Great Eastern privatisation deal falls short of compulsory acquisition threshold
July 13 2024 by Georgina Lee
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Easing hard market cycle shifts carriers’ focus to APAC M&A, tech megatrends
- July 9
More (re)insurers are riding on new tech trends to profit from over US$200bn premium potential, as there is also a growing interest in M&A opportunities in the region, according to Aon’s strategy and technology group.
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Minority shareholder of Chubb-backed Huatai Insurance puts US$10m stake up for sale
- July 5
State-owned China General Nuclear Power Group is selling its 0.16% stake in the Beijing-based insurer, as Chubb gradually raised its ownership to 85.53% this year.
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Hong Kong’s new RBC regime could trigger more industry consolidation: S&P Global
- July 4
The higher compliance costs, coupled with earning swings due to market volatility, could lead to an increase in M&A in the sector and force some insurers to raise more capital, said S&P Global Ratings.
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Envest appoints ex-Honey Insurance Eoghan Trehy to lead Resilium Partners
- July 2
The M&A arm which specialises in investing in authorised representatives has hired Trehy as part of its senior executive team, which includes managing director Ben Hastie, and new head of finance Clive Kingsley.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
