Articles by Faith Hung and Samuel Shen

Insurance Association Head Says China May Open Auto Market to Foreign Firms

China, the world’s largest auto market, is likely to open its mandatory auto insurance market to foreign companies next year, chairman of the Insurance Association of China said on Wednesday. The 200 billion yuan ($31.53 billion) auto insurance market is …

AIG Urges Taiwan Unit Employees to Support Sale

American International Group Inc. has urged staff at Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd to voice their support for its planned $2.16 billion sale, saying their silence has allowed “ill-intentioned groups” to create negative impressions over the much-delayed …

AIG Taiwan Unit Sale Faces Union Hurdles

Bailed-out insurer AIG is facing fresh hurdles in its second attempt to sell its Nan Shan unit in Taiwan, with an unhappy union weighing in against the $2.16 billion deal. The agreement to sell the unit, Taiwan’s No.3 life insurer, …

AIG Receives Alternative Proposal for Taiwan Unit

American International Group’s protracted sale of its Taiwan unit was further complicated Tuesday when a local company proposed buying a stake in the insurer, an offer that may please regulators but runs counter to AIG’s plans. AIG has been trying …

Source Says Bids for AIG’s Taiwan Unit Seen as Early as December

First-round bids for American International Group Inc’s (AIG) Taiwan unit Nan Shan Life are likely shortly after due diligence ends in early December, a source close to the process said on Monday, restarting the bailed-out insurer’s much delayed sale of …

AIG Sells Taiwan Life Insurance Unit for $2.15 Billion

American International Group is to sell its Taiwan life insurance unit for $2.15 billion, marking the largest disposal since a U.S. government bailout saved the insurer from collapse last year. The sale of Nan Shan Life on Tuesday was another …

Report AIG’s Taiwan Unit Gets 3 Low Bids

Three bidders for AIG’s Nan Shan Life unit have offered less than $1.5 billion, far below the $2 billion the insurer had expected, sources close to the companies said on Friday, throwing the sale into doubt. Friday was the deadline …

UK’s Prudential Sells Taiwan Insurance Units

Taiwan’s China Life will buy most of Prudential Plc’s local insurance business, with the UK firm taking around a 10 percent stake in China Life, valued at T$2.18 billion ($64 million), the companies said. The sale by the UK’s No.2 …