NEW YORK — AIG, the insurer bailed out by the U.S. government, has removed its logo from employee badges and corporate charge cards after some workers were harassed, said two people familiar with the situation.
New identification tags and cards were issued last month to New York employees, according to the people, who declined to be identified because AIG hasn’t made an announcement. The company told staff in March to conceal their badges and avoid mentioning the insurer in public, according to an internal memo. Spokesman Mark Herr declined to comment.
“If they’re looking to minimize exposure and risk to their employees, to me it’s a wise move,” said Joseph LaSorsa, who runs a security firm in Florida. LaSorsa’s firm provides bodyguards and event security.
AIG chief executive Edward Liddy told Congress in March that employees got death threats after news that staff in the unit blamed for AIG’s near-collapse got $165 million in bonuses that month. Bloomberg News
