EXCLUSIVE-Protective in lead for AXA US insurance assets -sources
NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - U.S. insurer Protective Life Insurance is the leading candidate to buy some of AXA SA's U.S. life insurance assets in a deal that could be valued at around $1 billion, according to two people familiar with the situation.
An AXA spokeswoman declined to comment. Birmingham, Alabama-based Protective Life, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(Reporting By Jessica Toonkel; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)
NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. insurer Protective Life Insurance is the leading candidate to buy some of AXA SA's U.S. life insurance assets in a deal that could be valued at around $1 billion, according to two people familiar with the situation. An AXA spokeswoman declined to comment.