Despite some progress, congressional investigators on Monday cast doubt on whether efforts by American International Group Inc. to restructure its operations and pay back the government will ever prove successful.

Still, the company's shares jumped about 15 percent after the head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said that panel will examine a plan to reduce the AIG bailout package.

In the biggest taxpayer-funded bailout of a single company, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department have provided $182.3 billion to the insurance giant. The Government Accountability Office said that as of early September, AIG's outstanding balance of aid was $120.7 billion.

The GAO found "some progress in AIG's ability to repay the federal assistance." But improvement in the company's stability depends on its long-term health, market conditions and continued government support.


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