Firm Reappointed as China Life Insurance (Overseas) Counsel for Fourth Consecutive Year
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited has reappointed the firm as its standing legal counsel for a fourth consecutive year, continuing an engagement that began in 2023.
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited has reappointed the firm as its standing legal counsel. The firm has now held the appointment for four consecutive years since 2023.
This sustained trust reflects the client's recognition of the firm's professional standards, service efficiency and strategic value.
The engagement is led by Director and Founding Partner Liu Chao and Partner Wu Qiyi and delivered by the Mingdao Shanxing legal team. It covers six core areas: corporate governance, capital markets, cross-border legal matters, cybersecurity and data compliance, employment and social security, and intellectual property.
The firm regards the fourth appointment as both an honour and a responsibility and will continue to support China Life Insurance (Overseas) throughout its international development.
About China Life Insurance (Overseas)
China Life Insurance (Overseas) is the only wholly owned offshore subsidiary of China Life Insurance (Group). In 2025, the Group recorded consolidated revenue exceeding RMB1.28 trillion and consolidated assets of nearly RMB8.56 trillion. It has appeared in the Fortune Global 500 for 23 consecutive years and has a reported brand value of RMB501.985 billion. Since acquiring a controlling interest in China Guangfa Bank in 2016, the Group has developed coordinated insurance, investment and banking operations.
China Life Insurance (Overseas) traces its history to 1933. Under the Group, it has grown into Hong Kong's largest Chinese-owned insurer and a major Chinese institutional investor, with total assets of HK$452.8 billion in 2025 and investments across nearly 50 countries and regions. Based in Hong Kong and Macao, connected to mainland China and serving Southeast Asia, it offers life insurance, investment and Mandatory Provident Fund services. Headquartered at China Life Center in Hung Hom, Hong Kong, it has seven principal operations, including branches in Hong Kong and Macao, a trust company, businesses in Singapore and Indonesia, a fintech centre and the China Life International Financial Academy.
About the Lead Lawyers
Liu Chao is a Founding Partner and Director of Guangdong Zhuojian (Guangming) Law Firm. He holds a Master of Laws from Wuhan University and combines extensive capital-markets, corporate-governance and dispute-resolution experience. His principal practices include IPOs and listings, investment, financing and M&A, banking, insurance, securities and financial legal services, ongoing corporate counsel and complex commercial disputes.
Wu Qiyi is a Partner of Guangdong Zhuojian (Guangming) Law Firm and holds a master's degree from Macau University of Science and Technology. He advises central and state-owned enterprises, foreign-invested enterprises, insurers, banks, innovative businesses and manufacturers, combining legal analysis, corporate-management perspective and commercial experience.
Wu's principal practices include capital markets, complex civil and commercial dispute resolution, ongoing corporate counsel, economic criminal-civil crossover matters, anti-fraud and compliance. He provides strategic and execution-oriented advice on corporate operations, contracts, financing, shareholder disputes, receivables, internal fraud and economic-crime matters.