Dutch insurer ASR may bid for rival Vivat if Chinese owner sells up

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch insurer ASR said it would consider bidding for Dutch rival Vivat if its Chinese owner Anbang [ANBANG.UL] sells it as part of wider plans to offload European assets. Anbang Insurance Group bought Vivat, which had been nationalised by the Dutch government, for a nominal 1 euro in 2015 and a 1.35 billion euro ($1.54 billion) equity injection.Anbang began vetting investment banks to sell its overseas assets in June, after Chinese authorities took over control of the..