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[AIG Letterhead]
May 28, 2010
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Mail Stop 4720
Washington, D.C. 20549
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American International Group, Inc.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2009
File No. 001-8787 |
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
We are in receipt of your letter dated April 23, 2010 with respect to American International Group,
Inc.s (AIG) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (Form 10-K).
This letter sets forth AIGs responses to the Staffs comments contained in your letter.
AIG acknowledges that the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Form 10-K is the
responsibility of AIG, that Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments
do not foreclose the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) from taking any action
with respect to the Form 10-K and that Staff comments may not be asserted by AIG as a defense in
any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the Federal securities laws of the
United States.
We have repeated your comments requiring our response below and have attached excerpts from our
filings that we have cited in our responses to facilitate your review.
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Capital Markets, page 40
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We note that your disclosure about AIGFP focuses on the continued unwinding of
AIGFPs business and portfolio in 2009, and the expectation that it will continue in
2010. However, a February 18, 2010 article in the Financial Times citing Mr. Gerry
Pasciucco appears to indicate that AIGFPs strategy has changed and that AIGFP now
intends to keep derivatives with a notional value of between $300 billion and $500
billion. Please tell us if in fact AIGFP now plans to keep a portion of its derivatives
portfolio. If so, please revise your disclosure to discuss the change in AIGFPs
strategy, the reasons why AIGFP decided to keep that portion of its derivatives
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entered into for hedging or investing purposes.
Please also consider the appropriateness of revising disclosure in other parts of the
10-K, such as in the Risk Factors section. For example, please consider including risk
factor disclosure not only regarding the risks to the company of the successful
unwinding of a portion of the remaining CDSs written by AIGFP but also the risks to AIG
posed by retaining a portion of such CDS portfolio. Also, indicate where appropriate
throughout the document the factors the company will consider in deciding which classes
of its remaining CDS portfolio it will retain and which classes it will seek to unwind. |
AIG Response:
AIGs plans to wind down the AIGFP derivative portfolio have not changed from those
described in the Form 10-K and as updated through additional disclosures appearing
on page 101 of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2010 (First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q). AIG anticipates the unwind of
AIGFPs derivatives portfolio will take time, as discussed on page 40 of the Form
10-K under Executive Overview Financial Services Capital Markets: Due to the
long-term duration of many of AIGFPs derivative contracts and to the complexity of
AIGFPs portfolio, AIG expects that an orderly wind-down will take a substantial
period of time. The cost of executing the wind-down will depend on many factors,
many of which are not within AIGFPs control, including market conditions, AIGFPs
access to markets via market counterparties, the availability of liquidity and the
potential implications of further rating downgrades. AIG does not believe that Mr.
Pasciucco indicated otherwise in the article cited by the Staff. As part of its
efforts to complete the wind-down as expeditiously as possible, in 2010 AIG began to
move certain derivatives to another AIG subsidiary, AIG Markets, Inc. as discussed
on page 139 of the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q.
AIG is opportunistically unwinding the derivatives based on market conditions,
counterparty negotiations, and complexity of the contracts and, therefore, has not
bifurcated the AIGFP derivative portfolio into derivatives to be sold and those to
be retained. Similarly, AIG continues its efforts to opportunistically unwind the
credit default swap (CDS) portfolio, although certain transactions, such as the two
regulatory capital RMBS transactions described on page 148 of the First Quarter 2010
Form 10-Q, may prove to be difficult to unwind. For these reasons, AIG does not
believe its disclosures regarding the CDS portfolio need to be modified based on the
Financial Times article.
Capital Resources and Liquidity, page 43
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Please provide an analysis and explanation of the sources and uses of cash and
material changes in particular items underlying the major captions reported in your
financial statements, see SEC Release No. 33-8350, IV, B. |
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AIG Response:
AIG believes that the information contained in the Liquidity of Parent and
Subsidiaries section of the Form 10-K adequately informs investors of the relevant
liquidity issues for AIG and its subsidiaries. Nevertheless, an analysis of
consolidated cash flows may be helpful in highlighting general trends and strategic
transactions for AIGs businesses. In response to the Staffs comment, below is an
analysis and explanation of the sources and uses of AIGs consolidated cash flows
for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009. Although not specifically
requested in your letter, AIG intends to include and update similar disclosures in
future filings on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K commencing with the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010 (Second Quarter 2010 Form
10-Q).
