Bloomberg – American International Group Inc., the insurer bailed out by the U.S., benefited from hedge funds for the first time in a year as the company returned to profitability in the second quarter.
AIG earned $121 million from hedge funds in the period after the holdings cost the New York-based insurer $2 billion in the nine months ended March 31, the company said last week. Hedge fund at MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, also improved, beating the company’s forecast.