Moody's confirmed its "Aa2" insurance financial strength ratingof American International Group's domestic brokerage group.

AIG has been under the regulatory and ratings agency microscopeall year following its restatement of earnings stemming frompossible accounting misdeeds, the rating service said earlier thisweek.

Bruce Ballentine, vice president senior credit officer, andRobert Riegel, managing director, both with the FinancialInstitutions Group at Moody's, said that members of the domesticbrokerage group remained on review for possible further downgradebecause of the preponderance of ongoing regulatory investigationsand potential accounting adjustments which pertained to thisgroup.

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