China Life Insurance Company
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The China Life Insurance Company Limited (short China Life, ) is a Beijing
-based China
-incorporated company that provides life insurance
and annuity products.
on December 18, 2003, with a market capitalization
of USD$5,756 million as of August 31, 2005. ¥832.5Billion was frozen during the IPO. The domestic listing, the first by an insurer in China, drew bids for about 49 times the stock on offer. The gains allow China Life to pass ING Group NV, Allianz SE and Axa
to become the world's no. 2 insurer with a market value of $129 billion, behind American International Group
's $186 billion. China Life is also listed in China since Jan of 2007.
There is no business relationship between China Life Insurance Company in Mainland China and Taiwan
.
These violations have raised concern amongst some Chinese citizens over the authenticity and legality of the policies they currently hold. They are worried about where their money is going and what it is being used for. Without transparency, trust is quickly evaporating from businesses that are found to be conducting shady business.
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
-based China
China
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-incorporated company that provides life insurance
Life insurance
Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...
and annuity products.
History
It became a public-listed companyPublic company
This is not the same as a Government-owned corporation.A public company or publicly traded company is a limited liability company that offers its securities for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, or through market makers operating in over the counter markets...
on December 18, 2003, with a market capitalization
Market capitalization
Market capitalization is a measurement of the value of the ownership interest that shareholders hold in a business enterprise. It is equal to the share price times the number of shares outstanding of a publicly traded company...
of USD$5,756 million as of August 31, 2005. ¥832.5Billion was frozen during the IPO. The domestic listing, the first by an insurer in China, drew bids for about 49 times the stock on offer. The gains allow China Life to pass ING Group NV, Allianz SE and Axa
AXA
AXA S.A. is a French global insurance group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. AXA is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies engage in life, health and other forms of...
to become the world's no. 2 insurer with a market value of $129 billion, behind American International Group
American International Group
American International Group, Inc. or AIG is an American multinational insurance corporation. Its corporate headquarters is located in the American International Building in New York City. The British headquarters office is on Fenchurch Street in London, continental Europe operations are based in...
's $186 billion. China Life is also listed in China since Jan of 2007.
There is no business relationship between China Life Insurance Company in Mainland China and Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
.
3.02 billion yuan in illegal activities
China's audit office said it uncovered "improper and illegal activities" involving 3.02 billion yuan at two of the country's largest insurers, People's Insurance Co. of China Ltd. and China Life Insurance Co., during an audit of their 2009 books. They are charged with offences including the illegal sale of policies, overstating policy sales, improper claim settlements, illegal distributions of commissions and "grey income" - off-the-books gains, some of which company officials pocketed among themselves.These violations have raised concern amongst some Chinese citizens over the authenticity and legality of the policies they currently hold. They are worried about where their money is going and what it is being used for. Without transparency, trust is quickly evaporating from businesses that are found to be conducting shady business.