Screen LibraryThe AIG story /
Chronicles the origins of the company and its relentless pioneering of open markets everywhere in the world, with riveting vignettes of how AIG grew from a modest group of insurance enterprises in 1970 to the largest insurance company in world history. The authors illustrate AIG's distinctive e...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chronicles the origins of the company and its relentless pioneering of open markets everywhere in the world, with riveting vignettes of how AIG grew from a modest group of insurance enterprises in 1970 to the largest insurance company in world history. The authors illustrate AIG's distinctive entrepreneurial culture and how its outstanding employees worldwide helped pave the road to globalization. Integral is the authors' well-informed take on the 2008 global financial crisis and AIG's part in it. |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781118345870 (cloth) : 1118345878 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | HG8540 |
| CLC: | F847.123 |
| Call Number: | F847.123/G798 |
| Contents: | Pt. 1. Independence -- Innovation -- Succession -- Vision and culture -- The internationalist -- Raising the iron curtain -- Opening trade in services -- Reopening China -- The life business -- The domestic front -- Investments -- Governance -- pt. 2. Interlude -- Hostile change -- Restating history -- Civil War -- Saving the Starr Foundation -- Chaos -- Nationalization -- About the companion web site. |