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- Prudential plc provides life and health insurance and asset management services to more than 18 million customers across 20 markets in Asia and Africa. The company offers a broad range of products including traditional and industrial life insurance; savings and investment-linked insurance; health and protection insurance; retirement planning solutions; wealth management products; and diversified investment funds through its Eastspring Investments division. Prudential plc operates through key geographical segments such as Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, China Pseudo-Life (CPL), Growth Markets and Other, and Eastspring, serving individual customers, agents, banks, and institutional clients in emerging markets.
Founded in 1848 in London and headquartered in London and Hong Kong, Prudential plc maintains dual primary listings on the London Stock Exchange (PRU.L) and Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with secondary listings on the New York Stock Exchange and Singapore Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
In recent developments, Prudential plc announced its 2025 half-year results highlighting high-quality growth, enhanced shareholder returns through a $2 billion share buyback program, and plans to return more than $5 billion to shareholders over 2024-2027 including scrip dividends. The company continues to strengthen its strategy focused on Asia and Africa growth markets, emphasizing healthcare accessibility, financial inclusion, and private asset-backed finance capabilities amid its investor strategy update. Prudential plc supports its D-SII classification by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority with no changes to business operations or capital management plans.