. As a result of the internal review, AIG concluded that the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships needed to be restated or adjusted. AIG restated the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000, the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003 (the First Restatement).

     As announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133, reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those relating to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by ILFC, which were originally corrected in AIG’s June 2005 Form 10-Q. The adjustments to correct the foregoing errors are referred to as the Initial Adjustments.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting, AIG identified certain errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in DBG. As a result, AIG is including further adjustments (the Additional Adjustments) in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of the preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005. The Initial Adjustments and the Additional Adjustments are referred to herein as the Second Restatement. AIG’s September 2005 Form 10-Q will not be amended because the Additional Adjustments to the financial statements included therein were not material to those financial statements.

     The following provides a description of the internal review process, details of the accounting adjustments included in the Restatements of AIG’s consolidated financial statements and the effect of such adjustments on AIG’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 and its Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

(a) First Restatement

     Internal Review. The internal review, conducted under the direction of current senior management with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, spanned AIG’s major business units globally, and included a review of information and a number of transactions from 2000 to 2004. In certain cases, items in periods prior to 2000 were examined due to the nature of the transactions under review. The business units subject to review were Domestic General Insurance, Foreign General Insurance, Reinsurance, Financial Services, Domestic and Foreign Life Insurance & Retirement Services and Asset Management. The internal review encompassed AIG’s books and records, thousands of files and e-mails and interviews with current and former employees and members of management. Management believes that the scope and pro-

 
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cess of its internal review was sufficient to identify issues of a material nature that could affect AIG’s financial statements.

     AIG’s internal review was complemented by investigations by outside counsel for AIG and for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (PwC or independent auditors), was consulted on the scope of the internal review for certain matters and reviewed the results of the internal review.

     As a result of the findings of the internal review, together with the results of investigations conducted by outside counsel at the request of AIG’s Audit Committee and in consultation with AIG’s independent auditors, AIG concluded that the accounting for certain transactions and certain relationships needed to be restated.

     First Restatement. AIG restated its Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2003 and its Consolidated Statement of Income and Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 as well as the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003 included herein. AIG’s previously issued financial statements for these periods should no longer be relied upon. See below for a reconciliation of certain previously reported amounts to the restated amounts.

     As part of its internal review, AIG evaluated the financial reporting consolidation process and the resulting financial statements as well as the appropriateness of AIG’s prior accounting and reporting decisions. Based on this evaluation, the First Restatement includes corrections of errors in current or prior accounting periods for improper or inappropriate transactions or entries identified by the review. In many cases these transactions or entries appear to have had the purpose of achieving an accounting result that would enhance measures believed to be important to the financial community and may have involved documentation that did not accurately reflect the true nature of the arrangements. In certain instances, these transactions or entries may also have involved misrepresentations to members of management, regulators and AIG’s independent auditors. The First Restatement includes adjustments, some of which had been previously identified but considered not to be sufficiently material to require correction.

     Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement. The accounting adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below. Many of the adjustments that do not affect previously reported net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity do, however, change both the consolidated and business segment reporting of premiums, underwriting results, net investment income, realized capital gains and losses and operating income, as well as other items. Adjustments that affect reported net income and consolidated shareholders’ equity relate to both the timing and recognition of revenues and expenses and affect the comparison of period-to-period results. Following the description of each transaction, accounting entry or entity category is a summary of the principal consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts affected by the adjustments relating to that category.

•  Risk Transfer. To recognize the cash flows under an insurance contract as premium and losses, GAAP requires the transfer of risk. If risk transfer requirements are not met, an insurance contract is accounted for as a deposit, resulting in the recognition of cash flows under the contract as deposit assets or liabilities and not as revenues or expense. AIG has concluded, based upon its internal review, that there was insufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance accounting for certain transactions where AIG subsidiaries either wrote direct insurance or assumed or ceded reinsurance. These transactions are now recorded using deposit accounting. The changes resulting from the change to deposit accounting affect both the consolidated balance sheet and statement of income. Detailed discussions of the principal accounts affected are provided below for each of the categories included.
 
–  Union Excess: AIG has concluded, based on documents and information identified during the course of the internal review, that reinsurance ceded to Union Excess Reinsurance Company, Ltd., a Barbados-domiciled reinsurer (Union Excess), did not result in risk transfer because of AIG’s control over certain transactions undertaken directly or indirectly with Union Excess, including the timing and nature of certain commutations. Eliminating the cessions reduces reinsurance assets, effectively eliminates the inherent discount related to the loss reserves ceded under the contracts, and increases net premiums and losses.

In addition, as a result of certain facts and circumstances related to the formation of Union Excess, as well as certain relationships with Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO), Union Excess is now included in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. The facts and circumstances surrounding SICO’s involvement with Union Excess were not properly reflected in AIG’s books and records, were not known to all relevant AIG financial reporting personnel and, AIG now believes, were not known to AIG’s independent auditors. For example, a significant portion of the ownership interests of Union Excess shareholders are protected against loss under financial arrangements with SICO. Additionally, from its formation in 1991, Union Excess has

 
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reinsured risks emanating primarily or solely from AIG subsidiaries, both directly and indirectly. Further, it appears that the employees responsible for the reinsurance related to Union Excess managed that relationship to prevent signifi-
cant losses or gains to Union Excess so that substantially all of the risks and rewards of the underlying reinsurance inured to AIG. This relationship allowed AIG to absorb substantially all the economic returns, which in turn caused Union Excess to be deemed a variable interest entity (VIE). The effect of the First Restatement relating to Union Excess on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 439     $ 673  
 
Net investment income
    304       233  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (17 )     105  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    433       683  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    48       52  
 
Net income
    160       180  
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
               
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    1,923          
 
Reinsurance assets
    (5,815 )        
 
Other assets
    2,549          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (873 )        

–  Gen Re: In December 2000 and March 2001, an AIG subsidiary entered into an assumed reinsurance transaction with a subsidiary of General Re Corporation (Gen Re) involving two tranches of $250 million each. In connection with each tranche, consolidated net premiums written and consolidated incurred policy losses and benefits increased by $250 million in the fourth quarter of 2000 (with respect to the first tranche) and the first quarter of 2001 (with respect to the second tranche). The first tranche of the transaction was commuted in November 2004, reducing premiums and reserves for losses and loss expenses by approximately $250 million in the fourth quarter 2004. AIG has concluded that the transaction was done to accomplish a desired accounting result and did not entail sufficient qualifying risk transfer. As a result, AIG has determined that the transaction should not have been recorded as insurance. AIG’s restated financial statements recharacterize the transaction as a deposit rather than as insurance. Such recharacterization had virtually no effect on net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effect on AIG’s consolidated balance sheet accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (500 )        
 
Other liabilities
    500          

–  Other Risk Transfer: AIG has concluded that Richmond Insurance Company, Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurance holding company (Richmond) in which AIG held a 19.9 percent ownership interest through December 31, 2004, should be treated as a consolidated entity in AIG’s financial statements due to AIG’s ability to exert control over that entity. Such determination was based, in part, on arrangements and documents, including put agreements requiring an AIG subsidiary to purchase the Richmond shares, that appear not to have been previously disclosed to appropriate AIG financial personnel or AIG’s independent auditors. Although as of December 31, 2004 AIG owned only a minority ownership interest in Richmond, a review of the operations of Richmond and its subsidiaries has shown significant previously undisclosed evidence of AIG control causing Richmond to be deemed a VIE. The consolidation of Richmond had virtually no effect on net income or consolidated shareholders’ equity. On June 30, 2005 AIG acquired an additional 49.9 percent of Richmond and in October 2005 AIG acquired the remaining 30.2 percent of Richmond.

As a result of its internal review of AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance and AIG Risk Management and certain transactions, AIG determined that adjustments were required because certain transactions lacked sufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance accounting under GAAP.

The effect of the First Restatement for Richmond, AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance, AIG Risk Management and certain other

 
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transactions on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 33     $ (856 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    53       (862 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (62 )     (35 )
 
Net income
    –       22  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (389 )        
 
Reinsurance assets
    (1,185 )        
 
Other assets
    1,126          
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (1,609 )        
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    112          
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    (1,019 )        
 
Other liabilities
    2,114          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (51 )        

•  Loss Reserves: Estimation of ultimate net losses and loss expenses is a complex process requiring the use of assumptions which may be highly uncertain at the time of estimation. As a result of its internal review, AIG has determined that the IBNR included in the General Insurance reserve for losses and loss expenses was adjusted on a regular basis without appropriate support for the changes requested to be made. Although AIG does not believe that any change materially affected the integrity of AIG’s loss reserve position because in each instance IBNR as adjusted was determined to be within an appropriate tolerance of the applicable actuarial point estimate, AIG has determined that the unsupported decreases in reserves generated independently from the actuarial process constituted errors which should be corrected and has restated the amounts of carried reserves accordingly. As a result, the fourth quarter 2002 charge relating to the increase in the General Insurance reserve for losses and loss expenses, previously reported as $2.8 billion, has been restated to $2.1 billion to reduce the original charge by the cumulative effect of the correction of the unsupported adjustments to reserves through that date (approximately $700 million). Therefore, the charge to pretax earnings is approximately $700 million less than previously reported, reflecting the removal of the unsupported adjustments to reserves in periods prior to and including the fourth quarter of 2002. The effect of the First Restatement of the loss reserves on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is set forth as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
  $ 342     $ (351 )
 
Net income
    (222 )     228  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    578          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (375 )        

•  Net Investment Income. As a result of the internal review, AIG determined that the accounting for certain transactions had the effect of improperly converting capital gains into net investment income and was not consistent with GAAP. The most significant of these transactions are:
 
–  Covered Calls: From 2001 through 2003, certain AIG subsidiaries entered into a series of transactions with third parties whereby these subsidiaries sold in-the-money calls, principally on municipal bonds in their investment portfolios that had unrealized appreciation associated with them. Upon exercise of a call, the related bonds were delivered to the purchaser of the call and subsequently reacquired by the subsidiaries pursuant to contingent forward agreements which permitted the AIG subsidiaries to repurchase the bonds at the prevailing market value. In connection with selling the calls, the AIG subsidiaries also entered into interest rate swaps to protect them against the effects of changes in value of the applicable bonds as a result of movements in interest rates during the transaction period. These transactions were accounted for as sales and subsequent purchases and appear to have been initiated to increase net investment income. AIG has determined that, because AIG was able to cause the bonds to be returned from the third parties even after the third parties exercised the call options, AIG did not cede control over the bonds and therefore the transactions should not have been accounted for as sales and subsequent purchases but rather as financings. The adjustments required to correct this error reduce previously reported amounts of net investment income and correspondingly increase realized capital gains from these transactions over the three-year period. The First Restatement had no net effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity for any period
 
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and the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net investment income
  $ (179 )   $ (7 )
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    118       61  
 
Net income
    (40 )     35  

–  Synthetic Fuel Investment: AIG subsidiaries invest in certain limited liability companies that invest in synthetic fuel production facilities as a means of generating income tax credits. As a result of a misapplication of GAAP, AIG recorded net investment income or, in some cases, other revenues, on a pretax basis rather than reflecting the tax credit as a reduction of income tax expense, thereby increasing net investment income for AIG’s life insurance and retirement services segment and other revenues for the financial services segment. Certain of these entries were previously identified but not corrected as the amounts were viewed as not sufficiently material to require correction. In the fourth quarter of 2004, AIG changed its accounting to present these tax credits as a component of income taxes. AIG has now determined that it is necessary to record these adjustments for the periods prior to the fourth quarter of 2004. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net investment income
  $ (238 )   $ (259 )
 
Other revenues
    (200 )     (165 )
 
Income taxes
    (438 )     (424 )

–  Hedge Fund Accounting: AIG subsidiaries invest in a variety of alternative asset classes, including hedge fund limited partnerships, that are accounted for as available for sale securities. As part of the underlying partnership agreements, such AIG subsidiaries have the right to redeem their interests at defined times. A redemption allows AIG to record net investment income to the extent there are gains in the underlying funds at the time. However, as a result of its internal review, AIG has determined that, in certain cases, the redemption resulted in inappropriate gain recognition because the proceeds were required to be immediately reinvested in the funds. In addition, the cost bases of certain funds were misallocated in determining gains. The restated consolidated financial statements correct these errors. These corrections had virtually no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts.
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net investment income
  $ 29     $ 159  
 
Other revenues
    –       26  
 
Net income
    19       120  

–  Muni Tender Option Bond Program: From 2000 through early 2003, AIG subsidiaries participated in a program in which they transferred highly rated municipal bonds at market value to a third-party broker, which in turn transferred these securities to a trust that the broker had established. The trust then issued two sets of beneficial interests. Half of the beneficial interests were floating interest rate certificates. The remaining beneficial interests were “inverse” floating interest rate certificates. Third parties invested in the floating interest rate certificates, and AIG subsidiaries invested in the inverse floating interest rate certificates. AIG did not consolidate the trust into AIG’s balance sheet.

The AIG subsidiaries, as the holders of the residual interest inverse floating rate certificates, had the right to unilaterally liquidate the trust and cause the municipal bonds to be returned to AIG on short notice. Accordingly, the AIG subsidiaries did not cede control over the bonds. As a result, AIG now believes that the conclusion not to consolidate was an error in the application of GAAP. Therefore, AIG has now consolidated the trusts into its balance sheets. Because the program was discontinued in early 2003 there was no effect on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2003. The consolidations had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on

 
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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements (continued)

certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net investment income
  $ 60     $ 44  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (148 )     (47 )
 
Net income
    (57 )     (2 )

–  DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend: In 2002, AIG Capital Corporation issued shares of its preferred stock to National Union in exchange for shares of ILFC’s common stock. AIG did not eliminate the preferred stock investment in consolidation, instead recording the dividend as income in net investment income and as corresponding expense in other operating expenses. AIG has now determined that this accounting is a misapplication of GAAP. Accordingly, AIG has eliminated this intercompany investment and reversed the accounting entries in its consolidated statement of income. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net investment income
  $ (100 )   $ –  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (100 )     –  

•  “Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves). Certain accounting entries originated at the parent company level had the effect of reclassifying realized capital gains to net investment income, as well as adjusting other line item reclassifications and other segment financial information. In some cases, expense deferrals were increased or reserves decreased, both having the effect of increasing reported earnings. In other
cases, the adjustments affected revenue and expense recognition between reporting periods or among business segments. Certain of these entries were previously identified but considered not to be sufficiently material to require correction. As part of its internal review, AIG analyzed and assessed “top level” adjustments since 2000 and determined that certain entries appear to have been made at the direction of certain former members of senior management without appropriate documentation or support.

–  Foreign Life Insurance Net Investment Income Reclassification: In addition to the matters described above, certain accounting entries, now determined to be errors, had the effect of reclassifying capital gains realized from investments made to match liabilities relating to policies in Japan and Southeast Asia. Due to the limited availability of long-duration bonds or bonds with sufficient yield to meet the policyholder liability requirements in Japan and Southeast Asia, AIG subsidiaries made alternative investments, including investments in equities. Until the fourth quarter of 2003, a portion of the capital gains realized on these alternative investments, including substantial amounts related to the sale of fixed income securities, was reclassified to net investment income in the consolidated statement of income to match these revenues against the incurred policy benefit expense of the underlying policies. Amounts so reflected, which were previously identified but not corrected as they were viewed as immaterial, are treated as corrections of errors in the restated financial statements, and are as follows: $448 million and $278 million for 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Beginning in the first quarter of 2004, a process was implemented to identify only certain equity-related gains in Southeast Asia and a limited amount of fixed income and equity gains in Japan and to segregate and treat such realized capital gains separately for segment reporting purposes only. The new process and limits were applied retroactively for 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 as part of the First Restatement.

  The First Restatement reverses all such unsupported “top level” and other directed entries, including the Foreign Life Insurance Net Investment Income Reclassification, with the
 
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Statements (continued)

  following effect on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 250     $ (199 )
 
Net investment income
    (783 )     (733 )
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    559       374  
 
Other revenues
    89       92  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    195       (337 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (115 )     47  
 
Net income
    26       (112 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (265 )        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (30 )        
 
Other liabilities
    231          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (401 )        

•  Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses. This category includes transactions and entries that had the principal effect of improperly recharacterizing underwriting losses as capital losses. This category also includes insurance and reinsurance transactions where AIG’s accounting resulted in errors relating to the timing and classification of income recognition as well as errors relating to the timing of premium recognition. The most significant transactions in this category are the following:
 
–  Capco: AIG has determined that a series of transactions with Capco Reinsurance Company, Ltd. (Capco), a Barbados-domiciled reinsurer, involved an improper structure created to recharacterize underwriting losses relating to auto warranty business as capital losses. That structure, which appears to have not been properly disclosed to appropriate AIG personnel or its independent auditors, consisted primarily of arrangements between subsidiaries of AIG and Capco that require Capco to be treated as a consolidated entity in AIG’s financial statements. The result of such consolidation is to reverse capital losses for the years 2000 through 2003 and recognize a corresponding amount of underwriting losses in 2000.
 
–  The Robert Plan: AIG has restated the accounting for surplus notes purchased as part of a litigation settlement in 2002 with The Robert Plan Corporation (The Robert Plan). Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the surplus notes were to be repaid through profits received from a managing general agency relationship with The Robert Plan. When AIG deemed that repayment under the surplus notes was unlikely, AIG recorded the impairment charge as realized capital losses rather than underwriting losses. AIG now believes that this accounting treatment was an error and has restated the impairment charges as underwriting losses.
 
–  AIRCO Reinsurance: In each of 1999 and 2000, AIRCO entered into stop loss reinsurance agreements with Union Excess relating to accident and health business of Nan Shan. Concurrently with each reinsurance agreement, AIRCO entered into a swap agreement with Union Excess, under which the payments were linked to payments under the reinsurance agreement. The transaction had the effect of converting incurred policy losses into capital losses. AIG has determined that its prior accounting was a misapplication of GAAP and has reversed both the cessions under the reinsurance agreement and the corresponding swaps.

The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ –     $ (43 )
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    19       48  
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    –       130  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (2 )     1  
 
Net income
    20       (65 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance
    (55 )        
 
Short-term investments, at cost
    –          
 
Other assets
    (7 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (109 )        

•  Asset Realization. As a result of the internal review, AIG concluded that adjustments should be made to the value of certain assets included in its consolidated balance sheet. The most significant of these items are:
 
–  Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues: A review of allowances for doubtful accounts and other accruals recorded by certain DBG member companies has led AIG to conclude that the allowances related to certain premiums receivable, reinsurance recoverables and other assets were not properly analyzed in prior periods and that appropriate allowances were not properly recorded in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. Certain relevant information was known by certain members of senior management but, AIG now understands, not previously disclosed to the independent auditors. In addition, various accounts were not properly reconciled. AIG’s restated financial statements reflect the recording of
 
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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
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appropriate amounts for these reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts for the appropriate time period, resulting in an after-tax reduction in consolidated shareholders’ equity at December 31, 1999 of $514 million. Because all of the reporting periods affected by these adjustments were prior to 2000, the First Restatement results in decreases in insurance acquisition and other operating expenses for the periods presented. The effect of the First Restatement resulting from DBG issues on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement of Income:
               
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
  $ (224 )   $ (23 )
 
Net income
    146       15  
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (918 )        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (509 )        
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    (81 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (324 )        

–  Other Than Temporary Declines: AIG’s investment accounting policies require that an investment that has been identified as impaired should be written down in the period in which such impairment is determined, and recorded as a realized capital loss. AIG has determined that realized capital losses with respect to certain impaired investments were not recorded in the appropriate periods, and the restatement will thus affect the timing of previously reported realized capital losses. The First Restatement resulting from other than temporary declines had only a minor effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but affected certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 463     $ 307  
 
Net income
    301       200  

•  Other GAAP Corrections. As part of its internal review, AIG has considered the application of certain accounting principles to specific businesses and transactions, and has determined that certain misapplications of GAAP are errors that require restatement of its financial statements. These adjustments include the following:
 
–  Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting): AIG and its subsidiaries, including AIGFP, engage in hedging activities for their own accounts, which AIG believes have been and remain economically effective. AIG and its subsidiaries enter into derivative contracts principally to hedge interest rate risk and foreign currency risk associated with their assets, liabilities and forecasted cash flows. Such derivative transactions include interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps and forwards, which are generally executed through AIGFP. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133 — “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (FAS 133) requires that third-party derivatives used for hedging must be specifically matched with the underlying exposures to an outside third party and documented contemporaneously to qualify for hedge accounting treatment. The internal review determined that in many cases AIG did not meet these hedging requirements with respect to certain hedging transactions. See Note 20 herein.

AIG has historically reported the changes in the fair value of certain derivatives used for hedging activities through other comprehensive income in consolidated shareholders’ equity or in net income with a corresponding adjustment to the hedged item, depending on the nature of the hedging relationship. In order to comply with FAS 133, the restated consolidated financial statements include the changes in fair value for certain derivatives, previously recorded through other comprehensive income, in current period income and reverse the previous adjustments on certain assets and liabilities recorded in income in connection with hedge accounting. Because these activities did not qualify for hedge accounting, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 — “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” requires AIG to recognize the corresponding changes in fair value, including foreign exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate fluctuations, relating to available-for-sale investments through accumulated other comprehensive income. The First Restatement adjustments with respect to FAS 133 do not result in any changes in AIG’s liquidity or its overall financial condition even though inter-period volatility of earnings increases.

 
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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements (continued)

In addition to its remediation efforts, AIG is assessing the cost and benefits of modifying its hedging activities to obtain hedge accounting under the requirements of FAS 133. The First Restatement to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives, which also included reclassifications between the accounts securities available for sale, at market value and securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 104     $ (14 )
 
Other revenues
    (1,357 )     (503 )
 
Net income
    (783 )     (323 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
Financial services assets:
               
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    8,328          
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    (7,325 )        
Financial services liabilities:
               
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    1,003          
 
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    (610 )        
 
Retained earnings
    (646 )        
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,439          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    792          

–  Accounting for Deferred Taxes: AIG identified certain misapplications of GAAP in its provision for deferred income taxes as follows:

For certain foreign subsidiaries for which AIG has plans to permanently reinvest undistributed earnings, AIG incorrectly provided U.S. deferred taxes on the unrealized appreciation associated with investment securities in accumulated other comprehensive income.

For certain foreign subsidiaries for which AIG does not have plans for permanent reinvestment of undistributed earnings, U.S. deferred taxes were incorrectly omitted on certain components of other comprehensive income.

The First Restatement had the following effects on AIG’s consolidated net income and shareholders’ equity:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Net income
  $ (23 )   $ (22 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    761          

–  Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52): FAS 52 is used to determine the timing of the recognition of income or expense resulting from foreign exchange rate changes for transactions denominated in other than a functional currency.

AIG has determined that, in certain cases, its application of FAS 52 in its consolidated financial statements did not comply with the functional currency determination requirements of the standard. As a result, AIG has recorded accounting adjustments to reclassify currency transaction gains and losses from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income. These corrections affected consolidated net income in certain periods but had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004 or for prior periods.

AIG adopted a practice in the 1990s of recording adjustments to general insurance reserves to offset increases or decreases in such reserves through other comprehensive income, net of tax, resulting from translation of reserves denominated in foreign currencies. AIG now believes that this accounting practice was a misapplication of GAAP. As a result of this adjustment, general insurance reserves denominated in foreign currencies have been restated to restore the translation effect to reserve for losses and loss expenses.

The First Restatement had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ (193 )   $ (52 )
 
Net income
    (193 )     (53 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Other assets
    143          
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
    (407 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    358          

–  Life Settlements. Life settlements are designed to assist life insurance policyholders to monetize the existing value of
 
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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements (continued)

life insurance policies. AIG, through an insurance subsidiary and non-consolidated trusts, which are deemed to be a qualifying special purpose entity and a VIE, engages in this business. The non-consolidated trusts purchase life insurance policies from policyholders at an initial price and pay additional premiums to keep the policies in force until the insured dies. AIG’s proportionate share of the net death benefits from the purchased contracts, net of reinsurance to a third party reinsurer, was recorded as premium. The costs incurred by the trusts to acquire the contracts and keep them in force were recorded as paid losses by AIG, net of reinsurance. AIG’s accounting resulted in upfront gain recognition of expected profits and premium recognition for amounts loaned to the trusts by other AIG subsidiaries.
 
   AIG has determined, in light of new information which was not available to management or AIG’s independent auditors at the time the initial accounting determination was made, that the accounting for these transactions as insurance and reinsurance is a misapplication of GAAP that should be corrected through restatement. The First Restatement results in life settlements being accounted for using an investment method of accounting under FASB Technical Bulletin (FTB) 85-4 “Accounting for Purchases of Life Insurance.” Under FTB 85-4, the carrying value of each contract at purchase and at the end of each reporting period is equal to the cash surrender value of the contract. Cash paid to purchase these contracts that is in excess of the cash surrender value at the date of purchase is recognized as a loss immediately and periodic maintenance costs, such as premiums necessary to keep the underlying contract in force, are charged to earnings immediately. The life insurance benefits at the insured’s death are payable to the AIG subsidiary and reflected in income at that time. The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ (809 )   $ (603 )
 
Net investment income
    (143 )     (114 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    (743 )     (552 )
 
Net income
    (136 )     (107 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Other invested assets
    (253 )        
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    (1,842 )        
 
Other assets
    219          
 
Reserve for losses and loss adjustment expenses
    (1,026 )        
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    (601 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (270 )        

–  Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC): The internal review identified a misapplication of GAAP with respect to General Insurance DAC. As a result of “top level” entries, substantially all costs associated with underwriting and marketing operations were deferred. The internal review determined that certain of these costs did not vary sufficiently with the production of business and should not have been deferred. These costs have been allocated to the periods in which they were incurred and the corresponding DAC asset has been adjusted accordingly. In addition, AIG determined that the amortization period for certain DAC was longer than the typical life of the underlying policies and needed to be shortened, and that certain deferrals associated with an inter-company reinsurance treaty were in error and required correction. This adjustment includes the recharacterization of certain incurred policy losses and benefits to Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses. The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
  $ (231 )   $ (188 )
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    287       285  
 
Net income
    2       (12 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    (432 )        
 
Other assets
    (94 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (311 )        
 
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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements (continued)

–  SICO Deferred Compensation: AIG has included in the First Restatement, expense amounts attributable to deferred compensation granted to certain AIG employees by SICO (pursuant to the SICO Plans described in Note 16 herein), a private holding company that owns approximately 12 percent of AIG’s common stock. The amount of deferred compensation granted by SICO has previously been disclosed in the notes to AIG’s consolidated financial statements but was not included as an expense in the calculation of AIG’s consolidated net income because the amounts had been determined not to be material to AIG’s consolidated results of operations in any individual period. The expense related to SICO deferred compensation is recorded as a charge to reported earnings in the periods restated, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital reflecting amounts deemed contributed by SICO. For prior periods, AIG has recorded a reduction of $905 million in retained earnings on its December 31, 1999 consolidated balance sheet and a corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital. The volatility in the expense is attributable to the variable accounting as well as the fact that shares are allocated only in alternate years. The inclusion of the expense attributable to the SICO Plans in AIG’s consolidated financial statements had no effect on consolidated shareholders’ equity but had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
  $ 275     $ (173 )
 
Net income
    (275 )     173  

–  Commutations: Certain direct insurance, and ceded and assumed reinsurance contracts, were commuted prior to their natural expiration. For certain commutations, the cash received was recorded through negative paid losses in accordance with statutory guidance, while for others it was recorded as written premiums. Despite the lack of guidance under GAAP with respect to this issue, AIG has determined that the accounting for certain commutations was in error due to the inconsistency in AIG’s accounting for commutations and the fact that certain commutations were recorded through the written premium line when there was no unearned premium balance outstanding. As part of this restatement any commutations that were originally recorded through written premium are reclassified to paid losses in the period in which they occurred. The First Restatement has no effect on consolidated net income or shareholders’ equity but affected certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts is as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ (405 )   $ (79 )
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    (405 )     (79 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Reserves for losses and loss expenses
    58          
 
Insurance balances payable
    (51 )        

–  Dollar Roll Transactions: In 2002 and 2003, certain AIG subsidiaries entered into dollar roll transactions with third parties designed to enhance the return on AIG’s mortgage backed securities (MBS) portfolio. In a dollar roll transaction, AIG subsidiaries agree to sell a pool of MBSs and simultaneously agree to repurchase substantially the same securities at a later date, typically in one month. AIG accounted for these transactions as collateralized financings under SFAS 140. Even though it had received collateral sufficient to fund substantially all of the cost of purchasing identical replacement securities at the time of transfer, AIG was not fully protected during the term of the contract to replace the asset in the event that the transferee defaulted. Accordingly, AIG should not have accounted for these transactions as financings, but rather as derivatives with market-to-market changes reflected in earnings. The effect of the First Restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income is as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ (98 )   $ 157  
 
Net income
    (98 )     157  

–  Affordable Housing: Through an investment limited partnership, an AIG subsidiary, as the general partner, syndicates the tax benefits (including both tax credits and tax losses) generated by affordable housing real estate properties. AIG guarantees the return of the tax benefits to the limited partner investors. Prior to the second quarter of 2003, these syndication transactions were accounted for as sales and the gain was recorded on a straight-line basis over ten years. Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, because of the guarantees, AIG changed its accounting for these partnerships to record all new syndications as financings, rather than sales. At the same time, AIG adjusted its consolidated balance sheet to reflect previous syndications as financings, but did not record the cumulative impact to earnings be-
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial
Statements (continued)

cause the amounts were viewed as immaterial. AIG has now determined that it is necessary to record these adjustments for the periods prior to the third quarter of 2003, and the First Restatement had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Other revenues
  $ (44 )   $ (43 )
 
Net income
    (28 )     (28 )
Consolidated
Balance Sheet:
               
 
Other invested assets
    1,652          
 
Investment income due and accrued
    (254 )        
 
Other assets
    (2,009 )        
 
Other liabilities
    (154 )        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (297 )        

–  SunAmerica Partnerships: As part of the First Restatement, management has reclassified the earnings of the SunAmerica partnerships out of other operations, where previously reported, into the Asset Management segment. This revised presentation characterizes the partnership earnings as revenues rather than as a component of insurance acquisition and operating expenses in AIG’s consolidated statement of income. Within the Asset Management segment, this presentation divides the partnership earnings into those of SunAmerica Life, whose equity supports the GIC business, and those of AIG SunAmerica, which are now classified as other asset management revenues. The First Restatement had no effect on consolidated net income and the effect of the restatement on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income accounts is set forth as follows:
                   
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
               
 
Other revenues
  $ 323     $ 243  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    353       247  

(b) Second Restatement

     As announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133, reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those relating to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by ILFC, which were originally corrected in AIG’s June 2005 Form 10-Q. The adjustments to correct the foregoing errors are referred to in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as the Initial Adjustments.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, AIG identified certain additional errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in DBG. As a result, AIG is including further adjustments (the Additional Adjustments) in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005. The Initial Adjustments and the Additional Adjustments are referred to herein as the Second Restatement. AIG’s September 2005 Form 10-Q will not be amended because the Additional Adjustments to the financial statements included therein are not material to those financial statements.

     Details of Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement. The accounting adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below.

•  Accounting for Derivatives and Related Assets and Liabilities (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting). During the third quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors identified during the remediation of the previously disclosed material weakness in internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133. AIG continues to believe such hedging activities have been and remain economically effective, but do not currently qualify for hedge accounting.

Included in the Initial Adjustments to correct AIG’s accounting for derivatives are adjustments correcting the errors in accounting for certain secured financings where AIGFP has sold an available-for-sale security and concurrently entered into a total return swap with a repurchase obligation. The Initial Adjustments for theses errors increased both securities available for sale, at market value, and securities sold under agreements to repurchase, by approximately $2 billion as of December 31, 2004.

The Initial Adjustments to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives and related assets and liabilities, which also included related currency translation gains

 
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and losses, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 42     $ 170     $ (386 )
 
Other revenues
    (242 )     (167 )     276  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    (321 )     (236 )     (139 )
 
Net income
    133       138       21  
 
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    2,320       2,028          
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at market value
    2,317       2,080          

•  Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues. During the third quarter of 2005, AIG concluded that additional adjustments should be made to the value of certain DBG reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts for time periods prior to January 1, 2003. See also “(a) First Restatement — Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement — Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues.”

The Initial Adjustments had the following effects on consolidated net income and shareholders’ equity:

                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Net income
  $ –     $ –     $ (18 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (205 )     (205 )        

•  Income Tax Accounting. During the third quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors in its income tax accounting. The most significant adjustment resulted from AIG incorrectly recording the income tax benefit resulting from employee exercises of stock options as a reduction in income tax expense rather than as an increase in additional paid-in capital as required by GAAP. The Initial Adjustments relating to income tax had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Income tax expense
  $ (169 )   $ 5     $ 9  
 
Net income
    169       (5 )     (9 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Additional paid-in capital
    113       95          
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    131       –          

•  Manufacturers’ Payments Received by ILFC. In the course of the ILFC review of its application of FAS 133 in connection with AIG’s internal review, ILFC, in consultation with its independent registered public accounting firm, identified an error in its accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers. Under arrangements with these manufacturers, in certain circumstances, the manufacturers established notional accounts for the benefit of ILFC to which amounts were credited by the manufacturers in connection with the purchase by and delivery to ILFC and the lease of aircraft. Amounts credited to the notional accounts were used at ILFC’s direction to protect ILFC from certain events, including loss when airline customers of ILFC defaulted on lease payment obligations, to provide lease subsidies and other incentives to ILFC’s airline customers in connection with leases of certain aircraft, and to reduce ILFC’s cost of aircraft purchased.

Historically, ILFC recorded as revenues gross lease receipts from lessees who had received lease subsidies from the notional accounts and amounts paid directly to ILFC from the notional accounts in connection with lessee defaults. Amounts recorded as revenue at the time they were disbursed to ILFC or its lessees should have been recorded as a reduction of the purchase price of the aircraft at the time of delivery.

Although ILFC restated its financial statements for the years 2000 through 2004 and for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 to correct its accounting for the payments from aircraft and engine manufacturers described above, AIG had previously considered these adjustments not to be sufficiently material to require correction by restatement in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. The Initial Adjustments relating to the manufacturers’ payment had the fol-

 
FORM 10-K/A :  143

 

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lowing effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Other revenues
  $ (115 )   $ (145 )   $ (147 )
 
Net income
    (46 )     (67 )     (72 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (320 )     (274 )        

     Details of Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement. The accounting adjustments relate primarily to the categories described below.

•  Asset Realization and Revenue Recognition — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues. During the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls, AIG concluded that additional adjustments should be made to the value of certain DBG reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, and revisions were necessary to the revenues previously recognized for certain long-tail environmental policies. See also “(a) First Restatement — Details of Accounting Adjustments included in the First Restatement — Asset Realization — Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues.”

The Additional Adjustments had the following effects on consolidated net income and total shareholders’ equity:

                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Net income
  $ (33 )   $ (31 )   $ (55 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (534 )     (478 )        

•  Accounting for Derivatives and Related Assets and Liabilities (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting). During the fourth quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors identified during the remediation of the previously disclosed material weaknesses in internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133. AIG continues to believe such hedging activities have been and remain economically effective, but do not currently qualify for hedge accounting.