The following table is an excerpt of AIGs Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Cash at beginning of period |
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4,400 |
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8,642 |
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Activity during the period: |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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3,195 |
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3,770 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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(4,516 |
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1,432 |
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Net cash used in financing activities |
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(266 |
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(9,644 |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
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(42 |
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(171 |
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Decrease in cash |
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(1,629 |
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(4,613 |
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Reclassification of assets held for sale |
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(638 |
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Cash at end of period |
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2,133 |
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4,029 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities was positive for both the first
quarter of 2010 and 2009, due to net income from continuing operations as adjusted
for noncash items that totaled $6.3 billion and $6.1 billion, respectively. These
positive cash flows were partially offset by uses of cash from changes in operating
assets and liabilities of $6.0 billion and $4.5 billion, respectively, primarily
reflecting changes in accounts affected by timing, as well as other factors
disclosed herein. These adjustments for noncash items and changes in operating
assets and liabilities are shown on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the
First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q. Net cash provided by operating activities from
discontinued operations was positive for both interim periods, at $2.9 billion and
$2.2 billion, respectively, with the improvement in the 2010 first quarter
reflecting the strength of the discontinued operations results, as shown on the
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
Net cash used in investing activities in the first quarter of 2010 primarily
resulted from net purchases of fixed maturity securities and short-term investments,
due to AIGs ability to invest cash generated from operating activities, and the
redeployment of
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excess liquidity. In the first quarter of 2009, investing
activities were a source of cash, resulting from the net sale of investments.
Net cash used in financing activities was significantly lower in the current
quarter, primarily as a result of declines in policyholder contract withdrawals,
reflecting improved conditions for the life insurance and retirement services
businesses, as well as the issuances of long-term debt by ILFC.
Future Cash Requirements, page 45
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Please disclose the restructuring opportunities you are exploring, so that ILFC
will meet its existing obligations through February 28, 2011. Also, explain the
consequences to ILFC, AGF and the Company, if ILFC and AGF are unable to meet their
obligations after the February 28, 2011 termination of support arrangements. Ensure
that your revised disclosure quantifies the expected impact of these actions on your
liquidity and capital resources. |
AIG Response:
Please refer to the disclosures on pages 95 to 96 in the First Quarter 2010 Form
10-Q for details of the successful initiatives put in place through April 2010 to
address the liquidity needs of ILFC and AGF. As indicated in that disclosure, AIG
believes that any extension of its support beyond February 28, 2011 will not be
necessary. Further, in the case of AGF, AIG has disclosed that it is exploring
strategic alternatives, including a potential sale of a majority interest. AIG will
continue to include and update this disclosure in future filings on Forms 10-Q and
Forms 10-K, as applicable.
AIGFP, page 52
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Regarding the roll forward of collateral posted by AIGFP, it appears that a
large portion of the collateral activity for derivatives does not relate to super
senior credit default swaps. Please disclose what derivatives the $15.1 billion in
collateral returned to you represents. For those derivatives that are not super senior
credit default swaps, please disclose the contractual terms requiring the posting of
the collateral and discuss the impact that such collateral postings have had or may
have on your liquidity. Please ensure that the disclosure includes both asset and
liability positions for the aforementioned derivatives. |
AIG Response:
In response to the Staffs comment, AIG has added additional disclosure on page 101
of the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q. Because the contractual terms for the non-CDS
derivative transactions are based on standard ISDA documents including collateral
and netting provisions as disclosed on pages 145 to 146 and page 282 of the Form 10-K, AIG does not believe that
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additional disclosure on
contractual terms is necessary.
