| Type | Company | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | KOREA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · KOREAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · Korea Foreign Insurance Co · Korea Foreign Insurance Company · Korea National Insurance Corporation · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | KNIC · Korea Foreign Insurance Company · Korea General Insurance Company · Korea National Insurance Company · Korea National Insurance Corporation · | [sources] | |||
| Incorporation date | not available | [sources] | |||
| Jurisdiction | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Description | The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company, which provided fishing rights and insurance policies to foreign vessels. To disguise its operations, KNIC utilizes the identities of its front companies. Its representativeness often operate under diplomatic cover at embassies of the DPRK. | [sources] | |||
| OpenCorporates URL | opencorporates.com · opencorporates.com | [sources] | |||
| PermID | 5000995938 | [sources] | |||
| Phone | +850 2 18111/222 Ext:3418024 · +85023814410 | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | not available | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | DRNQJPY1QXW6 · FDKHGKE89A56 · HUNDYKHFU3L8 · UHM8F1LMFRG6 | [sources] | |||
| Status | Active | [sources] | |||
| Address | CENTRAL DISTRICT, PYONGYANG, PRK · Central District Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Central District Pyongyang Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Central District Pyongyang Korea, North · Central District, Pyongyang · | [sources] | |||
| Source link | gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
branch offices of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC)
Date of listing: 5/08/2017
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
branch offices of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC)
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
Date of listing: 5/08/2017
est une société financière et d'assurance nord-coréenne affiliée au Bureau 39
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
Other information: The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
KNIC; Korea Foreign Insurance Company
ケー・エヌ・アイ・シー;コリア・フォーリン・インシュランス・カンパニー
Figure 5 on p. 77 of the UN Panel of Experts February 2016 report indicates that The Korea National Insurance Corporation and Korea Shipowners' Protection and Indemnity Association are the same entity. According to Paragraph 136 (p. 54) of the UN Panel of Experts September 2023 report, KNIC also operates under the names of its front/subordinate companies, including Rainbow Intermediaries, Samhae Insurance Corporation, and Polestar Insurance Company.
Adresse : Central District, Pyongyang, RPDC
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
(also KOREA NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION)
(also KOREA NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION)
(also KOREA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, KOREA FOREIGN INSURANCE COMPANY)
The Korean National Insurance Company is a DPRK financial and insurance company and is affiliated with Office 39.
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | - | |||
| Address | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full address | Country | |
| 北朝鮮平壌特別市中区域 | - | |
| Central District, Pyongyang, DPR Korea · Central District, Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea | North Korea | |
| Employees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Sin Jun Chol | Representative in the Russian Federation (unconfirmed) | - | - | |
| Kim Yong Jin | ||||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Samhae Insurance Corporation | Samhae Insurance is a front or subordinate company of the Korean National Insurance Company (KNIC) | - | - | |
| Chinpo Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. | ||||
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Premium Broking House | Assisted KNIC in recovering debts | |||
| Liaoning Hongbao Industry Development Co. Ltd. Liujing Restaurant | ||||
| North Korea | UN Security Council | Resolution 2371 (2017) | - | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against North Korea | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| Moldova | Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova | Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006) | - | - |
| Japan | Ministry of Finance | 北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者(団体) | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | North Korea Sanctions | - |
| Central District, Pyongyang · Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK | North Korea |
| Pyongyang, DPR Korea | North Korea |
| Central District, Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF | North Korea |
| - |
| - |
| Jon Hyon Chol | Representative in Pakistan (unconfirmed) | - | - |
| Choe Myong Chol | Representative in Pakistan (unconfirmed) | - | - |
| Linked |
| - |
| - |
| Li Xianzhu | Partnered with or knowingly assisted KNIC in developing business opportunities, attempting to collect money, and/or facilitating financial transfers of funds to KNIC headquarters’ control |
| North East Asia Bank Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Associated | - | - |
| Polestar Insurance Company | Polestar Insurance is a front or subordinate company of the Korean National Insurance Company (KNIC) | - | - |
| Ocean Maritime Management Company Limited Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Linked | - | - |
| Dandong Hongxiang Industrial Development Co Ltd Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Joint venture partner | - | - |
| Rainbow Intermediaries | Rainbow Intermediaries is a front or subordinate company of the Korean National Insurance Company (KNIC) | - | - |
| The management of Liaoning was "related" to Korea National Insurance Corporation |
| - |
| - |
| Integ Partners | Assisted KNIC in recovering debts |
| Millbank Insurance Brokers Ltd. | Partnered with or knowingly assisted KNIC in developing business opportunities, attempting to collect money, and/or facilitating financial transfers of funds to KNIC headquarters’ control |
| Liaoning Hongbao Industry Development Co. Ltd. | Shareholder of Liaoning | - | - |
| New Elements Holdings Co. Ltd. | Partnered with or knowingly assisted KNIC in developing business opportunities, attempting to collect money, and/or facilitating financial transfers of funds to KNIC headquarters’ control |
| Sechuwariis Development Foundation | Partnered with or knowingly assisted KNIC in developing business opportunities, attempting to collect money, and/or facilitating financial transfers of funds to KNIC headquarters’ control |
| Air Koryo Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Insurer | - | - |
| Universial Insurance PLC | Partnered with or knowingly assisted KNIC in developing business opportunities, attempting to collect money, and/or facilitating financial transfers of funds to KNIC headquarters’ control |
| OFFICE NO.39 Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |