New figures reveal extent of worldwide bonus payments
AIG paid some $454m in previously undisclosed performance bonuses to employees for 2008 Reuters reports.
The company told Representative Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, the performance bonuses were paid out by operating units in 120 countries.
Payments ranged from an average of $5,403 to employees of its property-casualty group, to $51,026 on average for those in its asset management group.
