Financially troubled American International Group, which is due to report its results next Thursday, has filed an amended annual report revealing that Chief Executive Edward Liddy received $460,411 in benefits last year.

A research firm's finding that a tax increase for offshore reinsurers would be expensive for customers and limit availability of the coverage has the support of the Risk and Insurance Management Society, the group said.

Insurance professionals seeking to make their industry more diverse should consider not just race but all minority groups, the president of an insurance association said in a talk here.

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. posted a first quarter net income loss of $1.2 billion and said it will respond to the economic downturn by curtailing international sales and changing its variable annuities.

Jack M. Rader, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Farmers Alliance Companies, McPherson, Kan., has been elected chairman of the American Association of Insurance Services, the organization said.

A legal expert examining insurance implications from possible swine flu impact said under some circumstances business interruption policies may provide coverage.

American International Group Chief Executive Officer Edward Liddy under threat of subpoena has agreed to appear before a House committee that wants to know if AIG will need more government bailout money.

New York's troubled state-run workers' compensation insurer has announced the appointment of James J. Wrynn, an insurance and personal injury attorney, as its new executive director.