AIG Adds Legg Mason Dividend Index: Annuity Matters

AIG Life & Retirement — an arm of American International Group Inc. — has started using the Legg Mason Quality Dividend Index .

The index, which is designed for use with AIG index annuities, reflects the performance of high-quality companies that have a strong record of paying dividends on common stock.

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AIG will start by using the index with the Power Series of Index Annuities products, what are issued by AIG’s American General Life Insurance Company subsidiary.

QS Investors LLC, a Legg Mason Inc. subsidiary, is in charge of developing and administering the index.

AIG will distribute the annuities that include the index through independent broker-dealers, and through banks and other financial institutions, the company says.