Ageas boosts infrastructure, property exposure

Jeffrey Tan* is Hong Kong-based director of investment and corporate finance for Asia at Belgian insurer Ageas, managing €25 billion ($33.2 billion) in assets across the group’s life and property-and-casualty businesses in the region. It is in five Asian markets: China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia and Thailand. AsianInvestor: Do you invest in alternative assets? Jeffrey Tan: Yes. For example, property as an asset class has really come into play – we have been focused on it more si…