安盛集团与人保集团签署合作备忘录 开启全球保险业合作新篇章
AXA Group and PICC Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding, Embarking on a New Chapter of Global Insurance Cooperation
【11月29日，北京】近日，法国安盛集团（AXA）与中国人民保险集团股份有限公司（以下简称：人保集团）在北京人保集团总部签署了合作备忘录。双方将基于各自优势，通过采取创新合作交流模式，在全球范围内深入探索国际合作、产品研发、技术创新，共同促进全球保险市场可持续健康发展。人保集团总裁赵鹏、人保集团副总裁兼人保财险总裁于泽、人保集团副总裁才智伟、人保集团合作部总经理张海军、人保集团保险部总经理彭钢、人保再保险总裁张青， 安盛集团首席执行官托马斯·布博 (Thomas Buberl）、安盛大中华区首席执行官尹玄慧、安盛天平财产保险有限公司首席执行官左伟豪、安盛天平总经理助理曾翔、安盛天平总经理助理兼总精算师殷兆男、安盛天平首席市场营销官戴思远等多位嘉宾莅临签约现场。
强强联合，服务金融强国建设
在人保集团总裁赵鹏和安盛集团首席执行官托马斯·布博等嘉宾的见证下，人保集团副总裁才智伟与安盛大中华区首席执行官尹玄慧共同签署了战略合作协议，标志着全球两大保险集团将在属地保险服务、承保能力支持、共享服务网络、再保险业务双向拓展、全球方案的国际合作、产品创新合作、技术创新等进行全方面深度合作。同时安盛还将支持人保集团提升国际业务能力建设，进一步探讨利用安盛全球网络发展国际业务合作。
此次战略合作是安盛集团以实际行动响应“一带一路”倡议，支持中国企业“走出去”国家战略的重要举措，并将对全球保险市场格局产生积极影响。安盛集团首席执行官托马斯·布博表示，“今年是中法建交60周年，也是安盛扎根中国25周年，在此背景下与人保集团达成战略合作具有重要意义。安盛始终坚定看好中国发展，愿意分享遍布全球五大洲的网络资源和专业能力，持续提升以人保集团为代表的中资保险机构在全球市场的竞争力，开创中法经贸合作领域的全新篇章，助推全球保险市场可持续健康发展。”
人保集团总裁赵鹏也对本次合作给予了充分肯定，“希望双方在现有合作基础上进一步拓宽在全球发展战略规划、风险减量管理、应对气候变化以及人工智能等领域的合作，深化产品和技术创新合作，积极开展各领域、各层级的互访交流，相互支持各自在境内境外的机构布局和业务拓展，推动双方战略合作走深走实，把人保和安盛的合作打造成中法金融保险领域合作的新样板。”
创新合作，开启行业发展先河
随着新“国十条”的出台，我国保险业发展也迎来全新的顶层设计，并指明了路径和方向——对外开放不仅是中国式现代化的鲜明标识，也是金融业改革发展的重要动力。此次战略合作正是对中央金融工作会议精神的积极践行，是在深入贯彻落实新“国十条”精神下，强有力地推动中国保险业高质量“双向开放”发展。
作为全球领先的保险集团，安盛集团与人保集团的强强联合具有行业示范效应，将进一步为中外保险公司探索更多创新合作的可能，不但有助于更好地服务中国企业“走出去”，更将对全球保险业务发展产生积极影响。
早在今年6月的2024陆家嘴论坛期间，安盛香港就与人保财险签署了海外合作伙伴合作备忘录，首次宣告了双方在全球再保业务的战略合作，展现了安盛身为保险行业领袖的担当——以合作创新促进金融高质量发展，进而解决当前全球经济面临的问题并推动持续增长；9月，安盛集团与人保财险在巴黎总部举行了高层会谈，再次重申了全力支持人保集团国际化战略，助力提升其在全球市场竞争力的决心。
未雨绸缪，应对全球不确定性
据安盛集团日前发布的《2024年度风险报告》（Future Risks Report-2024 Edition）显示，从气候变化、地缘摩擦，到网络虚拟、人工智能及大数据方面的安全隐忧，全球正面临着一系列多元严峻挑战。87%的受访专家认为，世界比往年更容易受到风险影响；91%的受访专家和72%的受访公众，同意保险公司在缓解风险方面的重要性。日益复杂的保险格局要求保险行业保持竞争力，呼吁领军企业之间开展更具实效的深度协作，增强抗风险韧性，增进人类发展福祉。
在全球政治、经济不确定性不断增加的背景下，安盛集团与人保集团签署战略合作协议，旨在聚焦于长远规划与战略协同，通过在全球范围内加强区域业务协作，更全面地拓展了金融业对外开放的广度和深度，为更好地服务中国式现代化储能蓄力。
Beijing, November 29 – AXA Group (AXA) and People’s Insurance Company (Group) of China (PICC Group) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at PICC Group’s headquarters in Beijing. Based on their respective strengths, both parties will explore innovative cooperation and exchange models to deepen international cooperation, product development, and technological innovation globally, jointly promoting the sustainable and healthy development of the global insurance market.
