Anbang's Fall Ends Wild Chapter in China Insurance Industry

  • China’s leaders seeking to contain risks in financial industry
  • Tighter regulations to choke off key growth area for Anbang

A security guard walks past the front desk at a branch of Anbang Insurance in Shanghai.

Photographer: Weng lei/Imaginechina via AP Photo
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The revolution in China’s insurance industry that helped unleash about $80 billion of acquisitions started with a whimper and ended with a bang.