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Where we need to be.
AIG’s customers around the globe count on us to be there – wherever that may
be. Throughout our history, we’ve been among the first insurers to enter new
markets, growing along with them. We have been in Latin America for over 75
years; Europe for over 65 years; the Middle East for over 60 years; and Asia,
where we trace our roots, since the beginning.
Even today, with customers in over 130 countries and jurisdictions, we see
opportunities to expand our reach. Our global view gives us an advantage,
as we are able to look across our network to find solutions from one region
to another.
For instance, when AIG entered into a joint venture agreement with PICC Life
in 2013, we already had a product being marketed to Chinese Americans
throughout the U.S. in both Cantonese and Mandarin. It was as if the product
had originally been designed for exactly the consumers that PICC was looking
to reach in China. AIG’s Quality of Life…Insurance® does just that – ensure a
standard of living – with benefits that customers can use during their lifetime.
C.V. Starr visits with a potential customer
in the Wusih Hills outside Shanghai in 1922.
95
years