AIA leads race for ING’s US$2b worth SE Asia insurance units

AIA leads race for ING’s US$2b worth SE Asia insurance units

HONG KONG, Sept 11 â€" Asian insurer AIA Group Ltd has emerged as the front-runner to buy ING’s Malaysia and Thailand insurance operations, sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that could be worth about US$2 billion (RM6.18 billion). AIA’s purchase of ING’s Southeast Asian business would be a key step forward in the Dutch group’s ...