Insurance companies in Hong Kong

How many insurance companies are there in Hong Kong?

158 insurance companies are authorized in Hong Kong (HK) by the Insurance Authority (IA), verified against the IA register.

• 85 general insurers (general business)
• 51 life insurers (long-term business)
• 19 composite insurers
• 3 reinsurers

As the IA publishes it: IA Register of Authorized Insurers: 94 HK-incorporated (26 LT, 10 composite, 55 general, 3 SPV) + 64 overseas (25 LT, 9 composite, 30 general)

Of the 158 insurance companies in Hong Kong, 81 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (AXA, Zurich, HSBC), 44 are domestic private companies, 20 are state-owned or parastatal (China Taiping, Bank of China, CPIC), 12 are mutual or cooperative insurers, and 1 is a regional or multilateral institution (Lloyd's), as recorded in the register.

Groups with the most entities here: AXA (6), Zurich (5), AIA Group (4), HSBC (4), China Taiping (3).

To confirm a licence, check the IA's own register at ia.org.hk. The full list is below, and as JSON at /api/v1/countries/hong-kong.json.