Insurance Law

Issued: October 22 2003Applicability: Intellectual property rights is defined to include: copyright and rights related to copyright; patents; proprietary…

Issued: December 11 2003Main contents: The Notice allows foreign-invested property insurance companies to engage in all non-life insurance businesses other…

Most analyses of China's WTO commitments haven't shed much light on how the challenge of implementing the sweeping reforms necessary will be accomplished. Nor, the author argues, do they address the fundamental issue of whether PRC government structure is even up to the task.

By Li Qiang, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, ShanghaiChina's leaders consider the Yangshan deep-sea port project as a key component in Shanghai's bid to…

By Mao Baigen & Roland Sun, Pu Dong Law Office, ShanghaiThe China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) recently relaxed the limitations that are…

Issued: May 30 2003Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: The Measures are formulated to ensure the liquidity, safety and profitability of the use…

Issued: June 20 2003Effective: July 1 2003Main contents: Item One of the Circular allows wholly Chinese-owned insurance companies, Sino-foreign equity…

Parties seeking to resolve disputes in China have a choice of arbitration institutions in an increasingly competitive environment. China's best-known arbitration commission has issued new rules to expedite the resolution of financial disputes, which it hopes can keep it ahead of the competition.

Promulgated: April 27 2003Effective: January 1 2004Applicability: The Regulations apply to injuries from work-related accidents or occupational diseases…