A legendary CEO tells the inside story of building the world's largest insurance company—and the dramatic tale of its near-destruction after he left In 1962, Maurice Greenberg was handed leadership of a small, failing insurance company. By 2004, American International Group (AIG) had become the world's eighteenth largest company. Selected as one of Motley Fool's 5 Great Books You Should Read In The AIG Story , the company's long-term CEO Hank Greenberg (1967 to 2005) and GW professor and corporate governance expert Lawrence Cunningham chronicle the origins of the company and its relentless pioneering of open markets everywhere in the world. Chairman’s Note Preface Acknowledgments Part I 1. Independence 2. Innovation 3. Succession 4. Vision and Culture 5. The Internationalist 6. Raising the Iron Curtain 7. Opening Trade in Services 8. Reopening China 9. The Life Business 10. The Domestic Front 11. Investments 12. Governance Part II Interlude 13. Hostile Change 14.  Restating History 15. Civil War 16. Saving the Starr Foundation 17. Chaos 18. Nationalization Epilogue Notes About the Companion Website About the Authors Index