INVESTMENTS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Investment [Line Items]

The amortized cost or cost and fair value of AIG's available for sale securities and other invested assets carried at fair value

										Other-Than-
		Amortized		Gross		Gross				Temporary
		Cost or		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair		Impairments
(in millions)		Cost		Gains		Losses		Value		in AOCI(a)
June 30, 2019
Bonds available for sale:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities	$	3,978	$	253	$	(3)	$	4,228	$	-
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions		14,600		1,365		(19)		15,946		-
Non-U.S. governments		14,690		800		(90)		15,400		-
Corporate debt		135,357		10,030		(827)		144,560		4
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:
RMBS		30,064		3,199		(87)		33,176		1,238
CMBS		13,074		579		(29)		13,624		31
CDO/ABS		18,299		413		(85)		18,627		18
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized		61,437		4,191		(201)		65,427		1,287
Total bonds available for sale(b)	$	230,062	$	16,639	$	(1,140)	$	245,561	$	1,291
December 31, 2018
Bonds available for sale:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities	$	3,170	$	132	$	(42)	$	3,260	$	-
Obligations of states, municipalities and political subdivisions		15,421		701		(121)		16,001		4
Non-U.S. governments		14,376		451		(302)		14,525		-
Corporate debt		130,436		3,911		(3,647)		130,700		4
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:
RMBS		31,940		2,754		(317)		34,377		1,155
CMBS		12,673		242		(214)		12,701		31
CDO/ABS		17,764		228		(165)		17,827		17
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized		62,377		3,224		(696)		64,905		1,203
Total bonds available for sale(b)	$	225,780	$	8,419	$	(4,808)	$	229,391	$	1,211

(a) Represents the amount of other-than-temporary impairments recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Amount includes unrealized gains and losses on impaired securities relating to changes in the fair value of such securities subsequent to the impairment measurement date.

(b) At both June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, bonds available for sale held by us that were below investment grade or not rated totaled $28.8 billion.

The fair value and gross unrealized losses on AIG's available for sale securities, aggregated by major investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position

	Less than 12 Months				12 Months or More				Total
				Gross				Gross				Gross
		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized		Fair		Unrealized
(in millions)		Value		Losses		Value		Losses		Value		Losses
June 30, 2019
Bonds available for sale:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities	$	219	$	1	$	267	$	2	$	486	$	3
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions		63		1		492		18		555		19
Non-U.S. governments		1,112		34		805		56		1,917		90
Corporate debt		9,361		477		8,162		350		17,523		827
RMBS		3,483		35		2,578		52		6,061		87
CMBS		724		7		960		22		1,684		29
CDO/ABS		5,438		54		2,123		31		7,561		85
Total bonds available for sale	$	20,400	$	609	$	15,387	$	531	$	35,787	$	1,140
December 31, 2018
Bonds available for sale:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities	$	574	$	13	$	873	$	29	$	1,447	$	42
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions		1,965		51		1,530		70		3,495		121
Non-U.S. governments		3,851		149		2,422		153		6,273		302
Corporate debt		47,364		2,181		20,056		1,466		67,420		3,647
RMBS		5,231		94		5,641		223		10,872		317
CMBS		2,646		47		4,264		167		6,910		214
CDO/ABS		9,169		144		1,324		21		10,493		165
Total bonds available for sale	$	70,800	$	2,679	$	36,110	$	2,129	$	106,910	$	4,808

The amortized cost and fair value of fixed maturity securities available for sale by contractual maturity

	Total Fixed Maturity Securities				Fixed Maturity Securities in a Loss
	Available for Sale				Position Available for Sale
(in millions)		Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
June 30, 2019
Due in one year or less	$	11,150	$	11,362	$	1,918	$	1,890
Due after one year through five years		45,645		46,989		6,616		6,393
Due after five years through ten years		42,945		45,229		5,914		5,728
Due after ten years		68,885		76,554		6,972		6,470
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized		61,437		65,427		15,507		15,306
Total	$	230,062	$	245,561	$	36,927	$	35,787
December 31, 2018
Due in one year or less	$	9,539	$	9,674	$	2,322	$	2,294
Due after one year through five years		47,400		47,905		17,382		16,844
Due after five years through ten years		42,363		42,045		27,724		26,517
Due after ten years		64,101		64,862		35,319		32,980
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized		62,377		64,905		28,971		28,275
Total	$	225,780	$	229,391	$	111,718	$	106,910

The gross realized gains and gross realized losses from sales of AIG's available for sale securities

