Intern in Tax department. - Corporate Tax Intern AIG Employee Review

3.0
Aug 29, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

There is a good work life balance at AIG. I am an intern in the tax department and because of this work life balance would consider working at AIG on a fulltime basis. AIG has provided me with the opportunity to learn more about working in Corporate America. I have had the opportunity to work for the best company in the Insurance industry. American International Group is an internationally recognized name and looks good on my resume if I decide to move to another country or even state. I hope that within the next couple of weeks I will be able to learn more useful things about the company.

Cons

I have not been at American International Group long enough to determine what the downsides are. Many people are helpful, however, it appears that people only talk to people in their own group. There are no socil networking activities at American International Group, however, this could be because I have not been with the firm for a long time. American International group has a somewhat poor HR department. As mentioned earlier i have not been with American International group long enough to determine what the real down sides are to working for American International Group. The pay could be better for interns.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

The 401(k) matching contribution is excellent.

Cons

Commuting to New York City four days per week. The schedule does not allow for remote work.

3.0
Jun 22, 2026
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Pros

AIG pays well. Pretty good benefits package & bonus structure.

Cons

The work is wild at AIG! Also, there are ALOT of people at AIG so, everybody has to weigh in on everything you do...keeping you bottlenecked in your work flow. AIG is not the place for a brand new, entry level adjuster breaking into the commercial space and they pretty much only hire experienced people HOWEVER, it does not matter-management will not trust your experience therefore, there is little to no autonomy! You will find yourself touching the same thing 3 or 4 times because your always waiting on permission or someone else's opinion on something, etc. You got to get permission to send for conflict check, got to get an opinion to answer a demand, a tender, an ROR ltr. .. they pounce on defense counsel's hourly rate to be cheap with them which makes them work w/less efficiency...dragging the claim out so they can get their billable hours. You will work your fingers to the bone for that good pay & you will be frustrated and exhausted, ALL THE TIME!...The environment is pretty stuffy w/a very high stress level, (especially with long time AIG employees who definitely drink the "kool-aid" and think they are hot stuff). They will keep you in dumb meetings on your claims all the time presenting your claims with everyone scared to make a decision plus, they never want to pay the claims, they are cheap as hell. They will make you have to scramble at a mediation to get more money even though you told them what you needed when they forced you to present the same claim to 3 different people before the mediation date. To me, management are glorified overseers who still handles the claim...they just tell you what to do or, they come behind you and second guess everything. And, they are trying to enforce 3 days in-office a week (which is hell for ATL traffic) plus, it's crowded on the elevator (which seems to get stuck more often than what I am comfortable with) and trying to find a desk when everyone decides to come in at the same time. It's a good temporary move....if you need the advanced commercial experience and/or want to reset your pay...stay for 1-2 yrs then, go somewhere else with work from home and a little more professional autonomy.

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