Atlanta, Georgia – Leader in the insurance sector and Fortune 100 corporation, American International Group Inc. has revealed plans to open a new digital innovation hub in Atlanta. This expansion fits AIG’s plan to unite two of its current Atlanta headquarters into a single, modern location. Expected to employ up to 1,200 people, the company shows an incredible dedication to encourage digital transformation and creativity inside the business.
According to Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer, and Global Head of Business Operations at AIG Claude Wade, who spoke with the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the company intends to generate at least 600 new employments specifically in this new hub over the next five years. After a protracted search across the Sunbelt, from Texas to the Southeast, Atlanta was chosen as the site for this creative endeavor mostly because of the city’s rising standing as a hub for technological innovation and economic growth.
Atlanta’s strong system of elite colleges and active tech-savvy talent pool undoubtedly helped to appeal to them. These elements are particularly important since AIG wants to attract experts in innovative domains including digital engineering and artificial intelligence (AI). AIG’s attempts to modernize and simplify its activities using cutting-edge technologies will depend much on the innovation center. The company has already started artificial intelligence trial projects that significantly improve the data processing speed and efficiency.

The CEO of AIG, Peter Zaffino, highlighted last month that centralizing these projects into the Atlanta center will consolidate their creative processes, thereby guiding Aig’s approach to include more digital solutions into its worldwide operations. The hub will not only concentrate on artificial intelligence but also try to support underwriting, claims, general operations, and other areas.
Strategically located midway between Aig’s current headquarters in Alpharetta and Buckhead, the new hub will be in the Perimeter Summit complex in Brookhaven. The layout in the 83-acre complex will enable the business to occupy several levels, therefore offering lots of area for expansion and teamwork. The company intends to occupy around 180,000 square feet of office space, almost tripling its metropolitan area footprint.
A part of AIG’s larger regional consolidation plan, this growth marks a significant investment in the Atlanta area—a place where AIG has been present for almost 70 years. Wade, who had past experience building BlackRock’s innovation hub in Atlanta, says the new AIG hub is seen as a “showplace for AIG globally,” implying it will act as a model for next corporate activities all around.
Scheduled to open in 2026, the innovation hub’s founding is backed by a team from Jones Lang LaSalle, a commercial real estate services provider that also represented AIG throughout the lease negotiations. One of the few major corporate office expansions in the region, the development of this center indicates a possible increase in corporate investments following the COVID pandemic, particularly in areas other than manufacturing.
AIG’s new innovation hub is evidence of Atlanta’s ability to support large corporate investments targeted on advanced technologies and digital transformation as the city continues to draw notable economic expansion, especially in clean technologies.