CORRECTED-ING Asia life insurance sale shifts into top gear
(Corrects paragraph 11 to clarify CEO comments on proceeds from Asian sales) HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global insurers Manulife Financial Corp, Metlife and Prudential Financial Corp are among suitors expected to place first-round bids on Friday to buy ING Groep's Asia life insurance unit in a deal worth about $6.5 billion to $7 billion, sources familiar with the matter said. A sale topping $7 ...

Reports: Bidding Deadline For ING's Asian Life-insurance Arm On Friday
A slew of insurance giants are vying to acquire Dutch lender ING Groep N.V.'s (ING) Asian life-insurance arm in a bidding war that is expected to bring in a windfall for ING, according to media reports on Thursday. The last day to submit first round bids for the auction is said to be Friday. A deal could see a price tag of between $6 billion and $7 billion.

Annual Eastbridge Study Finds Life Insurance Sales Had an Increase for the Third Straight Year in 2011.
Total 2011 voluntary sales for all products was $5.478 billion , according to Eastbridge’s annual U.S. Worksite/Voluntary Sales Report.

ING's Asia life insurance sale shifts into top gear
By Denny Thomas HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global insurers Manulife Financial Corp (MFC.TO), Metlife (MET.N) and Prudential Financial Corp (PRU.N) are among suitors expected to place first-round bids on Friday ...

G&F Financial Group to sell general insurance business to The Co-operators
G&F Financial Group to sell general insurance business to The Co-operators