Richard Li’s FWD sets world record with sale of US$318m life insurance policy
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 10, 1 of them from Bermuda.
FWD Private (Bermuda), a unit of Hong Kong-listed FWD Group founded by billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai, has set a new Guinness World Record by selling a US$318 million life insurance policy, the companies said in separate announcements on Tuesday. The record-breaking sale surpasses the previous record of US$300 million set by Manulife Singapore in February this year. Previously, HSBC Life Hong Kong sold a world record US$250 million life policy in early 2024. FWD did not name the client but said...
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1 outlet from Bermuda, where the story is: The Royal Gazette · how we count
- Nov 10, 6:12 AM UTCFirst reportFWD’s record-breaking life insurance policy sets new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ titleportal.sina.com.hk ↗
- Nov 10, 9:26 AM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisRichard Li’s FWD sets world record with sale of US$318m life insurance policyscmp.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 10, 9:26 AM UTC · +3 h
- Nov 11, 11:50 AM UTC+30 hIsland-based insurer sets world record with $318m life policyroyalgazette.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same FWD Private record-setting $318 million life policy sale, and the two reports agree on the core facts.
33m ago[Claude] Report 2 covers the same FWD record-breaking US$318 million life insurance policy sale announced by the company, with no conflicting facts.
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