American International Group, Inc. is a global insurance organization, which provides property casualty insurance, offering a range of products, including liability, financial lines, property, global specialty, personal lines and accident and health that help businesses, individuals and jurisdictions to protect their assets and manage risks through AIG operations and network partners. It operates through the following segments: North America Commercial, International Commercial and Global Personal. The North America Commercial segment consists of insurance businesses in the United States, Canada and Bermuda. The International Commercial segment refers to insurance businesses in Japan, the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region), Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and China. The Global Personal segment is involved in insurance businesses in the United States as well as Japan, the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA region), Asia Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean, and China. The company was founded by Cornelius Vander Starr in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.