Canada's Manulife plans foray into India's insurance space Economic Times
03.05.10
NEW
DELHI: Canada’s Manulife Financial, the world’s sixth-largest
insurer by market value, is preparing to enter India, a decade after the
insurance sector was opened up to foreign investment.
The
120-year-old company has appointed a CEO and is searching for a partner to
facilitate its entry into a market that is crowded but has vast potential, two
persons familiar with the matter said.
Mukul Gupta, who led the
failed life insurance joint venture between two-wheeler maker Hero Group and
Germany’s Ergo International, will be CEO, said the first person, a senior
industry executive.
Manulife is eyeing an Indian corporate house
with deep pockets to fund the business in the long term because foreign players
can buy a maximum 26% stake in an insurance venture under the country’s
laws, he added. Manulife Financial did not respond to an email while Mr
Gupta could not be reached for comment.
Twenty-three firms are
jostling for space in the country’s
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