上海自贸区成立十周年
Ten Years With the Shanghai Free Trade Zone
自2013年9月份正式挂牌以来，上海自贸试验区为企业提供了良好的营商环境与制度层面的支持，也使得像安盛集团有幸参与到中国金融业对外开放及发展的过程中。过去十年间，安盛与上海自贸试验区一起成长，共同亲历了保险和资管行业的飞速发展，推动了中国金融业对外开放的脚步。
上海是中国金融业对外开放建设的先行者。在进入中国的20多年里，安盛集团总部选址上海陆家嘴核心商业地带，并先后投资成立或入股安盛天平、工银安盛人寿、工银安盛资产管理、浦银安盛等。而上海自贸试验区的成立之后，营商环境和行业规范不断优化，企业蓬勃发展，更是推动其成为全球最重要的国际金融中心之一和跨国公司设立中国市场总部的首选地。
安盛天平首席执行官左伟豪表示：“上海自贸试验区是中国高水平改革开放的高地，一直以来发挥着先行先试的关键作用。作为自贸区外资企业的一员，安盛以上海为总部，依托集团的综合优势，包括强大的资本实力、专业的技术手段与广泛的全球资源，结合安盛天平遍布全国的网络优势以及对本士市场的深刻洞察，致力为上海自贸试验区打造更加开放的金融环境贡献己力。在这十年间，我们很荣幸地见证了上海自贸试验区的示范作用在全国范围内落地生根、开花结果，从而推动金融业在创新驱动与转型升级中快速增长，引领中国经济实现高质量、可持续发展。”
设立临港再保险运营中心 助力上海金融业繁荣发展
近日，安盛天平获批在临港新片区设立“上海再保险运营中心”，成为首批入驻上海自贸试验区临港新片区再保险国际交易中心的险企。新中心的设立是安盛天平积极响应国家金融监督管理总局与上海市联合发布的《关于加快推进上海国际再保险中心建设的实施细则》的政策号召，助力上海成为面向全球的再保险分入业务交易市场，构建中国再保险业高质量对外开放的重要一步。为上海打造“对接全球，风险分散，透明度高，创新多样”的国家化市场添砖加瓦。
左伟豪表示：“上海国际再保险中心将成为保险创新的重要平台，推动保险科技的发展。安盛将持续密切关注行业动态，充分利用政策优势，加强与政府部门的沟通与合作，积极研究保险新技术、新模式，为行业带来更多的创新成果。”
安盛筑爱在行动 扎根上海展现城市关怀
一直以来，安盛集团非常关注上海的城市建设，并致力于通过各种主题活动展现集团对城市的热爱与人文关怀，实现城市可持续发展。
去年六月，安盛天平举办了主题为“安盛筑爱在行动”的志愿者活动。在长江入海口的吴淞炮台湾湿地森林公园，志愿者们分组进行垃圾捡拾PK赛，并在知名环保地标“长江11号邮局”前聆听环保组织“绿色江河”代表开授的环保讲堂，探寻保护生物多样性的奥秘。该活动持续传递着安盛“环境、社会与公司治理（ESG）”的可持续发展理念，助力兑现可持续发展承诺。
“守护生命之本，践行人类进步”是安盛的品牌使命，集团一直致力于将可持续发展理念全方位融入到业务、运营和企业文化之中，并通过促进负责任的投资实践、支持各类ESG行动，从而在平衡经济、环境及社会需要的同时，与客户及大众一起塑造更加美好的未来。
展望未来，上海自贸试验区将继续推动中国对外开放发展，为经济全球化贡献力量。而扎根上海十余载的安盛，也将进一步引入集团全球经验和人才，发挥保险之力，不断促进上海国际化、现代化建设，推动保险业转型升级和创新发展，与上海自贸试验区共荣共生，为中国经济高质量发展贡献力量。
Since its official launch in September 2013, the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone has provided enterprises with a good business environment and institutional support, and has also made it possible for companies like AXA Group to participate in the opening up and development of China’s financial industry. Over the past ten years, AXA has grown together with the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, experienced the rapid development of the insurance and asset management industries, and promoted the opening up of China’s financial industry.
