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A Chinese insurance executive who allegedly took 500 million yuan (HK$633 million) from her company and fled the country has been escorted back from Fiji by police, state media reported.
Chinese police tracked down the former general manager of the Shanghai Fanxin Insurance Agency, Chen Yi, with the help of Interpol, the official Xinhua news agency said.
China’s insurance regulator said last week that Fanxin sold investment schemes without authorisation.
So-called wealth management products are loosely regulated in China and have found favour with investors looking for higher returns than bank deposits and securities.
Media reports said Chen, who they dubbed the “beautiful woman manager”, was rumoured to have fled with tens of millions of dollars, reportedly bound for Canada.
The China Insurance Regulatory Commission said it would cooperate with police and protect the interests of consumers, according to a statement.
The case was reported to Shanghai police last week, Xinhua said, quoting the Ministry of Public Security. It did not say when Chen left China.
Authorities of the South Pacific island nation of Fiji also cooperated in her return on Monday, Xinhua said.
Fanxin, founded in 2007, is mainly engaged in life insurance intermediary business. The company claims to have sold more than 480 million yuan worth of insurance policies last year alone.
The Shanghai Daily newspaper said Fanxin partnered with Sunshine Insurance Group, Kunlun Health Insurance, Taikang Life Insurance and Happy Life Insurance.
It said other partners were two Sino-foreign joint ventures: one set up by Canada’s Sun Life and Chinese financial giant Everbright Group, and a venture between Dutch insurance group Aegon and Chinese energy giant CNOOC.


Runaway executive in 500m yuan scandal escorted back to China

Chen Yi, former general manager of the Shanghai Fanxin Insurance Agency. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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A wealth management product sold by a Shanghai branch of Huaxia Bank caused a stir last year, when dozens of investors were informed that Zhongding Wealth Investment Centre, the borrower, would default on repayment. Photo: Reuters

Wu Dingfu, chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. The commission's shanghai branch said police were probing Shanghai Fanxin Insurance Agency after it was found to have sold unauthorised WMPs. Photo: Bloomberg  

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