Prudential Plc

The appointments will be effective May 1.

In addition to being named the overall sector winner, DBS is named the company with the best returns to shareholders as well.

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): A quick glance at the price-to-embedded values of a couple of life insurance companies shows that they are undervalued versus their historical ratios. In particular, the P/EV ratios of Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) and Prudential are at

SINGAPORE (June 14): Barry Stowe, the former chairman and chief executive of Prudential’s North American Business unit who retired in December 2018, was the highest paid manager among Singapore listed companies in 2018.

(Oct 11): United Overseas Bank is reviewing its insurance business, including an existing partnership with Prudential Plc, after Southeast Asia witnessed a wave of lucrative distribution deals, people familiar with the matter said.

(Feb 21): What's long been one of the most attractive markets for insurers in Asia is turning ugly.

(Nov 16): Prudential Plc's new-business profit for the first nine months of the year rose 17%, with a major chunk of it coming from Asia, and the British life insurer also saw growth opportunities in the United States, and the UK and Europe.

(July 20): Overseas insurers including Prudential Plc are pursuing plans to sell stakes in their Malaysian units, in deals that could raise at least a combined US$2 billion ($2.74 billion) and help them comply with foreign ownership limits, people with kn