Latest China Headlines
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Hawaii Commissioner Talks with Japanese, Chinese Governments
Jan 23 2007 // Hawaii State Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt will be among the U.S. officials working with the governments of China and Japan to improve regulation in the financial services industries. According to the Hawaii...
China Backs Reinsurer with $4 Billion in Preparation for IPO
Jan 23 2007 // Chinese insurer gets $4 billion capital injection to prepare for share sale China’s biggest reinsurance company, China Reinsurance Group Co., has received a $4 billion capital injection from a government agency in...
China, EU Start Trade Talks
Jan 18 2007 // The European Union and China on Wednesday kicked off negotiations on expanding cooperation in trade, climate change and other fields, starting a process that is expected to take at least a year to complete. Benita...
China Life IPO Expected to Raise up to $3.6 Billion
Dec 27 2006 // China Life Insurance Co. says it will set a price this week for an initial public offering on Chinese markets that could raise up to 28 billion yuan (US$3.6 billion; euro2.8 billion). The company would become the first...
U.S. Movie Studios Win Copyright Case in China Court
Dec 26 2006 // Five U.S. movie studios have won a court case against a Beijing shop accused of selling pirated copies of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “War of the Worlds” and other titles, the Motion Picture...
Best Affirms NZ’s China Ins. Ratings
Dec 19 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of “B+” (Very Good) and the issuer credit rating of “bbb-” of New Zealand-based China Insurance (NZ) Company Limited with a stable...
Guy Carpenter Issues Report on Impact of Typhoon Saomai
Dec 6 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the global risk and reinsurance specialist of the Marsh & McLennan Companies announced that its Instrat(R) unit has published “Typhoon Saomai: Impact and Historical...
China Expo Names Willis Lead Broker
Nov 21 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings announced that it has been named as the lead broker for the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai. “It is the first time this event will be held in China and is also the first time...
Improving efficiency and valuation through automation and outsourcing
Nov 20 2006 // Revenue growth, the quality of a book of business, the caliber of producers, strategic drivers and the overall level of client service — these are the typical considerations that affect an agency’s...
Improving efficiency and valuation through automation and outsourcing
Nov 19 2006 // Revenue growth, the quality of a book of business, the caliber of producers, strategic drivers and the overall level of client service — these are the typical considerations that affect an agency’s...
3 Chinese Insurers Implement NeoMedia’s Mobile Technology
Nov 16 2006 // Florida-based NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. announced that three major insurance companies in China have signed agreements to use its patented direct-to-mobile-web qode® technology. Alltrust Insurance Company of China Ltd.,...
Hannover Re Receives China License
Nov 13 2006 // Germany’s Hannover Re announced that it has received a license from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to transact life and health reinsurance in the People’s Republic of China. “We are...
SCOR Gets China Reinsurance License
Nov 2 2006 // France’ SCOR group announced that it has received the approval of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) for a reinsurance license in China “that will enable it to open a branch in Beijing with a view...
XL Conducts U.S. Portion of China Insurance Training Program
Nov 1 2006 // Bermuda-based XL Capital Ltd. has launched the final module of an executive training and development program for China insurance regulators and executives. “The educational initiative, known as the China Insurance...
Benfield Report Sees Major Changes, Rapid Growth in Chinese Market
Sep 30 2006 // A new report by international reinsurance broker and risk intermediary Benfield, entitled “China Insurance Market Review: Major changes, rapid growth,” examines the changes that have taken place in in the...
The Commissioners
Sep 25 2006 // Hawaii:Perfectly poised for insurers in the Pacific Rim Although it is undeniably one of the 50 United States, Hawaii’s location at the edge of the Pacific Rim yields creative business opportunities throughout the...
J.P. Schmidt, Hawaii, Insurance Commissioner
Sep 25 2006 // Although it is undeniably one of the 50 United States, Hawaii’s location at the edge of the Pacific Rim yields creative business opportunities throughout the world. The state’s captive insurer law already has...
R&M Report Analyzes Chinese Insurers
Sep 14 2006 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has added a new report on the Chinese insurance industry to their offering. “‘China Insurance Sector Analysis (2006)’, provides extensive research and objective analysis...
Singapore PM Urges Lloyd’s to Expand Asian Links
Sep 11 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Levene welcomed His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, and a host of senior executives from across the insurance market, government and business at a dinner held in the...
Research & Markets Issues Study of China’s Insurance Industry
Sep 1 2006 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has announced the addition of “China Insurance Industry Report (Investment & Merger)” 2006 to their offering. R&M said the “report describes the status quo of...
