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New York Magazine Benmosche Feature Offers Insight into CEO's Thoughts on Bailout, Government and Life in General

Whether talking about who he supports for president, what he thinks of former American International Group CEO Ed Liddys appearance before Congress, or the circumstances that led him to accept leadership of the bailed-out insurance giant after Liddy stepped down, AIG CEO Bob Benmosche has a unique and direct way...

By Staff Writer | Updated on October 23, 2012
Robert Benmosche, CEO of AIG

Whether talking about who he supports for president, what he thinks of former American International Group CEO Ed Liddy’s appearance before Congress, or the circumstances that led him to accept leadership of the bailed-out insurance giant after Liddy stepped down, AIG CEO Bob Benmosche has a unique and direct way of communicating his thoughts.

In the current issue of New York magazine, writer Jessica Pressler offers a compelling look at Benmosche’s transition from a retirement spent tending his vineyard in Dubrovnik, Croatia to becoming CEO of AIG at a time when both the company and the government were taking a beating over the bailout in the court of public opinion. Pressler’s account of the events includes candid interviews from many of the players involved in the transition, most importantly Benmosche himself.

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