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2019				2018			2019					2018
		Gross		Gross		Gross		Gross		Gross		Gross		Gross		Gross
	Realized		Realized		Realized		Realized		Realized		Realized		Realized		Realized
(in millions)		Gains		Losses		Gains		Losses		Gains		Losses		Gains		Losses
Fixed maturity securities	$	173	$	86	$	100	$	113	$	266	$	210	$	170	$	173
Equity securities		-		-		-		-		-		-		16		-
Total	$	173	$	86	$	100	$	113	$	266	$	210	$	186	$	173

The fair value of AIG's other securities

		June 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
		Fair	Percent			Fair	Percent
(in millions)		Value	of Total			Value	of Total
Fixed maturity securities:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities	$	2,199	19	%	$	2,665	21	%
Non-U.S. governments		56	-			45	-
Corporate debt		1,798	16			1,671	13
Mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized:
RMBS		1,324	12			1,714	14
CMBS		418	4			388	3
CDO/ABS and other collateralized*		4,666	41			4,932	39
Total mortgage-backed, asset-backed and collateralized		6,408	57			7,034	56
Total fixed maturity securities		10,461	92			11,415	90
Equity securities		880	8			1,253	10
Total	$	11,341	100	%	$	12,668	100	%

*Includes $159 million and $178 million of U.S. government agency-backed ABS at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Components of other invested assets

		June 30,		December 31,
(in millions)		2019		2018
Alternative investments(a) (b)	$	8,760	$	8,966
Investment real estate(c)		9,287		8,935
All other investments		1,407		1,440
Total	$	19,454	$	19,341

(a)At June 30, 2019, included hedge funds of $3.9 billion, private equity funds of $4.6 billion and affordable housing partnerships of $344 million. At December 31, 2018, included hedge funds of $4.2 billion, private equity funds of $4.3 billion and affordable housing partnerships of $438 million.

(b)At June 30, 2019, approximately 67 percent of our hedge fund portfolio is available for redemption in 2019. The remaining 33 percent will be available for redemption between 2020 and 2027.

(c)Net of accumulated depreciation of $684 million and $598 million at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Components of net investment income

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2019		2018		2019		2018
Available for sale fixed maturity securities, including short-term investments	$	2,701	$	2,536	$	5,354	$	5,146
Other fixed maturity securities		281		(10)		608		(31)
Equity securities		(22)		3		57		(29)
Interest on mortgage and other loans		518		447		1,016		897
Alternative investments(a)		345		171		764		508
Real estate		62		30		131		61
Other investments		(8)		14		(60)		24
Total investment income		3,877		3,191		7,870		6,576
Investment expenses		132		126		246		250
Net investment income	$	3,745	$	3,065	$	7,624	$	6,326

(a)Includes income from hedge funds, private equity funds and affordable housing partnerships. Hedge funds are recorded as of the balance sheet date. Private equity funds are generally reported on a one-quarter lag.

Net Realized Capital Gains and Losses

Components of net realized capital gains (losses)

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2019		2018		2019		2018
Sales of fixed maturity securities	$	87	$	(13)	$	56	$	(3)
Sales of equity securities		-		-		-		16
Other-than-temporary impairments:
Change in intent		-		-		(3)		(49)
Foreign currency declines		(3)		(6)		(9)		(12)
Issuer-specific credit events		(25)		(30)		(96)		(62)
Adverse projected cash flows		(2)		-		(5)		-
Provision for loan losses		14		(26)		(10)		(50)
Foreign exchange transactions		(2)		(187)		(39)		(134)
Variable annuity embedded derivatives, net of related hedges		(40)		36		(301)		183
All other derivatives and hedge accounting		207		375		135		150
Other		168		16		230		107
Net realized capital gains (losses)	$	404	$	165	$	(42)	$	146

Schedule of increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of available for sale securities and other investments

The following table presents the increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of our available for sale securities and other investments:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2019		2018		2019		2018
Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments:
Fixed maturity securities	$	5,906	$	(2,969)	$	11,888	$	(7,938)
Other investments		1		(3)		(68)		(28)
Total increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments	$	5,907	$	(2,972)	$	11,820	$	(7,966)

The following table summarizes the unrealized gains and losses recognized in Net Investment Income during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date:

