CBA sells tarnished life business and Sovereign at a $A300m loss
The CommInsure sale will staunch the reputational damage.
Jenny Ruth Thu, 21 Sep 2017
Commonwealth Bank is selling its troubled Australian insurance arm CommInsure Life and its New Zealand counterpart, Sovereign, at a $A300 million loss over book value.
Hong Kong-based AIA Group, which has operations throughout the Asia Pacific region, is paying $A3.8 billion for the two