All the headlines from our China Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 17 2007 // S.A. Meacock and Co. is the most recent Managing General Agent to join Lloyd’s rapidly-growing China platform, bringing the total to 11.Ian Faragher, Managing Director of Lloyd’s China Re, observed that the...
Sep 14 2007 // The U.S. government has agreed with China to improve information-sharing on auto safety in the aftermath of a recall of thousands of defective Chinese-made tires over the last several months.The “memorandum of...
Sep 14 2007 // Mattel Inc. CEO Robert Eckert pledged Wednesday to work to improve toy safety, and insisted that the company acted responsibly in recalling millions of Chinese-made toys because they contained lead paint or small...
Sep 4 2007 // Zurich Financial Services Group announced the implementation of “an innovative distribution strategy for the rapidly growing Chinese insurance market.” The giant Swiss insurer has renamed Best Harmonious...
Aug 23 2007 // Tests of two Chinese brands of dog treats sold at Wal-Mart stores found traces of melamine, a chemical agent that led to another massive pet food recall in March, a spokeswoman said Aug. 21.Wal-Mart quietly stopped selling...
Aug 16 2007 // Despite recent product recalls, brokers and insurers are rising to the challenge of insuring the Chinese manufacturing industry for recalls, according to a leading insurance broker and risk management consultant.However,...
Aug 15 2007 // Less than two weeks after Mattel Inc. recalled 1.5 million Chinese-made toys because of lead paint, the toy industry is bracing for another blow that could give parents more reason to rethink their purchases just before...
Aug 14 2007 // A leading supplier of toiletries for hotels and resorts said Monday it was recalling worldwide complimentary tubes of toothpaste made in China after tests showed some may contain a potentially toxic chemical.It was the...
Aug 10 2007 // Former Vice President Al Gore said this week that some of the world’s largest energy companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., are funding research aimed at disputing the scientific consensus on global warming as part...
Aug 10 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its rating and outlook on Scottish Re Group Ltd. (SCT; B+/Developing/–) “will not be affected by the company’s five-day delay in its second-quarter...
Aug 8 2007 // Many American parents are facing a quandrary about what toys to buy their children following the recall by Mattel Inc. of almost 1 million Chinese-made toys because they may contain lead.As if fears over contaminated...
Aug 6 2007 // Synercon Insurance HoldingsIn Nashville, Tenn., two insurance industry veterans have formed Synercon Insurance Holdings, a venture that will acquire and link leading independent insurance agencies. David D. Haynes, serving...
Jul 30 2007 // China plans to expand its medical insurance programs over the next three years to cover all urban citizens, including children and the unemployed, a state news agency last week quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as...
Jul 25 2007 // American International Group, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Group have each been been granted approval by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in China.AIG said that its...
Jul 19 2007 // The European Union said it will ask China to be much more vigilant about product safety, requesting that officials there follow up on cases and report back to the EU about what measures are being taken.EU Consumer...
Jul 19 2007 // The European Union said Tuesday it will ask China to be much more vigilant about product safety, requesting that officials there follow up on cases and report back to the EU about what measures are being taken.EU Consumer...
Jul 5 2007 // The Hong Kong office of Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a report affirming the stable outlook on most of the insurance markets in the Asia-Pacific region. “They reflect strengthening balance...
Jul 5 2007 // A preliminary loss estimate report from Risk Management Solutions indicates that the recent earthquake that struck the Chinese province of Yunnan will cost some 1.91RMB ($250 million) in economic losses.“The...
Jun 27 2007 // U.S. safety officials have ordered a New Jersey tire importer to recall as many as 450,000 tires that it bought from a Chinese manufacturer and sold to U.S. distributors.Foreign Tire Sales Inc., of Union, New Jersey, said...
Jun 22 2007 // It is hypocritical for developed countries to criticize China’s greenhouse gas emissions while simultaneously buying products from its booming manufacturing sector, Beijing said Thursday, defending its environmental...