ACLI Praises Chinese Government

The American Council of Life Insurers is welcoming the latest round of Strategic Economic Dialogue talks between the United States and China.

Chinese officials will be discussing annuities and other financial services topics here during the SEC talks, according to the ACLI, Washington.

Chinese has agreed to act by the start of the upcoming December round of SED talks to streamline “the application and licensing process for the provision of enterprise annuities by financial institutions,” ACLI President Frank Keating says in a statement.

ACLI has been asking China to make reforms that would allow foreign insurers to expand their presence in China and offer more products to Chinese consumers.

“China’s commitment today to proceed with the further expansion of its enterprise annuity system represents a win-win outcome — for U.S. life insurers and Chinese consumers,” Keating says.