Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC [AIG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
399 PARK AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2008
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/30/2008   S   44,277 D $ 3.3 71,670 I See Footnote (1)
Common Stock               12,889,788 D  
Common Stock               25,269,689 I See Footnote (2)
Common Stock               4,298,363 I See Footnote (3) (4)
Common Stock               8,580,850 I See Footnote (3) (5)
Common Stock               989,308 I See Footnote (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

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/ Bertil P-H Lundqvist, Attorney-In-Fact   10/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/Mike F. Huang, Attorney-In-Fact   10/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) 25,269,689 shares of AIG common stock are owned by the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Joint Tenancy Company, LLC, a Florida limited liability company whose sole member is the Maurice R. and Corinne P. Joint Tenancy Corporation, Inc., a Florida corporation whose common stock is held by Mr. and Mrs. Greenberg as tenants by the entireties.
(3) Mr. Greenberg owns 24.082% of the total outstanding shares of common stock of C. V. Starr & Co., Inc. (?CV Starr?). As of the close of business on September 30, 2008, CV Starr beneficially owned 17,848,864 shares of AIG common stock, excluding 8,580,850 shares of AIG common stock that are owned by C. V. Starr & Co., Inc. Trust (the ?CV Starr Trust?), for which CV Starr is a beneficiary and Mr. Greenberg is a trustee.
(4) As a result of the factors discussed in footnote 3 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.
(5) 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 CV Starr Trust. Mr. Greenberg disclaims the beneficial ownership of, and any pecuniary interest in, the shares of AIG common stock owned by the CV Starr Trust.
(6) 989,308 shares of AIG common stock are owned by The Maurice R. and Corinne P. Greenberg Family Foundation, Inc. (the ?Greenberg Foundation?), of which Mr. Greenberg is chairman of the board of directors. 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 Greenberg Foundation. Mr. Greenberg disclaims the beneficial ownership of, and any pecuniary interest in, the shares of AIG common stock owned by the Greenberg Foundation.
 
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 being deemed a member of a group under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

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