China · East Asia · class R

Reinsurance companies in China

16 licensed reinsurers, 8% of the 197 insurance entities supervised by the National Financial Regulatory Administration. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
China Re LifeState-ownedHKEX: 1508
Registered as 中国人寿再保险有限责任公司 / China Life Reinsurance Company Ltd.
RReinsurerChina Re GroupIAIGState-owned / parastatalNFRAVerified—
China Re P&CState-ownedHKEX: 1508
Registered as 中国财产再保险有限责任公司 / China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company Ltd.
RReinsurerChina Re GroupIAIGState-owned / parastatalNFRAVerified—
China Reinsurance (Group)State-owned
Largest Asian reinsurer
RReinsurerCentral HuijinState-owned / parastatalNFRAVerified—
Gen Re ShanghaiNYSE: BRK.B
Registered as 德国通用再保险股份公司上海分公司 / General Reinsurance AG Shanghai Branch
RReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified—
Hannover Re ShanghaiFWB: TLX
Registered as 汉诺威再保险股份公司上海分公司 / Hannover Rück SE Shanghai Branch
RReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified70 Confidence: Low
Munich Re Beijing branchFWB: MUV2
Registered as 慕尼黑再保险公司北京分公司 / Munich Reinsurance Company Beijing Branch
RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified54 Confidence: Low
PICC ReState-ownedHKEX: 1339
Registered as 人保再保险股份有限公司 / PICC Reinsurance Company Limited
RReinsurerPICC GroupState-owned / parastatalNFRAVerified—
Qianhai Re
Registered as 前海再保险股份有限公司 / Qianhai Reinsurance Company Ltd.
RReinsurerQianhai FHDomestic privateNFRAVerified—
RGA ChinaNYSE: RGA
Registered as RGA美国再保险公司上海分公司 / RGA Reinsurance Company Shanghai Branch
RReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified63 Confidence: Low
SCOR BeijingEuronext Paris: SCR
Registered as 法国再保险公司北京分公司 / SCOR SE Beijing Branch
RReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified72 Confidence: Low
Swiss Re Beijing branchSIX: SREN
Registered as 瑞士再保险股份有限公司北京分公司 / Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, Beijing Branch
RReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified—
Taiping Re (China)State-ownedHKEX: 0966
Registered as 太平再保险(中国)有限公司 / Taiping Reinsurance(China)Company Limited
RReinsurerChina TaipingState-owned / parastatalNFRAVerified—
AXA International Reinsurance (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Euronext Paris: CS
group from the brand in the register's own legal name; shareholding not researched; English name as given by NFRA; Chinese legal name 安盛环球再保险(上海)有限公司; NFRA code 000147
RReinsurerAXAIAIGForeign multinationalNFRAVerified—
China Agriculture Reinsurance Corporation
ownership not researched; English name as given by NFRA; Chinese legal name 中国农业再保险股份有限公司; NFRA code 000248
RReinsurerParent not named in registerDomestic privateNFRAVerified—
Korean Reinsurance Company, Shanghai Branch
group from the brand in the register's own legal name; shareholding not researched; branch of a foreign reinsurer, from the NFRA list of foreign reinsurer branches; English name as given by NFRA; Chinese legal name 大韩再保险公司上海分公司; NFRA code 000245
RReinsurerKorean ReForeign multinationalNFRAVerified—
MAPFRE Re Beijing BranchBME
group from the brand in the register's own legal name; shareholding not researched; branch of a foreign reinsurer, from the NFRA list of foreign reinsurer branches; English name as given by NFRA; Chinese legal name 曼福再保险公司北京分公司; NFRA code 000263
RReinsurerMAPFREForeign multinationalNFRAVerified—

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

About reinsurers in China

How many reinsurers are licensed in China?

16 of the 197 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in China are classified as reinsurer (8%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates reinsurers in China?

National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA). Regime: Insurance Law of the PRC; C-ROSS II. Official website: https://nfra.gov.cn.

Who owns the reinsurers in China?

Of the 16 licensed reinsurers in China, 9 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (AXA, Berkshire Hathaway, Korean Re), 5 are state-owned or parastatal (China Re Group, Central Huijin, China Taiping), and 2 are domestic private companies, as recorded in the register.

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