Deals

AIG Falls as Profit Hurt by Underwriting Slump, Charge

  • Shares decline as insurer’s turnaround seen taking some time
  • CEO says insurance underwriting results are improving
Pedestrians walk past the American International Group Inc. (AIG) headquarters office in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2016.Photographer: Victor J. Blue /
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

American International Group Inc. fell 2.7 percent after second-quarter earnings came in below estimates as a restructuring expense hurt results.

Profit in the period fell from a year earlier as private equity and hedge fund performance weakened, the New York-based insurer said Thursday in a statement. Net investment income, which declined 12 percent to $3.1 billion, is on target for the year, the company said.