Peter Hancock assumes role as AIG president and CEO

American International Group (AIG) announced that, in accordance with the company’s succession plan, previously disclosed on 10 June 2014, Peter D. Hancock has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG, and has joined AIG’s Board of Directors.

Mr. Hancock succeeds Robert H. Benmosche, who retired and now serves as an advisor to AIG.

Mr. Hancock, 56, joined AIG in 2010 and was named Chief Executive Officer of AIG Property Casualty in March 2011, when the division was reorganized into two major global groups: Commercial and Consumer.

He had previously served as Executive Vice President, Finance, Risk, and Investments, AIG. Mr. Hancock has spent his entire career in financial services, including 20 years at J.P. Morgan, where he established the Global Derivatives Group, ran the Global Fixed Income business and Global Credit portfolio, and served as the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer.

He co-founded and served as President of Integrated Finance Limited, an advisory firm specializing in strategic risk management, asset management, and innovative pension solutions. He joined AIG from KeyCorp, where he was Vice Chairman, responsible for Key National Banking.

Mr. Hancock is a member of the International Advisory Board of BritishAmerican Business. In 2014, he received that organization’s Corporate Citizenship Award. He is a William Pitt Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Mr. Hancock was raised in Hong Kong and later attended Oxford University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in politics, philosophy, and economics.

AIG is a leading international insurance organization serving customers in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional, and individual customers through one of the most extensive worldwide property-casualty networks of any insurer.

In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of life insurance and retirement services in the United States. AIG common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.