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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of American International Group, Inc. of our report dated
February 9, 2000 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules, which appears in American International Group, Inc.'s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent
to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated
Financial Data" in such Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
September 14, 2000