In 1999, AIG acquired the company at which I worked. This was long before AIG received one of the biggest bailouts in history.

Back then it was solid gold. One of only a handful of AAA-rated financial services companies, it was legendary for its size, reach, wealth, and, perhaps most notably, for its chairman and CEO Maurice (Hank) Greenberg.

Once the acquisition was announced, I couldn't stop hearing and reading about Hank Greenberg. He was clearly one ...