ShenzhenMay 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On May 15, China Merchants Bank Guangzhou Branch, in collaboration with Cigna & CMB Life Insurance, hosted the “2026 Corporate Salary, Health, and Welfare Forum” in Guangzhou. Themed “Enjoy Health in Guangdong, Blossom with Salary and Welfare,” the forum brought together policy scholars, industry leaders, corporate representatives, and medical experts to explore how to build a scientific corporate salary, health, and welfare system, thereby empowering enterprises, safeguarding talent, and injecting new momentum into the steady development of the real economy.
Distinguished guests in attendance included Chen Lijie, Deputy General Manager of China Merchants Bank Guangzhou Branch; Kuang Rongrong, Chief Representative of Cigna Group’s Beijing Representative Office and Director of Cigna & CMB Life Insurance; Zhang Peng, Assistant General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Cigna & CMB Life Insurance; and Professor Shen Shuguang from Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University. Nearly 200 corporate partners and client representatives participated in the event.
During the forum, Chen Lijie, Deputy General Manager of China Merchants Bank Guangzhou Branch, stated that China Merchants Bank has grown from a regional bank into “China’s Best Retail Bank,” consistently adhering to the service philosophy of “Changing for You” and building a comprehensive service system in the corporate finance sector. Additionally, the bank’s XinFuTong all-in-one system, designed to meet business operational needs, covers various scenarios such as corporate payroll distribution, salary and welfare management, and HR management, helping enterprises improve efficiency, reduce costs, and lower the cost of digital transformation.
Against the backdrop of an aging population and delayed retirement policies, enterprises are increasingly in urgent need of scientifically designed health protection systems. Addressing the policy direction issues of widespread concern to enterprises, the forum specially invited a leading expert in the field of social security—Professor Shen Shuguang from Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen University, and Vice President of the China Social Security Society and President of its Medical Insurance Branch—to interpret corporate health protection development policies for attendees. Focusing on the latest social security policy trends, Shen clarified key policy points and provided clear practical guidance for enterprises to build health and welfare systems that align with the times, receiving enthusiastic responses from the guests present.
The forum also released the “White Paper on the Development of Corporate Health Protection in China.” Co-authored by Cigna & CMB Life Insurance in collaboration with Xinhua Health Platform under Xinhua News Agency, and with experts and scholars from the National Health Commission, Fudan University, and Nankai University, this white paper is the eighth global health white paper published by Cigna & CMB Life Insurance since 2018. Leveraging Cigna’s global survey data, the white paper innovatively proposes comprehensive solutions centered on group insurance products and services, providing actionable references for enterprises of different sizes and types to build health protection systems.
Talent is the core foundation for corporate longevity, and activating talent potential relies on a scientific and efficient salary, health, and welfare system. During the forum, two industry experts shared practical implementation solutions. Qin Shuyan, Senior Advisor for Salary and Welfare Finance at China Merchants Bank Headquarters, presented the bank’s panoramic salary and welfare financial service plan, detailing how to upgrade salary management efficiency through digital tools, helping enterprises achieve efficient coordination of people, finances, and operations.
Liang Yulong, Corporate Health Risk Management Consultant at Cigna & CMB Life Insurance, introduced that the company’s employee health and welfare solution, centered on group insurance, can effectively help enterprises manage health and welfare costs, enhance employee satisfaction, and strengthen organizational resilience.
The forum highlighted “Greater Health” service features, creating a strong Cantonese cultural atmosphere. Among the highlights, the “Wing Chun • Watch the Moves” health experience session invited Wing Chun masters to perform alongside intelligent robots, showcasing the health appeal of the collision between traditional martial arts and modern technology.
Guests at the event experienced the basic techniques of Wing Chun, conveying the Guangfu health philosophy of “preventing disease before it occurs and strengthening the body through martial arts” through each move and stance. The forum also set up a special “Corporate Clinic,” allowing attendees to immerse themselves in multiple professional and rapid health screenings, gaining health care insights while intuitively experiencing the practical implementation of employee health benefits.
From the dimensions of policy interpretation, industry research, solution output, and health education, the forum built a communication platform in the field of salary, health, and welfare for enterprises, receiving high praise from participants. In the future, China Merchants Bank Guangzhou Branch will continue to collaborate with Cigna & CMB Life Insurance to further integrate and innovate in building a “Finance + Health” ecosystem, helping more enterprises build core competitiveness and injecting financial strength into the development of the real economy.