In Brief: Expense Increase Hurts AIG

American International Group Inc. put most of the blame for its 16% drop in first-quarter earnings on higher expenses.

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Net income for the New York insurer fell to $3.2 billion, or $1.22 a share, compared with the year-earlier quarter. Adjusted net earnings rose 4.6%, to $3.38 billion, or $1.29 per adjusted share. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had expected AIG to earn $1.36 per adjusted share. The insurer announced its results Wednesday.


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