Great Eastern

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels – a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 10 million policyholders, including 7.5 million from government schemes, the group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei and has representative offices in China and Myanmar.

Empathy can drive life insurance sales

Successful agents know how to step into the shoes of their clients during an appointment. 

Great Eastern names HSBC banker as new group CEO

Greg Hingston will take the helm once Khor Hock Seng retires on 31 Oct 2024.

Great Eastern backs MoH's pre-planning initiative with new legacy programme

This makes the insurer the first one to support the pre-planning campaign.

Great Eastern’s profit triples in H1 2024 to $435m

Thanks to higher insurance profits and favourable investment return.

Great Eastern halts trading of its shares in SGX

This follows OCBC's increased shareholding in the insurer.

OCBC courts Great Eastern with S$1.4b offer

The bank plans to increase its investment beyond its current 88.44% stake.

Great Eastern witnesses 26% YoY profit surge in Q1’24

Its new business-embedded value leapt 21% YoY. 

Callable notes to enhance Great Eastern Life’s financial resilience

S&P Global sees the proposed notes as having intermediate equity content.

SIAS calls for governance clarity from Great Eastern Holdings

SIAS urges the insurer’s board to consider and address shareholders' requests proactively.

Great Eastern’s weighted new sales dip, earnings soar in 2023

The total dividend for 2023 amounted to 75 Singaporean cents per ordinary share.

Great Eastern’s acquisition plan could drive market position: S&P Global Ratings

Estimated combined assets of AML and AMT accounted for 1.5% of the Great Eastern group's total assets as of the end of 2022.

Great Eastern subsidiaries propose acquisition of AmMetLife Insurance

The firm wants 100% of shares in AmMetLife Insurance and AnMetLife Takaful.

New framework catapults Singapore’s insurance sector resilience: S&P Global Ratings

Although the framework could raise operational costs, it will run some benefits.

MAS unveils list of too-big-to-fail insurers, imposes higher capital requirements

The four initial insurers are to face a 25% capital add-on, boosting higher and lower supervisory intervention levels, CET1 and  Tier 1.