China Insurance Monthly Report - March 2009

Publication Date	April 2009
Publisher	Research in China
Product Type	Report
Pages	54
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	RIC00523

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Summary

China Insurance Monthly Report, a monthly English review co-operated by Chinadaily.com.cn and ResearchInChina.com, brings you the latest news, policies, analysis and statistics on China's insurance market and much more.

With China Insurance Monthly Report, you can take a close look at the up-to-date market news, detailed government policies, in-depth analysis, statistics, information on the presence and performance of domestic insurance companies and their overseas counterparts.

Content

Overseas Bulletin
- AIU Insurance sets up Beijing branch
- Manulife-Sinochem Life Insurance expands presence in Sichuan
- ROK to better support China-bound export insurance
- Nissay-SVA opens Nanjing branch
- Samsung Air China Life Insurance sets up Tianjin branch
- HSBC sticking to Asia insurance growth target
Latest Events
- Private hospital joins health service
- Sunshine Insurance Group sets up youth volunteer association
- BOC rule out bid for AIG operations
- Insurers boost holdings of new funds
- Taikang Life Insurance boosts new claim services
- China Insurance Group gets new deputy head
- Shandong insurance sector launches service improvement campaign
- S&P downgrades CIIH
- Shanghai small loan companies to act as insurance agents
- CIIH suffers A-share return setback
- China Pacific may acquire Reward Insurance
- Anhua Agricultural Insurance fined for false case
- Life insurance executive jailed
- Bank of China looking for life insurance
- Workers protest for pay and insurance premiums
- Central Huijin to buy 38% stake in New China Life
Focus on China Life
- China Life not to bid for AIA: company chairman
- China Life more wary this year
- China Life cut to 'neutral' at Credit Suisse
- China Life Q4 net falls 42% on stock slump
- China Life says won't be intimidated by investment risks
- China Life may invest in realty
Focus on Ping An
- Ping An Bank on track to boost credit card business
- Ping An Life promotes non-cash transactions
- Ping An insurance premiums rise 8%
- Ping An to increase shares in HSBC Holdings
- Ping An plans private equity unit this year
- Ping An executives say confident about premiums in 2009
Focus on PICC
- PICC, Guangdong government boost rural housing insurance
- PICC Property joins ICISA
- PICC Property Insurance insures 6 exporting ships
- PICC Property to transfer its 20% stake
- PICC lauded for rural insurance service contributions
Focus on NPC & CPPCC 2009
- China to boost spending on welfare, education, medicare
- Rural residents' pension policy to be issued this year
- China Life calls for infrastructure investment go-ahead
- Pilot for banks buying into insurers may start soon
- Regulator urges China to set up catastrophe insurance
- CPPCC members propose one family, one medical card
- Ministry calls for more medical insurance for severe illnesses
New Products
- AIA issues new products aimed at children
- Taikang Life introduces new product in Sichuan
- Kunlun Health Insurance presents nursing insurance plan
- More people seek insurance coverage for overseas study
- Sun Life Everbright issues new accidental insurance product
- Generali China Life Insurance's annuity product applauded
- ABN AMRO Bank (China) issues high-end health insurance plan
- CITIC-Prudential Life Insurance issues new annuity product
- Huaxia Life Insurance announces new annuity product
- Skandia-BSAM Life Insurance rolls out six riders
Economy/Policy
- February new yuan loans reach 1.1 trillion yuan
- Govt fillip to boost bank loans
- Consumer prices fall in February
- China businesses less worried about growth
- February fiscal revenue down 1.2% as economy growth slows
- Jan-Feb overseas contractual projects up 24.8%
- FDI drops 15%, declines forecast for next few months
- Purchase of US Treasuries to continue
- China economy has bottomed: PBOC adviser
- Banks' outstanding NPLs, ratio both drop in February
- China to loosen grip on investment project approval
- Official outlines economic reform in four key areas
- Township firms' Q1 added value up 8.4%
- China's industrial profits fall almost 40%
- Top banker urges more reform to curb crisis
- Industrial output growth slows to 5.2% in 1st two months
From the Watchdog
- Amended insurance law gets approval
- China to allow insurers to invest in property
- Medical insurance premiums collection postponed to May 1
- Infants over 28-days-old can be covered by dread-disease insurance
- Insurers may diversify into medical sector
- CIRC to map out pay guide for top insurance executives
- Free insurance with housing accumulation fund loans
- CIRC regulates concurrent-business insurance agents
- Guangzhou plans cheaper medical insurance for migrant workers
- Insurance regulator calls for better risk management
Analysis
- Economic crisis may trigger insurance cuts
- No raise for insurers' equity investment proportion
- Right time to launch deposit insurance
Statistics
- Tai Ping Insurance pays out 87m yuan for snow disaster
- Big three life insurers see higher premiums in Feb
- China Pacific's premium income down
- High-tech firms pay 1.5b yuan as insurance premium
- January-February insurance industry figures
- January-February premiums of life insurance companies
- January-February premiums of property insurance companies
- January-February premium income of all regions