China Life, PICC, China Taiping, Sinosure, and China Re will take up to CNY70bn (US$10.4bn) of a CNY360bn recapitalisation that also covers three state banks.
Alexander Roth will lead the unit, which pulls structured reinsurance, analytics and capital markets specialists together to serve clients in Europe, Asia and other markets.
The Hong Kong reinsurer paid its first dividend in 2025 and returned 12.3% on capital and surplus, though its non-life combined ratio rose on fluctuations in short-term health loss experience.
Strong underwriting results and investment income are expected to keep returns resilient despite growing competition, casualty reserve uncertainty and elevated catastrophe risk.
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