Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China (Ping An or the Group) yesterday announced that it posted net profits attributable to shareholders of the parent company of CNY74,619m ($10,443m) in the first half of this year, 6.8% higher than in the corresponding half in 2023.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued an exposure draft seeking feedback on proposals for financial institutions, including insurance companies and insurance asset management companies, to appoint a chief compliance officer (CCO).
China's five major 'A'-share listed insurance companies have posted a combined premium income of CNY1.95tn ($2.74bn) in the first seven months, a year-on-year increase of 3.49%.
China's Big Three non-life insurers posted a combined premium income of CNY655.78bn ($91.87bn) in the first seven months of this year, an increase of 4.8% compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
The premium income of the life insurance business (not including health and annuity) of the five major 'A'-listed insurers have continued to pick up. In the first seven months of this year, their combined premium income totalled about CNY1.23tn, with a year-on-year increase of 2.64%.
AIA China delivered a 36% growth in the value of new business (VONB) to a record high of $782m in the first half of 2024, according to interim financial statements released yesterday by the AIA Group.
China Pacific Property Insurance [CPPIC] will continue to report underwriting profits over the next two years, with a combined ratio of 96%-99% (on an IFRS 17 basis), estimates S&P Global Ratings [S&P].
One of China's biggest insurance groups, China Pacific Insurance (Group) [CPIC Group], could see its elevated large holding of high-risk assets heighten the Group's vulnerability to credit and market risk, in the view of S&P Global Ratings [S&P].
Shenzhen BYD Property & Casualty Insurance (BYD Insurance) has posted a net profit of CNY18.46m ($2.6m) on an insurance business income of CNY67.26m for the first half of this year, according to the insurer's 2Q2024 solvency report.
Nasdaq-listed SunCar Technology Group, which offers cloud-based B2B auto services and auto e-insurance in China, has announced a two-year agreement between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shengshi Dalian Insurance Agency and SAIC Maxus Automotive Sales & Service.