Great Eastern’s Wei to focus on middle class in Southeast Asia

Christopher Brian Wei, group chief executive officer at Great Eastern Holdings, said he plans to focus on the “untapped” middle-class population in Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia, where the company has existing operations. He spoke at a press briefing yesterday. Great Eastern, the biggest life insurer in Singapore, is 85% owned by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., the nation’s second-largest ...

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Source: The Edge Singapore

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