SRI LANKA, March 17 -- AIA Group Limited (AIA) delivered excellent operating performance with double-digit growth across our main financial metrics for the twelve months ended December 31, 2018, including very strong growth in value of new business (VONB) of 22 per cent on a constant exchange rate basis, compared with the corresponding twelve-month period ended December 31, 2017.

AIA's Group Chief Executive and President, Ng Keng Hooi said, "AIA has once again delivered an excellent performance with double-digit growth across our main financial metrics in 2018. Value of new business increased by 22 per cent to reach a new record of US$3,955 million. We also achieved strong growth of 13 per cent in both operating profit after tax and underl...