CIRC issues 2008 insurance intermediaries report

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

• New China Life reaps US$3.34b in premium revenue
• Guidelines set for risk unit insurance
• Aviva-Cofco Life raises registered capital by US$51.2m
• China Pacific, ING cash in on JV
• Ancheng Property opens in Southwest China
• Passenger car to see fast growth
• Biggest SPV base in Northwest China
• Sinotruck ventures abroad
• Ningbo supports auto electronic industry
• Petroleum, petrochemical industry under strict control

• Foreign insurers develop quickly in China
• Heavy truck boom in October
• Chassis enterprises in difficulty
• Motorcycle output hits 19.24m units, sales top 19.05m
• Many bus projects listed in national program
• Beijing gets China's largest auto auction center
• Satellite communication firm targets GPS market
• Analysis of China auto imports
• Shanghai enterprises give wide berth to green power
• China maps out auto parts development plan

• Energy law draft to be outlined
• Coal order meeting may not take place as scheduled
• Wuxi to build auto parts base
• Pickup sales show robust growth in first 11 months
• Half tires have safety hazards
• Chongqing to adjust auto industry
• Compulsory auto parts certification covers more
• 2006 China car market review
• Motorcycle production and sales in November
• Domestic auto sheet holds larger market share

• Tarim produces more natural gas
• Angola, China's biggest oil supplier
• Nation plans environmental liability insurance
• Haier New York Life general manager out due to poor performance
• China Life gets Tibet subsidiary
• Beijing expecting modern insurance
• Wind power investors plan to quit Inner Mongolia market
• Foreign, Chinese firms target aftermarket
• Shaanxi makes blueprint for auto industry
• Domestic heavy press forging enters Oceania

• CNPC to supply 100m cubic meters more gas to Henan
• BOC, Dazhong issue co-branded JCB credit card
• Foreign banks on equal footing
• First Sino-US automotive supply chain summit to open
• Forex derivatives an important risk control vehicle
• Technology insurance coming soon
• Youth favor foreign life insurers
• China moves to tighten supervision of insurance license
• Used vehicle market booms
• New credit card regulation to be released soon