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- Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Hanwha Life Insurance Co., Ltd. provides life insurance products and services to individual and corporate customers primarily in South Korea with international operations in Asia, the United States, and the Middle East; the company offers health insurance, retirement insurance, investment-linked insurance, group insurance, accident insurance, pension plans, savings insurance, retirement pension plans, asset management products, consulting services, and reinsurance contracts through channels including financial planners, general agencies, bancassurance, and online platforms. Established in 1946 as Korea Life Insurance and renamed Hanwha Life Insurance in 2012, it maintains headquarters at Hanwha Finance Center 63 in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea, and operates subsidiaries in areas such as property and casualty insurance, real estate rental, securities investment, and insurance agency business through Hanwha Life Financial Services launched in 2021. The company reported total assets exceeding USD 109 billion as of 2024 and focuses on digital innovation via platforms like OrangeTree for sales support and OrangeTouch for customer management, alongside AI-based automated claim underwriting and wellness programs under the LIFEPLUS brand. Recent developments include the 2023 acquisition of People Life Co., Ltd., an independent life insurance general agency to bolster sales channels; the July 2025 completion of a 75% stake acquisition in U.S.-based Velocity Clearing LLC to enter North American capital markets and synergize with its U.S. asset management arm and AI center in San Francisco; and a May 2024 partial acquisition of Indonesia’s Nobu Bank, marking its entry into overseas banking as the first South Korean insurer to do so.