The Additional Adjustments to reflect appropriate GAAP accounting for these derivatives which also included related currency translation gains and losses, had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:

                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Other revenues
    (121 )     142       57  
 
Net income
    (87 )     154       81  
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                        
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (65 )     (49 )     (68 )

•  Income Tax Accounting. During the fourth quarter of 2005, AIG identified and corrected additional errors in its income tax accounting. The income tax adjustments had the following effects on certain of AIG’s consolidated statement of income and balance sheet accounts:
                           
Increase (Decrease) For Years Ended and at December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Consolidated Statement
of Income:
                       
 
Income tax expense
  $ 59     $ 48     $ 35  
 
Net income
    (59 )     (48 )     (35 )
Consolidated Balance Sheet:
                       
 
Total shareholders’ equity
    (98 )     (23 )        
 
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The following tables summarize the effect on major balance sheet and statement of income accounts of the adjustments included in the Restatements by transaction, accounting entry or entity category.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

Total Assets

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Total Assets, as Previously Reported
  $ 804,607     $ 678,346  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Union Excess
    (1,487 )     (1,343 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    47       (456 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (108 )     (413 )
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (837 )     (872 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    2,297       1,985  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    (848 )     (603 )
   
Life Settlements
    (3,241 )     (1,895 )
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (546 )     (495 )
   
Affordable Housing
    (525 )     (611 )
 
All Other — Net
    (699 )     510  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (5,947 )     (4,193 )
Total Assets, as Restated in the First Restatement
     798,660       674,153  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    2,284       1,868  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (508 )     (438 )
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (310 )     (310 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (84 )     (86 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,382       1,034  
Total Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     800,042       675,187  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    408       618  
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    391       (6 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    304       (197 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,103       415  
Total Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 801,145     $ 675,602  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  145

 

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Other Invested Assets

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Other Invested Assets, as Previously Reported
  $ 21,316     $ 16,787  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Life Settlements
    (486 )     (253 )
   
Affordable Housing
    1,452       1,652  
 
All Other — Net
    245       298  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,211       1,697  
Other Invested Assets, as Restated in the First Restatement
    22,527       18,484  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (56 )     (50 )
Other Invested Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     22,471       18,434  
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,088       (16 )
Other Invested Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 23,559     $ 18,418  

Premiums and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Previously Reported
  $ 17,202     $ 14,166  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Union Excess
    2,417       1,923  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (362 )     (389 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (15 )     (265 )
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (864 )     (918 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Life Settlements
    (3,075 )     (1,842 )
 
All Other — Net
    (166 )     514  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,065 )     (977 )
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Restated in the First Restatement
    15,137       13,189  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (349 )     (349 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (349 )     (349 )
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     14,788       12,840  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    834       989  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    834       989  
Premium and Insurance Balances Receivable, Net of Allowance, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 15,622     $ 13,829  
 
146 : FORM 10-K/A

 

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Reinsurance Assets

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Reinsurance Assets, as Previously Reported
  $ 26,171     $ 27,962  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Union Excess
    (5,511 )     (5,815 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (529 )     (1,185 )
 
Fourth Quarter Changes in Estimates:
               
   
Accruals for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    (201 )     –  
 
All Other — Net
    28       (14 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (6,213 )     (7,014 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Restated in the First Restatement
    19,958       20,948  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (101 )     (101 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (101 )     (101 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     19,857       20,847  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (244 )     (202 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (244 )     (202 )
Reinsurance Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 19,613     $ 20,645  

Other Assets

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Other Assets, as Previously Reported
  $ 15,062     $ 12,820  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Union Excess
    1,607       2,549  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    947       1,126  
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    (5 )     (7 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Life Settlements
    341       219  
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (92 )     (94 )
   
Affordable Housing
    (1,688 )     (2,009 )
 
All Other – Net
    (850 )     (414 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    260       1,370  
Other Assets, as Restated in the First Restatement
    15,322       14,190  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    961       800  
Other Assets, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     16,283       14,990  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (181 )     (169 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    23       2  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (158 )     (167 )
Other Assets, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 16,125     $ 14,823  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  147

 

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Total Liabilities

                                               
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Total Liabilities, as Previously Reported
                           $ 721,537     $ 606,901  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                                       
   
Other Risk Transfer
                            123       (406 )
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
                            (548 )     (548 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
                            1,280       1,195  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
                            (1,738 )     (1,364 )
   
Life Settlements
                            (2,847 )     (1,626 )
   
Affordable Housing
                            (204 )     (314 )
 
All Other — Net
                            251       93  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
                            (3,683 )     (2,970 )
Total Liabilities, as Restated in the First Restatement
                             717,854       603,931  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
                            1,917       1,436  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
                            (456 )     (315 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
                            1,461       1,121  
Total Liabilities, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
                             719,315       605,052  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                                       
 
Asset Realization:
                                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
                            942       1,096  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
                            1,016       32  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
                            1,958       1,128  
Total Liabilities, as Restated in the Second Restatement
                           $ 721,273     $ 606,180  
 
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Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Previously Reported
  $ 64,641     $ 56,118  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Gen Re
    (250 )     (500 )
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (1,154 )     (1,609 )
 
Loss Reserves
    880       578  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    –       (30 )
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (509 )     (509 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (25 )     (407 )
   
Life Settlements
    (1,734 )     (1,026 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Accounting Estimates:
               
   
Increase in asbestos and environmental loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
    850       –  
   
Accruals for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    31       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (359 )     (234 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,270 )     (3,737 )
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Restated in the First Restatement
    62,371       52,381  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –  
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     62,371       52,381  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (498 )     (511 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    5       1  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (493 )     (510 )
Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 61,878     $ 51,871  

Reserve for Unearned Premiums

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Previously Reported
  $ 23,072     $ 20,762  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Other Risk Transfer
    82       112  
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (81 )     (81 )
 
All Other — Net
    21       117  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    22       148  
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Restated in the First Restatement
    23,094       20,910  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –  
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     23,094       20,910  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    344       355  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (38 )     (30 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    306       325  
Reserve for Unearned Premiums, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 23,400     $ 21,235  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  149

 

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Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Previously Reported
  $ 5,386     $ 4,664  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (740 )     (1,019 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Life Settlements
    (1,242 )     (601 )
 
All Other — Net
    –       (1 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,982 )     (1,621 )
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Restated in the First Restatement
    3,404       3,043  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –  
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     3,404       3,043  
     
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    –       –  
Funds Held by Companies Under Reinsurance Treaties, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 3,404     $ 3,043  

Other Liabilities

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Other Liabilities, as Previously Reported
  $ 21,101     $ 18,282  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Gen Re
    250       500  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    1,910       2,114  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    252       231  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Affordable Housing
    (30 )     (154 )
 
All Other — Net
    128       218  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    2,510       2,909  
Other Liabilities, as Restated in the First Restatement
    23,611       21,191  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    139       89  
Other Liabilities, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     23,750       21,280  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    1,348       1,474  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (43 )     (53 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    1,305       1,421  
Other Liabilities, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 25,055     $ 22,701  
 
150 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Previously Reported
   $ 82,871     $ 71,253  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Risk Transfer:
               
   
Union Excess
    (951 )     (873 )
 
Loss Reserves
    (572 )     (375 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (206 )     (401 )
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (290 )     (324 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,018       792  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    889       761  
   
Life Settlements
    (396 )     (270 )
   
Affordable Housing
    (322 )     (297 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates Effect on Statement of Income
    (1,187 )     –  
 
All Other — Net
    (247 )     (236 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (2,264 )     (1,223 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Restated in the First Restatement
     80,607       70,030  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (79 )     (87 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     80,528       69,943  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (534 )     (478 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (321 )     (235 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (855 )     (713 )
Total Shareholders’ Equity, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 79,673     $ 69,230  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

                       
December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Previously Reported
   $ 6,373     $ 4,244  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
               
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
               
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    1,412       1,439  
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    938       805  
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    305       408  
 
All Other — Net
    565       348  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    3,220       3,000  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Restated in the First Restatement
     9,593       7,244  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (80 )     176  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     9,513       7,420  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
               
 
Asset Realization:
               
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (16 )     9  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (53 )     (92 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (69 )     (83 )
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 9,444     $ 7,337  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  151

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME ACCOUNTS

Net Income

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Net Income, as Previously Reported
   $ 11,048     $ 9,274     $ 5,519  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    (78 )     160       180  
 
Loss Reserves
    (196 )     (222 )     228  
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
Covered Calls
    59       (40 )     35  
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    2       19       120  
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    60       (57 )     (2 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    213       26       (112 )
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    79       20       (65 )
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Other Than Temporary Declines
    2       301       200  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    252       (783 )     (323 )
   
Accounting for Deferred Taxes
    (5 )     (23 )     (22 )
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (124 )     (193 )     (53 )
   
Life Settlements
    (129 )     (136 )     (107 )
   
SICO Deferred Compensation
    (56 )     (275 )     173  
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Estimates
    (1,187 )     –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (209 )     (62 )     95  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,317 )     (1,265 )     347  
Net Income, as Restated in the First Restatement
     9,731       8,009       5,866  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    133       138       21  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (46 )     (67 )     (72 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    152       (27 )     (25 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    239       44       (76 )
Net Income, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     9,970       8,053       5,790  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (33 )     (31 )     (55 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (98 )     86       (6 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (131 )     55       (61 )
Net Income, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
 
152 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Premiums and Other Considerations

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Previously Reported
   $ 67,852     $ 55,226     $ 45,135  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    386       439       673  
   
Gen Re
    245       –       –  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (287 )     33       (856 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    130       250       (199 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Life Settlements
    (915 )     (809 )     (603 )
   
Commutations
    (370 )     (405 )     (79 )
 
All Other — Net
    (448 )     146       188  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (1,259 )     (346 )     (876 )
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Restated in the First Restatement
     66,593       54,880       44,259  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    5       5       4  
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     66,598       54,885       44,263  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    12       (91 )     15  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    15       8       11  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    27       (83 )     26  
Premiums and Other Considerations, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 66,625     $ 54,802     $ 44,289  

Net Investment Income

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Net Investment Income, as Previously Reported
   $ 19,127     $ 16,596     $ 14,714  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    259       304       233  
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
Covered Calls
    35       (179 )     (7 )
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (203 )     (238 )     (259 )
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    11       29       159  
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    65       60       44  
   
DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend
    (100 )     (100 )     –  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (384 )     (783 )     (733 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Life Settlements
    (134 )     (143 )     (114 )
 
All Other — Net
    (242 )     (78 )     (316 )
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (693 )     (1,128 )     (993 )
Net Investment Income, as Restated in the First Restatement
     18,434       15,468       13,721  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (12 )     (7 )     (70 )
Net Investment Income, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     18,422       15,461       13,651  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    38       46       (55 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    5       1       (3 )
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    43       47       (58 )
Net Investment Income, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 18,465     $ 15,508     $ 13,593  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  153

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Realized Capital Gains (Losses)

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Previously Reported
   $ (92 )   $ (1,433 )   $ (2,441 )
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    (48 )     (17 )     105  
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
Covered Calls
    57       118       61  
   
Muni Tender Option Bond Program
    27       (148 )     (47 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    108       559       374  
 
Conversion of Underwriting Losses to Capital Losses
    116       19       48  
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Other Than Temporary Declines
    4       463       307  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (109 )     104       (14 )
   
Foreign Currency Translation (FAS 52)
    (127 )     (193 )     (52 )
   
Dollar Roll Transactions
    16       (98 )     157  
 
All Other — Net
    24       6       204  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    68       813       1,143  
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Restated in the First Restatement
     (24 )     (620 )     (1,298 )
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    42       170       (386 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    42       170       (386 )
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     18       (450 )     (1,684 )
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    –       –       –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    26       8       31  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    26       8       31  
Realized Capital Gains (Losses), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 44     $ (442 )   $ (1,653 )
 
154 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Other Revenues

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Other Revenues, as Previously Reported
   $ 11,728     $ 10,914     $ 10,074  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (143 )     (200 )     (165 )
   
Hedge Fund Accounting
    (9 )     –       26  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    267       89       92  
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    524       (1,357 )     (503 )
   
SunAmerica Partnerships
    661       323       243  
 
All Other — Net
    (44 )     (51 )     11  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,256       (1,196 )     (296 )
Other Revenues, as Restated in the First Restatement
     12,984       9,718       9,778  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (242 )     (167 )     276  
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (115 )     (145 )     (147 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    14       8       10  
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (343 )     (304 )     139  
Other Revenues, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     12,641       9,414       9,917  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    –       –       –  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (109 )     139       25  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (109 )     139       25  
Other Revenues, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 12,532     $ 9,553     $ 9,942  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  155

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Previously Reported
   $ 57,697     $ 46,390     $ 41,402  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    671       433       683  
   
Gen Re
    250       –       –  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (159 )     53       (862 )
 
Loss Reserves
    302       342       (351 )
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    57       195       (337 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Life Settlements
    (850 )     (743 )     (552 )
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    (265 )     (231 )     (188 )
   
Commutations
    (370 )     (405 )     (79 )
 
Fourth Quarter 2004 Changes in Accounting Estimates:
                       
   
Increase in asbestos and environmental loss and loss adjustment expense reserves
    850       –       –  
   
Accrual for salvage and subrogation recoveries
    232       –       –  
 
All Other — Net
    (102 )     111       271  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    616       (245 )     (1,415 )
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Restated in the First Restatement
     58,313       46,145       39,987  
     
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    21       23       (14 )
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     58,334       46,168       39,973  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    13       (90 )     11  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    13       (44 )     21  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    26       (134 )     32  
Incurred Policy Losses and Benefits, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 58,360     $ 46,034     $ 40,005  
 
156 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Previously Reported
   $ 23,668     $ 21,005     $ 17,938  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Risk Transfer:
                       
   
Union Excess
    48       48       52  
   
Other Risk Transfer
    (112 )     (62 )     (35 )
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
DBG/AIG Capital Corporation Intercompany Dividend
    (100 )     (100 )     –  
 
“Top Level” Adjustments and Other Directed Entries (other than loss reserves)
    (229 )     (115 )     47  
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (52 )     (224 )     (23 )
 
Other GAAP Corrections:
                       
   
Deferred Acquisition Costs (DAC)
    321       287       285  
   
SICO Deferred Compensation
    56       275       (173 )
   
SunAmerica Partnerships
    661       353       247  
 
All Other — Net
    463       179       153  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    1,056       641       553  
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Restated in the First Restatement
     24,724       21,646       18,491  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Accounting for Derivatives (FAS 133 Hedge Accounting)
    (321 )     (236 )     (139 )
 
Manufacturers Payments Received by ILFC
    (45 )     (41 )     (36 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    15       10       (3 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (351 )     (267 )     (178 )
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     24,373       21,379       18,313  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    86       93       35  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    2       8       10  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    88       101       45  
Insurance Acquisition and Other Operating Expenses, as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 24,461     $ 21,480     $ 18,358  

Income Taxes (Current and Deferred)

                               
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Previously Reported
   $ 5,473     $ 4,264     $ 2,328  
Adjustments in the First Restatement:
                       
 
Net Investment Income:
                       
   
Synthetic Fuel Investment
    (346 )     (438 )     (424 )
 
All Other — Net
    (507 )     (423 )     52  
     
Total Adjustments in the First Restatement
    (853 )     (861 )     (372 )
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Restated in the First Restatement
     4,620       3,403       1,956  
Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Income Tax Accounting
    (169 )     5       9  
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    (48 )     59       (54 )
     
Total Initial Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    (217 )     64       (45 )
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Restated for the Initial Adjustments
     4,403       3,467       1,911  
Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement:
                       
 
Asset Realization:
                       
   
Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) Issues
    (16 )     (17 )     (31 )
 
All Other Adjustments — Net
    20       106       39  
     
Total Additional Adjustments in the Second Restatement
    4       89       8  
Income Taxes (Current and Deferred), as Restated in the Second Restatement
   $ 4,407     $ 3,556     $ 1,919  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  157

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

The following tables present the effect of the aforementioned adjustments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as a result of the Second Restatement by line item:

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2004

                                               
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Investments, financial services assets and cash:
                                       
   
Fixed maturities:
                                       
     
Bonds available for sale, at market value (amortized cost: $329,838)
  $ 344,399     $ –     $ 344,399     $ –     $ 344,399  
     
Bonds held to maturity, at amortized cost (market value: $18,791)
    18,294       –       18,294       –       18,294  
     
Bond trading securities, at market value (cost: $2,973)
    2,984       –       2,984       –       2,984  
   
Equity Securities:
                                       
     
Common stocks, at market value (cost: $8,424)
    9,917       –       9,917       (145 )     9,772  
     
Common stocks trading, at market value (cost: $5,651)
    5,894       –       5,894       –       5,894  
     
Preferred stocks, at market value (cost: $2,017)
    2,040       –       2,040       –       2,040  
   
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance ($65)
    13,146       –       13,146       –       13,146  
   
Policy loans
    7,035       –       7,035       –       7,035  
   
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance ($18)
    2,282       –       2,282       1,021       3,303  
   
Financial services assets:
                                       
     
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation ($6,390)
    32,705       (575 )     32,130       –       32,130  
     
Securities available for sale, at market value
(cost: $29,171)
    30,448       2,320       32,768       (1,543 )     31,225  
     
Trading securities, at market value
    3,142       –       3,142       (396 )     2,746  
     
Spot commodities
    95       –       95       439       534  
     
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    22,670       –       22,670       –       22,670  
     
Trading assets
    3,331       –       3,331       102       3,433  
     
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    26,272       –       26,272       –       26,272  
     
Finance receivables, net of allowance $(571)
    23,574       –       23,574       –       23,574  
   
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    49,972       (803 )     49,169       –       49,169  
   
Other invested assets
    22,527       (56 )     22,471       1,088       23,559  
   
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    16,102       –       16,102       –       16,102  
   
Cash
    2,009       –       2,009       –       2,009  
   
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
    638,838       886       639,724       566       640,290  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    5,588       (32 )     5,556       –       5,556  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance ($690)
    15,137       (349 )     14,788       834       15,622  
 
Reinsurance assets
    19,958       (101 )     19,857       (244 )     19,613  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    29,736       4       29,740       77       29,817  
 
Investments in partially-owned companies
    1,452       44       1,496       (1 )     1,495  
 
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation ($4,650)
    6,192       –       6,192       –       6,192  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    57,741       –       57,741       –       57,741  
 
Goodwill
    8,601       (45 )     8,556       –       8,556  
 
Income tax receivable — current
    95       14       109       29       138  
 
Other assets
    15,322       961       16,283       (158 )     16,125  
Total assets
  $ 798,660     $ 1,382     $ 800,042     $ 1,103     $ 801,145  
 
158 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (continued)
December 31, 2004

                                             
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Liabilities:
                                        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 62,371     $ –     $ 62,371     $ (493 )   $ 61,878  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    23,094       –       23,094       306       23,400  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    104,737       19       104,756       (16 )     104,740  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    216,655       (181 )     216,474       –       216,474  
 
Other policyholders’ funds
    10,280       –       10,280       –       10,280  
 
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    4,583       (44 )     4,539       90       4,629  
 
Insurance balances payable
    3,703       (17 )     3,686       (25 )     3,661  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,404       –       3,404       –       3,404  
 
Deferred income taxes payable
    7,042       (274 )     6,768       (180 )     6,588  
 
Financial services liabilities:
                                       
   
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    18,919       –       18,919       –       18,919  
   
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    21,264       2,317       23,581       –       23,581  
   
Trading liabilities
    2,304       –       2,304       199       2,503  
   
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    4,866       –       4,866       538       5,404  
   
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    18,132       (521 )     17,611       (1,626 )     15,985  
   
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    4,248       –       4,248       –       4,248  
   
Commercial paper
    6,724       –       6,724       –       6,724  
   
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    59,663       20       59,683       1,613       61,296  
 
Commercial paper
    2,969       –       2,969       –       2,969  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    5,499       3       5,502       –       5,502  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       –       1,489       –       1,489  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    57,741       –       57,741       –       57,741  
 
Minority interest
    4,584       –       4,584       247       4,831  
 
Securities lending payable
    49,972       –       49,972       –       49,972  
 
Other liabilities
    23,611       139       23,750       1,305       25,055  
Total liabilities
    717,854       1,461       719,315       1,958       721,273  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    199       –       199       –       199  
Shareholders’ equity:
                                        
 
Common stock, $2.50 par value; 5,000,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued – 2,751,327,476
    6,878       –       6,878       –       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    1,954       140       2,094       –       2,094  
 
Retained earnings
    64,393       (139 )     64,254       (786 )     63,468  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    9,593       (80 )     9,513       (69 )     9,444  
 
Treasury stock, at cost — 154,904,286 shares of common stock (including 119,263,196 shares held by subsidiaries)
    (2,211 )     –       (2,211 )     –       (2,211 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    80,607       (79 )     80,528       (855 )     79,673  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 798,660     $ 1,382     $ 800,042     $ 1,103     $ 801,145  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  159

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2003

                                               
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated for Adjustments
As in the the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Assets:
                                        
 
Investments, financial services assets and cash:
                                       
   
Fixed maturities:
                                       
     
Bonds available for sale, at market value (amortized cost: $287,810)
  $ 300,935     $ –     $ 300,935     $ –     $ 300,935  
     
Bonds held to maturity, at amortized cost (market value: $8,173)
    8,037       –       8,037       –       8,037  
     
Bond trading securities, at market value (cost: $252)
    282       –       282       –       282  
   
Equity securities:
                                       
     
Common stocks, at market value (cost: $6,614)
    7,522       –       7,522       (145 )     7,377  
     
Common stocks trading, at market value (cost: $125)
    156       –       156       –       156  
     
Preferred stocks, at market value (cost: $1,743)
    1,906       –       1,906       –       1,906  
   
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance ($68)
    12,328       –       12,328       –       12,328  
   
Policy loans
    6,658       –       6,658       –       6,658  
   
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance ($15)
    2,241       –       2,241       1,685       3,926  
   
Financial services assets:
                                       
     
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation ($5,458)
    30,343       (473 )     29,870       –       29,870  
     
Securities available for sale, at market value (cost: $23,131)
    24,042       2,028       26,070       (1,132 )     24,938  
     
Trading securities, at market value
    4,418       –       4,418       (880 )     3,538  
     
Spot commodities
    250       –       250       (5 )     245  
     
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    21,459       –       21,459       –       21,459  
     
Trading assets
    2,277       –       2,277       223       2,500  
     
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    20,845       –       20,845       –       20,845  
     
Finance receivables, net of allowance ($562)
    17,500       –       17,500       –       17,500  
   
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    30,195       (803 )     29,392       –       29,392  
   
Other invested assets
    18,484       (50 )     18,434       (16 )     18,418  
   
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    8,908       –       8,908       –       8,908  
   
Cash
    922       –       922       –       922  
   
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
    519,708       702       520,410       (270 )     520,140  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    4,612       (19 )     4,593       –       4,593  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance ($568)
    13,189       (349 )     12,840       989       13,829  
 
Reinsurance assets
    20,948       (101 )     20,847       (202 )     20,645  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    25,920       3       25,923       71       25,994  
 
Investments in partially-owned companies
    1,420       43       1,463       (6 )     1,457  
 
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation ($4,282)
    5,966       –       5,966       –       5,966  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    60,536       –       60,536       –       60,536  
 
Goodwill
    7,664       (45 )     7,619       –       7,619  
 
Other assets
    14,190       800       14,990       (167 )     14,823  
Total assets
  $ 674,153     $ 1,034     $ 675,187     $ 415     $ 675,602  
 
160 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (continued)
December 31, 2003

                                               
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Liabilities:
                                        
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 52,381     $ –     $ 52,381     $ (510 )   $ 51,871  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    20,910       –       20,910       325       21,235  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    92,912       10       92,922       (7 )     92,915  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    171,917       (70 )     171,847       (19 )     171,828  
 
Other policyholders’ funds
    9,124       –       9,124       –       9,124  
 
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    4,588       (30 )     4,558       87       4,645  
 
Insurance balances payable
    2,915       (11 )     2,904       (17 )     2,887  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,043       –       3,043       –       3,043  
 
Income taxes payable:
                                       
     
Current
    366       (48 )     318       (37 )     281  
     
Deferred
    4,633       (184 )     4,449       (212 )     4,237  
 
Financial services liabilities:
                                       
   
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    15,337       –       15,337       –       15,337  
   
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    15,813       2,080       17,893       –       17,893  
   
Trading liabilities
    6,153       –       6,153       200       6,353  
   
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    5,458       –       5,458       215       5,673  
   
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    14,658       (303 )     14,355       (1,115 )     13,240  
   
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    3,627       –       3,627       –       3,627  
   
Commercial paper
    4,715       –       4,715       –       4,715  
   
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    51,389       (416 )     50,973       552       51,525  
 
Commercial paper
    1,223       –       1,223       –       1,223  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    5,863       4       5,867       –       5,867  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,682       –       1,682       –       1,682  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    60,536       –       60,536       –       60,536  
 
Minority interest
    3,302       –       3,302       245       3,547  
 
Securities lending payable
    30,195       –       30,195       –       30,195  
 
Other liabilities
    21,191       89       21,280       1,421       22,701  
Total liabilities
    603,931       1,121       605,052       1,128       606,180  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    192       –       192       –       192  
Shareholders’ equity:
                                        
 
Common stock, $2.50 par value; 5,000,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued – 2,751,327,476
    6,878       –       6,878       –       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    1,913       115       2,028       –       2,028  
 
Retained earnings
    55,392       (378 )     55,014       (630 )     54,384  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
    7,244       176       7,420       (83 )     7,337  
 
Treasury stock, at cost – 142,880,430 shares of common stock (including 119,250,750 shares held by subsidiaries)
    (1,397 )     –       (1,397 )     –       (1,397 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    70,030       (87 )     69,943       (713 )     69,230  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 674,153     $ 1,034     $ 675,187     $ 415     $ 675,602  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  161

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

The following tables present the effect of the aforementioned adjustments on the Consolidated Statement of Income as a result of the Second Restatement by line item:

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Year Ended December 31, 2004

                                             
As Additional
Initial Restated for Adjustments
Adjustments in the in the
As Previously the Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 66,593     $ 5     $ 66,598     $ 27     $ 66,625  
 
Net investment income
    18,434       (12 )     18,422       43       18,465  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (24 )     42       18       26       44  
 
Other revenues
    12,984       (343 )     12,641       (109 )     12,532  
 
Total revenues
    97,987       (308 )     97,679       (13 )     97,666  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    58,313       21       58,334       26       58,360  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    24,724       (351 )     24,373       88       24,461  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    83,037       (330 )     82,707       114       82,821  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    14,950       22       14,972       (127 )     14,845  
Income Taxes:
                                       
 
Current
    2,676       (90 )     2,586       7       2,593  
 
Deferred
    1,944       (127 )     1,817       (3 )     1,814  
      4,620       (217 )     4,403       4       4,407  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    10,330       239       10,569       (131 )     10,438  
Minority interest
    (455 )     –       (455 )     –       (455 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
    9,875       239       10,114       (131 )     9,983  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (144 )     –       (144 )     –       (144 )
Net Income
  $ 9,731     $ 239     $ 9,970     $ (131 )   $ 9,839  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.79     $ 0.09     $ 3.88     $ (0.05 )   $ 3.83  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )
   
Net Income
    3.73       0.09       3.82       (0.05 )     3.77  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.75     $ 0.09     $ 3.84     $ (0.05 )   $ 3.79  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )     –       (0.06 )
   
Net Income
    3.69       0.09       3.78       (0.05 )     3.73  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,606               2,606               2,606  
   
Diluted
    2,637               2,637               2,637  
 
162 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Year Ended December 31, 2003

                                             
Initial Additional
Adjustments As Adjustments
As in the Restated for in the
Previously Second the Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 54,880     $ 5     $ 54,885     $ (83 )   $ 54,802  
 
Net investment income
    15,468       (7 )     15,461       47       15,508  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (620 )     170       (450 )     8       (442 )
 
Other revenues
    9,718       (304 )     9,414       139       9,553  
 
Total revenues
    79,446       (136 )     79,310       111       79,421  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    46,145       23       46,168       (134 )     46,034  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    21,646       (267 )     21,379       101       21,480  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    67,791       (244 )     67,547       (33 )     67,514  
Income before income taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    11,655       108       11,763       144       11,907  
Income Taxes:
                                        
   
Current
    2,786       (44 )     2,742       (1 )     2,741  
   
Deferred
    617       108       725       90       815  
      3,403       64       3,467       89       3,556  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
    8,252       44       8,296       55       8,351  
Minority interest
    (252 )     –       (252 )     –       (252 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
    8,000       44       8,044       55       8,099  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    9       –       9       –       9  
Net Income
  $ 8,009     $ 44     $ 8,053     $ 55     $ 8,108  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.07     $ 0.01     $ 3.08     $ 0.02     $ 3.10  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    3.07       0.01       3.08       0.02       3.10  
 
Diluted
                                        
   
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 3.04     $ 0.01     $ 3.05     $ 0.02     $ 3.07  
   
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
    –       –       –       –       –  
   
Net Income
    3.04       0.01       3.05       0.02       3.07  
 
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
   
Basic
    2,610               2,610               2,610  
   
Diluted
    2,637               2,637               2,637  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  163

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
Year Ended December 31, 2002

                                             
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Revenues:
                                        
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 44,259     $ 4     $ 44,263     $ 26     $ 44,289  
 
Net investment income
    13,721       (70 )     13,651       (58 )     13,593  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    (1,298 )     (386 )     (1,684 )     31       (1,653 )
 
Other revenues
    9,778       139       9,917       25       9,942  
 
Total revenues
    66,460       (313 )     66,147       24       66,171  
Benefits and expenses:
                                        
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    39,987       (14 )     39,973       32       40,005  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    18,491       (178 )     18,313       45       18,358  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    58,478       (192 )     58,286       77       58,363  
Income before income taxes and minority interest
    7,982       (121 )     7,861       (53 )     7,808  
Income Taxes:
                                        
   
Current
    1,682       124       1,806       2       1,808  
   
Deferred
    274       (169 )     105       6       111  
      1,956       (45 )     1,911       8       1,919  
Income before minority interest
    6,026       (76 )     5,950       (61 )     5,889  
Minority interest
    (160 )     –       (160 )     –       (160 )
Net Income
  $ 5,866     $ (76 )   $ 5,790     $ (61 )   $ 5,729  
Earnings per common share:
                                        
 
Basic
  $ 2.25     $ (0.03 )   $ 2.22     $ (0.02 )   $ 2.20  
 
Diluted
    2.22       (0.03 )     2.19       (0.02 )     2.17  
Average shares outstanding:
                                        
 
Basic
    2,612               2,612               2,612  
 
Diluted
    2,643               2,643               2,643  
 
164 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
2. Restatements of Previously Issued Financial Statements (continued)

The following tables present the effect of the aforementioned adjustments on the summary of Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows as a result of the Second Restatement by line item.

SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

                                         
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Year Ended December 31, 2004 Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 35,581     $ (435 )   $ 35,146     $ (4,430 )   $ 30,716  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (80,488 )     (147 )     (80,635 )     3,297       (77,338 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    45,313       324       45,637       1,080       46,717  
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    681       258       939       53       992  
Change in cash
    1,087       –       1,087       –       1,087  
Cash at beginning of year
    922       –       922       –       922  
Cash at end of year
  $ 2,009     $ –     $ 2,009     $ –     $ 2,009  
                                         
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Year Ended December 31, 2003 Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 33,098     $ 1,136     $ 34,234     $ (540 )   $ 33,694  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (59,418 )     (819 )     (60,237 )     (619 )     (60,856 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    25,330       102       25,432       1,137       26,569  
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    747       (419 )     328       22       350  
Change in cash
    (243 )     –       (243 )     –       (243 )
Cash at beginning of year
    1,165       –       1,165       –       1,165  
Cash at end of year
  $ 922     $ –     $ 922     $ –     $ 922  
                                         
Initial As Additional
Adjustments Restated Adjustments
As in the for the in the
Year Ended December 31, 2002 Previously Second Initial Second As
(in millions) Reported Restatement Adjustments Restatement Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 18,208     $ 1,807     $ 20,015     $ 171     $ 20,186  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (46,962 )     (1,320 )     (48,282 )     (342 )     (48,624 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    29,252       (489 )     28,763       208       28,971  
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    (31 )     2       (29 )     (37 )     (66 )
Change in cash
    467       –       467       –       467  
Cash at beginning of year
    698       –       698       –       698  
Cash at end of year
  $ 1,165     $ –     $ 1,165     $ –     $ 1,165  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  165

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
3. Segment Information

In 2003 and prior years, AIG’s operations were conducted by its subsidiaries principally through four operating segments: General Insurance, Life Insurance, Financial Services and Retirement Services & Asset Management. Beginning with the first quarter of 2004, AIG reports Retirement Services results in the same segment as Life Insurance, reflecting the convergence of protective financial and retirement products and AIG’s current management of these operations. Information for years prior to 2004 included herein has been reclassified to show AIG’s results of operations and financial position on a comparable basis with the 2004 presentation. These segments and their respective operations are as follows:

     General Insurance: AIG’s General Insurance subsidiaries are multiple line companies writing substantially all lines of property and casualty insurance. AIG’s principal General Insurance operations are as follows:

     DBG writes substantially all classes of business insurance in the U.S. and Canada, accepting such business mainly from insurance brokers.

     Transatlantic subsidiaries offer reinsurance capacity on both a treaty and facultative basis. Transatlantic structures programs for a full range of property and casualty products with an emphasis on specialty risks.

     AIG’s personal lines operations engage in the mass marketing of personal lines insurance, primarily private passenger auto and personal umbrella coverages.

     Mortgage Guaranty operations provide guaranty insurance primarily on conventional first mortgage loans on single family dwellings and condominiums.

     AIG’s Foreign General Insurance group accepts risks primarily underwritten through AIU, a marketing unit consisting of wholly owned agencies and insurance companies. The Foreign General Insurance group also includes business written by AIG’s foreign-based insurance subsidiaries. The Foreign General Insurance group uses various marketing methods to write both business and personal lines insurance with certain refinements for local laws, customs and needs. AIU operates in Asia, the Pacific Rim, the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

     Life Insurance & Retirement Services: AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries offer a wide range of insurance and investment-oriented products both domestically and abroad. Insurance-oriented products consist generally of individual and group life, payout annuities, endowments and accident and health policies. Investment-oriented products consist of fixed and variable annuities.

     AIG’s principal overseas Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations are ALICO, AIA, Nan Shan, Philamlife, AIG Edison Life and AIG Star Life.

     AIG’s principal domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations are AG Life, USLIFE, AGLA, AIG Annuity, VALIC and AIG SunAmerica.

     AIRCO acts as an internal reinsurance company for AIG’s foreign life operations.

     Financial Services: AIG’s Financial Services subsidiaries engage in diversified financial products and services including aircraft leasing, capital market transactions, and consumer and insurance premium financing.

     Aircraft Finance operations represent the operations of ILFC, which engages primarily in the acquisition of commercial jet aircraft and the leasing and remarketing of such aircraft to airlines around the world. Also, ILFC provides, for a fee, fleet management services to certain third-party operators.

     Capital Markets represents the operations of AIGFP, which engages in a wide variety of financial transactions, including standard and customized interest rate, currency, equity, commodity and credit products and structured borrowings through notes, bonds and guaranteed investment agreements. AIGFP also engages in various commodity and foreign exchange trading, and market-making activities.

     Consumer Finance operations include AGF as well as AIGCFG. AGF and AIGCFG provide a wide variety of consumer finance products, including real estate mortgages, consumer loans, retail sales finance and credit-related insurance to customers both domestically and overseas, particularly in emerging markets.

     Asset Management: AIG’s Asset Management operations comprise a wide variety of investment-related services and investment products including mutual funds management, investment asset management and AIG’s spread-based investment business from the sale of GICs, also known as funding agreements. Such products and services are offered to individuals and institutions both domestically and overseas.