Investments
Investments in RMBS, CMBS, CPOs and ABS, page 161
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Please revise the disclosure to link the unrealized losses to the tabular
disclosure showing credit ratings and vintage of the RMBS, CMBS and CDO investments on
pages 163, 164, and 166. |
AIG Response:
In response to the Staffs comment, AIG revised the disclosure on pages 165 to 167
of the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q to link the unrealized losses to the tabular
disclosures showing credit ratings and vintage of the RMBS, CMBS and CDO
investments. AIG will continue to include and update this disclosure in future
filings on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K, as applicable.
AIGFP Trading Investments, page 167
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Please disclose the realized and unrealized gain (loss) for each fixed maturity
trading investment class and further disaggregate the information for RMBS, CMBS and
CDO/ABS and other collateralized. Please revise the disclosure to link this information
to the tabular disclosure on page 115 and narrative disclosure on page 116. Also, in
the corresponding section in critical accounting estimates, describe and quantify the
methods and significant assumptions used in determining the fair value of these
investments and the sensitivity of your future operating results to the impact of
reasonably likely changes in these assumptions. |
AIG Response:
Changes in the AIGFP trading investments portfolio fair values are reflected through
earnings as a result of the election of the Fair Value Option under Accounting
Standards Codification 825, Financial Instruments. Therefore, realized and
unrealized gains are not relevant for this portfolio. Further, AIGFPs information
systems do not track this information on a continuous basis as it does not impact
the accounting for these investments or disclosures within AIGs financial
statements. The pricing methodology and significant assumptions used in this
portfolio are consistent with those used for AIGs investment portfolio, which are
discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Form
10-K. The vast majority of AIGs highly diversified investment portfolio is fair
valued using market prices derived from external trades; therefore, analysis of the
sensitivity of AIGs future operating results to changes in such fair values would be impractical given that this portfolio is
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subject to correspondingly
diversified and differentiated market factors.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3. Discontinued Operations and Held-For-Sale Classifications, page 224
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Please tell us your basis for not including the investment advisory and third
party asset management business, which you have agreed to sell, or any other business
sold during 2009, such as 21st Century and HSB, as discontinued operations in your
consolidated statements of income (loss). |
AIG Response:
AIG reports the results of operations of a business as discontinued operations if
the business is classified as held for sale, the operations and cash flows of the
business have been or will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of AIG as a
result of a disposal transaction and AIG will not have any significant continuing
involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transaction.
Failure to meet any of these criteria prevents AIG from including such businesses as
discontinued operations. AIG assesses a business over a period that includes the
point at which the component initially meets the criteria to be recorded as held for
sale through one year after the date the business is actually disposed of, and
reassesses whether the discontinued operations criteria are met during that
assessment period only when significant events or circumstances occur that may
change its assessment.
The sales of the investment advisory and third party asset management business,
21st Century, and HSB did not meet the criteria for discontinued
operations accounting because of AIGs significant continuing involvement with the
businesses sold.
AIG expanded its disclosure in Note 3 Discontinued Operations and Held-For-Sale
Classification to the financial statements on pages 19 to 20 included in the First
Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q to clarify the reasons for certain transactions not being
presented as discontinued operations, including whether such businesses were
immaterial to AIGs operating results and financial position, or due to AIGs
continuing involvement. AIG will continue to include and update this disclosure in
future filings on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K, as applicable.
Note 6. Investments, page 262
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Please disclose the factors that you considered in assessing the existence of
other-than-temporary impairment in your other invested assets. Ensure that your
revised disclosure addresses the future implications of the investment risks inherent
in alternative funds. |
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AIG Response:
In response to the Staffs comment, AIG expanded the disclosure of the assessment of
other-than-temporary impairment on other invested assets on page 46 of the First
Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q. AIG will continue to include and update this disclosure in
future filings on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K, as applicable.
Note 7. Lending Activities, page 263
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Please revise to disclose the factors that you considered in concluding that
the $838 million allowance for mortgage and other loans receivable and the $1.6 billion
allowance for finance receivable losses were adequate at December 31, 2009. Ensure that
your response addresses the future implications of the underlying investment risks
(e.g. non-prime and subprime) and the recent deterioration in these portfolios, as
described on pages 189 and 190. |
AIG Response:
In response to the Staffs comment, AIG expanded the disclosure of factors AIG
considered in concluding that the allowance for finance receivable losses was
adequate at March 31, 2010 on pages 140 to 141 of the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q
under the heading Critical Accounting Estimates Allowance for Finance Receivable
Losses.
