Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  GREENBERG MAURICE R
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/05/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC [AIG]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
399 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,217
I
See Footnote (1)
Common Stock 16,019
I
See Footnote (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option to Buy 09/15/1999 09/15/2009 Common Stock 225,000 $ 60.125 D  
Option to Buy 12/14/2000 12/14/2010 Common Stock 200,000 $ 96.5625 D  
Option to Buy 12/13/2001 12/13/2011 Common Stock 375,000 $ 79.61 D  
Option to Buy 12/16/2002 12/16/2012 Common Stock 375,000 $ 61.3 D  
Option to Buy 02/10/2003 02/10/2013 Common Stick 375,000 $ 47 D  
Option to Buy 12/17/2003 12/17/2013 Common Stock 375,000 $ 63.95 D  
Option to Buy 12/16/2004 12/16/2014 Common Stock 375,000 $ 64.47 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GREENBERG MAURICE R
399 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

/s/Mike F. Huang, Attorney-In-Fact 06/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/Bertil P-H Lundqvist, Attorney-In-Fact 06/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of AIG common stock are owned by family trusts for which Mr. Greenberg is the trustee. Mr. Greenberg may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, and to have a pecuniary interest in, the shares of AIG common stock owned by the family trusts. Mr. Greenberg disclaims the beneficial ownership of, and any pecuniary interest in, the shares of AIG common stock owned by the family trusts.
(2) Mr. Greenberg owns 27.27% of the total outstanding shares of common stock of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc. ("CV Starr"). As of the close of business on June 5, 2009, CV Starr beneficially owned 58,744 shares of AIG common stock.
(3) As a result of the factors discussed in footnote 2 above, Mr. Greenberg may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the shares of AIG common stock beneficially owned by CV Starr. Mr. Greenberg believes that any pecuniary interest that he may be deemed to have in shares of AIG common stock beneficially owned by CV Starr would not exceed the percentage of his common stock ownership of CV Starr. Mr. Greenberg disclaims the beneficial ownership of, and any pecuniary interest in, the shares of AIG common stock owned by CV Starr.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Greenberg may be deemed to beneficially own more than 10% of the common stock of American International Group, Inc. under Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as a result of his being deemed a member of a group under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

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