insurance asia
Pioneering Online Insurance Business DirectAsia.com Launches in Thailand
Award-winning DirectAsia.com has proven to be a major success in both the Hong Kong and Singapore markets. DirectAsia.com currently has up to 4 per...
AIG, China Strategic Holdings extend deadline for unit deal
US insurance giant American International Group (AIG) and a Hong Kong consortium said Monday they had agreed to extend the deadline for a deal...
Italy’s Generali could be interested in AIA ‘pieces’: report
Italian insurer Generali could be interested in "pieces" of AIG's Asian unit AIA after British insurer Prudential abandoned its ambitious takeover plan, daily Corriere...
Prudential chairman says no heads will roll over AIA
Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath said in an interview on Friday that no heads would roll at the British insurer after it abandoned an ambitious...
Prudential pulls out of bid for Asian insurer AIA
British insurer Prudential said Wednesday it was withdrawing from a bid to buy AIA, the Asian arm of AIG, after the US group refused...
AIG refuses to change conditions of AIA sale to Prudential
US insurer AIG said Tuesday it had refused to modify the conditions for the sale of its AIA Asian unit to British rival Prudential,...
Prudential chairman defends AIA mega-deal
Prudential chairman Harvey McGrath Tuesday defended a planned takeover of Asian insurer AIA as the British company's shares started trading in Hong Kong and...
Taiwan minister sorry for linking singles to mental illness
Taiwan's health minister apologised Thursday after he came under fire for suggesting single people should pay more health insurance because they have a higher...
Prudential eyes Asia’s coming insurance boom
Asia's insurance industry is set to boom thanks to rising incomes, a growing middle class and ageing populations, explaining the allure behind Prudential's costly...
