AIG Retirement Services is a market leader in the financial services industry, providing annuities, mutual funds and separately managed accounts to investors across the nation. The firm is also a leading provider of group retirement plans in the K-12 education, healthcare and higher education markets. AIG Retirement Services also operates one of the largest independent broker-dealer networks in the nation. It’s no wonder the company knows just what investors need to do to retire stronger!

While no study has confirmed this yet, I believe that serving your community may add years to your life. And it seems that AIG Retirement Services’ Corporate Communications department agrees.

In addition to managing public relations activities and employee events for AIG Retirement Services, the Century City based Corporate Communications department organizes a number of community-related activities for employees every year. From beach cleanups to food drives to mentoring programs and community walks, AIG Retirement Services employees are constantly seeking ways to give back to the community. And the Corporate Communications team is eager to help!

"AIG has a history of charitable giving and our employees have always been community-minded," said Mary Dacuma, Corporate Communications Specialist for AIG Retirement Services. "Giving back to the community we work in and to the communities our employees live in is good business, and we hope that we can lead other local organizations to do the same."

Mary and her colleagues, Caroline Grossman (Public Relations Specialist), Linda Skolnick (Senior Public Relations Associate) and Maddie Welty (Corporate Communications Intern), plan, oversee and participate in at least 12 community involvement events each year. Their goal: To offer employees diverse, exciting and community-minded programs at least once a month.

Since May, AIG Retirement Services has teamed up with Junior Achievement for a Job Shadow Day, inviting local high school students to the office for a day of job shadowing and mentorship.

Venice High School students spent the day at AIG Retirement Services in the global investing, legal, affordable housing and corporate communications (of course!) departments.

The firm also donated almost $10,000 to the Revlon Run/Walk and hosted a team of employees at the event.

AIG Retirement Services employees raised over $5,000 to support the Revlon Run/Walk. Employees and their family members also attended the walk.

AIG Retirement Services also participated in AIG’s Be Green initiative, hosting an environmental fair in its Century City office for employees to learn how to be green at work and at home.

AIG Retirement Services employees proudly display their support for AIG’s Be Green initiative.

AIG Retirement Services employees also supported the American Heart Association through a Go Red for Women drive, raising over $3,000 for the organization. Corporate Communications asked employees to donate at least $5 to the organization in exchange for an American Heart Association bracelet and the chance to wear jeans to work. AIG’s Go Red for Women Drive is one of the top drives in Los Angeles every year and the Corporate Communications team is working with the American Heart Association to encourage other local companies to participate and bolster fundraising efforts.

In July, employees teamed up with Heal the Bay and cleaned up TOES beach in Marina Del Rey. Nearly 50 employees and guests attended the beach clean up event.

Over 50 AIG Retirement Services employees and their families participated in a beach clean-up with Heal The Bay.

Also in July, employees donated over 800 pounds of food to the Los Angeles Food Bank. And August ushers in the annual school supply drive. This year, AIG Retirement Services is teaming up with Fulfillment Fund to provide nearly 120 backpacks full of much-needed school supplies to an inner city ninth grade class. "Starting students off right for high school and the school year is absolutely imperative, " said Tal Gilad, Director of Foundation and Corporate Relations for Fulfillment Fund. "Having the support of a company like AIG Retirement Services is critical to the success of our students and our community." "It is absolutely imperative that we help underprivileged students start the school year off right, " said Carolyn Lee, CEO of the Fulfillment Fund. "We are committed to forging partnerships with the business community to benefit schools and we thank AIG Retirement Services for their investment in the success of our students and our community." Partnering with Fulfillment Fund might be easier than you think! Just go to http://www.fulfillment.org/ for ideas on how to work with the organization.

The members of the Corporate Communications department at AIG Retirement Services all agree that community involvement is a key initiative for the firm and its employees. And the department agrees on something else as well: that USC is the school of choice!

All four members of the department are USC alumni (with the exception of future alumnus Maddie who is beginning her senior year at USC this fall). And all members were interns in the department while they were students at USC.

"AIG Retirement Services’ Corporate Communications internship is very unique," said Linda Skolnick, Senior Public Relations Associate who joined the department as an intern in June 2004. "Our interns are key members of our team, working directly with us on public relations efforts, community involvement programs and employee events. We really value their contributions and we’ve been so lucky to keep our interns on board full-time!"

Caroline Grossman, Public Relations Specialist, joined the department as an intern in January 2007, during her first year of graduate studies at USC. "There is a definite sense of camaraderie in our department. We’re able to work together and collaborate on a number of projects, and our unique ideas and enthusiasm translate into excellent results."

Mary Dacuma first joined the Corporate Communications team as an intern in January 2006. And Maddie Welty, Corporate Communications intern, joined in May 2008. Maddie will stay on board through the fall semester. "I’ve had excellent opportunities here at AIG Retirement Services," said Maddie. "I’ve been able to work on a wide range of projects, including planning a beach cleanup, employee picnic, working on PR activities and executive requests. I really feel like I’m better prepared for a career in a number of fields!"