 
166 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
3. Segment Information (continued)

(a) The following table summarizes the operations by major operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                 
Operating Segments
Life
Insurance Total Reclassifications
General & Retirement Financial Asset Reportable and
(in millions) Insurance Services Services Management Other(a) Segments Eliminations Consolidated
2004 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 41,961     $ 43,400     $ 7,495     $ 4,714     $ 96     $ 97,666     $ –     $ 97,666  
Interest expense
    9       63       4,041       8       306       4,427       –       4,427  
Operating income (loss) before minority interest
    3,177 (c)     7,923       2,180       2,125       (560 )     14,845       –       14,845  
Income taxes (benefits)
    616       2,526       654       753       (142 )     4,407       –       4,407  
Depreciation expense
    251       262       1,366       19       137       2,035       –       2,035  
Capital expenditures
    350       480       4,481       11       207       5,529       –       5,529  
Identifiable assets
    131,658       447,841       165,995       80,075       79,890       905,459       (104,314 )     801,145  
2003 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 33,833     $ 36,678     $ 6,242     $ 3,651     $ (983 )   $ 79,421     $ –     $ 79,421  
Interest expense
    4       68       3,817       8       322       4,219       –       4,219  
Operating income (loss) before minority interest
    4,502       6,807       1,182       1,316       (1,900 )     11,907       –       11,907  
Income taxes (benefits)
    1,146       2,229       287       465       (571 )     3,556       –       3,556  
Depreciation expense
    204       244       1,261       15       137       1,861       –       1,861  
Capital expenditures
    284       483       5,461       19       239       6,486       –       6,486  
Identifiable assets
    117,511       372,126       141,667       64,047       69,988       765,339       (89,737 )     675,602  
2002 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 25,600     $ 31,565     $ 6,822     $ 3,467     $ (1,283 )   $ 66,171     $ –     $ 66,171  
Interest expense
    –       76       2,875       11       351       3,313       –       3,313  
Operating income (loss) before minority interest(d)
    923 (d)     5,181       2,125       1,125       (1,546 )     7,808       –       7,808  
Income taxes (benefits)
    (1 )     1,625       647       466       (818 )     1,919       –       1,919  
Depreciation expense
    192       239       1,097       13       145       1,686       –       1,686  
Capital expenditures
    274       725       4,972       59       150       6,180       –       6,180  
Identifiable assets
    105,891       289,914       128,104       53,732       59,146       636,787       (75,189 )     561,598  
(a) Includes AIG Parent and other operations which are not required to be reported separately.
(b) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income, Financial Services interest, lease and finance charges, Asset Management advisory and management fees and net investment income with respect to guaranteed investment contracts, and realized capital gains (losses).
(c) Includes charge of $850 million in fourth quarter 2004 attributable to change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(d) Includes loss reserve charge of $2.1 billion.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  167

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
3. Segment Information (continued)

(b) The following table summarizes AIG’s General Insurance operations by major internal reporting unit for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                 
General Insurance
Domestic Total Reclassifications Total
Brokerage Personal Mortgage Foreign Reportable and General
(in millions) Group Transatlantic Lines Guaranty General Segment Eliminations Insurance
2004 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(a)
  $ 23,332     $ 3,990     $ 4,488     $ 660     $ 9,473     $ 41,943     $ 18     $ 41,961  
Losses & loss expenses incurred
    18,808       2,755       3,211       142       5,441       30,357       –       30,357  
Underwriting expenses
    3,747       953       920       119       2,688       8,427       –       8,427  
Underwriting profit (loss)(b)(c)(d)(e)
    (1,340 )     (47 )     160       278       702       (247 )     –       (247 )
Operating income(c)
    777       282       357       399       1,344       3,159       18       3,177  
Depreciation expense
    122       3       29       3       94       251       –       251  
Capital expenditures
    115       2       92       7       134       350       –       350  
Identifiable assets
    81,754       10,605       5,159       2,826       36,055       136,399       (4,741 )     131,658  
2003 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(a)
  $ 18,091     $ 3,452     $ 3,850     $ 683     $ 7,787     $ 33,863     $ (30 )   $ 33,833  
Losses & loss expenses incurred
    13,711       2,233       2,789       110       4,029       22,872       –       22,872  
Underwriting expenses
    2,606       829       706       122       2,196       6,459       –       6,459  
Underwriting profit(b)(c)(d)
    387       109       183       264       1,032       1,975       –       1,975  
Operating income(c)
    1,774       390       355       451       1,562       4,532       (30 )     4,502  
Depreciation expense
    97       3       19       3       82       204       –       204  
Capital expenditures
    83       2       45       3       151       284       –       284  
Identifiable assets
    73,516       8,708       4,958       2,879       31,615       121,676       (4,165 )     117,511  
2002 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(a)
  $ 13,411     $ 2,616     $ 3,096     $ 656     $ 5,814     $ 25,593     $ 7     $ 25,600  
Losses & loss expenses incurred
    11,809       1,796       2,497       118       3,392       19,612       –       19,612  
Underwriting expenses
    2,018       631       578       137       1,701       5,065       –       5,065  
Underwriting profit (loss)(b)(c)(d)
    (1,627 )(f)     (57 )(f)     (136 )     247       491       (1,082 )     –       (1,082 )
Operating income (loss)(c)
    (416 )(f)     189  (f)     21       401       721       916       7       923  
Depreciation expense
    86       3       27       3       73       192       –       192  
Capital expenditures
    101       1       38       2       132       274       –       274  
Identifiable assets
    70,109       7,287       3,222       2,547       26,234       109,399       (3,508 )     105,891  
(a) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, net investment income and realized capital gains (losses).
(b) Underwriting profit (loss) is a GAAP measure that represents statutory underwriting profit or loss adjusted primarily for changes in deferred policy acquisition costs.
(c) Catastrophe losses for 2004 by reporting unit were: DBG $582 million, Personal Lines $25 million, Transatlantic $215 million and Foreign General $232 million. Catastrophe losses for 2003 by reporting unit were: DBG $48 million, Personal Lines $5 million, Transatlantic $4 million and Foreign General $26 million. Catastrophe losses in 2002 by reporting unit were: DBG $20 million and Foreign General $41 million.
(d) For Foreign General, includes the results of wholly owned AIU agencies.
(e) Includes charge of $850 million ($700 million for DBG; $150 million for Foreign General) in fourth quarter 2004 attributable to change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.
(f) Includes loss reserve charge of $2.0 billion and $100 million for DBG and Transatlantic, respectively.
 
168 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
3. Segment Information (continued)

(c) The following table summarizes AIG’s Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations by major internal reporting unit for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                                                                 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
AIA, VALIC/ Total Life
ALICO/ AIRCO AGLA AIG Annuity/ Philamlife Total Reclassifications Insurance &
AIG Star Life/ and Nan and AIG and Reportable and Retirement
(in millions) AIG Edison Life(a) Shan AG Life(b) SunAmerica(c) Other Segment Eliminations Services
2004 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(d)
  $ 12,177     $ 15,450     $ 8,715     $ 6,562     $ 496     $ 43,400     $ –     $ 43,400  
Operating income
    2,393       2,371       1,023       2,052       84       7,923       –       7,923  
Depreciation expense
    101       55       62       37       7       262       –       262  
Capital expenditures
    308       93       47       29       3       480       –       480  
Identifiable assets
    102,808       74,647       91,538       183,092       2,630       454,715       (6,874 )     447,841  
2003 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(d)
  $ 8,958     $ 13,151     $ 8,297     $ 5,822     $ 450     $ 36,678     $ –     $ 36,678  
Operating income
    2,187       1,766       1,233       1,532       89       6,807       –       6,807  
Depreciation expense
    77       56       68       36       7       244       –       244  
Capital expenditures
    281       51       91       58       2       483       –       483  
Identifiable assets
    79,648       61,426       84,094       151,672       2,523       379,363       (7,237 )     372,126  
2002 (Restated)
                                                               
Revenues(d)
  $ 7,063     $ 11,659     $ 7,264     $ 5,161     $ 418     $ 31,565     $ –     $ 31,565  
Operating income
    1,632       1,516       739       1,209       85       5,181       –       5,181  
Depreciation expense
    73       48       71       41       6       239       –       239  
Capital expenditures
    245       148       56       274       2       725       –       725  
Identifiable assets
    47,122       49,974       74,726       121,648       2,348       295,818       (5,904 )     289,914  
(a) Reflects acquisition of AIG Edison Life in August 2003.
(b) Includes the life operations of AIG Life Insurance Company and American International Life Assurance Company of New York. 2004 includes a $178 million charge related to a workers compensation quota share reinsurance agreement with Superior National Insurance Company. In addition, in 2004, as part of the business review of Group life/health, approximately $68 million was incurred for reserve strengthening and allowances for receivables. See Note 12(h) herein for additional information.
(c) “AIG SunAmerica” represents the annuity operations of AIG SunAmerica Life Assurance Company, as well as those of First SunAmerica Life Insurance Company and SunAmerica Life Insurance Company.
(d) Represents the sum of Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income and realized capital gains (losses).
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
3. Segment Information (continued)

(d) The following table summarizes AIG’s Financial Services operations by major internal reporting unit for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                                                         
Financial Services
Total Reclassifications Total
Aircraft Capital Consumer Reportable and Financial
(in millions) Finance Markets(a) Finance Other Segment Eliminations Services
2004 (Restated)
                                                        
Revenues(b)(c)
  $ 3,136     $ 1,278     $ 2,978     $ 835     $ 8,227     $ (732 )   $ 7,495  
Interest expense(c)
    993       2,300       705       144       4,142       (101 )     4,041  
Operating income(c)
    642       662       808       90       2,202       (22 )     2,180  
Depreciation expense
    1,273       42       33       18       1,366       –       1,366  
Capital expenditures
    4,400       29       35       17       4,481       –       4,481  
Identifiable assets
    33,997       98,303       26,560       13,985       172,845       (6,850 )     165,995  
2003 (Restated)
                                                        
Revenues(b)(c)
  $ 2,897     $ 595     $ 2,642     $ 641     $ 6,775     $ (533 )   $ 6,242  
Interest expense(c)
    895       2,272       619       132       3,918       (101 )     3,817  
Operating income (loss)(c)
    672       (188 )     623       80       1,187       (5 )     1,182  
Depreciation expense
    1,139       51       34       37       1,261       –       1,261  
Capital expenditures
    5,362       42       29       28       5,461       –       5,461  
Identifiable assets
    31,534       82,270       20,571       11,742       146,117       (4,450 )     141,667  
2002 (Restated)
                                                        
Revenues(b)(c)
  $ 2,698     $ 1,577     $ 2,473     $ 569     $ 7,317     $ (495 )   $ 6,822  
Interest expense(c)
    827       1,363       639       122       2,951       (76 )     2,875  
Operating income(c)
    684       890       507       45       2,126       (1 )     2,125  
Depreciation expense
    964       55       32       46       1,097       –       1,097  
Capital expenditures
    4,881       38       24       29       4,972       –       4,972  
Identifiable assets
    27,438       76,711       18,897       10,313       133,359       (5,255 )     128,104  
(a) Certain transactions entered into by AIGFP generate tax credits and benefits which are shown in the income tax line on the consolidated statement of income. Thus, this source of income is not reflected in the Revenue and Operating Income categories in the above table. The amount of tax credits and benefits for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 are $107 million, $123 million, and $96 million, respectively.
(b) Represents primarily the sum of ILFC aircraft lease rentals, AIGFP hedged financial positions entered into in connection with counterparty transactions and finance charges from consumer finance operations.
(c) Includes the unrealized gain (loss) attributable to hedging activities that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment under FAS 133, including the related foreign exchange gains and losses. For 2004, 2003 and 2002, the effect was $(27) million, $49 million and $20 million, respectively, in operating income for Aircraft Finance and $(122) million, $(1.01) billion and $220 million in both revenues and operating income for Capital Markets.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
3. Segment Information (continued)

(e) A substantial portion of AIG’s operations is conducted in countries other than the United States and Canada. The following table summarizes AIG’s operations by major geographic segment. Allocations have been made on the basis of the location of operations and assets.

                                 
Geographic Segments
Other
(in millions) Domestic(a) Far East Foreign Consolidated
2004 (Restated)
                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 53,827     $ 27,761     $ 16,078     $ 97,666  
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    2,341       2,834       1,017       6,192  
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    32,130       –       –       32,130  
2003 (Restated)
                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 43,221     $ 22,787     $ 13,413     $ 79,421  
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    2,539       2,518       909       5,966  
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    29,870       –       –       29,870  
2002 (Restated)
                               
Revenues(b)
  $ 38,634     $ 19,097     $ 8,440     $ 66,171  
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    2,485       2,041       812       5,338  
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    26,443       –       –       26,443  
(a) Including revenues from General Insurance operations in Canada of $549 million, $433 million, and $189 million in 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively.
(b) Represents the sum of General Insurance net premiums earned, Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums, net investment income, Financial Services interest, lease and finance charges, Asset Management advisory and management fees and net investment income with respect to guaranteed investment contracts, and realized capital gains (losses).
 
FORM 10-K/A :  171

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
4. Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs

The following reflects the policy acquisition costs deferred for amortization against future income and the related amortization charged to income for general and life insurance & retirement services operations:

                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
General Insurance operations:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 3,619     $ 3,072     $ 2,328  
 
Acquisition costs deferred
    6,617       5,223       4,211  
 
Amortization charged to Income
    (6,238 )     (4,676 )     (3,467 )
 
Balance at end of year
  $ 3,998     $ 3,619     $ 3,072  
Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations:
                       
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 22,375     $ 18,850     $ 16,782  
 
Value of business acquired
    –       1,538 *     358  
 
Acquisition costs deferred
    6,504       5,052       4,450  
 
Amortization charged to Income
    (3,551 )     (2,778 )     (2,184 )
 
Effect of net unrealized losses on securities
    (219 )     (813 )     (951 )
 
Increase due to foreign exchange
    710       526       395  
Balance at end of year
  $ 25,819     $ 22,375     $ 18,850  
Total deferred policy acquisition costs
  $ 29,817     $ 25,994     $ 21,922  
*  Relates to the acquisition of AIG Edison Life in August 2003.

     Included in the above table is the value of business acquired (VOBA), an intangible asset recorded during purchase accounting, which is amortized in a manner similar to deferred acquisition costs. Amortization of VOBA was $407 million, $326 million and $290 million while the unamortized balance was $2.52 billion, $3.17 billion and $2.01 billion for 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The percentage of the unamortized balance of VOBA at 2004 expected to be amortized for 2005 through 2010 by year is: 12.8 percent, 11.3 percent, 10.0 percent, 8.8 percent, and 7.6 percent, respectively, with 49.5 percent being amortized after five years. These projections are based on current estimates for investment, persistency, mortality, and morbidity assumptions.

 
5. Reinsurance

In the ordinary course of business, AIG’s General and Life Insurance companies place reinsurance with other insurance companies in order to provide greater diversification of AIG’s business and limit the potential for losses arising from large risks.

     General Reinsurance: General reinsurance is effected under reinsurance treaties and by negotiation on individual risks. Certain of these reinsurance arrangements consist of excess of loss contracts which protect AIG against losses over stipulated amounts. Ceded premiums are considered prepaid reinsurance premiums and are amortized into income over the contract period in proportion to the protection received. Amounts recoverable from general reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claims liabilities associated with the reinsurance and presented as a component of reinsurance assets.

General Insurance premiums written and earned were comprised of the following:

                 
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) Written Earned
2004 (Restated)
               
Gross premiums
  $ 52,046     $ 50,203  
Ceded premiums
    (11,423 )     (11,666 )
Net premiums
  $ 40,623     $ 38,537  
2003 (Restated)
               
Gross premiums
  $ 46,938     $ 42,745  
Ceded premiums
    (11,907 )     (11,439 )
Net premiums
  $ 35,031     $ 31,306  
2002 (Restated)
               
Gross premiums
  $ 36,678     $ 33,364  
Ceded premiums
    (9,960 )     (9,769 )
Net premiums
  $ 26,718     $ 23,595  

     For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, reinsurance recoveries, which reduced loss and loss expenses incurred, amounted to $12.14 billion, $10.09 billion and $9.62 billion, respectively.

     Life Insurance: AIG Life Insurance companies generally limit exposure to loss on any single life. For ordinary insurance, AIG generally retains a maximum of approximately $1.7 million of coverage per individual life with respect to AIG’s overseas life operations and $5 million of coverage per individual life with respect to AIG’s Domestic Life operations. There are smaller retentions for other lines of business. Life reinsurance is effected principally under yearly renewable term treaties. The premiums with respect to these treaties are considered prepaid reinsurance premiums and are amortized into income over the contract period in proportion to the protection provided. Amounts recoverable from life reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the assumptions used for the underlying policy benefits and are presented as a component of reinsurance assets.

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
5. Reinsurance (continued)

Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums were comprised of the following:

                         
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Gross GAAP premiums
  $ 29,202     $ 24,448     $ 21,606  
Ceded premiums
    (1,114 )     (952 )     (912 )
GAAP premiums
  $ 28,088     $ 23,496     $ 20,694  

     Life Insurance recoveries, which reduced death and other benefits, approximated $779 million, $651 million and $624 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.

Life Insurance in force ceded to other insurance companies was as follows:

                         
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Life Insurance in force
  $ 344,036     $ 293,064     $ 278,704  

     Life Insurance assumed represented 0.7 percent, 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent of gross Life Insurance in force at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively, and Life Insurance & Retirement Services GAAP premiums assumed represented 2.5 percent, 0.1 percent and 0.2 percent of gross GAAP premiums for the periods ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

Supplemental information for gross loss and benefit reserves net of ceded reinsurance at December 31, 2004 and 2003 follows:

                 
As Net of
(in millions) Reported Reinsurance
2004 (Restated)
               
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ (61,878 )   $ (47,254 )
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    (104,740 )     (103,348 )
Reserve for unearned premiums
    (23,400 )     (20,278 )
Reinsurance assets
    19,613       –  
2003 (Restated)
               
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ (51,871 )   $ (36,228 )
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    (92,915 )     (91,710 )
Reserve for unearned premiums
    (21,235 )     (17,871 )
Reinsurance assets
    20,645       –  

     AIRCO acts primarily as an internal reinsurance company for AIG’s foreign life operations. This facilitates insurance risk management (retention, volatility, concentrations) and capital planning locally (branch and subsidiary). It also allows AIG to pool its insurance risks and purchase reinsurance more efficiently at a consolidated level and manage global counterparty risk and relationships.

     AIG’s domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations utilize internal and third-party reinsurance relationships to manage insurance risks and to facilitate capital management strategies. Pools of highly-rated third-party reinsurers are utilized to manage net amounts at risk in excess of retention limits. AIG’s domestic life insurance companies also cede excess, non-economic reserves carried on a statutory-basis only on certain term and universal life insurance policies and certain fixed annuities to an offshore affiliate.

     AIG generally obtains letters of credit in order to obtain statutory recognition of these intercompany reinsurance transactions. For this purpose, AIG entered into a $2.5 billion syndicated letter of credit facility in December 2004. Letters of credit totaling $2.17 billion were outstanding as of December 31, 2004, and letters of credit for all $2.5 billion were outstanding as of December 31, 2005. The letter of credit facility has a ten-year term, but the facility can be reduced or terminated by the lenders beginning after seven years.

     Reinsurance Security: AIG’s reinsurance arrangements do not relieve AIG from its direct obligation to its insureds. Thus, a credit exposure exists with respect to both general and life reinsurance ceded to the extent that any reinsurer is unable to meet the obligations assumed under the reinsurance agreements. AIG holds substantial collateral as security under related reinsurance agreements in the form of funds, securities, and/or letters of credit. A provision has been recorded for estimated unrecoverable reinsurance. AIG has been largely successful in prior recovery efforts.

     AIG evaluates the financial condition of its reinsurers and establishes limits per reinsurer through AIG’s Credit Risk Committee. AIG believes that no exposure to a single reinsurer represents an inappropriate concentration of risk to AIG, nor is AIG’s business substantially dependent upon any reinsurance contract.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  173

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
6. Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses and Future Life Policy Benefits and Policyholders’ Contract Deposits

(a) The following analysis provides a reconciliation of the activity in the reserve for losses and loss expenses:

                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
At beginning of year:
                       
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 51,871     $ 46,674     $ 41,206  
 
Reinsurance recoverable
    (15,643 )     (17,327 )     (15,201 )
 
      36,228       29,347       26,005  
Foreign exchange effect
    524       580       195  
Acquisitions
    –       391 (a)     –  
Losses and loss expenses incurred:
                       
 
Current year
    26,793       20,509       15,648  
 
Prior years(b)
    3,564 (c)     2,363       3,964  
Total
    30,357       22,872       19,612  
Losses and loss expenses paid:
                       
 
Current year
    7,692       6,187       5,458  
 
Prior years
    12,163       10,775       11,007  
Total
    19,855       16,962       16,465  
At end of year:
                       
 
Net reserve for losses and loss expenses
    47,254       36,228       29,347  
 
Reinsurance recoverable
    14,624       15,643       17,327  
Total
  $ 61,878     $ 51,871     $ 46,674  
(a) Reflects the opening balances with respect to the GE U.S.-based auto and home insurance business acquired in 2003.
(b) Includes accretion of discount of $377 million in 2004, $296 million in 2003 and $280 million in 2002.
(c) Includes fourth quarter charge of $850 million attributable to the change in estimate for asbestos and environmental reserves.

(b) The analysis of the future policy benefits and policyholders’ contract deposits liabilities at December 31, 2004 and 2003 follows:

                   
2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
Future policy benefits:
               
 
Long duration contracts
  $ 101,584     $ 90,228  
 
Short duration contracts
    3,156       2,687  
Total
  $ 104,740     $ 92,915  
Policyholders’ contract deposits:
               
 
Annuities
  $ 130,524     $ 107,106  
 
Guaranteed investment contracts (GICs)
    46,472       42,146  
 
Corporate life products
    2,042       2,149  
 
Universal life
    16,771       14,790  
 
Variable products(a)
    5,960       –  
 
Variable investment contracts(a)
    7,579       –  
 
Other investment contracts
    7,126       5,637  
Total
  $ 216,474     $ 171,828  
(a) In 2003, amounts were reported as part of Separate and Variable Account Liabilities. In 2004, adoption of SOP 03-1 requires that amounts be reported as policy holders’ contract deposits. See Note 21 herein.

(c) Long duration contract liabilities included in future policy benefits, as presented in the preceding table, result from life products. Short duration contract liabilities are primarily accident and health products. The liability for future life policy benefits has been established based upon the following assumptions:

     (i) Interest rates (exclusive of immediate/terminal funding annuities), which vary by territory, year of issuance and products, range from 1.5 percent to 12.0 percent within the first 20 years. Interest rates on immediate/terminal funding annuities are at a maximum of 11.5 percent and grade to not greater than 5.5 percent.

     (ii) Mortality and surrender rates are based upon actual experience by geographical area modified to allow for variations in policy form. The weighted average lapse rate, including surrenders, for individual and group life approximated 6.3 percent.

     (iii) The portions of current and prior net income and of current unrealized appreciation of investments that can inure to the benefit of AIG are restricted in some cases by the insurance contracts and by the local insurance regulations of the countries in which the policies are in force.

     (iv) Participating life business represented approximately 24 percent of the gross insurance in force at December 31, 2004 and 37 percent of gross GAAP premiums in 2004. The amount of annual dividends to be paid is determined locally by the boards of directors. Provisions for future dividend payments are computed by jurisdiction, reflecting local regulations.

(d) The liability for policyholders’ contract deposits has been established based on the following assumptions:

     (i) Interest rates credited on deferred annuities, which vary by territory and year of issuance, range from 1.5 percent to, including bonuses, 9.8 percent. Current declared interest rates are generally guaranteed to remain in effect for a period of one year though some are guaranteed for longer periods. Withdrawal charges generally range from zero percent to 14.0 percent grading to zero over a period of zero to 15 years.

     (ii) Domestically, GICs have market value withdrawal provisions for any funds withdrawn other than benefit responsive payments. Interest rates credited generally range from 1.4 percent to 9.0 percent. The vast majority of these GICs mature within ten years. Overseas, interest rates credited on GICs generally range from 1.7 percent to 6.9 percent and maturities range from one to five years.

     (iii) Interest rates on corporate life insurance products are guaranteed at 4.0 percent and the weighted average rate credited in 2004 was 5.6 percent.

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
6. Reserve for Losses and Loss Expenses and Future Life Policy Benefits and Policyholders’ Contract Deposits (continued)

     (iv) The universal life funds have credited interest rates of 1.5 percent to 7.5 percent and guarantees ranging from 1.5 percent to 5.5 percent depending on the year of issue. Additionally, universal life funds are subject to surrender charges that amount to 11.1 percent of the aggregate fund balance grading to zero over a period not longer than 20 years.

     (v) For variable products and investment contracts, policy values are expressed in terms of investment units. Each unit is linked to an asset portfolio. The value of a unit increases or decreases based on the value of the linked asset portfolio. The current liability at any time is the sum of the current unit value of all investment units. A portion of these liabilities are classified in the GIC product line for segment reporting purposes.

(e) Certain products are subject to experience adjustments. These include group life and group medical products, credit life contracts, accident and health insurance contracts/riders attached to life policies and, to a limited extent, reinsurance agreements with other direct insurers. Ultimate premiums from these contracts are estimated and recognized as revenue, and the unearned portions of the premiums are held as reserves. Experience adjustments vary according to the type of contract and the territory in which the policy is in force and are subject to local regulatory guidance.

 
7. Statutory Financial Data

Statutory surplus and net income for General Insurance and Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations as reported to regulatory authorities were as follows:

                           
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
Statutory surplus:
                       
 
General Insurance
  $ 20,632 (a)   $ 20,462     $ 16,765  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    28,609       25,501 (a)     22,716  
Statutory net income(b):
                       
 
General Insurance
    3,028 (c)     2,911       277  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    4,474       3,453       2,529  
(a) Restated to reflect effect of the First Restatement.
(b) Includes net realized capital gains and losses.
(c) Includes catastrophe losses, net of tax of $660 million.

     In connection with the First Restatement, AIG undertook to examine and evaluate each of the items that have been restated or adjusted in its consolidated GAAP financial statements to determine whether restatement of the previously filed statutory financial statements of its insurance company subsidiaries would be required. In October and early November 2005, AIG completed its audited statutory financial statements for all of the Domestic General Insurance companies. The statutory accounting treatment of the various items requiring adjustment or restatement were reviewed and agreed to with the relevant state insurance regulators in advance of the filings. Adjustments necessary to reflect the cumulative effect on statutory surplus of adjustments relating to years prior to 2004 were made to 2004 opening surplus, and 2004 statutory net income was restated accordingly. Previously reported General Insurance statutory surplus at December 31, 2004 was reduced by approximately $3.5 billion to approximately $20.6 billion.

     The Second Restatement will not require further restatements of the statutory financial statements of AIG’s insurance company subsidiaries, and the state regulators have permitted the Domestic General Insurance companies to record a $724 million reduction to opening statutory surplus as of January 1, 2005 to reflect the effects of the Second Restatement.

     AIG’s insurance subsidiaries file financial statements prepared in accordance with statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by domestic or foreign insurance regulatory authorities. The differences between statutory financial statements and financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP vary between domestic and foreign jurisdictions. The principal differences are that statutory financial statements do not reflect deferred policy acquisition costs, all bonds are carried at amortized cost, and assets and liabilities are presented net of reinsurance, and certain assets are non-admitted.

 
8. Investment Information

(a) Statutory Deposits: Cash and securities with carrying values of $9.6 billion and $7.5 billion were deposited by AIG’s insurance subsidiaries under requirements of regulatory authorities as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  175

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
8. Investment Information (continued)

(b) Net Investment Income: An analysis of the net investment income from the General and Life Insurance & Retirement Services operations follows:

                         
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Fixed maturities
  $ 15,884     $ 13,710     $ 11,987  
Equity securities
    621       484       310  
Short-term investments
    177       94       179  
Interest on mortgage, policy and collateral loans
    1,096       1,047       1,034  
Other invested assets
    1,444       898       689  
Total investment income
    19,222       16,233       14,199  
Investment expenses
    757       725       606  
Net investment income
  $ 18,465     $ 15,508     $ 13,593  

(c) Investment Gains and Losses: The realized capital gains (losses) and increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation of investments were as follows:

                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Realized capital gains (losses) on investments:
                       
 
Fixed maturities
  $ 178     $ (222 )   $ (1,088 )
 
Equity securities
    541       (495 )     (879 )
 
Other invested assets
    (675 )     275       314  
Realized capital gains (losses)
  $ 44     $ (442 )   $ (1,653 )
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation of investments:
                       
 
Fixed maturities
  $ 1,436     $ 2,493     $ 6,209  
 
Equity securities
    445       1,354       149  
 
Other invested assets
    (13 )     312       (420 )
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  $ 1,868     $ 4,159     $ 5,938  

The gross gains and gross losses realized on available for sale securities were as follows:

                 
Gross Gross
Realized Realized
(in millions) Gains Losses
2004 (Restated)
               
Bonds
  $ 1,560     $ 1,382  
Common stocks
    774       379  
Preferred stocks
    173       27  
Total
  $ 2,507     $ 1,788  
2003 (Restated)
               
Bonds
  $ 2,470     $ 2,692  
Common stocks
    465       827  
Preferred stocks
    139       272  
Total
  $ 3,074     $ 3,791  
2002 (Restated)
               
Bonds
  $ 1,856     $ 2,944  
Common stocks
    363       1,192  
Preferred stocks
    12       62  
Total
  $ 2,231     $ 4,198  

(d) Market Value of Fixed Maturities and Unrealized Appreciation of Investments: At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the balance of the unrealized appreciation of investments in equity securities (before applicable taxes) included gross gains of approximately $1.6 billion and $993 million, and gross losses of approximately $256 million and $67 million, respectively.

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investments in fixed maturities held to maturity and carried at amortized cost at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003 follows:

                                   
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
(in millions) Cost Gains Losses Value
2004
                               
Fixed maturities:
                               
 
Bonds — States*
  $ 18,294     $ 510     $ 13     $ 18,791  
Total
  $ 18,294     $ 510     $ 13     $ 18,791  
2003
                               
Fixed maturities:
                               
 
Bonds — States*
  $ 8,037     $ 157     $ 21     $ 8,173  
Total
  $ 8,037     $ 157     $ 21     $ 8,173  
*  Including municipalities and political subdivisions.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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8. Investment Information (continued)

The amortized cost and estimated market value of bonds available for sale and carried at market value at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                   
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
(in millions) Cost Gains Losses Value
2004
                               
Bonds:
                               
 
U.S. government(a)
  $ 8,055     $ 156     $ 37     $ 8,174  
 
States(b)
    37,204       1,175       83       38,296  
 
Foreign governments
    64,374       3,715       446       67,643  
 
All other corporate
    220,205       11,089       1,008       230,286  
Total bonds
  $ 329,838     $ 16,135     $ 1,574     $ 344,399  
2003
                               
Bonds:
                               
 
U.S. government(a)
  $ 4,923     $ 143     $ 42     $ 5,024  
 
States(b)
    47,048       1,402       262       48,188  
 
Foreign governments
    42,221       3,201       408       45,014  
 
All other corporate
    193,618       10,597       1,506       202,709  
Total bonds
  $ 287,810     $ 15,343     $ 2,218     $ 300,935  
(a) Including U.S. government agencies and authorities.
(b) Including municipalities and political subdivisions.

The amortized cost and estimated market values of fixed maturities available for sale at December 31, 2004, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

                 
Estimated
Amortized Market
(in millions) Cost Value
Fixed maturities available for sale:
               
Due in one year or less
  $ 10,450     $ 10,785  
Due after one year through five years
    64,831       67,019  
Due after five years through ten years
    116,371       121,207  
Due after ten years
    138,186       145,388  
Total available for sale
  $ 329,838     $ 344,399  

(e) Fixed Maturities Below Investment Grade: At December 31, 2004, fixed maturities held by AIG that were below investment grade or not rated totaled $18.53 billion.

(f) Non-Income Producing Invested Assets: At December 31, 2004, non-income producing invested assets were insignificant.

(g) Gross Unrealized Losses and Estimated Fair Values on Investments: The following table summarizes the gross unrealized losses and cost basis on insurance and asset management investment securities, aggregated by major investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position, at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2003.

                                                 
Less than 12 Months 12 Months or More Total
Unrealized Unrealized Unrealized
(in millions) Cost(a) Losses Cost(a) Losses Cost(a) Losses
2004
                                               
Bonds(b)
  $ 51,901     $ 758     $ 14,204     $ 816     $ 66,105     $ 1,574  
Equity securities
    2,435       256       –       –       2,435       256  
Total
  $ 54,336     $ 1,014     $ 14,204     $ 816     $ 68,540     $ 1,830  
2003
                                               
Bonds(b)
  $ 61,302     $ 1,586     $ 5,630     $ 632     $ 66,932     $ 2,218  
Equity securities
    788       67       –       –       788       67  
Total
  $ 62,090     $ 1,653     $ 5,630     $ 632     $ 67,720     $ 2,285  
(a) For bonds, represents amortized cost.
(b) Primarily relates to the “All other corporate” category.

     As of December 31, 2004, AIG held 6,462 and 1,017 of individual bond and stock investments that were in an unrealized loss position, of which 1,475 individual investments (bonds) were in an unrealized loss position continuously for 12 months or more.

     AIG recorded impairment losses net of taxes of approximately $369 million, $1.0 billion and $595 million in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. See Note 1(c) herein for AIG’s impairment accounting policy.

     The carrying value, which approximates market value, of other invested assets as of December 31, 2004 was $23.6 billion, consisting primarily of hedge funds and limited partnerships. Of the $23.6 billion, approximately $6.7 billion relates to investments accounted for on an available for sale basis, with almost all of the remaining investments being accounted for on the equity method of accounting. All of the investments are subject to impairment testing (refer to Note 1(c) herein). Of the investments accounted for as available for sale, the gross unrealized loss as of December 31, 2004 was $520 million, the majority of which represents investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than 12 months.

     (h) Securities Available for Sale: AIGFP follows a policy of minimizing interest rate, currency, commodity, and

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
8. Investment Information (continued)

equity risks associated with securities available for sale by entering into internal offsetting positions, on a security by security basis within its derivatives portfolio, thereby offsetting a significant portion of the unrealized appreciation and depreciation. In addition, to reduce its credit risk, AIGFP has entered into credit derivative transactions with respect to $225 million of securities available for sale to economically hedge its credit risk. As previously discussed these economic offsets do not meet the hedge accounting requirements of FAS 133 and, as such, are recorded in other revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The amortized cost and estimated market value of securities available for sale at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                   
Gross Gross Estimated
Amortized Unrealized Unrealized Market
(in millions) Cost Gains Losses Value
2004 (Restated)
                               
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
Corporate and bank debt
  $ 15,067     $ 1,492     $ 81     $ 16,478  
 
Foreign government obligations
    1,239       134       2       1,371  
 
Asset-backed and collateralized
    4,132       424       1       4,555  
 
Preferred stocks
    6,651       38       23       6,666  
 
U.S. government obligations
    2,082       78       5       2,155  
Total
  $ 29,171     $ 2,166     $ 112     $ 31,225  
2003 (Restated)
                               
Securities available for sale:
                               
 
Corporate and bank debt
  $ 9,930     $ 1,467     $ 116     $ 11,281  
 
Foreign government obligations
    36       25       –       61  
 
Asset-backed and collateralized
    4,443       423       1       4,865  
 
Preferred stocks
    6,539       12       8       6,543  
 
U.S. government obligations
    2,183       44       39       2,188  
Total
  $ 23,131     $ 1,971     $ 164     $ 24,938  

The amortized cost and estimated market values of securities available for sale at December 31, 2004, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay certain obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties (Restated).

