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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-Q

Commission File Number 1-8787

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American International Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: Not applicable

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    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 for 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 whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ    No o

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

    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

    As of April 30, 2010, there were 135,070,621 shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock.

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Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.    Financial Statements (unaudited)

Consolidated Balance Sheet

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Continued)

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss)

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Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Continued)

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Equity

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

    These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) for complete consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) for the year ended December 31, 2009 (2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K).

    In the opinion of management, these consolidated financial statements contain the normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results presented herein. AIG evaluated the need to disclose events that occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Use of Estimates

    The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the application of accounting policies that often involve a significant degree of judgment. AIG considers its accounting policies that are most dependent on the application of estimates and assumptions, and therefore viewed as critical accounting estimates, are those relating to items considered by management in the determination of:

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AIG's ability to continue as a going concern;



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liability for general insurance unpaid claims and claims adjustment expenses;



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future policy benefits for life and accident and health contracts;



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recoverability of deferred policy acquisition costs (DAC);



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estimated gross profits for investment-oriented products;



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the allowance for finance receivable losses;



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flight equipment recoverability;



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other-than-temporary impairments;



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goodwill impairment;



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liabilities for legal contingencies;



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estimates with respect to income taxes, including recoverability of deferred tax assets;



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fair value measurements of certain financial assets and liabilities, including credit default swaps (CDS) and AIG's economic interest in Maiden Lane II LLC (ML II) and equity interest in Maiden Lane III LLC (ML III) (together, the Maiden Lane Interests);



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classification of entities as held-for-sale or as discontinued operations; and



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fair value of the assets and liabilities, including non-controlling interests, related to acquisitions.

    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 consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows would be materially affected.

Out of Period Adjustments

    For the three months ended March 31, 2010, AIG recorded out of period adjustments relating to prior years that decreased Net income attributable to AIG by $158 million, primarily related to the effect of recording

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impairments on certain consolidated investments held in the Institutional Asset Management operations, which affected the calculation of income taxes. While these adjustments were noteworthy for the quarter, after evaluating the quantitative and qualitative aspects of these corrections, AIG concluded that its prior period financial statements were not materially misstated and, therefore, no restatement was required.

    Had these and all previously reported out of period adjustments been recorded in their appropriate periods, the net loss attributable to AIG for the year ended December 31, 2009 would have increased by $604 million, from $10.9 billion to $11.5 billion.

Going Concern Considerations

    In the audited financial statements included in the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, management disclosed the conditions and events that led management to conclude that AIG would have adequate liquidity to finance and operate AIG's businesses, execute its asset disposition plan and repay its obligations for at least the next twelve months.

Liquidity of Parent and Subsidiaries

    AIG manages liquidity at both the parent and subsidiary levels. AIG Parent has not had access to its traditional sources of financing through the public debt markets. While no assurance can be given that AIG will be able to access its traditional sources of long-term or short-term financing through the public markets again, AIG periodically evaluates its ability to access the capital markets.

    Historically, AIG depended on dividends, distributions, and other payments from subsidiaries to fund payments on its obligations. In light of AIG's current financial situation, certain of its regulated subsidiaries are restricted from making dividend payments, or advancing funds, to AIG. As a result, AIG has also been dependent on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) Credit Facility (the FRBNY Credit Facility) provided by the FRBNY under the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2008 (as amended, the FRBNY Credit Agreement), between AIG and the FRBNY, and the FRBNY's Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), through April 26, 2010, as its primary sources of liquidity; and on the agreement by the United States Department of the Treasury (the Department of the Treasury) to provide up to $29.835 billion (Department of Treasury Commitment) in exchange for increases in the liquidation preference of the AIG Series F Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $5.00 per share (AIG Series F Preferred Stock), to support the capital needs of its insurance company subsidiaries. Primary uses of cash flow are debt service and subsidiary funding.

