SHANGHAI - China Life Insurance Co, the world's biggest life insurer by market value, on Tuesday revised up its 2009 net profit growth forecast to more than 200 percent from 2008, citing accounting rule changes.
China Life did not give details on its 2009 earnings, but said that it posted a net profit of 10.068 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) for 2008, in a statement published in the Shanghai Securities Journal.
China Life previously estimated its 2009 net profit grew over 50 percent, partly as a result of a recovery in the capital markets which led to an increase in investment returns.
China's Ministry of Finance revised accounting rules for insurance companies last year to bring them more in line with international standards, and China Life's 2009 earnings estimates were based on new accounting rules.
