Germany’s Allianz has made an informal takeover approach to QBE Insurance, Australia’s biggest insurer, but has not named a price, sources told Reuters on Monday. Shares in QBE closed flat after rising by up to 5 percent, while Allianz was …
Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to buy Australia’s biggest travel insurance provider, Cover-More Group, for A$741 million ($551 million), stepping up its investment in the Australian market. Global buyers have been drawn to the broader Australian insurance sector, where …
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group’s sale of its life insurance and wealth business, which has been valued at $3.33 billion by the bank, is attracting interest from Japan’s Meiji Yasuda and Hong Kong-based AIA Group, according to people familiar …