Separately, as it relates to the Staffs comment on the adequacy of the allowance
for the mortgage and other loans receivable, AIGs $838 million allowance at
December 31, 2009 consisted of $510 million related to commercial mortgage loans,
$154 million related to corporate bank loans, $50 million related to residential
loans and $106 million related to collateral, guaranteed, and other commercial
loans. AIG evaluates its loans on either a loan specific basis or a portfolio basis
by grouping loans with homogeneous characteristics in accordance with existing
allowance for loan loss and credit monitoring policies.
Loans that are significant are placed on watch lists due to credit, market or
collateral value concerns and are evaluated independently for allowance purposes.
Loans are placed on watch lists upon consideration of the realizable value of
collateral, the borrowers overall financial condition, resources and payment
record, the present value of future cash flows discounted at the loans original
effective rate and the prospects of support from financially responsible guarantors.
Allowances for specific loans are measured based on the present value of future
expected cash flows discounted at the loans effective interest rate subject to
consideration of the fair value of underlying collateral. Any loan subject to a
specific allowance is not included in the portfolio reserve population.
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Loans that are evaluated for impairment on a portfolio basis are done so based on
statistical loss estimates. Loans are categorized based on homogeneous
characteristics including risk rating, vintage, maturity date, type of loan or
collateral, loan to value ratio and debt service coverage. Assumptions about
defaults are applied to each portfolio based on managements estimate of historical
default and recovery rates using internal and market observable data relative to the
characteristics of the portfolio. In addition, assumptions are made regarding
changes in value of underlying collateral based on the most current observable
market data. The application of such assumptions to each portfolio results in a
general valuation allowance to the extent the attributes of each portfolio fall
within the designated parameters. Such parameters are analyzed and approved for
each reporting period by AIGs Enterprise Risk Management group.
AIG intends to include disclosure with respect to the allowance for finance
receivable losses similar to that included in the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q, and
disclosure with respect to the allowance for mortgage and other loans receivable
similar to the foregoing, in the Second Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q and in future filings
on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K, as applicable.
Note 11. Derivatives and Hedge Accounting, page 273
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Please revise the tabular disclosure on page 273 quantify the notional amounts
for each type of derivative instrument subject to the AIGFP unwinding program. Also,
disclose the expected remaining life of the notional amounts to be wound-down,
consistent with your disclosure on page 263 of your 2008 Form 10-K. Ensure that your
MD&A describes and quantifies all AIGFP wind-down activities, as depicted in the
exhibit, The Restructuring Plan (shown on your website), for each period presented. |
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AIG Response:
As discussed above in AIGs response to comment 2, all of AIGFPs derivative
contracts are subject to the unwinding program announced in 2008. Some derivatives,
as a result of complexity or liquidity, may take longer to unwind or may not be
economically feasible at the present time to unwind. However, as market conditions
change and as AIGFPs counterparties willingness to unwind transactions changes,
the plan changes. Consequently, AIG cannot determine the expected remaining life of
the notional amounts of this portfolio. Further, AIG notes that the disclosure on
page 263 of AIGs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 related not to the expected remaining lives, but to the remaining contractual
maturities of the portfolio, which are no longer relevant in light of AIGs current
wind-down activity. AIG has provided disclosure on page 101 of the First Quarter
2010 Form 10-Q related to the progress of AIGFPs unwind program, which AIG believes
is the information material to investors in light of the current composition of the
derivatives portfolio and the current status of the unwind program.
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Please expand the disclosure on page 276 for derivative instruments not subject
to the AIGFP unwinding program to quantify the notional amounts related to your risk
mitigation strategies and AIGFPs activities as a dealer. Ensure that your revised
disclosure complies with the requirements of ASC 815-10-50 and facilitates investors
understanding of the effectiveness of your economic hedges in meeting the risk
mitigation objectives described in the section, Risk Management. |
AIG Response:
As indicated in response to comments 2 and 11 above, AIGFP does not segregate the
derivative portfolio into those derivatives that are subject to unwind and those
that are not.
