This week in asset owner history: Allianz gets landmark approval in China
In 2018, the German group got the green light to set up the first wholly foreign-owned insurance firm in China. The trailblazing process has since moved the needle for foreign insurers seeking to set up shop on the mainland market.
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On November 25, 2018, The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) made the announcement that Germany's Allianz had won approval to set up the first wholly foreign-owned insurance holding company in China.
The move aimed to open up the mainland insurance industry earlier than initially scheduled - seen as a deft political move on the part of the regulators - and was described by the CBIRC as starting “a new chapter in opening up the financial sector”.
The regula…
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