bancassurance

Tan will help build FWD, the insurance arm of Richard Li’s Pacific Century Group, into a regional platform.

The Vision Fund sees insurance as ripe for a shake-up and it is prepared to back that up with a very big bet.

Japanese firm was the dark horse in race to buy CBA’s stake in a Chinese life insurer. While it celebrates its surprise win, it will do well to remember clinching the deal is just the opening skirmish in a battle to crack the market.

Nippon Life Insurance is dipping into its warchest to purchase an 80% stake in NAB's life insurance business.

The Canadian insurer fended off stiff competition for the bancassurance partnership from AIA, Prudential and the incumbent Aviva which called the price tag economically unviable.

AIA, Manulife, Axa, Aviva and others hire advisers for DBS’s $1 billion-plus bancassurance auction as they scramble to reach out to Asia’s growing affluent.

An infographic from data provider SNL Financial demonstrates the scope of AIA and Citi's bancassurance partnership.

The deal values CIMB Aviva at a generous premium, but the real prize is a long-term bancassurance deal with CIMB.