Insurers Make A Beeline For Mainland Market

Joint ventures and easing of curbs woo experienced players from overseas. Lin Wenjie reports from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong and overseas companies have upped the stakes in the race for a slice of the Chinese mainland's robust life insurance market, while mainland clients continue to flock to the city to snap up insurance policies.

Industry experts still see great potential for overseas insurers on the mainland, despite the tightening of licensing regulations by the country's insurance watchdog.