Income Insurance exploring strategic options for APAC expansion: Bloomberg
May 22 2024 by Mithun Varkey
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Great Eastern privatisation deal falls short of compulsory acquisition threshold
- July 13
Trading in Great Eastern shares will be suspended after OCBC failed to garner enough shares from minority shareholders, putting the take-private bid and the insurer's listing status in a stalemate.
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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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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.
