51.  Proposed acquisition partners include BHF Bank AG based in Frankfurt, BHW Bank AG based in Hameln, and Hamburg insurance group Volksfuersorge Holding AG.

52.  Several other Australian insurance groups are also eyeing the possibilities in Asia.

53.  The banks are controlled by the insurance group Mundial Confianca, which BCP is attempting to acquire in a bitter takeover battle.

54.  The alliance will produce the biggest Japanese non-life insurance group in terms of assets, overtaking Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co, the report said.

55.  The insurance group is arguing that preserving the current system of employer-based coverage, plus federal help for low-income people, is the best solution.

56.  The listed insurance group was created five years later when the companies Tryg and Baltica merged.

57.  The insurance group filed an appeal, claiming it was entitled to a larger share of the treasure.

58.  The plan will probably go forward in the fall, a spokesman for the French insurance group said Friday.

59.  The subway already has made a presentation to the Prudential Corporation, a major insurance group whose London headquarters is near the Chancery Lane station.

60.  The three insurers plan to eventually form a comprehensive insurance group, but no immediate capital tie-up is expected, Kyodo News agency said.