MH370 crash: Families of Chinese passengers receive insurance payouts


BEIJING: Chinese insurance companies have started paying compensation to the families of passengers aboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday.

The families of seven passengers received 4.17 million yuan (RM2.5mil) in compensation on Tuesday, China Life, the country's largest insurance company, was quoted by Xinhua as saying.

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