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 EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2001



                       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)



   ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits.

         99.1   Press Release of American International Group, Inc. dated
                October 25, 2001.

                                   SIGNATURES


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


                                   AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC.
                                              (Registrant)


Date: November 6, 2001             By /s/ Kathleen E. Shannon
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                                      Name:  Kathleen E. Shannon
                                      Title: Vice President and Secretary




                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                                  Description
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99.1                     Press Release of American International Group, Inc.
                         dated October 25, 2001.