Note 21. Federal Income Taxes, page 332
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Please tell us how you determined the amount of benefit allocated to each
financial statement component and how your allocations comply with ASC 74020-45.
Include your computation of the intra-period tax allocation for 2009. |
AIG Response:
In 2009, the total income tax benefit was allocated to each financial statement
component as follows:
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Income |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(13,648 |
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(1,878 |
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Loss from discontinued operations |
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(1,775 |
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(1,232 |
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Other comprehensive income |
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33,336 |
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11,579 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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128 |
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818 |
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Loss from continuing operations. When allocating the total income tax benefit to
each financial statement component, AIG allocated to loss from continuing operations
the tax effect of the pretax loss from continuing operations plus a $2.9 billion
increase in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance attributable to a change in
circumstances that caused a change in judgment about the realization of deferred tax
assets in future years. The change in circumstances related to AIGs conclusion that
it could not reliably forecast future income from operations when assessing the
realizability of its deferred tax assets and instead is relying on income expected
to be realized on specific business and asset sales and tax-planning strategies. See
also the U.S. federal income tax rate reconciliation on page 333 of the Form 10-K.
The amount of total income tax benefit that remained after the allocation to
continuing operations was allocated among the other financial statement components
in proportion to their individual effects on the income tax benefit for the year.
Loss from discontinued operations. During 2009, Nan Shan Life Insurance Company,
Ltd. (Nan Shan) met the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation. The
tax effect of the loss from discontinued operations consists of the reversal of
deferred income taxes related to all of Nan Shans inside temporary differences
(i.e., differences between the book and tax bases of Nan Shans assets and
liabilities) and the recognition of an outside deferred tax asset related to the
loss AIG accrued to reduce AIGs carrying value of Nan Shan to its fair value less
costs to sell. The components of the income tax benefit recorded in loss from
discontinued operations are as follows:
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Deferred taxes attributable to
AIGs outside basis temporary
difference in Nan Shan |
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(796 |
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Reversal of Nan Shans inside
basis temporary differences |
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(497 |
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Other income taxes attributable to
Nan Shan |
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61 |
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Other comprehensive income. AIG determined the tax effect of this financial
statement component generally based on the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of
35 percent.
Additional paid-in capital. During 2009, AIG transferred two of its wholly-owned
businesses, AIA and ALICO, to two newly-created special purpose vehicles (SPVs) in
exchange for all the common and preferred interests of those SPVs. These
transactions were accounted for as transactions among shareholders and therefore the
effects were recorded in equity. The tax expense recorded in additional paid-in
capital principally related to ALICOs valuation allowance required as a result of
ALICOs deferred tax asset recorded in connection with the ALICO SPV transaction to
reduce the deferred tax asset to the amount more likely than not to be realized.
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Please revise to disclose the factors underlying the change in the caption,
investments in foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures, in the table on page 334 from
a deferred tax liability of $2.3 billion at December 31, 2008 to a deferred tax asset
of $2.2 billion at December 31, 2009. Ensure that your revised disclosure explains and
quantifies the related impact on your operating results. |
AIG Response:
Deferred taxes related to investments in foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures
consisted of the following at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
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2,563 |
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Nan Shan |
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42 |
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(706 |
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All other |
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2,194 |
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AIA and ALICO. During 2009, AIG transferred two of its wholly-owned businesses, AIA
and ALICO, to two newly-created SPVs in exchange for all the common and preferred
interests of those SPVs. Both transactions were taxable events that resulted in
gains to AIG and, consequently, AIGs tax bases in AIA and ALICO increased. In both
cases, prior to the SPV transactions, AIGs carrying bases exceeded AIGs tax bases
in the subsidiaries, the tax effects of which resulted in deferred tax liabilities.
Subsequent to the transactions, AIGs tax bases exceeded AIGs carrying bases in the
subsidiaries, the tax effects of which resulted in deferred tax assets.
