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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 …

A.M. Best: European Insurers Continue Emerging Markets’ Growth – with Caution

In an attempt to deploy excess capital, some major European insurers have developed overseas operations over the past several years but are now taking a more cautious approach, as not all overseas strategies have proven successful, according to a new …

Ping An to Boost Overseas Investments as China’s Economy Slows

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-largest insurer, is boosting overseas assets as the nation’s slowing economy and falling interest rates make it difficult to find investments with attractive returns at home. The company has about 16 billion yuan ($2.5 …

Ping An Profit Jumps 40% in 2014 on Strong Investment Returns

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-biggest insurer, rose to the highest in more than four years in Hong Kong stock trading on Thursday after it said profit jumped 40 percent last year. The shares advanced 4.6 percent to HK$92.60 …