Chinese insurers brace for higher asset risk charges

Aug 16, 2020

The industry regulator may want Chinese insurance firms to reduce risk in their investment portfolios, but it seems to be sending mixed messages.

Chinese insurers brace for higher asset risk charges

Chinese insurance companies are gearing up for the launch of the second phase of the China Risk-Oriented Solvency System (C-Ross II), which aims to push them to invest more cautiously when it comes into force next year. Yet they will arguably have an incentive to buy more domestic equity assets, assuming they meet the solvency requirements to do so.

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