    During the first four months of 2010, International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and American General Finance, Inc. (AGF) made substantial progress in addressing their liquidity needs. During March and April of 2010, ILFC significantly increased its liquidity position through a combination of new secured and unsecured debt issuances of approximately $4.0 billion and an extension of the maturity date of $2.16 billion of its $2.5 billion revolving credit facility from October 2011 to October 2012. Availability of $550 million of the approximately $4.0 billion of debt issuances and the extension of $2.16 billion of the revolving credit facility are subject to the satisfaction of certain collateralization milestones. In addition, in April 2010, ILFC signed an agreement to sell 53 aircraft with an aggregate book value of approximately $2.3 billion, which is expected to generate approximately $2.0 billion in gross proceeds during 2010. As of March 31, 2010, none of these aircraft met the criteria to be recorded as held-for-sale. During March and April of 2010, AGF significantly enhanced its liquidity position through the following actions: AGF received cash proceeds of more than $500 million from a $1.0 billion asset securitization in March 2010 and executed and drew down fully a $3.0 billion secured term loan transaction in April 2010. AGF used a portion of the proceeds from these transactions, cash on hand and proceeds from AIG's repayment of two demand promissory notes to repay all of its outstanding obligations under its $2.45 billion one-year term loans in March 2010 and its $2.125 billion five-year revolving credit facility in April 2010 (both of which were due in July 2010).

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    Certain subsidiaries also have been dependent on the FRBNY and the Department of the Treasury to meet collateral posting requirements, to make debt repayments as amounts come due, and to meet capital or liquidity requirements.

Progress on Management's Plans for Stabilization of AIG and Repayment of AIG's Obligations as They Come Due

    Since September 2008, AIG has been working to protect and enhance the value of its key businesses, execute an orderly asset disposition plan, and position itself for the future. AIG continually reassesses this plan to maximize value while maintaining flexibility in managing its liquidity and capital, and expects to accomplish these objectives over a longer time frame than originally contemplated.

Sales of Businesses and Specific Asset Dispositions

AIA Sale

    As of March 1, 2010, AIG and AIA Aurora LLC, a special purpose vehicle formed by AIG and the FRBNY (AIA Holdings), entered into a definitive agreement (the AIA Share Purchase Agreement) with Prudential plc (Prudential) and Prudential Group Limited (formerly known as Petrohue (UK) Investments Limited), for the sale of AIA Group Limited (AIA) to Prudential Group Limited for approximately $35.5 billion, consisting of $25 billion in cash, approximately $5.5 billion in face value of ordinary shares in the capital of Prudential Group Limited, $3 billion in face value of mandatory convertible securities of Prudential Group Limited, and $2 billion in face value of preferred stock of Prudential (or at Prudential's election, Prudential Group Limited), subject to closing adjustments. The obligations of Prudential Group Limited under the AIA Share Purchase Agreement are guaranteed by Prudential.

    The cash portion of the proceeds from the sale will be paid to the FRBNY to redeem preferred interests with a liquidation preference of approximately $16 billion plus accrued but unpaid preferred returns held by the FRBNY in AIA Holdings, and, unless otherwise agreed with the FRBNY, to repay approximately $9 billion under the FRBNY Credit Facility. AIG intends to monetize the $10.5 billion in face value of Prudential securities over time, subject to market conditions, following the lapse of agreed-upon minimum holding periods. Unless otherwise agreed with the FRBNY, net cash proceeds from the monetization of these securities will be used to repay any outstanding debt under the FRBNY Credit Facility.

ALICO Sale

    As of March 7, 2010, AIG and ALICO Holdings LLC, a special purpose vehicle formed by AIG and the FRBNY (ALICO Holdings), entered into a definitive agreement (the ALICO Stock Purchase Agreement) with MetLife, Inc. (MetLife) for the sale of American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) by ALICO Holdings to MetLife, and the sale of Delaware American Life Insurance Company by AIG to MetLife, for approximately $15.5 billion, consisting of $6.8 billion in cash and the remainder in equity securities of MetLife, subject to closing adjustments.

    The cash portion of the proceeds from the sale will be paid to the FRBNY to reduce the liquidation preference of a portion of the preferred interests owned by the FRBNY in ALICO Holdings and ALICO Holdings will hold the remainder of the transaction consideration, consisting of 78,239,712 shares of MetLife common stock, 6,857,000 shares of newly issued participating preferred stock convertible into 68,570,000 shares of common stock upon the approval of MetLife shareholders, and 40,000,000 equity units of MetLife with an aggregate stated value of $3 billion. AIG intends to monetize these MetLife securities over time, subject to market conditions, following the lapse of agreed-upon minimum holding periods. Unless otherwise agreed with the FRBNY, net cash proceeds from the monetization of these securities will be used to reduce the liquidation preference of the preferred interests owned by the FRBNY in ALICO Holdings and thereafter to repay any outstanding debt under the FRBNY Credit Facility.

