Insurance Law

The National Negative List relaxes foreign investment in mining, telecommunications, utilities, cinemas and water transport

Pre-tax deduction of insurance companies is clarified

Baker McKenzie and FenXun Partners discuss the impact of the new Foreign Investment Law on the repeal of FIE laws on existing FIEs, as well as the implications of other important provisions for foreign investors and FIEs in future.

Insurance capital’s derivatives investments are limited

Insurance companies are required to compute the minimum capital for perpetual bond investments

With the country’s state pension fund forecast to run dry in 16 years, foreign insurers are being welcomed to knock on China's doors.

Heng An Standard Life Insurance becomes the first foreign-invested pensions insurer to win CBIRC approval; Shanghai announces plans for more corporate tax cuts this year; and China mulls closure of virtual currency mining outfits.

Foreign investors are encouraged to engage in debt-for-equity swaps

Insurance capital may be invested to alleviate liquidity risks of listed companies

Insurance companies are required to include independent directors.