AIG Announces Investment in MicroCred Nanchong

AIG to Own 18% of MicroCred Nanchong and To Be Exclusive Provider of Micro
Insurance to MNC’s Clients for Two Years

BEIJING & NEW YORK, Aug 26, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — American International Group,
Inc. (AIG) today announced that it has acquired 18 percent of MicroCred Nanchong,
China (MNC) and the exclusive right to sell micro insurance to MNC clients for
two years. MNC is the first wholly foreign-owned micro credit company in China.
In addition to AIG, MNC is jointly owned by the International Finance
Corporation, KfW Bankengruppe, and MicroCred S.A. AIG Micro Financial Servicessm,
a unit dedicated to providing financial services and products to low income
individuals and micro entrepreneurs worldwide, will spearhead AIG’s involvement
with MNC.

MNC began operations in October of 2007 and currently offers its clients a micro
loan product with an average loan size of RMB 25,000 (approximately $3,600). It
plans to introduce a small business loan product with an average loan size of
approximately RMB 75,000 (approximately $11,000) in mid 2008 for micro and small
enterprises located in the Nanchong municipality. The company established its
first branch and main office in the Jialing district.

Nanchong, the second most populated municipality in Sichuan, has a population of
7.3 million. There are more than 108,000 registered micro and small enterprises
in Nanchong.

“We are excited to be part of the first wholly owned foreign micro credit company
in China,” said Olin Wethington, Chairman, AIG Companies in China. “We look
forward to bringing financial products and services to individual entrepreneurs
and small businesses in the Nanchong municipality, especially those outside of
urban areas.”

“This strategic collaboration, through MNC, will enable AIG to broaden the choice
and availability of financial products to the small business sector in the
Nanchong municipality,” said Rick Pfeiffer, Chairman and CEO of AIG Consumer
Finance Group and a member of AIG’s Micro Financial Servicessm advisory board.
“By providing access to financial products that otherwise may not be readily
available, MNC helps to support their development and growth.”

AIG Micro Financial Services coordinates AIG’s efforts to provide financial
services products to low income individuals and micro entrepreneurs worldwide and
seeks opportunities to invest in and partner with microfinance institutions
worldwide. Headquartered in New York City, AIG Micro Financial Services draws
across the breadth of AIG, specifically American International Underwriters,
American Life Insurance Company, AIG Financial Services and AIG Investments to
become the single contact point for AIG’s microfinance and micro-insurance
businesses. AIG currently has more than 1.2 million micro-insurance policies in
force in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Pakistan, Uganda, Kenya and South Africa.

American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a world leader in insurance and
financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with
operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve
commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive
worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In
addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial
services and asset management around the world. AIG’s common stock is listed on
the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in Ireland and Tokyo.

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