Great Eastern Holdings Ltd

Detailed Description

Great Eastern Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, provides insurance products in Singapore, Malaysia, and other Asian countries. It operates through Life Insurance, Non-Life Insurance, and Shareholders segments. The Life Insurance segment offers life, long-term health and accident, annuity, and unit-linked insurance products. The Non-Life Insurance segment provides short term property and casualty products, including fire or burglary insurance contracts and/or business interruption contracts, and public liability insurance contracts; and short term medical and personal accident non-life insurance contracts. The Shareholders segment offers fund management services for absolute return/balanced mandates; and manages various products, such as the Asia Pacific equities, and Asian and global fixed income securities portfolios for Singapore statutory boards, government-linked corporations, public and private companies, insurance companies, and charity organizations. It is also involved in composite insurance, asset management, property investment, family takaful, and funds activities. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Singapore. Great Eastern Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited.