Westpac to sell New Zealand life insurance arm for $281m to Fidelity Life
FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians hold umbrellas as they walk past a branch of the Westpac Banking Corp in central Sydney, Australia, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
July 6, 2021
Westpac Banking Corp will sell its New Zealand life insurance business to Fidelity Life for NZ$400 million ($280.84 million), the companies said on Tuesday.
The unit is the latest asset to be offloaded by Australia’s second-largest bank over the past year as it narrows its focus to its core banking operations after a series of scandals ramped up regulatory scrutiny.
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