When assessing the realizability of AIGs U.S. consolidated income tax groups
deferred tax assets at December 31, 2009, AIG considered the AIA and ALICO SPV
transactions and concluded that the related deferred tax assets were realizable and
therefore did not provide a valuation allowance. The tax effects of these transactions were recognized as credits to additional paid-in
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capital because
they were considered to be transactions among shareholders (i.e., the SPVs were
included in AIGs consolidated financial statements) under Accounting Standards
Codification 740, Income Taxes, and, accordingly, did not affect AIGs results of
operations.
Nan Shan. During 2009, AIG agreed to sell all of its interest in Nan Shan. AIG
recorded a loss on the sale of Nan Shan to reduce its carrying basis to fair value
less costs to sell. Prior to accruing the loss, AIGs carrying basis exceeded AIGs
tax basis in Nan Shan, the tax effect of which resulted in a deferred tax liability.
Subsequent to accruing the loss, AIG reported a deferred tax asset of $42 million
related to its investment in Nan Shan. Substantially all of the change in deferred
taxes is attributable to this transaction, and was reported in discontinued
operations as discussed in the response to comment 13.
AIG disclosed the AIA and ALICO transactions on page 334 of the Form 10-K as
follows:
Included in Additional paid-in capital is a deferred tax charge primarily
related to the step-up in tax basis of assets associated with the AIA and
ALICO SPV transactions and the related tax valuation allowance provided with
respect to ALICO, offset by the tax effect of those transactions on the
outside basis difference of certain AIG subsidiaries.
AIG will revise this disclosure in future filings to clarify the effect of the AIA
and ALICO transactions and to include a discussion about the Nan Shan transaction.
Similarly, AIG will also disclose other material changes in the components of its
net deferred tax assets in future filings on Forms 10-Q and Forms 10-K, as
applicable.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements Schedules, page 349
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Your exhibit index does not incorporate by reference the Shortfall Agreement or
any of the amendments to the Shortfall Agreement relating to the Maiden Lane III
transaction. Please amend your filing to incorporate by reference the Shortfall
Agreement and all subsequent amendments to the Shortfall Agreement, or provide us with
a detailed analysis explaining why you are not required to incorporate by reference
those documents. |
AIG Response:
The Shortfall Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2008 (as amended, the Shortfall
Agreement), between Maiden Lane III LLC and AIG Financial Products Corp. is no
longer material to AIG. The Shortfall Agreement has been fully performed, resulting
in a payment to AIG, and AIG has no further obligations under the Agreement. AIG therefore believes it is not required to
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incorporate this
document.
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Your exhibit index incorporates by reference the Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of December 12, 2008, entered into in connection with the Maiden Lane II
transaction. We note that the Asset Purchase Agreement omits Schedule A and Exhibits C,
D and E. We also note that on March 31, 2010, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
released details about the Maiden Lane II portfolio, including the CUSIP and
description of the residential-mortgage-backed-securities held in that portfolio.
Please file a complete version of the Asset Purchase Agreement, including all schedules
and exhibits. If you file anything less than the entire agreement, please provide us
with a supplemental copy of the entire agreement and tell us your basis for not filing
the complete agreement. |
AIG Response:
AIG has filed a complete copy of the Asset Purchase Agreement as exhibit 10.3 in
the First Quarter 2010 Form 10-Q. However, it should be noted that although the
Asset Purchase Agreement contemplated certain exhibits (Exhibits B, C, D and E)
which were to be forms of the various opinions to be delivered as conditions to the
closing of the sale and purchase, such exhibits were never produced. Instead, due
to the timing of the transaction, the relevant opinions were prepared in final form
and were executed and delivered at the time of the closing but the Asset Purchase
Agreement was not updated to reflect that these exhibits never existed. Although
AIG is therefore unable to include the requested Exhibits B, C, D and E, it has
included as exhibits to the Asset Purchase Agreement copies of the final executed
opinions.
If you have any questions or require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
me at (212) 770-5123.
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Very truly yours,
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/s/ Kathleen E. Shannon
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Kathleen E. Shannon |
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Senior Vice President, Secretary & Deputy General Counsel |
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