China

Porch Group sues CCB over alleged reinsurance fraud: Report

CCB is accused of working with employees of bankruptcy-hit Vesttoo.
22 hours ago

Porch Group sues CCB over alleged reinsurance fraud: Report

CCB is accused of working with employees of bankruptcy-hit Vesttoo.
22 hours ago

ZhongAn buys landmark offices in Shanghai

The insurer plans to build a FinTech cluster through the property purchase.
23 hours ago

Ant Insurance unveils privacy-preserving auto insurance tech

Providers like PICC, Ping An, and CPIC have already adopted this type of tech.
3 days ago

China's long-term care insurance sees regulation overhaul

Since its launch, the scheme has covered 180 million people.
4 days ago

China’s old-age insurance coverage surges by 14.34 million

Revenue of three social insurance funds totalled $309.6b in Q1’24.
4 days ago

China's pension scheme grows to 1.07 billion participants

Total income and expenditure of these schemes amounted to $304b in Q1’24.
5 days ago

Declining yields pose risks to China's insurance sector

In late 2023, regulators eased some C-ROSS rules, prompting insurers to raise capital via perpetual bond issuance.
6 days ago

PICC P&C posts mixed Q1’24 results, eyes stability

Even with a 5% QoQ improvement in investment income, it still saw a 36% YoY decline.

Chinese life insurers cut projections amidst low-interest concerns

Insurers reduced pricing interest rates on traditional products, aiming to lower guaranteed liability costs.

China intensifies healthcare probes over insurance fund concerns

It will be focusing on detecting improper fund usage in critical care,

China launches seven-month crackdown on industry fraud

Since 2021, the nation’s police have uncovered almost 2,000 insurance fraud cases.

Over 1.12 billion in China receive health e-certificates

The e-certificates enables individuals to present a QR code instead of physical insurance cards.

Ping An’s profit dips in Q1’24

Earnings per share were down 4.6% for the quarter.

China Life Insurance’s NVB could see 17% YoY growth: Nomura

Net profit, on the other hand, could contract 15% YoY.

AIA, Prudential grapple with China sales issue: UOBKayHian

However, both companies' exposure to the involved brokers is limited.

AllianzGI expands footprint in China

The company received approval for its FMC business back in August 2023.

Outlooks of six Chinese insurers pressured by sovereign risks

On the contrary, one insurer should experience a stable outlook.