CIRC issues 2008 insurance intermediaries report

In 2008, insurance intermediary organs across China raked in a premium income of 804.35 billion yuan.

• Sichuan premium income on steady rise
• Shenyang introduces Mitsubishi 4A9 engines
• Chrysler to rebuild Jeep brand
• Automakers motoring ahead in Russia
• Travel insurance grows in Shanghai
• Higer Bus wins order from Shenzhen airport
• Huanghai targets SUVs and pickups
• BorgWarner to set up R&D center in Shanghai
• WPMI partners with Sino Life in health insurance
• Auto exports won't be affected by yuan appreciation prospects

• Auto forum to open in Beijing
• Car decoration rules made public
• Hongyan develops natural gas trucks
• Large-power, multi-axle trucks favored
• Japanese firms beef up presence
• One more agricultural insurer gains approval
• Full steam ahead for plastic parts in auto industry
• Legislator proposes to set up policy bank on pension
• Demand for MPV expands
• New car loan service in Beijing

• Anhui eyeing auto industry expansion
• China Merchants Bank opens bancassurance website
• Insurance agencies post US$20.57b premiums
• Foreign insurers grab 20% market share in Shanghai
• Yuchai dreams big in 2007
• Cash surrender value hits 54.54b yuan in 2006
• Changchun auto sector to implement differentiation strategy
• Distributors see brisk auto consumption in 2007
• First price war expected for April
• 'Made-in-China' vehicle exports surge in 2006

• Anbang Insurance sales agents to enjoy employee benefits
• Sinotruk develops four-door heavy truck
• Guangdong relies on imported high-tech auto parts
• Dongfeng outlines biz development in 5 years
• Crude oil reserves decline sharply last year
• Beijing school responsibility insurance encloses colleges
  
• Beijing to raise pension standard
• Changqing Oilfield output hits record high
• Jiangsu tops other provinces by premium
• Taikang plans pension insurance

• Insurance fund flows into rail link project
• North-Benz invests in Chongqing
• Xiamen Golden Dragon launches first passenger car
• Light-duty truck exports grow fast
• Fuel-efficient and clean cars to get boost
• FAW Toyota cuts prices of Land Cruisers and Prado
• Light bus makers forge ahead
• 2007 development plan of heavy-duty truck producers
• China lifts quota on oil imports
• Internal-combustion engine output to hit 17m units by 2010