ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance Co. News

China Non-Life Insurers See Big Drop in Car Accident Claims in Coronavirus Silver Lining

Chinese non-life insurers are discovering a silver lining to the cloud spreading over China’s economic performance from the coronavirus outbreak – a sharp drop in car accident claims. Beijing’s efforts to contain the new coronavirus have included widespread travel and …

Singapore’s Grab Makes Foray into Insurance with Chubb as Provider: Opinion

After sending rival Uber Technologies Inc. packing from Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets, homegrown ride-hailing firm Grab Pte. has set itself a stiffer target. It wants to be a regional super-app. Think of it as a digital conglomerate that …

China’s Online Insurer ZhongAn to Get Investment from SoftBank for Overseas Growth

ZhongAn Online P&C Insurance Co. Ltd., the first internet-only insurer in China, announced its subsidiary ZhongAn International will receive a strategic investment from SoftBank Vision Fund, which will support the growth of ZhongAn’s technology solutions businesses outside China. The amount …

SoftBank Plans $400M Investment in Ping An’s Health-Care Portal: Sources

SoftBank Group Corp. is nearing a deal to invest about $400 million in Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.’s health-care portal ahead of the Chinese company’s initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Ping An unit, known …

China in Midst of Insurtech Boom: Opinion

While China’s fintech boom continues unabated, another fast-growing phenomenon has gone almost unnoticed — so-called insurtech, the latest industry to be spawned by the intersection of online finance and the world’s biggest army of internet shoppers. Even as Chinese regulators …

Zhongan Online P&C Insurance Pulls H.K. IPO Plans; China Listing Eyed: Sources

Zhongan Online P&C Insurance Co. scrapped plans for an initial public offering in Hong Kong or the U.S. and is instead focusing on a listing in mainland China, people familiar with the matter said. Lukewarm overseas interest and an attempt …

China’s Online Insurer ZhongAn Launches Fintech Incubator

ZhongAn Online Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Ltd., China’s first online insurance company, has launched a fintech innovation company. The company, called Called ZhongAn Information and Technology Services Co. Ltd. (also known as “ZhongAn Technology”), will explore innovation for its …