                 
Estimated
Amortized Market
(in millions) Cost Value
Securities available for sale:
               
Due in one year or less
  $ 3,857     $ 4,011  
Due after one year through five years
    4,582       5,278  
Due after five years through ten years
    2,498       2,796  
Due after ten years
    14,102       14,585  
Asset-backed and collateralized
    4,132       4,555  
Total securities available for sale
  $ 29,171     $ 31,225  

     Only an insignificant amount of securities available for sale were below investment grade at December 31, 2004.

(i) Finance Receivables: Finance receivables, net of unearned finance charges, were as follows:

                     
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003
Real estate loans
  $ 17,069     $ 11,654  
Non-real estate loans
    3,462       3,162  
Credit card loans
    1,226       1,091  
Retail sales finance
    2,254       1,966  
Other loans
    134       189  
 
Total finance receivables
    24,145       18,062  
 
Allowance for losses
    (571 )     (562 )
   
Finance receivables, net
  $ 23,574     $ 17,500  
 
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9. Debt Outstanding

At December 31, 2004, AIG’s net borrowings were $8.50 billion after reflecting amounts not guaranteed by AIG, amounts that were matched borrowings under AIGFP’s obligations of guaranteed investment agreements (GIAs), matched notes and bonds payable, and liabilities connected to trust preferred stock. The following table summarizes borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2004 (Restated):

           
(in millions)
AIG’s net borrowings
  $ 8,498  
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489  
Borrowings not guaranteed by AIG(a)
    45,736  
AIGFP:
       
 
GIAs
    18,919  
 
Matched notes and bonds payable
    22,257  
Total debt
    96,899  
Commercial paper
    (9,693 )
Variable interest entity (VIE) debt(b)
    (299 )
Total debt, excluding commercial paper and VIE
  $ 86,907  
(a) Includes commercial paper not guaranteed by AIG.
(b) Represents borrowings of VIEs required to be consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46R.
 
 
FORM 10-K/A :  179

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
9. Debt Outstanding (continued)

Total debt, excluding commercial paper of $9.7 billion and VIE debt of $299 million, at December 31, 2004 (Restated) is shown below with year of payment due in each of the next five years and thereafter.

                                                               
(in millions) Total 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Thereafter
Borrowings under obligations of GIAs
  $ 18,919     $ 6,059     $ 1,863     $ 937     $ 714     $ 506     $ 8,840  
Medium term notes:
                                                       
 
AGF(a)
    13,709       1,151       2,990       2,275       1,260       1,238       4,795  
 
ILFC(a)
    5,972       1,999       934       1,003       903       678       455  
 
AIG
    667       555       23       65       –       –       24  
Total
    20,348       3,705       3,947       3,343       2,163       1,916       5,274  
Notes and bonds payable:
                                                       
 
AIGFP
    22,695       10,513       1,351       575       799       1,747       7,710  
 
ILFC(a):
                                                       
   
Notes
    12,760       1,451       1,727       2,204       2,548       2,282       2,548  
   
Export credit facility(b)
    1,718       305       305       305       305       253       245  
   
Bank financings
    1,256       14       714       64       10       454       –  
     
Total ILFC
    15,734       1,770       2,746       2,573       2,863       2,989       2,793  
 
AGF(a)
    1,585       1,013       –       97       –       399       76  
 
AIG:
                                                       
   
Term notes
    1,500       –       –       –       500       –       1,000  
   
Zero coupon convertible debt
    1,045       –       –       –       –       –       1,045  
   
SAI
    435       –       –       100       73       –       262  
     
Total AIG
    2,980       –       –       100       573       –       2,307  
 
AGC
    1,095       299       –       –       –       –       796  
Total
    44,089       13,595       4,097       3,345       4,235       5,135       13,682  
Loans and mortgages payable:
                                                       
 
AIGCFG(a)
    792       792       –       –       –       –       –  
 
AIG
    349       37       –       225       –       –       87  
 
ILFC(a)(c)
    40       40       –       –       –       –       –  
 
AIG Finance (Hong Kong) Limited(a)
    49       41       7       –       –       –       1  
Total
    1,230       910       7       225       –       –       88  
Other subsidiaries(a)
    832       291       83       –       59       –       399  
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,489       –       –       –       –       –       1,489  
Total
  $ 86,907     $ 24,560     $ 9,997     $ 7,850     $ 7,171     $ 7,557     $ 29,772  
(a) AIG does not guarantee these borrowings.
(b) Reflects future minimum payment for ILFC’s borrowing under the Export Credit Facility.
(c) Capital lease obligations.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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9. Debt Outstanding (continued)

At December 31, 2004, long-term borrowings were $70.54 billion and short-term borrowings were $24.42 billion, excluding $299 million with respect to debt of VIE’s required to be consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46R. Long-term borrowings include commercial paper and exclude that portion of long-term debt maturing in less than one year.

(a) Commercial Paper: At December 31, 2004, the commercial paper issued and outstanding was as follows:

                                         
Unamortized Weighted Weighted
Net Discount Average Average
Book and Accrued Face Interest Maturity
(dollars in millions) Value Interest Amount Rate in Days
ILFC
  $ 2,670     $ 5     $ 2,675       2.34 %     33  
AGF
    3,686       7       3,693       2.39       32  
AIG Funding
    2,969       4       2,973       2.31       26  
AIGCCC –
Taiwan*
    359       1       360       2.01       45  
AIGF –
Taiwan*
    9       –       9       1.51       65  
Total
  $ 9,693     $ 17     $ 9,710       –       –  
*  Issued in Taiwan N.T. dollars at prevailing local interest rates.

     At December 31, 2004, AIG did not guarantee the commercial paper of any of its subsidiaries other than AIG Funding.

(b) Borrowings under Obligations of Guaranteed Investment Agreements: Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements, which are guaranteed by AIG, are recorded at the amount outstanding under each contract. Obligations may be called at various times prior to maturity at the option of the counterparty. Interest rates on these borrowings are primarily fixed, vary by maturity, and range up to 9.8 percent.

     Funds received from GIA borrowings are invested in a diversified portfolio of securities and derivative transactions. At December 31, 2004, the market value of securities pledged as collateral with respect to these obligations approximated $6.4 billion.

(c) Medium Term Notes Payable:

     (i) Medium Term Notes Payable Issued by AGF: AGF’s Medium Term Notes are unsecured obligations which generally may not be redeemed by AGF prior to maturity and bear interest at either fixed rates set by AGF at issuance or variable rates determined by reference to an interest rate or other formula.

     As of December 31, 2004, notes aggregating $13.71 billion were outstanding with maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2014 at interest rates ranging from 1.38 percent to 7.50 percent. To the extent deemed appropriate, AGF may enter into swap transactions to manage its effective borrowing rates with respect to these notes.

     (ii) Medium Term Notes Payable Issued by ILFC: ILFC’s Medium Term Notes are unsecured obligations which may not be redeemed by ILFC prior to maturity.

     As of December 31, 2004, notes aggregating $5.97 billion were outstanding with maturity dates from 2005 to 2011 at interest rates ranging from 2.25 percent to 8.26 percent. These notes provide for a single principal payment at the maturity of each note.

     (iii) Medium Term Notes Payable Issued by AIG: AIG’s Medium Term Notes are unsecured obligations which generally may not be redeemed by AIG prior to maturity and bear interest at either fixed rates set by AIG at issuance or variable rates determined by reference to an interest rate or other formula.

An analysis of AIG’s Medium Term Notes for the year ended December 31, 2004 was as follows:

                         
(in millions) AIG SAI Total
Balance December 31, 2003
  $ 669     $ 122     $ 791  
Matured during year
    (4 )     (20 )     (24 )
Redeemed during year
    (100 )     –       (100 )
Balance December 31, 2004
  $ 565     $ 102     $ 667  

     The interest rates on AIG’s Medium Term Notes range from 0.50 percent to 2.85 percent. To the extent deemed appropriate, AIG may enter into swap transactions to reduce its effective borrowing rates with respect to these notes.

     At December 31, 2004, Medium Term Notes originally issued by SunAmerica, Inc. (SAI), which was merged into AIG on January 1, 1999, aggregating $102 million had maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2026 at interest rates ranging from 6.43 percent to 7.34 percent.

     During 2000, AIG issued $210 million of equity-linked Medium Term Notes due May 15, 2007. These notes accrue interest at the rate of 0.50 percent and the total return on these notes is linked to the appreciation in market value of AIG’s common stock. The notes may be redeemed, at the option of AIG, as a whole but not in part, at any time on or after May 15, 2003. In conjunction with the issuance of these notes, AIG entered into a series of swap transactions which effectively converted its interest expense to a fixed rate of 7.17 percent until May 15, 2003 and a floating rate of LIBOR minus 0.50 percent thereafter and transferred the equity appreciation exposure to a third party for the life of the notes. AIG is exposed to credit risk with respect to the counterparties to these swap transactions. During 2003 and 2004, $45 mil-

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
9. Debt Outstanding (continued)

lion and $100 million of these notes were redeemed, respectively.

     At December 31, 2004, AIG had $25.1 billion of debt securities registered and available for issuance from time to time. However, AIG will be unable to issue registered debt securities until it has filed and had declared effective by the SEC registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933.

(d) Notes and Bonds Payable:

     (i) Notes and Bonds Payable Issued by AIGFP: At December 31, 2004 (Restated), AIGFP’s notes and bonds outstanding, the proceeds of which are invested in a diversified portfolio of securities and derivative transactions, were as follows:

                     
Range of U.S. Dollar
Maturities Range of Carrying
(dollars in millions) Currency Interest Rates Value
2005-2039
  U.S. dollar     0.26 -  9.50 %   $ 12,990  
2005-2026
  United Kingdom pound     4.16 -  7.08       3,965  
2005-2033   Euro     0.74 - 10.15       2,876  
2005-2008
  New Zealand dollar     6.30 -  8.35       1,156  
2005-2034
  Japanese yen     0.04 -  6.00       1,470  
2005-2011
  Australian dollar     2.50 -  5.41       94  
2005-2024
  Swiss francs     0.73 -  1.38       125  
2009
  Hong Kong dollar     1.30       19  
Total
              $ 22,695  

     AIGFP economically hedges its notes and bonds. AIG guarantees all of AIGFP’s debt.

     (ii) Notes and Bonds Payable Issued by ILFC: ILFC’s unsecured obligations may not be redeemed prior to maturity.

     As of December 31, 2004, notes aggregating $12.76 billion were outstanding with maturity dates from 2005 to 2013 and interest rates ranging from 2.95 percent to 6.63 percent. Notes aggregating $2.97 billion are at floating interest rates and the remainder are at fixed rates. These notes provide for a single principal payment at maturity.

     At December 31, 2004, ILFC had increased the aggregate principal amount outstanding of its medium term and long-term notes, including $518 million resulting from foreign exchange translation. ILFC had $13.13 billion of debt securities registered for public sale at December 31, 2004. As of December 31, 2004, $5.59 billion of debt securities were issued. In addition, ILFC has a Euro Medium Term Note Program for $7.0 billion, under which $4.48 billion in notes were sold through December 31, 2004. ILFC has substantially eliminated the currency exposure arising from foreign currency denominated notes by either hedging the notes through swaps or through the offset provided by operating lease payments. Notes issued under this program are included in Notes and Bonds Payable in the preceding table of borrowings.

     ILFC had a $4.3 billion Export Credit Facility for use in connection with the purchase of approximately 75 aircraft delivered through 2001. This facility was guaranteed by various European Export Credit Agencies. The interest rate varies from 5.75 percent to 5.90 percent on these borrowings depending on the delivery date of the aircraft. At December 31, 2004, ILFC had $1.5 billion outstanding under this facility. The debt is collateralized by a pledge of the shares of a subsidiary of ILFC, which holds title to the aircraft financed under the facility. In May 2004, ILFC entered into a similarly structured Export Credit Facility (ECA) for up to a maximum of $2.64 billion for Airbus aircraft to be delivered in 2004 and 2005. The facility becomes available as the various European Export Credit Agencies provide their guarantees for aircraft based on a six-month forward-looking calendar, and the interest rate is determined through a bid process. As of December 31, 2004, ILFC had $202 million outstanding under this facility. Borrowings with respect to these facilities are included in Notes and Bonds Payable. In August 2004, ILFC received a commitment for an Ex-Im Bank comprehensive guarantee in the amount of $1.68 billion to support the financing of up to 30 new Boeing aircraft. The delivery period initially extends from September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2005, but may be extended to August 31, 2006. ILFC did not have any borrowings outstanding under this facility at December 31, 2004.

     During 2003, ILFC entered into various bank financings for a total funded amount of $1.3 billion. The financings mature through 2009. One tranche of one of the loans totaling $410 million was funded in Japanese yen and swapped to US dollars. The interest rates are LIBOR based and ranged from 0.375 percent to 1.625 percent above LIBOR at December 31, 2004.

     AIG does not guarantee any of the debt obligations of ILFC.

     (iii) Notes and Bonds Payable Issued by AGF: As of December 31, 2004, AGF notes aggregating $1.59 billion were outstanding with maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2010 at interest rates ranging from 2.11 percent to 8.45 percent. These notes provide for a single principal payment at maturity.

     In 2003, AGF increased its shelf registration statement by $7.5 billion. AGF had $5.9 billion of debt securities registered and available for issuance at December 31, 2004. AGF uses the proceeds from the issuance of notes and bonds for the funding of its finance receivables.

     AIG does not guarantee any of the debt obligations of AGF.

 
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9. Debt Outstanding (continued)

     (iv) Notes, Bonds and Debentures Issued by AIG:

         (A) Zero Coupon Notes: On October 1, 1984, AIG issued Eurodollar zero coupon notes in the aggregate principal amount at stated maturity of $750 million. The notes were offered at 12 percent of principal amount at stated maturity, bore no interest and matured on August 15, 2004.

         (B) Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures: On November 9, 2001, AIG issued zero coupon convertible senior debentures in the aggregate principal amount at stated maturity of $1.52 billion. The notes were offered at 65.8 percent of principal amount at stated maturity, bear no interest unless contingent interest becomes payable under certain conditions and are due November 9, 2031. The net proceeds to AIG were $990 million. Commencing January 1, 2002, holders may convert the debentures into shares of AIG common stock at a conversion rate of 6.0627 shares per $1,000 principal amount of debentures on any day if AIG’s common stock price exceeds 120 percent of the conversion price on the last trading day of the preceding fiscal quarter for a set period of time, and after September 30, 2031, on any day if AIG’s common stock price exceeds such amount for one day, subject to certain restrictions. The debentures are redeemable by AIG on or after November 9, 2006 at specified redemption prices. Holders may require AIG to repurchase the debentures at specified repurchase prices on November 9, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021, and 2026. At December 31, 2004, the debentures outstanding had a face value of $1.52 billion, unamortized discount of $475 million and a net book value of $1.04 billion. The amortization of the original issue discount was recorded as a component of other income (deductions) – net.

         (C) Notes and Debentures Issued by SAI: As of December 31, 2004, notes and debentures originally issued by SAI aggregating $435 million (net of amortized discount of $40 million) were outstanding with maturity dates from 2007 to 2097 at interest rates ranging from 5.60 percent to 9.95 percent.

         (D) Term Notes: On May 15, 2003, AIG sold $1.5 billion principal amount of notes in a Rule 144A/Regulation S offering, $500 million of which bear interest at a rate of 2.875 percent per annum and mature in 2008 and $1.0 billion of which bear interest at a rate of 4.250 percent per annum and mature in 2013. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of AIG and rank equally with all of AIG’s other senior debt outstanding. AIG completed an exchange offer in April 2004 with respect to the Rule 144A/ Regulation S Notes and issued in exchange substantially identical notes that are registered under the Securities Act.

     (v) Notes and Bonds Payable Issued by AGC: As of December 31, 2004, AGC notes aggregating $1.10 billion were outstanding with maturity dates ranging from 2005 to 2029 at interest rates ranging up to 7.75 percent.

     As of November 2001, AIG guaranteed the notes and bonds of AGC. During 2002, AGC issued $200 million in notes which matured in March 2003.

(e) Loans and Mortgages Payable: Loans and mortgages payable at December 31, 2004, consisted of the following:

                 
Uncollateralized Collateralized
Loans Loans and
(in millions) Payable Mortgages Payable
ILFC
  $ –     $ 40  
AIG Finance (Hong Kong) Limited
    49       –  
AIGCFG
    792       –  
AIG
    269       80  
Other subsidiaries
    257       575  
Total
  $ 1,367     $ 695  

     At December 31, 2004, ILFC’s capital lease obligations were $40 million. Fixed interest rates with respect to these obligations range from 6.18 percent to 6.89 percent; variable rates are referenced to LIBOR. These obligations mature through 2005. The flight equipment associated with the capital lease obligations had a net book value of $507 million.

At December 31, 2004, the maturity schedule for ILFC’s capital lease obligations was as follows:

         
(in millions)
2005
  $ 41  
Less amount representing interest
    1  
Present value of net minimum capital lease obligations
  $ 40  

(f) Liabilities Connected to Trust Preferred Stock: AGC issued Junior Subordinated Debentures (liabilities) to four trusts established by AGC, which represent the sole assets of the trusts. The trusts have no independent operations. The trusts issued mandatory redeemable preferred stock to investors. The interest terms and payment dates of the liabilities correspond to those of the preferred stock. AGC’s obligations with respect to the liabilities and related agreements, when taken together, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by AGC of payments due on the preferred securities. The liabilities are redeemable, under certain conditions, at the option of AGC on a proportionate basis.

     The preferred stock consists of $100 million liquidation value of 8.05 percent preferred stock issued by American General Capital III in December 2000, $300 million liquidation value of 8.5 percent preferred stock issued by American General Capital II in June 2000, $500 million liquidation value of

 
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8.125 percent preferred stock issued by American General Institutional Capital B in March 1997, and $500 million liquidation value of 7.57 percent preferred stock issued by American General Institutional Capital A in December 1996.

(g) Revolving Credit Facilities: AIG and AIG Funding are parties to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $2.75 billion, consisting of $1.375 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2005 and $1.375 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2007. The 364-day facility allows for the conversion by AIG of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AIG’s commercial paper programs administered by AIG Funding. AIG expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding under these facilities as of December 31, 2004.

     AIG obtained waivers from the lenders under these revolving credit facilities providing for the extension of the delivery date of AIG’s consolidated financial statements for year-end 2004 and for the first quarter of 2005 through June 30, 2005.

     AIG is also a party to an unsecured inter-company revolving credit facility provided by certain of its subsidiaries aggregating $2 billion that expires in October of 2005. The facility allows for the conversion of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facility can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AIG’s commercial paper programs. AIG expects to replace or extend this credit facility on or prior to its expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding under the inter-company facility as of December 31, 2004.

     AGF is a party to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $3.25 billion, consisting of $1.75 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2005 and $1.5 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in July of 2007. The 364-day facility allows for the conversion by AGF of any outstanding loans at expiration into one-year term loans. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for AGF’s commercial paper programs. AGF expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding under these facilities as of December 31, 2004.

     AGF is also a party to several bilateral credit agreements aggregating $260 million at March 31, 2005. The terms and conditions of these agreements are identical to AGF’s 364-day revolving credit facility.

     ILFC is a party to unsecured syndicated revolving credit facilities aggregating $6.0 billion at December 31, 2004. The facilities can be used for general corporate purposes and also to provide backup for ILFC’s commercial paper program and consist of $4.0 billion in a 364-day revolving credit facility that expires in October 2005, with a one-year term out option and $2.0 billion in a five-year revolving credit facility that expires in October 2009. ILFC expects to replace or extend these credit facilities on or prior to their expiration. There were no borrowings outstanding under these facilities as of December 31, 2004.

(h) Interest Expense for All Indebtedness: Total interest expense for all indebtedness, net of capitalized interest, aggregated $4.43 billion in 2004, $4.22 billion in 2003 and $3.31 billion in 2002. Capitalized interest was $59 million in 2004, $52 million in 2003 and $61 million in 2002. Cash distributions on the preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies of ILFC and liabilities connected to trust preferred stock of AGC subsidiaries are accounted for as interest expense in the consolidated statement of income. The cash distributions for ILFC were approximately $4 million, $4 million, and $5 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, respectively. The cash distributions for AGC subsidiaries were approximately $123 million, $128 million and $129 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 
10. Preferred Shareholders’ Equity in Subsidiary Companies

As of December 31, 2004, Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies represents preferred stocks issued by ILFC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG.

     At December 31, 2004, the preferred stock consists of 1,000 shares of market auction preferred stock (MAPS) in two series (Series A and B) of 500 shares each. Each of the MAPS shares has a liquidation value of $100,000 per share and is not convertible. The dividend rate, other than the initial rate, for each dividend period for each series is reset approximately every seven weeks (49 days) on the basis of orders placed in an auction. ILFC repurchased all of the shares of five additional series for their liquidation value in the fourth quarter of 2001 and a sixth in the first six months of 2002. No gains or losses were recognized. During 2001, ILFC extended the term of the Series A to five years at a dividend rate of 5.90 percent. At December 31, 2004, the dividend rate for Series B was 1.87 percent.

 
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     (a) AIG parent depends on its subsidiaries for cash flow in the form of loans, advances, reimbursement for shared expenses, and dividends. AIG’s insurance subsidiaries are subject to regulatory restrictions on the amount of dividends which can be remitted to AIG parent. These restrictions vary by state. For example, unless permitted by the New York Superintendent of Insurance, general insurance companies domiciled in New York may not pay dividends to shareholders which in any twelve month period exceed the lesser of ten percent of the company’s statutory policyholders’ surplus or 100 percent of its “adjusted net investment income,” as defined. Generally, less severe restrictions applicable to both General and Life Insurance companies exist in most of the other states in which AIG’s insurance subsidiaries are domiciled. Certain foreign jurisdictions have restrictions which generally cause only a temporary delay in the remittance of dividends. There are also various local restrictions limiting cash loans and advances to AIG by its subsidiaries. Largely as a result of the restrictions, approximately 89 percent of consolidated shareholders’ equity was restricted from immediate transfer to AIG parent at December 31, 2004.

     (b) At December 31, 2004, there were 6,000,000 shares of AIG’s $5 par value serial preferred stock authorized, issuable in series, none of which were outstanding.

(c) The common share activity for the three years ended December 31, 2004 was as follows:

                         
2004 2003 2002
Shares outstanding at beginning of year
    2,608,447,046       2,609,600,831       2,615,431,999  
Acquired during the year
    (16,426,114 )     (3,899,991 )     (10,959,815 )
Issued pursuant to performance stock unit obligations
    24,025       –       –  
Issued under stock plans
    4,310,733       2,699,584       4,633,631  
Issued in connection with acquisitions
    –       –       176,076  
Issued under contractual obligations
    67,500       46,622       318,940  
Shares outstanding at end of year
    2,596,423,190       2,608,447,046       2,609,600,831  
 
12. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

In the normal course of business, various commitments and contingent liabilities are entered into by AIG and certain of its subsidiaries. In addition, AIG guarantees various obligations of certain subsidiaries.

(a) AIG and certain of its subsidiaries become parties to derivative financial instruments with market risk resulting from both dealer and end user activities and to reduce currency, interest rate, equity, and commodity exposures. These instruments are carried at their estimated fair values in the consolidated balance sheet. The vast majority of AIG’s derivative activity is transacted by AIG’s Capital Markets operations, comprised of AIG Financial Products Corp. and AIG Trading Group Inc. and their subsidiaries (AIGFP). See also Note 20 herein.

(b) Securities sold, but not yet purchased and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased represent obligations of Capital Markets operations to deliver specified securities and spot commodities at their contracted prices. Capital Markets operations records a liability to repurchase the securities and spot commodities in the market at prevailing prices.

     AIG has issued unconditional guarantees with respect to the prompt payment, when due, of all present and future payment obligations and liabilities of AIGFP arising from transactions entered into by AIGFP. Net revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 from Capital Markets operations were $1.28 billion, $595 million and $1.58 billion, respectively.

(c) At December 31, 2004, ILFC had committed to purchase 371 new and used aircraft deliverable from 2005 through 2010 at an estimated aggregate price of $21.6 billion and had options to purchase six new aircraft deliverable through 2007 at an estimated aggregate purchase price of $361 million. ILFC will be required to find customers for any aircraft acquired, and it must arrange financing for portions of the purchase price of such equipment.

(d) AIG and its subsidiaries, in common with the insurance industry in general, are subject to litigation, including claims for punitive damages, in the normal course of their business. The recent trend of increasing jury awards and settlements makes it difficult to assess the ultimate outcome of such litigation.

     AIG continues to receive claims asserting injuries from toxic waste, hazardous substances, and other environmental pollutants and alleged damages to cover the cleanup costs of hazardous waste dump sites (hereinafter collectively referred to as environmental claims) and indemnity claims asserting injuries from asbestos. Estimation of asbestos and environmental claims loss reserves is a difficult process, as these claims, which emanate from policies written in 1984 and prior years, cannot be estimated by conventional reserving techniques. Asbestos and environmental claims development is affected by factors such as inconsistent court resolutions, the broadening of the intent of policies and scope of coverage and

 
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increasing number of new claims. AIG, together with other industry members, has and will continue to litigate the broadening judicial interpretation of policy coverage and the liability issues. If the courts continue in the future to expand the intent of the policies and the scope of the coverage, as they have in the past, additional liabilities would emerge for amounts in excess of reserves held. This emergence cannot now be reasonably estimated, but could have a material effect on AIG’s future operating results. The reserves carried for these claims at December 31, 2004 were $3.53 billion gross; $1.51 billion net including the fourth quarter 2004 adjustment to reflect a change in estimate. See Note 25.

(e) SAI Deferred Compensation Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIG, has established a deferred compensation plan for registered representatives of certain AIG subsidiaries, pursuant to which participants have the opportunity to invest deferred commissions and fees on a notional basis. The value of the deferred compensation fluctuates with the value of the deferred investment alternatives chosen. AIG has provided a full and unconditional guarantee of the obligations of SAI Deferred Compensation Holdings, Inc. to pay the deferred compensation under the plan.

(f) On June 27, 2005, AIG entered into agreements (as filed as Exhibits 10(5) and 10(6) to AIG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005) pursuant to which AIG agrees, subject to certain conditions, to (i) make any payment that is not promptly paid with respect to the benefits accrued by certain employees of AIG and its subsidiaries under the SICO Plans (as defined in Note 16) and (ii) make any payment to the extent not promptly paid by Starr with respect to amounts that become payable to certain employees of AIG and its subsidiaries who are also stockholders of Starr after the giving of a notice of repurchase or redemption under Starr’s organizational documents. In January 2006, Starr announced that it had completed its tender offer to purchase interests in Starr and that all eligible shareholders had tendered their shares. As a result of completion of the tender offer, no executive currently holds any Starr interests.

(g) AIG and certain of its subsidiaries have been named defendants in two putative class actions in state court in Alabama that arise out of the 1999 settlement of class and derivative litigation involving Caremark Rx, Inc. (“Caremark”). An excess policy issued by a subsidiary of AIG with respect to the 1999 litigation was expressly stated to be without limit of liability. In the current actions, plaintiffs allege that the judge approving the 1999 settlement was misled as to the extent of available insurance coverage and would not have approved the settlement had he known of the existence and/or unlimited nature of the excess policy. They further allege that AIG, its subsidiaries, and Caremark are liable for fraud and suppression for misrepresenting and/or concealing the nature and extent of coverage. In their complaint, plaintiffs request compensatory damages for the 1999 class in the amount of $3.2 billion, plus punitive damages. AIG and its subsidiaries deny the allegations of fraud and suppression and have asserted, inter alia, that information concerning the excess policy was publicly disclosed months prior to the approval of the settlement. AIG and its subsidiaries further assert that the current claims are barred by the statute of limitations and that plaintiffs’ assertions that the statute was tolled cannot stand against the public disclosure of the excess coverage. Plaintiffs, in turn, have asserted that the disclosure was insufficient to inform them of the nature of the coverage and did not start the running of the statute of limitations. On January 28, 2005, the Alabama trial court determined that one of the current actions may proceed as a class action on behalf of the 1999 classes that were allegedly defrauded by the settlement. AIG, its subsidiaries, and Caremark are seeking appellate relief from the Alabama Supreme Court. AIG cannot now estimate either the likelihood of its prevailing in these actions or the potential damages in the event liability is determined.

(h) On December 30, 2004, an arbitration panel issued its ruling in connection with a 1998 workers compensation quota share reinsurance agreement under which Superior National Insurance Company, among others, was reinsured by The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York (USLIFE), a subsidiary of American General Corporation. In its 2-1 ruling the arbitration panel refused to rescind the contract as requested by USLIFE. Instead, the panel reformed the contract to reduce USLIFE’s participation by ten percent. USLIFE disagrees with the ruling and is pursuing all appropriate legal remedies. USLIFE has certain reinsurance recoverables in connection with the contract and the arbitration ruling established a second phase of arbitration in which USLIFE will present its challenges to cessions to the contract.

     AIG recorded approximately a $178 million pre-tax charge in the fourth quarter of 2004 related to this matter and holds a reserve of approximately $370 million as of December 31, 2004.

(i) Regulators from several states have commenced investigations into insurance brokerage practices related to contingent commissions and other broker-related conduct, such as bid rigging. Various parties, including insureds and shareholders, have also asserted putative class action and other claims against AIG or its subsidiaries alleging, among other things, violations of the antitrust and federal securities laws, and AIG expects that additional claims may be made.

       In February 2006, AIG reached a resolution of claims and matters under investigation with the United States De-

 
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partment of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and the New York State Department of Insurance (DOI). These settlements will result in an after-tax charge of approximately $1.15 billion to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005.

     The settlements resolved outstanding litigation filed by the SEC, NYAG and DOI against AIG and conclude negotiations with these authorities and the DOJ in connection with the accounting, financial reporting and insurance brokerage practices of AIG and its subsidiaries, as well as claims relating to the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments.

     As a result of these settlements, AIG made payments totaling approximately $1.64 billion, $225 million of which represented fines and penalties. A substantial portion of the money will be available to resolve claims asserted in various regulatory and civil proceedings, including shareholder lawsuits.

     Also, as part of the settlements, AIG has agreed to retain for a period of three years an independent consultant who will conduct a review that will include the adequacy of AIG’s internal controls over financial reporting and the remediation plan that AIG has implemented as a result of its own internal review.

     Various federal and state regulatory agencies are reviewing certain other transactions and practices of AIG and its subsidiaries in connection with industry-wide and other inquiries. AIG has cooperated, and will continue to cooperate, with all these investigations, including by producing documents and other information in response to the subpoenas.

     A number of lawsuits have been filed regarding the subject matter of the investigations of insurance brokerage practices, including derivative actions, individual actions and class actions under the federal securities laws, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and state common and corporate laws in both federal and state courts, including the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Southern District of New York), in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court and in Delaware Chancery Court. All of these actions generally allege that AIG and its subsidiaries violated the law by allegedly concealing a scheme to “rig bids” and “steer” business between insurance companies and insurance brokers.

     Since October 19, 2004, AIG or its subsidiaries have been named as a defendant in fifteen complaints that were filed in federal court and two that were originally filed in state court (Massachusetts and Florida) and removed to federal court. These cases generally allege that AIG and its subsidiaries violated federal and various state antitrust laws, as well as federal RICO laws, various state deceptive and unfair practice laws and certain state laws governing fiduciary duties. The alleged basis of these claims is that there was a conspiracy between insurance companies and insurance brokers with regard to the use of contingent commission agreements, bidding practices, and other broker-related conduct concerning coverage in certain sectors of the insurance industry. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation entered an order on February 17, 2005 consolidating most of these cases and transferring them to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (District of New Jersey). The remainder of these cases have been transferred to the District of New Jersey. On August 15, 2005, the plaintiffs in the multidistrict litigation filed a Corrected First Consolidated Amended Commercial Class Action Complaint, which, in addition to the previously named AIG defendants, names new AIG subsidiaries as defendants. Also on August 15, 2005, AIG and two subsidiaries were named as defendants in a Corrected First Consolidated Amended Employee Benefits Class Action Complaint filed in the District of New Jersey, which asserts similar claims with respect to employee benefits insurance and a claim under ERISA on behalf of putative classes of employers and employees. On November 29, 2005, the AIG defendants, along with other insurer defendants and the broker defendants filed motions to dismiss both the Commercial and Employee Benefits Complaints. Plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification in the consolidated action. In addition, complaints were filed against AIG and several of its subsidiaries in Massachusetts and Florida state courts, which have both been stayed. In the Florida action, the plaintiff has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the District Court of Appeals of the State of Florida, Fourth District with respect to the stay order. On February 9, 2006, a complaint against AIG and several of its subsidiaries was filed in Texas state court, making claims similar to those in the federal cases above.

     In April and May 2005, amended complaints were filed in the consolidated derivative and securities cases, as well as in one of the ERISA lawsuits, pending in the Southern District of New York adding allegations concerning AIG’s accounting treatment for non-traditional insurance products. In September 2005, a second amended complaint was filed in the consolidated securities cases adding allegations concerning AIG’s First Restatement. Also in September 2005, a new securities action complaint was filed in the Southern District of New York, asserting claims premised on the same allegations made in the consolidated cases. Motions to dismiss have been filed

 
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in the securities actions. In September 2005, a consolidated complaint was filed in the ERISA case pending in the Southern District of New York. Motions to dismiss have been filed in that ERISA case. Also in April 2005, new derivative actions were filed in Delaware Chancery Court, and in July and August 2005, two new derivative actions were filed in the Southern District of New York asserting claims duplicative of the claims made in the consolidated derivative action.

     In July 2005, a second amended complaint was filed in the consolidated derivative case in the Southern District of New York, expanding upon accounting-related allegations, based upon AIG’s First Restatement and, in August 2005, an amended consolidated complaint was filed. In June 2005, the derivative cases in Delaware were consolidated. AIG’s Board of Directors has appointed a special committee of independent directors to review the matters asserted in the derivative complaints. The courts have approved agreements staying the derivative cases pending in the Southern District of New York and in Delaware Chancery Court while the special committee of independent directors performs its work. In September 2005, a shareholder filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court seeking documents relating to some of the allegations made in the derivative suits. AIG filed a motion to dismiss in October 2005.

     In late 2002, an unrelated derivative action was filed in Delaware Chancery Court in connection with AIG’s transactions with certain entities affiliated with Starr and Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO). In May 2005, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint which adds additional claims premised on allegations relating to insurance brokerage practices and AIG’s non-traditional insurance products. Plaintiffs in that case have agreed to dismiss newly added allegations unrelated to transactions with entities affiliated with Starr and SICO without prejudice to pursuit of these claims in the separate derivative actions described above. On February 16, 2006, the Delaware Chancery Court entered an order dismissing the litigation with prejudice with respect to AIG’s outside directors and dismissing the claims against the remaining AIG defendants without prejudice.

     AIG cannot predict the outcome of the matters described above or estimate the potential costs related to these matters and, accordingly, no reserve is being established in AIG’s financial statements at this time. In the opinion of AIG management, AIG’s ultimate liability for the unresolved matters referred to above is not likely to have a material adverse effect on AIG’s consolidated financial condition, although it is possible that the effect would be material to AIG’s consolidated results of operations for an individual reporting period.

     (j) On July 8, 2005, SICO filed a complaint against AIG in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleges that AIG is in the possession of items, including artwork, which SICO claims it owns, and seeks an order causing AIG to release those items as well as actual, consequential, punitive and exemplary damages. On September 27, 2005, AIG filed its answer to SICO’s complaint denying SICO’s allegations and asserting counter-claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty relating to SICO’s breach of its commitment to use its AIG shares for the benefit of AIG and its employees. On October 17, 2005, SICO replied to AIG’s counter-claims and additionally sought a judgment declaring that SICO is neither a control person nor an affiliate of AIG for purposes of Schedule 13D under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), respectively. AIG responded to the SICO claims on November 7, 2005.

