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March 12 (Reuters) - Insurer AIA Group Ltd said on
Friday new business value dropped 33% last year, the first
annual fall since its 2010 listing in Hong Kong, weighed by
lower demand for new policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AIA's value of new business (VONB), which measures expected
profits from new premiums and is a key gauge for future growth,
fell to $2.77 billion in 2020, from $4.15 billion a year
earlier, according to its earnings statement.
Analysts had expected VONB at the Hong Kong-based company to
fall 26.7% to $3.04 billion, according to Refinitiv data.
(Reporting by Alun John in Hong Kong and Shashwat Awasthi in