KB Financial Acquires Prudential Life... Incorporates 13th Subsidiary

KB Financial Receives Approval from Financial Services Commission on 26th for Prudential Life's Subsidiary Incorporation
To Become KB Financial Group's 13th Subsidiary After Payment on 31st

Yoon Jong-kyu, Chairman of KB Financial Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] KB Financial Group is welcoming Prudential Life Insurance, which creates customer value based on the nation's top exclusive sales organization (Life Planner·LP), as a new family member.

On the 27th, KB Financial Group announced that following the signing of the stock purchase agreement with Prudential Life Insurance in April and the completion of the Financial Services Commission's approval for subsidiary incorporation, it will incorporate Prudential Life Insurance as its 13th subsidiary after paying the acquisition price on the 31st.

Following the acquisitions of KB Capital (formerly Woori Financial) in 2014, KB Insurance (formerly LIG Insurance) in 2015, and KB Securities (formerly Hyundai Securities) in 2016, KB Financial Group has completed a more balanced portfolio encompassing both banking and non-banking sectors through the acquisition of the high-quality life insurance company Prudential Life Insurance.

After incorporating Prudential Life Insurance as a subsidiary, KB Financial plans to operate it as an independent corporation to prioritize business stabilization and value-up of Prudential Life Insurance while maximizing the strengths of both Prudential Life Insurance and KB Life. KB Life has a solid bancassurance and corporate agency (GA) channel, whereas Prudential Life Insurance’s sales organization is specialized around LP and GA.

The market views this acquisition of Prudential Life Insurance as KB Financial Group catching three rabbits at once. It improved corporate value through efficient capital utilization via mergers and acquisitions (M&A) based on sound capital soundness, strengthened the business portfolio, thereby expanding the profit-generating base and enhancing stability. Additionally, the influence of the life insurance sector within the group, which was limited with only KB Life, is expected to be significantly strengthened.

KB Financial Group also holds high expectations for this acquisition of Prudential Life Insurance. It plans to utilize Prudential Life Insurance’s LP organization as a ‘Mobile Wealth Manager’ to provide various premium services in the asset management field. It is also anticipated that more diversified and customized asset management (WM) services at the group level will be offered to Prudential Life Insurance’s 650,000 customers, who have a high proportion of high-income clients.

A KB Financial Group official said, “Prudential Life Insurance is a traditional and trusted life insurer that creates customer value based on the nation’s best exclusive sales organization,” adding, “As a comprehensive financial group that now owns Prudential Life Insurance in addition to a top-tier non-life insurance company in the industry, KB Financial Group plans to maximize customer satisfaction by providing higher-level customer-centric services and a variety of reliable financial products befitting a leading financial group.”

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