As expected, American International Group (AIG) said Thursday it will sell AIG Star Life Insurance and AIG Edison Life Insurance in Japan to Prudential Financial (PRU) for $4.8 billion. The deal marks yet another step in the bailed-out insurer’s efforts to repay the U.S. taxpayer.

The total purchase price of the two Japanese units amounts to $4.2 billion in cash and $0.6 billion in the assumption…

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