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China’s Former Insurance Regulator Faces Criminal Charges

China’s top anti-corruption agency says the country’s former insurance regulator has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party and turned over to prosecutors to face criminal charges. A weekend statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection says Xiang Junbo …

China Regulators End Insurer Deal Spree, Favoring Risk Managers, over Risk Makers

The revolution in China’s insurance industry that helped unleash about $80 billion of acquisitions started with a whimper and ended with a bang. With little fanfare, China’s top insurance official, Xiang Junbo, in 2012 rolled out rules giving insurers greater …

China’s Graft-Buster Is Front Runner to Head Insurance Watchdog: Sources

China is likely to name a senior Communist Party graft-buster to oversee the insurance sector, people familiar with the matter said, a signal that the country’s ongoing crackdown on irregular business practices in the financial industry may be set to …

China Probes More Officials at Nation’s Insurance Regulator: Sources

Chinese investigators have questioned at least two more officials at the nation’s insurance watchdog after starting a probe into the agency’s former top official Xiang Junbo, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The officials, including former China …

China’s Probe of Regulatory Chief Won’t Slow Insurers’ Overseas M&A: Opinion

Xiang Junbo, the man on whose watch China’s insurance industry flourished, is now himself under investigation. As Bloomberg News reported over the weekend, China’s anti-graft agency is probing the nation’s top insurance official as the government steps up a bid …

Chairman of China’s Insurance Regulator Investigated for ‘Severe’ Violations

China’s anti-graft agency is probing the nation’s top insurance official Xiang Junbo as the government steps up a bid to rein in financial risks amid an economic slowdown. Xiang, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, is under investigation on …

War Veteran Turned Banker is China’s New Insurance Regulator

Xiang Junbo, the man named on Saturday to be China’s insurance regulator, recently led the country’s third-largest lender from near insolvency to a record IPO with assets worth more than India’s national economy. Now Xiang, a war veteran and screenwriter …