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About AIG American International Group (AIG) was founded in 1919 when Cornelius Vander Starr established an insurance agency in Shanghai, China. Starr was the first Westerner in Shanghai to sell insurance to the Chinese, which he continued to do until AIG left China in early 1949 — when Mao Zedong led the advance of the Communist People’s Liberation Army on Shanghai. Starr then moved the company headquarters to its current home in New York City. The company expanded, often through subsidiaries, into other markets including Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. Wiki Says American International Group, Inc., also known as AIG Holdings, Inc., is an American insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters are located in New York City. It has an office in London and continental Europe operations are based in La D?fense, Paris, and its Asian headquarters office is in Hong Kong. According to the 2008 Forbes Global 2000 list, AIG was once the 18th-largest public company in the world. AIG Health Insurance Says AIG offers two lines of health insurance — supplemental health and essential health. Supplemental covers potential health risks not included in a traditional health policy such as cancer and critical illness, while essential health Insurance covers medical bills with benefits for doctor visits, hospital stays and emergency room treatment. Contact AIG at: American International Group 70 Pine Street New York, NY 10270 Phone: (877) 638-4244 Sources: AIG Web site, Health Related Insurance, 2009; AIG Web site, Contact Us, 2009; AIG Web site, About AIG, 2009; Wikipedia.com, AIG page, 2009