Cornelius Vander Starr

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Cornelius Vander Starr (October 15, 1892 – December 20, 1968), known as Neil Starr, was an American businessman and founded the insurance and investment organization C.V. Starr & Co. (later known as Starr Companies) in Shanghai, China. 1919 he opened a subsidiary which became insurance giant American International Group (AIG) and AIA Group. AIG was the first international finance and insurance company and he became an intelligence asset under the Roosevelt presidency (1933–1945). Ken Starr was his grand nephew. AIG grew from an initial market value of $300 million to $180 billion, becoming the largest insurance company in the world.

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