\                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 20, 2005


                       AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


       Delaware                      1-8787                   13-2592361
   (State or Other           (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
   Jurisdiction of                                          Identification No.)
   Incorporation)


                                 70 Pine Street
                            New York, New York 10270
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 770-7000

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         (Former name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Section 8 - Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events.

         On September 20, 2005, American International Group, Inc. (AIG) issued
a press release announcing that it has issued an initial estimate of its total
expected losses relating to third quarter catastrophe events, principally
Hurricane Katrina, totaling approximately $1.1 billion after-tax.

         A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

         Exhibit 99.1  Press release of American International Group, Inc.
                       dated September 20, 2005.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
                                                 (Registrant)

Date: September 21, 2005                By /s/ KATHLEEN E. SHANNON
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                                        Name:  Kathleen E. Shannon
                                        Title: Senior Vice President
                                               and Secretary

                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                        Description
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99.1                               Press Release of American International
                                   Group, Inc. dated September 20, 2005.