The Corporate Communications team at this year’s company picnic. Nearly 2,000 Los Angeles based employees and their families attended the event.

Who knows, maybe Maddie will end up right here at AIG Retirement Services. She wouldn’t be the first intern to stay on board!

Community Events Calendar

August 18-September 4: School Supply Drive

We have partnered with Fulfillment Fund and New Designs Charter School to fill backpacks full of basic school supplies for the incoming Freshman Class. We are also in talks to get involved with the school’s beautification project, possibly revamping their playground area and installing a new garden. Dates and details about that project are to be determined.

September 26: Krispy Kreme Fundraiser

We will be selling Krispy Kreme donuts and milk. 100% of all proceeds will go towards the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s "Light the Night" walks in Century City and Woodland Hills. The walk is designed to raise money and awareness for blood cancer research.

October: United Way Drive

We dedicate the month of October to our United Way Campaign. Through various meetings and guest speakers, we educate employees about the work of United Way and encourage them to pledge money to the organization

November 15: HomeWalk Los Angeles

Hundreds of employees from the AIG offices in Los Angeles participate in United Way’s HomeWalk to raise money for poverty initiatives in Los Angeles.

December 12: Christmas Toy Drive

During the Holiday Party, employees bring unwrapped toys and games that are delivered to patients at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

AIG Retirement offers a broad range of market-responsive products that meet the retirement savings and income solutions needs of more than two million clients. The company is a market leader in group retirement plans for K-12 education, healthcare and higher education institutions. AIG Retirement pioneered the first 403(b) plan serving school teachers in 1963 and today competes in both the non-profit and for-profit defined contribution plan markets. AIG Retirement has expanded beyond traditional variable annuity-based group retirement plan solutions to offer mutual funds and financial planning on a self or full-service basis. Today, more than 1,600 AIG Retirement financial advisors – with access to a growing array of financial planning tools and competitively priced products – are helping clients through every phase of the financial lifecycle.

AIG SunAmerica Asset Management manages and/or administers a family of over 40 retail mutual funds, as well as the underlying assets of AIG SunAmerica and AIG Retirement variable annuities. The company’s innovative investment management approach combines strong in-house talent with highly acclaimed independent money management, including the global expertise of AIG investment professionals. Introducing innovative funds and delivering consistent performance across several investment disciplines are among AIG SunAmerica’s key growth strategies.

AIG SunAmerica Retirement Markets is a leading provider of variable annuities and innovative "income for life" solutions. Its flagship product lines integrate sound institutional investment strategies and professional money management that can help protect invested assets from market loss and deliver a guaranteed retirement income stream for life. The company’s variable annuities are distributed by more than 128,000 financial representatives licensed in 50 states. SunAmerica’s powerful retail distribution network is driven by access to financial advisors affiliated with AIG member companies and diversification across all major channels, with emphasis on financial planners, broker-dealers and financial institutions. In 2007, the company earned the "Dalbar Service Award" which

recognizes the highest tier of service quality in the financial services industry.

AIG Advisor Group, with its nearly 8,000 independent financial advisors, is the largest independent broker-dealer network in the United States. The company’s individual broker-dealers provide a robust portfolio of products and asset-gathering tools to support advisors serving the increasingly complex needs of their clients. A high performance culture, independent product research, and broad array of business-building programs effectively attract top-performing advisors to AIG Advisor Group, while leading-edge technology helps them deliver consistently

superior services to their clients.

AIG Annuity is the largest issuer of fixed annuities in the United States and the leading provider of annuities sold through banks. The company built its leadership position through a unique three-way partnership. In addition to serving as a product distributor, our bank partners can participate in managing the assets underlying our fixed annuity contracts. The company’s fixed annuity products are tailored to the needs of serious minded investors who are seeking guaranteed fixed investment returns and peace of mind against equity market volatility. AIG Annuity maintains its competitive posture with one of the most efficient operating models in the industry today – responding to continually changing market needs with flexible and competitively priced products.

AIG SunAmerica Alternative Investments is an internally managed, highly diversified global ‘fund of funds’ with more than $10 billion invested in over 400 investment funds, including hedge funds and a variety of private equity, real estate, venture capital and credit-oriented funds. Over the last two decades, these alternative investments have made a significant contribution to our companies’ profitability and overall returns.

AIG SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners is one of the nation’s leading investors in affordable multi-family housing tax credit transactions. As a result, the company is also the fifth largest apartment investor in the nation with more than 1,200 properties encompassing over 161,000 multifamily housing units in 48 states plus the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. AIG SunAmerica Affordable Housing creates partnerships that develop and operate affordable apartment complexes qualifying for federal and state tax credits and then markets the tax benefits to third-party investors, primarily financial institutions.