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FWD Profit Soars on Growth in Asian Life Markets
Huynh Thanh Phong, chief executive officer. "This fulfilled a long-held objective to ensure FWD Group has full capital market access, as a solid foundation for our future ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 16, 2026
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FWD Stock Rises on First Day of Hong Kong Trading
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. The life insurance group's shares opened at HK$38.00 ($4.84) on the morning of July 7 and fell in early trading before finishing at HK$38.40. The ...
Source: BestWire   Date: July 7, 2025
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FWD Launches $510 Million Hong Kong Share Offering
The offering begins June 26 and ends July 2. Allocation results will be announced on July 4. The group's shares are expected to begin trading on the main board of HKEX on July 7 ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 26, 2025
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FWD Refiles Hong Kong Listing Plan
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. A copy of the application proof was posted on the HKEX website, the life insurance group said in a statement. The listing application reveals ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 21, 2025
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Hong Kong-Based FWD Posts First-Quarter New Sales Growth of 46%
Japan reported steady new business indicators, FWD said. FWD Hong Kong earlier announced a long-term bancassurance partnership with Bank SinoPac in a deal FWD said will expand its ...
Source: BestWire   Date: May 2, 2025
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FWD Hong Kong Enters High Net Worth Partnership With SinoPac
FWD Hong Kong announced a long-term bancassurance partnership with Bank SinoPac in a deal FWD said will expand its reach in high net worth and commercial markets. The partnership ...
Source: BestWire   Date: January 21, 2025
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FWD Group Moves to $8 Million Net Loss in First Half From $44 Million Net Income
Cambodia new business sales remain strong, FWD added. FWD Group is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business with more than 12 million customers across 10 markets. (By Renée ...
Source: BestWire   Date: August 27, 2024
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FWD Posts Widened 2023 Net Loss; Asia-Pacific Markets Report Growth
China visitors returned in 2023. In Thailand, bancassurance and contributions from agency sales boosted results, the company said. "Japan made another sizable contribution, while ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 13, 2024
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FWD Takes Majority Stake in Malaysian Takaful Life Insurer
Southeast Asia markets on an annual premium equivalent basis. FWD said it first entered the Malaysian market in 2019 as a provider of family takaful products with its acquisition ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 11, 2024
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Swiss Re CFO: Liability Reserves Boosted on Social Inflation Concerns
John Dacey in a conference call. The majority of the reserve additions were offset by reserve releases in other lines, he said. The reserve updates came from observations Swiss ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 3, 2023
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Pacific Rim Economic Expansion Boosts Double-Digit Growth for FWD
Chinese visitors, FWD said. Thailand and Cambodia saw strong growth in the value of new business, particularly through the agency channel. The emerging markets segment posted ...
Source: BestWire   Date: November 3, 2023
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Bolttech Insurance Partners With Travel.com for Hong Kong Business
Executive Officer Rob Schimek said. The company launched three years ago with a mission to build "the world's leading technology-enabled insurance ecosystem," he said, and is on a ...
Source: BestWire   Date: October 10, 2023
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Hong Kong-Based FWD Posts Premium Growth in Most Markets
Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The increase was due mainly to strong growth in Thailand, Cambodia and emerging markets through distribution partnerships, FWD said. The growth was partly ...
Source: BestWire   Date: June 6, 2023
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FWD Thailand Extends Bancassurance Partnership With Siam Bank By Two Years
Life Insurance Public Co. Ltd. said it extended and enhanced a long-term exclusive bancassurance agreement with Siam Commercial Bank Public Co. Ltd. in Thailand for another two ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 28, 2023
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FWD Completes Majority Investment in Malaysia’s Gibraltar BSN
Malaysian life insurance market. The group can now provide a full-service offering in Malaysia in both life insurance and family takaful products, it said in a statement. FWD ...
Source: BestWire   Date: April 3, 2023
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Life Insurer FWD Refiles Hong Kong Listing Application
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. The size and date of the listing are not given in the filing. The life insurer said it is in 10 markets, including Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, ...
Source: BestWire   Date: March 14, 2023
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FWD Group Posts 2022 Adjusted Net Loss as Operating Profit Rises
Shing Foundation, Metro Pacific Investments Corp., ORIX Asia Capital, Pacific Century Group, Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Ltd. and Swiss Re, it said. The group said it gave ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 28, 2023
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FWD Enters Malaysia Life Market With Strategic Investment in Gibraltar BSN
Gibraltar BSN was sold by Prudential Insurance Co. of America, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Prudential Financial Inc., according to FWD. Bank Simpanan Nasional will continue to own ...
Source: BestWire   Date: February 21, 2023
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FWD Launches $10.2 Million Malaysia Insurtech, Takaful Startup Partnership
Islamic fintech startups in Malaysia. TIM Ventures, a 45 million Malaysian ringgit ($10.2 million) venture capital fund, was launched in collaboration with Artem Ventures, a ...
Source: BestWire   Date: December 2, 2022
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FWD Posts Six-Month Loss, Updates Bond Solicitation Plan
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. as the group also released information on bond transactions and its 2021 result (BestWire, March 1, 2022). The listing application doesn't specify ...
Source: BestWire   Date: September 14, 2022
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