Former China Life Unit Executive Falls Under Graft Probe

A former regional head of state-owned China Life Insurance Group’s pensions business fell under graft busters’ scrutiny as a corruption crackdown rattles the country’s largest insurer.

Mei Jianya, a former head of the Zhejiang branch of China Life Pension Co. Ltd., was placed under investigation, China’s top corruption watchdog said Monday.

Mei, 68, is a veteran in China Life, having served in various senior posts in the insurer’s provincial operations. In 2021, Mei was named general manager of China Life Pension’s Jiangxi subsidiary. He was transferred to head the company’s Zhejiang unit in October 2021 and was removed from the post last month.