Appendices
 
 

Appendix 3

List of Authorised Insurers as at 31.12.2006

N.B.: This list includes insurers which were authorised as at 31.12.2006 but had ceased writing insurance business in or from Hong Kong thereafter. Reference should be made to the Register of Authorised Insurers kept by the Insurance Authority regarding the authorisation status of individual insurers.
   
Name of Insurer Place of Incorporation * Type of Business Authorised #
ACE Insurance Limited HK General
AIG United Guaranty Insurance (Asia) Limited HK General
Allianz Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited HK General
Allianz Marine & Aviation (France) France General
American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus USA Long Term
American Home Assurance Company USA General
American International Assurance Company (Bermuda) Limited Bermuda Composite
American International Assurance Company, Limited HK Composite
Anglo Starlite Insurance Company Limited HK General
Asia Insurance Company, Limited HK Composite
Asian Area Reinsurance Company Limited (in liquidation) HK General (R)
Assicurazioni Generali Societa per Azioni Italy Composite
Atradius Credit Insurance N.V. Netherlands General
Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited HK Long Term
AXA (Hong Kong) Life Insurance Company Limited HK Long Term
AXA China Region Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited Bermuda Composite
AXA China Region Insurance Company Limited HK Composite
AXA General Insurance Hong Kong Limited HK General
AXA Life Insurance Company Limited HK Composite
AXA RE France General (R)
Bank of China Group Insurance Company Limited HK General
Bankers Alliance Insurance Company Limited HK General
BC Reinsurance Limited HK General (R)
Berkley Insurance Company USA General (R)
Blue Cross (Asia-Pacific) Insurance Limited HK Composite
BOC Group Life Assurance Company Limited HK Long Term
British Marine Luxembourg S.A. Luxembourg General
BUPA (Asia) Limited HK General
CAF International Insurance Company Limited HK General
California Insurance Company, Limited HK General
Canada Life Limited UK Long Term
Canadian Insurance Company Limited HK General
Centre Solutions (Asia) Limited Bermuda General
Chevalier Insurance Company Limited HK General
China Communications Insurance Company Limited HK General
China International Reinsurance Company Limited HK Composite (R)
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited China Long Term
China Merchants Insurance Company Limited HK General
China Overseas Insurance Limited HK General
China Pacific Insurance Co., (H.K.) Limited HK General
China Ping An Insurance (Hong Kong) Company Limited HK General
Chong Hing Insurance Company Limited HK General
CIGNA Worldwide General Insurance Company Limited HK General
CIGNA Worldwide Insurance Company USA General
CIGNA Worldwide Life Insurance Company Limited HK Long Term
Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited UK Long Term
CMI Insurance Company Limited Isle of Man Long Term
CNOOC Insurance Limited HK General
Compagnie Francaise d'Assurance pour le Commerce Exterieur France General
Concord Insurance Company Limited HK General
Continental Insurance Company - The USA General (R)
Cosmic Insurance Corporation Limited Singapore General
Cosmos Fire Insurance Company Limited HK General
Crown Life Insurance Company Canada Long Term
Dah Sing General Insurance Company Limited Bermuda General
Dah Sing Life Assurance Company Limited Bermuda Long Term
Dao Heng Insurance Co., Limited HK General
Desjardins Sécurité Financière, Compagnie d' Assurance Vie
(Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Company)
Canada Long Term
East Point Reinsurance Company of Hong Kong Limited HK General (R)
Euler Hermes Kreditversicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft Germany General
FAI First Pacific Insurance Company Limited (in provisional liquidation) HK General
Falcon Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited HK General
Federal Insurance Company USA General
First American Title Insurance Company USA General
Försäkringsaktiebolaget INSA (publ)
(INSA Insurance Corporation (publ))
Sweden General (R)
Friends Provident International Limited Isle of Man Long Term
GAN Assurances IARD Compagnie Francaise D'Assurances Et De Reassurances Incendie, Accidents Et Risques Divers France General
Generali International Limited Guernsey Long Term
Gerling-Konzern Allgemeine Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft Germany General
Groupama Transport France General
GT Insurance (H.K.) Co., Limited HK General
Hang Seng Insurance Company Limited HK General
Hang Seng Life Limited HK Long Term
Hannover Rückversicherung AG Germany Composite (R)
HIH Casualty and General Insurance (Asia) Limited (in provisional liquidation) HK General
HIH Insurance (Asia) Limited (in provisional liquidation) HK General
HKC Insurance Company Limited HK General
Hong Kong Life Insurance Limited HK Long Term
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited - The HK General
Hong Kong Printers Association - The HK General
Hong Kong Reinsurance Company Limited HK General (R)
HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited HK Composite
HSBC Life (International) Limited Bermuda Long Term
ING General Insurance Company Limited HK General
ING Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited Bermuda Long Term
International Health Insurance danmark Forsikringsaktieselskab Denmark General
Jerneh Insurance (HK) Limited HK General
Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG
(Cologne Reinsurance Company Plc)
Germany Composite (R)
Kono Insurance Limited HK General
La Genevoise, Compagnie d'Assurances sur la Vie (Geneva, Life Insurance Company) Switzerland Long Term
