Published: May 17, 2010

BestWeek Asia/Pacific: UK's Prudential Moves Ahead With Asia Listings

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HONG KONG - (BUSINESS WIRE) - This week's edition of BestWeek Asia/Pacific examines Prudential plc's plan to list in Singapore and Hong Kong as it prepares to acquire American International Group's Asia life insurance operations.

A.M. Best Co.'s BestWeek Asia/Pacific is a multimedia online digital newsletter for insurance professionals. The 18 May edition is available at www.bestweek.com/asia or by visiting www.bestweek.com.

This week's edition also explores the effects of natural catastrophes on the development of China's agricultural insurance sector.

Included in this week's edition are podcast interviews with Robert Wiest, Swiss Re's managing director for China, on agricultural insurance; and Xavier Guilmineau, chief executive of Cardif Asia, a life insurance unit of BNP Paribas Assurance, on Taiwan.

Video reports include a review of the A.M. Best Stock Indexes for Asia/Pacific, Global Brokers and Global Reinsurers.

Founded in 1899, A.M. Best Company is a global full-service credit rating organization dedicated to serving the financial and health care service industries, including insurance companies, banks, hospitals and health care system providers. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.