Chinese insurers News

China Evergrande’s Investors Protest, Shouting ‘Return Our Money!’

GUANGZHOU, China โ€“ Investors in financial products issued by China Evergrande Group protested outside the cash-strapped company’s offices in Guangzhou on Tuesday, with many worried that their returns would be sacrificed to keep real estate projects afloat. Members of the …

China’s Regulator Issues New Rules for Risk Management of Insurance Groups

China’s banking and insurance regulator on Tuesday issued new rules governing the risk management of insurance groups, which will step up supervision, limit holdings of non-core units and regulate their investments in other companies. The move is aimed at curbing …

China Sets Rules to Protect Drivers’ Rights in Ride-Hailing Industry, Requiring Insurance

BEIJING โ€“ China outlined new rules on Tuesday to safeguard the rights of drivers in its giant ride-hailing industry, requiring operators of the services to provide them with social insurance and make their earnings public. In a statement, the transport …

Allianz Becomes First Wholly Foreign-Owned Life Insurer in China

Allianz said on Wednesday that its Chinese life insurance business had received regulatory approval that will allow it to become the first wholly foreign-owned life insurer in China created from a joint venture. Many foreign financial institutions are looking to …

Chinese Insurer Ping An Plans to Sell $2.1B Stake in Autohome: Sources

HONG KONG โ€“ Financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group of China is seeking to offload its 44% stake in auto services portal Autohome, three people familiar with the situation told Reuters. Ping An, which is currently the biggest shareholder of …

China Provides Assurances that Evergrande Crisis Is Being Contained

For months in the runup to the 2008 financial crisis, banking heavyweights from Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on down said the turmoil in subprime mortgages would be “contained.” That phrase is now making a comeback in Beijing as regulators …

China Urges Development of Accident Insurance, Pension Products for Gig Workers

China’s top banking and insurance regulator said it would encourage insurers to accelerate the development of commercial pension products and accident insurance for gig-economy workers such as couriers and takeout deliverymen. China has in recent years experienced a delivery boom …

Ping An’s Big Drop in Market Value Driven by Investor Wariness Over China Uncertainties

China’s Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. has long argued it should be treated like a high-growth technology company instead of a seller of life policies. After a $90 billion plunge in its market value, it’s now priced more like a …

China’s Anti-Graft Watchdog to Inspect Financial Regulators, State Banks, Insurers

China is inspecting the nation’s financial regulators, biggest state-run banks, insurers and bad-debt managers for the first time in six years to root out corruption in its $54 trillion financial system. A team led by the Central Commission for Discipline …

China Evergrande Misses 3rd Round of Bond Payments, Intensifying Contagion Fears

HONG KONG โ€“ China Evergrande Group on Tuesday missed its third round of bond payments in three weeks, intensifying market fears over contagion involving other property developers as a wall of debt payment obligations come due in the near-term. Some …