HSBC Holdings PLC said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its general-insurance businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, Argentina and Mexico to AXA Group and Australia’s QBE Insurance Group Ltd. in separate deals valued at about $914 million in cash.
The move is part of HSBC’s efforts to diversify away from noncore businesses, while focusing on its core banking operations.
Following the completion of the deals, AXA and QBE will become the exclusive providers of general-insurance products distributed by HSBC and its Hang Seng Bank unit to retail and commercial banking customers in Hong Kong, China, Singapore, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Argentina under 10-year bancassurance agreements.


