China has set in motion an exercise to overhaul the country's insurance law and also strengthen the insurance regulations. The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) released a draft revision of the country's Insurance Law for public consultation on 4 September 2026.
China's five major 'A'-share listed insurers have reported a surge in first-half earnings, with combined attributable net profit rising 78.1% year on year to a record CNY317.39bn ($47.22bn), as stronger investment returns and improving insurance operations boosted profitability.
China's five major 'A'-listed insurance giants plan to distribute a combined CNY39bn ($5.8bn) in cash dividends for the first six months of the year, following record half-year net profits.
China's foreign exchange regulator, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), has released the second batch of Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor (QDII) quotas this year, with insurance companies and insurance asset managers among the key beneficiaries.
The reinsurance operations of the China Taiping Insurance Group (Taiping) have posted a 9.6% increase in consolidated reinsurance revenue of HK$4.56bn ($582m) for the first six months of this year, compared to the first half of 2025, according to interim financial statements released by the group.
A super El Nino event is expected this autumn and winter, based on the comprehensive marine monitoring, atmospheric circulation and multi-model forecast results from the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre. The possibility that the impact of this year's El Nino may surpass that of the historical super El Nino of 1998 cannot be ruled out.
The Ministry of Finance and National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) have jointly issued the "Implementation Measures for Professional Liability Insurance for Accounting Firms" to standardise and develop standard professional liability insurance for accounting firms.
The Chongqing Housing and Urban-Rural Development Commission has published trial operating guidelines for urban housing safety insurance.
Hong Kong-based FWD Financial Planning, a part of the listed FWD Group, is set to become a new shareholder of Juntian Insurance Brokers (Shanghai) Co.
The country's new asset management information disclosure rules, issued by the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), officially took effect on 1 September 2026.