AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively "the AIA Group" or "the Group") comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group in the world, with operations in 15 markets across Asia Pacific. With roots in the region spanning more than 90 years, the Group has total assets of US$107.9 billion.
The AIA Group offers a comprehensive range of products and services covering accident and health insurance, life insurance and retirement planning to meet the savings, protection and investment needs of individual customers. In addition, the Group provides employee benefits, credit insurance and retirement protection services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of over 260,000 insurance marketers and over 21,000 employees across Asia Pacific, the Group serves the holders of over 23 million individual policies and over 10 million participating members of group policies.
The Group has operations in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Mainland China, Malaysia, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei and India.
The AIA Group leads its peers in the Asia Pacific region in terms of life insurance premiums and holds the number one market position in six regions. With a long history in Asia Pacific, the Group's network of businesses in the region comprises primarily wholly-owned branches or subsidiaries. In India, the Group's operations can only be conducted through joint ventures as Indian legislation restricts foreign ownership of insurance companies to less than 26%.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code '1299'"; its American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) are traded on the over-the-counter market (trading under the symbol "AAGIY AIG is traded on the OTC market (trading symbol "AAGIY"). American International Assurance Company Limited ("AIA" or "AIA") is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American International Group ("AIG"), which has been serving customers in Asia for more than seventy years since its founding in Shanghai in 1931.