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In 2001, the company entered into a partnership with Maybank and Fortis International N.V., where they were subsequently renamed as Maybank General Assurance Bhd. [4] By 2009, the company had evolved to become the Singaporean branch of Etiqa Insurance Bhd. [5] On June 13, 2014, Etiqa Insurance Pte. Ltd. (EIPL) Singapore was granted approval ...
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HDB residences in Bishan town. Public housing in Singapore is subsidised, built, and managed by the government of Singapore.Starting in the 1930s, the country's first public housing was built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in a similar fashion to contemporaneous British public housing projects, and housing for the resettlement of squatters was built from the late 1950s.
The HDB also continued the SIT's efforts in building emergency flats in Tiong Bahru, which were mostly used to rehouse people displaced by the Bukit Ho Swee fire in May 1961. After the fire, the HDB focused its efforts on Bukit Ho Swee's redevelopment, rapidly designing and constructing a public housing estate on the fire's site, with people ...
The company entered into an agreement to sell its 25.9% stake in Singlife, as well as two debt instruments, to Sumitomo Life Insurance Company for a total cash consideration of SGD1.4 billion (£0.8 billion). The sale is expected to complete in Q4 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Designed by one of Singapore's pioneer architects, Ng Keng Siang, the office building was completed in 1955 and served as the headquarters for the Asia Insurance Company, one of the first local insurance companies. In 2006, the building was acquired by the Ascott Group and the office tower has since been refurbished into a serviced apartment ...
This is higher than the national proportion of HDB dwellers (76.3%), [12] reflecting a greater prevalence of public housing as compared to the national average. Among the population, 77,640 residents, or 40.8% of the population, live in 4-Room HDB Flats, making it the most common type of dwelling. 24,160 residents (12.7%) also reside in ...
The HDB Hub opened on 10 June 2002 as the headquarters of the Housing and Development Board, with all public service counters in the board's former headquarters in Bukit Merah being closed on 8 June. [1] The building cost $380 million to complete. [2] A showroom, named Habitat Forum, was launched in the hub on 24 October 2002. [3]