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AM Best upgrades credit rating of China Reinsurance Company, HK
18th June 2021
Rating agency AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” (Excellent) from “a-” (Excellent) of China Reinsurance Company, Hong Kong (China Re). This comes after China Life Reinsurance Company (China Re Life) provided a ... Read the full article
China consulting on changes to reinsurance regulatory regime
3rd June 2021
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) has proposed a number of revisions to its reinsurance regulatory regime, which aim to strengthen risk management functions, improve risk prevention and control, and promote the further development of the market. A spokesperson for the regulator explained that there will be eight main ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sells remaining stake in New China Life: reports
28th May 2021
Reports today from media company Caixin suggest that Swiss Re may have sold its remaining stake in Beijing-based life insurer New China Life Insurance Co. Swiss Re bought 152.9 million shares in New China Life in 2013, but then sold almost half of these a few years ago in a deal ... Read the full article
Foreign insurers show strong progress in China: RBC Capital Markets
9th April 2021
European re/insurers have made “significant progress” in China following regulations to open up the Chinese market in 2019, according to analysts at RBC Capital Markets. Although this progress has largely been overlooked due to the pandemic, RBC notes that several insurers, including AXA and Allianz, have taken actions to seize early ... Read the full article
China Re exec director Ren Xiaobing resigns
25th February 2021
China Re has announced the resignation of its executive director Ren Xiaobing, whose departure from the company will come into effect from 25 February. In the official announcement from China Re, Xiaobing said that he has no disagreement with the board, and there are no other matters that should be brought ... Read the full article
Antares places Lloyd’s China operation into run-off
3rd February 2021
Antares, the Lloyd’s specialist re/insurance subsidiary of QIC Global, has placed Syndicate 1274’s Lloyd’s China operation into run-off. Antares will cease accepting new/renewal business through the Lloyd’s China platform from March 1. Moving forward, Chinese business will be written out of Antares Singapore. Existing policies will continue to provide cover on existing terms ... Read the full article
Swiss Re sees short-term health insurance as growth driver in China
12th January 2021
A new report from Swiss Re has identified short-term health insurance as a growth driver for non-life re/insurers operating in China. According to data from Swiss Re, short-term health insurance premiums rose by 35% in China during the first 11 months of 2020, boosted by digital sales and risk-conscious consumers with ... Read the full article
China, US and India have highest insurance potential: MAPFRE
1st December 2020
According to the latest Global Insurance Potential index by MAPFRE Economics, China, the US and India currently rank top of the table of countries, both in terms of life and non-life lines. MAPFRE’s index looks at 96 insurance markets around the world to measure the insurance protection gap and create a ... Read the full article
Tencent applying for reinsurance license in China: Report
28th October 2020
Giant Chinese technology conglomerate and fintech company Tencent is applying for a license to operate a reinsurance entity in China, according to reports in local media. It's a natural step for the company which has already expanded successfully into direct to consumer insurance business. Tencent has leveraged its deep connections with customers ... Read the full article
China’s motor insurance reforms a win for consumers, insurers: Swiss Re
20th October 2020
While recent motor insurance reforms in China will likely result in increased price volatility and premium growth slowdown in the near term, both consumers and insurers will benefit in the longer term, according to analysis from Swiss Re Institute. China is the second largest car ownership market in the world, with ... Read the full article
AIR updates Multiple Peril Crop Insurance Model for China
23rd September 2020
Catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) has announced that it released an updated Multiple Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) Model for China. The product has been updated in order to support probabilistic assessments for five newly modelled crop lines of business and a newly modelled sub-peril. This update also includes a ... Read the full article
China’s general insurance to grow 3.8% in 2020: GlobalData
21st September 2020
Data and analytics company, GlobalData has revised China’s general insurance forecast in the aftermath of COVID-19 outbreak. The industry is forecast to grow by 3.8% in 2020, compared to 5.7% registered in 2019. The latest data shows that China’s general insurance industry is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth ... Read the full article
China Re’s GWP climbs 21% in H1 2020 as profit dips
1st September 2020
China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation has announced a 24% dip in net profit for the first-half of 2020 while gross written premiums (GWP) jumped by almost 21% in the period. Overall, the reinsurer's GWP reached RMB102.1 billion in H1 2020, with growth of 17.6% in P&C reinsurance, 31.4% in L&H reinsurance, and ... Read the full article
State-backed agricultural reinsurer approved in China: reports
28th August 2020
A new state-backed agricultural reinsurer has been approved by China's banking and insurance regulator, according to reports from Xinhua News Agency and Reuters. The company is reported to have been established with $2.34 billion in registration capital. Among the nine shareholders to have co-established the reinsurer are the Ministry of Finance, China ... Read the full article
China’s insurance penetration rises to almost 6% in H1 2020
24th August 2020
A report has been made by the Chinese regulator that the position of China’s insurance industry in the entire national economy has further improved, as insurance penetration is on the rise. According to statistics from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC), relayed by China Banking and Insurance News, the ... Read the full article