American International Group is on the verge of becoming the first insurance holding company ever regulated by the federal government.

In a statement, the Treasury Department said last night it is launching a public offering of $18 billion of AIG stock.

Simultaneously, AIG said it would purchase up to $5 billion of that stock.

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