South Korean market News

Korean Insurer Plans to Boost Overseas Investments to Escape Low-Yield Trap

South Korea’s third-largest life insurer plans to boost overseas investments to almost a third of total assets, joining the growing ranks of investors that are taking more risks as bond yields decline. Kyobo Life Insurance Co. will raise its holdings …

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Opens S. Korea Branch Office; CEO Named

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz Group’s unit for corporate & specialty insurance business, has opened a branch office in South Korea to serve global corporate clients. AGCS said it has become the first foreign non-life insurer in almost …

Anbang Insurance to Acquire Allianz’s South Korea Operations

Anbang Insurance Group Co., which walked away from a bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. last week, has agreed to buy Allianz SE’s operations in South Korea. The Chinese insurer will purchase Allianz Life Insurance Korea and …