March 18, 2022
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd., the country’s largest insurer, on Friday reported its biggest annual profit fall since 2008 as the country’s property market soured, but said it expected such investment losses to ease in future. Ping …
February 20, 2020
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., China’s largest insurer by market value, said on Thursday that the coronavirus may have an impact on its business. Ping An’s comments on the virus were included in its annual results, where …
October 25, 2019
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said third-quarter profit jumped 50% thanks to higher investment returns and banking income. Net income rose to 31.9 billion yuan ($4.5 billion) in the three months ended Sept. 30 …
October 24, 2019
Ping An Insurance wants to be valued more like a technology company. Its executives have yet to convince investors their planned $22 billion spend on everything from artificial intelligence to blockchain will work. While Ping An (Group) Co.’s Hong Kong-traded …
December 3, 2018
Ping An-backed Lufax has raised $1.33 billion in its latest funding round from a dozen investors, at a valuation below expectations of the financial technology company, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The fundraising values Lufax, set …
July 25, 2018
Fosun International Ltd., the Chinese group backed by billionaire Guo Guangchang, is considering an offer for all or parts of Belgian insurer Ageas in what could be its boldest move to expand its international footprint, people familiar with the matter …
June 29, 2018
In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, an ambulance speeds through traffic on a wave of green lights, helped along by an artificial intelligence (AI) system and big data. The system, which involves sending information to a centralized computer linked …
May 13, 2018
Chinese insurers are channeling funds through shadow lenders to real estate and local government infrastructure projects in a bid to boost returns, six insurance and trust sources told Reuters. The practice undermines Beijing’s efforts to cut local debt risk and …
August 17, 2017
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China , the country’s second-largest insurer by market value, on Thursday reported its biggest half-yearly profit in at least a decade on robust growth in life insurance premiums. The strength in Ping An’s life …
June 21, 2017
Allianz SE, the German insurer that stemmed outflows at U.S. asset manager PIMCO, is now trying to bulk up on the other side of the world. “Asia is still a relatively small part of the overall global portfolio but it …