Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. News

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 4.3% Drop in Q1 Net Profit

Ping An Insurance’s first-quarter net profit fell 4.3%, hit by shrinking returns from property and casualty insurance as well as its asset management operations, the Chinese insurance giant reported on Tuesday. Turbulence in China’s stock market, declining interest rates and …

Ping An Insurance’s Delayed Trust Repayment Shows Lingering Property Woes

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co.’s trust business delayed repayment on a property-linked investment product, showing how the financial giant’s asset-management operations are still reeling from China’s prolonged real estate downturn. Ping An Trust apologized on Wednesday to its customers for …

Ping An Loses $3.1 Billion in Value on Country Garden Buy Report

A report that Chinese authorities asked Ping An Insurance Group Co. to rescue Country Garden Holdings Co. sent the insurer’s stock sliding, wiping out $3.1 billion from its valuation. Distressed developer Country Garden, on the other hand, jumped 12% to …

China’s Ping An Sold Stake in Country Garden, Has No Plans to Buy the Troubled Firm

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. said it doesn’t hold any shares in Country Garden Holdings Co. and has no plans to acquire the distressed Chinese developer, refuting a report that sent the insurance giant’s stock tumbling on Wednesday. The insurer …

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 48.9% Rise in Q1 Profit

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. saw a 48.9% rise in first-quarter net profit as its investment income improved, China’s largest insurer by market value reported on Wednesday. Profit rose to 38.4 billion yuan ($5.55 billion) for the …

China’s Ping An Insurance Reports 17.6% Drop in 2022 Profit

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., China’s largest insurer by market value, reported a 17.6% drop in its 2022 annual net profit on Wednesday due to a slump in investment gains. Its profit of 83.8 billion yuan ($12.14 …

Update: Ping An Profit Falls 6.3% on Market Turmoil, Weaker Sales

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s second-largest insurer by market value, posted a 31.5% drop in third-quarter profit as a stock-market slump hurt investment returns and an economic slowdown hampered sales. Net income fell to 16.2 billion yuan ($2.3 billion) …

Global Financial Firms Reassess Risks of Operating in China if Taiwan Tensions Escalate

Global financial firms, still smarting from multi-billion dollar losses in Russia, are now reassessing the risks of doing business in Greater China after an escalation of tensions over Taiwan. Lenders including Societe Generale SA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group …

China’s Ping An Profit Drops 24% as Pandemic Deals Blow to Business

Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, said profit fell 24% and warned that outbreaks of COVID in the world’s second-biggest economy pose a threat to near-term growth. Net income dropped to 20.7 billion yuan ($3.1 …

First Online M&A Insurance Marketplace Launches in Australia

io.insure, the world’s first online mergers and acquisitions (M&A) insurance marketplace for small and medium-sized business (SME) transactions, announced it has launched in Australia. The io.insure marketplace is designed to bridge the significant risk protection gap in the niche M&A …