China Life Insurance (China Life), the country's biggest life insurer, has announced that it intends to form a partnership that will invest in growth-stage enterprises or strategic emerging industries by acquiring minority equity interests directly.
Hong Kong and Shanghai-listed China Life Insurance Company (China Life) has announced that it intends to enter into an agreement with China Life Qiyuan by 30 September 2026 to form a partnership to establish or acquire project companies engaged in the senior care real estate business, either directly or through its invested funds.
The government is increasing the investment limit for pension funds and insurance companies in the capital market from 8% to 20% of their total investments.
Insurance funds have remained notably conservative in their approach to gold investments, despite being granted approval a year ago and amid a relentless rally that has pushed the precious metal to successive record highs. This caution persists even though insurers are theoretically able to allocate up to CNY200bn ($28.8bn) to gold.
AIA Group and Aegon Group officially opened their asset management subsidiaries in Shanghai on 28 January 2026, becoming the first wholly foreign-owned insurance asset management firms in the metropolis.
Parents in China, including Hong Kong, recognise the challenges of the AI era but are underprepared for their children's future development, according to a new survey by Prudential Hong Kong.
Bajaj Finserv, one of India's largest financial services companies, has completed the acquisition of 23% stake in its insurance subsidiaries -- Bajaj General Insurance and Bajaj Life Insurance -- from Allianz SE.
APAC-based insurers are preparing to take on higher levels of investment risk over the next two years.
The National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued regulations governing the information disclosure practices of banks and insurance companies in relation to asset management, to strengthen the protection of investors' legitimate rights and interests.
What began as a strategic investment has turned into one of China's most closely watched corporate fallouts.