- Business
- ageas SA/NV is a multinational insurance group headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, with roots tracing back to 1824 through its core Belgian operations in AG Insurance. The company provides a broad range of life and non-life insurance products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and corporate clients; these include savings and protection life insurance, employee benefits, property and casualty coverage such as motor, home, and travel insurance, health and disability policies, and reinsurance solutions. ageas operates primarily in Europe and Asia across segments including Belgium, other European markets like the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Turkey, and Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, China, and India, often through strategic joint ventures and partnerships including AG Insurance in Belgium (75% owned), Ageas UK, Ageas Portugal, Ageas Federal Life in India (74% stake), Maybank Ageas Holdings in Malaysia and Singapore (31% stake), and Muang Thai in Thailand. In recent developments, ageas completed the acquisition of Saga's underwriting business, Acromas Insurance Company Limited (AICL), in June 2025 as part of a 20-year distribution partnership with Saga Services Limited to offer personal lines motor and home insurance targeted at customers over 50 in the United Kingdom; additionally, the company finalized the acquisition of esure from Bain Capital in 2025 for approximately 1.3 billion pounds, further strengthening its UK personal lines insurance position. These transactions align with ageas's Elevate27 strategy, emphasizing growth in non-life insurance, expansion into ageing demographics, and leveraging its presence in 13 to 16 countries with around 50,000 employees.