The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued a notice to the insurance industry, reinforcing policies that encourage the long-term investment of capital.
Traditional asset allocation strategies must change in the current market environment, according to the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of China Pacific Insurance (CPIC), Mr Su Gang.
APAC insurers are increasingly embracing external managers for reasons tied to strategy, governance, and technology, not simply operational convenience.
The Financial Regulatory Authority has issued a new rule requiring government insurance funds to invest 5%-20% of their total assets in shares listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange through open-ended investment funds, applicable when a fund's total investments exceed EGP100m ($2.1m).
Party Secretary and Chairman of China Re Asset Management, Mr Li Wei, has said that insurance asset managers have to become "friends of Time", adopting long-term perspectives, patiently cultivating value and adapting to change with keen insight and strong learning capabilities.
High net worth individuals (HNWIs) in China are eyeing insurance (47% of HNWIs surveyed), gold (42%), and equities (34%) as the top three asset classes to which they plan to increase allocation of their money in the next year, according to the paper, "Mapping the Investment Landscape for China HNWI 2025".
Once regarded as the "No. 1 developer" in China, Vanke has rattled both the real estate and insurance sectors by proposing to extend repayment of principal and interest on a CNY2bn ($283m) medium-term onshore note due this year-end by one year.
Global specialist asset manager, Aberdeen Investments, announced the appointments of Mr Alan Koey and Ms Echo Yang as Senior Solutions Directors to its Strategic Insurance Group in APAC.
The life insurance market in Egypt is undergoing a noticeable shift in customer preferences, with rising demand for investment-linked products over traditional policies that have been heavily impacted by decades of high inflation, according to the Insurers Federation of Egypt (IFE).
China's insurance asset management industry oversaw CNY33.3tn ($4.7tn) in assets at the end of 2024, up by 10.6% year-on-year, according to the "China Insurance Asset Management Industry Development Report (2025)" released by the Insurance Asset Management Association of China.