The insurer's sale is drawing attention to South Korea's new K-ICS capital regime, which is expected to shape the scale of any required capital injection.
Samsung Life is also said to be looking at acquiring a 15% stake in Principal Financial Group, which would make it the US retirement provider's largest shareholder.
Insurers are among the firms facing scrutiny over AI customer service systems that delay callers reaching human agents, as complaints to the FSS rise 17%.
Risk-adjusted capitalisation is expected to remain at its strongest level, but the agency noted that volatile cover and a small net premium base have kept underwriting profitability subdued over the past...
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