China’s Anbang eyes sale of Belgain insurer
Troubled Chinese insurance giant Anbang is reportedly exploring options to sell Belgian insurer Fidea.
Troubled Chinese insurance giant Anbang is reportedly exploring options to sell Belgian insurer Fidea.
Insurance giant Anbang is entirely under government control after the country’s regulator confirmed it has seized over 98% of the formerly privately-held conglomerate.
The ex-chief executive of China’s beleaguered Anbang Insurance Group has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for corruption and fraud and will have assets worth CNY10.5bn (£1.2bn, $1.6bn, €1.4bn) confiscated by the state.
Chinese insurance giant Anbang is to get a capital injection worth RMB60.8bn (£6.9bn, $9.7bn, €7.9bn), a month after control of the group was seized by the country’s insurance regulator and as its ex-chairman faces life behind bars.
The chief executive of Chinese insurance giant Anbang is facing life behind bars after being put on trial for illegal fundraising, fraud and embezzlement by the country’s regulatory watchdog.
The Chinese insurance regulator stepped in and took control of Anbang Insurance Group on Friday, a move that has put the country’s other insurers on notice.
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) has denied asking insurance giant Anbang to sell its overseas assets and bring the proceeds back to China.
Chinese authorities have reportedly asked Anbang Insurance Group to sell its overseas assets, which include life insurers in the Netherlands, South Korea, and the United States, as the country’s insurance regulator prepares to ramp up its supervision of the sector.
Allianz has agreed to sell its South Korean life insurance unit and Allianz Global Investors Korea to China’s Anbang Insurance Group.