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CIRC Published Revised Administrative Measures for Insurance Clauses and Premium of Property Insurance Company

March 12, 2010 08:44

Recently, CIRC revised the old Administrative Measures for Insurance Clauses and Premium of Property Insurance Company 2005 and published a new one (“New Administrative Measures”). The new one will be effected since 1st April of this year. The New Administrative Measures were revised to...

Can Foreign Capital "Drink" China's Oldest White Wine?

March 08, 2010 07:09

  In early March, 2010?Diageo, the world’s leading spirits maker signed a deal whereby it acquires majority shares of SiChuan Quanxing Group, a holding company that owns Shui Jing Fang(???), reputedly China’s oldest white wine. What is remarkable about the transaction is that it is...

Brief Summary of Circumstances of Terminating an Insurance Contract by Insurance Companies

March 04, 2010 00:56

Where the law stipulates or conditions that the parties to a contract agree on are met, an insurance contract may be rescinded if the parties to the contract reach a consensus through consultation or either a party to the contract executes the termination right to cancel the insurance contract....

The Subjects of Insurance Funds Investment in Stock Market

March 02, 2010 01:47

  According to the Administration of Stock Investments by Insurance Institutional Investors Tentative Procedure (hereinafter referred to as “Tentative Procedure”),as the “insurance institutional investors”, qualified insurance companies and insurance asset management...

The Issuing of Subordinated Debt of Insurance Companies in China

February 25, 2010 03:23

    As we all know, capital is crucial for insurance company. Only with enough funds can an insurance company have ability to cover the exposures. With adequate capital, an insurance company may better develop the business, i.e. release more ads, or establish more branches, to make more...

A Look At the New Rule On Financial Integrated Operation: From the Perspective of Competition Law

February 22, 2010 01:17

On November 26, 2009, China’s Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) issued the Pilot Administrative Measures for Commercial Banks to Make Equity Investment in Insurance Companies (the “Measures”). The Measures cover several key aspects of commercial banks’ equity investment...

Corporate Governance Structure of Insurance Companies

February 20, 2010 04:05

The shareholders’ qualification and the appointment qualification of directors, supervisors and senior management personnel of an insurance company shall, in accordance with the Provision on the Qualifications of Directors, Supervisors and Senior Managers of Insurance Companies newly revised...

2010 Shall Be An IPO Year For Insurance Companies

February 17, 2010 04:21

During Christmas holiday of 2009, China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co., Ltd was listed in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, with the stock code”02601” and the stock name of “CPIC”. It became the forth insurance companies which were listed in foreign Stock Exchange in...

Two Antitrust Cases in Insurance Law Area

February 14, 2010 05:42

I focus mainly on two legal areas: insurance law and anti-monopoly law. Both these two areas experienced a dramatic progress in 2009. In my personal practice, I see some interesting overlapping of these two areas. In this article, I will address two cases in vehicle insurance market regarding the...

Will Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Make It This Time? A Few Comments From The Perspective Of Antitrust Law

February 08, 2010 02:04

On 25 January 2010, European Commission said that it is ready to review a plan by the world’s second and third largest iron ore miners, Rio Tinto and BHP Biliton, to combine some iron ore mining operations in Australia. The European antitrust watchdog said that it would investigate whether...