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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 of our report dated February 6, 2002 relating to the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules of American International
Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2001, and 2000,
and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2001, which
report is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the reference to our firm in
Item 5 of this Registration Statement on Form S-8.

New York, New York
December 18, 2002

                                                  /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



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