August 16, 2007, Hong Kong – American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (AIA) announced today that it has won a Yahoo! Emotive Brand Award for 2006-2007 (Insurance Category) for the fourth consecutive year.

Mr. Derek Yung, Senior Vice President and General Manager, AIA Hong Kong and Macau, said, "We are very delighted to be a winner of the Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards for the fourth year running. Earning this recognition again is greatly encouraging. AIA believes that quality and reliable services are the key elements to gaining the confidence of customers. Going forward, AIA will continue to invest in staff training and technology in order to achieve our corporate vision 'AIA – Your 1^st Choice in LIFE.' "

In addition to the Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards, AIA received the Gold Award for Hong Kong in Reader's Digest Trusted Brands and the Finance Category Award in the Hong Kong Superbrands for the fourth consecutive year in 2007. The Company also won the Best Overall International Brand at the Hong Kong Superbrands for the second consecutive year, and was honored as Caring Company for the fifth consecutive year, reflecting the general public's recognition of its service excellence.

Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards are offered to brands that are most appealing to the general consumers in Hong Kong. A total of 251 brands in 19 industry categories were nominated to compete for the Awards. The nominated brands were first selected by a survey conduced by Synovate with marketing professionals and senior executives from leading advertising and marketing agencies. The nominated brands were then entered into online public vote with the final results reviewed by a panel of judges. This year, the number of votes totaled 500,000. The three brands with the highest number of votes in each category received the honor.

AIA is one of the largest life insurers in Southeast Asia, with branch offices, subsidiaries and affiliated companies located in countries and jurisdictions including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Australia, Brunei, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. AIA markets a full line of life insurance products through a multi-channel distribution system, whose core franchise is an extensive agency force.

AIA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). AIG, world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization with operations in more than 130 countries and jurisdictions. AIG companies serve commercial, institutional and individual customers through the most extensive worldwide property-casualty and life insurance networks of any insurer. In addition, AIG companies are leading providers of retirement services, financial services and asset management around the world. AIG's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, as well as the stock exchanges in Paris, Switzerland and Tokyo.