Liberty International Insurance Limited HK Composite
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited UK General
Lloyd's Underwriters UK Composite
London Steam-Ship Owners' Mutual Insurance Association Limited - The UK General
Malayan Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited HK General (R)
Malayan International Insurance Corporation Limited Bahama Islands General
Manufacturers Life Insurance Company - The Canada Long Term
Manulife (International) Limited Bermuda Long Term
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company USA Long Term
MassMutual Asia Limited HK Long Term
MetLife Fubon Limited HK Long Term
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Hong Kong Limited HK Long Term
Min Xin Insurance Company Limited HK General
Ming An Insurance Company (China), Limited - The China General
Ming An Insurance Company (Hong Kong), Limited - The HK General
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company (Hong Kong), Limited HK General
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited Japan General
MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited HK General
Münchener Rückversicherungs - Gesellschaft
(Munich Reinsurance Company)
Germany Composite (R)
National Insurance Company, Limited India General
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. USA General
New Hampshire Insurance Company USA General
New India Assurance Company, Limited - The India General
New York Life Insurance Worldwide Ltd. Bermuda Long Term
Nipponkoa Insurance Company (Asia) Limited HK General
Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd. Japan General
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited South Africa Long Term
Overseas Union Insurance, Limited Singapore General
Pacific Century Insurance Company Limited Bermuda Long Term
Pacific Insurance Company, Limited - The HK General
Pacific Life Assurance Company, Limited - The HK Long Term
Paofoong Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited HK General
Partner Reinsurance Company Ltd. Bermuda General (R)
People's Insurance Company of China (Hong Kong), Limited - The HK General
Phoenix & London Assurance Limited UK Long Term
Phoenix Life Limited UK Long Term
Pioneer Insurance And Surety Corporation Philippines General
PMI Mortgage Insurance Asia Limited HK General
PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. USA General
Principal Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited HK Long Term
Prudential Assurance Company Limited - The UK Composite
Prudential Insurance Company of America - The USA Long Term
QBE Hongkong & Shanghai Insurance Limited HK Composite
Radian Insurance Inc. USA General
RGA Reinsurance Company USA Long Term (R)
Royal Skandia Life Assurance Limited Isle of Man Long Term
Schweizerische Rückversicherungs - Gesellschaft
(Swiss Reinsurance Company)
Switzerland Composite (R)
SCOR Reinsurance Company (Asia) Limited HK General (R)
Scottish Mutual International Public Limited Company Ireland Long Term
Scottish Provident International Life Assurance Limited Isle of Man Long Term
Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association (Luxembourg) - The Luxembourg General
Sincere Insurance & Investment Company, Limited - The HK General
Sincere Life Assurance Company Limited - The HK Long Term
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Japan General
Sompo Japan Reinsurance Company Limited HK General (R)
Standard Life (Asia) Limited HK Long Term
Summit Insurance (Asia) Limited HK General
Sun Alliance and London Insurance plc UK General
Sun Hung Kai Properties Insurance Limited HK General
Sun Life Financial (Hong Kong) Limited Bermuda Long Term
Sun Life Hong Kong Limited Bermuda Long Term
Swiss Re Copenhagen Reinsurance A/S Denmark General (R)
Symbol Underwriters Limited HK General
Target Insurance Company, Limited HK General
Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association (EurAsia) Limited UK General
Toa Reinsurance Company, Limited - The Japan General (R)
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Japan General
Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company (Hong Kong) Limited - The HK General
Trans-Ocean Insurance Company Limited HK General
Transamerica Life (Bermuda) Ltd. Bermuda Long Term
Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company USA Long Term
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company USA General (R)
Trinity General Insurance Company Limited HK General
Tugu Insurance Company, Limited HK General
United Builders Insurance Company, Limited HK General
United Guaranty Mortgage Indemnity Company USA General
United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda) Limited - The Bermuda General
UOB Insurance (H.K.) Limited HK General
West of England Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Association (Luxembourg) - The Luxembourg General
William S.T. Lee Insurance Company Limited HK General
Wing Hang Zurich Insurance Company Limited HK General
Wing Lung Insurance Company Limited HK General
Wing On Fire & Marine Insurance Company Limited - The HK General
Winterthur Insurance (Asia) Limited HK General
Winterthur Life (Hong Kong) Limited HK Long Term
World-Wide Marine and Fire Insurance Company Limited - The HK General
XL Insurance Company Limited UK General
Zurich Assurance Ltd UK Long Term
Zurich Insurance Company Switzerland General
Zurich International Life Limited Isle of Man Long Term
"Zürich" Lebensversicherungs - Gesellschaft
(Zurich Life Insurance Company Ltd)
Switzerland Long Term

# (R) denotes a pure reinsurer.
* Place of Incorporation:
HK - Hong Kong, China
UK - United Kingdom
USA - United States of America