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Chinese online property premiums dropped to $12.2b in 2020

Underwritten insurance contracts also went down over the course of last year.

Chinese online property premiums dropped to $12.2b in 2020

Underwritten insurance contracts also went down over the course of last year.

China's PICC sees 2020 net profit fall 10.4%

Its P&C segment's net profit also dropped 16.4%.

ZhongAn Online P&C's 2020 net profit hits $85m

Gross written premiums grew 14.2% to $2.6b.

China scraps foreign ownership cap on insurers, but adds security rule

A review shall be conducted if an investment affects or may affect national security.

Chinese insurers hinge on digitisation to boost competitiveness

But upfront investments may undermine near-term performance.

Allianz gets full ownership of China life business

It will acquire the remaining 49% stake from Citic Trust.

Pandemic puts brakes on Chinese general insurers

The sector is expected to just grow 3.8% this year.

Ping An Insurance's H1 net profit shrinks 29.7%

Gross written premiums dropped 0.2% YoY.

Chinese insurtech Waterdrop nabs $230m funding from Swiss Re, Tencent

Swiss Re reportedly invested $100m in the platform, a source said.

China's economic rebound to test foreign insurers

The country is dominated by local insurers.

Lower rates push Asian life insurers to alter investment mix

Insurers are shifting their asset allocations to US credit investments.

Higher equity investments could nick Chinese insurers' capital

The sector must manage their investments, analysts said.

China to hike insurers' equity investments to 45%

Currently, China caps all insurers' equity investments at 30% of their total assets.

China's P&C sector profits endangered over auto insurance reform

Auto insurance premium rates are expected tof all over the next two years.