6-K

Commission File Number 001-31914

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

June 23, 2016

China Life Insurance Company Limited

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

16 Financial Street

Xicheng District

Beijing 100033, China

Tel: (86-10) 6363-3333

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Commission File Number 001-31914

China Life Insurance Company Limited issued an announcement on June 23, 2016, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Announcement, dated June 23, 2016

Commission File Number 001-31914

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		China Life Insurance Company Limited
		(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Lin Dairen
		(Signature)
June 23, 2016	Name:	Lin Dairen
	Title:	President and Executive Director

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Commission File Number 001-31914

CHINA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 2628)

ANNOUNCEMENT IN RELATION TO THE RECEIPT OF THE WRITTEN DECISION OF

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY OF THE CHINA INSURANCE REGULATORY COMMISSION

China Life Insurance Company Limited (the “Company”) has recently received the Written Decision of Administrative Penalty of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (Bao Jian Fa [2016] No. 13), stating that the Company had dealt with the unusual policy surrender business for its long-term insurances by using surrender values to directly write down any premium income of the year in which such surrenders were made, which was in violation of the relevant provisions under the Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China and was therefore subject to a fine of RMB400,000.

For details, please refer to the official website of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (www.circ.gov.cn).

By Order of the Board

China Life Insurance Company Limited

Heng Victor Ja Wei

Company Secretary

Hong Kong, 23 June 2016

As at the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises:

Executive Directors:	Yang Mingsheng, Lin Dairen, Xu Hengping, Xu Haifeng
Non-executive Directors:	Miao Jianmin, Zhang Xiangxian, Wang Sidong, Liu Jiade
Independent Non-executive Directors:	Anthony Francis Neoh, Chang Tso Tung Stephen, Robinson Drake Pike, Tang Xin