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    Dispositions of certain businesses will be subject to regulatory approval. Unless a waiver is obtained from the FRBNY, net proceeds from these dispositions, to the extent they do not represent capital of AIG's insurance subsidiaries required for regulatory or ratings purposes or are not to be utilized to redeem the preferred interests held by the FRBNY in AIA Holdings and ALICO Holdings, are contractually required to be applied toward the repayment of the FRBNY Credit Facility as mandatory prepayments.

    Since September 2008 and through April 28, 2010, AIG entered into agreements to sell or completed the sale of other operations and assets, excluding AIA, ALICO and the assets held by AIG Financial Products Corp. and AIG Trading Group Inc. and their respective subsidiaries (collectively, AIGFP), that had aggregate assets and liabilities with carrying values of $95.5 billion and $77.5 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2010 or the date of sale. Of these amounts, pending transactions with aggregate assets and liabilities of $54.7 billion and $49.2 billion, respectively, at March 31, 2010 are expected to generate approximately $709 million of aggregate net cash proceeds that will be available to reduce the amount of the FRBNY Credit Facility, after taking into account taxes, transaction expenses, settlement of intercompany loan facilities, and capital required to be retained for regulatory or ratings purposes. Gains and losses recorded in connection with the dispositions of businesses include estimates that are subject to subsequent adjustment. Based on the transactions closed to date, AIG does not believe that such adjustments will be material to future consolidated results of operations or cash flows.

Management's Assessment and Conclusion

    In assessing AIG's current financial position and developing operating plans for the future, management has made significant judgments and estimates with respect to the potential financial and liquidity effects of AIG's risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to:

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the commitment of the FRBNY and the Department of the Treasury to the orderly restructuring of AIG and their commitment to continuing to work with AIG to maintain its ability to meet its obligations as they come due;



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the potential adverse effects on AIG's businesses that could result if there are further downgrades by rating agencies, including in particular, the uncertainty of estimates relating to the derivative transactions of AIGFP, such as estimates of both the number of counterparties who may elect to terminate under contractual termination provisions and the amount that would be required to be paid in the event of a downgrade;



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the potential for delays in asset dispositions and reduction in the anticipated proceeds therefrom;



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the potential for declines in bond and equity markets;



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pending sales of significant subsidiaries;



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the potential effect on AIG if the capital levels of its regulated and unregulated subsidiaries prove inadequate to support current business plans;



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the effect on AIG's businesses of continued compliance with the covenants of the FRBNY Credit Agreement and other agreements with the FRBNY and the Department of the Treasury;



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AIG's highly leveraged capital structure;



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the effect of the provisions of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Standards for Compensation and Corporate Governance and the Determination Memoranda issued by the Office of the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation with respect to AIG's compensation practices and structures on AIG's ability to retain and motivate key employees or hire new employees;



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the potential that loss of key personnel could reduce the value of AIG's business and impair its ability to stabilize businesses and effect a successful asset disposition plan; and

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the potential for regulatory actions in one or more countries, including possible actions resulting from the execution of management's plans for stabilization of AIG and repayment of AIG's obligations as they come due.

    Based on the U.S. government's continuing commitment, the already completed transactions and the other expected transactions with the FRBNY, management's plans and progress made to stabilize AIG's businesses and dispose of certain assets, and after consideration of the risks and uncertainties of such plans, management believes that it will have adequate liquidity to finance and operate AIG's businesses, execute its asset disposition plan and repay its obligations for at least the next twelve months.

    It is possible that the actual outcome of one or more of management's plans could be materially different, or that one or more of management's significant judgments or estimates about the potential effects of these risks and uncertainties could prove to be materially incorrect or that the transactions with the FRBNY discussed above fail to achieve the desired objectives. If one or more of these possible outcomes is realized and third party financing is not available, AIG may need additional U.S. government support to meet its obligations as they come due. Under these adverse assumptions, without additional support from the U.S. government in the future there could exist substantial doubt about AIG's ability to continue as a going concern.

    In connection with making the going concern assessment and conclusion, management and the Board of Directors of AIG have confirmed in connection with the filing in February 2010 of the 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K that "As first stated by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve in connection with the announcement of the AIG Restructuring Plan on March 2, 2009, the U.S. Government remains committed to continuing to work with AIG to maintain its ability to meet its obligations as they come due."

