Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad is a Malaysian life insurance company. It is a joint venture between U.S.-based Prudential Financial Inc. (PFI) and Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN).
| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Level 21, Mercu 2, No. 3, Jalan Bangsar, KL EcoCity, 59200 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
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| Products | |
| Revenue |  RM397 million (2016) |
| RM9 million (2016) | |
| Total assets |  RM2,217 million (2016) |
| Total equity | RM405 million (2016) |
| Parent | Gibraltar BSN Holdings Sdn Bhd
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| Website | www |
The company was formerly known as Uni.Asia Life Assurance and was a joint venture between United Overseas Bank and DRB-HICOM.[1] Uni.Asia Life itself was the successor to EON CMG Life Assurance Berhad from 2003.[2] Uni.Asia Life was sold to PFI and BSN in 2014 for RM518 million.[3] PFI and BSN hold 70 and 30 percent stakes in the company respectively.[4] (A 69 percent stake in UOB and DRB-HICOM's general insurance JV, Uni.Asia General Insurance, was sold separately to Liberty Mutual for RM374 million.[5])
PFI is an asset management and life insurance provider in the U.S. with US$1.2 trillion of assets under management in June 2015.[6] It was attracted to the venture due to opportunities for growth stemming from the low life insurance penetration rate in Malaysia.[4] BSN is a statutory body under the Ministry of Finance responsible for encouraging savings and financial management among Malaysians, with retail deposits of RM12 billion in 2013.[7]
The company's name is derived from PFI's logo which incorporates an image of the Rock of Gibraltar.[8] Its stated expansion plan is to offer easy-to-understand products, target the semi-rural and rural population, and leverage on BSN's eight million-strong customer base.[3][4] It had an 800-strong agency force in April 2014.[9]
BSN also has a takaful JV with Prudential plc of the UK, Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad.[4] PFI of the United States is not affiliated in any manner with Prudential plc, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "UOB: Sale Of 49% Indirect Shareholding In Uni.Asia Life Assurance Berhad". United Overseas Bank Limited. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "Corporate milestones". Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ a b Azli Jamil (2014-04-30). "Gibraltar BSN Life set to expand". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ a b c d Yeong, Eva (2014-03-30). "Here comes Gibraltar BSN Life". The Sun. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "Uni.Asia Capital sells 68% stake in Uni.Asia General for RM374.5m". The Sun. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ Karr, Robert (2015-08-18). "Prudential Financial's 2Q15 Earnings Beat Estimates". Market Realist. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "About us". Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "The Company logo". Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad. Archived from the original on 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-08-23.
- ^ "Uni.Asia Life to bank on BSN network". The Star. 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2015-08-23.