8 % ▁and ▁ranked ▁nin th . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁the ▁group ' s ▁China ▁Ta ip ing ▁In sur ance ▁( H K ) ▁Company ▁Limited ▁( former ly ▁M ing ▁An ▁In sur ance ▁Hong ▁Kong ) ▁was ▁ranked ▁the ▁fourth ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁for ▁its ▁ 6 . 0 % ▁market ▁share ▁by ▁gross ▁written ▁prem iums ▁in ▁general ▁ins urance ▁market . ▁ ▁In ▁re ins urance , ▁the ▁H K - based ▁Ta ip ing ▁Re ins urance ▁( former ly ▁China ▁International ▁Re ins urance ▁), ▁had ▁a ▁market ▁share ▁of ▁ 1 7 . 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Ta ip ing ▁Trust ees , ▁a ▁second - t ier ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁China ▁Ta ip ing ▁In sur ance ▁Hold ings ▁( T a ip ing ▁Trust ees ▁is ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Ta ip ing ▁Fin an cial ▁Hold ings ), ▁partner ed ▁with ▁other ▁invest ors , ▁bought ▁an ▁office ▁building ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁King ▁W ah ▁Road ▁in ▁North ▁Point . ▁As ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁head qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁listed ▁company ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 5 / F ▁of ▁that ▁building . ▁Pre viously ▁the ▁headquarters ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁China ▁Ta ip ing ▁Tower ▁in ▁C ause way ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Ta ip ing ▁Fin an cial ▁Hold ings , ▁formerly