AMP divests life businessBY DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018 8:48AM AMP will exit life insurance in 2019, following a $3.3 billion sale of its wealth protection business. It will also divest its New Zealand wealth management and advice businesses via an IPO. Related News |
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