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- The People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited (PICC Group) is an investment holding company that provides a comprehensive range of insurance products and services primarily in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong. Founded in 1949 and headquartered at PICC Building, No. 88 West Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing, the company operates through key segments including non-life insurance, life insurance, health insurance, asset management, and other businesses; its core offerings encompass property and casualty insurance such as motor vehicle, commercial property, cargo, liability, accidental injury and health, agriculture, homeowners, and credit insurance; life insurance products including general, participating, and universal life policies; health and accident insurance covering medical, participating endowment, illness, nursing care, accidental injury, and disability losses; reinsurance; insurance agency services; internet finance; and technology services. PICC Group conducts nationwide operations in China with an international presence through subsidiaries like PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited, PICC Life Insurance Company Limited, PICC Health Insurance Company Limited, PICC Asset Management Company Limited, PICC Investment Holding Company Limited, PICC Capital Investment Management Company Limited, The People's Insurance Company of China (Hong Kong) Limited, and PICC Asset Management (Hong Kong) Company Limited, as well as offices in New York and London. In recent developments, PICC Property and Casualty entered into a new Reinsurance Framework Agreement with PICC Reinsurance in December 2024, continuing strategic intra-group reinsurance support; the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with AXA Hong Kong and Macau and AXA Tianping in January 2025 to collaborate on the "Green Action Global" project, promoting auto insurance market expansion in Hong Kong through shared resources, new energy vehicle coverage, and innovative products; PICC Hong Kong improved its market share to 2.3% in 2024 with gross premiums written rising 65% since 2020, bolstered by reinsurance gains; and PICC Group held an investor day in November 2025 highlighting growth in non-auto, health insurance, and overseas expansion.