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PhiLife eyes 36% premium growth

By Ted P. Torres | February 18, 2014 - 12:00am

Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. (Phi- Life Financial) is planning to grow its total premium income by roughly 36 percent to P445 million this year, from the P326 million recorded in 2013. The same already...

Banking

Insurance industry nears P1-T asset mark

By Ted P. Torres | February 4, 2014 - 12:00am

The country’s insurance industry is nearing the P1-trillion mark in terms of assets as it stood at P854 billion nine months into 2013.

Banking

Philippine Life eyes synergies

By Ted P. Torres | October 2, 2012 - 12:00am

The biggest challenge now facing Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. is how to create synergies among the various companies of the Tanco Group, one of the largest non-bank financial conglomerates in the c...

Banking

ALFA, Banc Life to merge as PhilLife

By Ted P. Torres | August 7, 2012 - 12:00am

 Asian Life Financial Assurance Corp. (ALFA) and Banclife Insurance Co. Inc. (Banc Life) will be merged into a single entity to be known as Philippine Life Financial Assurance Corp. (PhilLife).

Banking

PhilPlans payments expand 27% in 4 months

By Ted P. Torres | May 22, 2012 - 12:00am

PhilPlan First Inc. (PhilPlans) has reported a 27-percent increase in first payment (FP) in the first four months of 2012.

Banking

Tanco group to acquire Asian Life Financial

By Ted P. Torres | May 14, 2012 - 12:00am

The group of Eusebio Tanco is acquiring the AsianLife Financial Assurance Corp. (AsianLife Financial) for still an undisclosed amount.

Business

Tanco Group eyes ATR Kim Eng unit

By Ted P. Torres | February 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Banclife Insurance Co. Inc., a member of the Philippines First Group of Companies of businessman Eusebio Tanco Jr., is nearing a deal to acquire AsianLife Financial Assurance Corp. (ALFA), one of two life insurance...

Business

Banco de Oro, EIB asset deal nears completion: But EIB will be transformed into a shell company indefinitely

By TPT | September 21, 2010 - 12:00am

When the deal between Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) and Export and Industry Bank (EIB) are finalized, the latter will be transformed into a shell company without assets or liabilities.

Banking

BDO acquires EIB, other assets

August 3, 2010 - 12:00am

The board of directors of the Export and Industry Bank (EIB) has sold its assets and liabilities to Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO).

Banking