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- December 18 2015
Fosun scrutiny affecting overseas M&A
The investigation of chairman Guo Guangchang is causing problems for acquisition of Israeli insurer.
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- December 16 2015
Bank Rakyat Indonesia buys insurer for US$114m
Indonesia's second-largest lender is finalising its acquisition of Bringin Jiwa Sejahtera Life.
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- December 9 2015
AIG selling US$1bn stake in PICC P&C
The deal marks the second time that AIG is cutting its shareholding in the Chinese state insurer.
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- December 9 2015
Prudential planning to sell PCA Life Korea
The British insurer is reportedly selling its Korean unit as part of an Asian restructuring.
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- December 8 2015
Fubon gets green light to buy stake in Hyundai Life
Korea's Financial Services Commission has approved the purchase of a 48% stake.
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- December 4 2015
Taiwanese insurers cleared to buy 100% of Vietnamese banks
Taiwan's FSC Chairman Tseng Ming-chung announced the development after a trip to Vietnam.
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- December 4 2015
Sun Life plans to raise stake in Indian JV
The Canadian insurer is the latest foreign player to raise its stake in an Indian life insurance JV.
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- December 3 2015
Zurich CEO Martin Senn quits
Resignation follows losses in the general insurance business and a failed takeover bid for RSA Insurance.
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- December 2 2015
AXA ups it stake in Indian joint ventures
The French insurer has raised its stake to 49% in both its life and general insurance JVs with Bharti.
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- November 30 2015
Fubon Life set to acquire London building for US$715m
The Taiwanese insurer continues to snap up London properties as it seeks to diversify its portfolio.
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- November 26 2015
Chinese investment in insurance industry set to continue
The sustained influx of Chinese capital is triggering competition among insurers around the world.
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- November 24 2015
Fosun completes Ironshore acquisition
The Shanghai-based company has won approvals for the remaining 80% equity stake it didn't yet own.
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- November 19 2015
Fidelidade to invest in China’s capital markets
The Fosun-owned insurer will be the first Portuguese firm to invest in the Chinese stock market.
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- November 17 2015
Insurance M&A hits US$200bn for 2015
M&A remains attractive despite some recent deals attracting a more mixed credit response.
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- November 16 2015
Global insurers eye Paninvest’s insurance business
Italy's Assicurazioni Generali, Canada's Intact Financial and Hong Kong's FWD are among those interested.
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- November 16 2015
Manulife considers more acquisitions in Asia
The company is beefing up in Japan and Hong Kong, and adding capabilities in China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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- November 16 2015
China Life pays US$754m for Hong Kong office tower
The One HarbourGate deal will rank as the biggest office-tower acquisition in Kowloon.
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- November 12 2015
CTBC Life seeks to acquire China’s ABC Life
The Taiwanese firm is pushing ahead despite the timetable for the acquisition having lapsed.
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- November 11 2015
Anbang agrees to buy US insurer for US$1.6bn
The deal will make Anbang one of the biggest insurers in fixed indexed annuity products in the US.
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- November 6 2015
The quest for scale
This year has already seen several industry-changing M&A deals, led by Ace’s US$28.3 billion acquisition of Chubb.
