Article: PICC HEALTH PUNISHED FOR BANCASSURANCE


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01-14-2009
PICC Health Punished for Bancassurance

BEIJING, Jan 14, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- PICC Health Insurance Co., Ltd. is said to be asked by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), the top Chinese insurance regulator, to suspend universal life insurance business in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Jiangsu Province and Liaoning Province from January 1, 2009 due to low solvency.

In order to resume business, the company made a decision to enlarge its registered capital by CNY 2 billion, revealed an insider. Presently, CNY 1.62 billion from its top shareholder the People's Insurance Company (Group) of China has remitted account.

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