LTCI Policyholders May Get Broader Guaranty Association ProtectionOfficials at the Delaware Department of Insurance say they're still reviewing efforts by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. to acquire Genworth Financial Inc.
Genworth has been a major provider of life insurance, annuities and stand-alone long-term care insurance (LTCI). Although the parent company is based in Richmond, Virginia, it needs approval for the deal from Delaware because a major subsidiary, Genworth Life Insurance Compan (GLIC), is based in Delaware. GLIC is an LTCI issuer.
Genworth has been trying to pump cash from China Oceanwide into GLIC, then separate GLIC from the rest of the company.
For Delaware, "the most significant issue remaining is an agreement on the valuation of the remaining companies if the life insurance company is separated from the long-term care company, as is presently proposed," Delaware officials say in an update on the status of the closely watched deal.
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"Genworth and [China Oceanwide] have stated that they will continue to work with the department to respond to its outstanding inquiries and information requests focused on Delaware's separate statutory and regulatory requirements, including assuring that any proposed transaction is fair to GLIC's policyholders and the public and that the surviving long-term care company is sufficiently solvent," officials say.
