M&A, partnerships and organic growth in Life and Pensions

Q1 2007

Publication Date	May 2007
Publisher	Datamonitor
Product Type	Brief
Pages	17
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	DAT05131

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Summary

Introduction

This tracker covers merger and acquisition activity globally, across the life and pensions space. It also highlights the strategic partnerships, and expansion, or contraction, of existing businesses. There is also a focus on the key emerging markets, namely China, India, CEE and the Middle East.

Scope

The tracker covers the M&A and partnership activities of the largest global and regional life and pensions companies
It provides an update of each player's activities in this area and a roundup chapter which offers readers a summary of key trends in that quarter
The tracker is global in coverage, therefore encompassing market entry strategies as well as domestic M&A activity

Highlights

The focus of M&A activity in the first quarter of 2007 has been on acquiring additional distribution channels and deepening local presence

The activity in the partnerships area in Q1 2007 has been extensive, again mostly focused on building distribution channels. Building partnerships, seems to be the preferred means of accessing new distribution channels, despite the less preferable commission rates that are involved with partnering with a distributor rather then buying them outright

Reasons to Purchase

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Content

Table Of Contents
- The Roundup
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- Partnerships
- Emerging Market Entry
- Organic Growth
- The Developments
- Aig
- Allianz
- Axa
- Cnp Assurances
- Ing
- Ing Australia And Anz Bank Join Forces To Offer Instant Life Insurance - March 2007
- Kbc
- Liverpool Victoria
- Manulife
- Prudential
- Sampo Life
- Skandia
- Standard Life
- Prudential Us
- Prdica
- The Hartford
Appendix
- Methodology
Further Reading
- Ask The Analyst
- Datamonitor Consulting
- Disclaimer
- The Roundup
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- M&A Activity Is Focused On Acquiring New Distribution Channels
- Partnerships
- Building Partnerships Is Also A Good Way Of Developing New Distribution Channels
- Partnership Allow For Low-Risk Entry To Unknown Markets
- Emerging Market Entry
- Emerging Market Entry Has Been Focused Around India And Central And Eastern Europe
- Organic Growth
- The Developments
- Aig
- Aig Subsidiary American General Life Insurance Strengthens Distribution Network Through Acquisition Of Matrix Direct - Feb
- Allianz
- Allianz And Bajaj Auto Create Financial Product Distribution Company For India - March
- Allianz Increases Its Stake In Russian Insurance Company Rosno - Feb
- Allianz Integrates Its Italian Companies Ras, Lloyd Adriatico, And Allianz Subalpina - March
- Delta Lloyd Acquires Erasmus - March
- Aviva, Aksigorta, And Akbank Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Turkish Life And Pensions Operation - March
- Aviva Makes First Moves In Entering Romanian Voluntary Private Pensions Market - March
- Aviva Extends Bancassurance In India And Launches It In Sri Lanka - Feb
- Axa
- Axa Partners With Bmps To Operate In Italian Insurance And Pensions Market - March
- Barclays And Abn Amro Discussing Merger - March
- Bnp Paribas Division Cardif Partners With Vietcombank And Seabank In Vietnam - Jan
- Bnp Paribas Enters New Cee Markets - Dec
- Bancassurance Mou Signed By Bnp Paribas And Cooperative Bank Of Taiwan - Dec
- Cnp Assurances
- Cnp Assurances Gains Majority Share Of Skandia Vida - Dec
- Fortis Launches A New Life Insurance Company In Russia
- Friends Provident Enters German Pensions Market With Fpb Ag - March
- Partnership Between Hsbc And Standard Life To Offer Sipp To Smes - Jan
- Hsbc Signs Mou With Canara Bank And Oriental Bank Of Commerce To Form Indian Life Insurance Company - March
- Erisa To Be Wholly Owned By Hsbc - March
- Ing
- Ing Australia And Anz Bank Join Forces To Offer Instant Life Insurance - March
- Ing's Belgium Operations To Be Restructured - Jan
- Kbc
- Kbc Achieves Early Entry Into Post-Accession Bulgarian Market Through Acquisition Of 70% Of Dzi - Jan
- Legal & General Partners With Nationwide To Distribute Life And Pensions Products - Feb
- Liverpool Victoria
- Strategic Partnership Between Liverpool Victoria And Lighthouse Group - March
- Manulife
- Manulife Building Japanese Bancassurance Network With Tottori, Chiba, Ogaki Kyoritsu, Shizuoka, And Mitsubishi Ufg Banks - March
- Manulife-Sinochem Grows In China - Jan
- Bancassurance Partners China Bank And Manulife To Operate In Philippines - Jan
- Manulife Subsidiary John Hancock In Partnership With Morgan Stanley - Dec
- Legal & General Partners With Nationwide To Distribute Life And Pensions Products - Feb
- Prudential
- Prudential Acquires Annuities Portfolio From Equitable Life - March
- Prudential To Sell Egg Banking To Citigroup, But Widens Its Bancassurance Channel - Jan
- Organic Growth For Prudential In China- Jan
- Sampo Life
- Sampo Life Consolidates Its Baltic Operations - Jan
- Skandia
- Skandia Sells Spanish Subsidiary Skandia Vida To Cnp Assurances - Dec
- Standard Life
- Strengthened Partnership For Standard Life And Fidelity Fundsnetwork - Feb
- Sipps Distribution To Build Standard Life - Hsbc Relationship - Jan
- Prudential Us
- Dlf And Prudential Financial Indian Life Joint Venture Announced - March
- Prdica
- Emporiki Bank And Crdit Agricole Sell Phoenix Metrolife To Groupama - March
- The Hartford
- The Hartford Broker-Dealer Subsidiary Woodbury Financial Acquires Marketing Firm Diversified Financial Concepts - Dec
Appendix
- Methodology
Further Reading
- Ask The Analyst
- Datamonitor Consulting
- Disclaimer