Shanghai is a pioneer in China’s financial industry opening up to the outside world. In the more than 20 years since it entered China, AXA Group headquarters has been located in the core commercial area of Lujiazui, Shanghai, and has successively invested in the establishment of AXA Tianping and the investment in ICBC AXA Life Insurance, ICBC AXA Asset Management, SPDB AXA, etc. After the establishment of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, the business environment and industry norms have been continuously optimized, and enterprises have flourished, which has promoted it to become one of the most important international financial centers in the world and the first choice for multinational companies to set up their Chinese market headquarters.
Kevin CHOR, CEO of AXA Tianping, said: “Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone is the high ground of China’s high-level reform and opening up, and has been playing a key role of experiments. As a foreign company in the Free Trade Zone, AXA, headquartered in Shanghai, is committed to contributing to the creation of a more open financial environment in the Pilot Free Trade Zone by leveraging the Group’s comprehensive strengths, including strong capital, professional expertise, and extensive global resources, as well as AXA Tianping’s nationwide network and deep insights into the China’s market. Over the past decade, we have been honored to witness the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone take root and blossom into a nationwide leader. The zone has promoted rapid growth of the financial industry and has taken the lead in the quality and sustainable development of China’s economy.”
Establishing Lin Gang Reinsurance Center to help the prosperity and development of Shanghai’s financial industry
Recently, AXA Tianping was approved to set up the Shanghai Reinsurance Center in the Lin Gang New Area, becoming the first insurance company to enter the Shanghai Reinsurance International Trading Center in the Lingang New Area of the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone. AXA Tianping actively responded to the policy call of the “Implementation Rules on Accelerating the Construction of Shanghai International Reinsurance Center” jointly issued by the State Financial Regulatory Administration and Shanghai Municipality, helping Shanghai become a global reinsurance hub, propelling the high quality development of China’s reinsurance industry, helping build Shanghai into a nationalized market with global connections, decentralized risks, high transparency, and diverse innovations.
Mr. Chor added, “Shanghai International Reinsurance Center will become an important platform for insurance innovation and promote the development of insurance technology. AXA will continue to pay close attention to industry dynamics, make full use of policy advantages, strengthen communication and cooperation with government departments, and actively research new insurance technologies and models to bring more innovations to the industry.”
AXA Hearts in Action; Taking root in Shanghai with care
AXA Group continues to devote attention to and promote the urban construction of Shanghai. Through various themed activities, the Group demonstrates love for the city, and promotes the sustainable development of the city. In June last year, AXA Tianping held a volunteer activity themed “AXA Hearts in Action”. In the Wusong Pao Wetland Forest Park at the mouth of the Yangtze River, volunteers were divided into groups for a garbage pickup competition, and representatives of an environmental protection organization were invited to give lectures at the famous landmark “Yangtze River No. 11 Post Office” to explore biodiversity and ESG values.
AXA adheres to the brand mission of “Act for human progress by protecting what matters “, integrating the concept of sustainable development into business, operation and corporate culture in an all-round way, and is committed to promoting responsible investment practices, as well as promoting and supporting various ESG initiatives, while balancing the needs of the economy, environment and society, to shape a better future together with customers and the public.
Looking ahead, the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone will continue to push the high-quality opening up of China and contribute to the global economy. . AXA has been rooted in Shanghai for many years and during the important 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Free Trade Zone, AXA continues to introduce the Group’s global experience and talent, and leverages the power of insurance to continuously promote Shanghai’s internationalization and modernization, and promote the transformation, upgrade and innovative development of the insurance industry. All this to ultimately contribute to co-prosperity with the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and the high-quality development of China’s economy.