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- September 1 2016
Anbang seeks approval to buy Allianz Korea
The Chinese insurer has already won regulatory approval from authorities in Beijing.
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- August 30 2016
China to limit insurers’ funding sources for M&A
The country’s insurance regulator is cracking down on aggressive acquisitions.
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- August 24 2016
Dai-ichi’s subsidiary to acquire US Warranty Corp
The US$127m acquisition of the asset protection specialist is expected to conclude as early as this year.
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- August 23 2016
Korea Deposit Insurance seeks Woori Bank buyers
The government is attempting to dispose of the controlling stake in the bank for the fifth time.
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- August 22 2016
Samsung Life to buy bigger stake in Samsung Securities
The Korean insurer is set to buy the 8% stake from its affiliate, Samsung Fire & Marine, it said in a statement.
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- August 17 2016
Sun Life targeting more Asian acquisitions
Poor opportunities in its domestic market are leading the Canada-based insurer overseas.
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- August 12 2016
HDFC and Max pave the way for Indian consolidation
HDFC Standard Life and Max Life are going ahead with a merger that will create India’s biggest private-sector insurer.
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- August 10 2016
HDFC Life and Max Life agree merger terms
The terms of the three-step merger have been announced after the boards of all four firms approved the terms.
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- August 8 2016
Aviva Asia’s value of new business drops
The weaker performance was largely attributed to the end of a bancassurance partnership with DBS.
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- August 5 2016
Mirae Asset eyes PCA Life acquisition
The deal is part of the midsize life insurer's plan to become one of Korea's top-five life insurers, outranking ING Life.
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- August 5 2016
Sun Life HK to buy FWD Life’s Bermuda pension business
The two companies will also enter into an exclusive 15-year pension distribution agreement.
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- August 3 2016
Anbang’s plan to buy Allianz Korea still in limbo
The group hasn't applied for government approval, drawing speculation that the acquisition has stalled.
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- August 2 2016
Maybank Ageas plans to double in size by 2020
Malaysia’s fourth-largest insurer has not ruled out acquiring other insurers to boost its size.
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- July 28 2016
Korea’s KDB Life struggles for buyers
There seems to be no takers so far for the insurance unit of state-owned lender Korea Development Bank.
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- July 20 2016
Khazanah eyes control of Hong Leong insurance arm
The Malaysian state-owned fund is reportedly considering an US$800m bid for control of the two companies.
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- July 18 2016
Regulations hinder Chinese firms’ Israeli ambitions
Transparency issues are making it hard for Chinese companies to pursue controlling stakes in Israeli insurance firms.
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- July 15 2016
OJK expected to oversee Fairfax-AMAG merger
Regulatory supervision may be slowing the Canadian firm's plans to acquire general insurer Asuransi Multi Artha Guna.
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- July 14 2016
Baoneng resumes hostile takeover of Vanke
The Chinese insurer raised its stake to 25% when the developer's shares resumed trading after a six-month suspension.
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- July 13 2016
ING Life sale expected to drag on
JD Capital and PICC have emerged as the most aggressive preliminary bidders in the sale of the Korean insurer.
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- July 6 2016
Hong Leong gets go ahead on sale of life unit
The group is exploring the sale of its life insurance business in Malaysia, in a move analysts describe as a surprise.
