June 29, 2018
Citibanamex, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., and Chubb Seguros México, an affiliate of Chubb Ltd., announced a definitive long-term agreement where Chubb will provide a range of non-life insurance products to Citibanamex’s consumer bank clients in Mexico, subject to regulatory …
June 13, 2018
ING and AXA announced a long term and exclusive, multi-country bancassurance partnership to provide insurance products and related services through a central digital insurance platform. Under the partnership, ING will provide its leading digital banking experience and AXA its expertise …
June 8, 2018
Allianz Group and UniCredit have signed a long-term bancassurance cooperation agreement in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region. With this agreement, which will gradually start in the second half of 2018, UniCredit will exclusively partner with Allianz to provide …
April 16, 2018
Chubb announced the appointment of Jin Lee as the head of Bancassurance for Asia Pacific. In her new role, Lee’s primary responsibility will be to oversee the DBS Bank-Chubb partnership which spans across Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and China. …
March 2, 2018
Nippon Life Insurance Co said on Friday it had agreed to buy an 85 percent stake in the domestic unit of U.S.-based MassMutual Financial Group for about 104.2 billion yen ($980 million) as it aims to boost its bancassurance sales. …
February 13, 2018
PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, the nation’s fifth-largest lender by market value, is fielding interest from foreign suitors seeking a stake in its insurance subsidiary, people familiar with the matter said. Jakarta-based Danamon is working with an adviser as it weighs …
January 16, 2018
Deutsche Bank and digital insurance broker Friendsurance have formed a partnership designed to make it simpler and more transparent and convenient for clients to arrange for their insurance needs. To drive this, Deutsche Bank said it will integrate Friendsurance’s digital …
January 2, 2018
Brussels-based insurer Ageas on Dec. 29 completed the sale of its stake in Italian bancassurer Cargeas Assicurazioni (CARGEAS) to BNP Paribas Cardif, for €178 million (US$213.6 million) in cash. Ageas and BNP Paribas Cardif have operated CARGEAS as a joint …
December 12, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group AG’s decision to acquire the life-insurance businesses of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. should help Switzerland’s biggest insurer fulfill its ambition to increase its dividend. Already famous as a dividend stock, Zurich signaled last month …
December 11, 2017
Zurich Insurance Group announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of ANZ’s life insurance businesses, OnePath Life, in Australia, for A$2.85 billion (US$2.14 billion). Both parties expect the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, …