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- December 20 2024
China Taiping promotes Yin Zhaojun to chairman
Yin, who was previously vice chairman, executive director and general manager, succeeds incumbent Wang Sidong who will retire.
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- December 9 2024
Investment income key profitability driver for China Taiping Hong Kong: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the long-term issuer credit rating of “a” (excellent) for China Taiping Insurance (HK) with a stable outlook.
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- December 6 2024
China Taiping opens representative office in Dubai
The establishment of the office, located in DIFC, will help the carrier support Belt and Road initiative.
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- October 25 2024
Taiping Singapore could see volatile underwriting, investment results impact earnings: AM Best
AM Best has affirmed an insurer rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook for the company, primarily driven by a strong balance sheet.
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- August 27 2024
China Taiping’s H1 domestic P&C profit doubles as reinsurance business reverses losses
Its domestic China P&C’s operating profit surged to US$47.6m, as China's third-largest non-life reinsurer posted a US$63.9m operating profit for its reinsurance business.
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- July 12 2024
China Taiping former deputy manager pleads guilty to accepting US$11m in bribes
The former insurance industry top boss, who had served China Taiping Insurance Group and China Life Insurance, now awaits a verdict from the Intermediate People's Court of Xinxiang in Henan province.
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- April 16 2024
Fitch downgrades outlook for Sinosure, China Taiping group entities after sovereign rating action
The negative outlook reflects a potential decline in the willingness and ability of the government to support insurers with weaker standalone credit quality.
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- March 26 2024
China Taiping posts strong 2023 overseas P&C profit growth as domestic business sags
The (re)insurer saw its China P&C insurance's operating profit plunge 71%, contrasting the 87% growth for its overseas business including Hong Kong.
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- March 22 2024
China Taiping Macau’s 2023 COR and outlook remain stable: AM Best
The rating agency affirmed the insurer's financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) with a stable outlook, citing its strong balance sheet and operating performance.
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- March 5 2024
Taiping Re counting on parametrics to rise to Hong Kong’s secondary peril challenges
CEO Sheldon Yu tells IAN that he believes index-based products will help address growing losses from non-peak perils in the city and the reinsurer is targeting to launch a pilot programme by 2025.
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- March 4 2024
Hong Kong Federation of Insurers commits to carbon neutrality by 2050 with climate charter
With 33 inaugural signatories, the climate charter introduces actionable goals across claims management, underwriting, societal engagement, investments, governance and disclosure.
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- February 26 2024
Taiping Re may post FY 2023 underwriting loss on Turkey, Hong Kong cat exposures: Fitch
Higher retentions, reduced excess-of-loss coverage and increased retro cost are weighing on the reinsurer's performance, with its COR for the first half up at 106%.
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- January 25 2024
China’s parametric pilots for nat cat cover finding early success: Taiping Re CEO
Wider use of index-based insurance and ILS is key to finding much-needed capacity for (re)insurers and widening nat cat insurance, according to Sheldon Yu.
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- January 16 2024
China’s ‘real estate development model 2.0′ keeps non-life insurers’ growth buoyant
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- China Continent P&C
- China Life P&C
- China Re
- China Taiping
- PICC Property and Casualty
Government spending on affordable housing and public facilities will cushion insurers from the sector's downturn, sustaining the country's P&C premium growth of at least 7% for 2023 and 2024.
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- January 12 2024
China Taiping former deputy manager Xiao Xing arrested
Xiao was arrested on suspicion of taking bribes after China's top anti-graft watchdogs found 'severe violations of discipline and law' on his part.
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- January 8 2024
PICC, China Re, China Taiping have ‘trillions of yuan’ exposure to Belt & Road projects, nat cat
The three leading Chinese (re)insurers said they provided coverage to the country's high-tech, aerospace sectors, infra projects and cat relief with the sum insured amounting to several trillion yuan each.
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- December 12 2023
China to pilot expanded agri cover scheme
The public-private partnership programme will provide coverage to rubber farmers in Yunnan, Hainan either on the costs or revenue of the insured plantation.
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- December 11 2023
China Taiping HK bottomline to ride on investment income as underwriting performance remains marginal: AM Best
The Hong Kong insurer's rating of A (excellent) with a stable outlook has been affirmed by the rating agency, however, noted that COR has been above 100% despite a steady decline in loss ratios coupled with lowering expense ratios.
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- October 17 2023
China Taiping’s ratings upgraded on improving margins, risk control: S&P Global
The Chinese carrier's earnings will stabilise going forward and it will reduce debt in the next two years, the rating agency said.
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- August 25 2023
China Taiping’s P&C H1 domestic profit falls 68%; Taiping Re’s COR increases to 105.8%
The group's overseas P&C insurance business, which has units in Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia and Singapore, saw net profit climb 10%.
