EXHIBIT 23(a)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 6, 2002 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of American
International Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31,
2001 and 2000, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
2001, which report is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to our
firm in Item 5 of this Registration Statement on Form S-8.



New York, New York
December 4, 2002



                                        /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP