China's insurance industry reported original premium income of RMB 3.86 trillion in the first half of 2026, up 3.3% year on year, with claims and benefits paid reaching RMB 1.40 trillion, up 3.8%. Property insurers saw premiums rise 2.1% to RMB 984.6 billion, while life insurers grew 3.6% to RMB 2.8716 trillion. For natural disasters affecting 20 provinces since May, the industry received 533,000 claims with estimated losses of RMB 11.05 billion, paying RMB 5.53 billion so far.