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China tightens rules for online insurance sales

Insurance firms were ordered to comply or stop selling insurance online by January.

China tightens rules for online insurance sales

Insurance firms were ordered to comply or stop selling insurance online by January.

China life insurance premiums to reach $665.7b in 2025

Thanks to the growing demand for protection-type life insurance products.

Ping An denies exposure in embattled China Evergrande

The insurer's shares plummeted over concerns of exposure.

Henan flood insured losses approach $2b

Only 67% of insurance claims have been settled.

China probing Ping An Insurance’s property market investments: report

The insurer disclosed $8.4b exposure to China Fortune Land Development in February.

China Life H1 2021 profit soars to 34.2%

This is despite the sluggish growth of GWP due to the impact of COVID-19.

PICC Property and Casualty H1 net profit surges to CN¥16b

China’s biggest non-life insurer beat street estimates despite decelerating QoQ growth.

Henan flood led to record breaking insurance losses of CN¥11.2b

S&P Global said China’s extreme weather conditions are testing its domestic property and casualty insurers.

Allianz gets regulatory nod in China

It became the first wholly foreign foreign-owned insurance asset management firm in the country.

China Re expects H1 net profit jump up to 65% 

This comes at the back of improved underwriting profits and optimized asset allocations.

Growth continues for China's insurance market

The country came second behind the US in terms of total premium volume in 2020.

China to hike subsidies for agricultural insurance premiums

Subsidies will be provided to crop-growing farmers who buy full-cost insurance or income insurance.

China's ZYIC's underwriting profit still thin despite gains from crop insurance

ZYIC has reported net profits consistently over the past five years.

AIA's China Post Life investment, Hubei licence add to medium-term China growth

It should complement AIA's operations and expansion strategy in China.

China's Sinosure opens office in Dubai IFC

Sinosure aims to further support China’s national Belt and Road initiative.

China orders banks, insurers to draft 'living wills': report

This is to ensure that troubled financial institutions won't end up needing costly bailouts.