About

Jeffrey King made an immediate impact at Taikang Life Insurance, the ninth largest life insurer by premium income in China, when he took on the role of general manager of its legal and compliance departments in July 2014. During his tenure he has established an intellectual property management system and transformed the department’s management framework to industry standards. The streamlined approach gives comprehensive legal coverage on Taikang’s insurance operations and for the management of its litigation, contract and intellectual property matters. As testament to his exceptional work, King was recently entrusted with the additional responsibility of heading the compliance function. King has regular interaction with Taikang’s senior management as a trusted business adviser who can balance legal risk and company goals. He is set to play a key role in Taikang’s joint venture with New York-based NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. The venture, which will see the company acquire an approximately $1bn interest in NorthStar’s existing portfolio of healthcare assets in the US and the UK, will be Taikang’s largest investment in healthcare assets outside of China and marks its entry into the global healthcare real estate market. Prior to his current role, King gained 15 years of in-house legal experience in the Chinese insurance sector by serving companies such as SKL-HNA Life Insurance Company and China Life Insurance in senior positions.