China Life Insurance Co. News

Loan Deadline Looms for China Life Canary Wharf Tower

China Life Insurance Co. is in crunch talks with lenders to an office tower in Canary Wharf to help stave off the locality’s third potential major default, as the eastern financial district of London grapples with some of the city’s …

Ex-Chairman of Top China Insurer Given Suspended Death Sentence

China sentenced the former head of the nation’s largest life insurer to death with a two-year reprieve, as President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption in the financial industry continues. Wang Bin, ex-chairman of China Life Insurance Co., was found to …

China’s Anti-Graft Watchdog Probes Chairman of China Life Insurance

SHANGHAI – China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) has placed Wang Bin, the chairman of China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., under investigation, the bureau said on Saturday. Wang is “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is …

As China’s Insurance Market Liberalizes, There Will Be Many Winners: Opinion

Foreign insurers, especially AIA Group Ltd., can break out the champagne: China’s opening of its financial markets is great news. The day after U.S. President Donald Trump left Beijing with billions of dollars of deals with President Xi Jinping, the …

Chinese Watchdog Weighs Relaxing Rules for Big Insurers’ Overseas M&A

China’s insurance regulator is considering an industry shake-up that could see the biggest and most solvent firms resuming an overseas expansion, while smaller, riskier insurers would come under tighter scrutiny. The plan being discussed would see the China Insurance Regulatory …

China Regulator Puts Brakes on Insurers’ 3-Year, $100-Billion Buying Spree

A regulatory clampdown on speculation by insurers and new limits on outbound capital flows are causing one of China’s most acquisitive industries to hit the brakes. Chinese insurers, after announcing almost $100 billion of deals over the past three years, …

Wharf Holdings to Sell Entire Sino-Ocean Stake for $284 Million

Wharf Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based real- estate developer, said it has agreed to sell its entire stake in Sino-Ocean Land Holdings Ltd. for HK$2.2 billion ($284 million) to an undisclosed buyer, three days after Anbang Insurance Group Co. purchased …

Chinese Insurers’ Hunt for Trophy Properties Boosts NYC, London Prices

What do New York’s most famous hotel, the Lloyd’s of London building and the headquarters of the U.K.’s top law firm have in common? They’re all owned by Chinese insurers. This new breed of buyers, who weren’t allowed to invest …