Insurance - general
AIG sells Taiwan life insurance unit to Primus for $2.15 billion
13 Oct 2009
AIG is selling its life insurance unit in Taiwan to a consortium led by Primus Financial Holdings Limited for $2.15 billion.
Government may ease norms for insurance IPOs
19 Sep 2009
The government may allow insurance companies to float an initial public offering after five years of operations instead of of 10 years
AIG sells fund units to Pacific Century for $500 million
07 Sep 2009
AIG is selling part of its investment advisory and asset management business to PE firm Bridge Partners L P owned by Pacific Century Group (PCG), for around $500 million
HSBC Insurance, Canara, Oriental Bank life insurance venture to focus on retirement planning
24 Aug 2009
UK retailer Tesco plans move into banking
22 Aug 2009
UK supermarket giant Tesco is ratcheting its expansion into personal finance and is planning to offer mortgages by the end of the next year and converting its finance division into Tesco Bank
IT firm Mphasis buys AIG’s Indian operations
12 Aug 2009
Whatever will insurers think of next?
12 Aug 2009
It's August, and the northern hemisphere is starting its month-long holiday, so I am turning my attention to matters of vacations, writes CNN's London correspondent Richard Quest, in this exclusive column for domain-b.
SBI to enter general insurance by March
10 Aug 2009
AIG posts Q1 profit after two years
08 Aug 2009
Aviva plans $2.3 billion Delta Lloyd IPO float
08 Aug 2009
IRDA seeks to increase ULIP lock-in period
07 Aug 2009
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