Eric Andersen

Career

1. 2026 – now
   American International Groupsrc
   President & CEO (from 2026-06-01); director
2. 2026 – 2026
   American International Groupsrc
   President & CEO Elect (2026-02-16 to 2026-05-31), reporting to Zaffino
3. 2025 – 2026
   Aon plcsrc
   Senior Advisor to the CEO
   From 2025-03-14; the employment term ran to 2026-06-30. The AIG press release describes him as a member of the Aon Executive Committee in this period (PR-2026-01-06)
4. 2020 – 2025
   Aon plcsrc
   President
   President from February 2020 until Aon's proxy says the company removed him from the role, effective 2025-03-14 (AON-DEF14A-2025)
5. 2018 – 2020
   Aon plcsrc
   Co-President (with Michael O'Connor)
6. 2013 – 2018
   Aon Benfieldsrc
   Chief Executive Officer (September 2013 to May 2018)
7. 2011 – 2013
   Aon Risk Solutions Americassrc
   Chief Executive Officer
8. 1997 – 2011
   Aonsrc
   Various roles, including global account management and financial services leadership
   Joined Aon in 1997 on its acquisition of Minet (AON-10K-2024); the roles and dates before 2011 are not itemised in any filing read

Not located: Before 1997 (pre-Minet) not located in any source searched; titles and dates inside Aon between 1997 and 2011 not itemised

Achievements

• Almost 30 years at Aon, joining with the 1997 Minet acquisition. Ran Aon Risk Solutions Americas (2011-13) and Aon Benfield, the reinsurance broker (2013-18), then was Co-President and President (2018-25)src
• AIG's announcement credits his time as Aon President (2020-25) with Aon's market value rising from $35bn to $85bn. That is the company's claim, not an audited figuresrc
• Hired from outside as President & CEO Elect in February 2026, three months after AIG's planned President (John Neal) pulled outsrc
• Aon's 2024 Summary Compensation Table gives him $11.45m total pay. 2023 was $24.77m, including a $14.7m special PSU grant made that Julysrc

Education

• Colgate University, BA Political Sciencesrc
• Fordham University, MBAsrc

Background

• Family AIG's 8-K on his appointment as CEO states there are no family relationships between him and any other director or executive officer, and no Item 404(a) related-party transactionsrc
• Boards Trustee of Colgate University, his alma mater; director of Covenant House New Jerseysrc
• Other In the January 2026 release Zaffino says the two worked closely together during his AIG tenure, while Andersen was at Aon, a broker AIG deals withsrc
• Other Offer letter: no severance beyond AIG's executive severance plan; he must give twelve months' notice to resign; twelve-month non-compete and non-solicit after leavingsrc
• Other Aon's employment agreement bound him to Aon's non-compete and non-solicit for two years after his employment ended (term to 2026-06-30). None of the filings read explains how that was squared with joining AIG in February 2026src