China · East Asia · class R

Reinsurer insurance companies in China

13 licensed reinsurers, 16% of the 81 insurance entities supervised by the National Financial Regulatory Administration. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
China Re LifeRReinsurerChina Re GroupIAIGState-owned / parastatalNFRAUnverified
China Re P&CRReinsurerChina Re GroupIAIGState-owned / parastatalNFRAUnverified
China Reinsurance (Group)
Largest Asian reinsurer
RReinsurerCentral HuijinState-owned / parastatalNFRAUnverified
Gen Re ShanghaiRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
Hannover Re ShanghaiRReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
Munich Re Beijing branchRReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
Peak Re? (HK)
HK-domiciled
RReinsurerFosunDomestic privateNFRAUnverified
PICC ReRReinsurerPICC GroupState-owned / parastatalNFRAUnverified
Qianhai ReRReinsurerQianhai FHDomestic privateNFRAUnverified
RGA ChinaRReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
SCOR BeijingRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
Swiss Re Beijing branchRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAUnverified
Taiping Re (China)RReinsurerChina TaipingState-owned / parastatalNFRAUnverified

About reinsurers in China

How many reinsurers are licensed in China?

13 of the 81 licensed insurance entities in China are classified as reinsurer (16%), according to the NFRA register as reflected in this directory (not verified).

Who regulates reinsurers in China?

National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA), under C-ROSS II; ~240 insurers incl. branches. Official website: https://nfra.gov.cn.

Are the reinsurers in China locally or foreign owned?

6 of 13 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including Berkshire Hathaway, Talanx, Munich Re, Fosun), 5 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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