The New York-based insurance giant, American International Group (AIG), after being bailed out by taxpayers to the tune of $182 billion is set to dole out $3.8 million in severance to its outgoing general counsel, Anastasia Kelly who has resigned her post, after a dispute over government-imposed pay limits.
Bloomberg: AIG concluded that Kelly, 60, was owed the money after the New York-based insurer hired a law firm to review her conduct, according to the two people, who declined to be identified because the company hasn’t announced the decision. Kelly resigned for “good reason” after her salary was cut, AIG said today in a statement. Suzanne Folsom, the company’s chief compliance officer, also left, AIG said.
Kelly told at least four other executives last month how to protect their pay and hired outside attorneys for advice, the people said. The five leaders wrote in Dec. 1 letters to AIG that they were prepared to resign if their pay was cut by Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s special master for executive compensation. AIG, once the world’s biggest insurer, received a taxpayer-funded bailout valued at $182.3 billion, placing the company under Feinberg’s jurisdiction.
