Insurers in Shanghai...
... collected CNY35.13bn ($5.14bn) in premiums in the first half of 2009, up 2.15% year on year, according to data from the Shanghai bureau of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC). Property premiums were up 5.65% year on year to CNY8.09bn, while life premiums rose 1.15% to CNY27.04bn.