People's Insurance Company of China Holdings Company (中国人保控股公司) is a
state-owned company in the
People's Republic of China. The holding company promotes its subsidiaries, PICC Asset Management Company Limited and PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC P&C) (中国人民财产保险股份有限公司).
PICC P&C is China's largest insurer of
casualty insurance. It is licensed to provide all major lines of insurance except
life insurance. PICC P&C was established in 2002 from the former
property and
casualty insurance division of the PICC, which, divested of insurance responsibilities, re-organized itself into PICC Holding Company.
PICC P&C is the designated agent within the
People's Republic of China for most international insurance companies, including
Lloyd's of London. PICC has branch offices in
London and
New York.
PICC is the majority shareholder in PICC (HK) Company Limited, which opened in
Hong Kong in 2002. It is listed on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 2328.
In 2005, PICC announced a joint venture with
Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (住友生命保険相互会社) called PICC Life Insurance Co. (中国人保寿险有限公司). The new company will sell insurance products, including savings-oriented endowment insurance policies.
Through direct and indirect holdings, 19.8% of PICC's stock is owned by
American International Group (AIG).
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