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Wu Xiaohui

Anbang Insurance Group · China

Wu Xiaohui is the chief executive officer of Anbang Insurance Group. Xiaohui is based in China. Earlier roles include positions at Anbang Insurance Group. Xiaohui was born in 1966 in Pingyang County.

Wu Xiaohui is a Chinese businessman, the former chairman and chief executive of Anbang Insurance Group, then one of the largest insurers in China. In May 2018, he was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment on charges of fraud and embezzlement.

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Recent coverage has focused on Wu Xiaohui's legal troubles and the consequences for Anbang Insurance Group, which Wu led. Headlines document Wu's 2018 sentencing to 18 years in prison on fraud-related charges, as well as Chinese regulatory seizure of control of Anbang Insurance in early 2018. More recent reports from 2026 indicate that Chinese owners are putting the Waldorf Astoria Hotel—a major property acquisition associated with Anbang—up for sale.

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Born
October 18, 1966 · Pingyang County
Citizenship
People's Republic of China

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Where did Wu Xiaohui work previously?
Earlier roles include Anbang Insurance Group (CEO, until 2017).