Post Office Insurance and Samsung Life's 400 Billion Won Overseas Joint Investment

Signing of Business Agreement on the 22nd

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] The Korea Post Office under the Ministry of Science and ICT signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the 22nd for strategic cooperation, including the establishment of a 400 billion KRW overseas joint investment fund with Samsung Life Insurance.

The signing ceremony was held at Samsung Life Insurance's Seocho building, attended by key figures such as Park In-hwan, Head of the Insurance Business Division at the Korea Post Office, and Jeon Young-mook, CEO of Samsung Life Insurance.

This MOU was signed to create a 400 billion KRW overseas joint investment fund with Samsung Life Insurance to utilize high-quality joint investment opportunities proposed by global asset managers. It is expected to have effects such as diversifying overseas alternative investment portfolios and improving asset management returns through entry into niche markets.

In addition to asset management, active cooperation will be pursued with Samsung Life Insurance in insurance business areas such as insurance product development, underwriting, and marketing to strengthen the competitiveness and public nature of post office insurance services.

Park In-hwan, Head of the Insurance Business Division at the Korea Post Office, stated, "Through strategic cooperation between the Korea Post Office, a state-owned financial institution, and Samsung Life Insurance, the number one life insurance company in Korea, we expect synergy effects not only in asset management but also in the insurance business," adding, "We will continue to strive to ensure that post office insurance can stably perform its public interest role through continuous profit generation."

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