     (k) AIG subsidiaries own interests in certain limited liability companies (LLCs) which invested in six coal synthetic fuel production facilities. The sale of coal synthetic fuel produced by these six facilities generates income tax credits. Since acquiring the facilities, AIG has recognized approximately $734 million of synfuel tax credits through December 31, 2004. One of the conditions a taxpayer must meet to qualify for coal synfuel tax credits is that the synfuel production facility must have been “placed in service” before July 1, 1998. On July 1, 2005 IRS field agents issued notices of proposed adjustment to the LLCs proposing to disallow all of the credits taken by the LLCs during the years 2001 through 2003. The IRS field agents subsequently conceded that one of the facilities was timely placed in service, but contended that none of the other underlying production facilities were placed in service by the statutory deadline. On October 3, 2005, IRS field agents issued 60-day letters to the LLCs proposing to disallow the tax credits taken with respect to synfuel sales by the remaining five production facilities. By letters dated February 17, 2006, the IRS field agents have advised the LLCs that they have, after further review, concluded that all six production facilities were placed in service before July 1, 1998 and that they will withdraw the 60-day letters issued to the LLCs.

     Tax credits generated from the production and sale of synthetic fuel under section 29 of the Internal Revenue Code are subject to an annual phase-out provision that is based on the average wellhead price of domestic crude oil. The price range within which the tax credits are phased-out was origi-

 
188 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

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12. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (continued)

nally established in 1980 and is adjusted annually for inflation. Depending on the price of domestic crude oil for a particular year, all or a portion of the tax credits generated in that year might be eliminated. Although AIG cannot predict the future price of domestic crude oil for the years 2006 and 2007 (the final year the tax credits are available), AIG does not expect the phase-out provision to affect tax credits generated in 2005. AIG has also entered into hedges designed to mitigate a portion of its future exposure to a sustained high price of oil. However, no assurance can be given as to the effectiveness of the hedging in actually reducing such exposure or whether such hedging will continue.

     (l) AIG understands that some of its employees have received Wells notices in connection with previously disclosed SEC investigations of certain of AIG’s transactions or accounting practices. Under SEC procedures, a Wells notice is an indication that the SEC staff has made a preliminary decision to recommend enforcement action that provides recipients with an opportunity to respond to the SEC staff before a formal recommendation is finalized. AIG anticipates that additional current and former employees could receive similar notices in the future as the regulatory investigations proceed.

     (m) In August 2005, the Bureau of Labor Insurance in Taiwan began to levy a monthly administrative penalty against Nan Shan for not providing its agency leaders a choice between alternative government pension plans. Nan Shan is actively involved with both the Bureau of Labor Insurance and its agency union leaders to resolve the issue of which pension plan is appropriate for the agency leaders. Evaluation of the terms of ultimate settlement, including the required financial benefits to be provided, if any, is dependent upon numerous factors, which include agent choice, past service periods and contractual terms, all of which are being reviewed. Nan Shan has reached an agreement with the agency union and the ultimate liability is not material to AIG’s consolidated financial condition or results of operations.

 
13. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (FAS 107), requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, as defined therein, for which it is practicable to estimate such fair value. In the measurement of the fair value of certain financial instruments, where quoted market prices are not available, other valuation techniques are utilized. These fair value estimates are derived using internally developed valuation methodologies based on available and observable market information. FAS 107 excludes certain financial instruments, including those related to insurance contracts.

     The following methods and assumptions were used by AIG in estimating the fair value of the financial instruments presented:

     Cash and short-term investments: The carrying amounts approximate fair values.

     Fixed maturity securities: Fair values were generally based upon quoted market prices. For certain fixed maturity securities for which market prices were not readily available, fair values were estimated using values obtained from independent pricing services. No other fair valuation techniques were applied to these securities as AIG believes it would have to expend excessive costs for the benefits derived.

     Equity securities: Fair values were based upon quoted market prices.

     Mortgage loans on real estate, policy and collateral loans: Where practical, the fair values of loans on real estate and collateral loans were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon AIG’s current incremental lending rates for similar type loans. The fair values of the policy loans were not calculated as AIG believes it would have to expend excessive costs for the benefits derived.

     Trading assets and trading liabilities: Fair values approximate the carrying values.

     Finance receivables: Fair values were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon the weighted average rates currently being offered for similar finance receivables.

     Securities available for sale: Fair values were based on quoted market prices. Where market prices were not readily available, fair values were estimated using quoted market prices of comparable investments.

     Securities lending collateral and securities lending payable: The contract values of these financial instruments approximate fair value.

     Trading securities: Fair values were based on current market value where available. For securities for which market values were not readily available, fair values were estimated using quoted market prices of comparable investments.

     Spot commodities: Lower of cost or market value.

     Unrealized gains and losses on swaps, options and forward transactions: Fair values were based on the use of valuation models that utilize, among other things, current interest, foreign exchange commodity, equity and volatility rates, as applicable.

     Securities purchased (sold) under agreements to resell (repurchase), at contract value: As these securities (obligations) are short-term in nature, the contract values approximate fair values.

     Other invested assets: Consisting principally of hedge funds and limited partnerships. Fair values are provided by the general partner or manager of each investment.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  189

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
13. Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

     Policyholders’ contract deposits: Fair values were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon interest rates currently being offered for similar contracts with maturities consistent with those remaining for the contracts being valued.

     GIAs: Fair values of AIG’s obligations under investment type agreements were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based on interest rates currently being offered for similar agreements with maturities consistent with those remaining for the agreements being valued.

     Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased: The carrying amounts for the securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased approximate fair values. Fair values for spot commodities sold short were based on current market prices.

     Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors: To the extent certain amounts are not demand deposits or certificates of deposit which mature in more than one year, fair values were not calculated as AIG believes it would have to expend excessive costs for the benefits derived.

     Commercial paper: The carrying amount approximates fair value.

     Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages: Where practical, the fair values of these obligations were estimated using discounted cash flow calculations based upon AIG’s current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowings with maturities consistent with those remaining for the debt being valued.

The carrying values and fair values of AIG’s financial instruments at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                   
2004 (Restated) 2003 (Restated)
Carrying Fair Carrying Fair
(in millions) Value Value Value Value
Assets:
                               
 
Fixed maturities
  $ 365,677     $ 366,174     $ 309,254     $ 309,390  
 
Equity securities
    17,706       17,706       9,439       9,439  
 
Mortgage loans on real estate, policy and collateral loans
    23,484       23,980       22,912       23,752  
 
Securities available for sale
    31,225       31,225       24,938       24,938  
 
Trading securities
    2,746       2,746       3,538       3,538  
 
Spot commodities
    534       534       245       245  
 
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    22,670       22,670       21,459       21,459  
 
Trading assets
    3,433       3,433       2,500       2,500  
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
    26,272       26,272       20,845       20,845  
 
Finance receivables, net of allowance
    23,574       24,133       17,500       18,013  
 
Securities lending collateral
    49,169       49,169       29,392       29,392  
 
Other invested assets
    23,559       23,559       18,418       18,418  
 
Short-term investments
    16,102       16,102       8,908       8,908  
 
Cash
    2,009       2,009       922       922  
Liabilities:
                               
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    216,474       212,543       171,828       169,247  
 
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    18,919       20,897       15,337       17,113  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
    23,581       23,581       17,893       17,893  
 
Trading liabilities
    2,503       2,503       6,353       6,353  
 
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased
    5,404       5,404       5,673       5,673  
 
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    15,985       15,985       13,240       13,240  
 
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    4,248       4,553       3,627       3,807  
 
Commercial paper
    9,693       9,693       5,938       5,938  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    66,798       68,700       57,392       59,366  
 
190 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
14. Stock Compensation Plans

At December 31, 2004, AIG had three types of stock-based compensation plans: (i) a stock option plan; (ii) an incentive stock plan under which restricted stock units had been issued; and (iii) an employee stock purchase plan.

     Effective January 1, 2003, AIG adopted the recognition provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (FAS 123). This statement establishes the financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee compensation plans, such as AIG’s stock purchase plan, stock option plan, and stock incentive plan. Under the recognition provisions of FAS 123, costs with respect to stock compensation are measured using the fair value of the shares subscribed or granted as at the date of grant recognized ratably over the vesting period. Such fair value is derived through an option pricing model.

     Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation – Transition and Disclosure, an amendment to FASB Statement No. 123” (FAS 148), was issued in 2002. This statement amended FAS 123 and provides alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the recognition provisions of FAS 123. Also, FAS 148 amended certain of the disclosure requirements of FAS 123.

     AIG elected the “Prospective Method” in the application of the recognition provisions as prescribed by FAS 123. Such method provides for the recognition of the fair value with respect to stock-based compensation for shares subscribed for or granted on or after January 1, 2003.

     Prior to adoption of the recognition provisions of FAS 123, as amended, AIG recognized stock compensation in accordance with the provisions of APB Opinion No. 25 “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” Shares subscribed for or granted prior to January 1, 2003 continue to be accounted for pursuant to APB Opinion No. 25.

With respect to net income for December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002, the following table provides a pro forma reconciliation as if AIG had adopted the recognition provisions of FAS 123 at its inception:

                           
2004 2003 2002
(in millions, except per share data) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Net income, as reported
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
Add back interest on contingently convertible bonds, net of tax
    11       11       10  
      9,850       8,119       5,739  
Actual stock-based compensation recognized, net of tax
    40       16       –  
      9,890       8,135       5,739  
Pro forma stock-based compensation, net of tax
    49       56       55  
Actual stock-based compensation recognized, net of tax
    40       16       –  
Net income, pro forma
  $ 9,801     $ 8,063     $ 5,684  
Earnings per common share:
                       
 
Basic:
                       
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 3.77     $ 3.10     $ 2.20  
 
Stock-based compensation, net of tax
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )
Net income, pro forma
  $ 3.75     $ 3.08     $ 2.17  
 
Diluted:
                       
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 3.73     $ 3.07     $ 2.17  
 
Stock-based compensation, net of tax
    (0.02 )     (0.02 )     (0.03 )
Net income, pro forma
  $ 3.71     $ 3.05     $ 2.14  
Average shares outstanding:
                       
 
Basic
    2,606       2,610       2,612  
 
Diluted
    2,637       2,637       2,643  

     AIG uses a binomial model to calculate the fair value of stock option grants. The model uses ten years of historical exercise behavior to account for the early exercise of employee options and five years of historical stock price data to infer the implied volatility. The fair-value model has been refined from time to time since AIG adopted FAS 123 on January 1, 2003, but valuation results have been consistent from one reporting period to the next.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  191

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
14. Stock Compensation Plans (continued)

     The fair values of stock options granted during the three years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $80 million, $180 million and $140 million, respectively.

     The following weighted average assumptions were used for stock options granted in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively: dividend yields of 0.36 percent, 0.32 percent and 0.26 percent; expected volatility of 34.4 percent, 34.0 percent and 34.0 percent; risk-free interest rates of 3.87 percent, 3.57 percent and 4.33 percent; and expected terms of seven years in each year.

     Also included in the above table is the compensation expense with respect to AIG’s employee stock purchase plan. The fair value calculated was derived by using the Black-Scholes model. The pro forma recognition of such fair value had an insignificant effect on the pro forma amounts disclosed above.

     The fair values of purchase privileges granted during the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 were $12 million, $12 million and $8 million, respectively. The weighted average fair values per share of those purchase rights granted in 2004, 2003, and 2002 were $14.82, $11.64, and $12.42, respectively. The fair value of each purchase right was derived at the date of the subscription using the AIG model.

     The following weighted average assumptions were used for purchase privileges granted in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively: dividend yields of 0.36 percent, 0.32 percent and 0.26 percent; expected volatilities of 34.4 percent, 34.0 percent and 34.0 percent; risk-free interest rates of 1.60 percent, 1.10 percent and 1.26 percent; and terms of one year.

(a) Stock Option Plan: The AIG 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended (the 1999 Plan), provides that options to purchase a maximum of 45,000,000 shares of common stock can be granted to certain key employees and members of the Board of Directors at prices not less than fair market value at the date of grant. The 1999 Plan limits the maximum number of shares as to which stock options may be granted to any employee in any one year to 900,000 shares. Options granted under this Plan expire not more than ten years from the date of the grant. Options with respect to 25,000 shares, 25,000 shares, and 25,000 shares were granted to nonemployee members of the Board of Directors on May 19, 2004, May 14, 2003 and February 10, 2003, respectively. These options become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant, expire ten years from the date of grant, and do not qualify for Incentive Stock Option Treatment under the Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (ISO Treatment). The 1999 Plan, and the options previously granted thereunder, were approved by the shareholders at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and certain amendments were approved at the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At December 31, 2004, 23,164,449 shares were reserved for future grants under the 1999 Plan. The 1999 Plan superseded the 1991 employee stock option plan (the 1991 Plan) and the previously superseded 1987 employee stock option plan (the 1987 Plan), although outstanding options granted under the 1991 Plan continue in force until exercise or expiration. At December 31, 2004, there were 28,416,552 shares reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan and the 1991 Plan.

     During 2003, AIG granted options with respect to 137,300 shares which become exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant and expire ten years from the date of grant. These options do not qualify for ISO Treatment. The agreements with respect to all other options granted to employees under these plans in 2004 and 2003 provide that 25 percent of the options granted become exercisable on the anniversary of the date of grant in each of the four years following that grant and expire 10 years from the date of the grant. As of December 31, 2004, outstanding options granted with respect to 13,304,176 shares qualified for ISO Treatment.

     At January 1, 1999, the merger date, SunAmerica Inc. had five stock-based compensation plans pursuant to which options, restricted stock, and deferred share and share unit obligations had been issued and remained outstanding. Options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of grant, had a maximum term of ten years, and generally became exercisable ratably over a five-year period. Substantially all of the SunAmerica Inc. options outstanding at the merger date became fully vested on that date and were converted into options to purchase AIG common stock at the exchange ratio of 0.855 shares of AIG common stock for each share of SunAmerica Inc. common stock. No further options can be granted under the SunAmerica Inc. plans, but outstanding options so converted continue in force until exercise or expiration. At December 31, 2004, there were 13,750,667 shares of AIG common stock reserved for issuance on exercise of options under these plans. None of these options qualified for ISO Treatment as of December 31, 2004.

     During 2004, 2003 and 2002, deferred share and share unit obligations with respect to 1,895 shares, 1,895 shares and 1,895 shares, respectively, of AIG common stock vested and were issued. No additional deferred share or share unit obligations may be granted under the SunAmerica plans. As of December 31, 2004, deferred share and share unit obligations with respect to 61,867 shares remained outstanding under the SunAmerica plans.

 
192 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
14. Stock Compensation Plans (continued)

     The AIG Board of Directors has construed the AIG stock option plans to allow, at the request of an optionee, the deferral of delivery of AIG shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of an option to a date or dates specified by the optionee. During 2004, options with respect to 3,397,999 shares were exercised with delivery deferred. At December 31, 2004, optionees had made valid elections to defer delivery of 3,102,648 shares of AIG common stock upon exercise of options expiring during 2005. In addition, nonemployee directors of AIG made valid elections to defer delivery of 63,280 shares and 42,186 shares of AIG common stock upon exercise of options expiring during 2005 and 2006, respectively.

     As a result of the acquisition of HSB in November 2000, HSB options outstanding at the acquisition date were fully vested and were converted into options to purchase AIG common stock at the exchange ratio of 0.4178 shares of AIG common stock for each share of HSB common stock. No further options can be granted under the HSB option plans, but outstanding options so converted continue in force until exercise or expiration. At December 31, 2004, there were 722,814 shares of AIG common stock reserved for issuance under the HSB option plans, none of which qualified for ISO Treatment.

     At August 29, 2001, AGC had stock-based compensation plans pursuant to which options and restricted share units had been issued and remained outstanding. Options granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of the grant, had a maximum term of ten years, and generally became exercisable ratably over a three-year period. All of the AGC options outstanding at the acquisition date became fully vested on that date and were converted into options to purchase AIG common stock at an exchange ratio of 0.5790 shares of AIG common stock for each share of AGC common stock. No further options can be granted under the AGC plans, but outstanding options so converted continue in force until exercise or expiration. At December 31, 2004, there were 11,572,970 shares of AIG common stock reserved for issuance on exercise of options under these plans. Options with respect to 1,406,489 of these shares qualified for ISO Treatment as of December 31, 2004.

Additional information with respect to AIG’s plans at December 31, 2004, and changes for the three years then ended, were as follows:

                                                   
2004 2003 2002
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price
Shares Under Option:
                                               
 
Outstanding at beginning of year
    59,253,166     $ 48.00       54,214,016     $ 45.63       54,295,320     $ 42.68  
 
Granted
    3,474,100       64.65       8,602,909       56.15       5,683,324       66.17  
 
Exercised
    (3,387,734 )     34.02       (2,182,680 )     22.69       (4,242,718 )     35.04  
 
Exercised, delivery deferred
    (3,397,999 )     5.98       (495,787 )     8.46       (590,048 )     6.60  
 
Forfeited
    (1,478,530 )     70.69       (885,292 )     66.37       (931,862 )     72.29  
Outstanding at end of year
    54,463,003     $ 51.94       59,253,166     $ 48.00       54,214,016     $ 45.63  
Options exercisable at year-end
    40,211,710     $ 47.80       43,397,566     $ 42.17       43,978,843     $ 39.30  
Weighted average fair value per share of options granted
          $ 25.61             $ 20.86             $ 24.65  

     In addition, at December 31, 2004, options to purchase 243,125 shares at a weighted average exercise price of $20.33

had been previously granted to AIG nonemployee directors and remained outstanding.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  193

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
14. Stock Compensation Plans (continued)

Information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2004, is summarized as follows:

                                       
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Weighted Weighted Weighted
Average Average Average
Number Remaining Exercise Number Exercise
Outstanding Contractual Life Price Exercisable Price
Range of
Exercise Prices:
                                   
$ 7.67 - 24.68
  9,023,979     1.9 years     $ 18.23       9,023,979     $ 18.23  
 
25.99 - 38.23
  7,211,758     3.2 years       34.67       7,211,758       34.67  
 
41.23 - 48.70
  4,878,421     7.2 years       46.86       2,127,763       46.67  
 
50.19 - 59.99
  9,558,798     4.3 years       55.53       9,490,885       55.52  
 
60.13 - 63.95
  10,003,856     7.9 years       62.33       4,641,587       61.56  
 
64.01 - 73.87
  7,121,482     7.7 years       65.67       3,398,120       66.10  
 
76.07 - 98.00
  6,664,709     6.6 years       84.56       4,317,618       85.95  
 
    54,463,003           $ 51.94       40,211,710     $ 47.80  

(b) 2002 Stock Incentive Plan: AIG’s 2002 Stock Incentive Plan was adopted at its 2002 shareholders’ meeting and amended and restated by the AIG Board of Directors on September 18, 2002. This plan provides that equity-based or equity-related awards with respect to shares of common stock can be issued to officers, employees or members of the Board of Directors of AIG in any year up to a maximum of that number of shares equal to (a) 1,000,000 shares plus (b) the number of shares available but not issued in the prior calendar year. Under the Plan, no grantee may receive awards covering more than 250,000 shares of common stock. During 2004 and 2003, AIG granted restricted stock units (RSUs) relating to 992,481 shares and 222,974 shares of common stock to employees, respectively. These RSUs will vest on the fourth anniversary of the date of grant assuming continued employment through such date. AIG reserves the right to make payment for the RSUs in shares of common stock or the cash equivalent on the date of vesting. At December 31, 2004, there were 16,631,980 shares of common stock reserved for issuance in connection with future grants of awards under the Plan.

(c) Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units: During 2002 AIG issued performance-based restricted stock units with respect to 4,783 shares of AIG common stock in connection with contractual obligations as a result of the AGC acquisition.

(d) Employee Stock Purchase Plan: AIG’s 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and approved by AIG shareholders in 2003 (the 1996 Plan), provides that eligible employees (those employed at least one year) may receive privileges to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of AIG common stock, at a price equal to 85 percent of the fair market value on the date of the grant of the purchase privilege. Purchase privileges are granted annually and are limited to the number of whole shares that can be purchased by an amount equal to 10 percent of an employee’s annual salary or $10,000, whichever is less. There were 922,999 shares, 516,904 shares and 274,442 shares issued under the 1996 plan at weighted average prices of $46.41, $48.03 and $70.76 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The excess or deficit of the proceeds over the par value or cost of the common stock issued was credited or charged to additional paid-in capital.

     As of December 31, 2004, there were 798,775 shares of common stock subscribed to at a weighted average price of $58.79 per share pursuant to grants of privileges under the 1996 plan. There were 4,295,367 shares available for the grant of future purchase privileges under the 1996 plan at December 31, 2004.

 
15. Employee Benefits

(a) Pension Plans: Employees of AIG, its subsidiaries and certain affiliated companies, including employees in foreign countries, are generally covered under various funded, unfunded and insured pension plans. Eligibility for participation in the various plans is based on either completion of a specified period of continuous service or date of hire, subject to age limitations.

     AIG’s U.S. retirement plan is a qualified, noncontributory defined benefit plan which is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. All employees of AIG and most of its subsidiaries and affiliates who are regularly employed in the United States, including certain U.S. citizens employed abroad on a U.S. dollar payroll, and who have attained age 21 and completed twelve months of continuous service are eligible to participate in this plan. An employee with 5 or more years of plan participation is entitled to pension benefits beginning at normal retirement at age 65. Benefits are based upon a percentage of average final compen-

 
194 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

sation multiplied by years of credited service limited to 44 years of credited service. The average final compensation is subject to certain limitations. Employees may elect certain options with respect to receipt of their pension benefits including a joint and survivor annuity. An employee with 10 or more years of plan participation may retire early from age 55 to 64. An early retirement factor is applied resulting in a reduced benefit. If an employee terminates with less than five years of plan participation, the employee forfeits the right to receive any pension benefits accumulated to that time. Annual funding requirements are determined based on the “projected unit credit” cost method, which attributes a pro rata portion of the total projected benefit payable at normal retirement to each year of credited service.

     The HSB retirement plan was merged into the AIG U.S. retirement plan effective April 1, 2001. Benefits for HSB participants were changed effective January 1, 2005 to be substantially similar to the AIG U.S. retirement plan benefit subject to a grandfathering agreement. The AGC retirement plan was merged into the AIG U.S. retirement plan effective January 1, 2002. Benefits for AGC participants were changed effective January 1, 2003 to be substantially similar to the AIG U.S. retirement plan benefits subject to grandfathering requirements.

     AIG SunAmerica employees began participation and accruing benefits in the AIG plan on January 1, 2003. Vesting with respect to AIG SunAmerica employees in the AIG plan begins on the later of January 1, 1999 or the date of hire.

     21st Century Insurance Group sponsors its own benefit plans for its eligible employees. Assets, obligations and costs with respect to 21st Century’s plans are included herein. The assumptions used in its plans were not significantly different from those used by AIG in AIG’s U.S. plans.

     The AIG Excess Retirement Income Plan provides a benefit equal to the reduction in benefits payable under the AIG U.S. retirement plan as a result of federal tax limitations on compensation and benefits payable thereunder. AIG has adopted a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (Supplemental Plan) to provide additional retirement benefits to designated executives. Under the Supplemental Plan, an annual benefit accrues at a percentage of final average pay multiplied by each year of credited service, not greater than 60 percent of final average pay, reduced by any benefits from the current and any predecessor retirement plans (including the AIG Excess Retirement Income Plan and any comparable plans), Social Security, if any, and from any qualified pension plan of prior employers. Currently, each of these plans is unfunded. AGC and HSB have adopted similar supplemental type plans. These plans are also unfunded.

     Where non-U.S. retirement plans are defined benefit plans, they are either based on the employees’ years of credited service and average compensation in the years preceding retirement, or on points accumulated based on the employee’s job grade and other factors during each year of service.

(b) Postretirement Plans: In addition to AIG’s defined benefit pension plan, AIG and its subsidiaries provide a postretirement benefit program for medical care and life insurance domestically and in certain foreign countries. Eligibility in the various plans is generally based upon completion of a specified period of eligible service and attaining a specified age. Overseas, benefits vary by geographic location.

     AIG’s U.S. postretirement medical and life insurance benefits are based upon the employee electing immediate retirement and having a minimum of ten years of service. Retirees who were age 65 by May 1, 1989 and their dependents participate in the medical plan at no cost. Employees who retired after May 1, 1989 and prior to January 1, 1993 pay the active employee premium if under age 65 and 50 percent of the active employee premium if over age 65. Retiree contributions are subject to adjustment annually. Other cost sharing features of the medical plan include deductibles, coinsurance and Medicare coordination and a lifetime maximum benefit of $2.0 million. The maximum life insurance benefit prior to age 70 is $32,500, with a maximum of $25,000 thereafter.

     Effective January 1, 1993, both plans’ provisions were amended. Employees who retire after January 1, 1993 are required to pay the actual cost of the medical benefits premium reduced by a credit of a certain amount, based on years of service at retirement. The life insurance benefit varies by age at retirement from $5,000 for retirement at ages 55 through 59; $10,000 for retirement at ages 60 through 64 and $15,000 for retirement at ages 65 and over.

(c) Voluntary Savings Plans: AIG sponsors a voluntary savings plan for domestic employees (the AIG Incentive Savings plan), which, during the three years ended December 31, 2004, provided for salary reduction contributions by employees and matching contributions by AIG of up to seven percent of annual salary depending on the employees’ years of service. Contributions are funded currently.

     AGC sponsored a voluntary savings plan for its employees, which was merged into the AIG Incentive Savings plan on January 1, 2003.

     HSB sponsored a voluntary savings plan for its employees, which was merged into the AIG Incentive Savings plan on January 1, 2002.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  195

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

     AIG SunAmerica sponsored a voluntary savings plan for its employees, which was merged into the AIG Incentive Savings plan on January 1, 2003. Under an Executive Savings Plan, designated AIG SunAmerica executives also could defer up to 90 percent of cash compensation and AIG SunAmerica matched four percent of the participants’ base salaries deferred. Contributions are funded currently.

(d) Post Employment Benefits: AIG provides certain benefits to inactive employees who are not retirees. Certain of these benefits are insured and expensed currently; other expenses are provided for currently. Such uninsured expenses include medical and life insurance continuation, and COBRA medical subsidies.

(e) Benefit Obligations: Accumulated benefit obligations represent the present value of pension benefits earned as of December 31, 2004 based on service and compensation as of December 31, 2004. Projected benefit obligations for defined benefit plans represent the present value of pension benefits earned as of December 31, 2004 projected for estimated salary increases as of an assumed date with respect to retirement, termination, disability or death. Projected benefit obligations for postretirement plans represent the present value of postretirement medical and life insurance benefits deemed earned as of December 31, 2004 projected for estimated salary and medical claim rate increases as of an assumed date with respect to retirement, termination, disability, or death.

The accumulated benefit obligations with respect to both non-U.S. and U.S. pension benefit plans as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                 
(in millions) 2004 2003
Non-U.S. pension benefit plans
  $ 1,260     $ 1,243  
U.S. pension benefit plans
  $ 2,367     $ 2,252  

The following table sets forth the change in the projected benefit obligation of the defined benefit pension plans, including the supplemental plans, and postretirement benefit plans as of December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                   
Pension Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans(a) Total Plans Plans Total
2004
                                               
Change in projected benefit obligation:
                                               
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $ 1,348     $ 2,602     $ 3,950     $ 16     $ 247     $ 263  
 
Service cost
     59       101       160       3       6       9  
 
Interest cost
     33       147       180       2       14       16  
 
Participant contributions
     2       –       2       –       –       –  
 
Actuarial loss
     133       59       192       11       (6 )     5  
 
Plan amendments and mergers
     (92 )     (42 )     (134 )     –       –       –  
 
Benefits paid:
                                                
 
  AIG assets
     (48 )     (8 )     (56 )     (1 )     (16 )     (17 )
 
  Plan assets
     (27 )     (71 )     (98 )     –       –       –  
 
Effect of foreign currency fluctuation
     67       –       67       1       –       1  
 
Other(b)
     (99 )     (38 )     (137 )     3       (2 )     1  
Benefit obligation at end of year
   $ 1,376     $ 2,750     $ 4,126     $ 35     $ 243     $ 278  
2003
                                               
Change in projected benefit obligation:
                                               
 
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
  $ 1,071     $ 2,146     $ 3,217     $ 16     $ 238     $ 254  
 
Service cost
    52       79       131       1       4       5  
 
Interest cost
    33       151       184       1       15       16  
 
Participant contributions
    4       –       4       –       –       –  
 
Actuarial loss
    139       277       416       (3 )     5       2  
 
Plan amendments and mergers
    34       27       61       –       –       –  
 
Benefits paid:
                                               
 
  AIG assets
    (41 )     (7 )     (48 )     –       (15 )     (15 )
 
  Plan assets
    (25 )     (71 )     (96 )     –       –       –  
 
Effect of foreign currency fluctuation
    107       –       107       1       –       1  
 
Other
    (26 )     –       (26 )     –       –       –  
Benefit obligation at end of year
  $ 1,348     $ 2,602     $ 3,950     $ 16     $ 247     $ 263  
(a) Includes excess retirement income type plans and supplemental executive type plans.
(b) With respect to the non-U.S. Plans obligations, the reduction resulted from transferring to the Japanese government certain Japanese plan obligations approximating $50 million. Additionally, the Japanese government also provided a subsidy with respect to certain Japanese plan obligations approximating $50 million.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                   
Pension Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
Plans Plans Plans Plans
2004
                                
 
Discount rate
    1.75 - 12.00%       5.75%       4.50 - 6.00%       5.75 %
 
Rate of compensation increase
    1.50 - 10.00%       4.25%       3.00%       4.25 %
2003
                                
 
Discount rate
    2.00 -  8.00%       6.00%       5.50 - 6.00%       6.00 %
 
Rate of compensation increase
    1.50 -  7.00%       4.25%       5.50%       4.25 %

     The benefit obligations outside the United States reflect those assumptions that were most appropriate for the local economic environments of each of the subsidiaries providing such benefits.

     A 9.0 percent annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered healthcare benefits for AIG’s U.S. plans will be assumed for 2005. This rate is assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0 percent through 2009 and remain at that level thereafter.

     The assumed range for 2005 with respect to the annual rates of increase in the per capita cost of covered healthcare benefits of AIG’s non-U.S. plans is 7.0 to 9.2 percent. These rates are assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0 percent after three to six years and remain at that level thereafter.

A one percent point change in the assumed healthcare cost trend rate would have the following effect on AIG’s postretirement benefit obligations at December 31, 2004:

                 
One Percentage Point
(in millions) Increase Decrease
Non-U.S. plans
    $6       $4  
U.S. plans
    $3       $3  

(f) Funded Status: The funded status of the AIG defined benefit plans is a comparison of the pension benefit obligations to the assets related to the respective plan, if any. The difference between the two represents amounts that have been appropriately recognized as expenses in prior periods or represent amounts that will be recognized as expenses in the future.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  197

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

The following table sets forth the funded status of the plans, reconciled to the amount reported on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                   
Pension Postretirement(b)
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans(a) Plans Total Plans Plans Total
2004
                                                
Fair value of plan assets
  $ 624     $ 2,247     $ 2,871     $ –     $ –     $ –  
Less projected benefit obligations
    1,376       2,750       4,126       35       243       278  
 
Funded status
    (752 )     (503 )     (1,255 )     (35 )     (243 )     (278 )
Amounts not yet recognized:
                                               
 
Actuarial (gains)/losses(c)
    380       840       1,220       –       44       44  
 
Prior service cost
    (101 )     3       (98 )     –       (39 )     (39 )
 
Transition obligations
    2       –       2       –       –       –  
Net amount recognized
  $ (471 )   $ 340     $ (131 )   $ (35 )   $ (238 )   $ (273 )
Composition of net amount recognized:
                                               
 
Prepaid benefit cost
  $ 13     $ 499     $ 512     $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
Accrued benefit cost
    (697 )     (191 )     (888 )     (35 )     (238 )     (273 )
 
Intangible asset
    5       6       11       –       –       –  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    208       26       234       –       –       –  
Net amount recognized
  $ (471 )   $ 340     $ (131 )   $ (35 )   $ (238 )   $ (273 )
2003
                                                
Fair value of plan assets
  $ 591     $ 2,124     $ 2,715     $ –     $ –     $ –  
Less projected benefit obligations
    1,348       2,602       3,950       16       247       263  
 
Funded status
    (757 )     (478 )     (1,235 )     (16 )     (247 )     (263 )
Amounts not yet recognized:
                                               
 
Actuarial (gains)/losses(c)
    281       830       1,111       –       52       52  
 
Prior service cost
    (14 )     44       30       –       (45 )     (45 )
 
Transition obligations
    3       –       3       –       –       –  
Net amount recognized
  $ (487 )   $ 396     $ (91 )   $ (16 )   $ (240 )   $ (256 )
Composition of net amount recognized:
                                               
 
Prepaid benefit cost
  $ 2     $ 550     $ 552     $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
Accrued benefit cost
    (756 )     (185 )     (941 )     (16 )     (240 )     (256 )
 
Intangible asset
    9       5       14       –       –       –  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    258       26       284       –       –       –  
Net amount recognized
  $ (487 )   $ 396     $ (91 )   $ (16 )   $ (240 )   $ (256 )
(a) A significant portion of these plans, particularly those in Japan, are not required by local regulation to be funded currently. With respect to the funded status of these Japanese plans, approximately $480 million represents the projected benefit obligation and approximately $400 million has been recognized at December 31, 2004.
(b) AIG does not currently fund postretirement benefits.
(c) Actuarial (gains)/losses are amounts included in the projected benefit obligations but not yet recognized in the financial statements.

Defined benefit pension plan obligations where the projected benefit obligation was in excess of the related plan assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                 
2004 2003
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans Plans Plans
Projected benefit obligation
    $1,344       $2,750       $1,324       $2,602  
Accumulated benefit obligation
    1,240       2,367       1,222       2,252  
Fair value of plan assets
    576       2,247       554       2,124  
 
198 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

Defined benefit pension plan obligations where the accumulated benefit obligation was in excess of the related plan assets at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                                 
2004 2003
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans Plans Plans
Projected benefit obligation
  $ 1,324     $ 232     $ 1,308     $ 227  
Accumulated benefit obligation
    1,226       194       1,215       192  
Fair value of plan assets
    558       9       542       9  

(g) Plan Assets: The following table sets forth the change in plan assets as at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                   
Pension Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans Total Plans Plans Total
2004
                                                
 
Change in plan assets:
                                               
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
  $ 591     $ 2,124     $ 2,715     $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
Actual return on plan assets net of expenses
    40       151       191       –       –       –  
 
AIG contributions
    81       61       142       1       16       17  
 
Participant contributions
    2       –       2       –       –       –  
 
Benefits paid:
                                               
 
  AIG assets
    (48 )     (8 )     (56 )     (1 )     (16 )     (17 )
 
  Plan assets
    (27 )     (71 )     (98 )     –       –       –  
 
Effect of foreign currency fluctuation
    30       –       30       –       –       –  
 
Other*
    (45 )     (10 )     (55 )     –       –       –  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
  $ 624     $ 2,247     $ 2,871     $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
2003
Change in plan assets:
                                               
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
  $ 479     $ 1,697     $ 2,176     $ –     $ –     $ –  
 
Actual return on plan assets net of expenses
    65       340       405       –       –       –  
 
AIG contributions
    60       165       225       –       15       15  
 
Participant contributions
    4       –       4       –       –       –  
 
Benefits paid:
                                               
 
  AIG assets
    (41 )     (7 )     (48 )     –       (15 )     (15 )
 
  Plan assets
    (25 )     (71 )     (96 )     –       –       –  
 
Effect of foreign currency fluctuation
    49       –       49       –       –       –  
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
  $ 591     $ 2,124     $ 2,715     $ –     $ –     $ –  
*  Approximately $50 million was disbursed as a result of the settlement of certain Japanese plan obligations with the Japanese government.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  199

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

The asset allocation percentage by major asset class for AIG’s U.S. plan at December 31, 2004 and 2003, and the target allocation for 2005 follows:

                           
Allocation
Target Actual Actual
2005 2004 2003
Asset class:
                       
 
Equity securities
    50-70 %     63 %     62 %
 
Debt securities
    30-50       37       38  
Total
            100 %     100 %

     Included in equity securities at December 31, 2004 and 2003 were 1.2 million shares of AIG common stock, with values of $79.3 million and $80.0 million, respectively.