    AIG's consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or relating to the amounts and classification of liabilities that may be necessary should AIG be unable to continue as a going concern.

Accounting Policies

Transfers of Financial Assets

    Securities purchased (sold) under agreements to resell (repurchase), at contract value: Securities purchased under agreements to resell and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (other than those entered into by AIGFP) generally are accounted for as collateralized borrowing or lending transactions and are recorded at their contracted resale or repurchase amounts plus accrued interest. AIGFP carries such agreements at fair value based on market observable interest rates and credit spreads. AIG's policy is to take possession of or obtain a security interest in securities purchased under agreements to resell.

    When AIG does not obtain cash collateral sufficient to fund substantially all of the cost of purchasing identical replacement securities during the term of the contract, AIG accounts for the transaction as a sale of the security and reports the obligation to repurchase the security as a derivative contract. Where securities are carried in the available for sale category, AIG records a gain or loss in income. Where changes in fair value of securities are recognized through income, no additional gain or loss is recognized. The fair value of securities transferred under repurchase agreements accounted for as sales was $2.1 billion and $2.3 billion at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and the related cash collateral obtained was $1.7 billion and $1.5 billion at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

    AIG minimizes the 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 necessary.

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    Securities lending invested collateral, at fair value and Securities lending payable: In 2008, AIG exited the domestic securities lending program, and as of March 31, 2010, AIG had exited its foreign securities lending activities.

Recent Accounting Standards

Accounting Changes

    AIG adopted the following accounting standards during the first quarter of 2010:

Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets

    In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued an accounting standard addressing transfers of financial assets that removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity (QSPE) from the FASB Accounting Standards Codification and removes the exception that exempted transferors from applying the consolidation rules to QSPEs. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on January 1, 2010 for AIG. Earlier application is prohibited. The adoption of this standard increased both assets and liabilities by approximately $1.3 billion as a result of consolidating two previously unconsolidated QSPEs. The adoption of this new standard did not have a material effect on AIG's consolidated results of operations or cash flows.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

    In June 2009, the FASB issued an accounting standard that amends the rules addressing consolidation of certain variable interest entities with an approach focused on identifying which enterprise has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance and has (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. The new standard also requires enhanced financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities.

    AIG adopted the new standard on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this standard resulted in an increase in excess of amounts previously recorded for assets, liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest, other noncontrolling interest and accumulated deficit of approximately $8.2 billion, $7.1 billion, $1.1 billion, $0.1 billion and $0.2 billion, respectively, and a net decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income of approximately $0.3 billion, as a result of consolidating previously unconsolidated VIEs.

    The following table describes the two methods applied by AIG and the amount and classification in the Consolidated Balance Sheet of the assets and liabilities consolidated as a result of the adoption:

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The cumulative effect adjustment of electing the fair value option was not material to AIG's accumulated deficit.

    In February 2010, the FASB also issued an update to the aforementioned accounting standard that defers the revised consolidation rules for variable interest entities with attributes of, or similar to, an investment company or money market fund. The primary effect of this deferral for AIG is that AIG will continue to apply the consolidation rules in effect before the amended guidance discussed above for its interests in eligible entities, such as certain mutual funds.

Future Application of Accounting Standards

    In March 2010, the FASB issued an accounting standard that amends the scope for embedded credit derivative features related to the redistribution of credit risk in the form of subordination of one financial instrument to another in a securitization vehicle. The new standard clarifies how to determine which embedded credit derivative features, including those in collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), credit linked notes (CLNs) and synthetic CDOs and CLNs, are considered to be embedded derivatives that should not be analyzed for potential bifurcation and separate accounting. The new standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on July 1, 2010 for AIG. AIG is assessing the effect adopting this new standard will have on its consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

2. Segment Information

    AIG reports the results of its operations through four reportable segments: General Insurance, Domestic Life Insurance & Retirement Services, Foreign Life Insurance & Retirement Services, and Financial Services. AIG evaluates performance based on pre-tax income (loss), excluding results from discontinued operations and net gains (losses) on sales of divested businesses, because AIG believes that this provides more meaningful information on how its operations are performing.

The following table presents AIG's operations by reportable segment:

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The following table presents AIG's operations by operating segment:

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