Three Months Ended June 30,	2019						2018
				Other						Other
			Invested						Invested
(in millions)		Equities		Assets		Total		Equities		Assets		Total
Net gains and losses recognized during the period on equity securities	$	(22)	$	271	$	249	$	3	$	122	$	125
Less: Net gains and losses recognized during the period on equity
securities sold during the period		(7)		146		139		14		28		42
Unrealized gains and losses recognized during the reporting
period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	(15)	$	125	$	110	$	(11)	$	94	$	83
Six Months Ended June 30,	2019						2018
				Other						Other
			Invested						Invested
(in millions)		Equities		Assets		Total		Equities		Assets		Total
Net gains and losses recognized during the period on equity securities	$	57	$	510	$	567	$	(28)	$	314	$	286
Less: Net gains and losses recognized during the period on equity
securities sold during the period		12		156		168		6		27		33
Unrealized gains and losses recognized during the reporting
period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	45	$	354	$	399	$	(34)	$	287	$	253

Credit impairments recognized in earnings for available for sale fixed maturity securities

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	53	$	358	$	-	$	526
Increases due to:
Credit impairments on new securities subject to impairment losses		27		3		95		17
Additional credit impairments on previously impaired securities		-		28		6		45
Reductions due to:
Credit impaired securities fully disposed for which there was no
prior intent or requirement to sell		(38)		(80)		(59)		(131)
Accretion on securities previously impaired due to credit*		(8)		(121)		(8)		(269)
Balance, end of period	$	34	$	188	$	34	$	188

*Represents both accretion recognized due to changes in cash flows expected to be collected over the remaining expected term of the credit impaired securities and the accretion due to the passage of time.

Schedule of Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Securities, at acquisition date

(in millions)	At Date of Acquisition
Contractually required payments (principal and interest)	$	36,306
Cash flows expected to be collected*		29,786
Recorded investment in acquired securities		20,097

*Represents undiscounted expected cash flows, including both principal and interest.

Schedule of Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Securities, at reporting date

(in millions)	June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Outstanding principal balance	$	11,576	$	12,495
Amortized cost		7,879		8,646
Fair value		9,639		10,280

Activity for accretable yield on Purchased Credit Impaired (PCI) Securities

The following table presents activity for the accretable yield on PCI securities:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2019		2018		2019		2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	6,801	$	7,601	$	7,210	$	7,501
Newly purchased PCI securities		1		4		13		27
Accretion		(151)		(190)		(323)		(377)
Effect of changes in interest rate indices		(266)		(32)		(400)		174
Net reclassification from (to) non-accretable difference,
including effects of prepayments		17		78		(98)		136
Balance, end of period	$	6,402	$	7,461	$	6,402	$	7,461

Schedule of fair value of securities pledged to counterparties under secured financing transactions

(in millions)		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Fixed maturity securities available for sale	$	2,216	$	1,050
Other bond securities, at fair value	$	122	$	122

Transfer of Certain Financial Assets Accounted for as Secured Borrowings

	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
(in millions)	Overnight and Continuous			up to 30 days		31 - 90 days		91 - 364 days		365 days or greater		Total
June 30, 2019
Bonds available for sale:
Non-U.S. governments	$	57	$	11	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	68
Corporate debt		56		189		5		-		-		250
Other bond securities:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities		22		-		-		-		-		22
Non-U.S. governments		-		-		3		-		-		3
Corporate debt		-		33		64		-		-		97
Total	$	135	$	233	$	72	$	-	$	-	$	440
December 31, 2018
Bonds available for sale:
Non-U.S. governments	$	25	$	35	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	60
Corporate debt		51		55		-		-		-		106
Other bond securities:
U.S. government and government sponsored entities		11		-		-		-		-		11
Non-U.S. governments		-		3		-		-		-		3
Corporate debt		17		38		53		-		-		108
Total	$	104	$	131	$	53	$	-	$	-	$	288

	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements
(in millions)		Overnight and Continuous		up to 30 days		31 - 90 days		91 - 364 days		365 days or greater		Total
June 30, 2019
Bonds available for sale:
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Non-U.S. governments		-		-		-		-		-		-
Corporate debt		-		444		707		747		-		1,898
Total	$	-	$	444	$	707	$	747	$	-	$	1,898
December 31, 2018
Bonds available for sale:
Obligations of states, municipalities and political
subdivisions	$	-	$	50	$	130	$	-	$	-	$	180
Non-U.S. governments		-		21		8		-		-		29
Corporate debt		-		330		345		-		-		675
Total	$	-	$	401	$	483	$	-	$	-	$	884

Schedule of fair value of securities pledged to the entity under reverse repurchase agreements

(in millions)		June 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
Securities collateral pledged to us	$	2,587	$	426
Amount sold or repledged by us		121		106