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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

AIG to sell Taiwan unit to Ruentex for $2.16 bln, (NYSE: AIG)

American International Group (AIG.N) has agreed to sell its Taiwan insurance unit Nan Shan to a group led by Ruentex for $2.16 billion, sealing a sale at the second time of asking and giving it more cash to repay its U.S. government bailout. AIG has been trying to sell Nan Shan, Taiwan's third-largest insurer, for over a year. An earlier $2.15 billion bid was blocked by regulators in August. Ruentex is a major player in the hypermarket business in China and Taiwan. (Reporting by Taipei bureau)

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