     The investment strategy with respect to AIG’s pension plan assets is to preserve capital and to seek investment returns with a goal of fully funding the plan.

     Further, the investments for the non-U.S. Plans and the asset allocation thereof may be limited in some countries due to appropriate asset availability within an asset class. Thus, the disclosure with respect to a range for either the target asset class allocation or an actual range of asset class allocations related to the investments for non-U.S. Pension plan assets would not be meaningful.

     The expected rate of return with respect to AIG’s domestic pension plan was 8.25 percent and 8.75 percent for the twelve months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. These rates of return are an aggregation of expected returns within each asset category. The return with respect to each asset class considers both historical returns and the future expectations for such returns.

(h) Expected Cash Flows: With respect to AIG’s U.S. pension plan, the actuarially prepared funding amount ranges from the minimum amount AIG would be required to contribute to the maximum amount that would be deductible for U.S. tax purposes. This range is generally not determined until the fourth quarter with respect to the contribution year. Contributed amounts in excess of the minimum amounts are deemed voluntary. Amounts in excess of the maximum amount would be subject to an excise tax and may not be deductible under the Internal Revenue Code. Supplemental and excess plans’ payments and postretirement plan payments are deductible when paid.

     AIG contributed $393 million during 2005 to its pension plans.

The expected future benefit payments, net of participants’ contributions with respect to the defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans, are as follows:

                                 
Pension Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans Plans Plans
2005
    $ 69       $ 95       $1       $17  
2006
    70       102       1       17  
2007
    71       110       1       18  
2008
    79       118       1       18  
2009
    86       127       1       18  
2010-2014
    438       807       6       95  
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

(i) Net Periodic Benefit Costs: The following table presents the components of the net periodic benefit costs with respect to pensions and other benefits for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                                                   
Pensions Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
(in millions) Plans Plans Total Plans Plans Total
2004
                                                
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                                               
 
Service cost
  $ 59     $ 101     $ 160     $ 3     $ 6     $ 9  
 
Interest cost
    33       147       180       2       14       16  
 
Expected return on assets
    (22 )     (170 )     (192 )     –       –       –  
 
Amortization of prior service cost
    (8 )     –       (8 )     –       (7 )     (7 )
 
Amortization of transitional liability
    2       –       2       –       –       –  
 
Recognition of net actuarial (gains)/losses
    15       53       68       11       2       13  
 
Other*
    (24 )     –       (24 )     3       –       3  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 55     $ 131     $ 186     $ 19     $ 15     $ 34  
 
2003
                                                
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                                               
 
Service cost
  $ 52     $ 79     $ 131     $ 1     $ 4     $ 5  
 
Interest cost
    33       151       184       1       15       16  
 
Expected return on assets
    (18 )     (145 )     (163 )     –       –       –  
 
Amortization of prior service cost
    (3 )     4       1       –       (6 )     (6 )
 
Amortization of transitional liability
    2       1       3       –       –       –  
 
Recognition of net actuarial (gains)/losses
    19       61       80       –       1       1  
 
Other
    (26 )     –       (26 )     –       –       –  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 59     $ 151     $ 210     $ 2     $ 14     $ 16  
 
2002
                                                
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                                               
 
Service cost
  $ 48     $ 74     $ 122     $ 1     $ 4     $ 5  
 
Interest cost
    30       141       171       1       16       17  
 
Expected return on assets
    (19 )     (176 )     (195 )     –       –       –  
 
Amortization of prior service cost
    –       2       2       –       (6 )     (6 )
 
Amortization of transitional liability
    2       1       3       –       –       –  
 
Recognition of net actuarial (gains)/losses
    15       3       18       –       –       –  
 
Other
    (10 )     3       (7 )     –       1       1  
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 66     $ 48     $ 114     $ 2     $ 15     $ 17  
*  The reduction resulted from transferring to the Japanese government certain Japanese plan obligations approximating $50 million reduced by approximately $26 million loss incurred with respect to the settlement of those obligations.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  201

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
15. Employee Benefits (continued)

The weighted average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations and net periodic pension costs for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 were as follows:

                                   
Pension Postretirement
Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S.
Plans* Plans Plans* Plans
2004
                                
 
Discount rate
    2.00 -  8.00%       6.00%       5.50 - 6.00%       6.00%  
 
Rate of compensation increase
    1.50 -  7.00%       4.25%       5.50%       4.25%  
 
Expected return on assets
    2.50 - 10.00%       8.25%       N/A       N/A  
2003
                                
 
Discount rate
    2.00 -  8.00%       6.75%       5.50 - 6.00%       6.75%  
 
Rate of compensation increase
    1.50 -  7.00%       4.50%       5.50%       4.50%  
 
Expected return on assets
    3.00 - 10.00%       8.75%       N/A       N/A  
2002
                                
 
Discount rate
    2.50 - 10.00%       7.50%       6.00 - 7.25%       7.50%  
 
Rate of compensation increase
    2.00 -  8.00%       5.00%       6.00%       5.00%  
 
Expected return on assets
    3.00 - 13.00%       9.00%       N/A       N/A  
*  The benefit obligations outside the United States reflect those assumptions that were most appropriate for each local economic environment of the subsidiaries providing such benefits.

     AIG’s postretirement plans provide benefits primarily in the form of defined employer contributions as opposed to defined employer benefits. As such, a change in the assumed healthcare cost trend rate has little effect on postretirement expense.

 
16. Benefits Provided by Starr International Company, Inc.

Starr International Company, Inc. (SICO) has provided a series of two-year Deferred Compensation Profit Participation Plans (SICO Plans) to certain AIG employees. The SICO Plans came into being in 1975 when the voting shareholders and Board of Directors of SICO, a private holding company whose principal asset is AIG common stock, decided that a portion of the capital value of SICO should be used to provide an incentive plan for the current and succeeding managements of all American International companies, including AIG.

     Participation in the SICO Plans by any person, and the amount of such participation, has been at the sole discretion of SICO’s Board of Directors. None of the costs of the various benefits provided under the SICO Plans has been paid by AIG, although in its restated financial statements, AIG has recorded a charge to reported earnings in all years presented for the deferred compensation amounts paid to AIG employees by SICO, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital reflecting amounts deemed contributed by SICO. The SICO Plans provide that shares currently owned by SICO may be set aside by SICO for the benefit of the participant and distributed upon retirement. The SICO Board of Directors currently may permit an early payout of units under certain circumstances. Prior to payout, the participant is not entitled to vote, dispose of or receive dividends with respect to such shares, and shares are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions, including but not limited to the participant’s voluntary termination of employment with AIG prior to normal retirement age. In addition, SICO’s Board of Directors currently may elect to pay a participant cash in lieu of shares of AIG common stock. See also Note 12(f) herein.

     SICO has also provided certain personal benefits to AIG employees. The cost of such benefits, primarily attributable to personal use of corporate aircraft, has not been included in compensation expense.

     Compensation expense with respect to the SICO Plans aggregated $62 million, $280 million and $(168) million for 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
17. Leases

(a) AIG and its subsidiaries occupy leased space in many locations under various long-term leases and have entered into various leases covering the long-term use of data processing equipment.

At December 31, 2004, the future minimum lease payments under operating leases were as follows:

         
(in millions)
2005
    $  543  
2006
    405  
2007
    303  
2008
    242  
2009
    263  
Remaining years after 2009
    926  
Total
    $2,682  

     Rent expense approximated $568 million, $524 million, and $503 million for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002 respectively.

(b) Minimum future rental income on noncancelable operating leases of flight equipment which have been delivered at December 31, 2004 was as follows:

         
(in millions)
2005
    $  2,817  
2006
    2,474  
2007
    2,085  
2008
    1,672  
2009
    1,292  
Remaining years after 2009
    3,066  
Total
    $13,406  

     Flight equipment is leased, under operating leases, with remaining terms ranging from one to 17 years.

 
18. Ownership and Transactions With Related Parties

(a) Ownership: The directors and officers of AIG, together with C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. (Starr), a private holding company, The Starr Foundation, and SICO, a private holding company, owned or otherwise controlled approximately 19 percent of the voting stock of AIG at December 31, 2004. Five directors of AIG served as directors of Starr and SICO as of December 31, 2004. As of April 30, 2005, no director of AIG serving as an executive officer of AIG served as a director of Starr or SICO.

(b) Transactions with Related Parties: During the ordinary course of business, AIG and its subsidiaries pay commissions to Starr and its subsidiaries for the production and management of insurance business. There are no significant receivables from/payables to related parties at December 31, 2004. Payment for the production of insurance business to Starr aggregated approximately $205 million in 2004, $173 million in 2003, and $114 million in 2002, from which Starr generally is required to pay commissions due originating brokers and its operating expenses. AIG also received approximately $24 million in 2004, $24 million in 2003, and $17 million in 2002 from Starr and paid approximately $39,000 in 2004, $114,000 in 2003, and $352,000 in 2002 to Starr in rental fees and $262,000 for services in 2004, 2003 and 2002. AIG also received approximately $1 million in 2004, $2 million in 2003, and $3 million in 2002, respectively, from SICO and paid approximately $1 million in each of the years 2004, 2003 and 2002 to SICO as reimbursement for services rendered at cost. AIG also paid to SICO $4 million in 2004, $4 million in 2003, and $5 million in 2002 in rental fees.

 
19. Variable Interest Entities

In January 2003, FASB issued FIN46. FIN46 changed the method of determining whether certain entities should be consolidated in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. An entity is subject to FIN46 and is called a Variable Interest Entity (VIE) if it has (i) equity that is insufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or (ii) equity investors that cannot make significant decisions about the entity’s operations, or that do not absorb the expected losses or receive the expected returns of the entity. A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is the party that has a majority of the expected losses or a majority of the expected residual returns of the VIE, or both. All other entities not considered VIEs are evaluated for consolidation under existing guidance. In December 2003, FASB issued a revision to Interpretation No. 46 (FIN46R).

     The provisions of FIN46R had to be applied immediately to VIEs created after January 31, 2003, and to VIEs in which AIG obtains an interest after that date. For VIEs in which AIG

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 
19. Variable Interest Entities (continued)

held a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003, FIN46R was applied as of December 31, 2003. For any VIEs that must be consolidated under FIN46R that were created before February 1, 2003, the assets, liabilities and noncontrolling interest of the VIEs would be initially measured at their carrying amounts with any difference between the net amount added to the balance sheet and any previously recognized interest being recognized as the cumulative effect of an accounting change. In accordance with the transition provisions of FIN46R, AIG recorded a gain of $9 million ($14 million before tax) reported as a cumulative effect of an accounting change for the fourth quarter of 2003 and added approximately $4.7 billion of assets and liabilities in its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2003.

     Of the $4.7 billion, approximately $4.2 billion relates to assets and liabilities arising from AIG’s real estate partnerships, principally connected to affordable housing transactions involving AIG SunAmerica subsidiaries, and private equity partnerships managed by AIG Global Investment Group and AIG Capital Partners.

     SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc. (SAAHP) organizes limited partnerships that are considered to be VIEs, and that are consolidated by AIG. The partnerships invest as limited partners in operating partnerships that develop and operate low income housing and a smaller number of market rate properties across the United States. The general partners in the operating partnerships are almost exclusively unaffiliated third party developers. AIG does not generally consolidate an operating partnership if the general partner is an affiliated person. Through approximately 1,000 partnerships, SAAHP has invested in developments with approximately 147,000 apartment units nationwide, and has syndicated over $5 billion in partnership equity since 1991 to other investors who will receive, among other benefits, tax credits under certain sections of the Internal Revenue Code. AIG Retirement Services, Inc. functions as the general partner in the limited partnerships and acts as both a credit enhancer in certain transactions, through differing structures with respect to funding development costs for the operating partnerships, and as guarantor that investors will receive the tax benefits projected at the time of syndication. As part of their incentive compensation, certain key SAAHP employees have been awarded residual cash flow interests in the partnerships, subject to certain vesting requirements. The operating income of SAAHP is reported, along with other SunAmerica partnership income, as a component of AIG’s Asset Management segment.

     The remaining approximately $500 million involves ILFC, and arises principally from a sale-leaseback transaction which expired during 2004.

     As of December 31, 2004, AIG’s consolidated balance sheet included approximately $8.1 billion of assets and liabilities connected to entities consolidated under FIN46R.

     The following VIE activities are not consolidated by AIG under FIN46R:

•  AIG uses VIEs primarily in connection with certain guaranteed investment contract programs (GIC Programs) written by its Life Insurance & Retirement Services subsidiaries. In the GIC Programs, AIG’s Life Insurance subsidiaries (principally SunAmerica Life Insurance Company) provide guaranteed investment contracts to VIEs which are not controlled by AIG, and in which AIG does not have a direct variable interest, as defined under FIN46R, in the entity. The VIE issues notes or bonds which are sold to third-party institutional investors. Neither AIG nor the insurance company issuing the GICs has any obligation to the investors in the notes or bonds. The proceeds from the securities issued by the VIE are invested by the VIE in the GICs. The insurance company subsidiaries use the proceeds to invest in a diversified portfolio of securities, primarily investment grade bonds. Both the assets and the liabilities of the insurance companies arising from these GIC Programs are presented in AIG’s consolidated balance sheet. Thus, at December 31, 2004, approximately $42 billion of policyholders’ contract deposits represented liabilities from issuances of GICs included in these GIC Programs, the proceeds of which are used to invest in insurance invested assets.
 
•  AIG manages Collateralized Bond and Loan Obligation trusts (collectively, Collateralized Debt Obligation trusts or CDO trusts). As asset manager, AIG receives fees for management of the assets held in the CDO trust, which support the issuance of securities sold by the CDO trust. AIG may take minority equity and/or fixed-income security interests in the CDO trust. AIG has entered into such arrangements to expand its asset management activities. Third-party investors have recourse only to the CDO trust and have no recourse to AIG. AIG does not consolidate these CDO trusts, pursuant to FIN46R.
 
•  AIG’s insurance operations also invest in assets of VIEs. These VIEs are established by unrelated third parties. Investments include collateralized mortgage backed securities and similar securities backed by pools of mortgages, consumer receivables, or other assets. The investment in these VIEs allows AIG’s insurance entities to purchase assets permitted by insurance regulations while maximizing their return on these assets. These VIEs are not consolidated by AIG, pursuant to FIN46R. For a discussion of VIEs in connection with insurance and reinsurance activities, see Note 2 herein.
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
19. Variable Interest Entities (continued)

     As a result of AIG’s internal review, certain entities, including Union Excess and Richmond, were determined to be VIEs and were consolidated in AIG’s consolidated financial statements. See Note 2 herein.

     AIGFP is involved with various special purpose vehicles in the ordinary course of business that may be deemed VIEs and may hold variable interests therein. The variable interests that AIGFP may hold include debt securities, equity interests, loans, derivative instruments and other credit support arrangements. Transactions associated with these entities include an asset-backed commercial paper conduit, asset securitizations, collateralized debt obligations, investment vehicles and other structured financial transactions. AIGFP engages in these transactions to facilitate client needs, for investment purposes and to obtain attractive funding.

     As of December 31, 2004, AIGFP was the primary beneficiary in the following VIEs:

  —  An asset-backed commercial paper conduit, with which it entered into several total return swaps covering all the conduit’s assets that absorb the majority of the expected losses of the entity. The total assets of the conduit that serve as collateral to the conduit’s obligations that are reflected in AIG’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 were $1.1 billion.
 
  —  Several structured financing transactions for which AIGFP held the first loss position either by investing in the equity or preferred stock of the entity or implicitly through a lending or derivative arrangement. The total assets of these entities that are reflected in AIG’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 were $1.6 billion. The obligations of these entities are paid solely from the cash flows of the assets held by the VIEs.

     AIGFP has significant variable interests in various transactions where AIGFP is not the primary beneficiary These transactions consist principally of principal protected products, asset securitizations, and other structured financings, in which AIGFP owns an investment interest or is a financial derivatives provider. At December 31, 2004, the total assets of these entities were $18.1 billion. AIGFP’s maximum exposure to loss in these transactions at December 31, 2004 was $8.5 billion in the aggregate.

 
20. Derivatives

Derivatives are financial arrangements among two or more parties. The returns of the derivatives are linked to or “derived” from some underlying equity, debt, commodity or other asset, liability, or index. Derivative payments may be based on interest rates and exchange rates and/or prices of certain securities, certain commodities, or financial or commodity indices. These instruments are carried at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet. Collateral is required, at the discretion of AIG, on certain transactions based on the creditworthiness of the counterparty.

     The vast majority of AIG’s derivative activity is transacted by Capital Markets operations. AIGFP becomes a party to derivative financial instruments in the normal course of business and to reduce currency, interest rate, commodity, and equity exposures. Interest rate, currency, commodity, and equity risks related to such instruments are reflected in the consolidated financial statements and are carried at a market or a fair value, whichever is appropriate. The recorded estimated fair values of such instruments may be different from the values that might be realized if AIGFP was required to sell or close out the transactions prior to maturity.

     AIGFP, in the ordinary course of operations and as principal, structures and enters into derivative transactions to meet the needs of counterparties who may be seeking to hedge certain aspects of such counterparties’ operations or obtain a desired financial exposure. AIGFP also enters into derivative transactions to hedge the financial exposures arising from its counterparty transactions. Such derivative transactions include interest rate, currency, commodity, credit and equity swaps, swaptions, and forward commitments. Interest rate swap transactions generally involve the exchange of fixed and floating rate interest payment obligations without the exchange of the underlying principal amounts. AIGFP typically becomes a principal in the exchange of interest payments between the parties and, therefore, is exposed to counterparty credit risk and may be exposed to loss, if counterparties default. Currency, commodity, and equity swaps are similar to interest rate swaps, but involve the exchange of specific currencies or cashflows based on the underlying commodity, equity securities or indices. Also, they may involve the exchange of principal amounts at the beginning and end of the transaction. Swaptions are options where the holder has the right but not the obligation to enter into a swap transaction or cancel an existing swap transaction. At December 31, 2004, the aggregate notional principal amount of AIGFP’s outstanding swap transactions approximated $1,286.0 billion, primarily related to interest rate swaps of approximately $858.7 billion.

     Notional amount represents a standard of measurement of the volume of swaps business of Capital Markets operations. Notional amount is not a quantification of market risk or credit risk and is not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. Notional amounts generally represent those amounts used to calculate contractual cash flows to be exchanged and are not paid or received, except for certain contracts such as currency swaps.

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
20. Derivatives (continued)

     The timing and the amount of cash flows relating to Capital Markets foreign exchange forwards and exchange traded futures and options contracts are determined by each of the respective contractual agreements.

The following table presents the contractual and notional amounts by maturity and type of derivative of Capital Markets derivatives portfolio at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                   
Remaining Life of Notional Amount*
One Two Through Six Through After Ten Total
(in millions) Year Five Years Ten Years Years 2004 Total
2003
Capital Markets interest rate, currency and equity swaps and swaptions:
                                               
Notional amount:
                                               
 
Interest rate swaps
  $ 192,785     $ 470,233     $ 176,074     $ 19,641     $ 858,733     $ 756,936  
 
Currency swaps
    41,475       144,854       67,298       21,839       275,466       226,222  
 
Swaptions, equity and commodity swaps
    50,123       43,939       24,748       32,979       151,789       193,514  
Total
  $ 284,383     $ 659,026     $ 268,120     $ 74,459     $ 1,285,988     $ 1,176,672  
*  Notional amount is not representative of either market risk or credit risk and is not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet.

     Futures and forward contracts are contracts that obligate the holder to sell or purchase foreign currencies, commodities or financial indices in which the seller/ purchaser agrees to make/ take delivery at a specified future date of a specified instrument, at a specified price or yield. Options are contracts that allow the holder of the option to purchase or sell the underlying commodity, currency or index at a specified price and within, or at, a specified period of time. As a writer of options, AIGFP generally receives an option premium and then manages the risk of any unfavorable change in the value of the underlying commodity, currency or index by entering into offsetting transactions with third-party market participants. Risks arise as a result of movements in current market prices from contracted prices, and the potential inability of the counterparties to meet their obligations under the contracts. At December 31, 2004, the contractual amount of Capital Markets futures, forward and option contracts approximated $305.4 billion.

The following table presents Capital Markets futures, forward and option contracts portfolio by maturity and type of derivative at December 31, 2004 and 2003:

                                                   
Remaining Life
One Two Through Six Through After Ten Total  
(in millions) Year Five Years Ten Years Years 2004 Total
2003
Futures, forward and options contracts:
                                               
 
Exchange traded futures and options contracts contractual amount
  $ 24,986     $ 2,366     $ 104       –     $ 27,456     $ 17,840  
 
Over the counter forward contracts contractual amount
    266,634       10,179       1,122       –       277,935       233,073  
Total
  $ 291,620     $ 12,545     $ 1,226       –     $ 305,391     $ 250,913  

     AIGFP enters into credit derivative transactions in the ordinary course of its business. The majority of AIGFP’s credit derivatives require AIGFP to provide credit protection on a designated portfolio of loans or debt securities. AIGFP provides such credit protection on a “second loss” basis, under which AIGFP’s payment obligations arise only after credit losses in the designated portfolio exceed a specified threshold amount or level of “first losses.” The threshold amount of credit losses that must be realized before AIGFP has any payment obligation is negotiated by AIGFP for each transaction to provide that the likelihood of any payment obligation by AIGFP under each transaction is remote, even in severe recessionary market scenarios.

     In certain cases, the credit risk associated with a designated portfolio is tranched into different layers of risk, which are then analyzed and rated by the credit rating agencies. Typically, there will be an equity layer covering the first credit losses in respect of the portfolio up to a specified percentage of the total portfolio, and then successive layers that are rated, generally a BBB-rated layer, an A-rated layer, an AA-rated layer, and an AAA-rated layer. In transactions that are rated, the risk layer or tranche that is immediately junior to the threshold level above which AIGFP’s payment obligation would arise is rated AAA by the rating agencies. In transactions that are not rated, AIGFP applies the same risk criteria for setting the threshold level for its payment obligations. Therefore the risk layer assumed by AIGFP with respect to the designated portfolio in these transactions is often called the “super senior” risk layer, defined as the layer of credit risk senior to a risk layer that has been rated AAA by the credit rating agencies or if the transaction is not

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
20. Derivatives (continued)

rated, equivalent thereto. For example, in a transaction with an equity layer covering credit losses from zero to two percent of the total portfolio, a BBB-rated layer covering credit losses from two to four percent, an A-rated layer from four to six percent, an AA-rated layer from six to eight percent, and a AAA-rated layer from eight to 11 percent. AIGFP would cover credit losses arising in respect of the portfolio that exceeded an 11 percent first loss threshold amount and thereby bear risk that is senior to the AAA-rated risk layer.

     AIGFP continually monitors the underlying portfolios to determine whether the credit loss experience for any particular portfolio has caused the likelihood of AIGFP having a payment obligation under the transaction to be super senior risk. AIGFP maintains the ability opportunistically to hedge specific securities in a portfolio and thereby further limit its exposure to loss and has hedged outstanding transactions in this manner on occasion. AIGFP has never had a payment obligation under these credit derivatives transactions where AIGFP is providing credit protection on the super senior risk. Furthermore, based on portfolio credit losses experienced as of December 31, 2004 under all such outstanding transactions, no transaction has experienced credit losses in an amount that has made the likelihood of AIGFP having to make a payment, in AIGFP’s view, to be greater than remote, even in severe recessionary market scenarios. At December 31, 2004, the notional amount with respect to the Capital Markets credit derivative portfolio was $290.3 billion.

     AIGFP utilizes various credit enhancements, including letters of credit, guarantees, collateral, credit triggers, credit derivatives, and margin agreements to reduce the credit exposure relating to derivative financial instruments. AIGFP requires credit enhancements in connection with specific transactions based on, among other things, the creditworthiness of the counterparties, and the transaction’s size and maturity. In addition, Capital Markets derivative transactions are generally documented under ISDA Master Agreements. Management believes that such agreements provide for legally enforceable set-off and close-out netting of exposures to specific counterparties. Under such agreements, in connection with an early termination of a transaction, AIGFP is permitted to set-off its receivables from a counterparty against its payables to the same counterparty arising out of all included transactions. As a result, the fair value represents the net sum of estimated positive fair values after the application of such strategies, agreements and collateral held. After consideration of these credit enhancements, the fair value of AIGFP’s interest rate, currency, commodity and equity swaps, options, swaptions, and forward commitments, futures, and forward contracts approximated $22.67 billion at December 31, 2004 and $21.46 billion at December 31, 2003. These amounts have been determined in accordance with the respective close-out netting provisions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreements. The fair value represents the maximum potential loss to AIGFP.

     AIGFP independently evaluates the creditworthiness of its counterparties, taking into account credit ratings assigned by recognized statistical rating organizations. In addition, AIGFP’s credit approval process involves pre-set counterparty, country, and industry credit exposure limits and, for particularly credit intensive transactions, obtaining approval from AIG’s Credit Risk Committee. The average credit rating of Capital Markets counterparties as a whole (as measured by AIGFP) is equivalent to AA-. The maximum potential loss will increase or decrease during the life of the derivative commitments as a function of maturity and market conditions.

Capital Markets determines counterparty credit quality by reference to ratings from independent rating agencies or, where such ratings are not available, by internal analysis. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the counterparty credit quality with respect to the fair value of Capital Markets derivatives portfolios were as follows:

                   
Fair Value
Total Total
(in millions) 2004 2003
Counterparty credit quality:
               
 
AAA
    $  9,185       $  9,160  
 
AA
    7,244       6,105  
 
A
    4,448       4,461  
 
BBB
    1,193       1,127  
 
Below investment grade
    600       120  
 
Other
    –       486  
Total
    $22,670       $21,459  

At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the counterparty breakdown by industry with respect to the fair value of Capital Markets derivatives portfolio was as follows:

                 
Fair Value
Total Total
(in millions) 2004 2003
Non-U.S. banks
    $  7,163       $  5,869  
Insured municipalities
    543       607  
U.S. industrials
    2,139       1,884  
Governmental
    1,387       959  
Non-U.S. financial service companies
    1,511       919  
Non-U.S. industrials
    2,377       1,952  
Special purpose
    4,937       4,265  
U.S. banks
    773       623  
U.S. financial service companies
    1,726       3,836  
Supranationals
    114       59  
Other
    –       486  
Total
    $22,670       $21,459  
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
20. Derivatives (continued)

     As a result of its internal review, AIG determined that in many cases it did not meet hedging requirements under FAS 133 with respect to certain hedging transactions. See Note 2 herein.

 
21. Variable Life and Annuity Contracts

In July 2003, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of Position 03-1, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises for Certain Nontraditional Long-Duration Contracts and for Separate Accounts” (SOP 03-1). This Statement was effective January 1, 2004, and requires AIG to recognize a liability for guaranteed minimum death benefits and other living benefits related to its variable annuity and variable life contracts and modifies certain disclosures and financial statement presentations for these products. AIG reported for the first quarter of 2004 a one-time cumulative accounting charge upon adoption of $144 million to reflect the liability as of January 1, 2004. For 2004, the ongoing earnings effect of AIG’s adoption of SOP 03-1 was a charge of $10 million to benefit expense.

     As of January 1, 2004, approximately $11 billion of assets and liabilities representing most of the non-U.S. portion of AIG’s separate and variable account assets and liabilities were reclassified in accordance with SOP 03-1 to several invested asset captions and to the Policyholders’ contract deposits liability caption, respectively. Approximately $11 billion of separate and variable account assets were reclassified as follows: $4 billion to Short-term investments; $4 billion to Equity securities – common stocks trading; $2 billion to Fixed maturities – bond trading securities; and $1 billion to various other asset captions.

     Except as noted above, AIG reports variable contracts through separate and variable accounts when investment income and investment gains and losses accrue directly to, and investment risk is borne by, the contract holder (traditional variable annuities). AIG also reports variable annuity and life contracts through separate and variable accounts where AIG contractually guarantees to the contract holder (variable contracts with guarantees) either (a) total deposits made to the contract less any partial withdrawals plus a minimum return (and in minor instances, no minimum returns) (Net Deposits Plus a Minimum Return) or (b) the highest contract value attained, typically on any anniversary date minus any subsequent withdrawals following the contract anniversary (Highest Contract Value Attained). These guarantees include benefits that are payable in the event of death, annuitization, or, in other instances, at specified dates during the accumulation period. Such benefits are referred to as guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDB), guaranteed minimum income benefits (GMIB), and guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB), or guaranteed minimum account value benefits (GMAV), respectively. For AIG, GMDB is by far the most widely offered benefit.

     The assets supporting the variable portion of both traditional variable annuities and variable contracts with guarantees are carried at fair value and reported as summary total separate and variable account assets with an equivalent summary total reported for liabilities. Amounts assessed against the contract holders for mortality, administrative, and other services are included in revenue and changes in liabilities for minimum guarantees are included in policyholder benefits in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Separate and variable account net investment income, net investment gains and losses, and the related liability changes are offset within the same line item in the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The vast majority of AIG’s exposure on guarantees made to variable contract holders arises from GMDB. Details concerning AIG’s GMDB exposures as of December 31, 2004 are as follows:

                 
Net Deposits
Plus a Minimum Highest Contract
(dollars in billions) Return Value Attained
Account Value(a)
    $57       $12  
Amount at Risk(b)
    8       2  
Average Attained Age of Contract Holders by Product
    49-70 years       52-68 years  
Range of Guaranteed Minimum Return Rates
    0-10%          
(a) Included in Policyholders’ Contract Deposits in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(b) Represents the amount of death benefit currently in excess of Account Value.

The following summarizes GMDB liabilities for guarantees on variable contracts reflected in the general account.

         
(in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2004*
  $ 479  
Reserve increase
    86  
Benefits paid
    (80 )
Balance at December 31, 2004
  $ 485  
*  Includes amounts from the one-time cumulative accounting charge resulting from the adoption of SOP 03-1.

     The GMDB liability is determined each period end by estimating the expected value of death benefits in excess of the projected account balance and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments. AIG regularly evaluates estimates used and adjusts the additional liability balance, with a related charge or credit to benefit expense, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier assumptions should be revised.

 
208 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
21. Variable Life and Annuity Contracts (continued)

     The following assumptions and methodology were used to determine the domestic and foreign GMDB liability as of December 31, 2004:

•  Data used was up to 5,000 stochastically generated investment performance scenarios.
 
•  Mean investment performance assumptions ranged from approximately four percent to ten percent depending on the block of business.
 
•  Volatility assumptions ranged from 16 percent to 30 percent depending on the block of business.
 
•  Mortality was assumed at between 60 percent and 100 percent of various life and annuity mortality tables.
 
•  For domestic contracts, lapse rates vary by contract type and duration and ranged from zero percent to 40 percent. For Japan, lapse rates ranged from zero percent to 25 percent depending on the type of contract.
 
•  For domestic contracts, the discount rate ranged from three percent to 11 percent. For Japan, the discount rate ranged from two percent to seven percent.

     In addition to GMDB, AIG’s contracts currently include to a lesser extent GMIB. The GMIB liability is determined each period end by estimating the expected value of the annuitization benefits in excess of the projected account balance at the date of annuitization and recognizing the excess ratably over the accumulation period based on total expected assessments. AIG regularly evaluates estimates used and adjusts the additional liability balance, with a related charge or credit to benefit expense, if actual experience or other evidence suggests that earlier assumptions should be revised. As of December 31, 2004, most of AIG’s GMIB exposure was transferred via reinsurance agreements. Contracts with GMIB not reinsured have account values of $1.3 billion with a corresponding reserve of less than $1 million.

     AIG contracts currently include a minimal amount of GMAV and GMWB. GMAV and GMWB are considered to be derivatives and are recognized at fair value through earnings. AIG enters into derivative contracts to partially hedge the economic exposure that arises from GMAV and GMWB.

 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

AIG has set forth below selected quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2004 (as restated) and 2003 (as restated). Because certain of the data set forth in the following tables has been restated from amounts in the First Restatement for the applicable period, the following tables reconcile the quarterly information presented with those from the First Restatement.

     See Note 2 herein for a description of the adjustments reflected in the restated financial statements.

 
FORM 10-K/A :  209

 

 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)

The following quarterly financial information is unaudited. See Note 2 herein for a description of the Restatements.

