AIG vs Gallagher

“AIG” is the marketing name for American International Group, Inc.'s worldwide operations. AIG says insurance products are written or provided by subsidiaries or affiliates; its U.S. legal notice lists multiple U.S.-domiciled property and casualty insurers but does not identify which company would issue a particular commercial policy. ^1,2Company-reported. AIG group naming and the listed U.S.-domiciled property and casualty companies. The legal notice is not a policy-specific carrier assignment or complete ownership chart.

Startups through global companies can use Gallagher for business insurance, risk-management and benefits consulting, including a dedicated technology practice. ^17,18Company-reported. US commercial brokerage and technology practice; company descriptions, not an underwriting designation.

Former Woodruff Sawyer clients can continue to access legacy client portals through Gallagher after the transition. ¹⁶Company-reported. Former-name/history alias only; no separate provider or claim that every acquired legal entity has changed its name.

Confirm the entity on your engagement: Gallagher Small Business names Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, LLC, while former Woodruff Sawyer accounts should check their own documents. ^20,16Company-reported. Entity disclosure is scoped to the small-business channel; not a group-wide contracting-entity assertion.

AIG’s Surplus Lines section says its commercial insurance solutions serve small, middle-market, and large enterprises. The same section separately describes Lexington Casualty as an experienced excess-and-surplus-lines casualty provider; it does not explicitly assign all three customer-size segments to Lexington Casualty. ³Company-reported. AIG’s published Surplus Lines section; customer-size statement and Lexington Casualty description are adjacent but not explicitly attributed to the same business. This does not establish a provider-wide customer focus or product-specific issuer.

Gallagher’s technology specialists serve startups, middle-market businesses and global enterprises, with a separate small-business option for IT and technology firms. ^17,22Company-reported. US marketed audiences; no inference of minimum premiums or acceptance of every bootstrapped applicant.

Ask which service and fee model fits a bootstrapped business because reviewed Gallagher technology and small-business pages set no minimum premium, funding stage or revenue requirement. ^17,22,23Not publicly disclosed. Public pages and inquiry form reviewed on 2026-09-16; not evidence of no minimum.

AIG lists a North America myAIG portal for brokers and agents to access loss runs, policy documents, applications, and tools, and a separate U.S. portal for producer appointment requests. The public pages do not establish that a business can complete an online purchase or bind coverage directly. ⁴Company-reported. Publicly listed North America broker/agent portal functions and U.S. producer appointment requests. Authenticated workflow and product-specific submission or binding steps were not reviewed.

You can begin through an advisor inquiry with company, contact, business, coverage, employee and revenue details, or call/schedule with an advisor; this does not establish instant binding or a turnaround time. ^23,24Company-reported. Public form inspected without submission; no quote, account creation or actual purchase tested.

AIG lists its North America broker portal as a place for brokers and agents to access loss runs, policy documents, applications, and tools. The page does not explain how renewals are managed or promise renewal terms or timing. ⁴Company-reported. Public description of a North America broker/agent portal; authenticated functions and account-specific availability were not reviewed.

Ask which Gallagher tools your engagement includes: Go supports client self-service, Submit tracks submissions and documents, and Verify manages certificates. ¹⁷Company-reported. Company-described technology-practice tools; no logged-in testing or universal account entitlement.

Former Woodruff Sawyer clients can use separate portals for benefits, policies, claims, certificates and auto ID cards; confirm which login serves your account. ¹⁶Company-reported. Transition-page descriptions; no portal functionality tested.

Gallagher describes pre-renewal meetings across finance, HR, operations and risk teams, plus contract review and coverage-gap analysis; agree on the timeline and deliverables for your account. ²⁵Company-reported. Casualty-practice service description, not a promise for all small-business engagements.

AIG says insureds and brokers can report primary property or casualty claims online for Auto Liability, General Liability, Property, and Aerospace, attach documents, and track adjuster assignment and claim closure. AIG says options vary by line and country. ⁵Company-reported. AIG's stated IntelliRisk claim portal functions for named primary property/casualty lines. This does not describe every commercial line, claim outcome, or policy obligation.

Gallagher describes specialized claims advocacy, including attorneys, for executive-risk customers working with insurers; this is support, not a guarantee of payment or claims quality. ¹⁸Company-reported. Executive-risk practice only; insurer decision-making, counsel role, charges and service scope require confirmation.

AIG says its companies compensate brokers and independent agents with commissions set at policy purchase, renewal, placement, or servicing, and may also pay contingent compensation. Specific compensation varies; the disclosure directs buyers to their broker or agent for policy-specific information. ⁶Company-reported. AIG's disclosure for business placed by brokers and independent agents with U.S. AIG offices issuing policies in the United States and territories for specified lines; its ranges describe business written in 2024 and exclude stated categories. Not a statement of any buyer's commission or total insurance cost.

Request placement-specific compensation because Gallagher may receive commissions, fees, contingent and supplemental commissions or affiliate/intermediary payments; no startup fee schedule is published. ¹⁹Company-reported. US compensation disclosure; no fee-free or uniform commission assumption.