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Friday, July 3, 2026

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China’s low-altitude economy has taken off and its insurers are writing the global underwriting playbook

China's market is heading toward half a trillion dollars by 2035, and insurers face the high-frequency challenge of flight safety, data security, and infrastructure risk—compounded by the threat of low-probability, high-severity events.

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March 19, 2026

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