                                                   
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004
Consolidated Balance Sheets Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Assets:
                                                
 
Investments, financial services assets and cash:
                                               
 
Fixed maturities:
                                               
 
Bonds available for sale, at market value
  $ 319,182     $ 319,182     $ 314,926     $ 314,926     $ 330,735     $ 330,735  
 
Bonds held to maturity, at amortized cost
    9,823       9,823       12,877       12,877       15,415       15,415  
 
Bond trading securities, at market value
    1,966       1,966       1,793       1,793       2,399       2,399  
 
Equity securities:
                                               
 
Common stocks, at market value
    8,467       8,322       7,786       7,641       8,833       8,688  
 
Common stocks trading, at market value
    4,062       4,062       4,780       4,780       5,402       5,402  
 
Preferred stocks, at market value
    2,045       2,045       1,813       1,813       1,915       1,915  
 
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance
    12,251       12,251       12,488       12,488       12,866       12,866  
 
Policy loans
    6,825       6,825       6,747       6,747       6,784       6,784  
 
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance
    2,210       3,564       2,226       3,540       2,189       3,216  
 
Financial services assets:
                                               
 
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    30,807       30,306       31,970       31,427       32,180       31,644  
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    26,260       27,369       25,159       26,168       27,026       28,443  
 
Trading securities, at market value
    5,381       4,997       4,096       3,695       4,038       3,639  
 
Spot commodities
    183       178       687       685       133       358  
 
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    21,309       21,309       18,852       18,852       20,652       20,652  
 
Trading assets
    1,613       1,802       1,136       1,221       2,083       2,204  
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    19,026       19,026       23,335       23,335       31,029       31,029  
 
Finance receivables, net of allowance
    18,385       18,385       20,239       20,239       21,436       21,436  
 
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    40,695       39,892       46,893       46,090       53,803       53,000  
 
Other invested assets
    20,568       20,492       21,730       21,656       22,901       22,829  
 
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    16,766       16,766       16,142       16,142       14,668       14,668  
 
Cash
    1,920       1,920       2,033       2,033       2,072       2,072  
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
    569,744       570,482       577,708       578,148       618,559       619,394  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    4,999       4,978       5,041       5,018       5,487       5,463  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    14,672       15,366       15,103       15,657       15,334       15,879  
 
Reinsurance assets
    21,359       21,048       20,757       20,432       20,286       19,951  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    26,196       26,271       28,422       28,499       28,175       28,254  
 
Investments in partially owned companies
    1,503       1,542       1,557       1,593       1,364       1,400  
 
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    5,960       5,960       5,920       5,920       5,962       5,962  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    51,962       51,962       52,981       52,981       52,664       52,664  
 
Goodwill
    7,714       7,669       8,164       8,119       8,396       8,351  
 
Other assets
    14,969       15,628       14,079       14,753       13,798       14,476  
Total assets
   $ 719,078     $ 720,906     $ 729,732     $ 731,120     $ 770,025     $ 771,794  
 
210 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                   
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004
Consolidated Balance Sheets Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Liabilities:
                                                
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 54,218     $ 53,701     $ 55,640     $ 55,095     $ 58,509     $ 58,009  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    22,180       22,510       22,956       23,311       23,378       23,692  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    94,470       94,474       94,867       94,878       97,963       97,981  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    193,317       193,197       200,954       200,885       208,431       208,299  
 
Other policyholders’ funds
    9,597       9,597       9,540       9,540       9,710       9,710  
 
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    5,033       5,036       4,137       4,143       4,573       4,581  
 
Insurance balances payable
    3,729       3,697       3,591       3,556       3,700       3,662  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    3,145       3,145       3,419       3,419       3,439       3,439  
 
Income taxes payable:
                                               
 
Current
    1,723       1,705       1,540       1,659       1,573       1,456  
 
Deferred
    5,917       5,481       2,469       2,040       5,657       5,264  
 
Financial services liabilities:
                                               
 
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    15,414       15,414       16,484       16,484       18,461       18,461  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase,
at contract value
    16,201       18,153       18,129       19,867       20,579       22,478  
 
Trading liabilities
    4,817       5,017       4,534       4,734       2,651       2,851  
 
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    5,227       5,429       5,140       5,239       4,895       5,259  
 
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    14,199       13,229       12,770       11,162       16,434       15,502  
 
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    3,635       3,635       3,819       3,819       3,769       3,769  
 
Commercial paper
    5,294       5,294       5,704       5,704       6,059       6,059  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    52,954       53,168       54,587       55,170       57,930       58,430  
 
Commercial paper
    2,519       2,519       2,946       2,946       3,165       3,165  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    5,797       5,800       5,821       5,824       5,599       5,602  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    1,682       1,682       1,681       1,681       1,488       1,488  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    51,962       51,962       52,981       52,981       52,664       52,664  
 
Minority interest
    3,778       4,023       3,961       4,207       4,182       4,428  
 
Securities lending payable
    40,695       40,695       46,893       46,893       53,803       53,803  
 
Other liabilities
    25,638       27,229       23,687       25,147       23,669       25,122  
Total liabilities
     643,141       645,792       658,250       660,384       692,281       695,174  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     193       193       192       192       193       193  
Shareholders’ equity:
                                                
 
Common stock
    6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    1,926       2,046       1,938       2,063       1,962       2,092  
 
Retained earnings
    57,779       56,712       60,259       59,597       63,300       62,052  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    10,588       10,712       3,859       3,650       7,117       7,111  
 
Treasury stock, at cost
    (1,427 )     (1,427 )     (1,644 )     (1,644 )     (1,706 )     (1,706 )
Total shareholders’ equity
     75,744       74,921       71,290       70,544       77,551       76,427  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 719,078     $ 720,906     $ 729,732     $ 731,120     $ 770,025     $ 771,794  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  211

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                   
March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003
Consolidated Balance Sheets Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Assets:
                                                
 
Investments, financial services assets and cash:
                                               
 
Fixed maturities:
                                               
 
Bonds available for sale, at market value
  $ 254,263     $ 254,263     $ 268,385     $ 268,385     $ 285,304     $ 285,304  
 
Bonds held to maturity, at amortized cost
    1,700       1,700       4,181       4,181       6,784       6,784  
 
Bond trading securities, at market value
    991       991       –       –       –       –  
 
Equity securities:
                                               
 
Common stocks, at market value
    5,364       5,219       5,731       5,586       6,783       6,638  
 
Common stocks trading, at market value
    1       1       2       2       2       2  
 
Preferred stocks, at market value
    1,771       1,771       1,816       1,816       1,838       1,838  
 
Mortgage loans on real estate, net of allowance
    11,693       11,693       11,837       11,837       12,174       12,174  
 
Policy loans
    6,064       6,064       6,097       6,097       6,526       6,526  
 
Collateral and guaranteed loans, net of allowance
    2,301       3,784       2,240       3,783       2,493       4,075  
 
Financial services assets:
                                               
 
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    28,206       27,784       29,628       29,161       29,370       28,894  
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    26,941       27,101       26,751       27,146       24,845       25,582  
 
Trading securities, at market value
    7,209       6,320       8,089       7,200       4,344       3,459  
 
Spot commodities
    606       606       612       612       324       322  
 
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    15,467       15,467       15,133       15,133       17,195       17,195  
 
Trading assets
    3,055       3,272       4,532       4,713       3,951       4,076  
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    16,375       16,375       19,945       19,945       16,026       16,026  
 
Finance receivables, net of allowance
    15,663       15,663       15,846       15,846       16,643       16,643  
 
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    25,924       25,574       25,305       24,955       27,128       26,778  
 
Other invested assets
    17,272       17,209       16,111       16,049       17,480       17,419  
 
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    14,231       14,231       13,176       13,176       14,389       14,389  
 
Cash
    660       660       835       835       949       949  
 
Total investments, financial services assets and cash
    455,757       455,748       476,252       476,458       494,548       495,073  
 
Investment income due and accrued
    4,213       4,199       4,223       4,208       4,713       4,696  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable, net of allowance
    13,038       13,395       14,100       14,542       13,577       14,208  
 
Reinsurance assets
    23,127       22,849       22,445       22,154       22,240       21,943  
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    22,386       22,462       21,849       21,924       24,121       24,195  
 
Investments in partially owned companies
    1,321       1,361       1,399       1,438       1,401       1,444  
 
Real estate and other fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation
    5,390       5,390       5,536       5,536       5,803       5,803  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    45,954       45,954       52,107       52,107       54,147       54,147  
 
Goodwill
    6,216       6,171       6,170       6,125       7,886       7,841  
 
Income tax receivable — current
    –       –       –       –       –       –  
 
Other assets
    11,386       11,621       13,024       13,231       13,616       13,837  
Total assets
   $ 588,788     $ 589,150     $ 617,105     $ 617,723     $ 642,052     $ 643,187  
 
212 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                   
March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003
Consolidated Balance Sheets Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Liabilities:
                                                
 
Reserve for losses and loss expenses
  $ 47,898     $ 47,441     $ 48,893     $ 48,427     $ 50,563     $ 50,072  
 
Reserve for unearned premiums
    17,762       18,049       19,225       19,520       20,379       20,691  
 
Future policy benefits for life and accident and health insurance contracts
    75,655       75,653       78,144       78,149       86,728       86,738  
 
Policyholders’ contract deposits
    146,852       146,764       149,982       149,825       166,530       166,374  
 
Other policyholders’ funds
    7,900       7,900       7,804       7,804       8,761       8,761  
 
Reserve for commissions, expenses and taxes
    3,445       3,460       3,586       3,606       3,706       3,735  
 
Insurance balances payable
    3,800       3,786       3,887       3,871       3,633       3,615  
 
Funds held by companies under reinsurance treaties
    2,603       2,603       2,709       2,709       2,708       2,708  
 
Income taxes payable:
                                               
 
Current
    104       120       101       182       106       56  
 
Deferred
    4,396       3,834       6,529       5,932       5,018       4,540  
 
Financial services liabilities:
                                               
 
Borrowings under obligations of guaranteed investment agreements
    15,029       15,029       14,637       14,637       14,094       14,094  
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, at contract value
    11,664       12,856       10,815       12,293       11,549       13,369  
 
Trading liabilities
    2,768       2,968       4,687       4,887       4,219       4,419  
 
Securities and spot commodities sold but not yet purchased, at market value
    9,906       10,062       13,009       13,175       5,241       5,355  
 
Unrealized loss on swaps, options and forward transactions
    12,954       12,786       12,110       11,809       13,475       13,184  
 
Trust deposits and deposits due to banks and other depositors
    2,993       2,993       3,383       3,383       3,555       3,555  
 
Commercial paper
    7,812       7,812       6,957       6,957       4,777       4,777  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    44,139       42,937       47,854       46,498       50,082       49,114  
 
Commercial paper
    3,229       3,229       2,383       2,383       2,846       2,846  
 
Notes, bonds, loans and mortgages payable
    4,412       4,416       5,540       5,544       5,616       5,620  
 
Liabilities connected to trust preferred stock
    –       –       –       –       1,682       1,682  
 
Separate and variable accounts
    45,955       45,955       52,107       52,107       54,147       54,147  
 
Minority interest
    1,618       1,862       1,779       2,023       1,773       2,018  
 
Securities lending payable
    25,924       25,924       25,305       25,305       27,128       27,128  
 
Other liabilities
    26,442       27,467       26,012       27,141       26,380       27,791  
Total liabilities
     525,260       525,906       547,438       548,167       574,696       576,389  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
     1,782       1,782       1,782       1,782       186       186  
Shareholders’ equity:
                                                
 
Common stock
    6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    1,737       1,844       1,800       1,908       1,859       1,969  
 
Retained earnings
    49,369       48,478       51,140       50,291       53,452       52,300  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    5,156       5,656       9,434       10,064       6,405       6,889  
 
Treasury stock, at cost
    (1,394 )     (1,394 )     (1,367 )     (1,367 )     (1,424 )     (1,424 )
Total shareholders’ equity
     61,746       61,462       67,885       67,774       67,170       66,612  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
   $ 588,788     $ 589,150     $ 617,105     $ 617,723     $ 642,052     $ 643,187  
 
 
FORM 10-K/A :  213

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                                   
Consolidated Statements of Income Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004 December 31, 2004
Previously Previously Previously Previously
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Revenues:
                                                                
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 15,982     $ 15,979     $ 16,196     $ 16,175     $ 17,236     $ 17,281     $ 17,179     $ 17,190  
 
Net investment income
    4,575       4,600       4,491       4,541       4,502       4,509       4,866       4,815  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    115       (86 )     (141 )     89       136       (78 )     (134 )     119  
 
Other revenues
    2,703       2,729       2,959       3,284       4,315       3,602       3,007       2,917  
 
Total revenues
    23,375       23,222       23,505       24,089       26,189       25,314       24,918       25,041  
Benefits and expenses:
                                                                
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    13,597       13,590       13,504       13,480       15,160       15,217       16,052       16,073  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    5,839       5,790       6,028       5,960       6,123       6,041       6,734       6,670  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    19,436       19,380       19,532       19,440       21,283       21,258       22,786       22,743  
Income before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
     3,939       3,842       3,973       4,649       4,906       4,056       2,132       2,298  
Income taxes:
                                                                
 
Current
    1,322       1,345       951       1,092       432       201       (29 )     (45 )
 
Deferred
    (153 )     (215 )     267       372       1,096       1,064       734       593  
      1,169       1,130       1,218       1,464       1,528       1,265       705       548  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
     2,770       2,712       2,755       3,185       3,378       2,791       1,427       1,750  
Minority interest
     (70 )     (70 )     (105 )     (105 )     (142 )     (142 )     (138 )     (138 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
     2,700       2,642       2,650       3,080       3,236       2,649       1,289       1,612  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
     (144 )     (144 )     –       –       –       –       –       –  
Net income
   $ 2,556     $ 2,498     $ 2,650     $ 3,080     $ 3,236     $ 2,649     $ 1,289     $ 1,612  
Earnings per common share:
                                                                
 
Basic
                                                               
 
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 1.04     $ 1.01     $ 1.02     $ 1.19     $ 1.24     $ 1.01     $ 0.49     $ 0.62  
 
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of taxes
    (0.06 )     (0.06 )     –       –       –       –       –       –  
 
Net income
    0.98       0.95       1.02       1.19       1.24       1.01       0.49       0.62  
 
Diluted
                                                               
 
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 1.03     $ 1.00     $ 1.01     $ 1.17     $ 1.23     $ 1.00     $ 0.48     $ 0.62  
 
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of taxes
    (0.06 )     (0.06 )     –       –       –       –       –       –  
 
Net income
    0.97       0.94       1.01       1.17       1.23       1.00       0.48       0.62  
Average shares outstanding:
                                                                
 
Basic
    2,610       2,610       2,608       2,608       2,606       2,606       2,601       2,601  
 
Diluted
    2,642       2,642       2,640       2,640       2,638       2,638       2,632       2,632  
 
214 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                                   
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003 December 31, 2003
Consolidated Statements of Income Previously Previously Previously Previously
(in millions, except per share data) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported
Restated
Revenues:
                                                                
 
Premiums and other considerations
  $ 12,884     $ 12,851     $ 13,186     $ 13,177     $ 13,853     $ 13,832     $ 14,957     $ 14,942  
 
Net investment income
    3,515       3,516       3,919       3,929       3,900       3,909       4,134       4,154  
 
Realized capital gains (losses)
    157       142       (84 )     (198 )     (295 )     (294 )     (398 )     (92 )
 
Other revenues
    1,636       1,880       2,184       2,346       3,225       2,790       2,673       2,537  
 
Total revenues
    18,192       18,389       19,205       19,254       20,683       20,237       21,366       21,541  
Benefits and expenses:
                                                                
 
Incurred policy losses and benefits
    10,942       10,906       11,208       11,190       11,612       11,593       12,383       12,345  
 
Insurance acquisition and other operating expenses
    5,044       5,018       5,261       5,220       5,433       5,388       5,908       5,854  
 
Total benefits and expenses
    15,986       15,924       16,469       16,410       17,045       16,981       18,291       18,199  
Income before taxes, minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
     2,206       2,465       2,736       2,844       3,638       3,256       3,075       3,342  
Income taxes:
                                                                
 
Current
    570       622       654       721       706       576       856       822  
 
Deferred
    50       90       124       110       386       402       57       213  
      620       712       778       831       1,092       978       913       1,035  
Income before minority interest and cumulative effect of an accounting change
     1,586       1,753       1,958       2,013       2,546       2,278       2,162       2,307  
Minority interest
     (61 )     (61 )     (63 )     (63 )     (66 )     (66 )     (62 )     (62 )
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
     1,525       1,692       1,895       1,950       2,480       2,212       2,100       2,245  
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of tax
     –       –       –       –       –       –       9       9  
Net income
   $ 1,525     $ 1,692     $ 1,895     $ 1,950     $ 2,480     $ 2,212     $ 2,109     $ 2,254  
Earnings per common share:
                                                                
 
Basic
                                                               
 
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 0.58     $ 0.65     $ 0.73     $ 0.75     $ 0.95     $ 0.84     $ 0.81     $ 0.86  
 
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of taxes
    –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –  
 
Net income
    0.58       0.65       0.73       0.75       0.95       0.84       0.81       0.86  
 
Diluted
                                                               
 
Income before cumulative effect of an accounting change
  $ 0.58     $ 0.64     $ 0.72     $ 0.75     $ 0.94     $ 0.83     $ 0.80     $ 0.85  
 
Cumulative effect of an accounting change, net of taxes
    –       –       –       –       –       –       –       –  
 
Net income
    0.58       0.64       0.72       0.75       0.94       0.83       0.80       0.85  
Average shares outstanding:
                                                                
 
Basic
    2,610       2,610       2,610       2,610       2,610       2,610       2,609       2,609  
 
Diluted
    2,637       2,637       2,637       2,637       2,637       2,637       2,636       2,636  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  215

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
 22.  Restated Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) (continued)
                                                 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004
Condensed Statements of Cash Flow Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 8,719     $ 8,006     $ 13,945     $ 11,886     $ 19,786     $ 16,909  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (19,725 )     (29,658 )     (35,437 )     (50,707 )     (53,706 )     (74,967 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    11,802       22,348       22,643       39,807       35,080       59,008  
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    202       302       (40 )     125       (10 )     200  
Cash (year to date)
   $ 1,920     $ 1,920     $ 2,033     $ 2,033     $ 2,072     $ 2,072  
                                                 
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended Nine Months Ended
March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003
Condensed Statements of Cash Flow Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 7,920     $ 8,248     $ 10,578     $ 12,439     $ 17,870     $ 19,706  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (15,161 )     (17,630 )     (24,226 )     (27,387 )     (38,144 )     (43,499 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    6,720       8,852       12,906       14,196       19,850       23,352  
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    16       25       412       422       208       225  
Cash (year to date)
   $ 660     $ 660     $ 835     $ 835     $ 949     $ 949  
                                                                   
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2004 June 30, 2004 September 30, 2004 December 31, 2004
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Previously Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                                                
 
Net income
  $ 2,556     $ 2,498     $ 2,650     $ 3,080     $ 3,236     $ 2,649     $ 1,289     $ 1,612  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                                                
 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments – net of reclassification adjustments
    4,669       4,546       (10,330 )     (10,411 )     5,315       5,346       2,320       2,387  
 
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (1,494 )     (1,436 )     3,484       3,469       (1,909 )     (1,906 )     (703 )     (739 )
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    202       302       (247 )     (182 )     35       80       692       793  
 
Applicable income tax benefit (expense) on above changes
    2       (34 )     44       17       (42 )     (59 )     –       (94 )
 
Net derivative (losses) gains arising from cash flow hedging activities
    (57 )     21       447       43       (112 )     88       160       (69 )
 
Deferred income tax benefit (expense) on above changes
    49       3       (145 )     (16 )     25       (34 )     (34 )     14  
 
Retirement plan liabilities adjustment, net of tax
    (27 )     (27 )     18       18       (54 )     (54 )     41       41  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
     3,344       3,375       (6,729 )     (7,062 )     3,258       3,461       2,476       2,333  
Comprehensive income (loss)
   $ 5,900     $ 5,873     $ (4,079 )   $ (3,982 )   $ 6,494     $ 6,110     $ 3,765     $ 3,945  
                                                                   
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, 2003 June 30, 2003 September 30, 2003 December 31, 2003
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income Previously Previously Previously Previously
(in millions) Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated Reported Restated
Comprehensive income (loss):
                                                                
 
Net income
  $ 1,525     $ 1,692     $ 1,895     $ 1,950     $ 2,480     $ 2,212     $ 2,109     $ 2,254  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                                                
 
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments – net of reclassification adjustments
    1,990       1,949       6,114       6,085       (4,174 )     (4,181 )     351       306  
 
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (493 )     (386 )     (2,024 )     (1,954 )     1,266       1,142       47       (39 )
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    15       24       392       393       (193 )     (186 )     530       116  
 
Applicable income tax benefit (expense) on above changes
    16       10       (69 )     (71 )     21       18       (101 )     47  
 
Net derivative gains (losses) arising from cash flow hedging activities
    45       20       (171 )     (34 )     87       44       53       45  
 
Deferred income tax (expense) benefit on above changes
    (3 )     2       62       15       (34 )     (10 )     (43 )     (29 )
 
Retirement plan liabilities adjustment, net of tax
    (40 )     (40 )     (26 )     (26 )     (2 )     (2 )     2       2  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
     1,530       1,579       4,278       4,408       (3,029 )     (3,175 )     839       448  
Comprehensive income (loss)
   $ 3,055     $ 3,271     $ 6,173     $ 6,358     $ (549 )   $ (963 )   $ 2,948     $ 2,702  
 
216 : FORM 10-K/A

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 

American International Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 
23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt

The following condensed consolidating financial statements are provided in compliance with Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(a) AGC is a holding company and a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. AIG provides a full and unconditional guarantee of all outstanding debt of AGC.

AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION (AGC):

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

                                           
American
International
Group, Inc. AGC Other Consolidated
(in millions) Guarantor Issuer Subsidiaries Eliminations AIG
December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                        
Assets:
                                       
 
Invested assets
  $ 1,027     $ –     $ 650,238     $ (12,984 )   $ 638,281  
 
Cash
    17       –       1,992       –       2,009  
 
Carrying value of subsidiaries and partially owned companies, at equity
    80,966       26,179       12,763       (118,413 )     1,495  
 
Other assets
    2,786       2,546       154,417       (389 )     159,360  
Total assets
  $ 84,796     $ 28,725     $ 819,410     $ (131,786 )   $ 801,145  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Insurance liabilities
  $ 405     $ –     $ 428,130     $ (69 )   $ 428,466  
 
Debt
    3,647       2,482       103,027       (12,257 )     96,899  
 
Other liabilities
    1,071       4,076       191,967       (1,206 )     195,908  
Total liabilities
    5,123       6,558       723,124       (13,532 )     721,273  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    –       –       199       –       199  
Total shareholders’ equity
    79,673       22,167       96,087       (118,254 )     79,673  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 84,796     $ 28,725     $ 819,410     $ (131,786 )   $ 801,145  
December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                        
Assets:
                                       
 
Invested assets
  $ 1,443     $ –     $ 529,078     $ (11,303 )   $ 519,218  
 
Cash
    19       –       903       –       922  
 
Carrying value of subsidiaries and partially owned companies, at equity
    69,288       21,485       11,593       (100,909 )     1,457  
 
Other assets
    2,673       2,602       148,770       (40 )     154,005  
Total assets
  $ 73,423     $ 24,087     $ 690,344     $ (112,252 )   $ 675,602  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Insurance liabilities
  $ 358     $ –     $ 357,221     $ (31 )   $ 357,548  
 
Debt
    3,932       2,824       83,556       (9,963 )     80,349  
 
Other liabilities
    (97 )     3,849       165,989       (1,458 )     168,283  
Total liabilities
    4,193       6,673       606,766       (11,452 )     606,180  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    –       –       192       –       192  
Total shareholders’ equity
    69,230       17,414       83,386       (100,800 )     69,230  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 73,423     $ 24,087     $ 690,344     $ (112,252 )   $ 675,602  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  217

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt (continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                         
American
International
Group, Inc. AGC Other
(in millions) Guarantor Issuer Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
AIG
Year Ended December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                        
Operating income
  $ 161 (a)   $ 90 (b)   $ 14,594 (c)   $ –     $ 14,845 (d)
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    8,705       2,048       –       (10,753 )     –  
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
    1,836       65       –       (1,901 )     –  
Income taxes (benefits)
    863       31       3,513       –       4,407  
Minority interest
    –       –       (455 )     –       (455 )
Cumulative effect of an accounting change
    –       –       (144 )     –       (144 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 9,839     $ 2,172     $ 10,482     $ (12,654 )   $ 9,839  
Year Ended December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                        
Operating income
  $ (708 )(e)   $ (98 )(f)   $ 12,713 (g)   $ –     $ 11,907 (h)
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    7,708       1,804       –       (9,512 )     –  
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
    1,471       196       –       (1,667 )     –  
Income taxes (benefits)
    363       (23 )     3,216       –       3,556  
Minority interest
    –       –       (252 )     –       (252 )
Cumulative effect of an accounting change
    –       –       9       –       9  
Net income (loss)
  $ 8,108     $ 1,925     $ 9,254     $ (11,179 )   $ 8,108  
Year Ended December 31, 2002 (Restated)
                                        
Operating income
  $ (534 )(i)   $ (192 )(j)   $ 8,534 (k)   $ –     $ 7,808 (l)
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    4,708       1,141       –       (5,849 )     –  
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
    1,644       532       –       (2,176 )     –  
Income taxes (benefits)
    89       (56 )     1,886       –       1,919  
Minority interest
    –       –       (160 )     –       (160 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 5,729     $ 1,537     $ 6,488     $ (8,025 )   $ 5,729  
(a) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(306) million.
(b) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $90 million.
(c) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(344) million.
(d) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(560) million.
(e) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(1,088) million.
(f) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(98) million.
(g) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(714) million.
(h) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(1,900) million.
(i) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(721) million.
(j) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(192) million.
(k) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(633) million.
(l) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(1,546) million.
 
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23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt (continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

                                   
American
International
Group, Inc. AGC Other Consolidated
(in millions) Guarantor Issuer Subsidiaries AIG
Year Ended December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 2,732     $ 839     $ 27,145     $ 30,716  
Cash flows from investing:
                                
 
Invested assets disposed
     502       –       151,163       151,665  
 
Invested assets acquired
     (107 )     –       (247,723 )     (247,830 )
 
Other
     (1,039 )     (408 )     497       (950 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (644 )     (408 )     (96,063 )     (97,115 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
Change in debts
    (400 )     (349 )     17,250       16,501  
 
Other
    (1,515 )     (82 )     51,590       49,993  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,915 )     (431 )     68,840       66,494  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    (175 )     –       1,167       992  
Change in cash
    (2 )     –       1,089       1,087  
Cash at beginning of year
    19       –       903       922  
Cash at end of year
  $ 17     $ –     $ 1,992     $ 2,009  
Year Ended December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 625     $ 1,376     $ 31,240     $ 33,241  
Cash flows from investing:
                               
 
Invested assets disposed
    186       –       152,054       152,240  
 
Invested assets acquired
    (830 )     –       (215,092 )     (215,922 )
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    –       –       (2,091 )     (2,091 )
 
Other
    (842 )     (926 )     637       (1,131 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,486 )     (926 )     (64,492 )     (66,904 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
Change in debts
    1,288       (376 )     5,658       6,570  
 
Other
    (411 )     (75 )     26,986       26,500  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    877       (451 )     32,644       33,070  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    (15 )     –       365       350  
Change in cash
    1       (1 )     (243 )     (243 )
Cash at beginning of year
    18       1       1,146       1,165  
Cash at end of year
  $ 19     $ –     $ 903     $ 922  
Year Ended December 31, 2002 (Restated)
                                
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 2,569     $ 4,054     $ 13,562     $ 20,185  
Cash flows from investing:
                               
 
Invested assets disposed
    415       –       146,779       147,194  
 
Invested assets acquired
    (220 )     –       (207,794 )     (208,014 )
 
Other
    (1,627 )     (1,684 )     2,387       (924 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,432 )     (1,684 )     (58,628 )     (61,744 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
Change in debts
    68       (2,300 )     8,858       6,626  
 
Other
    (1,185 )     (70 )     36,721       35,466  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,117 )     (2,370 )     45,579       42,092  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    (3 )     –       (63 )     (66 )
Change in cash
    17       –       450       467  
Cash at beginning of year
    1       1       696       698  
Cash at end of year
  $ 18     $ 1     $ 1,146     $ 1,165  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  219

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt (continued)

(b) AIG Liquidity Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. AIG provides a full and unconditional guarantee of all obligations of AIG Liquidity Corp., which commenced operations in 2003.

AIG LIQUIDITY CORP.:

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

                                           
American
International AIG
Group, Inc. Liquidity Other
(in millions) Guarantor Corp. Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
AIG
December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                        
Assets:
                                       
 
Invested assets
  $ 1,027     $   *   $ 650,238     $ (12,984 )   $ 638,281  
 
Cash
    17         *     1,992       –       2,009  
 
Carrying value of subsidiaries and partially owned companies, at equity
    80,966       –       38,942       (118,413 )     1,495  
 
Other assets
    2,786         *     156,963       (389 )     159,360  
Total assets
  $ 84,796     $   *   $ 848,135     $ (131,786 )   $ 801,145  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Insurance liabilities
  $ 405     $ –     $ 428,130     $ (69 )   $ 428,466  
 
Debt
    3,647         *     105,509       (12,257 )     96,899  
 
Other liabilities
    1,071         *     196,043       (1,206 )     195,908  
Total liabilities
    5,123         *     729,682       (13,532 )     721,273  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    –       –       199       –       199  
Total shareholders’ equity
    79,673         *     118,254       (118,254 )     79,673  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 84,796     $   *   $ 848,135     $ (131,786 )   $ 801,145  
December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                        
Assets:
                                       
 
Invested assets
  $ 1,443     $   *   $ 529,078     $ (11,303 )   $ 519,218  
 
Cash
    19         *     903       –       922  
 
Carrying value of subsidiaries and partially owned companies, at equity
    69,288       –       33,078       (100,909 )     1,457  
 
Other assets
    2,673         *     151,372       (40 )     154,005  
Total assets
  $ 73,423     $   *   $ 714,431     $ (112,252 )   $ 675,602  
Liabilities:
                                       
 
Insurance liabilities
  $ 358     $ –     $ 357,221     $ (31 )   $ 357,548  
 
Debt
    3,932         *     86,380       (9,963 )     80,349  
 
Other liabilities
    (97 )       *     169,838       (1,458 )     168,283  
Total liabilities
    4,193         *     613,439       (11,452 )     606,180  
Preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies
    –       –       192       –       192  
Total shareholders’ equity
    69,230         *     100,800       (100,800 )     69,230  
Total liabilities, preferred shareholders’ equity in subsidiary companies and shareholders’ equity
  $ 73,423     $   *   $ 714,431     $ (112,252 )   $ 675,602  
*  Amounts significantly less than $1 million.
 
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23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt (continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME

                                         
American
International AIG
Group, Inc. Liquidity Other Consolidated
(in millions) Guarantor Corp. Subsidiaries Eliminations AIG
Year Ended December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                        
Operating Income
    $  161 (a)   $*         $14,684 (b)     $–       $14,845 (c)
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    8,705       –       2,048       (10,753 )     –  
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
    1,836       –       65       (1,901 )     –  
Income taxes (benefits)
    863     *         3,544       –       4,407  
Minority interest
    –       –       (455 )     –       (455 )
Cumulative effect of an accounting change
    –       –       (144 )     –       (144 )
Net income (loss)
    $9,839     $*         $12,654       $(12,654 )     $  9,839  
Year Ended December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                        
Operating Income
    $(708 )(d)   $*         $12,615 (e)     $–       $11,907 (f)
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries
    7,708       –       1,804       (9,512 )     –  
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries
    1,471       –       196       (1,667 )     –  
Income taxes (benefits)
    363     *         3,193       –       3,556  
Minority interest
    –       –       (252 )     –       (252 )
Cumulative effect of an accounting change
    –       –       9       –       9  
Net income (loss)
    $8,108     $*         $11,179       $(11,179 )     $  8,108  
* Amounts significantly less than $1 million.
(a) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(306) million.
(b) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(254) million.
(c) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(560) million.
(d) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(1,088) million.
(e) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(812) million.
(f) Includes other income (deductions) — net and other realized capital gains (losses) of $(1,900) million.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  221

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
23. Information Provided in Connection With Outstanding Debt (continued)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW

                                     
American
International AIG
Group, Inc. Liquidity Other
(in millions) Guarantor Corp. Subsidiaries Consolidated
AIG
Year Ended December 31, 2004 (Restated)
                                
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 2,732     $   *   $ 27,984     $ 30,716  
Cash flows from investing:
                               
   
Invested assets disposed
    502       –       151,163       151,665  
   
Invested assets acquired
    (107 )     –       (247,723 )     (247,830 )
   
Other
    (1,039 )       *     89       (950 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (644 )       *     (96,471 )     (97,115 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
   
Change in debts
    (400 )     –       16,901       16,501  
   
Other
    (1,515 )       *     51,508       49,993  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,915 )       *     68,409       66,494  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    (175 )     –       1,167       992  
Change in cash
    (2 )       *     1,089       1,087  
Cash at beginning of year
    19       –       903       922  
Cash at end of year
  $ 17     $   *   $ 1,992     $ 2,009  
Year Ended December 31, 2003 (Restated)
                                
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 625     $   *   $ 32,616     $ 33,241  
Cash flows from investing:
                               
 
Invested assets disposed
    186       –       152,054       152,240  
 
Invested assets acquired
    (830 )     –       (215,092 )     (215,922 )
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    –       –       (2,091 )     (2,091 )
 
Other
    (842 )       *     (289 )     (1,131 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,486 )       *     (65,418 )     (66,904 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                               
 
Change in debts
    1,288       –       5,282       6,570  
 
Other
    (411 )       *     26,911       26,500  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    877         *     32,193       33,070  
Change in cumulative translation adjustment
    (15 )     –       365       350  
Change in cash
    1         *     (244 )     (243 )
Cash at beginning of year
    18       –       1,147       1,165  
Cash at end of year
  $ 19     $   *   $ 903     $ 922  
* Amounts significantly less than $1 million.
 
24. Federal Income Taxes

(a) AIG and its eligible domestic subsidiaries file a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return. The AGC group of life insurance companies also files a consolidated U.S. Federal income tax return. Commencing with taxable year 2004, the AIG SunAmerica group of life insurance companies is included in AIG’s consolidated tax return.

     Revenue Agent’s Reports proposing to assess additional taxes for the years 1991-1996 and 1997-1999 have been issued to AIG. Apart from some relatively minor issues, years prior to 1991 are closed. Letters of Protest contesting the proposed assessments for 1991-1996 and 1997-1999 have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

     In addition, Revenue Agent’s Reports proposing to assess additional taxes for the years ended September 30, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, and September 30, 1997-December 31, 1998 have been issued to AIG SunAmerica. Such proposed assessments relate to years prior to AIG’s acquisition of SunAmerica, Inc. Letters of Protest contesting the proposed assessments have been filed with the IRS. SunAmerica Life has also received a proposed assessment, and has filed a protest, for the year ended December 31, 1999. It is management’s belief that there are substantial arguments in support of the

 
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24. Federal Income Taxes (continued)

positions taken by AIG, SunAmerica and SunAmerica Life in their Letters of Protest. Although the final outcome of any issues raised in connection with these examinations is uncertain, AIG believes that the tax obligation, including interest thereon, will not be significant to AIG’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity. AGC’s tax years through 1999 have been audited and settled with the IRS.

     A component of life insurance surplus accumulated prior to 1984 is not taxable unless it exceeds certain statutory limitations or is distributed to shareholders. This surplus, accumulated in policyholder surplus accounts, totaled approximately $945 million at December 31, 2004. AIG has not made any provision in the accompanying financial statements for taxation of this amount as management has no intention of making any taxable distributions from this surplus. During 2004, the American Jobs Creation Act amended federal income tax law to permit life insurance companies to distribute amounts from policyholders’ surplus accounts in 2005 and 2006 without incurring federal income tax on the distributions. During 2005, AIG reduced its policyholders’ surplus accounts to $253 million and expects to eliminate its exposure to federal income taxation on the remaining balance in 2006.

     Some of AIG’s foreign income is not expected to be taxed in the United States because AIG’s foreign subsidiaries were generally not subject to U.S. income taxes on income earned prior to January 1, 1987 and because certain foreign subsidiaries are not taxed on their active financial services income. Such income would become subject to U.S. income taxes at current tax rates if remitted to the United States or if other events occur which would make these amounts currently taxable. The cumulative amount of translated undistributed earnings of AIG’s foreign subsidiaries currently not subject to U.S. income taxes was approximately $9.9 billion at December 31, 2004. Management has not subjected, and has no current intention of subjecting, these accumulated earnings to U.S. income taxes and no provision has been made in the accompanying financial statements for such taxes. Determining the tax liability that would arise if these earnings were remitted is not practicable.

     As a result of its internal review, AIG has identified certain misapplications of GAAP in its provisions for deferred income taxes. See Note 2 herein.

