American life insurance company (ALICO), originally named Asia Life Insurance Company, was formed 85 years ago in Shanghai, China by Mr. C.V. Starr, the founder of what would later become ALICO's parent company, American International Group, Inc. (AIG). Within ten years, C.V. Starr had opened offices across China, Hong Kong and elsewhere throughout Southeast Asia. After World War II the Company turned its sights towards the Caribbean, and subsequently towards the Middle East, Africa, Europe, the Far East and the Americas: In 1951, Asia Life Insurance Company changed its name to American Life Insurance Company (ALICO). Today, ALICO, with its Home Office in Wilmington, Delaware USA, operates in approximately 50 countries and territories around the world and continues to expand its global network.

ALICO's branches and subsidiaries market a wide range of life and health insurance products. These products include traditional life insurance, variable universal life insurance, supplemental medical and personal accidents products, health and hospitalization insurance, group life, pensions and annuities, through a network of some 33,000 agents. ALICO does business globally in Japan, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean in more than 50 countries.

In 2006, ALICO celebrates its 85th anniversary serving and providing financial security to policy owners globally. Experience gained through international diversification sets ALICO apart. Based upon this experience, ALICO has cultivated the ability to respond quickly to changing customer needs and marketplace conditions. It remains committed to pursuing a strategy of customized products and distribution channels to meet the particular and changing needs of consumers in each country where ALICO operates. Local knowledge and awareness has typified ALICO's 85 year history and continues to this day. ALICO's global reach, its strategic focus on emerging markets and its financial strength continue today as the Company serves its costumers in the 21st century.