Thailand's largest insurer seeks regulatory support for private credit investment while balancing active-passive strategies in an evolving institutional landscape.
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Two major asset owners discuss how they are deploying capital across the region and targeting sustainable investments in forestry, infrastructure, and green energy.
US insurance giant eyes PineBridge acquisition outside China; Aware Super commits $1.3 billion to UK real estate; Taiwan's Private School Fund awards global advisory mandate; AIA gets nod for two new China branches; and more.
![Weekly Digest: MetLife in talks to buy PineBridge ex-China; Aware Super launches UK property strategy](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2Fshutterstock_2430190697.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
AsianInvestor has identified 15 exceptional executives from life insurance companies operating in the region. Today, we shine the spotlight on senior executives from AIA in Hong Kong and Shriram Life Insurance from India.
![Top 15 life insurance executives: Mark Konyn, Ajit Banerjee](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FFanda%20Ho%20(86).png&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
Even with falling interest rates, private credit remains an attractive asset class for AIA Hong Kong under the city's new risk-based capital regime.
![AIA Hong Kong eyes private credit 'outlier' under new capital rules](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2F20240923035549_shutterstock_1268870311.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
Investment chiefs at AIA Hong Kong, Chubb Life, and BOC Life embrace tighter collaboration across teams with the goal of building more resilient businesses under a new regulatory environment.
![HK's new RBC regime deepens collaboration between investment, ALM teams](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FDSH00002.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
As insurance companies navigate new regulatory landscapes, senior executives from both insurers discuss how these changes are prompting a careful balancing act between risk and opportunity.
![Sequis Life, AIA weigh impact of evolving regulations on investments](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FHE9A6453.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
The Fed’s rate pivot will change allocation preferences across asset classes and markets worldwide, delegates heard at AsianInvestor’s Insurance Investment Briefing in Singapore.
![AIA, Sequis Life adjust investments in anticipation of Fed cuts](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2FInsurance%20Briefing%20Singapore%20September%202024%20first%20panel%20cropped.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
The regional director of investment management - fixed income, who has been with the insurer for more than two decades, left at the end of July, AsianInvestor understands.
![AIA's Tan Soo Thiam departs, new executive takes over](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2Fshutterstock_1514480132%20(1).jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)
The Hong Kong-headquartered life insurer is set to benefit from real-time data for its investment management through an integrated platform under the partnership with BlackRock and BNY.
![AIA tie-up with BlackRock, BNY joins global trend of data management](https://cdn.i.haymarketmedia.asia/?n=asian-investor%2Fcontent%2Fshutterstock_2423075313.jpg&c=1&h=194&q=100&v=20252925&w=344)