(b) The pretax components of domestic and foreign income reflect the locations in which such pretax income was generated. The pretax domestic and foreign income was as follows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002:

                         
2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Domestic
  $ 6,069     $ 4,177     $ 3,225  
Foreign
    8,776       7,730       4,583  
Total
  $ 14,845     $ 11,907     $ 7,808  
 
FORM 10-K/A :  223

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
 
24. Federal Income Taxes (continued)

(c) The U.S. Federal income tax rate is 35 percent for 2004, 2003 and 2002. Actual tax expense on income differs from the “expected” amount computed by applying the Federal income tax rate because of the following:

                                                   
2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Percent Percent Percent
Years Ended December 31, of Pretax of Pretax of Pretax
(dollars in millions) Amount Income Amount Income Amount Income
“Expected” tax expense
  $ 5,197       35.0 %   $ 4,167       35.0 %   $ 2,732       35.0 %
Adjustments:
                                               
 
Tax exempt interest
    (440 )     (2.9 )     (329 )     (2.8 )     (267 )     (3.4 )
 
Dividends received deduction
    (83 )     (0.6 )     (83 )     (0.7 )     (80 )     (1.0 )
 
State income taxes
    23       0.2       12       0.1       38       0.4  
 
Foreign income not expected to be taxed in the United States, less foreign income taxes(a)
    (11 )     (0.1 )     (95 )     (0.8 )     (101 )     (1.3 )
 
Synthetic fuel tax credits(b)
    (264 )     (1.8 )     (278 )     (2.3 )     (264 )     (3.4 )
 
Affordable housing tax credits
    (46 )     (0.3 )     (24 )     (0.2 )     (35 )     (0.4 )
 
Nondeductible compensation
    20       0.1       96       0.8       (61 )     (0.8 )
 
Penalties
    28       0.2       –       –       –       –  
 
Other
    (17 )     (0.1 )     90       0.8       (43 )     (0.5 )
Actual tax expense
  $ 4,407       29.7 %   $ 3,556       29.9 %   $ 1,919       24.6 %
Foreign and domestic components of actual tax expense:
                                               
Foreign(c):
                                               
 
Current
  $ 1,104             $ 882             $ 663          
 
Deferred
    561               708               571          
Domestic(c):
                                               
 
Current
    1,489               1,859               1,145          
 
Deferred
    1,253               107               (460 )        
Total
  $ 4,407             $ 3,556             $ 1,919          
  (a)  In 2004, it was determined that the earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries are expected to be repatriated to the U.S., and, accordingly, the undistributed earnings of these subsidiaries are no longer considered permanently reinvested abroad. As a consequence of this determination, U.S. deferred taxes have been provided for the undistributed earnings of these foreign subsidiaries and are included in this amount.
  (b)  In 2003 and 2002, AIG has restated from net investment income to income tax expense, as a benefit, tax credits generated from the production and sale of synthetic fuel.
  (c)  Foreign tax expense reflects the expense resulting from local tax regulation. Domestic tax expense includes U.S. taxes incurred on foreign income.

(d) The components of the net deferred tax liability as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:

                   
2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
Deferred tax assets:
               
 
Loss reserve discount
  $ 2,400       $1,941  
 
Unearned premium reserve reduction
    1,074       949  
 
Derivatives
    63       17  
 
Adjustment to life policy reserves
    3,458       3,969  
 
Accruals not currently deductible, cumulative translation adjustment and other(a)
    1,967       2,517  
 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
 
Deferred policy acquisition costs
    7,956       6,870  
 
Depreciation of flight equipment
    2,766       2,472  
 
Unrealized appreciation of investments(b)
    4,731       4,148  
 
Other
    97       140  
 
Net deferred tax liability
  $ 6,588       $4,237  
  (a)  Included herein at December 31, 2004 were approximately $199 million of foreign tax credits which are expected to be utilized prior to the expiration of such credits.
  (b)  As part of the First Restatement, it was determined that the unrealized appreciation of certain investments of certain foreign subsidiaries is considered permanently invested abroad. As a consequence of this determination, U.S. deferred taxes related primarily to unrealized appreciation of investments was reduced by $889 million and $761 million at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.
 
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25. Subsequent Events (Unaudited)

Prior to the date of this filing, AIG has announced subsequent events, which will be described fully in AIG’s 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. Other than as included in this Note 25 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, the financial statements contained in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A do not reflect the subsequent events described below.

     On February 9, 2006, AIG announced that it has reached a resolution of claims and matters under investigation with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG) and the New York State Department of Insurance (DOI). These settlements will result in an after-tax charge of approximately $1.15 billion to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2005.

     The settlements resolve outstanding litigation filed by the SEC, NYAG and DOI against AIG and conclude negotiations with these authorities and the DOJ in connection with the accounting, financial reporting and insurance brokerage practices of AIG and its subsidiaries, as well as claims relating to the underpayment of certain workers compensation premium taxes and other assessments.

     As a result of these settlements, AIG will make payments totaling approximately $1.64 billion. A substantial portion of the money will be available to resolve claims asserted in various regulatory and civil proceedings, including shareholder lawsuits.

     Also, as part of the settlements, AIG has agreed to retain for a period of three years an independent consultant who will conduct a review that will include the adequacy of AIG’s internal controls over financial reporting and the remediation plan that AIG has implemented as a result of its own internal review. AIG will continue to cooperate with all other pending investigations.

     In addition, as announced previously, AIG commissioned Milliman Inc. (Milliman) to provide an independent, comprehensive review of the loss reserves of AIG’s principal property-casualty insurance operations, including an independent ground up study of AIG’s asbestos and environmental (A&E) exposures. The Milliman review encompassed nearly all of AIG’s carried loss reserves, other than those pertaining to the operations of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. and 21st Century Insurance Group.

     After carefully considering the results of the Milliman review and AIG’s own actuarial analyses, AIG will take a fourth quarter 2005 after-tax charge to net income of approximately $1.2 billion, relating to an increase to its net reserve for loss and loss expenses of approximately $1.8 billion, or approximately 3 percent of its total net General Insurance loss and loss expense reserves. This net reserve increase comprises approximately $960 million for non-A&E reserves and approximately $870 million for A&E reserves.

     Loss reserves for AIG’s Domestic Brokerage Group (DBG) for non-A&E exposures will increase by approximately $1.4 billion. The reserve increase is attributable to adverse development from the directors and officers liability, excess casualty and excess workers compensation classes of business, including a provision for commuted reinsurance. Together, these three classes of business experienced approximately $4 billion of adverse development in 2005, primarily related to 2002 and prior accident years, offset by favorable development for the majority of DBG’s classes of business for accident years 2003 through 2005. Additionally, DBG will increase loss reserves for A&E by approximately $700 million, including a provision for insolvent reinsurers and commuted reinsurance.

     Loss reserves for AIG’s Foreign General business unit will be reduced by approximately $280 million. The net reduction of reserves in Foreign General reflects a reduction of approximately $450 million in non-A&E reserves, primarily related to financial lines, crisis management and property classes of business, partially offset by an increase of approximately $170 million in A&E reserves.

     AIG’s initial estimate of its total expected losses relating to third quarter 2005 catastrophe events included in the September 2005 Form 10-Q totaled approximately $1.6 billion after-tax. AIG also expects to record a fourth quarter after-tax charge of approximately $150 million, an increase of approximately 9.4 percent from the previous estimate, relating to adverse development from third quarter 2005 catastrophe events. In addition, AIG expects its after-tax insurance related losses from Hurricane Wilma, net of reinsurance recoverables and including net reinstatement premium costs, to be approximately $400 million for the fourth quarter of 2005.

 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 
ITEM 9A.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, an evaluation was carried out by AIG’s management, with the participation of AIG’s current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of AIG’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)) as of December 31, 2004. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Based on its evaluation and the identification of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below and new information about preexisting facts which came to AIG’s attention during the course of its internal review, AIG’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2004, AIG’s disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective.

     As more fully described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, following receipt of subpoenas from, and commencement of investigations by, various regulatory agencies, in March 2005, AIG’s then Chief Executive Officer retired and the then Chief Financial Officer was terminated. In connection with the preparation of AIG’s consolidated financial statements to be included in this report, AIG’s current management initiated an internal review of AIG’s books and records, which was substantially expanded in mid-March with the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

     As a result of the findings of that review, together with the results of investigations conducted by outside counsel at the request of AIG’s Audit Committee, and in consultation with AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm, AIG has restated its audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 and its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2004 and 2003 and the quarter ended December 31, 2003.

     In addition, as announced on November 9, 2005, AIG identified certain errors, the preponderance of which were identified during the remediation of the material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, principally relating to internal controls surrounding accounting for derivatives and related assets and liabilities under FAS 133, reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts and income tax accounting. AIG also announced it was correcting errors that were identified since the First Restatement, including those relating to the accounting for certain payments received from aircraft and engine manufacturers by ILFC, which were originally corrected in AIG’s June 2005 Form 10-Q.

     In connection with the remediation of material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting referred to above, AIG identified certain additional errors, principally relating to internal controls over reconciliation of certain balance sheet accounts in DBG. As a result, AIG is including further adjustments in its restatement of the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, along with 2001 and 2000 for purposes of preparation of the Selected Consolidated Financial Data for 2001 and 2000, and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003 and will restate the first three quarters of 2005.

     Notwithstanding the existence of the material weaknesses described below, AIG believes that the consolidated financial statements in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A fairly present, in all material respects, AIG’s financial condition as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and results of its operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management of AIG is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. AIG’s internal control over financial reporting is a process, under the supervision of AIG’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of AIG’s financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP.

     Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

     AIG management conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of AIG’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 based on the criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee

 
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of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

     A material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of AIG’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. In connection with the assessment described above, AIG management identified control deficiencies as of December 31, 2004 in the following areas:

     Control environment: Certain of AIG’s controls within its control environment were not effective to prevent certain members of senior management, including the former Chief Executive Officer and former Chief Financial Officer, from having the ability, which in certain instances was utilized, to override certain controls and effect certain transactions and accounting entries. In certain of these instances, such transactions and accounting entries appear to have been largely motivated to achieve desired accounting results and were not properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP. Further, in certain of these instances, information critical to an effective review of transactions, accounting entries, and certain entities used in these transactions and accounting entries, were not disclosed to the appropriate financial and accounting personnel, regulators and AIG’s independent registered public accounting firm. As a result, discussion and thorough legal, accounting, actuarial or other professional analysis did not occur. This control deficiency is based primarily on these overrides.

     Specifically, this control deficiency permitted the following:

•  Creation of Capco, a special purpose entity used to effect transactions that were recorded to convert, improperly, underwriting losses to investment losses and that were not correctly accounted for in accordance with GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, realized capital gains (losses), incurred policy losses and benefits and related balance sheet accounts.
 
•  Incorrect recording under GAAP of reinsurance transactions that did not involve sufficient risk transfer, such as the Gen Re transaction, and in some cases also related to entities which should have been consolidated, such as Union Excess and Richmond. This incorrect recording under GAAP resulted in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, incurred policy losses and benefits, net investment income, reinsurance assets, deferred policy acquisition costs, other assets, reserve for losses and loss expenses, reserve for unearned premiums, other liabilities and retained earnings. See below for a related discussion under Controls over the evaluation of risk transfer.
 
•  Various transactions, such as Covered Calls and certain “Top Level” Adjustments, converted realized and unrealized gains into investment income, thereby incorrectly applying GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of net investment income, realized capital gains (losses), and accumulated other comprehensive income.
 
•  Incorrect recording under GAAP of changes to loss reserves and changes to loss reserves through “Top Level” Adjustments without adequate support, resulting in a misstatement of incurred policy losses and benefits, reserves for losses and loss expenses, foreign currency translation adjustments and retained earnings.

     Controls over the evaluation of risk transfer: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the proper evaluation, documentation and disclosure of whether certain insurance and reinsurance transactions involved sufficient risk transfer to qualify for insurance and reinsurance accounting. These transactions included Gen Re, Union Excess, Richmond and certain transactions involving AIG Re, AIG Risk Finance and AIG Risk Management. As a result, AIG did not properly account for these transactions under GAAP, resulting in a misstatement of premiums and other considerations, incurred policy losses and benefits, net investment income, reinsurance assets, deferred policy acquisition costs, other assets, reserve for losses and loss expenses, reserve for unearned premiums, other liabilities, and retained earnings.

     Controls over certain balance sheet reconciliations: AIG did not maintain effective controls to ensure the accuracy of certain balance sheet accounts in certain key segments of AIG’s operations, principally in the Domestic Brokerage Group. Specifically, accounting personnel did not perform timely reconciliations and did not properly resolve reconciling items for premium receivables, reinsurance recoverables and intercompany accounts. As a result, insurance acquisition and other operating expenses, premiums and insurance balances receivable, reinsurance assets, other assets and retained earnings were misstated under GAAP.

     Controls over the accounting for certain derivative transactions: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the evaluation and documentation of whether certain derivative transactions qualified under GAAP for hedge accounting, resulting in a misstatement of net investment income, realized capital gains (losses), other revenues, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and related balance sheet accounts.

     Controls over income tax accounting: AIG did not maintain effective controls over the determination and reporting of certain components of the provision for income taxes and related deferred income tax balances. Specifically, AIG did not maintain effective controls to review and monitor the accuracy of the components of the income tax provision calculations and related deferred income taxes and to monitor the differences between the income tax basis and the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities to effectively reconcile the differences to the deferred income tax balances. As a re-

 
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sult, deferred income taxes payable, retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income were misstated under GAAP.

     The control deficiencies described above resulted in the restatement of AIG’s 2003, 2002, 2001 and 2000 annual consolidated financial statements and 2004 and 2003 interim consolidated financial statements, as well as adjustments, including audit adjustments, relating to the derivative matter described above, to AIG’s 2004 annual consolidated financial statements. Also, the control deficiencies above related to the accounting for certain derivative transactions, income tax accounting and certain balance sheet reconciliations resulted in the further restatement to AIG’s 2004, 2003 and 2002 annual consolidated financial statements and quarterly financial information for 2004 and 2003, as well as for the first three quarters of 2005. Furthermore, these control deficiencies could result in other misstatements in the aforementioned financial statement accounts and disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim AIG consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management has concluded that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.

     AIG’s management previously concluded that AIG’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 was not effective based on the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework because of the material weaknesses described above. In connection with the Second Restatement of AIG’s consolidated financial statements described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, AIG’s management has determined that the Second Restatement was an additional effect of the material weaknesses related to certain derivative transactions, income tax accounting and certain balance sheet reconciliations described above. Accordingly, the Second Restatement did not affect AIG management’s assessment on internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004.

     Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of AIG’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included in this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

Remediation of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Throughout 2005 AIG has been actively engaged in the implementation of remediation efforts to address the material weaknesses in AIG’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. These remediation efforts, outlined below, are specifically designed both to address the material weaknesses identified by AIG management and to enhance AIG’s overall corporate governance.

     AIG has taken, and continues to develop further plans to take, significant actions to improve its control environment, starting with a clear statement of the tone and philosophy set by its current senior management.

     AIG appointed a new Chief Executive Officer and a new Chief Financial Officer, who, together with other senior executives, are committed to achieving transparency and clear communication with all stakeholders through effective corporate governance, a strong control environment, high ethical standards and financial reporting integrity.

     AIG has taken appropriate remedial actions with respect to certain employees in management and in the underwriting, accounting, auditing, actuarial and financial reporting functions. Such remedial actions included further training and supervision and reassignment outside areas of involvement with financial reporting or termination.

     The AIG Board of Directors has established the Regulatory, Compliance and Legal Committee to provide oversight of AIG’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

     AIG has enhanced its Code of Conduct for employees and mandated that all employees complete special formal ethics training developed and monitored by AIG Corporate Compliance. AIG has implemented a Director, Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officer Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, to provide reasonable assurance that all members of the Board of Directors, executive officers and senior financial officers adhere to the stated principles and procedures set forth in that Code.

     AIG is developing a corporate level compliance framework, including implementation of compliance programs at the major business areas.

     AIG has strengthened the position of Chief Risk Officer, responsible for enterprise-wide credit, market, and operational risk management and oversight of the corresponding functions at the business levels and has empowered the Chief Risk Officer to work more closely with top executives at the corporate and major business area level to identify, assess, quantify, manage and mitigate risks to AIG.

     AIG has established an Operational Risk Management department, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, to engage in expanded risk self-assessment processes for more effective identification and management of operational and reputational risks.

     In 2004, AIG established the Complex Structured Finance Transaction Committee at the corporate level to review and approve transactions that could enable a third party to achieve an accounting or financial reporting result inconsistent with applicable accounting principles or subject AIG to heightened legal, reputational, regulatory or other risk. AIG has expanded the scope and activities of the Complex Struc-

 
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tured Finance Transaction Committee, to include the review and approval of AIG’s accounting and financial reporting of identified transactions, including related party transactions.

     AIG has established a Financial Disclosure Committee to assist the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer in fulfilling their responsibilities for oversight of the accuracy and timeliness of the disclosures made by AIG.

     AIG has adopted policies and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that risk transfer will be properly evaluated and contemporaneously documented and that the proper GAAP accounting will be utilized.

     AIG is establishing specific processes and controls and modifying others to provide reasonable assurance that reconciliations are performed as part of standardized procedures, reconciling items are reported on a periodic basis for timely resolution and consolidated exposure analyses are initiated and completed.

     AIG has commenced an evaluation of alternative approaches necessary to conform to hedge accounting in accordance with GAAP, has expanded the quarterly hedge effectiveness reviews that apply to derivative transactions intended to meet hedge accounting requirements, and has begun to develop and implement the processes and controls necessary to ensure the appropriate evaluation and documentation of transactions qualifying for hedge accounting treatment.

     AIG has commenced a process to enhance controls to ensure that accounting for deferred taxes is in accordance with GAAP, addressing the reconciliation of deferred tax assets and liabilities to the tax basis of the related assets and liabilities and the monitoring of the effective tax rate applied to foreign subsidiaries eligible for relief from US income tax.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in AIG’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, AIG’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART IV

 
ITEM 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

     (a) Financial Statements and Schedules. See accompanying Index to Financial Statements.

     (b) Exhibits. See accompanying Exhibit Index. All exhibits are stated as of May 31, 2005 (except Exhibits 11, 12, 23, 31 and 32, which, in connection with this 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, are stated as of March 16, 2006).

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and State of New York, on the 16th of March, 2006.

  AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.

  By  /s/ MARTIN J. SULLIVAN
 
  (Martin J. Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer)

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 16th of March, 2006.

     
Signature Title
 
/s/ MARTIN J. SULLIVAN
(Martin J. Sullivan) 		 
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
/s/ STEVEN J. BENSINGER
(Steven J. Bensinger) 		 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
/s/ DAVID L. HERZOG
(David L. Herzog) 		 
Senior Vice President and Comptroller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
*
(M. Bernard Aidinoff) 		 
Director
 
*
(Pei-yuan Chia) 		 
Director
 
*
(Marshall A. Cohen) 		 
Director
 
*
(William S. Cohen) 		 
Director
 
*
(Martin S. Feldstein) 		 
Director
 
*
(Ellen V. Futter) 		 
Director
 

(Stephen L. Hammerman) 		 
Director
 
*
(Carla A. Hills) 		 
Director
 
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Signature Title
 
*
(Richard C. Holbrooke) 		 
Director
 

(Fred H. Langhammer) 		 
Director
 

(George L. Miles, Jr.) 		 
Director
 

(Morris W. Offit) 		 
Director
 

(Michael H. Sutton) 		 
Director
*
(Edmund S.W. Tse) 		 
Director
 

(Robert B. Willumstad) 		 
Director
 
*
(Frank G. Zarb) 		 
Director
 
*By/s/ STEVEN J. BENSINGER
Steven J. Bensinger
Attorney-in-fact
March 16, 2006 		   
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

                   
Exhibit
Number Description Location
2
  Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation or succession    
      Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 11, 2001,
  among American International Group, Inc., Washington
  Acquisition Corporation and American General Corporation 		 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1(i)(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-62688).
3(i)(a)
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AIG  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996 (File No. 1-8787).
3(i)(b)
  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of AIG, filed June 3, 1998  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to AIG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-8787).
3(i)(c)
  Certificate of Merger of SunAmerica Inc. with and into AIG, filed December 30, 1998 and effective January 1, 1999  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-8787).
3(i)(d)
  Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of AIG, filed June 5, 2000  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(c) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-45828).
3(ii)
  By-laws of AIG  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2005 (File No. 1-8787).
4
  Instruments defining the rights of security holders, including indentures  
Certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long- term debt securities of AIG and its subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. AIG hereby undertakes to furnish to the Commission, upon request, copies of any such instruments.
9
  Voting Trust Agreement  
None.
10
  Material contracts*    
      (1)   AIG 1969 Employee Stock Option Plan and Agreement Form  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-44043) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (2)   AIG 1972 Employee Stock Option Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-44702) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (3)   AIG 1972 Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-44043) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (4)   AIG 1984 Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-91945) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (5)   AIG Amended and Restated 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 4, 2003 (File No. 1-8787) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (6)   AIG 2003 Japan Employee Stock Purchase Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-111737).
      (7)   AIG 1977 Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-59317) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (8)   AIG 1982 Employee Stock Option Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Registration Statement (File No. 2-78291) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (9)   AIG 1987 Employee Stock Option Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 6, 1987 (File No. 0-4652) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (10)   AIG 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 4, 1997 (File No. 1-8787) and incorporated herein by reference.
      (11)   AIG Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan  
Filed as exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 4, 2003 (File No. 1-8787) and incorporated herein by reference.

*  All material contracts are management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
 
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Exhibit
Number Description Location
    (12)   Form of Stock Option Grant Agreement under the AIG Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to AIG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (File No. 1-8787).
    (13)   AIG Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101967).
    (14)   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the AIG Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to AIG’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 (File No. 1-8787).
    (15)   AIG Executive Deferred Compensation Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101640).
    (16)   AIG Supplemental Incentive Savings Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101640).
    (17)   AIG Director Stock Plan  
Filed as an exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2004 (File No. 1-8787) and incorporated herein by reference.
    (18)   AIG Chief Executive Officer Annual Compensation Plan  
Filed as an exhibit to AIG’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2004 (File No. 1-8787) and incorporated herein by reference.
    (19)   AIRCO 1972 Employee Stock Option Plan  
Incorporated by reference to AIG’s Joint Proxy Statement and Prospectus (File No. 2-61994).
    (20)   AIRCO 1977 Stock Option and Stock Appreciation Rights Plan  
Incorporated by reference to AIG’s Joint Proxy Statement and Prospectus (File No. 2-61994).
    (21)   Purchase Agreement between AIA and Mr. E.S.W. Tse.  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 1-8787).
    (22)   Retention and Employment Agreement between AIG and Jay S. Wintrob  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-8787).
    (23)   SunAmerica Inc. 1988 Employee Stock Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (24)   SunAmerica 1997 Employee Incentive Stock Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (25)   SunAmerica Nonemployee Directors’ Stock Option Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (26)   SunAmerica 1995 Performance Stock Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(d) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (27)   SunAmerica Inc. 1998 Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan For the Chief Executive Officer  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(e) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (28)   SunAmerica Inc. Long-Term Performance-Based Incentive Plan Amended and Restated 1997  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(f) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-70069).
    (29)   SunAmerica Five Year Deferred Cash Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-31346).
    (30)   SunAmerica Executive Savings Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-31346).
    (31)   HSB Group, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(f) to HSB’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-13135).
    (32)   HSB Group, Inc. 1985 Stock Option Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(a) HSB’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (File No. 1-13135).
 
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Exhibit
Number Description Location
    (33)   HSB Group, Inc. Employee’s Thrift Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(i)(c) to The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-36519).
    (34)   American General Corporation 1984 Stock and Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-7981).
    (35)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1984 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
    (36)   American General Corporation 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-7981).
    (37)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 1999)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
    (38)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
    (39)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1994 Stock and Incentive Plan (November 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (40)   American General Corporation 1997 Stock and Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 1-7981).
    (41)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1997 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 1999)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
    (42)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1997 Stock and Incentive Plan (November 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (43)   American General Corporation 1999 Stock and Incentive Plan  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-7981).
    (44)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1999 Stock and Incentive Plan (January 1999)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
    (45)   Amendment to American General Corporation 1999 Stock and Incentive Plan (November 2000)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (46)   Amended and Restated American General Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (12/11/00)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (47)   Amended and Restated Restoration of Retirement Income Plan for Certain Employees Participating in the Restated American General Retirement Plan (Restoration of Retirement Income Plan) (12/31/98)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (48)   Amended and Restated American General Supplemental Thrift Plan (12/31/98)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
    (49)   American General Employees’ Thrift and Incentive Plan (restated July 1, 2001)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68640).
 
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Exhibit
Number Description Location
      (50)   American General Agents’ and Managers’ Thrift and Incentive Plan (restated July 1, 2001)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68640).
      (51)   CommLoCo Thrift Plan (restated July 1, 2001)  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to AIG’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-68640).
      (52)   Western National Corporation 1993 Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to Western National Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995 (File No. 1-12540).
      (53)   USLIFE Corporation 1991 Stock Option Plan, as amended  
Incorporated by reference to USLIFE Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995 (File No. 1-5683).
      (54)   Employment Agreement, Amendment to Employment Agreement, and Split-Dollar Agreement, including Assignment of Life Insurance Policy as Collateral, with Rodney O. Martin, Jr.  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(xx) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (File No. 1-8787).
      (55)   Employment Arrangements with Richard W. Scott    
        (a) Employment Agreement  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to American General Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (File No. 1-7981).
        (b) Change in Control Severance Agreement  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to American General Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 (File No. 1-7981).
        (c) Amendment to Employment Arrangements  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(zz)(iii) to AIG’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (File No. 1-8787.)
      (56)   Letter from AIG to Martin J. Sullivan, dated March 16, 2005  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2005 (File No. 1-8787).
        Letter from AIG to Donald P.    
      (57)   Kanak March   , dated
 16, 2005 		 
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2005 (File No. 1-8787).
      (58)   Letter from AIG to Steven J. Bensinger, dated March 16, 2005.  
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to AIG’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 17, 2005 (File No. 1-8787).
11
  Statement re computation of per share earnings  
Included in Note 1(y) of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
12
  Statements re computation of ratios  
Filed herewith.
13
  Annual report to security holders  
Not required to be filed.
16
  Letter re change in certifying accountant  
None.
18
  Letter re change in accounting principles  
None.
21
  Subsidiaries of the Registrant  
Filed herewith.
23
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  
Filed herewith.
24
  Power of attorney  
Included on the signature page hereof.
31
  Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications  
Filed herewith.
32
  Section 1350 Certifications  
Filed herewith.
99
  Additional exhibits  
None.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  235

 

Schedule I
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS – 
OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES
                           
Amount at
which shown
At December 31, 2004 (Restated) in the
(in millions) Cost* Value Balance Sheet
Fixed maturities:
                       
 
Bonds:
                       
 
  United States government and government agencies and authorities
  $ 8,116     $ 8,234     $ 8,234  
 
  States, municipalities and political subdivisions
    55,514       57,103       56,606  
 
  Foreign governments
    65,006       68,277       68,277  
 
  Public utilities
    18,296       19,278       19,278  
 
  All other corporate
    204,173       213,282       213,282  
 
Total bonds
    351,105       366,174       365,677  
Total fixed maturities
    351,105       366,174       365,677  
Equity securities:
                       
 
Common stocks:
                       
 
  Public utilities
    359       385       385  
 
  Banks, trust and insurance companies
    1,712       2,031       2,031  
 
  Industrial, miscellaneous and all other
    12,004       13,250       13,250  
 
Total common stocks
    14,075       15,666       15,666  
 
Preferred stocks
    2,017       2,040       2,040  
Total equity securities
    16,092       17,706       17,706  
Mortgage loans on real estate, policy and collateral loans
    23,484       23,980       23,484  
Financial services assets:
                       
 
Flight equipment primarily under operating leases, net of accumulated depreciation
    32,130       –       32,130  
 
Securities available for sale, at market value
    29,171       31,225       31,225  
 
Trading securities, at market value
    –       2,746       2,746  
 
Spot commodities
    –       534       534  
 
Unrealized gain on swaps, options and forward transactions
    –       22,670       22,670  
 
Trading assets
    –       3,433       3,433  
 
Securities purchased under agreements to resell, at contract value
    26,272       –       26,272  
 
Finance receivables, net of allowance
    23,574       24,133       23,574  
Securities lending collateral, at cost (approximates market value)
    49,169       49,169       49,169  
Other invested assets (approximates market value)
    23,559       23,559       23,559  
Short-term investments, at cost (approximates market value)
    16,102       16,102       16,102  
Total investments
    –       –     $ 638,281  
*  Original cost of equity securities and, as to fixed maturities, original cost reduced by repayments and adjusted for amortization of premiums or accrual of discounts.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  247

 

Schedule II
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
BALANCE SHEET – PARENT COMPANY ONLY
                   
December 31, 2004 2003
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated)
Assets:
                
 
Cash
  $ 17     $ 19  
 
Short-term investments
    672       974  
 
Invested assets
    355       469  
 
Carrying value of subsidiaries and partially-owned companies, at equity
    80,966       69,288  
 
Premiums and insurance balances receivable – net
    198       139  
 
Other assets
    2,588       2,534  
Total assets
    84,796       73,423  
Liabilities:
                
 
Insurance balances payable
    405       358  
 
Due to affiliates – net
    3,364       2,564  
 
Medium term notes payable
    667       791  
 
Term notes payable
    1,935       1,934  
 
Zero coupon notes
    1,045       1,207  
 
Other liabilities
    (2,293 )     (2,661 )
Total liabilities
    5,123       4,193  
Shareholders’ equity:
                
 
Common stock
    6,878       6,878  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    2,094       2,028  
 
Retained earnings
    63,468       54,384  
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    9,444       7,337  
 
Treasury stock
    (2,211 )     (1,397 )
Total shareholders’ equity
    79,673       69,230  
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 84,796     $ 73,423  
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements – Parent Company Only.

STATEMENT OF INCOME – PARENT COMPANY ONLY

                           
Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) 2004 2003 2002
(Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Agency loss
  $ (8 )   $ (1 )   $ (12 )
Financial services income
    578       518       292  
Asset management loss
    (11 )     (13 )     (9 )
Dividend income from consolidated subsidiaries:
                       
 
Cash
    1,835       1,471       1,644  
 
Other
    1       –       –  
Dividend income from partially-owned companies
    11       9       –  
Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries and partially-owned companies
    8,705       7,708       4,708  
Other income (deductions) – net
    (409 )     (1,221 )     (805 )
Income before income taxes
    10,702       8,471       5,818  
Income taxes
    863       363       89  
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
See Accompanying Notes to Financial Statements – Parent Company Only.
 
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Schedule II
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT – (continued)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS – PARENT COMPANY ONLY
                           
Years Ended December 31, 2004 2003 2002
(in millions) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
 
Net income
  $ 9,839     $ 8,108     $ 5,729  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
 
Noncash revenues, expenses, gains and losses included in income:
                       
 
  Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries and partially owned companies
    (8,705 )     (7,708 )     (4,708 )
 
  Change in premiums and insurance balances receivable and payable – net
    (12 )     (4 )     48  
 
  Other – net
    1,610       229       1,500  
 
  Total adjustments
    (7,107 )     (7,483 )     (3,160 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    2,732       625       2,569  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 
Purchase of investments
    (107 )     –       (83 )
 
Sale of investments
    200       186       415  
 
Change in short-term investments
    302       (830 )     (137 )
 
Contributions to subsidiaries and investments in partially owned companies
    (1,026 )     (573 )     (1,481 )
 
Other – net
    (13 )     (269 )     (146 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (644 )     (1,486 )     (1,432 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 
Change in medium term notes
    (124 )     (207 )     456  
 
Change in term notes
    1       1,500       1  
 
Redemption of zero coupon notes
    (189 )     –       –  
 
Proceeds from common stock issued
    158       74       168  
 
Change in loans payable
    (88 )     (5 )     (389 )
 
Cash dividends to shareholders
    (730 )     (584 )     (467 )
 
Acquisition of treasury stock
    (1,083 )     (207 )     (734 )
 
Other – net
    140       306       (152 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (1,915 )     877       (1,117 )
Change in cumulative translation adjustments
    (175 )     (15 )     (3 )
Change in cash
    (2 )     1       17  
Cash at beginning of year
    19       18       1  
Cash at end of year
  $ 17     $ 19     $ 18  
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – PARENT COMPANY ONLY
(1)  Agency operations conducted in New York through the North American Division of AIU are included in the financial statements of the parent company.
(2)  Certain accounts have been reclassified in the 2003 and 2002 financial statements to conform to their 2004 presentation.
(3)  “Equity in undistributed net income of consolidated subsidiaries and partially-owned companies” in the accompanying Statement of Income – Parent Company Only – includes equity in income of the minority-owned insurance operations.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  249

 

Schedule III
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION

At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for the years then ended

                                                                                   
Reserves
for Losses
Losses and and Amortization
Deferred Loss Reserve Policy Loss of Deferred
Policy Expenses, for and Net Expenses Policy Other Net
Acquisition Future Policy Unearned Contract Premium Investment Incurred, Acquisition Operating Premiums
Segment (in millions) Costs Benefits(a) Premiums Claims(b) Revenue Income Benefits Costs Expenses Written
2004 (Restated)
                                                                                
 
General Insurance
  $ 3,998     $ 61,878     $ 23,400     $ –     $ 38,537     $ 3,196     $ 30,357     $ 6,238     $ 2,189     $ 40,623  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    25,819       104,740       –       2,435       28,088       15,269       28,003       3,551       3,923       –  
    $ 29,817     $ 166,618     $ 23,400     $ 2,435     $ 66,625     $ 18,465     $ 58,360     $ 9,789     $ 6,112     $ 40,623  
2003 (Restated)
                                                                                
 
General Insurance
  $ 3,619     $ 51,871     $ 21,235     $ –     $ 31,306     $ 2,566     $ 22,872     $ 4,676     $ 1,783     $ 35,031  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    22,375       92,915       –       2,006       23,496       12,942       23,162       2,778       3,931       –  
    $ 25,994     $ 144,786     $ 21,235     $ 2,006     $ 54,802     $ 15,508     $ 46,034     $ 7,454     $ 5,714     $ 35,031  
2002 (Restated)
                                                                                
 
General Insurance
  $ 3,072     $ 46,674     $ 16,556     $ –     $ 23,595     $ 2,350     $ 19,612     $ 3,467     $ 1,598     $ 26,718  
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    18,850       72,281       –       1,649       20,694       11,243       20,393       2,184       3,807       –  
 
    $ 21,922     $ 118,955     $ 16,556     $ 1,649     $ 44,289     $ 13,593     $ 40,005     $ 5,651     $ 5,405     $ 26,718  
(a) Reserves for losses and loss expenses with respect to the General Insurance operations are net of discounts of $1.55 billion, $1.52 billion and $1.50 billion at December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
(b) Reflected in insurance balances payable on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
 
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Schedule IV
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
REINSURANCE

At December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 and for the years then ended

                                           
Percent of
Ceded Assumed Amount
Gross to Other from Other Net Assumed
(dollars in millions) Amount Companies Companies Amount to Net
2004 (Restated)
                                        
Life Insurance in-force
  $ 1,844,189     $ 344,036     $ 13,905     $ 1,514,058       0.9 %
Premiums:
                                       
 
General Insurance
  $ 44,692     $ 11,423     $ 7,354     $ 40,623       18.1 %
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    28,486       1,114       716       28,088 *     2.5  
Total premiums
  $ 73,178     $ 12,537     $ 8,070     $ 68,711       11.7 %
2003 (Restated)
                                        
Life Insurance in-force
  $ 1,580,982     $ 293,064     $ 2,049     $ 1,289,967       0.2 %
Premiums:
                                       
 
General Insurance
  $ 40,786     $ 11,907     $ 6,152     $ 35,031       17.6 %
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    24,412       952       36       23,496 *     0.2  
Total premiums
  $ 65,198     $ 12,859     $ 6,188     $ 58,527       10.6 %
2002 (Restated)
                                        
Life Insurance in-force
  $ 1,296,514     $ 278,704     $ 2,078     $ 1,019,888       0.2 %
Premiums:
                                       
 
General Insurance
  $ 31,806     $ 9,960     $ 4,872     $ 26,718       18.2 %
 
Life Insurance & Retirement Services
    21,570       912       36       20,694 *     0.2  
Total premiums
  $ 53,376     $ 10,872     $ 4,908     $ 47,412       10.4 %
*  Includes accident and health premiums of $5.63 billion, $4.17 billion and $3.45 billion in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
 
FORM 10-K/A :  251