South Korean Insurers Hit Hard by Evaporating Investment Returns March 30, 2020 By Heejin Kim and Whanwoong Choi Insurers the world over have been walloped by evaporating investment returns, but those in South Korea have been hit particularly...
Subcontracted Workers Most at Risk from Accidents in S. Korea’s Shipyards October 30, 2019 By Hayoung Choi, Hyunjoo Jin and Ju-min Park Park Chol-hee was working the holiday shift at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard on Labour Day, 2017, when a giant...
Korean Insurer Plans to Boost Overseas Investments to Escape Low-Yield Trap October 8, 2019 By Hooyeon Kim, Daedo Kim and Whanwoong Choi South Korea’s third-largest life insurer plans to boost overseas investments to almost a third of total assets, joining the growing...
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Opens S. Korea Branch Office; CEO Named June 29, 2017 Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS), Allianz Group’s unit for corporate & specialty insurance business, has opened a branch office...
Anbang Insurance to Acquire Allianz’s South Korea Operations April 6, 2016 Anbang Insurance Group Co., which walked away from a bid to acquire Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. last week,...