AIG Trading Group Names Alan Benjamin Senior Vice President and Head of Global Base Metals Markets.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2001

AIG Trading Group Inc. (AIG Trading), an American International Group, Inc. (AIG) member company, has named Alan C. Benjamin as Senior Vice President and Head of Global Base Metals Markets.

Mr. Benjamin, who is based in Greenwich, CT, has been with AIG Trading since its inception in March 1990 in a succession of sales and trading positions that have included management of global base metals marketing, central bank marketing, and Asian operations as manager of the Hong Kong office.

Commenting on Mr. Benjamin's appointment, John J. Finigan, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of AIG Trading Group Inc., said, "AIG Trading is firmly committed to the base metals business. The base metals markets have witnessed declining liquidity as many dealers have recently exited or scaled back their business. AIG Trading is uniquely positioned to expand its base metals business drawing on its professional reputation as a leading provider of services and liquidity in the commodity markets. We are pleased to have Alan Benjamin's breadth of experience at the helm of our operation as we continue this expansion."

AIG Trading Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in trading and market making in foreign exchange, emerging market debt, precious and base metals, energy products and commodity indices. AIG Trading provides highly personalized customer service and creates innovative risk management products for multinational corporations, financial institutions, commercial producers and users, institutional investors and sovereign entities. AIG Trading's breadth of services include currency and commodities prime brokerage, client-tailored back-office support, and access to e-commerce trading portals and insightful political-economic research from leading figures in the financial services industry. AIG Trading operates through a worldwide network of offices including its Greenwich, Connecticut headquarters, London, Paris, Singapore, and Toronto. For further information regarding AIG Trading, contact Beth Cutler at 203-861-3804 or [e-mail].

AIG is the leading U.S.-based international insurance and financial services organization and the largest underwriter of commercial and industrial insurance in the United States. Its member companies write a wide range of commercial, personal and life insurance products through a variety of distribution channels in approximately 130 countries and jurisdictions throughout the world. AIG's global businesses also include financial services and asset management, including aircraft leasing, financial products, trading and market making, consumer finance, institutional, retail and direct investment fund asset management, real estate investment management, and retirement savings products. American International Group, Inc.'s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in London, Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.