American International Group Chief Financial Officer Steven Bensinger told an analysts' conference call today that he could not rule out further financial restatements this year.

Yesterday AIG filed a third restatement of earnings back to 2000, which followed internal accounting probes after investigators uncovered what they said was fraudulent accounting. The company reported fourth-quarter net down 72.5 percent and profit for full-year 2005 at 6.5 percent.

Mr. Bensinger said only when the company has fully remediated its five listed material weaknesses could there be assurances that there will be no more restatements.

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