'Positive factors' boost life insurance sales
Total life-insurance premiums grew 13.7 per cent to Bt156.4 billion in the first half of this year, the Thai Life Assurance Association reported yesterday.

New China Life Insurance Said to Plan $4 Billion IPO as Early as October
New China Life Insurance Co., the Chinese insurer backed by Zurich Financial Services AG (ZURN) , plans to raise up to $4 billion in an initial public offering, two people with knowledge of the matter said.