Attendees at the signing ceremony included PICC Group President Zhao Peng, PICC Group Vice President and PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited President Yu Ze, PICC Group Vice President Cai Zhiwei, PICC Group Cooperation Department General Manager Zhang Haijun, PICC Group Insurance Department General Manager Peng Gang, PICC Reinsurance Company Limited President Zhang Qing, AXA Group CEO Thomas Buberl, AXA Greater China CEO Yin Xuanhui, AXA Tianping Property & Casualty Insurance Company Limited CEO Zuo Weihao, AXA Tianping Assistant General Manager Zeng Xiang, AXA Tianping Assistant General Manager and Chief Actuary Yin Zhaonan, and AXA Tianping Chief Marketing Officer Dai Siyuan.
Strong Synergy to Serve National Financial Construction
Witnessed by PICC Group President Zhao Peng and AXA Group CEO Thomas Buberl, PICC Group Vice President Cai Zhiwei and AXA Greater China CEO Yin Xuanhui signed the MOU, marking a comprehensive and in-depth collaboration between the two global insurance giants in areas including local insurance services, underwriting capacity support, shared service networks, two-way expansion of reinsurance business, international cooperation on global solutions, product innovation, and technological innovation.
AXA will also support PICC Group in enhancing its international business capabilities and explore the development of international business cooperation utilizing AXA’s global network.
This cooperation is a significant step for AXA in responding to the “Belt and Road” initiative and supporting the national strategy of “going global” for Chinese enterprises, with a positive impact on the global insurance market.
AXA Group CEO Thomas Buberl stated, “This year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and France and the 25th anniversary of AXA’s presence in China. The cooperation with PICC Group is of great significance in this context. AXA remains committed to China’s development and is willing to share its network resources and professional capabilities across five continents, continuously enhancing the global competitiveness of Chinese insurance institutions represented by PICC Group, creating a new chapter in Sino-French economic and trade cooperation, and promoting the sustainable and healthy development of the global insurance market.”
PICC Group President Zhao Peng also fully affirmed the cooperation, expressing hope that both parties would further broaden cooperation in global development strategy planning, risk reduction management, climate change response, and artificial intelligence based on existing cooperation. He also emphasized deepening product and technological innovation collaboration, actively conducting exchanges at various levels, and supporting each other’s agency and business expansion both domestically and internationally, promoting the deepening and implementation of strategic cooperation, and making PICC and AXA’s cooperation a new model for Sino-French financial and insurance cooperation.
Innovative Cooperation, Pioneering Industry Development
With the issuance of the new “National Ten Measures for Insurance Development,” China’s insurance industry has also ushered in a new top-level design, charting a clear path and direction—opening up is not only a distinctive feature of Chinese modernization but also an important driving force for the reform and development of the financial sector.This strategic cooperation is a proactive implementation of the spirit of the Central Financial Work Conference and a strong push for the high-quality “two-way opening” development of China’s insurance industry under the guidance of the new “National Ten Measures for Insurance Development.”
As a global leading insurance group, the strong partnership between AXA Group and PICC Group has a demonstration effect in the industry, further exploring the possibilities of innovative cooperation for Sino-foreign insurance companies. This cooperation will not only help better serve Chinese enterprises “going global” but also have a positive impact on the development of global insurance business.
As early as during the Lujiazui Forum 2024 in June, AXA Hong Kong signed a memorandum of understanding on overseas partner cooperation with PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited, announcing for the first time the strategic cooperation between both parties in global reinsurance business, demonstrating AXA’s leadership in the insurance industry—promoting high-quality financial development through cooperation and innovation, thereby addressing current global economic challenges and promoting sustained growth; In September, AXA Group and PICC Property & Casualty Company Limited held high-level talks at AXA’s headquarters in Paris, reiterating their commitment to fully support PICC Group’s internationalization strategy and help enhance its competitiveness in the global market.
Anticipating Challenges, Addressing Global Uncertainty
According to AXA Group’s recently released Future Risks Report 2024, the world is facing a series of diverse and severe challenges, from climate change and geopolitical friction to cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and big data. 87% of surveyed experts believe that the world is more vulnerable to risks than before, and 91% of surveyed experts and 72% of surveyed members of the public agree on the importance of insurance companies in mitigating risks.The increasingly complex insurance landscape requires the industry to maintain competitiveness, calling for more practical and in-depth collaboration between leading enterprises to enhance risk resilience and promote human development and well-being.
Against the backdrop of increasing global political and economic uncertainty, the signing of the MOU between AXA Group and PICC Group aims to focus on long-term planning and strategic coordination. By strengthening regional business cooperation globally, it has expanded the breadth and depth of financial industry opening-up, accumulating energy and momentum for better serving Chinese modernization.