KB Financial Group, Inc. (KOSE:A105560) may submit a preliminary bid to acquire LIG Insurance Co., Ltd. (KOSE:A002550), an official said. KB Financial's Chairman Lim Young-rok told reporters that the group is in internal talks over whether to join the race to buy LIG. LIG put up for sale a 20.9% stake in its non-life insurance unit to secure cash to compensate investors for losses incurred from its 2011 financial fraud scandal.

Lotte Group and Tong Yang Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (KOSE:A082640) are also considering joining the preliminary bidding. Meritz Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (KOSE:A000060) is also mulling placing a bid.