NU Online News Service, Feb. 21, 12:00 p.m. EST

China agreeing to open up its mandatory third-party liability motor vehicle insurance market to foreign insurance companies is credit positive for those insurers, says Moody's.

The rating agency's weekly credit outlook says the decision "will remove a key constraint on their [foreign insurers'] business" and the ability of offer the coverage "is crucial because it is usually sold as part of a larger motor insurance package that includes the more lucrative voluntary property coverage."

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