Alan Merten has been appointed by Manulife Financial Group as the new Chief Executive Officer and President Director of PT Asuransi Jiwa Manulife Indonesia  (Manulife Indonesia). Alan Merten has over 20 years of experience working with life insurance, international health insurance, wealth management and pensions. His new position will see him take responsibility for growing Manulife Indonesia's…

In less than five years Indian Life Insurance company, Reliance Life Insurance, has crossed the 6-million policy milestone it had set and now aims to achieve an overall premium of US$4.28 billion (EUR 3.4 billion) within the next two years. Reliance Life Insurance is an associate partner of Reliance Capital, part of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.

Generali China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is leading the pack of foreign-funded life insurance companies in China, after ranking no.1 for five consecutive months from the end of 2009 to April 2010. Generali China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. is a joint-venture company; 50 percent owned by Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. (Generali) and the other 50 percent owned by China National Petroleum Corporation…

Pan-American Life Insurance Group has received final approval from the Costa Rican insurance regulator, Superintendencia General de Seguros (SUGESE), for its subsidiary Pan-American Life Insurance de Costa Rica, S.A. to operate in the country. Pan-American Life Insurance Group is already the first US…

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd. of Taiwan has effectively walked away from a deal with a Hong Kong-based consortium, formed by China Strategic Holdings Ltd. and Primus Financial Holdings, to purchase a 30 percent stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. a unit of American International Group Inc. (AIG), by letting the deadline of the deal lapse.

Three of China's largest insurance companies continue their strong growth in the first five months of 2010. China Life Insurance (CLI), Ping An Insurance Group of China (PAIGC), and China Pacific Insurance Corporation (CPIC) maintain…

Zurich Financial Services Group subsidiary, Zurich Insurance Co., has bought a majority stake in Indonesian life insurance company, PT Mayapada Life. Zurich Insurance has agreed to buy an 80% stake in Mayapada Life from its parent company, Mayapada Group, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2010, subject to regulatory approval. Mayapada Life had gross…

The buyers of Nan Shan Life Insurance, the Taiwanese life insurance unit of AIG, have agreed to amend their purchase agreement to include a escrow funds clause, in order to strengthen the bid for regulatory approval of the transaction.

Indian insurance company, Aegon Religare Life Insurance is searching for banks interested in a potential partnership to further develop its bancassurance business. In trying to solidify their multi-distribution channel strategy, Aegon Religare is in talks to find medium- to large-size commercial banks for long-term strategic partnerships revolving around bancassurance distribution models. The…

Analysts predict that the top 3 Insurance giants in China, China Life Insurance (CLI), Ping An Insurance Group of China (PAIGC), and China Pacific Insurance Corporation (CPIC), will continue the growth momentum in Q1 of this year. The financial results will be released on the 30th of April.