By Yi Wei Wong
Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. reported that its net profit for the first nine months of the year fell 21%, due to impairments made on investments related to China Fortune Land Development.
The Chinese insurer reported Wednesday that its net profit in the period was 81.64 billion Chinese yuan ($12.79 billion), compared with CNY103.04 billion in the same period a year earlier. Operating profit rose to CNY118.74 billion, compared with CNY108.69 billion.
Long-term growth opportunities are emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic, which has driven up demand for health-management and insurance services, the insurer said.
Ping An Insurance will focus on growing its finance and healthcare segments in order to drive business growth, it said.
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