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Rating agencies foresee more sales of participating life products in China

Low-yield environment, regulatory pressure and sustainable design behind the move

China weighs $29bn capital injection into largest insurers

Berkshire Hathaway overtakes Allianz as world's largest insurer

AM Best's January 2026 rankings highlight continued dominance of US health insurers by premium volume

Former New China Life chair sentenced to death

Shandong court later suspends Li Quan's capital punishment for bribery

Generali China uses AI to create digital employee 'Miss E'

Based on an existing (human) employee, Miss E emulates the actions of real people

Japan's natcat relief laws spur insurers to defer premiums after Monday's earthquake

China's insurers are also helping customers after a local earthquake

Machine learning used for updating Chinese actuarial tables

Natural language processing and AI were used for critical illness update

China Life sticks with VNB metric in IFRS 17 implementation

Follows trend for life insurers to provide continuation on key performance indicators

China's insurers suffer expected fall in solvency as C-Ross Phase II takes effect

CBIRC says ratios "remain within a reasonable range"

Chinese life solvency falls in Q1 despite use of transitional rules

Sales to weaken in 2022 as pandemic lockdowns persist