Travel Guard Offers Free Assistance to Travelers and Families Affected by California Wildfires

Stevens Point, WI (October 26, 2007) - AIG Travel Guard announced that it
will provide emergency travel services and medical assistance services free to
all travelers and families affected by the wildfires spreading across southern
California. The services Travel Guard is offering to those affected include:
location and availability of hotels/temporary housing/shelters, message relay
to family and friends stranded in the affected areas, cash wire transfers,
evacuation assistance, lost document replacement services, and business
assistance services*.

In addition, Travel Guard is offering to provide emergency travel arrangement
assistance, such as airline or hotel reservations, to family members seeking to
mobilize loved ones still in the affected areas.  Travelers and family members
seeking these services for their relatives can call Travel Guard's 24-hour
emergency hotline at 1-866-644-6811.

"Our worldwide travel and assistance centers have seen an increase in calls
from travelers looking for help to flee the affected areas of California," said
John Noel, CEO and founder of AIG Travel Guard. "We're now using our
assistance capabilities to help all travelers and families affected by the
wildfires."

"We have made arrangements to properly staff our travel assistance
coordinators in order to do whatever we can to help those affected, and we
urge other companies to do the same" said Noel.

AIG Travel Guard is the nation's leading provider of travel insurance plans and
assistance services.  For more information about Travel Guard, travelers can
visit www.travelguard.com or call Travel Guard's World Service Center at 1-
800-826-1300.

AIG Travel Guard is one of America's leading providers of travel insurance
plans for more than 6 million travelers each year. Travel insurance plans
through AIG Travel Guard are distributed by more than 12,000 travel agents
across the United States.
Travel insurance through AIG Travel Guard may include coverage for trip
cancellation, travel interruptions and delays, emergency medical expenses,
medical evacuation expenses, and lost or delayed baggage. AIG Travel
Guard's plans also includes 24-hour travel emergency service* for emergency
medical assistance, last-minute or emergency travel changes, lost luggage
tracking, pre-trip travel advice, and more.

AIG Travel Guard is a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG Travel, Inc., a member
company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). American International
Group, Inc. (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.

The travel Insurance plans offered through AIG Travel Guard are underwritten
by National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa, with its principal
place of business in New York, NY and a member of the AIG Companies®. The
Policy contains reductions, limitations, exclusions, and termination provisions.
All coverages are not available in all states. 
*Non insurance services are provided by AIG Travel Assist.

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