28 January 2013
HSBC ENTERS 10-YEAR BANCASSURANCE AGREEMENTS WITH AIG AND ALLIANZ IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE
HSBC Bank plc ('HSBC Bank'), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc ("HSBC"), has entered into a 10-year bancassurance agreement with AIG Europe Limited (the 'AIG Agreement') through which HSBC Group companies will distribute AIG non-life insurance products to customers in Turkey, France, and other countries in Continental Europe as may be agreed. The arrangements for distribution of products in Turkey and France will be on an exclusive basis.
Total consideration of approximately US$55m in cash will be paid under the AIG Agreement by AIG Group companies to HSBC Group companies for the opportunity to be the exclusive providers of non-life insurance products distributed by HSBC Group companies to customers in Turkey and France.
HSBC Bank has also entered into a sale and purchase agreement to sell its French subsidiary, HSBC Assurances IARD ('HAI'), to AIG for a consideration of up to approximately US$14.5m, subject to adjustment based upon the net asset value at 31 December 2012 and including a deferred payment of up to US$1.2m based upon written premiums in 2013.
The AIG Agreement and the sale and purchase agreement are conditional upon country-specific distribution agreements being entered into in respect of Turkey and France between HSBC Group companies and AIG Group companies.
Separately, HSBC Bank has entered into a 10-year bancassurance agreement with Allianz SE (the 'Allianz Agreement') through which HSBC Group companies will distribute Allianz life insurance and pension products to customers in Turkey and other countries in Continental Europe as may be agreed. HSBC Bank A.Ş. Turkey will enter into a country-specific agreement in Turkey under which consideration of US$30m in cash will be paid by Allianz Group companies to HSBC Bank A.Ş. Turkey for the opportunity to be the exclusive providers of life insurance and pensions products distributed by HSBC Group companies to customers in Turkey.
Under the bancassurance arrangements AIG Group companies and Allianz Group companies will pay commissions on product sales and make other payments to HSBC Group companies.
The bancassurance agreements, including the country-specific agreements, and the sale and purchase agreement, are all subject to regulatory approval. The AIG Agreement and the Allianz Agreement are expected to become unconditional, and the sale and purchase agreement is expected to complete, in the first half of 2013.
The bancassurance agreements and the sale of HAI represent further progress in the execution of the HSBC Group strategy.
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