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Regulators adjust rules governing contributions to insurance bailout fund

Following a string of high-profile scandals at major insurers in recent years that required bailouts, regulators want to ensure that the industry’s rescue fund is fit for purpose, adequately funded, and is endowed with rights befitting its role. By requiring bigger pay-ins from riskier insurers, the CBIRC can reduce the risk of moral hazard and incentivize riskier firms to get their balance sheets in order.

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