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- April 11 2018
Asian insurtech M&A surges
The transaction volume of insurtech M&A in Asia hit US$460 million in 2017, more than three times that of 2016.
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- April 10 2018
Indian mortgage lender HDFC to acquire Apollo Munich
India's largest mortgage lender is reportedly in advanced negotiations to pay around US$150m for the joint venture.
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- April 9 2018
India’s public-sector merger put off to next year
The consolidation of United India Insurance, National Insurance and Oriental Insurance has been delayed.
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- April 6 2018
US broker Alliant targets Asia expansion
The move is a consequence of its acquisition of Dumortier Risk Management, which has ties to Taiwan and China.
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- April 6 2018
Swiss Re confirms talks with SoftBank over possible stake sale
It is eyeing a strategic cooperation and a minority investment that is not expected to exceed 10%.
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- April 1 2018
CBA eyes sale of Indonesian life insurance business
Commonwealth Life could be valued at up to US$250 million as the Aussie bank bids to free up capital.
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- March 29 2018
Asia insurance M&A bouncing back
The total value of Asian insurance M&A rose from US$9.2bn in 2016 to US$13bn last year.
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- March 29 2018
Three state-owned Indian insurers undergo merger review
National Insurance, United India Insurance and Oriental India Insurance will merger within the next six months.
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- March 28 2018
Goldman Sachs eyes Indian insurance acquisition
The Wall Street bank's private equity unit is reportedly in talks to buy a minority stake in Royal Sundaram.
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- March 26 2018
Fosun advances plan to buy Greek insurer
The Chinese group has formally expressed interest in buying Greece’s leading insurance firm, Ethniki.
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- March 9 2018
Prudential’s Malaysian unit eyes stake sale
The sale of a 30% stake to Kumpulan Wang Persaraan could generate proceeds of about US$435m.
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- March 9 2018
Asian insurance M&A collapsed in 2017
The number of deals fell 42% thanks to foreign currency restrictions and regulatory uncertainty in China.
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- March 6 2018
Axa to acquire XL Group for US$15bn
The French insurer is seizing an opportunity to shift from its predominantly life and savings business.
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- March 5 2018
Nippon Life eyes majority stake in MassMutual for US$980m
The 85% stake will add a bigger branch network to the Japanese insurer's traditional female agency force.
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- March 2 2018
India’s Videocon to divest insurance unit
The company is selling its stake in Liberty Videocon General Insurance to Diamond Dealtrade and Enam Securities.
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- March 1 2018
Allianz gets regulatory nod for sale of Taiwan portfolio
The insurer hopes to sell more than 78,000 life policies to Taipei-based China Life Insurance.
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- February 26 2018
Phoenix buys Standard Life insurance unit
The US$4.5bn transaction follows its recent purchases of Abbey Life and Axa Wealth.
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- February 21 2018
HDFC seeks to acquire Apollo Munich
India’s biggest mortgage firm has entered into the talks as part of a new push for growth through acquisitions.
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- February 19 2018
Sun Life to embark on acquisitions
The planned spending spree has been helped by better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter.
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- February 19 2018
Khazanah unit to sell its Turkish insurance business
The Malaysian sovereign wealth fund is seeking to dispose of Istanbul-based Acibadem Sigorta.
