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AIA Group's 1Q New Business Value Grows in Key Markets

Provided by Dow Jones Apr 29, 2026, 10:37:00 PM

By P.R. Venkat

AIA Group's new business value rose in the first quarter, supported by double-digit growth in key markets such as China and Hong Kong.

The value of new business in the first quarter was $1.76 billion, compared with $1.50 billion in the same period last year, the insurer said Thursday.

New-business margin fell 1.8 percentage points, to 56.0%.

Businesses in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region, including Singapore and Malaysia, also delivered positive growth, the company said.

"Our performance was broad-based with all reportable segments other than Thailand achieving year-on-year growth," AIA chief executive Lee Yuan Siong said.

Thailand's value of new business fell 18% due to an exceptionally high base in the same period a year earlier.

Write to P.R. Venkat at venkat.pr@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

April 29, 2026 18:37 ET (22:37 GMT)

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